Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Are your legs in the same condiytion as those frog ones yet, fried? ;) :lol:

Hope you had a good one.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Thank you Dale.

It went very well, was hot and humid, race started at 13.00 in the heat of the day, but good nonetheless.


Thanks Bill, not bad, in fact not fried at all.

Maybe a bit of training helped.

Day was great.

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[quote author="@grumpynorthener" source="/post/2333948/thread" timestamp="1499413838"]You know what Rian - you sum up quite a lump of the folks on these forums, by being for want of better expression a 'petrolhead' but you are also very decent bloke, obviously hard working, honest, caring and generous with your time - we all do our bit for the forums by writing our blogs / threads and encouraging / entertaining other fellow forum members - you also obviously have a sense of humour and as being proved today are very determined - more importantly you very much have 'SOUL' man - in fact I might has well big you up all the way and call you bit of a 'legend' and because you are now upping you game and going 'TUTU' I am going to up my game and double my original donation so there is another £30 sat in your paypal account from me.

Have a great ride and we all look forward to your report once you have recovered from your feat- Chris [/quote]


Hi Chris, and all the other forum members from around the world on the various forums I contribute to ( There are 9 forums daily)

Thank you very much for your comments, they are much appreciated and I am again humbled if perceived that way, and even more so for the extra/double donation you added to what is a worth charity. The TuTu did not get caught in the spokes, thankfully.
It is one where the work is evident in the lives they touch every day.
Unlike some charities with big names, support and yet more scandal and less action for their causes.

I always tend to just do what I feel is "right" and to be honest, Karma is a strict mistress to keep satisfied, but she pays back double your money every time.

Life is after all more good than bad.

And a Facebook quote that may resonate with some.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pskhkiftyp.jpg

Back to the business at hand.

The Try-Athlon


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I had an academic meeting to present to on Thursday afternoon and by 2.30pm that was done, so I hit the road from Woolwich as I had packed my car on Wednesday evening so that I did not need to drive an hour home and then pack and leave.

As expected, traffic was rubbish and at times stop start, so the 150 miles took me almost 3.5 hrs to do, getting to Grantham just before 6.00pm
It was hot, the hotel cheap and no air conditioning. So after unpacking, I went off to meet my boss and colleagues at their hotel, a beer later we went out for an Italian dinner, paid for by the boss (thankful for that) and at my hotel by 11.00pm and bed by midnight..... it was hot, so sleep was a bit patchy.

In the mean time, more donations came in overnight and as mentioned by Chris above, also Adrian Lee (make yourself known)
And my old riding friend from Cape Town and Bromley, Kent, Peter, known globally as Goose. We have done some good miles together in Africa and Europe on our bikes and he introduced me to Bike to Bike Comms, which changes long distance riding totally. Thanks Boet.

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Robin Williams made an appearance too.

Thank you.

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Adrian Long, with a working Chevy C10 truck....... thank you.

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More generous donations and more doubling up for the TuTu challenge, thanks Mr Lowery, Mr Zog (Gary) and Dean Smith in Kent.... you guys rock !!

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Another more than doubling effort for the TuTu challenge from Craig, thank you very much, that is again generous of you mate.

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A deposit into my bank account by Miaspa, thank you for the support mate, I am certain a kids life will be made just that much better, through your donation.

And my very good friend Steve "Bib Overalls" in Jonesboro, Arkansas...... Last year you blew my mind with the visit to George Poteets Car Farm, and then meeting Elvis' Harley Davidson mechanic, Paul, later the same day on my road trip......
Massive thank you for the support, on behalf of the kids.

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This was not a long or difficult road, but certainly one where every one of you showed your mettle and standing by me in a charity drive that I believe will make a difference in lives beyond where we are.

Thank you all, you did it !!

At my last count the numbers collected by "The Forum Members" globally, was £1070.00 and pennies......

This could be more, or possibly less, but I know there were some anonymous contributions that I cannot add in.

You have all blown me away with both generosity and also the fact that from the first £200.00 we just kept on going.


The road we all walked together the last three weeks, I also cycled some of it.


