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    Birthday present to me

    My popup trailer was a 87 Jayco 1006 and it just had an ice box and 3 burner stove for the most part that we used, It had a small furnace that was never used. The price was right as it was given to us by Joans parents and we used it until her death in 96 and then I got rid of it 4 yrs ago as the...
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    Birthday present to me

    When I was divorced 4 yrs ago I had sold my popup trailer before she left and now that I feel better about life even though I lost my job building Fire Rescue trucks this week I decided I am going to get back into camping and enjoy myself again. Here is a link to the style I purchased...
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    Toilet Paper. Over or Under?

    I don't care either as long as there is paper hitting the spot and taking care of business, that is all that matters here
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    mig welding with propane??

    Having been a welder for over 40 yrs, the inert gas is supposed to protect the weld from that atmosphere and the only thing I see you getting with the propane is a "Darwin award"!! Dont do it!!!!!!!!
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    What is your favorite recreational drink.

    I voted beer as I also home brewed for several yrs and then after my wife died I quit drinking for 3 yrs. But I love Jack Daniels straight, I like a margerita now and then but with this area of Colorado where I live, we have about 20 micro brews in the area and so we always have GREAT beer!!! I...
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    Eggs, how do you like 'em?

    First choice is none, second it scrambled and have to have some type of salsa to hide the taste. Just never could get my head around eating them.
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    When do you usually fill up / stop for fuel?

    I guess I get to be the lazy person maybe on this as I dont drive mine a lot as it is a 2WD 03 and I now only have 43K on it. It is my weekend drive or if I need to take a trip I take it so I sit higher and see more of the road so I keep mine filled while it sits in the garage and dont allow any...
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    How often do you wear sunscreen when you work outside?

    My first wife died from Melanoma 16 yrs ago and you know I never use the darn stuff as I work as a welder and so I always have on long sleeves and pants to stay covered. When I go to work in the yard, same thing but if I go out and relaxe I put on a large brimmed hat to protect as much of my...
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    What is the best tool invention of all time?

    Being a welder for over 40 yrs now, they are ALL great tools. Each has a purpose, some more than others and I have got to use a lot of them over the yrs. Now where I work building fire Rescue trucks we do have to eleminate the plasma torch on the aluminum. You spend more time cleaning the cut so...
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    My trip, the lil 6.2 that could!

    Health items need addressed first so you are able to continue on your journey. If you dont, then you will have problems all the time and nobody likes that. Take care of YOU first and get well.
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    My trip, the lil 6.2 that could!

    Chuckled when I read about the Mesquite and I dont want to make a huge flame war of it but my uncle in Wichita Falls said that wood is just like a noxious weed, they pay the people to cut it down every few years to clean up the ground. He laughed at me when I said you see a lot of it coming up...
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    What brought you here?

    X3 and was asked by a couple people to come over and I am glad I did.
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    What's your July 4th Fireworks Budget?

    With all the fires here in Colorado the state says there will be no fireworks other than the commercial displays and I really dont remember the last time I bought any either. Sort of out grew them I guess.
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    My trip, the lil 6.2 that could!

    Husker. I knew the people who started New Belguim brewery before they got so big. I was in a local home brew club and Jeff and Kim were in it with me. Neat people. I also have to like that Fat Tire. I live in Loveland now but was in Ft Collins the first 10 yrs I lived here. Hot is not the word...
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    My trip, the lil 6.2 that could!

    That is the truth, here in Colorado we were at 100 today with about 8-10% humidity and the fire west of Ft Collins has taken off again and is burning like devil.
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    My trip, the lil 6.2 that could!

    I had read this was going to happen and just now got a chance to read the WHOLE thing and it sounds so neat to be that adventourous. I live in Loveland Co, an hour north of Denver and I-70 or 45 mnutes south of Cheyenne WY and I-80. I grew up in western Neb and many of the sights given by the...
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    What do you BBQ with?

    I have been a propane person for years and by summers end that will cease also. I have purchased a new natural gas grill that will be hooked up to the house. I had a brick base built and will be cutting granite this week I hope for the top of my new built in grill. I do plan on posting pictures...
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    New toy for the 6.5 to pull around...

    My ex SIL and her husband had one of those and I liked how it felt inside but they sold it this past yr in Wisconsin where they live. I had a popup for almost 28 yrs and loved it. Here in Colorado I done a lot of dry camping so it was easy to get into nice places. Sold it a couple yrs ago before...
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    Chicago area to Denver or the 4 corners area - Hesperus

    At Royal Gorge the railroad trip along the river 1500 feet below the bridge is way cooooool. I also like the area around Co Springs as others have said, lots of nice things there. I live only 30 miles from Estes Park. A lot to do there. If you were going to be going up into the mountain area for...
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    How much school learning you got?

    I started to weld in my dads business at the age of 10. I knew what I wanted to do when I graduated from HS and then went to a VoTech school and took Welding and Metallurgy/ non destructive testing. I have now been in the welding field for just over 46 yrs and really dont regret a minute of it...
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