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12-11-2002, 10:35 AM
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Keepin' It Stock
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
Posts: 554
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Master of My Domain
Well, once again I've been reminded of the truth of the old saying "you get what you pay for". In my quest to save a buck I've tried several "free" web hosts to host my web site. The first one went out of business -- no notice, just disappeared one day like an Iraqi weapon of mass destruction. The second one was great for a while, then they began going down more often than a white house intern. With my third host (Web1000) I thought I had found a winner. They offered plenty of space and bandwidth, no banners or pop-ups, and they seemed to have little or no downtime. The problem? Well, it seems they have a pension for redirecting traffic to entertainment of the adult persuasion. I'm no prude and if adult entertainment (pronounced porn) floats your boat, then that's fine with me. However, I do take offence to being bombarded with the stuff without warning.
So, I've learned my lesson. No more getting something for nothing. I now have my own domain and I am paying a legitimate and respectable hosting service to host my site. I apologize to anyone that visited my site in the past and was greeted with bare bodies rather than truck bodies. If you found the redirect convenient (honest honey, I clicked on a board member's truck site!) then you're welcome, but you'll have to come up with a better excuse from now on. I even host my own guestbook, so no more banners and pop-ups from a guestbook site. For those that have linked to my site from your web site, my new web address is http://www.pattson.com. To link directly to the pages about the restoration of Maych, point to http://www.pattson.com/maych.
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12-11-2002, 10:41 AM
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Almost Satisfied
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Springfield, MO
Posts: 2,932
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The second one was great for a while, then they began going down more often than a white house intern.
LMAO at johnnyp!!
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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12-11-2002, 10:43 AM
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Account Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
Posts: 15,320
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I've had freeservers for quite a while now. Check it out! There are some pop-up banners, but the layout is cool and it's free.
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12-11-2002, 01:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Bismarck, ND
Posts: 4,282
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Your site looks really good Johnny. I'm going to be re-assembling my 327 in a few weeks (I hope). It's at the machine shop now.
Webshots deleted my site a month ago without warning because of inactivity. 
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12-11-2002, 07:55 PM
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Fabricate till you "puke"
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Ill
Posts: 9,403
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D@mn.....I missed the porn
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69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears.... |
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