ol' school
16500+ Posts
Working good now! Tell Marge thanks Zook!
Maggie Valley 2018 Registration & Info
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Chaplain Dave
New member
It is GREAT to see that our Gathering will be a happening!
Sara and I had two issues frustrating our being at Maggie this year. One is that Sara just retired and money is tight, and the other is that our 6' toy or peanut sized Yorkie loves trike rides and loves people. Well, thanks to our IT son Victor who extensively travels throughout the USA, we now have a motel room for a full weeks stay covered by his comp room points. The other issue was what to do with our Yorkie... Best Western has a no pets rule, however my son talked to the manager and it turned out the motel has several pet rooms they do not advertise for an extra $10 a night, so now we can take CeCe with us. She is a quiet little lady who is a thinker and not a "yipper," and since she is a lover, if you see CeCe come up and say hi to her! Unfortunately we will be billeted out back, but hey, at least we have a room.
Then there was our Toyota Corolla trike... The trike didn't have any usage last year thanks to a serious transmission fluid leakage issue. Over the winter I picked up a used transmission and had it installed, and much to the chagrin of me (and my check book), the thing leaked worse than the old transmission. Then I discovered that AutoZone sells re-manufactured "zero hour" transmissions that have a 3 year warranty, and should you have any problems with the transmission, AutoZone pays the bill! The radiator had to be replaced also to honor the transmission warranty, and I discovered a company that sells "lifetime warranty" radiators. So it looks like I again have an ultra reliable super handling trike, praise God!
As usual, Sara and I will be doing the Blessing of Trikes & Trikers at our TT Gathering. We have done this for several years now, and we will enjoy seeing everyone again and summoning (requesting really) God's blessings on our trikes and our lives! (Make sure you hunt Sara or me down should we somehow miss you.)
Apparently we still have rooms available to us at Best Western, so if you run across other trikers, invite them to our Gathering! I can't wait for our "front porch" discussions to get underway, they are the frosting on the cake for our Gathering!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone the first week of September in Maggie, in the meantime - be happy, healthy & blessed!
Chaplain Dave & Sara Sherwood
Sara and I had two issues frustrating our being at Maggie this year. One is that Sara just retired and money is tight, and the other is that our 6' toy or peanut sized Yorkie loves trike rides and loves people. Well, thanks to our IT son Victor who extensively travels throughout the USA, we now have a motel room for a full weeks stay covered by his comp room points. The other issue was what to do with our Yorkie... Best Western has a no pets rule, however my son talked to the manager and it turned out the motel has several pet rooms they do not advertise for an extra $10 a night, so now we can take CeCe with us. She is a quiet little lady who is a thinker and not a "yipper," and since she is a lover, if you see CeCe come up and say hi to her! Unfortunately we will be billeted out back, but hey, at least we have a room.
Then there was our Toyota Corolla trike... The trike didn't have any usage last year thanks to a serious transmission fluid leakage issue. Over the winter I picked up a used transmission and had it installed, and much to the chagrin of me (and my check book), the thing leaked worse than the old transmission. Then I discovered that AutoZone sells re-manufactured "zero hour" transmissions that have a 3 year warranty, and should you have any problems with the transmission, AutoZone pays the bill! The radiator had to be replaced also to honor the transmission warranty, and I discovered a company that sells "lifetime warranty" radiators. So it looks like I again have an ultra reliable super handling trike, praise God!
As usual, Sara and I will be doing the Blessing of Trikes & Trikers at our TT Gathering. We have done this for several years now, and we will enjoy seeing everyone again and summoning (requesting really) God's blessings on our trikes and our lives! (Make sure you hunt Sara or me down should we somehow miss you.)
Apparently we still have rooms available to us at Best Western, so if you run across other trikers, invite them to our Gathering! I can't wait for our "front porch" discussions to get underway, they are the frosting on the cake for our Gathering!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone the first week of September in Maggie, in the meantime - be happy, healthy & blessed!
Chaplain Dave & Sara Sherwood
Burnerboy
2000+ Posts
Now that your having a North Carolina Rally does this mean that Catskill Acram New York will not be held???
Just checking in here
Thank you,
Ronnie
Just checking in here
Thank you,
Ronnie
No, that is a seperate gathering.
DblTrbl
New member
Chaplain Dave,
I didn't realize the problem with your Corolla Trike was that it was leaking. If I had know that, I could have sent you some HD emblems to replace the Toyota emblems and you could have driven it....:clapping::clapping::clapping: Of course I would have also sent you a healthy supply of rags and a drip pan
I didn't realize the problem with your Corolla Trike was that it was leaking. If I had know that, I could have sent you some HD emblems to replace the Toyota emblems and you could have driven it....:clapping::clapping::clapping: Of course I would have also sent you a healthy supply of rags and a drip pan
DblTrbl
New member
things are work are getting scary. I'm guessing that by June I will no longer have a job here. At this time still planning on attending MV in Sept.
If they lay me off or close the doors, I will be selling my house and just about everything else (except the trike). I will be moving south..... location is still unknown but may hang my hat in Greer SC for a bit before moving on to Florida.
funny how fast life can change. You can go from the Penthouse to the Outhouse in the blink of an eye.
