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    The Old man and the Sea

    A long time ago in a place far far away I had a Chevy Venture - the loads were at time's award winning
    with luck i'll find a pic or two .
    But what I have here beat's any load I ever did A picture is worth a thousand words !!







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    I am back to my skill set from the 80's Painting & all that follows it
    I removed myself from the trash company I worked for as of 2 years ago
    I find scrap non the less

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    Venture was special but time to pass the torch
    You know when I looked for this photo - I started seeing so many other memories of loads in all my past trucks
    I know it's not stupid but I looked and wondered what is this insanity - I never quit on .
    It's kinda like an old saying " A face only a mother could love "
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    So how did I do it ?
    OK the pile had some steel piping with the roofing sheets so first I laid down the pipes
    then went for the sheets and loose stuff Al went last
    So did it scrape the road - well sure it did ...... Like once in a wile .
    I sold off some sheets to some body who needed roofing material $55 about 300 pounds
    the rest earned $179 the mix is around 1600 pounds
    AL balanced out the value

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    Awesome load
    Might have been the rear bumper you heard scraping
    There ain't nothing wrong with an honest days work. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.- Old Man

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    Now that's one way to kill a truck?! Nice load
    ~You have to start somewhere to get anywhere~

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    I should of rented a trailer .
    As I was driving it I had this very uneasy feeling .
    Once I got home I strapped the end and kinda pulled it up off the ground about 5 inches
    using a ratchet strap
    I used a tarp & put a florescent green flag at end
    to keep the police happy .
    The truck came back to life ( springs )
    but I'll think twice next time & get a trailer
    If you notice I sound fresh when I explain what i plan to do
    After loading 2000 pounds I sound a little winded - Took about 2 hrs

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    Good Show my fellow crap stacker. My family has always told me i was the best pile/junk/crap stacker and organizer that they knew. Give me a pile 12x12 and i could fit it in a box 10x10. Its nice to know there are others like me. Nicely done.

    Mother Nature; all time #1 recycler

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