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man, y'all lost me a long time ago! If the 9 speed is already an overdrive transmission and a 13 speed wouldn't help,I think i'd go get some take-out rears with a lower ratio (higher speed),unless it's some off the wall odd ball rear in the first place, and change the whole rear instead of trying to change the gears in it. huh?..now i've confused myself...hate when that happens

Thanks Keith,Winchester is a great show also. Went to the first 2 they had but haven't made it back since. Here's a copy of the flyer I got in the mail yesterday for the Lincolnton show,with directions and a phone no.

guess you'll have to give him a raise to Red Lobster, or Texas Steakhouse, or Hooters.

I lost my wife 5 years ago-20 years married and not even an argument. But,my oldest son and his wife and kids were here yesterday.We cooked and had a great time,today my youngest son and his fiancee came...we cooked ribs and chicken and had a great time

oh...uh...about last year's tax return-I can 'splain all that.

yeah,i'm sure he wasn't - i'm gonna delete my great picture that's loaded up and ready to go. Everyone doesn't have a sense of humor like mine,and while I like to joke around I don't want to offend any friends.

Thank you Mark, this story goes way back, and I was just trying to help out a friend in need, thought maybe others might want to chip in. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?showtopic=11447

Man!!! I got one loaded up and ready to go,but don't want to offend anyone-especially Vision386...how old did you say he was?..18?

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grrrrr...should I?..No...man,that's a good picture to "rearange"..would I?..perhaps...

I struggled as to whether or not to post this, then decided "just do it!" This is a copy of an e-mail Bill sent to me-we can help. Have you ever looked at his website,read his stories? What if each of us sent him a money order? Doesn't have to be a lot,there are many of us-and that's the thing,he's a regular person-one of us. William Weatherstone 408-100 Warsaw Place Elliot Lake Ontario P5A 2S8 Canada Thank you very much indeed for any help, including your thoughts and prayers for a great man (greatest truck driver ever,in my opinion) and his wife. William (Diesel Gypsy) Weatherstone www.thedieselgypsy.com Hi Tom; I was just looking over the Mack Forum on the internet and found your entry under stories. I see that you got a good response. If you want another entry subject you could enter my newest page “MORE TRUCKING FROM AUSTRALIA”. --- http://www.thedieselgypsy.com/Australia%20Random%20subjects.htm --- You can title it “MACK ATTACK, OR WAS IT ATTACK A MACK”. Check it out and post it if you wish. It may show some interest on a Mack Forum, right? Ha-ha. Murt is not doing too well these days; she had to go to the hospital for 4 days. She had 3 bags of blood while there. I don’t get any chance to communicate with anyone lately because of the way things have been happening around here. I’ll give you a call when I get the chance. In the meantime you take care; drive safe……… Old Bill.

I'm off 'til Tuesday too-yay! The Lincolnton show is July 30-31 Winchester,Va. is Sep. 23-25 (great show also!)http://www.thedieselgypsy.com/Tom%20Blackwell-truck%20show.htm The Colfax show isn't listed in the "Wheels of Time" yet. I hope they have it again,as it's closest to me also,and it was a good show. It was sometime in November last year.

Yeah, I smoked pot in 1975-but I did not inhale.

Since former candidate Paul Van Scott has abandoned us,i'm throwing my full support behind hatcity for president in 2012...hmmmm...maybe that's why Paul is shunning us Hatcity 2012- "the voice of common sense for the common man!" paid for by Rowdy Rebel,campain manager and secretary of the fence-in waiting.

