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Old 09-08-2017, 04:51 PM
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I think you'll like it in Green Country. Especially the smell of cow poop and oil wells. Be sure to buy a good coat for the winter and new wipers for the truck. When I lived there I had to get a new set every year. Ice storms are lots of fun too. I'll stop by next time I'm in the area. If you live in a mobile home a spider hole is a necessity. PM me your whereabouts when you get settled.

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We are buying a really fixer upper 45 year old two bedroom house on about 1/3 acre. It will be a project but it is affordable and will stay in the family. It does have a brand new roof though.
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We are buying a really fixer upper5 year old two bedroom house on about 1/3 acre. It will be a project but it is affordable and will stay in the family. It does have a brand new roof though.
At least you can keep dry. Make sure the screens are good to keep the skeeters out. They tried to make the skeeter the state bird a while back. How far outside of Tulsa will you be?
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At least you can keep dry. Make sure the screens are good to keep the skeeters out. They tried to make the skeeter the state bird a while back. How far outside of Tulsa will you be?
we will be about 4 miles to the east. and that's a 45year old house
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OK. Have a safe trip.

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Mark, after you hit the road, how soon after will you be back on line on DTR? Just curious.

You both driving, or flying back?
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Hey, tell wifey you can't leave, till this tread of yours hits #100 in page count, lol!
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Mark, after you hit the road, how soon after will you be back on line on DTR? Just curious.

You both driving, or flying back?
We will be driving.
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We will be driving.
True test of all the work you've done on the dodge, this trip will be. Feel good at where you've left off? I see your hvac components are buttoned up; is it charged?
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Hey Mark. Is it time to offer congratulations on the new digs?

I hope that the move has gone well!
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Hey Mark. Is it time to offer congratulations on the new digs?

I hope that the move has gone well!
the trip went pretty good for 1800 miles in 4 days with the wife and two small dogs The transmission was a bit noisy. and the A/C cycle switch acted up just this side of the Oklahoma state line. Other than that some grades were slow to keep the EGT down.

The old house needs a lot of work as the former owner is semi disabled and maintenance was a problem. So I will be polishing my carpentry skills for some time
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the trip went pretty good for 1800 miles in 4 days with the wife and two small dogs The transmission was a bit noisy. and the A/C cycle switch acted up just this side of the Oklahoma state line. Other than that some grades were slow to keep the EGT down.

The old house needs a lot of work as the former owner is semi disabled and maintenance was a problem. So I will be polishing my carpentry skills for some time
Well, if your carpentry skills are half as good as your fabrication skills, you should have that place a shiny -ship shape in no time....
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Well, if your carpentry skills are half as good as your fabrication skills, you should have that place a shiny -ship shape in no time....
Looks like I will get to polish my rusty carpentry skills
Although it needs work it is worth escaping the Kommunist Republic of Kalifornia.
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Although it needs work it is worth escaping the Kommunist Republic of Kalifornia.
Amen, brother...
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Looks like I will get to polish my rusty carpentry skills
Although it needs work it is worth escaping the Kommunist Republic of Kalifornia.
Mark:

Glad you made the trip OK. Just a couple of reminders. Use a saw to cut the wood, Not a torch. Use nails and screws to join the wood, not an arc welder.

That's what my wife keeps telling me anyway.

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Mark:

Glad you made the trip OK. Just a couple of reminders. Use a saw to cut the wood, Not a torch. Use nails and screws to join the wood, not an arc welder.

That's what my wife keeps telling me anyway.

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Well that explains why my projects have been going up in smoke.
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