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    The "BIG" Chair.

    Well folks, It finally happened,... After 37 years of membership in the Lyme Volunteer Fire Company, The membership has elected me as "The Chief",... Whoa, It's still sinkin in... I've been hangin around the Hadlyme station since I was 10 with my Dad and Uncles,...My grandfather was also an...
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    Our New Truck, All American Beef

    Not a Mopar, but still pretty Bad Azz,....Took 3 years to spec out, cost 170 large, Stands 8' tall,...built by General Fire Apparatus of Virgilina, Virginia, Was more work than a full size firetruck,..It is the replacement for the 69 International next to It... 2014 F 550, 6.7 diesel, 6 inch...
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    Drag Racing Cards, 1970's ???

    I used to buy them from the Hadlyme country store when I was a kid for a nickel apiece,...came with bubble gum that was similar to cardboard,...Had all the greats, Dandy Dick Landy, The Hawaiian, Butch Leal, Jungle Jim,Sox and Martin,...Any of you old farts remember these?? I been lookin all...
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    Jax the Rescue Kitty

    Yep, rescued another one,...His name was Scout, was found outside the local vet, 6 lbs of flea and tick infested bag of bones, about 2 years old, we named him Jax, aka; shitbird, pecker, dude,...he is 14 lbs. of very happy ex-street fighter,...decided to save him after I lost my beloved Charlie...
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    Sold My Ram for $500

    Not to worry, I sold it to my nephew cause we made a deal last year. ...He has been a good kid since I first met him when he was 2,...He has been my paid summer helper up here at the house for the last 5 years,.... He is just turned 15 and has been in lust with my old 98 Ram since i got it 4...
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    Whatta Deal,...Not Sure If They're Joking

    Portland Oregon Craigslist.... 73 Plymouth Duster Project $1200.00
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    Terrible Dart Crash in CT.

    I was listening to this on the radio chatter while out on another call,...Assumed It was a new Dart,...Got to talkin to a brother fireman up there tody, and he told me It was a 67-68 B5 Dart,...Hit a Ledge, got air and took a pole and a tree at 10 feet up, then shot down and embankment some 60...
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    Eminem/Billy Squire...Uh...It's Ok!?!

    Just watched Eminem do a Billy Squire Remake /Redo on SNL,...Not sure if I like it or not,....It was different fer sure,...I like different,...but the jury is still out,...Anyone else???
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    New Addition To The Fleet,...Mrs. Jaimus's New Ride

    So We finally found the truck I want/need,...like I needed another to add to the Fleet,.... (my name is jaimus and I'm an addict)... It's Pam's till spring. She'll get a City/Pretty Ram truck then. So, being as I'm a lot more particular than she, ...And this is pretty much exactly what...
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    Blown Brake Line,...No Surprise For Rust Belt Folks...

    So I bought a GMC Sierra,..."05", Nice Truck, 4WD, Long Bed, 6.0 5 speed,.. . So then the Ram got really pissed and promptly blew a brake line,... I figure I'll just crawl underneath, swap in a line, bleed some fluid thru and I'll be good to go,...er,...Stop I mean,... The first thing I...
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    GM VIN Decoding,...Any Info Out There???

    Seriously looking at an 05 2500 GMC Sierra and I'm havin probs gettin build info from the dealership. Anyone have info om Vin decoding for brand X vehicles???
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    Non Mopar,...GM 6.0 V8,...Info Needed

    Me and Momma decided on an 05 GMC Sierra 2500 SLE 4wd as a replacement for my trusty, but very rusty 98 Ram. The truck has a long bed, extended cab, 5 speed manual trans and a 6.0 litre V8. Got 58 thou on the Odo,..Runs good and the dealer wants a fair price for It. ...We have a couple at the...
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    John Deere Eye Candy,...Any J.D. Fans Out There???????

    My father in law is a serious collector/trader/restorer,...and yes some of these are for sale. Located in mid Oregon. I counted 71 ...Yes I said 71 (seventy one) different tractors from 1923 to the mid 70's (i think),.....Shoot me a PM if your (really serious)...Enjoy...
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    Labanon Valley Dragway, NY, 9/10/13, Great Pics.

    A few of went up to help our Buddies, Tony and Mike try to break their cars,....It was a great getaway, I wasn't really up for It but my wife suggested It would be good to forget about all the hospital stuff Mom is goin thru,....Best time I had in a couple of months...Anyways I thought I'd share...
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    2013 Troiano's MoPar Show w/Pics

    Ran into a couple of FABO' ites, The GTX and the Beeeeeeautiful Duster belong to My old work buddy Gary, aka "gdonovan" This car is Big Mike's, aka "bigus1949",...Met him and the Mrs for the first time, Nice folks they are,...
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    Help,..Ram 5.2 Running Bad When Warm

    My Old 98 Ram gots a new problem,...It's a 5.2 (318, 5 speed 4 wheel drive), standerd cab, Long bed,.....I can go about 4 miles till It runs Badly,...Backfiring, no power,No throttle response,......I push in the clutch and she runs fine, rpm's come right up,...let the clutch out and It just...
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    My Amazing Mom,...Must be the Irish...

