Midnight Roll-Call!

Who is still awake?

WHY??

- I'm working.

 

You know I'm allways here. Reporting for duty Sir!!!!

 

I think DmaxEter is our poster-child for "the lights are on, but nobody's home".

Green light icon by his name, but I think he just went to bed and left the computer sitting on the DTR screen. Again.

 

I guess that meens he's here in spirit though. Just not mind or body Wait a sec let me try this............

Newcastle got a fre Newcastle here........anyone want a free, cold sweet Newcastle???????????????

 

Hey, I'll take those Newcastles if Dmax don't want them.

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I was just reading about the dtr stickers.....anyone know about that? Streetsmoker? I saw BuckshotMckee had one for chapter #27. How would a person interested obtain one of these? Maybe a...........Newcastle donation?? I'm gonna have to try and find one of these mysterious Newcastles......yeah, I said one. I am a VERY cheap drunk!! The first 1.5 years in the Marines I must have drank a truckload of beer and whiskey!! Now it takes me about 2 years to finish a 6 pack.....if I ever do!!

 

Holy crap, Did someone say new castle???? Please tell me I didnt miss out on new castle?

 

A little late to the party Dmax, but you see, it works every time.

Those stickers have to be done by the local clubs. I've looked into it, but as of yet there has not been enough steady interest in our chapter to get the initial set printed up. It's somewhat expensive to get a completely new series of vinyl stickes done with graphics and with people here comming and going, I kinda put it on the back burner.

 

SEE!!!!!! There he is again!!! How does he do that???

 

Yeh DodgeGuy, he's like that sometimes.

So, W-Roper and I was wanting to know if there is anyone else interested in going to the big diesel event in Atlanta on the 8-9th of Sept?

 

I missed out of knocking back some new castles with Prospector last night. He called and I was just dettling down from working on the neighbors crap. Man I feel like im wasting my life away working on everyone elses crap. It never fails, this weekend I have to fix a flat tire on the neighbors mower, try and finish putting a fuel pump in their truck, try and find the pickup tube assembly due to the wiring being burnt up in the old one for this truck, change the oil in the Brother in laws truck, and find time to change my own oil and work on our antique truck!!! Every week as soon as I get home my neighbor catches me as soon as I pull in the drive, "i need you to look at this and that and then that and this" I dont mind these things so much and it must be obvious or everyone wouldnt keep asking me to do their crap but man its getting old quick. If all these vehicles I listed had a cummins in them it wouldnt be so bad, but they dont. How do I tell them that I need to start making money on some of these repairs???? They do watch my dog for me when I go out of town, but I watch all three of theirs when they go!!! If I charged for the repair work i did for others, I would already have my Edge EZ and my ceramic clutch, and my extra set of wheels wrapped in superswamper 34x10.50x17 for the winter driving of the dually!!

Oh yea, did I mention these repairs are alway made for free. I get paid nothing from any of them. Its never offered


P.S. To those of you who have recieved my services on your Dodge ram Cummins powered truck, this letter is not directed to you in any way. I find it relaxing working on the cummins engines and dodge truck

 

Dmax, charge them. I charge $40/hour at my house for repairs and more for when I have to go to their house as in tractor repairs. Our education as mechanics was'nt free....and if they are not happy let them price the repair out at a dealer and see how much of a bargain they are getting from you. I even go as far as marking my parts up 25%, hey I have to drive to town and find parts, burn fuel, my time.....it ain't free, I just try and keep it fair. Heck, my brother in law and my sister even pay me for repairs on their cars. I cut them a heck of a deal, but still get paid and they even offer.

 

Hey, I know the feeling. Not the mechanic stuff, but just free labor in general. It usually goes like this: "Hey John, you got a......(insert one of many tings here such as trailer, big strong truck, extra hands, etc.) can you come over and help do................whatever?" I say sure, never ask for anything but get frustraed at times that it's never offered. Then whenever I need the help, nobody is to be found or they're all busy.

 

Hey, don't worry about missing out on the Newcastle last night. I practically LIVE on Beale St; give me a holler anytime you get thirsty. You've got my number.
Anyhow, I changed the order to Guinnes, and drank it for you.

I'll probably be back down there again tonight.

 

Well, tomorrow I take my "Bell" into the body shop for repairs from my Mexican incident. The insurance put time on there for R&R toolbox, bedrails, and such so today I removed the box, bedrails, my "C"ummins emblem, slt and Dodge2500, Cummins turbo diesel emblems. They said they were going to replace them anyhow so I took them off myself. Did not want them ending up in the body shop guys toolbox when I could have them....there mine anyhow right! Have to go out and unhook my trailer harness to, bed has to come off or slide back and don't want them to try and have to figure out how I have all that connected then get it back and it not work. Cleaned out from behind the seat too!! Holy Cow!! How can you have a large box full of stuff behind that seat?? Tools, tools.....cb(been meaning to hook up), more tools. Probably rebuild the darn engine on the side of the road with all the stuff I had behind the seat!!

I hope to have it back by the 9th of September. There is a big antique tractor show in Eagleville that weekend. But then I still have to put it back together, toolbox, etc. Called my investigating agent on friday, left a message. "Please call me so I know wether I need $500/200 or 0 for my deductable" Never heard back from her. Makes ya start to think about a new insurance company. Guy who hit me, no insurance...I have paid for uninsured driver for years, but we don't know who was at fault...ahhhhhh, I have a dent in my drivers door?? I was going straight in my lane, not changing lanes...was finished with that...I was going straight...who's at fault???