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D.O.T. / Re: Well, lets rebuild an ankle!!
« on: April 20, 2016, 09:22:06 PM »
this is a good development jr. 

please (from personal experience!) keep the damned boot on and do not attempt the over workage.  when I got my cast off and was put into one of those, I was so tempted hundreds of times to go with out it.............

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Build Threads / Re: 16 Ram 2500 CTD
« on: April 20, 2016, 09:15:18 PM »
wolf, what blue oval you talkin bout? 

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: April 20, 2016, 09:13:34 PM »
is that better sam?

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: April 19, 2016, 07:45:13 PM »
no you have that wrong mike!

"bacon left on the counter does not count"!

that was said by HC

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: April 19, 2016, 05:08:46 PM »
well see, then that's different.  see he lives in GA and they like all that really sweet saucy BBQ and I have learned to appreciate the meat with little to no sauce bein out here in TX.

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Humor, Good Stuff, and Red Neck Practices! / Re: Happy Birthday
« on: April 19, 2016, 02:29:52 PM »
ding ding ding

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: April 19, 2016, 02:26:17 PM »
I just like to cook (relaxation time) not compete against others. 

 

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Humor, Good Stuff, and Red Neck Practices! / Re: Happy Birthday
« on: April 19, 2016, 12:42:20 PM »
Hes past the 60 mark on his way to the next higher age bracket

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Humor, Good Stuff, and Red Neck Practices! / Re: Happy Birthday
« on: April 19, 2016, 10:59:05 AM »
I think he has 2 - 3 years before he can actually draw social security. ...;D

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Humor, Good Stuff, and Red Neck Practices! / Happy Birthday
« on: April 19, 2016, 10:13:06 AM »
so today it is official!!!!!

our fearless site leader is now officially considered OLD.... :o

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: April 18, 2016, 08:45:48 PM »
so maybe my taste buds are biased and used to heat?  there is great flavor, and there is a bit of warmth but I cant really say that it was "HOT"?


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Build Threads / Re: 2016 Rubicon GJ
« on: April 18, 2016, 07:39:06 PM »
duane's poking the bear................!

you just have to get Kathy to go along with the lift idea duane and then we can all give don some poking fun as he is wrenching on the jeep....;D

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: April 18, 2016, 07:36:35 PM »
got me a bottle of this here supposedly hot sauce!  I mixed it with some BBQ sauce and a little butter that I am going to coat the wings that I have baking in the oven with.  Ill follow up on the heat level along with a plated shot. 


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Build Threads / Re: 2016 Rubicon GJ
« on: April 18, 2016, 07:20:43 PM »
here you go don, you can get the frau one of these here covers................

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=a+girl+and+her+jeep+you+wouldn%27t+understand+tire+cover

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Build Threads / Re: 2016 Rubicon GJ
« on: April 18, 2016, 05:16:17 PM »
I think Kathy needs to make an appearance on here every now and then just to make sure that don stays straight.............;D

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to answer your question Wilbur, private security companies are hired for that specific reason, and when they are not hired, then things as you described happen. 

Those trips are planned years in advance so as to ensure they have all the required documentation / visa's / etc.  also, those that you see posting pics of stuff like that are pretty well off $$$$ wise. 

for an example, when military get stationed over seas and are allowed to bring vehicles, those vehicles can only be inspected at like 2 locations.  Then depending on when the vehicle went on the boat, it could take anywhere from 1 month to 3-4 months for it just to get to the port of that country, then it has to be inspected by their customs folks.

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 18, 2016, 10:24:01 AM »
pay close attention to how much water you are giving those tomato's.  I figure that you did not poke holes in the bottoms of those feeder troughs, there for the water will not be able to drain from them and will cause root rot.

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 16, 2016, 10:53:32 AM »
well you better take the frau out for some quality time then!

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D.O.T. / Re: C-5 Galaxy
« on: April 15, 2016, 10:58:50 AM »
those things end up spending more time on the maintenance tarmac than actually flying

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D.O.T. / Re: It's because I'm black
« on: April 14, 2016, 08:17:30 PM »

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Food Preparation and Cooking Techniques / Re: Steak Recipe
« on: April 14, 2016, 10:00:52 AM »
that's what they call a reverse sear.  looks darned good.

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 11, 2016, 09:01:03 PM »
I know exactly where that is at, I have driven that corner many times going back to the home area in WI!

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: April 11, 2016, 07:39:11 PM »
so I know I will get a "I hate you !" from bobby for this!

I had a hankerin for a reuben sammich tonight, so I went to the store and got a regular dark rye (they didn't have a marbled rye), got some "HOT" pepperjack, some fiesta style smoked turkey and a can of kraut.  came home and made a homemade thousand island / Russian style dressing out of mayo, pickle relish, ketchup and some linghams hot sauce.

 

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Build Threads / Re: 2016 Rubicon GJ
« on: April 11, 2016, 04:07:54 PM »
were all screwed!

