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**Desert Rat** · 07-19-2005, 02:55 AM

Hi all. I'm not sure if you remember me or not, this is Micah. I have not been on the board in over 2 years. I actually signed in under desert rat. I did not remember my password but had it reset. I actually had unanswerd PMs from August 2003. I do not remember if i left the board in good terms or not. One PM that was unopened was from member big orange over a big block alt bracket, i think i mjay still owe him money for? I sent him a PM to resolve.
If I owe any part or anything to you please let me know. i don't think that I do, but i do not recall alot of things that went on. If anyone has any problems please shoot me a PM or email.
I use to wheel and deal alot on here mainly in big block parts, brackets, pulleys etc. I drove a 69 GMc SWB 402 truck and had a few other projects.
sadly to say many hard times and other things that were more important led me to dump all my trucks and projects. I still have some rare parts and big block stuff left.
It really sucks i unhappily put around in a 98 Nissan pickup and we have a freakin Dodge Caravan, laugh if you want but i hate what we drive.
I would almost kill for a 67-72 project nowadays, but have beenin financial difficulties for a few years. I have had a few members email me over the last year to check up on me, some may remember i'm the one who had the brain surgery for the tumor. My father reported on my progress during the event, many were very supportive, and I thank you.
The folowing months i was full of drugs and posted some well to say the leat off the wall post. I'm sure i was close to being banned on more than one occasion.
Then i hit very hard times, sold parts and sometimes didn't always deliver. If i owe you anything please contact me. i'm still financialy in a bind, but I need to make good on any debts some how.
I do have another brain tumor as some of you know, but it is lying dormant.

Since my days on the forum her I have been a active member in the local herpetological associations. I currently am active in herpetological world. (reptiles and amphibians) I have also starting my own buisness in the captive husbandry and repoduction of rare pythons, boas, and other snakes and reptiles. (anyone back eats who has bullsnakes, gopher snakes, pine snakes, corn snakes in their yard-i'll trade parts for snakes) shameless plug-LOL.

Anyhow i'm not looking for sympathy or anything here, i'm hoping to be welcomed back in the 67-72 family even though i no longer have one (now i dream of owning one) I want to square away any un resolved dealings and come back here.
I realized how much i miss this community after reading about GMCJunkies circumstances. I remember talking to her a few years ago on instant messaging, i also remember dubie, fast68chevy, and a few others. it's been awhile obviuosly!!!
I'd also like to donate a 3.5 hp Craftman air compresor to gmcjunkie it works great, however I cannot afford to ship it, maybe another board member contribution can help it be delivered? Thank you for listening to my long winded post.

Desert Rat

Mudder · 07-19-2005, 03:05 AM

Welcome back Rat........... I do believe you have been missed and the ones you may or may not owe parts to, I think they realize that you have been sick. Shows what kind of guy you are that you would come back to make things right.

**Desert Rat** · 07-19-2005, 03:08 AM

Thanks Mudder! I was hoping the first response wouldn't be a lynching! Maybe the next one? I am looking foward to talking trucks, even though I do not have one anymore. I'm hoping to in the near future.

stllookn · 07-19-2005, 03:20 AM

Micah, Good to hear you are still kicking. Thought maybe you got snake bit or something. I see your Dad every now and then but see his '68 4x4 more frequently at the drags, swap meets, car shows...etc. It is easy to spot! Sorry to hear about the hard times. WELCOME BACK!

***Liz*** · 07-19-2005, 03:26 AM

holy hell rat darlin welcome back,, bout time you resurfaced

**Desert Rat** · 07-19-2005, 03:35 AM

Hi Stllookn. Yes i'm sure my dad is at all the events. His 68 4x4 i'm sure is hard to miss. wish it was mine! I will be seeing him in about 2 weeks, its been a few years! I thought about moving back, but this Arizona sunshine is hard to beat (well it was a little hot @ 117 today-LOL)
My hard times were and are a learning process, ( i have a few things to resolve i'm sure) but alot of it is behind me , i still have some obstacles to hurdle but i'm optamistic (sp?) i don't know if i have ever used that word before! LOL. Thank you
Micah

**Desert Rat** · 07-19-2005, 03:38 AM

mhc- how the heck are you? it's been a while since i have talked to you! I think the last time i talked to you was via IM a couple/few years ago?

Bowed · 07-19-2005, 03:49 AM

Hi Micah , glad you have found your way back here and that you are doing better . You always had a lot to say , knew a lot about different things and had interesting stories . Welcome back . Right off the bat I have a question for you that is right up your alley . You might remember that I live a few miles north of you up near Firebird International and I have this king kong spider that has moved into my garage and I am having trouble finding out what he is. He's 100% black , a body the size of an average thumb and hairy legs that span about 3 inches . He is so fast i can not catch him and there is so much junk out there I can't find him either . Looking in books he did not match the color discription for local tarantulas or wolf spiders being 100% black . Do you know what he probably is ? Thanks and good luck to you Micah .

