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[mat in tn]

Too slow for my dad! He lives at full speed. Believe it or not he bought a new F-150 FX4 last year with the 5.0 Coyote engine. Says if he stays in his chair watching TV he gets crippled up. Instead he races over to Costco three times a week to socialize, taste free samples and complain about the long lines.

I get migraines driving with Dad up to the mountains on weekends. His overall driving is fine. His mental acuity is amazing. The zero to sixty performance of the truck is phenomenal but I’m getting whiplash. He stays between the lines but is extremely critical of bad drivers around him. Like a three-hour running commentary on rules of the road. I’m watching the mirrors and staying as focused as a B-17 Tail gunner. He takes the curves on the mountain roads at Steve McQueen speeds. He really lives for high performance driving. I’ve rediscovered prayer in my life, partly because of this😇. The view from the passenger seat is always different, right?

Most 90 year-old dads are tied to chairs, eating applesauce and wondering what year it is. I am thankful he is such a tough nut. And the thing is, when we get to the cabin (that we built) and sit under the big pines, we’ll have a soda, feed the squirrels and talk about when he was a kid learning to ride ponies down the street. Maybe bitch about the decline of country music or the foo-foo coffee shops that have taken over the town center. Later on we’ll pick out a John Wayne movie or Hee Haw collection from the hundreds of DVDS he has, make a cowboy style dinner and hit the hay. Could be a heck of a lot worse.

spend that time well. I go to see my dad as often as I can but it's never enough. he is in Maine and I'm in NC now. my dad has slowed down drastically. and he is much younger than 90.

[Shorty]

spend that time well. I go to see my dad as often as I can but it's never enough. he is in Maine and I'm in NC now. my dad has slowed down drastically. and he is much younger than 90.

Thanks. You are correct, of course. Gotta slow down and be thankful more often. 🙂

[Shorty]

Thanks. You are correct, of course. Gotta slow down and be thankful more often. 🙂

Just when I gave up on shipping my shorty F100 from CA to VA, one of the contractors I work with recommended his shipper. Night and day difference. Polite, punctual and at a fair price. Away she goes to Virginia for a semi-retired life. I’ll be replacing the bed wood and getting it painted, but that will wait a bit.

 

[85lebaront2]

Just when I gave up on shipping my shorty F100 from CA to VA, one of the contractors I work with recommended his shipper. Night and day difference. Polite, punctual and at a fair price. Away she goes to Virginia for a semi-retired life. I’ll be replacing the bed wood and getting it painted, but that will wait a bit.

Where in our great state are you moving to?

My dad has passed on, he was 1 day past his 89th birthday, mind was still sharp as a tack. He had decided on his own to stop driving a couple of years before. Stepmother had Alzheimer's and he put her in a day care facility until the stress put him in the hospital with a bleeding ulcer. That was when he with some prodding by my brother and I decided to sell the 2500 sq ft ranch house on an arm of Lake Smith in Virginia Beach.

He had a house cleaning party so the four of us (his kids) and the 4 of Mary's (stepmother) girls could get what they had either been promised or wanted.

He had given my his 1960 vintage Craftsman radial arm saw, joiner and huge shop vac, we parceled out his tools among the men and after we emptied the house, he put it up for sale and set up an investment account to be split 4 ways upon his death. Mary had already given her girls their inheritance, of which we received nothing, so dad gave each 1 cent.

I miss him, and when I am doing something he taught me about I think about him watching me from above.

Enjoy your dad while you still can.

[Gary Lewis]

Just when I gave up on shipping my shorty F100 from CA to VA, one of the contractors I work with recommended his shipper. Night and day difference. Polite, punctual and at a fair price. Away she goes to Virginia for a semi-retired life. I’ll be replacing the bed wood and getting it painted, but that will wait a bit.

It is so nice when you find someone to work with! Good luck!

[Shorty]

Where in our great state are you moving to?

My dad has passed on, he was 1 day past his 89th birthday, mind was still sharp as a tack. He had decided on his own to stop driving a couple of years before. Stepmother had Alzheimer's and he put her in a day care facility until the stress put him in the hospital with a bleeding ulcer. That was when he with some prodding by my brother and I decided to sell the 2500 sq ft ranch house on an arm of Lake Smith in Virginia Beach.

He had a house cleaning party so the four of us (his kids) and the 4 of Mary's (stepmother) girls could get what they had either been promised or wanted.

He had given my his 1960 vintage Craftsman radial arm saw, joiner and huge shop vac, we parceled out his tools among the men and after we emptied the house, he put it up for sale and set up an investment account to be split 4 ways upon his death. Mary had already given her girls their inheritance, of which we received nothing, so dad gave each 1 cent.

I miss him, and when I am doing something he taught me about I think about him watching me from above.

Enjoy your dad while you still can.

Bill,

Thanks for the encouragement. I live in one of the less dangerous parts of Hampton. 16 years in Virginia Beach, then the inevitable down-sizing when the kids grew up/out to a condo over by Surfrider Hampton. New house is only 1/2 mile away but it addresses all my complaints of condo life.

I placed an Apple air tag in my truck before it left. According to it, my truck is headed east on i40 in Tennessee. I’ll be home in a couple of weeks for moving party and Xmas.

