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Topic: Shoulda stayed in bed yesterday...
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lavka Prowler Junkie Posts: 884 From: Marble Falls, Texas Registered: JUN 2001
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posted 11-17-2002 09:19 PM
Every now and then we all have a day where we would have been better off if we had just stayed in bed. Yesterday was one of those days for me. We hauled our dunebuggy out to the desert to participate in some good old fashioned desert fun: Model rocketry with the local boy scout troop, dune buggy rides, camp cooking and campfire songs. Our pick-up truck, which just got out of the paint shop three weeks ago, now has a nice divot in the hood from a model rocket whose parachute did not open, and nosed dived into the truck from 1000 feet up. On the first dunebuggy ride of the day, the engine siezed up when we were way out in the middle of some sand dunes and I had to rely on a good samaritan to pull us out before dark. It was a $4000 motor with only about 100 hours on it. Taking a closer look at the motor this morning I discovered that the oil filter had snapped off somewhere, causing the motor to lose all the oil. Then on the way home on a twisty mountain road I caught a trailer rim on a roadside rock and bent it up a little ( not the first time I have done that one.) When it was all over I was glad to be home. This message has been edited by lavka on 11-17-2002 at 09:25 PM
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cmblockhus Prowler Junkie Posts: 2509 From: Manteca, California 95337 Registered: APR 2001
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posted 11-17-2002 10:28 PM
Wow, what a day you had, but I gotta say it sounds like the cloud of dust over my head has been passed on, WATCH OUT it bitesgood luck block-buster ------------------ "SUNKIST" "The destnation dont matter, its the journey that counts" 2001 Orange cat unpainted "kit" trailer (chrome wheels-3rd light and it works, bra) TGF- (hard-top on the way)??? dust free pads,2" spot mirror custom dash cover 3,334 happy miles, gonna change fast, updated almost dailey, (this is nuts only four weeks and 2 days old) parked a total of three days
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Todd Cameron unregistered Posts: 2509 From: Manteca, California 95337 Registered: APR 2001
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posted 11-18-2002 12:35 AM
well... at least it was a beautiful day to have all those bad things happen... No matter how bad it gets, remember, it can get worse a LOT easier!------------------ 2000 Black, 2001 Black Tie, 2001 Orange
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Gary C Prowler Junkie Posts: 12017 From: San Diego Area Registered: JUL 2000
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posted 11-18-2002 03:25 AM
Stay away from the Prowlers for a couple of days,please...lol
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Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 From: San Antonio, Texas Registered: JUN 2001
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posted 11-18-2002 07:00 AM
Sorry to hear about your day. Hope something happens soon to offset the bad luck!
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ALLEY CAT Prowler Junkie Posts: 36093 From: Mesa, Az Registered: JUL 2000
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posted 11-18-2002 10:38 PM
gheezzz Lavka - it couldn't get much worse!I better schedule a wet t-shirt contest again to get a smile out of you. Go kick the dog,,,,maybe you will feel better. Dawn - don't speak to him for three days please. Thnak you BlockBuster - yes, the cloud has moved south, I'd say.
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 From: Cincinnati, OH Registered: JUL 2000
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posted 11-18-2002 11:34 PM
Lavka, don't drive past Bob & CJ's for a few days, you probably would get hit with a runaway car lift, the way your luck has been.
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