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Old May 25, 2020 | 05:48 AM
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RVZIO here! Thought I would stop by to see how you are doing. In reading sorry to hear about your throat. Car looks great! Hello to all that are following Tony. Miss taking pictures and posting my work. There are so many that I miss talking with as well as following. Sorry to use your post Tony but I was just checking in and saw a few friends asking. In short I really don't post like I used anymore after getting burnt by neighbors. I wanted to keep my posts but that was incriminating evidence for people to use against me instead of helping others. Keep doing what your doing folks all looks great from all the hard work you have all done. See Ya!
Roger - feel free to visit my thread anytime and drop any useful nuggets of wisdom you may think will be useful for me! Miss you my friend. Trust the wife is doing well.
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Hey good to see your still around, Hope you and your family are healthy
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Old May 25, 2020 | 07:35 AM
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Happy Memorial Day Tony. Raise one to you and our brothers today. Sometimes it is difficult, but you made it back to the world. FIDO!!!
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Originally Posted by Andy Tuttle
Roger - feel free to visit my thread anytime and drop any useful nuggets of wisdom you may think will be useful for me! Miss you my friend. Trust the wife is doing well.
Originally Posted by Rescue Rogers
Hey good to see your still around, Hope you and your family are healthy
Hey guys glad to hear from you. I will check your posts to see what you are up to. For me , well the 2 dobermans are doing fine. The wife, well she decided after 30 she wanted a divorce. That was a surprise so for now down here in Florida working in my shop and trying to move on. I'll be watching
Happy Memorial Day!!!!
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Old May 25, 2020 | 08:12 AM
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D.G., the Best to you and All the other Vets who returned on this Memorial Day. "If you weren't There, you can't really know." Movies are for entertainment, and making money.
Hang tuff, keep the meds going, talk when you can. If you don't, They win.
Hard to say from and A.F. guy, but "SEMPER FI".

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Old May 25, 2020 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by SB64
Hey guys glad to hear from you. I will check your posts to see what you are up to. For me , well the 2 dobermans are doing fine. The wife, well she decided after 30 she wanted a divorce. That was a surprise so for now down here in Florida working in my shop and trying to move on. I'll be watching
Happy Memorial Day!!!!

Sorry to here about the wife, glad the Dobis are good.....i guess I got lucky that mine decided to start sleeping with the neighbors when we were only engaged. That was 4 years ago and my Dog passed on veterans day last year......Boy I miss my dog

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Old May 25, 2020 | 09:07 AM
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For You DG
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Old May 25, 2020 | 09:22 AM
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Glad to hear from you R... Sorry about the divorce man.
Hopefully you're keeping busy and you need to find a pseudonym.... Mike from Billford Mills, Indiana...

Take care everyone and car is looking good DG.
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Old May 25, 2020 | 02:41 PM
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After a 30 year career in public service, I’m being forced into early retirement and have to give up doing something I love.
Several of us are getting the golden handshake, however their hand is gloved now and we are supposed to be happy that we got 60 days notice to walk out the door.
I’m going out with a couple of pains and minor scars but, I survived.
I still run about 12-15 miles a week because I’m to stubborn to slow down or give up.
Tony, I know you are a fighter, a survivor and a winner.
Keep ahead of the past and keep moving forward in the positive way we all know you can.
OCB...….Just a repeat "Thanks"



Originally Posted by SB64
RVZIO here! Thought I would stop by to see how you are doing. In reading sorry to hear about your throat. Car looks great! Hello to all that are following Tony. Miss taking pictures and posting my work. There are so many that I miss talking with as well as following. Sorry to use your post Tony but I was just checking in and saw a few friends asking. In short I really don't post like I used anymore after getting burnt by neighbors. I wanted to keep my posts but that was incriminating evidence for people to use against me instead of helping others. Keep doing what your doing folks all looks great from all the hard work you have all done. See Ya!
Hey R....we've been talking about you (all good stuff). I completely forgot about your new I.D. My throat is well now (no screaming at the politicians on the T.V., though).

Use this thread anytime!!!!!



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Roger - feel free to visit my thread anytime and drop any useful nuggets of wisdom you may think will be useful for me! Miss you my friend. Trust the wife is doing well.
S'up A.T...………….this is a welcomed Memorial Day Reunion



Originally Posted by Rescue Rogers
Hey good to see your still around, Hope you and your family are healthy
EXACTLY! Roger is the Man!



Originally Posted by derekderek
Happy Memorial Day Tony. Raise one to you and our brothers today. Sometimes it is difficult, but you made it back to the world. FIDO!!!
Thanks Derek.....you're a real fiend......errrr….friend



Originally Posted by SB64
Hey guys glad to hear from you. I will check your posts to see what you are up to. For me , well the 2 dobermans are doing fine. The wife, well she decided after 30 she wanted a divorce. That was a surprise so for now down here in Florida working in my shop and trying to move on. I'll be watching
Happy Memorial Day!!!!
I'm speechless.