[Gary Lewis]

Bill,

Thanks for the encouragement. I live in one of the less dangerous parts of Hampton. 16 years in Virginia Beach, then the inevitable down-sizing when the kids grew up/out to a condo over by Surfrider Hampton. New house is only 1/2 mile away but it addresses all my complaints of condo life.

I placed an Apple air tag in my truck before it left. According to it, my truck is headed east on i40 in Tennessee. I’ll be home in a couple of weeks for moving party and Xmas.

That's a good move on the Air Tag. Glad things are going well.

[85lebaront2]

Bill,

Thanks for the encouragement. I live in one of the less dangerous parts of Hampton. 16 years in Virginia Beach, then the inevitable down-sizing when the kids grew up/out to a condo over by Surfrider Hampton. New house is only 1/2 mile away but it addresses all my complaints of condo life.

I placed an Apple air tag in my truck before it left. According to it, my truck is headed east on i40 in Tennessee. I’ll be home in a couple of weeks for moving party and Xmas.

I lived in Hampton, apartment on Elizabeth Rd. Southampton area. After I met my first wife, I moved in with she and her kids on Pine Grove Ave. and cancelled the apartment lease. After we were married, a neighbor of ours in the Hollywood Shopping Center (sounds ritzy, but wasn't) Preston Carburetion was at 9823 Jefferson Ave. and he was Farah Realty and said he had a great deal on a house on Old Chestnut Ave. 4 fifths of liquor later we had a nice loan and a real good price. I lived at 5913 Old Chestnut Ave. Newport News VA from Feb 1974 until Dec. 2011 when I officially moved to Exmore VA on the Eastern Shore.

First house after moving out of my parents was on Pine Grove Ave. before we were married, Karen looked at me and asked why don't you just move here and stop renting that apartment? So I did. After she passed away the end of 2005, I piddled around, finally joined Singles-net and in a month or so had two fairly local women contact me. Not being one to play the field, I started seeing the first one and when the second one contacted me I told her I was seeing someone, but would definitely keep her in mind if it didn't work out.

Mary is from one of the original Eastern Shore families and had two previous marriages, one beat her and her mother and sister drove to Texas to bring her home, the second turned out to be a bigamist, so she dumped him fast. She was single for about 20 years when I met her.

Preston Carburetion was originally at 5832D Jefferson Ave. just below Briarfield Rd.

[Shorty]

I lived in Hampton, apartment on Elizabeth Rd. Southampton area. After I met my first wife, I moved in with she and her kids on Pine Grove Ave. and cancelled the apartment lease. After we were married, a neighbor of ours in the Hollywood Shopping Center (sounds ritzy, but wasn't) Preston Carburetion was at 9823 Jefferson Ave. and he was Farah Realty and said he had a great deal on a house on Old Chestnut Ave. 4 fifths of liquor later we had a nice loan and a real good price. I lived at 5913 Old Chestnut Ave. Newport News VA from Feb 1974 until Dec. 2011 when I officially moved to Exmore VA on the Eastern Shore.

First house after moving out of my parents was on Pine Grove Ave. before we were married, Karen looked at me and asked why don't you just move here and stop renting that apartment? So I did. After she passed away the end of 2005, I piddled around, finally joined Singles-net and in a month or so had two fairly local women contact me. Not being one to play the field, I started seeing the first one and when the second one contacted me I told her I was seeing someone, but would definitely keep her in mind if it didn't work out.

Mary is from one of the original Eastern Shore families and had two previous marriages, one beat her and her mother and sister drove to Texas to bring her home, the second turned out to be a bigamist, so she dumped him fast. She was single for about 20 years when I met her.

Preston Carburetion was originally at 5832D Jefferson Ave. just below Briarfield Rd.

Bill,

I have to admit I am more familiar with Virginia Beach than Hampton. VB was fun when it was more rural and safer for motorcycle riding, but those days are gone. I imagine Hampton will become more of a big deal when the new Hampton Roads Bridge tunnel is finished. More commuter friendly.

I first moved to Virginia over thirty years ago for marriage #1. On #2 now and I still love the place. I have some good friends there. I travel a lot for work but it is always home to me.

My only experience with Exmore was an expensive speeding ticket there running and up down the coast a few years ago. Seemed to be a regular cottage industry there. Oh well, live and learn.

My F100 arrives today and my wife will have her first opportunity to drive three on the column if the transporter doesn’t park it out of the way. I sent her a diagram, so…

 

[Shorty]

Bill,

I have to admit I am more familiar with Virginia Beach than Hampton. VB was fun when it was more rural and safer for motorcycle riding, but those days are gone. I imagine Hampton will become more of a big deal when the new Hampton Roads Bridge tunnel is finished. More commuter friendly.

I first moved to Virginia over thirty years ago for marriage #1. On #2 now and I still love the place. I have some good friends there. I travel a lot for work but it is always home to me.

My only experience with Exmore was an expensive speeding ticket there running and up down the coast a few years ago. Seemed to be a regular cottage industry there. Oh well, live and learn.

My F100 arrives today and my wife will have her first opportunity to drive three on the column if the transporter doesn’t park it out of the way. I sent her a diagram, so…

Four days and $1250 got my baby home. First time my wife has seen it in person and she’s still talking to me 😁