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krue · 07-19-2005, 06:00 AM

Welcome back to the board. I was fairly new when you left so you probably don't remember me. Truck ownership is not a requirement to hang around here.

Glad you're still with us.

**Palf70Step** · 07-19-2005, 06:29 AM

Welcome back Micah. Glad to see you are still with us.

ebfabman · 07-19-2005, 06:42 AM

Hey DR, its good to know you're OK. I've also wondered about you. I still come here often just don't post as much. I'm busy being my 2 year old daughters daddy. Many of us are still around. Welcome back...........eb

JimKshortstep4x4 · 07-19-2005, 06:58 AM

Welcome back Micah!

We know you went through some hard times and it is good to have you back.

Jim

**BOSS** · 07-19-2005, 07:26 AM

Welcome back Rat!! there have been post in the back that have asked where you are at and how you are doing,glad to see ya doing ok and welcome home.

dubie · 07-19-2005, 09:12 AM

HOLY SCHNIKEY!! welcome back buddy!! I asked your dad a few months ago how you were doin, but never did have time to e-mail you. Damn bud, it's GREAT to see you back. You know you'll always get a HUGE welcome back from me. Glad to see everything is still goin alright for you guys down there. Be sure to stick around for a while again, we sure enjoy the company!
this just made my day!!

jhwkns · 07-19-2005, 09:16 AM

Hi Micah.. Great to see you back!

**Hart_Rod** · 07-19-2005, 09:50 AM

That's what I love about this board, good people, real people - people willing to own up to their mistakes and people willing to forgive and welcome back. I've only been a member of this board for a few months and I don't know you DesertRat, but I, like most other people on this board understand hard times and realize none of us are perfect. Best of luck to you in your physical healing as well as your spiritual healing.

Rob

**StingRay** · 07-19-2005, 09:54 AM

Good to see you back Micah. Lots of us have wondered how you have been doing.

**Yukon Jack** · 07-19-2005, 09:58 AM

Welcome back Micah - it's been a long time. Heck, when you were on here last my 69 K20 was all torn apart and not running . . . . hmmm, it still isn't running!

Russell · 07-19-2005, 10:00 AM

Welcome back man

I think you left shortly after I arrived, cause I did remember your screen name right away

paintpyro · 07-19-2005, 10:01 AM

Welcome back Micah. Glad to see you hangin in there. Last time I talked to ya was when I picked up the 6 lug rear end.

Bill72BB · 07-19-2005, 10:30 AM

BACK DR, Glad to hear you are still kicking around . Still in Casa Grande ?

ckhd · 07-19-2005, 10:34 AM

Good to see you back. Just Sunday I was wondering how you were fairing with the tumor.

You once asked me for desert horned lizards, but when I gathered them up and sent a pic, I didn't hear from you. Are you still looking to get some?

race-n-jason · 07-19-2005, 10:38 AM

Glad your back, man. Hope you continue to get better. Keep on hangin' on. Will be lookin' forward to talkin' "Rats" w/ ya again.

"there's no replacement for displacement"

70 longbed · 07-19-2005, 10:41 AM

DR,

Good to hear from you. Whenever I go to Phoenix I always want to make the side trip over to Casa Grande to see if you are still around or not. Wondered if one of those snakes got you. Do you still have the Nova? I was the one you swapped some parts with; you had it together and I think running last time we talked.

**1970 CST Short Wide** · 07-19-2005, 11:33 AM

Hey Rat
Waaaay back you and I got off to a bad start if you remember?? Anyway I'd like to start fresh and say welcome back. Our differences were minor and anybody who likes 67-72 trucks canâ€™t be all bad.
Hope your feeling better and best of luck in your new venture