    As some of you may know, My mom suffered a major stroke/bleed 2 1/2 weeks ago,...Total right side deficit, with no speech at all,...almost in a totally vegitative state,....As you can imagine, It put the whole family into "oh holy ****" mode,... Lots of phone calls from all over the states...
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    Some Prayers Please, Mom's at the Hospital, It's Serious,

    Just when you think everything is settled and all is good,... Got the call at work today from Sis, She stops by the rents house every thursday just to say hi,...While talkin to Mom, Mom starts acting wierd, Dropped the coffee pot twice, talking wierd, collapses in her chair. My sister does...
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    Yay,...It's Paid For,...(part 2)...

    Pam bought this Poncho in 06 before we met,...so far Its been a pretty good car, rides nice,..We use it for road trips and Its her daily driver,...Put some Michelins on it, Brakes x4, Rotors,...all the usual maintainance stuff and one 450 dollar emissions part,....Has everything cept sunroof and...
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    Any Members Near Valpariaso, Indiana...

    Headed to Valpo on Monday for a Business trip,...I'm told the Model T museam is near there,...Anything else out there that is interesting? Thanx, Jaimus
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    FABO invades Cancun,....

    What a great time,...Pam and I (on the left) met Mike "2darts" and Natelie "5 darts" at Carlos and Charlies restaurant while we were in Cancun on our honeymoon, gettin some sun,...Super great people, always nice to meet fellow FABOIANS while traveling, Got to have a cold one with Mike while the...
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    Petty People,....Ode to the King...

    The Kings (car) and I... A couple of folks here are obvious....Are You a Petty Person???
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    Cancun Honeymoon,....Need Tips for How to Behave In Foreign Country...

    Yes It's Finally time for our honeymoon,...Flyin down to Cancun in two weeks,...Long overdue Vaca for both of us... Trip is all paid for, All inclusive,...got passports, candles, sunglasses, SPF 50, Drinkin shoes, Senor Frog tickets, Jet Ski passes,...... I figure I'll tip the bartender well...
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    Yay,...It's Paid For....

    Finally , After 5 years, and 67 thousand miles,...It's been a good little car,...(so far),...Has no A/C, no P/W, No cruise,...Waited 10 weeks for this car,...Dechromed and undercoated it within 3 hours of delivery,...Gets 35 mpg all day long, chirps a decent 3rd,...Paid 14.5 with a lifetime...
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    Check Out this Chrysler Website,....Interesting Stuff Here..

    Found this site while doin some homework. Some Interesting stuff here. Some great old Chrysler Video clips here,...A little Pentastar History, A Jeep History Sideshow,The National Debt Clock, Tech Highlights,Some highlights of the 63 Daytona 500,......and a whole buncha links here to eat up some...
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    OMG.Prayers Please,...Webster, N.Y. Shooting,.2 Firefighters Killed

    Just caught this on the Noon news,...4 Volunteer Firefighters Shot, 2 are Dead,..Appeared to be a trap,...The shooter is supposedly Dead as well,...Huge Prayers for my Brothers please,...I'm shaking as I write this,...OMG...
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    Lets see those "Work" trucks

    Show us your trucks that you throw stuff at,... I'm not talking about your Shiney Saturday Night Specials,...We see those everyday at work or on the highway driven by left lane commandoes... Show us your rusty, dented, cracked windshield everyday work trucks that never fail to start, that...
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    Not A Body, (Caliber), Ball Joints

    Found a bad ball joint on the 08 Caliber yesterday when I was swappin on my snow tires,...( I actually heard it a while ago), was told this may be covered by my lifetime bumper to bumper warrenty,(drivetrain only so's I doubt it),... Lookin to see if there are any TSB's on this. My Dad's...
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    Super Awesome Good Guy Alert,...rmazess..

    Recently posted about a need for a headlight assembly for Mom's Neon,...Some D-Bag clipped her Neon in a parking lot and booked,...smashed the right h/lamp and scrubbed up the bumper/fascia...Mom was almost in tears when she bought up to the house to see if I could fix it... Mr. rmazess said...
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    Need a Neon Headlight...anyone got one???

    Some asshat sideswiped Mom's Neon in a parking lot,...cheesegratered (is that a word?) the front bumper cover, and smashed the outer lens on the right headlight,...I'd like to get a decent OEM part,...Don't really want to put a cheap chinese one on it that will prolly fade in a year and a...
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