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Here's what I learned today- I stopped by there on the way to Cumberland today- we had a family get together/cookout, Ma turned 81 last week- and left a note with my number on the truck. He called about 20 minutes later, and i'm going to go look at it tomorrow. He said it was a '91 model, V6, fuel injected, 4 speed. He said it ran and drove fine but it didn't idle exactly right, it was surging-speeding up and slowing down, and him and his dad hadn't been able to figure out the problem. He said there was an issue with the parking brake and the wipers, that's why it didn't have a current inspection sticker. He also said it had 189,000 miles on the odometer and the odometer didn't work so there's no telling how many miles are on it. I asked him if he would take 3,000 cash for it without seeing the engine or hearing it run but he said no, he just wanted to get his money back that he'd put into it and get something more practical and something he could get cheaper insurance on. I think he said he gave 33 for it and he put a new fuel pump on it. I noticed a new electric fuel pump and a new starter yesterday.

I've got two nice grills with offset smokers, this was kind of an impulse buy- figured it would be good to smoke something on while I was grilling on the others. Lunatic said the same thing about the Big Green Egg, "try one and you'll never use anything else". I looked at Big Green Eggs online and they're over $800, so i'll keep on with my Char-Griller from Tractor Supply and my home made unit- both work great!

I called the guy at 8 o'clock this morning, got no answer so I left a message. He hasn't called back yet.

I saw a girl with a shovel in Winfall yesterday.

OK, if you say so...not sure how that's gonna work, but i'm ready!

Hope it hasn't been sold by the time I get back. I was wondering why the pictures weren't real clear. I had the big camera with me today, and I looked at it to see what setting it was on after I put the pictures on the computer. The lens was on manual focus and I didn't even focus it at all.

Good point- I see a lot of stuff sitting up and down the road for sale and don't pay it any mind usually, but that little Dodge really got my attention. Think i'll call the guy tomorrow and take another look. I've got to go right by it again tomorrow anyway.

hmmmmm...you guys are going to talk me into buying a truck I don't need. Maybe it'll be sold by the time I go back and look at it tomorrow- I mean if I were to go look at it tomorrow. Motor might be locked up in it or something. Might have 900,000 miles on it too. I do like the looks of it though.

bring a roll of duct tape, i'll bring the sharpie.

think I should?

on the way home from the eye doctor in Madison Heights. I saw it sitting on rt.24 between Rustburg and Concord on the way home yesterday. Today I mentioned that it was a nice looking truck after we passed by it so Jo grabbed the emergency brake handle and did a 180 in 24 running about 93 mph, like Vin Diesel, to go back and look at it. She told me to buy it, but I don't know- I don't need it. The Ranger still runs good as new. Four wheel drive could come in handy though. I crawled all up under it today, but I don't need it. Looked pretty good though, well taken care of- just a few tears in the driver's side of the seat, but that's to be expected. Had a new starter on it. I couldn't get the hood open to look at the engine, it might open from the inside. They've got $3500 on the windshield- sounds pretty fair, but I don't need it anyway.

That Dodge is just way cool looking! And I googled power giant to see what I could see, and you might have a valuable gem there! http://www.hotrod.com/cars/barn-finds/116-0704-1958-dodge-700-truck/ http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/1969-Dodge-CT900-C1000-Power-Giant-Engine-Original-Repair-Shop-Manual-P16070.aspx

free- added bonus pictures! picked up this rock in Moneta, because it was pretty. We picked up a new bigger bed for Other Dog because he would hang his head out of his old one, the one at the top of the picture...go figure! Trying out my new smoker today, cooking a chicken on a can. ...and Rowdy Rebel thinks he's got it bad- my shoes won't even stay put from one week to the next!

No Randy, I didn't get any "girl in a car" pictures this week, so here's a picture of some Winfall woman with a catfish, from the interweb.

I saw a sleeping- no, wait, his eyes are open...never mind. Saw some new Kenworths- no, wait, one's an International...never mind. Saw a blue truck. Finally- cooling off a little! I saw a train... and a cement mixer ...and something with bright orange hair in McKees Rocks, Pa. Saw a nice R model with an impressive load of logs in West Virginia. Damn, that's a nice load of logs! Nice Autocar in Rupert, W.V. 4wd Chevrolet pickup in Moneta, Va. It either has rear wheel steering or a major problem. A Unimog and a Peterbilt in Canvas, W.V. Both are yellow...very yellow.

Can't argue with that, sure looks like it!

I see she's got the leopard thing going on too- she wears it much better!

Happy birthday!

Hey, that's the job I want! Every time Todd asks me what I want to do I always say "go home and get paid for it." It's never worked so far though.

If i'd seen yours in the bunch I would have express mailed it to you. Only famous person's I saw was David Strickland's.

I don't remember for sure, but I think it was up on 29 somewhere.

I had 11 issues of Double Clutch in the mail box Thursday, tied up in a bundle. I kept mine and Jo took the rest back to the post office. Mine was on the bottom with the address showing so they all came here. One went to Brookneal, with is near here, but most of the others were going to southwest Va. I remember seeing Pearisburg, Dublin, Independence, Cana, so I don't know why they ended up at the Gladys post office anyway.

I didn't see much this week, so once again I only took a few pictures. I didn't even do much this week- went to Chantilly Monday, came back to Lynchburg to get a load of pipes going to Pittsburgh Tuesday but they didn't have the pipes, so I took a load of sheet steel and one coil to Charlotte. Picked up another load of steel in Charlotte and took it to Richmond, then brought a load of pallets back to Lynchburg- the only load all week that I didn't have to tarp, and the heat and humidity has been awful...brutal! I didn't even have to refuel all week, but I was getting nervous about making it back to the shop from Moneta this morning- both low fuel lights were on. Put in 226 gallons at the shop- it only holds 270, and I was afraid it would conk out coming up Oxford Furnace hill. I saw some new units at the shop- Saw lots of traffic headed towards D.C. on 66 Tuesday morning. I saw a girl in a car on 29. I saw a big Mack wrecker, but I missed most of it. I saw a little wrecker in Richmond too. Saw a B.J.and the Bear looking truck in Charlotte. I saw another girl in another car in Charlotte too. And I saw a couple of NASCAR haulers heading up 85 to Richmond. This is Kevin Harvick's hauler- nice Pete!

Yes, I just clicked on the link and the site says "Now we can protect your Mac too".

I'd offer to drive it over, but it doesn't have a steering wheel.