427SnakeSC
350 posts
Mar 24, 2008
9:52 AM
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I haven't heard anything from our two most popular members in a while. Where are you guys? What's up? "There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Nomad
79 posts
Mar 24, 2008
9:08 PM
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Just got released from Rehab again yesterday. Also had to visit my Shrink and my Probation Officer, all in one day! Then the cat had to be re-neutered, and I had to put my neighbour down. Oh yeah, I have also had a pretty crazy work rotation, and family home for Easter, so........ I have been fairly busy! Will catch up soon though! Cheers, Nomad.
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427SnakeSC
352 posts
Mar 25, 2008
3:31 AM
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Okay...., I thought it was something serious! LOL! Are you sure you should be out of rehab? ----------
"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Ron75
227 posts
Mar 25, 2008
9:53 AM
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I have been having problems with one of my little dogs. He has Pancreatitis and is hurting really bad. I have to call the vet again today and see what to do as he is scheduled for more blood work next Monday but he won't drink or do anything and if he becomes dehydrated it will be very bad. Ron
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427SnakeSC
353 posts
Mar 25, 2008
9:58 AM
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Ron, sorry to hear that! I know how important they are to you, and I hope things turn out well for the little guy! Keep us posted. ----------
"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Ron75
228 posts
Mar 25, 2008
12:30 PM
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Thanks Bruce. It seems everything I have did for the past 8 months has turned to crap. I am worried sick about him but there is nothing that I can do. Ron
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427SnakeSC
355 posts
Mar 25, 2008
2:26 PM
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Hang in there Ron, and hope for the best!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Nomad
80 posts
Mar 25, 2008
2:55 PM
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Upsetting to hear about your present circumstances Ron. Been there, too many times with our cats over the years. Seems to be an inevitable part of "taking them on" under our care. But please remember, that regardless of the outcome, we all give them the very best homes that we can. And that is a good thing. My thought's are with you, Ron.
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Venam
58 posts
Mar 25, 2008
8:47 PM
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Ron,
I've been there too. I pray for the best. Nomad is right, at the end of the day you can only do and provide what you can. Never blame your self for their pain, rather help in the comfort.
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Ron75
229 posts
Mar 26, 2008
7:40 AM
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Thanks for the support guys. It is just so hard that he was only 1 year old in December and I just had to have both of my others put to sleep in December and April a year ago. I am really hoping that the tests next week will show what levels are high and they can be treated by medication. He feels good and wants to play but the pain just makes him sit and look at me and his little sister. He will play with her if she stays where he doesn't have to run around. Ron
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Anonymous
Guest
Mar 26, 2008
8:06 AM
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Ron, that's way too much trauma visiting one Family. I didn't know about the previous occurances. I was talking to "She Who Must Be Obeyed" about your wee pup last night. Like I said we are pulling for the little guy. He knows that you are there, he is not alone, and he knows that you care..... that is what we do. I believe it really matters. Be gentle on yourself. Your friend, Nomad
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Ron75
230 posts
Mar 26, 2008
1:52 PM
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Nomad, Thinks.I just got home from having to rush him to the vets. He was just crying and throwing up and couldn't even stand up. I have been feeding him a very light amount and it looks as if everything he has ate for the last two days was still in his stomach. I wasn't sure I was going to get him there alive, but they are going to put him on an IV and try to stabalize him and see what is going on. Ken, who owns the place and I have known since he bought the first place from my old vet about 12 years ago is on vacation and I sent himan e-mail figuring he would get it Monday when he gets home. He called me about 10 minutes ago and said he takes hi laptop so he can check on things and he was going to call the staff and find out just what is going on and that he will talk to me Monday. He is one of the top vets in the country and he has all kinds of plaques and goes to every meeting they have when they come up with something new, so he isn't the one who ignored the not drinking and no bowel movement symptoms. Ron
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427SnakeSC
374 posts
Mar 27, 2008
3:50 AM
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Ron, any news about the condition of your dog? Hang in there. ----------
"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Shelby Fan
35 posts
Mar 27, 2008
6:04 AM
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Ron, I just read what is happening. I am sorry to hear this. I hope things turn out okay for you. I know how hard this must be for you. Take care. My thoughts are with you.
