Re: Nationals.

["Joseph M. Shaw, II" <MikeIIDC@domain.elided>]

Daniel Nees wrote:
> 
> Binders,
>    This is day one of Nationals. For those of you to lazy to show up, we
> are having a blast. I left Jersey at 11:15 and while I was getting gas
> Ed Kraus called me on my cell and wanted to join us in our abreviated
> convoy. I met Joe at a rest stop right out of Philly at 12:45. Then we
> drove about 2 hours or so and when we stopped I reallised that Joe had
> lost the bottom bolt on his back shock. So, we pulled the bolt off the
> top and threw the shock in the back.
>    We then met Ed at 6:15. We then got to Springfield at 9:30 A.M.
>    Once there we met a lot of digesters, including, Tom Lang, Tom
> Mandera, Jerry Muncie, Tark, Epp (more on him later), Bruce Slykhouse,
> Howard Pletcher, Bill Thebert, Gary (the drunk), Nick Rayner, and more.
> I know I forgot some I'll mention them later.
>    Now about Epp. This is all Tom Mandera's fault of course. Tom and Epp
> had already gotten here in Springfield last night and were heading to
> the hotel. As Epp was going threw the traffic light it turned red on him
> in the middle. A man came threw the light and caught the rear passenger
> quarter and pushed the Terra into a parked Honda. The Terra then bounced
> off the Honda and put it on the side of the truck crushing the door
> handle into the body and snapping the mirror off like a twig. After
> slidding 10 or 20 feet to a stop with gas seeping all over the place,
> Tom then released his seat belt dumping himself onto Epp. The truck was
> then righted by a tow truck and towed away for the night. There was very
> little damage done to the important parts of the truck. Except, the
> passenger rear axle flange is probable bent. The bed is toast, but; the
> fiberglass top was not hurt. (That is the important part! <g>) No one
> was hurt.
>    More tommorrow.
> 
> Dan Nees
> cookiedan@domain.elided
> 
>    1979 Scout II 345, Auto, 3.07's, Trak-Lok. One Ugly and Trusty Truck.
> Stacking the deck for the ugly truck competion.
> 
> 1971 Scout II 304, D30/44, D20, power steering.
> 
> http://members.tripod.com/~IHCaholic/scoutindex.html

Dan-

Some people will do anything to get that "UGLY TRUCK" award!  Looks like
you've now got yourself a contest!!!

Michael-who still thinks his Scout is Ugliest of All!