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Sitting at Meyers Chevrolet getting my heater fixed fo free

 

 

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Nice. That's my favorite price.

Chris, congrats on the 6.0, I loved my '07 vmax. Don't eat that whole burrito, you may blow a different gasket...

 

HA!!! LOL..
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Drove down to Indy yesterday, grabbing lunch and then I'll be on my way back home. I'll have surpassed 40,000 miles by then.

 

 

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What part of town are you in?

 

 

 

I was at IUPUI right in downtown, stayed at a Holiday Inn Express across from Lucas Oil stadium. Just an overnight trip though, I'm back home now. If I'm back in town I'll let ya know.

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Mike, if the boss(or wife) asks you today if you got a particular task completed, just look them dead in the eye and say "No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night"...

 

Yeah, I know, but I'm tired and I entertain easily.

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Mike, if the boss(or wife) asks you today if you got a particular task completed, just look them dead in the eye and say "No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night"...

 

Yeah, I know, but I'm tired and I entertain easily.

 

 

 

I've been doing the road warrior thing for almost six years now and the company's preferred hotel is Holiday Inn. I'm pretty sure I've used that joke up. :lol:

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Drove down to Indy yesterday, grabbing lunch and then I'll be on my way back home. I'll have surpassed 40,000 miles by then.

 

 

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What part of town are you in?

 

 

 

I was at IUPUI right in downtown, stayed at a Holiday Inn Express across from Lucas Oil stadium. Just an overnight trip though, I'm back home now. If I'm back in town I'll let ya know.

 

That's cool. A bunch of our money went to that school (wife went to pt school there$

 

 

Ryan

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Drove down to Indy yesterday, grabbing lunch and then I'll be on my way back home. I'll have surpassed 40,000 miles by then.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

 

What part of town are you in?

 

 

 

I was at IUPUI right in downtown, stayed at a Holiday Inn Express across from Lucas Oil stadium. Just an overnight trip though, I'm back home now. If I'm back in town I'll let ya know.

 

That's cool. A bunch of our money went to that school (wife went to pt school there$

 

 

Ryan

 

 

My family has too, sister graduated dental hygenist school, her husband graduated dental school from there.

 

The girlfriend was accepted for dental school there but ended up going to Detroit, liked the school's dental program a bit better.

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I am embarrassed to say there is an IU doctorate degree next to my Purdue Master's degree :lol:. At least her undergrad is from Purdue.

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The truck got dropped off for surgery, I hate the Altima I got for a rental

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Ordered the Airaid MIT intake tube for the truck. Been meaning to for ages but never got to it. Of course now I order it when it barely is getting into the 30s outside. :lol: And a new air filter too- never changed that. :lol:

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Looks good Sarah

 

Nice buy mike, makes the engine bay look so much better

 

 

Ryan

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Looks good Sarah

 

Nice buy mike, makes the engine bay look so much better

 

 

Ryan

 

 

 

My engine bay is filthy. If we ever meet up when I'm in the Indy area I'm gonna be ashamed cause my truck is perpetually dirty. :lol:

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I haven't. If I ever need a doctor or a lawyer I'm calling you. After all, you did...oh nevermind. :rolleyes:

 

 

I'm probably the last person in the world you should take medical or legal advice from. :lol: But since you asked- eat two cheeseburgers before bed and rob a gas station in the morning. :lol:

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