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I saw a 2015 Tahoe.......LS.

 

Talk about rare!

Not as rare as my find yesterday. 2006 Suburban LTZ

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Can tell you live in CA by the gas prices there! Holy crapper ... did you guys ever get a break at all??

 

 

Didn't do much today - took my cat in the barn to hunt mice while I heatgunned some stickers and emblems off a Yamaha Roadstar. Threw out the 2 straps I destroyed on my last towing run, and opened up my last 2 new straps, lubed the ratcheting mechanism, and got them ready for the next haul. Gotta get me some chains ...

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Rolled over 50K but missed it traffic was a beeyatch

 

5 car accident road closed, got blocked in for about 5 min then he let me go the opposite way

 

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Ryan

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Did my first brake job on my truck. Just the frt rotors and pads, used ceramic pads with a lift time replacement on them through the GM dealer.

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Well, never got around(or remembered) to order the new dash this week. Wasn't too motivated since I can't see the crack from the seat(behind IC dome)

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Finally got to clean my throttlebody on my truck. God was that thing nasty thinking about putting a catch can on it now.

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He looks ready to work! :thumbs::)

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He moved them closer to the tailgate for me so he did help a bit.

 

 

Ryan

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10:15 at night. Decision was made. Engine is being pulled. Trip is tomorrow morning. FML

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