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The real photo update will be along a bit later, it's 5.00 pm now and I need to start a fire to sacrifice some spicy chicken wings and lamb chops. Katy's request.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Congrats Rian and thanks for riding for the Kids .you are a classy dude .

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Thank you very much John.

I think in a way many of us were in it together......


Guys like Clem, sending cash in the post, others like you helping and motivating.


Certainly a team effort.

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Post race update no 2

Friday morning I was at the venue by 10.00am to help set up out Regional team table and helping where I could.

Our regional team..... minus a few, off sick etc.

Team London


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It was not long before the swimmers were set off at 12.30 for a lap around the castle lake.

Then cyclists took off in a tag team type of launch.

My swimmer, Richard did his lap, then set me off, waiting patiently in my Latex, TuTu and Cammo shorts, topped by a team T-Shirt. (TuTu supplied by colleague Francesca)

The team thought I was mad, going out in the TuTu but all were very pleased for the extra funds it brought to the teams honour.

Thanks to those who felt it right to add some more cash for me to dress silly.

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I took off with the bike, we had to push or run them out of the site for about 400 meters as the road was too rough.

I cannot understand what the whole health and safety thing is about...... if a war presented, would it be stopped till the H&S assessment was completed?

I forgot to start my own timer, so was actually on the road a bit longer and further than the tracker shows.

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The route was reasonably challenging and there was a brutal hill that took me about 8 minutes to walk up it, pushing the bike.

Then back on and pedal as hard as I could.

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Total route.......

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21.3km which is a bit further actually. Done in 1hr 16 minutes.

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Further break down

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Back in the festival grounds I was happy to be done, parked up my bike, grabbed a drink and bought two pieces of drizzle cake from my team cake sale table..yes, having my cake and eating it.

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LASTLY.....

I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS MEDAL TO THE INTERNET FORUMS AND MEMBERS (Simple as it is) AS A TOKEN OF THE TEAM EFFORT THAT WENT INTO THIS FUND RAISER.

YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND I THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE.


LIFE IS GOOD.

LETS KEEP IT THAT WAY.


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LETS HEAR YOUR COMMENTS.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Just a bit of a random update.

Yesterday went by quite fast, I had a load of stuff to do.

Katy did ask for a BBQ and who was I to say no if she wanted spicy wings and lamb chops, with some crazy good caramelised onion flat bread, cooked on the side of the fire.

She had come over on Friday evening, thinking I would be needing all the comfort and care a nursing matron can give....... naahhhh. I was good.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psidpph1t2.jpg

While getting the meat cooked, I texted Dennis and his other half as we often chat on Messenger.

Deb sent this reply when I shared my love of Bud Light, which I did learn from Dennis last year.


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Katy was off to Hampton Court Flower Show with one of her best friends today, seems Sawdust Steve was there too.....

Anyway, she went home at 8.00pm last night and then took a train to the show today.

My good morning greeting while I was at the bootfair, was this pic.

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Not sure if there was any subliminal message in there.

Later this morning Sharon who had challenged me to the TuTu ride, was chatting,with me and this was part of the message

To say I was both blown away and even more thankful, is an understatement.

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Bootfair was exceptionally good, I found loads of stuff, as always, clothes that still,have their labels in, unused and new appeals to me, quirky stuff and tools as well.

Managed to get mate CraigRK three heavy haulage straps n ratchets for £5.00 each.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psmn2x0drv.jpg

I also got him three rolls of cotton towel for £5.00 these were the ones used in restrooms where it continues to change when you pull down on it

Perfect for garage duties and any other use you may think of.

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Got Katy some brand new large screwdrivers, unused in original packaging for £1.00


Maybe the weirdest buy of the day were these King Edward cigars, 3 for £1.00 and I got 6 for Mickey next door, he likes a smoke.

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When I got home from the bootfair, via McDonalds and a Galaxy caramel McFlurry, Mickey was cutting his hedge, which meant I needed to cut mine, and then I ended up doing the second one too........

Not at all a trade, but coincidental to the cigars, his wife Wendy gave me what I had been asking for....... cons.

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Once sorted and counted, it was £13.87 toward the charity collection as well.

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http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps0vs7khob.jpg

So it looks like his is still not quite over.