If they lay me off or close the doors, I will be selling my house and just about everything else (except the trike). I will be moving south..... location is still unknown but may hang my hat in Greer SC for a bit before moving on to Florida.
funny how fast life can change. You can go from the Penthouse to the Outhouse in the blink of an eye.
Burnerboy
2000+ Posts
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa good,
Zook, please keep me posted about the Catskill rally, I'm very interested in attending that rally...
BUT I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE(s) TO RIDE UP WITH (safe'r in numbers riding that distance) and or better yet someone to share a room with (cheaper on the wallet) plus it would give me and the other person someone to hang with....When after riding all that distance, alone and still not know anybody it does kinda suck, when most of the folks are (I'm assuming) are coupled up... OK
Wife has too work, and can not take all that time off (*plus she's not really interested in riding all that distance anyways*)
So if anybody needs a roommate and a riding partner let me know ok- I'd be coming in from Springfield, Massachusetts
Zook,you have my telephone number, (it was in my PM's that I sent your about the mis-dated check) please if yea hear of anybody, PLEASE let me and them know (if yea need my number again I'll send it to you ok?)
Ronnie
ol' school
16500+ Posts
Chaplin Dave, I am so glad things worked out for you and Sara to attend MV this year for the whole week! My wife, Becky and I are looking forward to seeing you again this year!
Chaplain Dave
New member
Leakage problem...
I thought of that also, but A/T fluid is red and the garage floor was starting to look like I was bleeding to death! (The truth be known, I HATE leaks of any kind on what I drive. Forget to check the fluid level, and you just bought the farm!)
You can't find a cheaper place to live than eastern Tennessee, it's part of the reason why Sara and I moved here 10 years ago!
I will keep you in prayer bro, going from the penthouse to the outhouse is not a fun trip!
Chaplain Dave
Chaplain Dave,
I didn't realize the problem with your Corolla Trike was that it was leaking. If I had know that, I could have sent you some HD emblems to replace the Toyota emblems and you could have driven it....:clapping::clapping::clapping: Of course I would have also sent you a healthy supply of rags and a drip pan
I thought of that also, but A/T fluid is red and the garage floor was starting to look like I was bleeding to death! (The truth be known, I HATE leaks of any kind on what I drive. Forget to check the fluid level, and you just bought the farm!)
You can't find a cheaper place to live than eastern Tennessee, it's part of the reason why Sara and I moved here 10 years ago!
I will keep you in prayer bro, going from the penthouse to the outhouse is not a fun trip!
Chaplain Dave
PosseRider
3750+ Posts
Feed it more rice
2Paps
250+ Posts
That's terrible news! If you in fact come south and eventually decide to move to FL please consult with those of us who live here. We'll be happy to help you make an informed decision about what part of the state you'll be happy in.
In the mean time I wish you all the good luck in keeping your job, prayers too.
See you at MV!
ol' school
16500+ Posts
Yes Dennis, that is terrible news. We will keep you in our prayers that things work out for you. See you in September!
Chaplain Dave
New member
It didn't work!
Hey, I tried, I took your suggestion seriously! I poured a giant bag of rice into the carburetor, but all I got was brown cooked rice out of the exhaust that went great with an order of Chow Mein I had just picked up for supper. I had my wife holding the pedal to the metal - apparently the engine had to run wide open to exhaust the rice - anything less than full throttle caused the engine to stall. Thanks for the suggestion bro, but it just didn't work!
Chaplain Dave
Hey, I tried, I took your suggestion seriously! I poured a giant bag of rice into the carburetor, but all I got was brown cooked rice out of the exhaust that went great with an order of Chow Mein I had just picked up for supper. I had my wife holding the pedal to the metal - apparently the engine had to run wide open to exhaust the rice - anything less than full throttle caused the engine to stall. Thanks for the suggestion bro, but it just didn't work!
Chaplain Dave
DblTrbl
New member
Go ahead Swabby, lay it on me. PM me with some info. As I said, I'm in the Outhouse so needs to be a relatively low cost of living. Would you consider me parking a trailer in your yard? LOL
DblTrbl
New member
Dave,
I tried to PM you but it says I don't have permission to send you PM messages. So, if you can PM me with some areas or towns in that would be of interest in Easter TN, that would be fantastic. I will google them and then decide if I will check them out on my trip south.
Thanks
Zammy
20500+ Posts
Dennis, sorry to hear about the possible bad news. PM's are disabled for the time being, the site is having a major problem with spammers.
2Paps
250+ Posts
OK, PM doesn't work so email me at 2paps@outlook.com with wants, needs, likes and dislikes. We'll go from there.
Marc H
4250+ Posts
Dennis sorry to hear and hopefully you can hang on.I wondered about you when construction on that plant in South Carolina stopped last year.
DblTrbl
New member
Let's start with a Sugar Momma and work from there!!
DblTrbl
New member
Thanks Marc,
Yes shutting down that site put a hurt on us. Cut well over 100,000 man hours from our workload. We were hoping the government would step in and save the day but no such luck so far. We have the parts in storage not knowing if they will ever be used. They are site specific so if the project never gets finished, we have millions of dollars of parts to scrap.
I'm looking for the good to come from whatever lays ahead. I either stay here and work a few more years in this job OR I sell off everything and head south. One option is to take up RV living and see the country. All options are on the table..LOL
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