07-19-2005, 02:55 AM	#1
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	Hello from Desert Rat Hi all. I'm not sure if you remember me or not, this is Micah. I have not been on the board in over 2 years. I actually signed in under desert rat. I did not remember my password but had it reset. I actually had unanswerd PMs from August 2003. I do not remember if i left the board in good terms or not. One PM that was unopened was from member big orange over a big block alt bracket, i think i mjay still owe him money for? I sent him a PM to resolve. If I owe any part or anything to you please let me know. i don't think that I do, but i do not recall alot of things that went on. If anyone has any problems please shoot me a PM or email. I use to wheel and deal alot on here mainly in big block parts, brackets, pulleys etc. I drove a 69 GMc SWB 402 truck and had a few other projects. sadly to say many hard times and other things that were more important led me to dump all my trucks and projects. I still have some rare parts and big block stuff left. It really sucks i unhappily put around in a 98 Nissan pickup and we have a freakin Dodge Caravan, laugh if you want but i hate what we drive. I would almost kill for a 67-72 project nowadays, but have beenin financial difficulties for a few years. I have had a few members email me over the last year to check up on me, some may remember i'm the one who had the brain surgery for the tumor. My father reported on my progress during the event, many were very supportive, and I thank you. The folowing months i was full of drugs and posted some well to say the leat off the wall post. I'm sure i was close to being banned on more than one occasion. Then i hit very hard times, sold parts and sometimes didn't always deliver. If i owe you anything please contact me. i'm still financialy in a bind, but I need to make good on any debts some how. I do have another brain tumor as some of you know, but it is lying dormant. Since my days on the forum her I have been a active member in the local herpetological associations. I currently am active in herpetological world. (reptiles and amphibians) I have also starting my own buisness in the captive husbandry and repoduction of rare pythons, boas, and other snakes and reptiles. (anyone back eats who has bullsnakes, gopher snakes, pine snakes, corn snakes in their yard-i'll trade parts for snakes) shameless plug-LOL. Anyhow i'm not looking for sympathy or anything here, i'm hoping to be welcomed back in the 67-72 family even though i no longer have one (now i dream of owning one) I want to square away any un resolved dealings and come back here. I realized how much i miss this community after reading about GMCJunkies circumstances. I remember talking to her a few years ago on instant messaging, i also remember dubie, fast68chevy, and a few others. it's been awhile obviuosly!!! I'd also like to donate a 3.5 hp Craftman air compresor to gmcjunkie it works great, however I cannot afford to ship it, maybe another board member contribution can help it be delivered? Thank you for listening to my long winded post. Desert Rat

07-19-2005, 03:08 AM	#3
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	Thanks Mudder! I was hoping the first response wouldn't be a lynching! Maybe the next one? I am looking foward to talking trucks, even though I do not have one anymore. I'm hoping to in the near future. Last edited by Desert Rat; 07-19-2005 at 03:09 AM.

07-19-2005, 03:20 AM	#4
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Micah, Good to hear you are still kicking. Thought maybe you got snake bit or something. I see your Dad every now and then but see his '68 4x4 more frequently at the drags, swap meets, car shows...etc. It is easy to spot! Sorry to hear about the hard times. WELCOME BACK! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

07-19-2005, 06:00 AM	#9
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Welcome back to the board. I was fairly new when you left so you probably don't remember me. Truck ownership is not a requirement to hang around here. Glad you're still with us. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

07-19-2005, 06:29 AM	#10
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,818	Welcome back Micah. Glad to see you are still with us. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

07-19-2005, 03:05 AM	#2
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Welcome back Rat........... I do believe you have been missed and the ones you may or may not owe parts to, I think they realize that you have been sick. Shows what kind of guy you are that you would come back to make things right.

07-19-2005, 03:26 AM	#5
*Liz* Catchy title goes here.. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 39,737	holy hell rat darlin welcome back,, bout time you resurfaced

07-19-2005, 03:35 AM	#6
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	Hi Stllookn. Yes i'm sure my dad is at all the events. His 68 4x4 i'm sure is hard to miss. wish it was mine! I will be seeing him in about 2 weeks, its been a few years! I thought about moving back, but this Arizona sunshine is hard to beat (well it was a little hot @ 117 today-LOL) My hard times were and are a learning process, ( i have a few things to resolve i'm sure) but alot of it is behind me , i still have some obstacles to hurdle but i'm optamistic (sp?) i don't know if i have ever used that word before! LOL. Thank you Micah

07-19-2005, 03:38 AM	#7
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	mhc- how the heck are you? it's been a while since i have talked to you! I think the last time i talked to you was via IM a couple/few years ago?

07-19-2005, 03:49 AM	#8
Bowed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: where it's hot Posts: 1,059	Hi Micah , glad you have found your way back here and that you are doing better . You always had a lot to say , knew a lot about different things and had interesting stories . Welcome back . Right off the bat I have a question for you that is right up your alley . You might remember that I live a few miles north of you up near Firebird International and I have this king kong spider that has moved into my garage and I am having trouble finding out what he is. He's 100% black , a body the size of an average thumb and hairy legs that span about 3 inches . He is so fast i can not catch him and there is so much junk out there I can't find him either . Looking in books he did not match the color discription for local tarantulas or wolf spiders being 100% black . Do you know what he probably is ? Thanks and good luck to you Micah . .

