other dog

one of the John Deere's did have a flat tire,but I fixed it. The bead wasn't even seated to the wheel,so I jacked it up,reseated the bead,pumped it back up and it's still holding air now.

Jobyna liked your Tennesee accent-" I like the way he talks...um-hmm".

I said "he probably likes the way you talk too...um-hmmm."

Glad you got your tire problem worked out...lol. I woulda sent it to the tire shop if I seen that it was like that. Yeah she was laughing at some things i said.If she thinks i'm funny, she would really get a kick outa some of these other mountain folks. I say window to their winder, I say tire to their tar. I'm no better than them mind ya, but I pronounce some of my words different..anyway Tell her I'll send her some french fried taters.....um-hmmm...Or some biscuits and mustard......Can you tell like what models those tractors are? I figured the 2 Fords are 8n's? The massey and 2 john deere's I don't know..Have a good one buddy

one Ford looks like an 8n,the other a 600 or an 801,I don't know if the Farmall is an H or an M,and I have no idea what the John Deeres are.

one of the John Deere's did have a flat tire,but I fixed it. The bead wasn't even seated to the wheel,so I jacked it up,reseated the bead,pumped it back up and it's still holding air now.

Jobyna liked your Tennesee accent-" I like the way he talks...um-hmm".

I said "he probably likes the way you talk too...um-hmmm."

Jobyna will put a hurtin on you for that. I had a chain drive wallet at one time myself

you may be right-i'm gonna delete it before I get in trouble!..nice picture though

I deleted it,then I told her I was going to post it,and she said "why?,so I took that to mean it was ok since she didn't just say "no!"and I put it back.

Jobyna will put a hurtin on you for that. I had a chain drive wallet at one time myself

you may be right-i'm gonna delete it before I get in trouble!..nice picture though

Interesting stuff!

Did anyone check out the route and delivery site before

ordering the beams?

Looks like it could have been a concern if it were any tighter.

Had a Mail Pouch tobacco sign on a barn at the end of my road,

just like that one in W.Va. until just a few years ago when the barn

was repainted. I like those reminders of days gone by.

Paul VS

yes,the first one I took in I said "dang!(or something like that)- these shoulda' been on dollies!" But we made it ok. Another company that hauls for that prestressed concrete co. had daycab CH Macks and stretch trailers. That was the way to go-i'd open the trailer to 55' and slide the tandems all the way up,would have been easier to make the turns than with a 53' spread axle. Where we made that right turn off the bridge was actually the tightest spot-took every bit of the road to make that turn,the rest wasn't really that bad except for the road being so narrow in the first place,went through one section of the road in particular with some ess turns where the truck was almost in one ditch and the trailer in the other ditch. One good thing about it,there was very little traffic on these roads.

We went to Wal-Mart last night and in the dvd's I seen a Jethro Tull concert on dvd. I bought a dvd called Big Rig, not to bad just shows the lives of truckers on the road, women truckers, and just what it's like for a trucker to go everyday and so on.

Joe - being young's OK.

You just don't have any music to call your own.

Now that I'm thinking about it -

it's really hard to believe that the music I know is all

35 to 45 years old.

That's a sobering thought.

But at least it is the best music ever written.

They can put that on my headstone!

Anyway - the moving continues from the old to the new shop.

Good for the soul - it lets me reorganize and sort out the junk.

Have a good week.

Paul VS

yeah...reminds me of a Pink Floyd song-"remember when you were young

you shone like the sun..."

or another Floyd song,"...and then one day you find

10 years have got behind you

no one told you when to run,

you've missed the starting gun..."

wow-they don't write music like that anymore!

being young is great,because even though you might not realize it now,it's over all too soon. Then you listen to "Time" (above) and say "oh yeah-I know what you're sayin' .wtf happened?"

We went to Wal-Mart last night and in the dvd's I seen a Jethro Tull concert on dvd. I bought a dvd called Big Rig, not to bad just shows the lives of truckers on the road, women truckers, and just what it's like for a trucker to go everyday and so on.

I don't guess I need that one

Sounds like a fun friday. Nice of you to send some hot dogs over there even though the lady is for an opposing team. Maybe you guys can have a good steak dinner tomorrow. I heard a guy tell a waitress once to "Slit it's throat and wipe it's ass" not me though I like 'em well done. Anyway have a good one buddy...

I'm right there with you on that-pink in the middle is ok with me,but I don't want it raw!

crap! I was trying to put a link to Toga,Va. from google earth. I've done it before,but this ain't right... don't even have a delete button on this...it's over there off the screen somewhere-stupid computer!

just disregard the previous entry.

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I forgot a very important bit of information.

I cooked two really nice thick Sirloin steaks this weekend

for Kathy & I.

First I pan seared them for about five minutes per side,

with a little flour and salt on the outside, then took the cast

iron frying pan with the meat and put it directly in the oven

for maybe ten minutes at 500 degrees for a beautiful

rare steak you could cut with a fork.

It was a downpour outside, and grilling wasn't an option.

I read this someplace, and it really does work.

sounds good,i'm gonna give that a try!

Tom,

I sure do understand the importance of a benefit.

Especially for a good cause.

You might tell them that the cool breezes don't necessarily

go well with the togas, if you know what I mean.

And, when all the whining fails - go to the Toga benefit.

We'll figure this out another time.