And we will go over the £1100.00 mark, do I now raise my target again???


Time for a cuppa tea and Digestive biscuits I think.

Weekend almost over too.

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I am amazed.

At the weekend there was 50% of the target collected.

Tonight it is 80% albeit only just.

I think with the stragglers and final numbers still to be made up it could be close.

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Miss Katy LOVES PINK and commented on our team T shirts.
So I asked her if she wanted mine.
Now washed and ironed, it will be way too big for her, but she is happy.

Kind of a token too, that the race is over but the fund raising carries on.

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Blessed with another lovely sunset.

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Of course typically there is always one.



So, based on promises made and monies offered, I thonk that £1200.00 is doable if all honour their offers.

I thonk £1250.00 is not an unrealistic target.


Anyone still up for collecting the small change around the office?

Deposit directly or even PayPal

Its all good.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Mind comprehensively blown this morning.

This does not in any way reduce the value of every single contribution received.
As mentioned before, it's the pennies and pounds that add up, and it's all about what individuals see as appropriate.

Thanks to Fil "Sparkplug "

Looks like £1300.00 is an attainable target now if the other promised funds come in.

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Have a good day all.

And thanks again

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Yesterday was a good, no, GREAT DAY.

Just the day alone brought in another £155.00 to our Internet total.

Thanks to Spark plug and then followed by SkinnyLew and a few others.

I also offered my manager the £10.00 toward the team T-shirts, but he declined and said to put it into the donations. So my shirt was paid for twice I guess.

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Another donation that came with a short explanation also hit home more clearly than what I could have described.

From Temeraire

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Thank you to Lttledumptruck for adding another £20.00 to the total as well.

We are now at £1245.00 according to my calculations and adding up, it could be more as there were a few anonymous contributions and currencies I just did a rough conversion on.

This is just awesome !!

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psluyeflbn.png

Lastly, I had to go book a restaurant for a function yesterday afternoon and they had a load of old cartoons on the walls......

This made me smile.


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Have a good day all.

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Another donation in yesterday partly based around the TuTu challenge.


Brought us to £1365.00


This is an amazing number.


Thank you to every person who helped with this effort.


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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

I wish I could have helped more ,maybe next time . Thanks for being our Victim and doing the hard part.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

John. It's not at all about more and the most, it's about what people can and want.

Charity is a personal thing, like religion and politics should be.

I was totally amazed and thankful for every donation that came in.
Also surprised at some......


Every time I think it's come to a halt.....l.

And that is only the numbers we can track directly back to my name or known donors.

Here is an example of one today, unfortunately I did not register the number total before the Anonymous donor placed his coins in the pot, but I seem to think it was a significant number. I also think it was possibly a consultant in older adult medicine and Stroke who,donated,but due to religious dictates will not put his name to the donation, or the size.


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psa9jiavu4.jpg


This makes it less fun for us, and technically we have collected more than the logged amount of £1365.00 or $1766.00

It will still be awesome to see £1500.00 and I live in hope that someone on leave returns and responds to the request for charitable donations.


I will be honest, this time last week the picture was very different....l.

So it certainly has all the hallmarks of success.


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Fingers crossed.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

LAST CALL...!!

Well, it looks like this fund raiser has ground to a halt.

At £1370.00 we have all done extremely well.

If anyone still wants to make a named donation in my. Are, the Just Giving site has not been shut yet, so I could still see it rounded up to £1400.00 that looks good.

CLICK LINK: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraisi...eTriathlon2017

A rounded up number would have been cool, but I am thankful and proud of the whole effort by all who supported me on the ride.

A couple more pics from the corporate photographer (surprised they took photos to the end) at the end of the ride/race.


This is an example of corporate Health and Safety gone bloody mad.


We were not allowed to ride the first 400 or more meters due to it being dirt, in case someone fell off.......


SERIOUSLY !!!


So had to run with our bikes, pushing them.


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Freecycle bike did good.


Headed back to park it up and drop off my timing tag.


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I was surprised at how little knackered I actually felt, maybe drinking enough liquids before the ride and a bit more at halfway worked.