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 11, 2016, 03:57:37 PM »
no bobby, I haven't forgotten, im just not at the point of feeling the need to be in red status all the time yet.

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D.O.T. / Re: Caption This Photo
« on: April 11, 2016, 03:46:28 PM »
SMH...............

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 10, 2016, 10:04:41 PM »
Thx shawn.  If i had reason to pull trailers more than i do, i would definately utilize the goose neck hitch thats in the bed of the truck.  But seeing as i dont pull that much, i like to have the cap on the bed for security and to keep things dry.

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 10, 2016, 08:26:33 PM »
Ok, so let me take a few and talk about me almost literally craptin my britches yesterday and how my trip went. 

So Friday evening I arrive at the motel (motel 6) that is about 1/10th of a mile from the trailer dealership.  Got into my room and the first thing I did was load a round into the chamber of the .40 (really trashy place!) 

I took a look around to see what I was having to deal with and found that the fart fan has no cover and is about to fall out of the ceiling if it is disturbed, all of the drywall above the door in the bathroom is missing and you can see the interior of the wall, the shower curtain rod is about to fall off the wall, there was some nasty funk growing around the edge of the tile in the bath tub/shower, and the ceiling in the main room has massive nasty looking water spots all over it.  Whatever!  It was $40 and I had only planned on being there for like 6.5 hrs (enough to get a few minutes of sleep) and back on the road.  Plus, I have stayed in worse places in Afghanistan / Iraq.

So as I took note of everything that I was dealing with, I got my CPAP machine all laid out and hooked up only to find out that I brought everything except the darned mask (kind of an important piece).  So needless to say, I only got about 30 minutes of continuous sleep (I ended up being awake for 42 hours total).  Whatever, no big deal, I have gone up to 4 days with sleep like this before (when I was 20 and in very good shape). 

0630 rolls around and I pack my stuff up and hit a diner just up the next exit for a little egg white garden omelet.  Yeah you read the right!  Literally sitting in one place for close to 48 hours with almost no movement and eating heavy fatty foods is not very good for the body or the ticker.  When I travel long distances, I eat lots of fruits (not apples because they have lots of fiber and make you have to poop) and nuts, beef jerky, chew a lot of gum (since I have become tobacco free for over a year now) and consume large amounts of water and caffeinated beverages (this is really the only time that you will ever catch me drinking an energy drink like monster / red bull / etc) like coffee or an energy drink.  Tracey really hates riding with me, because the only time I stop is when I need fuel.  Maybe I just learned to ignore the pain of a full bladder? ???

0730 I pull up to the trailer dealer (which wasn’t supposed to open till 0800) and found that the awesome front desk lady (who is the one that is really in charge of things) was already there and willing to get things finalized for my purchase.  Annie is the bomb!  We go out and take a look at the trailer.  Well I could tell right from the beginning that what they were selling me was not some regular production cookie cutter model (but that’s what the paperwork says).  Not sure who has experience with enclosed cargo trailers or not, so if I am saying something that you done understand please ask and ill clarify.  This thing has the extra 6” of height, the massive 48” side door, 3/4” (darned near 5/8”) drymax floor http://www.buildgp.com/cargo-panels or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZU5as9DP70 some pretty nice looking wheels and an upgrade to some gladiator E range tires.  Well, the more I talked to Annie about this trailer, I found out that this was a special order that somebody backed out of and it had been sitting at the plant for a hot minute (there is a wells cargo plant in Waco, TX. Which I drove 3 blocks from and didn’t know it).  Well the folks at Guthrie trailer sales got a hold of this trailer for a dirt cheap price and passed the saving right along to me. 

I told Annie lets finalize the deal and It took her all of 20 minutes to complete the registration and all of the additional paperwork to get me on my way.  Once all of the paperwork was complete, I pulled my truck around back and they began to get the weight distribution hitch setup finalized.  (yes, there is a bit of setup that you have to do for each vehicle/trailer combo if you want it to ride and perform correctly.)  As they were getting that completed, Preston (the sales guy) walked me thru things on the trailer and even threw in a $100 hitch lock at no charge to me.

So the bottom line is, I got a mid level Wells Cargo special order cargo trailer that would normally cost around 12K for 8K out the door.  The folks at Guthrie Trailer Sales really do go the extra mile to ensure that you are completely satisfied and taken care of.  Thank you Annie and Preston!

So now comes the part of the ride home where I almost shat my britches.  I came down I-10 to I-20 to HWY 6 (eastland area / about 1 hour west of Fort Worth).  I took the same route back home.  Well the trailer pulled like a dream all the way up HWY 6 (torrential downpour the whole way mixed with construction areas up to 10 miles long).  About 3 miles from getting back on to I-20, I noticed that the trailer was getting a little squirrely.  Well the farther I went (I never go above 70 while pulling a trailer!!!!!!) the more the trailer began to shake around.  Well as I am looking in my mirror to keep an eye on the trailer and looking at the road in front of me, I am suddenly going sideways at 70 MPH across 2 lanes of interstate with my trailer at 90deg to my truck. 

