Don't mind the smoke, It's supposed to look that way in here......3/7/10 to 3/13/10
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From: 14mi North of North Pole
I envy you bud. I dont have the patience to work with wood. Its a little too meticulous for my likes. If I cut some peice of wood to short I cant mix up all the sawdust with glue and fill the gap. But if I cut some metal too short Ill slug that sucker with a 60 penny nail. 
Morning Yall
Fresh crude on, ph00 for Bobby, threw some dust in a pot for Hat, new Yuma blend.
Tossed out the trash, it told me hello this morning when I walked in and then tried to grab my wallet. Yall be careful.

Morning Yall
Fresh crude on, ph00 for Bobby, threw some dust in a pot for Hat, new Yuma blend.
Tossed out the trash, it told me hello this morning when I walked in and then tried to grab my wallet. Yall be careful.
Dust... ha.
Mornin. Gonna go shop around for a bit, and go look at a hot tub...
RICK>
BETTER THAT YOUR HOME WITH IT RANING THAN IN NORTH GEORGIA WOLLOWING IN RED CLAY
HAT> WOULD WORK OUT MUCH BETTER TO GET HOT TUB INSTALLED BEFORE YOU ASTRO TURF BACK YARD
THINK YOU HAVE THE PLAN !!
BETTER THAT YOUR HOME WITH IT RANING THAN IN NORTH GEORGIA WOLLOWING IN RED CLAY

HAT> WOULD WORK OUT MUCH BETTER TO GET HOT TUB INSTALLED BEFORE YOU ASTRO TURF BACK YARD
THINK YOU HAVE THE PLAN !!
heheheh snicker snicker (chaikwa having a bad day) well ahem if you had your cell phone i called to see if you wanted some chocolate sent your way.
message was that you have no voice mail set up.......probably a good thing.
hey all, love to you guys!
marine son- get the wife happy in the hot tub! all else is easy after that
and (preaching) get all the education you can! you will know when you are ready for OCS.......you just wake up and know it.
play baseball with your sons for me- my how they have grown!!!
love you Claude, will have to make a trip up there, period-just go!
Bark- safe travels my snowless wonder! hehehe
is Trad safe? I haven't read many pages, just try to hit when I can...
love to T rad as well!
ofcMarc- wow, just watched law abiding citizen with my son (depraved events) not a family movie but good script.
message was that you have no voice mail set up.......probably a good thing.
hey all, love to you guys!
marine son- get the wife happy in the hot tub! all else is easy after that
and (preaching) get all the education you can! you will know when you are ready for OCS.......you just wake up and know it.
play baseball with your sons for me- my how they have grown!!!
love you Claude, will have to make a trip up there, period-just go!
Bark- safe travels my snowless wonder! hehehe
is Trad safe? I haven't read many pages, just try to hit when I can...
love to T rad as well!

ofcMarc- wow, just watched law abiding citizen with my son (depraved events) not a family movie but good script.


Afternoon, DTR! I did the deal on the hot tub, not a bad deal, either.
Ok, gonna go work on some stuff. See ya'll when I take over on the evening shift.
Office line 1 has voice mail and forwards to my cell phone anyway, so in theory I should never miss a call unless I don't hear it, (like yesterday), and then it goes to voice mail.Afternoon everyone. What're you all up to?
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From: Valparaiso, IN
Evening everyone. Beautiful day here, the rain ended up missing up and got sun most of the day and 65* temps!
Talked with mom this morning, she was going to see grandpa so I went with. We took him to lunch at one of his favorite places today. He's going to the oncologist tomorrow and is going to refuse any chemo treatment. He'll take pain meds and do the bone infusions but wants to live out his days without the chemo and the pain that goes with it. Dr's are guessing he has about 6 good months left. I'm thinkin grandpa and I are gonna have to go on a fishing trip over a weekend here soon now the weather is getting nice. I agreew ith what grandpa wants, if I were in his position I would do the same thing.
Found out some info on that Mauser I recently obtained. Did some research and asked a few questions last night. It's a Mod 98, a K98 not a Gewehr 98. The gun was made by Steyr in 1943 but it has a sported stock not the original one the Germans used. It is a matching numbers gun, after a little cleaning this afternoon I found it's serial number stamped in the barrel, bolt, floor plate, and safety. From what I read the Germans marked them very well. I'm going to clean it up, probably re-blue it due to the exterior rust, and find the original style stock w/ butt plate and rings. I'm looking forward to this project, would be nice to have if cleaned up and looking good.
Talked with mom this morning, she was going to see grandpa so I went with. We took him to lunch at one of his favorite places today. He's going to the oncologist tomorrow and is going to refuse any chemo treatment. He'll take pain meds and do the bone infusions but wants to live out his days without the chemo and the pain that goes with it. Dr's are guessing he has about 6 good months left. I'm thinkin grandpa and I are gonna have to go on a fishing trip over a weekend here soon now the weather is getting nice. I agreew ith what grandpa wants, if I were in his position I would do the same thing.
Found out some info on that Mauser I recently obtained. Did some research and asked a few questions last night. It's a Mod 98, a K98 not a Gewehr 98. The gun was made by Steyr in 1943 but it has a sported stock not the original one the Germans used. It is a matching numbers gun, after a little cleaning this afternoon I found it's serial number stamped in the barrel, bolt, floor plate, and safety. From what I read the Germans marked them very well. I'm going to clean it up, probably re-blue it due to the exterior rust, and find the original style stock w/ butt plate and rings. I'm looking forward to this project, would be nice to have if cleaned up and looking good.
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From: Home: Kaplan, LA - Pipelining In: Pecos, Tx
Evening Yall
Matt, tell your grandpa I wish him well. I hope yall have some memorable times in the next few months and I agree with him, that is how I would want it too.
Matt, tell your grandpa I wish him well. I hope yall have some memorable times in the next few months and I agree with him, that is how I would want it too.
I wish I was as fine, as those who work the pipeline!
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From: Wyoming
Well all, good news. Just put in my first day back at my old company. Forgot a bunch, but with Chaikwas chiding and harassment I'm sure most of it will shake loose!!!
Probably one of the best 160 mile drives I've had in a while...
Should be back on a rig by monday, doing my part to increase green house gasses, killing little rats or mice, polluting your waters and generally creating misery unlike any other profession in the world.
Man it feels great to be back!!!
Blake, you are the man, thank you for everything!!!
Probably one of the best 160 mile drives I've had in a while...
Should be back on a rig by monday, doing my part to increase green house gasses, killing little rats or mice, polluting your waters and generally creating misery unlike any other profession in the world.
Man it feels great to be back!!!
Blake, you are the man, thank you for everything!!!
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From: Birmingham, Alabama

Heidi, all safe here, been working out of town the last few weeks but that's over. You've been on vacation a loooong time.

Looks like some of the regulars have gotten some good news.
Matt, prayers still coming from here.
I wish I was as fine, as those who work the pipeline!
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From: Wyoming
You can say that again, and again, and again...
Matt, prayers to ya, and definitely a salute to grandpa. What a great man.