Off to a BBQ later with Alpaccas.

Yummm.

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Came to Katy's house for the weekend as we had a BBQ to go to at friends of hers, which would include Alpacas..... yes please.

So after feeding the cats, I went to the post office to collect a parcel.

As is my preference, using Prozac, the little van that can.

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Then drove the 50 miles to her place, continuing to grin, despite the traffic on the M25 being a bit rubbish.

Another thing that made me smile when I got here were these riders, riding their horses though the High Street.

Only in England.

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Once I unpacked the van (brought my ironing too, yes I am spoiled, but it's a fair trade for doing her yard work cutting grass etc) I also unpacked the box.....

A gift from the USA from Clem and Kim in Fayetteville, Arkansas........ www.tubatrucks.com Take a look.

Blown away again at generosity beyond the call of duty.

The parcel was meant to be some Louisiana Gold Hot sauce, as I had used the last of my precious stash brought back from Kim's kitchen last year.

Of course there was a box with 12 bottles in there.

Also some awesome vintage Chevy stuff, and my personal emotional favourite, a Sinclair Dino soap.

Clem also added in a very very neat numberplate for my collection.

And lastly, some Dollars in cash for the charity collection that he had previously asked me to advance him.

Guess I will have to go to the USA to spend it.

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Thank you Clem and Kim for the donation. You guys rock!!

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Later I cut the grass, then we went shopping etc, and by 4pm off to BBQ

A great day so far.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Kool stuff in that box .

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Thanks John, as always, I feel very privileged and thankful.


Thought I was done with this fund raiser.

Well, seems not quite.

Firstly, MiataMark saw this awesome little key ring and got it for me.

Reminder of the ride in the TuTu

Thanks mate !!

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Secondly.

THIS ONE IS FOR EVERY ONE OF YOU....!!

My Boss' Boss' Boss is Dan, who was the primary driving force in getting this fund raiser going for the kids.

Today he sent me a personal email. (At this point he has no clue who exactly I am, would not recognise me if I walked into a room)

So the thanks goes to everybody who helped get this number up there, despite it grinding to a halt at 93% meaning they still have a ways to go to get to the £25.000.00 target.


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It has been a good day.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Bit like a Medusa.....

Chop off a head and another two grows......


Thanks Tim.

It did indeed make me smile.

Boosted my morale for sure.

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This makes the "Internet donations" move up to £1521.00 in traceable donations.

Let's see what today brings.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Congrats Rian ,you worked very hard for the cause ,thanks for doing it for the kids .

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Once again I can only reflect all my thanks and appreciation to every one who supported the charity drive, either emotionally or financially.

This has been a great team effort that I will always remember.


NOW BACK TO MY NORMAL TRANSMISSION OF STUFF HAPPENING AROUND ME.

2017 has been a hard year so far, with no let up in sight from a work point of view.
After being made redundant last year in January from possibly the nicest job I had had in 10 years, along with the rest of the UK and Europe, I was fortunate enough to walk straight into another job...... but is has been the toughest and most challenging job I have had in 25 years, seriously.

The market I work continues to become more challenging daily for all of us, and the expectations just grow and grow.

However, my manager and his team saw fit to bring us to an exotic (not somewhere I would ever go to, except to do a photo shoot of a car or such) venue for a two day "work hard, then relax" business meeting. The business side has been tough with hard words spoken yesterday, no more expected today.

HOWEVER.......

After work at 4.00pm yesterday this was what I saw coming out of the meeting room.

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And of course the start and end of days can look like this.

Making you feel appreciated for at least a short while.

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After the meeting we were all ferried over to a field and some woods in two groups for some not so competitive team building (That was a lie, we are always competitive, individually and as sub teams)
This was followed by dinner and not a lot of alcohol as I suspect most of us knew we would be digging deep again today.

Our "sub-team" who did very well, coming in with the highest scores, the teams were randomly selected, so I just got lucky being with them.

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Archery

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Followed by some clay pidgeon shooting.

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Happy to report that I did well in both events.

Not winning in either but in the top scorers group.

Back to reality now., but it is almost weekend, and hopefully the 75 miles home do not take me the almost 5 hours it did yesterday after a lorry full of chocolate caught fire, reducing Kent roads to chaos for most of the day.