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"Don't sweat the petty things, just pet the sweaty things."
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Ron75
231 posts
Mar 27, 2008
6:24 AM
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Thanks guys. I called last night and he is still in a lot of pain and they have him on IVs, but it sure didn't sound very good. I honestly don't think he will be coming home. And part of this I blame the vets who are working there. Ken who owns the big hospital is on vacation. If Ken had been here he would not have just ignored what I said until it was to late. He is one of the top vets in the country and his new vet hospital won an award as one of the top ones last year. I sent Ken an e-mailand he called me and said he would be back Monday but in the mean time he would get hold of the staff and find out just what they were doing and why things had been let go this far. Ron
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427SnakeSC
376 posts
Mar 27, 2008
7:07 AM
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Ron, very sorry to hear this. Gotta keep your chin up, sometimes they pull through. Stranger things have happened. If the worse does happen, then, you have to look at it, as I did, last year. He is not in pain anymore and you still have some good memories. My thoughts are with you. Bruce
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Nomad
87 posts
Mar 27, 2008
7:39 AM
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There are times, that the Universe simply .does not "unfold as it should". Those are the hardest times.....take care Ron.
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I wouldn't be so paranoid, if everyone wasn't out to get me.
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Nomad
99 posts
Mar 30, 2008
9:05 PM
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Just thinking about our good friend Ron.........
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I wouldn't be so paranoid, if everyone wasn't out to get me.
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Ron75
234 posts
Mar 31, 2008
5:18 AM
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Thanks Nomad, I am still around at times. I hope to get to bring Frenchy home today. Fell on the shed roof the other day and cracked a bone in my left elbow and maybe a minor crack in a right rib. So I am not moving around very fast. And believe me, at my age to say you have slowed down is about the same as saying you no longer move.
It has been clear but very windy and cold the past three days and that has my sinuses all in a mess, so I am spending much of my time trying to recover some. Ron
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Venam
74 posts
Mar 31, 2008
8:34 PM
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Ron,
I wish things would start going your way soon. I'm sure they will. Meanwhile if you are stuck indoors mending, try not to worry on matters, it's also not healthy. Find your most comfortable chair, with a favourite blanket......and watch a classic movie (car related of course)
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The topic of procrastination will be dealt with tomorrow
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Nomad
101 posts
Mar 31, 2008
9:13 PM
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Quite honestly Ron, with all the crap that you are having thrown at you................ I just don't know what to say. But I am thinking about you, called Bruce today and asked if he had an Update............. and I will leave it at that. Hang in there, don't let "Life" grind you down. Nomad.
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I wouldn't be so paranoid, if everyone wasn't out to get me.
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Ron75
236 posts
Apr 01, 2008
10:14 AM
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Thanks to all of you for the kind words. I am still hanging in and am mainly just so sore today that it hurts to even think. Fortunately with my small brain, that isn't a big thing. In fact I have started wishing I hadn't sold my Cobra but that is over and done so no need to dwell on the past. It isn't the first thing I have done I later regretted. I guess my worst mistake was passing on buying the three CSX 3XXX series cars in L.A. in 1966 for $18K for all three. I wanted a 289 and that sports car lot spent a lot of time trying to get me one but no one would sell them back then as they handled much better than the big block cars. They had the 3 above mentioned cars on that lot forever it seemed and even Shelby made the statement at his fire sale, that they couldn't give the dam things away. Boy, were we both wrong. Ron
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427SnakeSC
728 posts
Jun 13, 2008
12:28 PM
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Haven't heard from Ron75 in a few days. Anyone heard from him? Hope everything is okay!
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 "There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Nomad
205 posts
Jun 13, 2008
5:55 PM
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Ron sent me a very nice email this week, but I don't know what is happening in his world. Hopefully things are well.
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In dog years, I am dead.