07-19-2005, 06:42 AM	#11
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Hey DR, its good to know you're OK. I've also wondered about you. I still come here often just don't post as much. I'm busy being my 2 year old daughters daddy. Many of us are still around. Welcome back...........eb

07-19-2005, 06:58 AM	#12
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Welcome back Micah! We know you went through some hard times and it is good to have you back. Jim

07-19-2005, 07:26 AM	#13
BOSS Just here to help Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norwood,Mo Posts: 3,893	Welcome back Rat!! there have been post in the back that have asked where you are at and how you are doing,glad to see ya doing ok and welcome home. __________________ Support our site Norwood Survivor

07-19-2005, 09:12 AM	#14
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	HOLY SCHNIKEY!! welcome back buddy!! I asked your dad a few months ago how you were doin, but never did have time to e-mail you. Damn bud, it's GREAT to see you back. You know you'll always get a HUGE welcome back from me. Glad to see everything is still goin alright for you guys down there. Be sure to stick around for a while again, we sure enjoy the company! this just made my day!! __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

07-19-2005, 09:16 AM	#15
jhwkns Registered Cruiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,230	Hi Micah.. Great to see you back! __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.



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07-19-2005, 09:50 AM	#16
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,840	That's what I love about this board, good people, real people - people willing to own up to their mistakes and people willing to forgive and welcome back. I've only been a member of this board for a few months and I don't know you DesertRat, but I, like most other people on this board understand hard times and realize none of us are perfect. Best of luck to you in your physical healing as well as your spiritual healing. Rob __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3 Last edited by Hart_Rod; 07-19-2005 at 09:51 AM.

07-19-2005, 09:54 AM	#17
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	Good to see you back Micah. Lots of us have wondered how you have been doing. __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada

07-19-2005, 09:58 AM	#18
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Welcome back Micah - it's been a long time. Heck, when you were on here last my 69 K20 was all torn apart and not running . . . . hmmm, it still isn't running! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

07-19-2005, 10:00 AM	#19
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Welcome back man I think you left shortly after I arrived, cause I did remember your screen name right away __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap) Last edited by Russell; 07-19-2005 at 10:00 AM.

07-19-2005, 10:01 AM	#20
paintpyro Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA,USA Posts: 1,579	Welcome back Micah. Glad to see you hangin in there. Last time I talked to ya was when I picked up the 6 lug rear end. __________________ 70 shortbed stepside "Schleprock" 350 w/TH400 rallys and BFGs -We can rebuild it, we have the technology-lower,shinier,faster

07-19-2005, 10:30 AM	#21
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	BACK DR, Glad to hear you are still kicking around . Still in Casa Grande ? __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen , Last edited by Bill72BB; 07-19-2005 at 10:31 AM.

07-19-2005, 10:34 AM	#22
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	Good to see you back. Just Sunday I was wondering how you were fairing with the tumor. You once asked me for desert horned lizards, but when I gathered them up and sent a pic, I didn't hear from you. Are you still looking to get some? __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans? Last edited by ckhd; 07-19-2005 at 10:34 AM.

07-19-2005, 10:38 AM	#23
race-n-jason -Praise the Lowered- Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Garland, Tx, USA Posts: 280	Glad your back, man. Hope you continue to get better. Keep on hangin' on. Will be lookin' forward to talkin' "Rats" w/ ya again. "there's no replacement for displacement" __________________ Race-N-Jason ('71 Chevy C-10 LWB 454/TH350) ('07 Dodge Ram 2500, 5.9 Cummins/6-speed Manual)

07-19-2005, 10:41 AM	#24
70 longbed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 490	DR, Good to hear from you. Whenever I go to Phoenix I always want to make the side trip over to Casa Grande to see if you are still around or not. Wondered if one of those snakes got you. Do you still have the Nova? I was the one you swapped some parts with; you had it together and I think running last time we talked. __________________ Keith 70 CST longbed in progress. Hoping to get it back on the road soon.

07-19-2005, 11:33 AM	#25
1970 CST Short Wide Senior Moment Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pittsburg Ca Posts: 4,111	Hey Rat Waaaay back you and I got off to a bad start if you remember?? Anyway I'd like to start fresh and say welcome back. Our differences were minor and anybody who likes 67-72 trucks canâ€™t be all bad. Hope your feeling better and best of luck in your new venture __________________ 1970 CST LS 1 6 speed Ford 9 inch Detroit Tru Track, Dakota Didgital, Vintage Air, QA1 Coil Overs Front & Rear Lots of FUN 2013 GMC PU, Oldest Son 71 GMC LWB. QA1 Suspension, Angry SB. Youngest Son 2019 GMC Diesil Dually. Youngest Son 2017 Toyota SUV Daughters car 2018 Traverse , Wife’s Ride Pittsburg Ca 94565

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