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Later guys.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Enjoyed your pictures. I know that flour will explode but who would have thought that chocolate would burn like that.

Dwight

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Hi Dwight

Thanks for the reply. Glad you enjoy the pics.


Insomnia sucks.


But it also delivers. (Time)

Found three legs on pavement outside my local station.

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Mickey from next door heard my early morning racket and came to inspect and took the photo.

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Quick BBQ side table.

Or disposable table for University lodgings.

EDIT:

Got. to Katy's place and second born child claimed table for Uni.

First coat of Danish oil applied.

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Four coats of Danish oil later.

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Also saw a pic on my FB feed that I like a lot.

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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

For the table work:metal:

The truck art gets a :thumbs::clap:


:uhmk::uhmk:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Both the table and the truck art are pretty cool .

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Thank you both.

I think that the teenager has some serious bragging points now.

The table could have found five more homes since, seems people like it because it is slightly quirky.



Got home last night and found a slim package had been delivered by the post man.

Unfortunately no details, and I do not recall anyone saying they would be posting me some very cool Dutch license plates for my collection.

Obviously it has to be someone I have shared my postal address with before.......

But who??

Please do send me a PM or reply on here.


Thank you any way, and the DAF Key is a lovely touch too, considering their origins, despite being sucked up by Volvo at some point.


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psj0ap51pg.jpg

I know Herb in Kansas will like these.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Thank you to FreshandMinty for carrying on and donating to the children's charity even after the ride.

The charity is still open and donations continue to trickle in, getting closer to their target.


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London beckons again today.

Looking forward to the weekend as I have Friday off in lieu of working he 1st July.

Mini long weekend.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Every now and then something comes along that needs to be shared.

Click the link and take a quick look.

I do love some creative metalworking


http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...-hours-skilled


Trust you will be impressed with this bit of craziness.



Another donation

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Lovely sunset again.

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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

I need to retire so I can have time to make cool stuff like that.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

That was sooo Kool.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Thanks guys.

I suspect most of us would love to retire so we can do cool stuff.

Nothing to report really.

Prozac the little van that can, continues to make me smile and does all the odd jobs after hours and over weekends.

Funny how much I enjoy it.

A friend has bought one too, but seems he may have been shafted as his does not seem as nippy as mine.


Dennis in St Louis, Missouri sent a couple of pics this week.

It seems his son Adam had a large itch to scratch.

And did so in the form of a Hellcat.......

Now I am not the jealous type, but having two rather special cars in the garage.... man !!!

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I suspect it has to be a joy to drive, if you know what you are doing.

I managed to get 26mpg out of Dennis' car last year when I used it, over a few thousand miles, and he called me a ***** for driving nicely, but I suspect the Hellcat will have a consumption that can really only be fed at American fuel costs.

Weekend looming in my rear view mirror.

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That was a heck of a lot of Itch to scratch . I like it .

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I guess if you work hard you get bigger itches.

Adam has certainly earned his itch.



Thought I would share these pics as there are some animal lovers on here as well.

Dukey who came back here a few months ago has settled back fully, and another great sign is that he now spends a fair amount of time outside and at the back door.

This makes me happy, as he really was a sad cat when he came back.

Tail up after inspecting the grass when I cut it is a great look for him, has also picked up quite a bit of weight.

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Early mornings after they are fed the back deck is a perfect place to rest up

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Came home from London last night, settled with dinner and noticed Harley at the fire wood box, trying to get her paw in through the pile.......

Yup.... must be wildlife.

An hour later while watching an episode of Overhaulin I caught a mouse in the corner of my eye, scarpering from fire wood to the next corner.

So I unpacked all the carp there and of course had Harley there to investigate.

She is a keen mouser

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She changed positions a while later and just sat here motionless for more an an hour, later she moved off and by the time I went to bed, the mouse must have moved as well, as Harley was locked in in a different room.

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This morning she is guarding the refrigerator in a motionless pose again, so I guess the mouse moved again.

Cats can be pretty stupid.