Still running like a scalded dog-guess that's good,but I was highly pissed off when I had to go back out Thursday-4th. of July weekend-after running 2 Ohio loads already. I picked up a big long round thing-no,no,no,it was a roll shell-at the paper mill in Riverville last Friday and left Sunday going to Sandusky,Ohio. Got unloaded early Monday morning and went to Oak Harbor to the nucular (George Bush) pear plant to pick up 3 air compressors and 2 drying towers to take back to Ingersoll Rand in Richmond,Va. Had to go through the whole "search the truck" process twice going in because the compressors were just inside the secure area-like about 50' inside the secure area. After going through the metal detective,taking my steel toed boots off and emptying my pockets first,I went in with an escort.The escort just sat his fat ass in the passenger seat and read his book while I got loaded and strapped the load down.For all 50' of the trip.Prolly makes 3 times what I do anually. Anyhow,I turned the truck off while I was getting loaded-I wasn't about to leave it running with the AC on for him. After I finished strapping the load down I started the truck to leave and go back through the "truck trap", but Mr. Escort's door wouldn't shut properly. The passenger door won't shut sometimes,probably because it's only been opened a few times in the last 5 years.I got out and went around to the passenger side and was fooling with his door when I heard something rattling. Went back to the drivers side and pushed the clutch pedal in,thinking maybe it was the throwout bearing...no change...checked the tool box and battery box covers,because that's what it sounded like,a loose cover vibrating on something...all secure...then I saw a little wisp of smoke come from under the hood and thought "awww f#@K-it's the @#$%&*ing starter!!" By the time I got the engine shut off smoke was rolling out from under the hood. Mr. Escort even got out of the truck-he was on his 2 way communicator "uh...truck on fire...smoking bad-think the summich is gonna burn up-no rush,it's just a Peterbilt...over". So a crowd of big shots came over and were standing around looking while I opened the hood. I let it cool off a few minutes and tried to start it and couldn't even get a click out of it. I said "y'all got anything that will pull it?" So all the engineers thought about the situation and came up with a plan. "We'll take this big ass fork lift,pull you backwards so we can get this big truck out,and give you a pull with this big ass truck". So I says "uh...why don't you just pull me with the fork lift-shouldn't take but a few feets to start it". So all the engineers and geniouses huddled up again and said "uh...OK!" So I got a chain and they pulled me a couple of feet and I got it started and didn't cut it off anymore until I got to the shop in Concord,Va. Tuesday,after I unloaded in Richmond. After I got a new starter -in fact,the "old" starter hadn't been on but a few months-I got a load of pipes going to Harmony,Pa,near Zelienople. Then I went to Alliance,Oh. and picked up a load of firebrick coming back to Madison Heights,Va. Unloaded in Madison Heights early Thursday morning happy as hell,thinking I was done for the week-already had 2 good rounds in. So I called headquarters to see what I might load to deliver Tuesday and Jeff said "go to Griffin Pipe and pick up a load of duck-tile iron pipes going to Conyers,Georgia". So I says "is that to deliver Tuesday?" He says "hell no,have your ass there in the morning". And that's what I did. Unloaded early Friday morning in Conyers,Ga. Called headquarters. They said "go to Barnesville,Ga. and pick up a load of lumber for Moneta,Va." So I go to Barnesville,Ga. to Jordan Lumber and they said "we're closed,you idiot-come back Monday". So I called headquarters...they said "are you serious?"...yeah,they're closed-it's 4th. of July weekend...so they said "arrrrright then...mmmm-hmmmm....well,go to Marietta,Ga. and load these coils going to Orange,Va." And that's what I did-fighting all that traffic through Atlanta to get there. Made it home a little before midnight last night-still cooked some chicken breastesess,hot wings,corn dawgs,and bubber burgers on the grill today.My oldest son and my grandchildren came over and we had a great time. All is well.

doesn't surprise me.

I agree with that...and these people here are funny as hell,I don't care what nobody says...

Fried grits?!! I haven't had that for years. Never had them with hot dogs though. Ma used to make grits-the old kind that you had to cook,not the instant grits you get now-put them in a pan and refrigerate them overnight,then slice them the next morning and fry them in a skillet and we'd put syrup on them like you do pancakes-delicious!

yeah,I've been the same way-running my ass off! Made 2 trips to Ohio and Pa. this week and one to Georgia.

uh-huh...sure you have

yeah

I went to shows in Lincolnton,N.C. last year in July and Colfax,N.C. in November. Colfax is walking distance from you,and it was a really good show. Hope to make both again this year. http://rides.webshots.com/album/575440478tcZoIL

Hi there Underdog-where've you been for so long?