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i'd prefer clifford the big red dog band aids, like i had before once.

Crap!..This week ain't going too good so far- I was supposed to deliver that load of beams in Birmingham tomorrow, but I went to the doctor today and he told me to come back tomorrow (again!) so he could look at it and change the bandage (again!). So, I finally had to give the load up. The doctor couldn't believe the amount of stuff he got out of it today-it had filled up again. He said it had to be a golfball sized amount of nasty stuff that was still in there. He said maybe tomorrow I would be good to go with just a band-aid. Same thing he said yesterday. But he said it was one of the largest cysts he'd ever seen, so I feel very special. Going broker every day, but special.

The Superliner wrecker had to pull a Western Express Freightliner out of the ditch. He tried to make a u-turn and ran out of room. The dozer that pulled me up the hill was a...I don't remember what it was...not a Cat though. I should have taken a picture, but sometimes ya' gotta constipate on the task at hand. I had gotten unloaded and was headed to Lexington when I came upon the wrecker. I still wonder how the other 4 trucks (all different companies) made out at the job site. The Western Express had a 53' trailer, but had the 48' axle setting, and it was a Columbia Freightliner. I'm sure I had the longest truck, and it was TIGHT!.. very TIGHT!

I picked up some steel in Lexington last week, at Harry Gordon Steel-kind of a tight spot to get into!

Looking for advice, eh? Well, you've certainly come to the right place for that. Folks here are full of good advice. Rob is one of the best advice givers, but he hasn't been seen or heard from in a while... oh Rob, it's you! Howdy! nobody has said anything about you, or even mentioned you while you're gone-I been keeping watch for ya

yeah, just some you enjoy more than others.

I was supposed to deliver that load of beams in Birmingham today, but I went to the doctor yesterday and he bladed that cyst and stuck some kind of drain in it, then told me to come back today so he could look at it and change the bandage. So, I tried to get the delivery put off 'til today so I wouldn't have to give the load up, but they said to bring it Thursday. Worked out real well because the doctor told me to come back again tomorrow. I think he's gonna pull the drain thing out and I should be good to go with just a band-aid. It's in a bad spot because I can't reach it or see it. Or maybe that's a good thing!

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. Been around "suicide circle" too many times. Rosie looks like she sees a short piece of 2x4 coming at her cheek!..or maybe she's looking at a buffet. There's an ATHS show in Cherokee, N.C in October. The one i'm gonna try to make used to be the Troutman show, this year they moved it to Lincolnton. The ad in Wheels of Time says Taylorsville, the brochure says Lincolnton Anyway, this is the one-I went last year and the year before, and once before Becky passed away. It's always been a good show. Be sure to stop and pick up Joe and the family on your way! Will you be flying, or riding your bike?

no doubt i've had way too much time to kill lately

well, the good part is you can't see my face! I actually took that picture myself with 2 mirrors. Took the picture in the small mirror I was holding in my hand.

this might have some useful information- http://www.oldmacksrus.com/trannys.htm

No, I haven't. I like the shows too, never been to the national show before though. They had it in Baltimore a couple of years ago, but it might as well have been on the moon. I wouldn't drive around D.C. and Baltimore for it. I'm gonna try to make it to the North Carolina show in July. Winchester is a really good one too, but I couldn't make it the last 2 years. I think Rosie's the best-she looks so natural.

yep, that's how it usually works.

go to the engine and transmission department and i'm sure you'll get the answer you seek.

good one! looks like Mike is just completely s.o.l. This is way too much fun...

Had to play "fix that post". The nerve...to insinuate he might get stabbed in the back whilst he's gone...that's just wrong

Hey Double Diamond, ain't heard from you in a long time! As for your question, I don't know. I had my oil changed at a garage that does a lot of truck work, but when I drove it home it was a gallon low, so I put a gallon of Lucas Heavy Duty Oil Stabilizer in it because I didn't know what kind of oil they used.

I'll forward any funds to Bill...long as I don't have to pay taxes on it. But if it's a donation I shouldn't have to worry about that anyway-right Barry? and it's all documented here...right Barry? You've got my back, don't you Barry? I'm new at this...never done this kind of thing before...screw the taxes-Old Bill's one of my best and dearest friends, and i'll forward any funds sent!..guess I should put my address on here, eh? (Canadian) Tom Blackwell 986 Wyatt Miles Rd. Gladys, Va. 24554 This should make it easier for a lot of people to donate what they want and can afford. Any and all donations will be sent directly to Bill. I started this, so i'll step up. I know he'll appreciate it, and I appreciate it as well. Thank you very much indeed! (David Gilmour) I must be off now, before I get teary eyed.

Too late-she's being guarded in Rob's absence. Different people are taking turns keeping an eye on her for her protection.

neat picture- right in there amongst Dr. Bill's trucks. He seemed like a really nice guy in the videos, I was sorry to hear he'd passed away.

If Rob is gonna be there, just find him and stay in his shadow all day for shade.

yeah, it was a great adventure.

I'm trying to remember where I went the first of the week...oh that's right, took a load of beams to Syracuse, N.Y. -Beautiful country up in that area. Then I went down rt. 15 from Corning, N.Y. to Trout Run, Pa. (near Steam Valley) to pick up a load going back to Lynchburg. That's another of my favorite rides, from Corning down to Williamsport, Pa. All routine, except the load tore my tarp all to pieces. But the next trip, a load of pipes to Paintsville, Ky. was a horse of a different hue. The directions said to meet the contractor in the K-Mart parking lot in Paintsville. I told Jeff before I left that that was never a good thing, "meeting the man in the K-Mart parking lot- he's probably gonna take us up a dirt road right up the side of a mountain". And sure enough, that's exactly what we did. It was too steep to get up the hill going in, and I had to be pulled the rest of the way up with a bulldozer. They could only get one truck up there at a time, and there were 5 loads. After I got unloaded-I was first-I eased back down the hill and turned right on rt. 40 because I couldn't make a left like I wanted to, or i'd have taken the guardrail with me. Had to go past the entrance going in, up to an intersection, and turned right and then backed up into the road to turn around so I could turn left into the jobsite entrance. The front axle on the trailer was dangling over thin air when I turned in as it was. I got all the way over by the guardrail on the right and dumped the air on the rear trailer ax axle so I could turn a little shorter, but as soon as I turned I started climbing, and the rear axle was the only one touching the ground.I had the power divider in and poured the coal to it, but still couldn't make it all the way up. You can see where the truck was spinning in the picture taken on the right side. That's Kentucky rt. 40 down at the bottom of the hill, and it was a really tight turn- should have walked down a little further and took a better picture. Oh well, bring on the bulldozer... when I finally got unloaded I saw one of the other trucks that had tried to turn around, and got stuck in the process. He had to call a wrecker to get out. And i'm sure everybody else had to be pulled up the hill too. Once again, when it's bad, there's always somebody worse off. Nice looking wrecker though. I also hit a bird on the way, and the passenger window was down about 2 inches-what a mess!..feathers all up in the cab...bird parts all over the window. Loaded with beams now going to Birmingham, to deliver Tuesday. I have a doctor appointment Monday to get this huge cyst on my back looked at. It's been there for years, right up between my shoulder blades, and i've had it "removed" a couple times, and had to have it lanced several more times, but it's always come back. It'll be fine for several years usually, then all of a sudden it'll get sore and very painful, like it is now. Can't lean back in a chair or sleep on my back at all.