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Ron75
429 posts
Jun 14, 2008
5:04 AM
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I am still around much to the dismay of some. I have been trying to get all of my weeds mowed but in this heat and dust we have it has taken me longer than usual. Also the fire danger is very high and we have had a couple just a few miles from me so I have been watching that. Darn, we could use some of that water that is flooding the other states. Ron
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427SnakeSC
731 posts
Jun 14, 2008
5:24 AM
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Ron, good to hear you are still with us! I have been following the situation on CNN. It must be brutal, the temp, the fires and lack of water! Hang in there!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Nomad
208 posts
Jun 14, 2008
5:43 AM
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Ron, "heat and dust"? Let's make a deal here. We have just had the coldest May since 1937! And rain? You don't even want to go there! I think of that champion of the people, our dear friend Al Gore, everytime I put another piece of firewood in our woodstove, ONE THIRD of the way through JUNE! Yup, I love this "Global Warming"!
But I digress, you send us some "heat", and I will ship some rain and cool temps, and all will be well. We will ship the locust's to Al's house..............
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In dog years, I am dead.
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Ron75
431 posts
Jun 15, 2008
4:48 AM
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Nomad, I wish we could have some of your cooler temperatures and rain. They kept breaking into the race yesterday to report on the fire down near Oroville and they only have it 35% contained. It has burned several buildings and houses so far but only a few fire fighters have been hurt and none very seriously if they reported it correctly. And this oppressive heat and wind sure isn't helping either. Ron
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Ron Widener
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427SnakeSC
734 posts
Jun 15, 2008
4:53 AM
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Ron & Nomad, the weather we are getting here is a combination of the both. During the day, we are getting stifling heat and humidity, then the evening we get these torrential down pours. I spent Friday night on my boat, and the storm we had down at the marina, had me thinking, "I better get my a$$ out of here, cause this sounds like a tornado." The thunder and rain just never stopped and the bilge pumps on my boat were coming on about every 20 minutes. It was a little scary!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Ron75
432 posts
Jun 16, 2008
12:43 AM
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Still hot here and going to get much hotter soon. Yesterday it only got up to 101 but was humid and also there was the smoke floating around from the fire near Paradise. Lord, I am tired of this no water year after year and fires the past few years. I really do wish my health was well enough that I could leave this state. Something that I never thought I would ever say. Maybe move to Arkansas and live on one of my cousins farms. Ron
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Ron Widener
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Joe Wicked
7 posts
Jun 16, 2008
12:14 PM
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Much more comfortable here today than yesterday. I built a new dog run yesterday for my dog. Put up a tarp on the top and west side for shade. It felt at least 10-15* cooler inside there than in the direct sun. Partly cloudy today with thunderstorms starting up tonight through tomorrow. We have been lucky the last 2 years. We were in a drought like Ron for at least 5 years, and then last year the rain just didn't stop. Filled all the lakes back up and by summer we were flooding. This year, each month is just above or just below average rainfall. For the year we are right at average.
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Nomad
211 posts
Jun 16, 2008
12:26 PM
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I must say that things are pretty crazy out here on the West Coast as well. For an example, last night it got really dark, and then this morning it was light again! I just don't get it.
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In dog years, I am dead.
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427SnakeSC
737 posts
Jun 16, 2008
2:15 PM
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Joe, what part of the country are you in? Up here in Toronto, we have been getting humid and hot days, with hurricane like evenings! Tonight and all week the same forcast, except tonight, the temp is supposed to be just about 10 degrees above freezing! You just got sit back, scratch you head, and mutter WTF!!! I am glad I have a good supply of wine in the house! Keeps me sane!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Ron75
434 posts
Jun 17, 2008
10:54 AM
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Bruce, Joe lives in Texas and at this moment they are having a hard rain with some wind. Ron
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Ron Widener
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427SnakeSC
741 posts
Jun 17, 2008
11:25 AM
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Thanks Ron, the weather here is cool and rainy! Not good bike or car weather! Insert BIG CRY here! LOL!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Joe Wicked
8 posts
Jun 17, 2008
1:12 PM
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Yep, just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. I work in Plano which is part of the Metroplex (far northeast side) and live 14 miles east of work. Rain has cleared out now, but there are Thunderstorms forcasted for the next couple of days. I went online earlier when the storm was first hitting and there were areas that were Black. The storm line went from light green - dark green - yellow - orange - red - big purple area - black with white spots. The white spots are normally hail, but I have never seen Black. It was not even on the legend. Of course when that section hit us, the wind was blowing so hard my car alarm went off from the rocking. It is not sensitive at all. I have dents where people have thrown doors into it and chipped the paint away and it did not go off. It is set that way, because I got it to help protect it from being stolen, not to wake me up when a bird farts.
