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It was me that gave him the time off. For those of you that know me know that I try to be fair but sometimes people just like to push the envelope.
What we've got here is failure to communicate.
I'd like to take this chance to personally thank all the volunteers who make the rally the great event that it has become.
If I mentioned each name I'd leave someone out so I'm not going to try but know that if you were washing dishes, leading rides, registering, cooking, running the skidsteer...
I just got off the phone with my wife as she was driving home from the emergency room. What the heck!!
She has been feeling dizzy and lightheaded for two weeks and didn't want to alarm me. Why? She didn't want to ruin my rally!! ****, what a woman.
Fortunately she found out it is just a...
Thanks to all the volunteers.
I enjoyed seeing everyone again this year and look forward to next year.
Gimpy peeled off our two civi truck convoy at about 7:30PM last night and I hit my compound at 8:34.
Only 10 hours and 10 minutes to get home.
I'd like to personally thank in the forums two members who stepped when I asked that they give a right seat ride to someone at the rally last week.
Rmtaunton (Robert) and Coffey1 (Ken)
Thanks to both of you the man (not a member of SS) had a memorable rally.
My Dad passed away 9 years, 9 months and 16 days ago and I still miss him. He would have been 86 this year and he to was a Korean combat veteran.
So sorry for your loss and although I can't say it gets better you do find a way to live with it.
Simulation
Put a couple of boards down onto a small platform about three feet high or so.
Drive the cart up and let it break over the edge and if it will clear you have the right angle, if not then use longer/shorter boards.
Yes, I do things the simple (and usually harder) way.
Make the ramps short and use a ditch or a dirt embankment to load/unload. Although not always possible it is easier than trying to make a set of ramps to support a load and still be man portable.
Or end up like last year's Haspin when someone tried to unload an ATV out of the back of an M813...
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