And Joe - you are far too young to understand the importance of

Jethro Tull, Cream, Pink Floyd, and the Airplane. And a lot of other great bands.

Too bad to, because you missed an entire generation of the best music ever put on paper.

Paul VS

"The Very Best of Yes" is one of my favorite CDs too.

Too bad if I can't make it to Watts open house-I was looking forward to buying you a hotdog and a pepsi Paul.

Maybe you could just change the hood ornament to a bulldog.

Who would know?

Then you could park right in the show, and we would look just

like we knew what we were doing!

Did you see we have a Jethro Tull fan with us as a new member?

(Locomotive Breath)

Gotta love us aging rockers.

yes,i'm sorta-kinda surprised anyone else even made the Jethro Tull connection!

Well,now I have a problem-I just got a flyer in the mail today from the annual Toga benefit. They alway had it in August before,but this year they decided to have it later so it would be cooler,even though it's not usually much cooler around here until about the middle of October. The date they picked was September 13th. I'd hate to miss the benefit,the second annual one was for my wife and another woman who also had cancer. My wife had no life insurance,and it was a tremendous help. I said I wouldn't miss one from then on,and I haven't. Of course that's the same day as the Watts Mack open house and truck show,and I'd hate to miss that too,especially the chance to actually meet one of the greatest living Americans,a.k.a. Paul VanScott

I'm sure Barry will let you park the truck on the grounds, if there is room.

They might have you throw a cover over it is all.

Keep me posted and we'll try to get together down there for dinner or something.

Paul VS

yeah,I can tarp it,hadn't thought of that...no problem.

I don't really mind getting older.

But I really don't like reading the notices more frequently all the time

of friends and acquaintances passing. Especially when I didn't

consider them old.

I guess it's a part of life although it is still sad.

We just can't slow down, or it could be us!

You never did say if you were going to Barry's show in September.

I'm gonna try,if I can get myself near the area and can find somewhere to park a Peterbilt,but I can't say for sure yet.

http://www.bobthebuilder.com/au/index.html

Bob can fix anything

On several occasions I used a rubber block for sanding for that kinda work. Anywho, I always wanted to learn how to heat lead and fill small holes in with. Kinda self explanatory, but has to be difficult. Some people have the nack for metal work, I have NONE. I guess dad's truck will be a true test for me considering I've never fully rebuilt a vehicle before. Don't work to hard.....

Bob the Builder-what I get for pickin' at Paul I guess

i'll try to remember that

wonder if I should paint it orange and white with the gold stripe,or go with the red and brown?..I think i'll go with the orange and white.

Hey your home too. I had today off because I gotta work this saturday. I wouldn't get used to this, when they get you the new pete there gonna run your a$$ off...lol. Have a good time off anyway

I couldn't run much harder than I am already,done got too old and tired.At least I get a little more done in the summer because i'm solar powered and start getting sleepy when it gets dark.

Excellent !!

I'll get right to it.

I don't have any real tried and true sauce recipes - but I

can usually whip up something acceptable with a little

beer, garlic, tomato paste, vinegar and of course peppers,

onions and a little sugar or, better yet, maple syrup.

Then I cut that mix with some commercial sauce, so I

don't get all of the blame if it isn't too good.

Nothing like adventure. Or an upset stomach.

I like the suggestion to finish the cooking in foil with some sauce.

Think I'll try to carmelize some sauce on the outside by laying the

finished ribs on the hot grille for a couple of minutes per side.

Thanks,

Paul VS

yeah,let us know how they turn out-or mail Joe and me a sample to critique

p.s.-I like my homemade sauce too,but one of my favorite "storeboughts" is "Sweet Baby Ray's", a good ,thick,sweet sauce. I haven't bought any for a while,but that "Johnboy and Billy's" grillin' sauce is very good too.

I'm thinking that if I can be anywhere near the area that weekend,or that Friday I mean,i'm gonna try to layover and stop by-if there's anywhere to park a Peterbilt that is! But it's too early to say for sure.

That's a great idea! After he pulls his time there's no reason he can't become a productive citizen again...in fact,I have a plan to spring him-we could send him a pack of twinkies,with an oxygen tank hidden in one twinky,and an acetylene tank in the other one.Then we could put the hoses,regulators,and torch in a bag of Snyders pretzels and send it to him. He could then burn through the bars,make his way to the border, swim over Niagara Falls,then he's home free!

Wow Joe,good thinkin'-Schneider should write you a check for thinking of that!

That's some McGyver stuff your talking about. Maybe we could lean towards the Shawshank Redemption escape plan. Hell, by time he got his tunnel 3/4 of the way done he would hit parole...lol... Plan B: We could stick with your plan, but use 'Ol Bill Weatherstone to be at a checkpoint....Plan C: Use the mixer to pull down a wall, get Paul then haul A$$ to the border.

that would work too,but by the time I got there in the mixer he'd also be up for parole

That's a great idea! After he pulls his time there's no reason he can't become a productive citizen again...in fact,I have a plan to spring him-we could send him a pack of twinkies,with an oxygen tank hidden in one twinky,and an acetylene tank in the other one.Then we could put the hoses,regulators,and torch in a bag of Snyders pretzels and send it to him. He could then burn through the bars,make his way to the border, swim over Niagara Falls,then he's home free!

Wow Joe,good thinkin'-Schneider should write you a check for thinking of that!