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Ron75
435 posts
Jun 18, 2008
8:12 AM
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Darn Joe, You spoil all of the fun with your car alarm setting. When I had my Cobra one of my favorite things was to drive through a parking lot and rev it up once and then listen to the canopy of car alarms. Ron LOL
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Ron Widener
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427SnakeSC
744 posts
Jun 18, 2008
8:18 AM
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Ron, when I had my Classic, I used to love driving down my street and hear some of the car alarms going off! That was such a kick!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Joe Wicked
13 posts
Jun 18, 2008
9:31 AM
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I do the same with my Mustang. I have always felt that an alarm is not any good if people don't pay attention to it. With the number of alarms that go off, most people don't pay attention to them. When I lived in my old apt, someone used a clothes hanger to hit the unlock button on my car, when the door opened, the alarm went off. My neighbor said that he did not realize that I had an alarm and I told him why it is set how it is. It has a vibration sensor, but you have to hit it with more than a door ding to set it off. There is also a microphone that will set it off if it detects the sound of breaking glass (crushing cans in the garage with the windows left open on the car will also set it off). I have the loudest most obnoxious alarm I could find. I always know when mine goes off. 110dB is loud.
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427SnakeSC
745 posts
Jun 18, 2008
9:42 AM
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We have our house and garage alarmed. It is always so sweet, when I wake up with a head full of sleep, to let the dog out for a squirt, and I forget to disarm the alarm. It sounds like an air raid siren, going off! The neighbours must love me on those nights! Fun stuff!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Ron75
456 posts
Jun 26, 2008
5:01 AM
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Nomad, Empty your e-mail in-box. I tried sending you a PPS file yesterday and it came back that it couldn't be delivered because your e-mail was full. Ron
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Ron Widener
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Nomad
223 posts
Jun 26, 2008
8:02 AM
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Sorry about that Ron, I have been working ashore lately, with no computer, and about 2 hours "free time" after my Watch. Got your latest this morning though. I am booking a Cruise! LOL!!!!!!!
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In dog years, I am dead.
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1145 posts
Sep 06, 2008
2:58 PM
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We haven't heard from "Venam" in a while. Anyone know what has happened with him? Venam, where are you? Nomad forgives you, for whatever! LOL!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Ron75
SENIOR MEMBER
578 posts
Sep 07, 2008
5:32 AM
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I haven't seen anything from him either. I figured he was probably busy doing soemthing.
Ron Widener
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1146 posts
Sep 07, 2008
6:20 AM
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The last time I talked with him, he was moving into a new home, last month, I think. I guess that could be it.
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1188 posts
Sep 19, 2008
11:27 AM
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I was talking with Nomad this morning. He was just getting up from "napping." He has just completed a tour of "work" and will be inundating us with his wit and wisdom very soon! Be afraid, be very afraid!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Nomad
SENIOR MEMBER
355 posts
Sep 19, 2008
4:13 PM
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I find it very hurtful that the word WORK is in italics in the above Post. It conveys to the Reader, that I indeed do not actually do any "work". But on the other hand, my mantra at "work" is, "you can't fire me, I've never done anything..........................."
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Airplanes don't kill people, gravity does.
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1192 posts
Sep 19, 2008
4:40 PM
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See, I told you, these old people get cranky when you deprive them of their naps! LOL! Good to have you back, Nomad!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Ron75
SENIOR MEMBER
621 posts
Sep 20, 2008
5:06 AM
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Nomad, Nice to have you back. To us RETIRED people the word WORK should not be used in friendly company. But as it applies to you, I think it is almost the same as RETIRED except you have to spend time at a certain location. Ron LOL
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Ron Widener
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Nomad
SENIOR MEMBER
381 posts
Sep 29, 2008
8:28 PM
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Back at WO#K again. We appear to be at sea.............. scurvy is setting in.................... this may be my last Post, er, just a minute, where in the bald headed Christ is that water coming from? I'll be right back...............
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There are three kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't count.
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