Originally Posted by SamTheSham
D.G., the Best to you and All the other Vets who returned on this Memorial Day. "If you weren't There, you can't really know." Movies are for entertainment, and making money.
Hang tuff, keep the meds going, talk when you can. If you don't, They win.
Hard to say from and A.F. guy, but "SEMPER FI".

Sam
Thanks Sam....Salute to those who gave their lives for us



Originally Posted by Rescue Rogers
Sorry to here about the wife, glad the Dobis are good.....i guess I got lucky that mine decided to start sleeping with the neighbors when we were only engaged. That was 4 years ago and my Dog passed on veterans day last year......Boy I miss my dog
R.R. Good Attitude.


Originally Posted by Rescue Rogers
For You DG
Back Atcha' R.R.



Originally Posted by Rodnok1
Glad to hear from you R... Sorry about the divorce man.
Hopefully you're keeping busy and you need to find a pseudonym.... Mike from Billford Mills, Indiana...

Take care everyone and car is looking good DG.
Thanks Rodnok

Well......Ya'll…...Life is great......it's just the Jerks that make it rough on us....everybody hang in there!

Since it's Memorial Day I get to use my controversial Signature ………………….
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Old May 25, 2020 | 03:02 PM
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A big thank you to Tony and all are Vets on the very special day. Never give up the fight my friend. Like someone said I wish I was closer to come by and visit. Ike.
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Old May 25, 2020 | 04:00 PM
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A big thank you to Tony and all are Vets on the very special day. Never give up the fight my friend. Like someone said I wish I was closer to come by and visit. Ike.
Thanks G.I......it's the thought that counts! I should have installed the doors on the Vette by now, but the P.T. doctor said "take it easy for now".

Thanks to those Veterans who gave their lives for us
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Old May 25, 2020 | 04:34 PM
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Thanks Tony for letting me borrow your thread. Thought I would show you folks what I've been up to and then I will bow out.



It was a real mess but a good project

Came out nice and finally sold

Next up was me trying out a 67 Bronco restore.

Plenty of rusted out places to fix.

Did a lot of metal work and added a Raptor finish.

Restored the small 170hp six and added a set of headers just to be polite.

Got it running and safe and moved it out

Went back to my roots when I owned a 65. This was close enough

Had to fix a few things like main fuel line.

Going back to the glory days just one more time. Thanks Tony for letting me jump in. Your project looks great, be well and everyone God Bless ya all and thanks for the memories!
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Old May 25, 2020 | 06:13 PM
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Use the thread anytime R...…..we're family!

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Old May 25, 2020 | 08:04 PM
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good to hear from you roger. so, you have no bird cages or pieces for that guy in alabama? i think he is in a little over his head. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-birdcage.html

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Old May 25, 2020 | 09:18 PM
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Hi Tony , I know I’m a little late. I’m just getting back from being at my Mom’s for a couple days !
I wanted to thank you for your service and wish you a happy Memorial Day !
Hope you don’t mind I wish everyone that is on your thread a happy Memorial Day as well !
Roger , it was awesome to see you post on her today ! So sorry to hear of your troubles on the home front!
Keep up all the good work DG . Your getting closer everyday!
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Old May 25, 2020 | 10:14 PM
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Hey DG-

Always enjoy your posts- whether about "life" or your vette!!!!

Life is a journey- not a destination (coming from a guy whose build thread is a couple years longer than yours!!!)

Thank-you for your service-

Keep on on keeping on!!!

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Old May 25, 2020 | 11:17 PM
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Hi Tony , I know I’m a little late. I’m just getting back from being at my Mom’s for a couple days !
I wanted to thank you for your service and wish you a happy Memorial Day !
Hope you don’t mind I wish everyone that is on your thread a happy Memorial Day as well !
Roger , it was awesome to see you post on her today ! So sorry to hear of your troubles on the home front!
Keep up all the good work DG . Your getting closer everyday!
Teamwork! Thanks for the encouragement SPCL



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Hey DG-

Always enjoy your posts- whether about "life" or your vette!!!!

Life is a journey- not a destination (coming from a guy whose build thread is a couple years longer than yours!!!)

Thank-you for your service-

Keep on on keeping on!!!

Richard
Thanks Richard....back atcha'...…
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Thanks for your service DG and all the other veterans out there! You had it much worse than I did in the post-Nam USAF, even after my 20 rear career.

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Thanks for your service DG and all the other veterans out there! You had it much worse than I did in the post-Nam USAF, even after my 20 rear career.

Paul
Thanks Paul.....I'm glad for anyone who did not have to participate in combat! Everyone who served did the job they were assigned.

Now....if I can get up the energy to re-install the car doors.
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Old May 27, 2020 | 02:41 AM
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Now....if I can get up the energy to re-install the car doors.

Tony- have you been getting enough boudin lately? Need to eat ya few and you'll have those doors hung in no time!
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