And just for a smile, Dennis sent a pic last night, seems the Hellcat has been kicked out by his off-road golf cart.........

He and the dogs travel all over his place and the neighbours places with them when they are not on the quads.

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Weekend is here.

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Had to collect two parcels from the post Office Depot yesterday.

One was from Australia.

Thank you very much RBlote.

They are hugely cool and will go well with my collection.

He entry pass will of course get hung in the garage too.

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Over at Katy's for the rest of the weekend.

She does not do bootfairs, bit of a snob........

But yesterday afternoon we went to a bootfair about 5 miles from her place.

Not massive, and no traders, which is a good thing.

Loads of random stuff, mostly older people selling stuff they paid too much for 20 years ago when it was in vogue.

First item, not photographed is a large, read efficient, hairdryer for £3.00 to replace the one that she had at my place for her visits, as the old one blew up. Happy with that.
Katy got a paperback for 50p for her holiday in Greece.
And she got a pack of thermal socks for her brother.

Found this sign in French, which I do not read, for £1.00 but perfect for a random wall on the shed.

£1.00 bargain in my world, ally backed as well and great condition.

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Same lady had this plate..... for £2.00

Why?? I hear you ask.

Dennis' partner Debbie collects Christmas stuff amongst others, and this is outside of her remit, but last year I found her a very collectible side plate that I posted out, badly wrapped and it got broken, so his one is to "replace" that one, it is of Sandringham which to her, as a Royal watcher, may have some value.
Just need to pack it more securely before I post it out this time.

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Another ornament, this time for Katy at cost of £1.00
She has three that I bought before for £5.00 and has them hanging around her house.
Happy girl.

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Lastly, at 50p a piggy getting sick the morning after.

This is for her younger daughter, who like many youngsters, has not realised that alcohol will always win if you over do it.

Katy always makes her a little parcel of stuff when she heads back to Uni, so this will be included.

I doubt that she will get the message, but worth the laugh.

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No bootfairs today though.

Off to take little princess to lunch.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

Love the pig at the throne!!

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I suspect most of us can relate to that one Bill,. The thing is, we know it's always going to end up in tears, and Stephanie is such a tiny little thing that even sniffing the cap off a vodka bottle should have her on her butt.

Still, they do now better, as we did at that age.

So the pig is a perfect way to tease her and maybe even get a small lesson home in a non threatening way.


And then this happened today as well.

Thanks for Bakerlonglegs for the contribution.

I guess these charities never sleep, and the need for support never goes.

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Was chatting to my mate Edd Weeks who did the engine conversion on my 1963 Ford Taunus Transit van years ago, and he showed me these items his dad knocks together for his garden. His dads claim to fame is having a pee on an electric fence once, with shocking results.... (rofl)

I now have serious Spitfire envy.

Need to get a cars raidiator fan to make a wind vane for my garden somewhere.

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And just how cool is this??

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I think it is the basis for a pretty coool replica, mounted against a garage wall or even fence, just to have it there.

Offf to lunch, somewhere..... it's a surprise.

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My good friend CraigRK is in the USA at the moment.

He already has these two cars with another truck headed out here.

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San Francisco to be precise, for work.

Sadly, he is experiencing all the pleasures of being a guest in that great country.

He has been sharing photos and observations.

This one yesterday made me smile. Just how mad has the world become??

At least I never saw any of this sort of madness when I traveled mid-America.

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Sadly, he is stuck in San Francisco over the weekend and only has a Credit cards, SatNav and a Harley.

My heart bleeds for the man........

Maybe he will find another truck to buy while riding out.


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And in my own life, a small change of fortune........

After a couple of years of my employers not getting it right, it seems they screwed up my taxes again, but this time in my favour.

So what to do with the windfall... we'll, it was my money in the first place.

Addit to Prozac and buy a truck, or just leave it to earn zero percent interest.


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Almost the weekend.

Going to look if I can find a small treasure that I was informed about yesterday...... thanks to MercDan.

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Add it to Prozac and buy a truck :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
 

That Big Red 66 needs some lovin' too! :D

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Why not put that windfall into the '66?

Just say'in...

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I would use the money to get the cab of the 66 sand blasted and in primer.