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Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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BudmanTX said:
i got some goofy ones down here too man. Especially with the start of Fiesta, this week is the taste or New Orleans, and i think this weekend is Oyster Fest.....
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one of the Rod Runs is starting up in Pigeon Forge, hundreds and hundreds of old hot rods, pick ups, restorations, muscle cars...i'll try to get out real early one day and take some pictures...by 10 am the traffic is just not to be dealt with....
 
BudmanTX

BudmanTX

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
one of the Rod Runs is starting up in Pigeon Forge, hundreds and hundreds of old hot rods, pick ups, restorations, muscle cars...i'll try to get out real early one day and take some pictures...by 10 am the traffic is just not to be dealt with....
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you gonna go? The Lone Star Round Up is this weekend i just found out, sucks i can't go, some of the cars i've done are gonna be there....plus i like looking at all the other projects people have done. It's for everyone from 2 Wheels to Hot Rod/ Rat Rods, all of Austin will be filled......
 
curious2garden

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dangledo said:
Not so good. poor puppers heart just couldn't keep up with him. He was of sound mind and body. Which made it much harder. It just happened one day where he wasn't acting right, later that night he was gasping for air. Lost his balance and i could tell he knew something wasn't right from the way he wanted to be with me and kept constant eye contact as if he knew. Vet said he wouldn't make it so we knew what we had to do. Uuggghh. He was just running through the field just days before:cry:

We're on the mend and little man has kept us busy, which helps.

I'm not nearly as tough as i thought I'd be.
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I'm so sorry.
 
lokie

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
one of the Rod Runs is starting up in Pigeon Forge, hundreds and hundreds of old hot rods, pick ups, restorations, muscle cars...i'll try to get out real early one day and take some pictures...by 10 am the traffic is just not to be dealt with....
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BudmanTX said:
you gonna go? The Lone Star Round Up is this weekend i just found out, sucks i can't go, some of the cars i've done are gonna be there....plus i like looking at all the other projects people have done. It's for everyone from 2 Wheels to Hot Rod/ Rat Rods, all of Austin will be filled......
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For years I would get assignments that just happened to be during car shows that were whole week events.

Usually they would turn into a frenzy where anyone that had miss matched hubcaps or blinker fluid for sale
would set up for sale signs in their yards. Some would rent parking space on their front lawns.:-|

Traffic was certain to be a bitch. That's a given considering folks were driving in from parts unknown and
most of those were towing something behind them.:cuss:

Cool cars and crumpled pieces of shit could be found on the side roads, alleyways, shopping mall parking lots
and yes even in the hotel parking lots. :finger:

Butt Fuck You DRY if you did not have a hotel reservation in advance during events like that.
Walking up and checking in was very rare. I have had to get accommodations 100 miles away just to do 30 min of work.:-x

Major sporting events were also special a pain to maneuver.:?

I don't care to be in the middle of 3 people let alone try to live with thousands of fuckwits roaming around aimlessly.:finger:


Those were trying times, though I cherish the memories that were created, I loathe the inconvenience
and mass confusion always created by crowds of people.;-)

One bonus was that there was always something worth seeing.
 
BudmanTX

BudmanTX

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lokie said:
For years I would get assignments that just happened to be during car shows that were whole week events.

Usually they would turn into a frenzy where anyone that had miss matched hubcaps or blinker fluid for sale
would set up for sale signs in their yards. Some would rent parking space on their front lawns.:-|

Traffic was certain to be a bitch. That's a given considering folks were driving in from parts unknown and
most of those were towing something behind them.:cuss:

Cool cars and crumpled pieces of shit could be found on the side roads, alleyways, shopping mall parking lots
and yes even in the hotel parking lots. :finger:

Butt Fuck You DRY if you did not have a hotel reservation in advance during events like that.
Walking up and checking in was very rare. I have had to get accommodations 100 miles away just to do 30 min of work.:-x

Major sporting events were also special a pain to maneuver.:?

I don't care to be in the middle of 3 people let alone try to live with thousands of fuckwits roaming around aimlessly.:finger:


Those were trying times, though I cherish the memories that were created, I loathe the inconvenience
and mass confusion always created by crowds of people.;-)

One bonus was that there was always something worth seeing.
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yeah the eye candy was always a plus for me too. The Rat Rod eye candy is always especially interesting that crowd was always kinda rowdy. The biker arena's are always nice too, they usually always high jack local parks......think this year they pretty much control Travis Lake area then they come down.....the shit show start Friday night and last till Monday afternoon....nice place to make a little extra dinero too....
 
thump easy

thump easy

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No im not going the only bank i would have like to see was tamed impala and probley stage coach but im sick acute bronchitis pluss i dont want to blow a load on 20 dollar bear or 5 dollar water lolz i enjoy my work shop better and my radio but it was fun im out..
 
too larry

too larry

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
My expectations of a workplace may be rather high, but then again that's the level of play I bring to all the jobs I've ever had.
One thing I absolutely won't tolerate is being berated for something out of my control.

During my out-processing from the military I was told to expect to go through 6-8 jobs before I found a good "fit".
Retired from the CG in 2K & have been with the same company since and have run the shop for the last 19 years.

I figure two things - I'm really good at what I do & I accidentally fell into the perfect job for me/them.
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I'm right there with you. I've been at my job for 28 years and I'm really good at it. Other than the late night/early morning combos, I love just about every part of it. I could keep doing this for many more years.
 
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