Green Dash
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1987 GMC Brigadier - Some good, some bad, all ugly
Green Dash replied to Olivetroad's topic in Other Truck Makes
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Anyone ever steal your lunch? I didn't think so. Thanks for the definition. Been living in the area 20 years this summer and was never quite sure who the term applied to. A bit a differnt culture here. There are foods that are staples at buffets and get togethers that I had never heard of and many people have last names with multiple consecutive consonents. Push down on your keyboard with all 10 fingers at the same time and you will come up with a name that can be found in the Pittsburgh phone book. tvpuiqwen/ -I'm gonna look that one up.
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New Vehicle in the Garage: 1973 Mack DM800 (1973)
Green Dash replied to GS217's topic in Truck Stories
Absolutely beautiful. That is the quintessential (had to look that one up) Long Island dump truck. -
Somehow I thought I'd be the first to pick up on that even though this thread is 10 hours old. I forgot I'm playing in the big leagues now.
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I vaguely remember the moving vans but the only local horse carrier I recall pulling out of Roosevelt was Woodbury Horse Transportation. They had black IH Transtars. Is that farm still putting out potatoes?
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Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark. I keep seeing a genie in my garage but she's pretty lame. All she knows how to do is make the door go up and down.
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Ok. I would have swore I saw a build sheet or something similar for an FL with the Cummins. From a happier time in it's life: http://www.flickr.com/photos/71125167@N00/3934350052/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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Yes in fact I graduated high school from William Floyd in '80. Born in Mineola and lived in Carle Place, Westbury, Terryville, Selden and 3 places in "Shirley and the Mastics" I just noticed that trailer has the new logo on the nose and the old logo on the side. Was Walton P. Davis a moving company? I remember the name but can't picture the equipment.
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After watching the Donnie and Marie video this doesn't sound so bad. I am certain that I read somwhere that this truck had a 350 Cummins.
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Eve Plumb (Jan Brady) was another that I would've liked to "held hands" with back then.
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Absolutely. I knew from an early age that this was what I wanted to do but didn't actually become a full-time driver until I was 38. I had let myself get talked out of it when I was younger and thought I would eventually lose the desire to get into trucking. That never happened so here I am. I still look in the mirrors and out over the hood and think that I have to coolest job in the world. I once told my Wife that she may not want me to offer career advice to our children. If they had come to me saying that there was nothing in the world they rather do more than shovel $hit for a living, I'd be down at the hardware store buying a shovel.
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You only have yourself to blame for this.... 17 kids......uh....yeah......uh......sorry.........no.........that's a dealbreaker.
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I'm glad you folks like the pics. I remembered 2 things: The fella in the shop was restoring a Lincoln sedan from the 60's. You can see some classic cars in the background of a few pics. He mentioned that the DR in the shed (7th pic down) belonged to the owner and that the owner wanted to be buried in it. "You mean after he dies?" I asked "I would imagine so" he replied with a straight face.
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Oh yeah? I'd like to see her try! Really, I would like to see her try... .
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I've eaten pierogies before but don't recall going through all this before opening the box. I guess folks from the "Show Me" state take their motto seriously. My Wife let me check her bra size once and only once. I didn't know she just wanted me to read the tag.
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Just when you thought you've seen everything....
Green Dash replied to fauthpk's topic in Truck Stories
When I see a one-legged asian woman, everything else becomes a blur. At first, I didn't even see the cab, let alone the bi-pole, -
Just when you thought you've seen everything....
Green Dash replied to fauthpk's topic in Truck Stories
Little known factoid: This configuration was first implemented by Native Americans and was originally dubbed the "Cab Over Injun". -
Thank You. He was the first and it's looking like I'll be the last. Oh well, we had a good run!
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You can add Chef BoyArDee Historian to that resume'.
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I had a crush on Marie Osmond when I was younger. i think i was 47 or 48 at the time.
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A rock and a hard place
Green Dash replied to vision386's topic in Modern Mack Truck General Discussion
You brought up some very good points on why your truck should be allowed to stay on, but using logic on management types is rarely successful. Best of Luck. I believe that to be true. Look at Prime Inc (Please Remember I Mortgaged Everything). They have mileage limits on their lease trucks which force you to get into a new lease as soon as or not long after completing your current lease. Most of the large carriers have age limits with no regard to mileage or condition of the tractor. -
Yes, I know.
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Looking to waste some time while filling your brain with useless info? I know that sounds like multi-tasking but it's believe me, it's worth it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_Boyardee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Boiardi
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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I guess that would make me a dumber-ass.
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Yeah it appears to be (sorry, I took these a few years ago and some of the details have been forgotten.) The only clue I have on the year is the turn signals next to the headlights. I think those were only used in the first few years, maybe until '66?
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