Being that I grew up in northern WI. And had 20 years of driving VERY LARGE vehicles for the US Army, I learned how to operate vehicles in all kinds of slippery conditions as well as how to get out of them.  As I applied corrective steering / braking / accelerating techniques, I righted the truck and trailer in the right lane and slowed down to take the approaching exit.  I came to a stop on the frontage road shoulder and exited the truck while taking a few deep breaths, checking to make sure that I didn’t literally crap or piss myself as well as look over the truck and trailer to ensure that there was no visible damage.  I took a closer look at the front steering / suspension to ensure that something didn’t just give way, and all looked good.  I took a few more minutes to calm the heart rate and then got back up on the interstate.  Well about 1 mile down the road the same thing almost happened again, just not as bad (probably because I was expecting it for some reason).  Well I spent the next 5 miles and 3 exits trying different hitch connections (with weight distro bars / without distro bars / lowered hitch assembly / etc) as per the folks at Guthrie Trailer with no noticeable effects.

I have come to this conclusion!  The height and size of the trailer as well as it being completely empty along with large amounts of rain coming down did not place enough weight onto the drive axle causing the trailer to act like a massive wind sail and throw the combination all over the road!  So I pulled off the road for a bit to let the wind / rain die down some and then continue on my way.  The rest of the trip was completely quiet and uneventful.       



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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 10, 2016, 06:25:54 PM »
thank you is about all I can say to something like that. 


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here is some great information that has been compiled by the us military in regards to grounding equipment to include some EMP info.

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Hide Site / Re: Hide/Bug-out site construction thread, Part 2
« on: April 10, 2016, 06:12:04 PM »
here is some grounding info.  I have also added this to the knowledge section of the forum.


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Hide Site / Re: Hide/Bug-out site construction thread, Part 2
« on: April 09, 2016, 11:16:34 PM »
go with something like this!

http://www.tractorsupply.com/know-how_farm-ranch_fencing_electric-fence-designs-buffalo-bison-beefalo-fence

the electric fence that keep bison in, is upwards of like 10k voltage (no amperage as that's what will kill you!).  my neighbor when I was growing up raised bison, had the fence clearly labeled as to the wattage, but people thought they would try to reach thru it anyways, that was until they found themselves waking up on the other side of the street......;D

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General Vehicle Related Discussion / Re: vehicles we wish we had
« on: April 09, 2016, 11:09:23 PM »
and they let you touch it ken................?

I guess it helps when your the only one around that actually knows how to work on something like that.....;D

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Build Threads / Re: Show off your Truck!!
« on: April 09, 2016, 11:07:19 PM »
;D


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 09, 2016, 10:41:08 PM »
Well, i made it home alive.  Ill post play by play tomorrow, because im too darned tired to care right now as im waiting for my homemade sleepy concoction to take effect!

so ill leave you all with this.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 09, 2016, 08:09:40 AM »
So i made 700 miles on 41 gal of fuel at roughly 80mph in a head wind, and it took 9.5hrs.

Got to the fleabag motel 6, got my cpap machine all layed out and hooked up and realized i forgot the darned mask.  So i did not sleep at all last night....

I pick trailer up in 1 hour, so ill get a pic or 3 then.

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D.O.T. / Re: Caption This Photo
« on: April 09, 2016, 08:03:30 AM »
That would be one of those non military types that live in CO tryin to protect their green leafy stuff

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 08, 2016, 09:10:17 AM »
I get to drive to Waco at around noonish to pick up my trailer.

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 08, 2016, 09:09:34 AM »
so norm, what was the excuse for the scale not working?

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Hide Site / Re: Hide/Bug-out site construction thread, Part 2
« on: April 07, 2016, 03:49:39 PM »
or sarge gets pissy and springs another leak

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Build Threads / Re: Pro Expo--build
« on: April 07, 2016, 03:44:24 PM »
heres your original thread in case you want to link it to this one?

http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=724.0

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I've fired all of them at least once!

I beg to differ

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 07, 2016, 03:30:25 PM »
I think we might just stay in the shop again today.

guess you have time to finish that smoker you are building!

I am stuck here at the farm waiting for a fella to show up and explain why our scale doesn't work.

hopefully he has a good excuse.

I have more miles on mine, because I live in the land of Entitlement and need to drive farther to get away from mouth breathers than all the rest of you do........!

I call BULLcrap mike! 

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: April 05, 2016, 07:59:27 PM »
I finalized the $$$ for my cargo trailer that I will be picking up Saturday,

went and did my psych eval for the VA pre claim.  I think the shrink had more of a mental issue than I did/do.......... ???

then finished the ribs that I started on the smoker at 11 this morning.  can you find the picture???

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Share Your Recipe / Re: whats for dinner tonight
« on: April 05, 2016, 07:53:56 PM »
yes, that would be a 1/4 sheet pan as the plate..... :o


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Coffee Induced Early Morning Rant / Re: Mongrel Horde
« on: April 05, 2016, 06:26:01 PM »
#scratchinghead

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