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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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Well last Friday I was able to welcome my newest "vette buddy" to our family. Our First Grand baby!!! A brand new 2012 "stick shift" model!! 7lb.4oz. 19.5"tall!!
NOW I have to find a kit to be able to disable the passenger airbag!! Mine is an early production 2000 and was built before they started the airbag off standard feature that started a couple months after mine was built.
A great,strong & alert little guy,already lifts his head and can roll himself over,did that 10 minutes after he was born and a few times since!
can't wait till I can start teaching him the "good stuff,,,,Corvettes,sports and so on!!
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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Congrats!! How about some pics? I became a grandpa 3 months ago.
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Congrats. Being a grandparent is a wonderful thing.
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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Hey thanks guys! Not everyday that you get your FIRST grad baby!!
On the related subject does anyone know of a retrofit kit for turning off the passenger side airbag?
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Illini Al
Congrats!! How about some pics? I became a grandpa 3 months ago.
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Congrats. Being a grandparent is a wonderful thing.
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 10:45 AM
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Congrats, isn't it GREAT grandpa x3
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 10:52 AM
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Congrats! I'm taking a road trip to Baton Rouge, next week to see mine
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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Congrats!!! Great feeling huh???

My granddaughter turned 6 last friday - she's my garage buddy when I'm hanging out there, she'll crawl under the cars with me and whatnot.....
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Congrats. Being a grandparent really is wonderful thing. X2 grandsons here. They both like cars and are always helping me do something to my cars.
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Originally Posted by Illini Al
Congrats!! How about some pics? I became a grandpa 3 months ago.
I'd love to,,,but to say I'm technically challenged is a HUGE understatement!!
It IS GREAT,,now you have the time to ENJOY them!! The other great part,,they only live about 6 blocks away! Been spending the last few weeks gutting their upstairs and remodeling it,,,gonna be very nice when he gets a little bigger!!
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Congrats. Being a grandparent really is wonderful thing. X2 grandsons here. They both like cars and are always helping me do something to my cars.
If I have my way,,he's going to love cars,golf,football(the REAL American kind) baseball and basketball!! Grandpa is going to be a BAD influence on him!!
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Originally Posted by itzza427
Well last Friday I was able to welcome my newest "vette buddy" to our family. Our First Grand baby!!! A brand new 2012 "stick shift" model!! 7lb.4oz. 19.5"tall!!
I told my wife about your "stick shift model grandchild" and she cracked up!
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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I told my wife about your "stick shift model grandchild" and she cracked up!
Thanks,,gonna try that one at our next club meeting when they ask about new arrivals (cars,children or grand kids) or birthdays or anniversaries . We get TWO announcements,,the grand baby and our 36th anniversary on the 28th of August! On the anniversary count I often add that you get a shorter sentence for murder!!
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Congratulations on the grandbaby, and a "stickshift" model as well

Not a grandpa yet, only a matter of time........... I am a great uncle to my nephew who has the first baby of the "kids", she melted my hard ol' heart, can only imagine what I will be like as a grandpa
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Sweet! Congrats!

Thanks,Matt
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Congrats on the new Buddy. I have 8 Buddies and need to find that air bag kit too.
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Sweet! Congrats!

Thanks,Matt
Congrats!
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Congrats to you and your family.

My grandson, who is 5 now, loves going in the Vette. He drives it on my lap in the driveway...with a big smile on his face.
I also got him a childrens membership to the National Corvette Musem when he was born...good until he's sixteen. A mustang lover he will not be. LOL.
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Originally Posted by itzza427
If I have my way,,he's going to love cars,golf,football(the REAL American kind) baseball and basketball!! Grandpa is going to be a BAD influence on him!!
Congrats on being a Grandpa. And with the comment above you are going to be a good Grandpa teaching him all that is good. I liked the stick shift comment...Congrats....
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Old Jul 22, 2012 | 01:26 PM
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itzza427 Congrats on July 18th I was giving #4 and it feels just as good as #1 this Time we got a little Girl well not little 8lbs 11oz. 21-1/4 I told my Daughter she over cook this one a little. I to need to find away to shut off the airbag as My 3 old GK love the vette and I need to shut it off also.

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