Milwaukee Midget

[Glen]

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.              Well learned over the years and lessons learned by doing.

[gkabbt]

Have to agree with several of the other posters. Your attitude is utterly remarkable in this situation 
So, slow down, take a deep breath and then back to the build and get the record in 2013.

Gregg

P.S.
I have always admired the phrase: "When you learn by experience, the test comes first and the lesson afterward.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Am I disappointed?  Sure I am.  But while it's okay to get pissed off, it does nobody any good to BE pissed off.  The results I've encountered were usually broken relationships, broken bolts or broken spirits.  The only thing I want to break is 121.779.

I need to keep my head clear to do that.

Thanks, guys.   

Chris     

[Freud]

Chris, now that you know it isn't terminal......walk away for a few weeks and come back when it's chewing on you to the

point that you can't leave it any longer.

If a girlfriend leaves you there is no good reason to try to reestablish the relationship that week.

Even a short time away will dull the hurt.

Then reuniting has a chance of working.

Same thing with the engine.  Right now you are frustrated.

Down the road it will once again be a challenge.

Remember: even Sumner came back.

FREUD

[dw230]

Sad to hear of your troubles Chris. Come look me up at Impound next week. At least you can set GPS points and will know where to go next year.

Something a mentor told me long ago - "Advances are permanent."

DW

[Milwaukee Midget]

Only a fool turns down an invite from the Mayor.

See you then, Dan. 

You know, if you had been mean to me 6 years ago, I wouldn't be having all of this fun! 

[Tman]

Only a fool turns down an invite from the Mayor.

See you then, Dan. 

You know, if you had been mean to me 6 years ago, I wouldn't be having all of this fun! 

We could all start being mean to you to save further expenditures!?

BTW, I have not forgotten the brew

[Milwaukee Midget]

The die is cast, Tman - in for a penny, in for a pound.

Is that to be delivered next week on a field of sodium? 

[Tman]

The die is cast, Tman - in for a penny, in for a pound.

Is that to be delivered next week on a field of sodium? 

I wish, I have been slammed since getting back from the salt. And gas is running out in our area making my job even crazier.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

"Gas is running out"?  Hunh?  Since we go past the Black Hills - southwest ND - on our way west (day after tomorrow) - are we going to need to be worried about getting enough diesel to power our truck for a few hundred mile?  Or is the "shortage" just in the immediate Black Hills area?

[dw230]

Out for a charity dinner on Tue. night I saw $5.00 diesel in So. Cal. My thought was that the rising cost may put a damper on my next truck purchase.

DW

[Tman]

"Gas is running out"?  Hunh?  Since we go past the Black Hills - southwest ND - on our way west (day after tomorrow) - are we going to need to be worried about getting enough diesel to power our truck for a few hundred mile?  Or is the "shortage" just in the immediate Black Hills area?

Just keep your tank full. Our stations are good for now.  Prices are also creeping up today.

[jdincau]

Out for a charity dinner on Tue. night I saw $5.00 diesel in So. Cal. My thought was that the rising cost may put a damper on my next truck purchase.

DW

I hear you Dan, in 2004 I bought a diesel because it was always cheaper than unleaded regular, now its on a par with 91 octane gas!
Jim

[Milwaukee Midget]

I'm fortunate in that I'm able to travel light.  The Midget is 1500 lbs, the trailer is 800, and last year I got 18 mpg pulling the whole rig through the Cumberland and over the Smokies to Maxton.

It's the only reason I keep the Dodge.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

It's all my fault that diesel costs more than gasoline.  Back in '04 gas was more expensive than diesel fuel.  Therefor I bought a brand-new diesel GMC pickup.  It was within a week that the price of diesel jumped up to more than gasoline, and it has stayed there ever since, so I guess you can blame the high cost on my buying a diesel.  We replaced the '04 with an '09 diesel and don't regret it a bit.  Not only do we get pretty decent fuel economy (23 highway without a trailer, 14 3/4 or so with the trailer). but "driveability" - i.e. noise, the sound of the engine screaming when it shifts down to make it up a hill, and very long life, etc. - make the diesel far more attractive to us.

We also pull heavy trailers.  Not only the race trailer, which isn't all that heavy in the grand scope of things, but also the equipment trailer with the Bobcat loaded.  That probably adds up to 6 ton or so.  Yes, you can tell it's back there, but we still don't get many downshifts on hills.

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