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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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I spent the better parts of the last three days installing Katzkin leather. I'm gonna say installing a suspension is easier.

 

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Took my wife to labor & delivery. Daughter born.

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I drove across town to pick up my degree since im still waiting on parts

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Honestly given how rocky the K2 rollout was and still is I really hope GM manages this one better.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Merry Christmas to all y'all!!

 

Got a nice Nikon camera for Christmas so when I actually clean my truck up I can take killer pics of it. Already have plenty of pictures of my niece from today!

 

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Right back at ya, brother! :cheers:

 

I got a pile of Ferrero Rocher hazelnut chocolates - these things are friggin AWESOME. Just what I need, lol!

 

Also got an Amazon gift card, some Mechanix gloves, and a throwback Metallica, And Justice For All shirt, almost exactly like the one I had in the day - I wore that thing so much that you could see clear through it by the time I finally retired it. I still have it upstairs somewhere, LOL. :D

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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Got $200 in cash for Christmas. Think I'm going to head to the salvage yard this week to see if I can't find a few interior piece for the truck.

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StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

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Buddy and I drove up to our other friend's place and pulled the running boards off his brand new Forerunner. That thing is pretty dang nice, took us longer to set up in the dark than it did to actually pull the boards off. Then we spent time admiring the under side how all the seams are sealed and things are painted. Nice interior too. Stupid push button start though, took me a minute to figure out how to get that thing started. Always fun "stealing" someone's car when they're at work. Would have been an easier job in the garage vs a vacant parking lot but he still hasn't figured out how to get the keypad for his garage door to work and he keeps the garage door opener in his patrol car. The way the rear seats fold down on it is pretty neat, those running boards fit nicely back there. There's even a compartment for the jack and a sliding thingie in the rear. Too bad it's tiny, doesn't have a v8, and won't tow what I need it to tow. I might have put it in the list of possible future vehicles.

 

Tomorrow we're going to put the tarp on the boat, go to a bait shop, and then walmart for a couple of those foot long fishing poles. Then fishing!

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Got $200 in cash for Christmas. Think I'm going to head to the salvage yard this week to see if I can't find a few interior piece for the truck.

I got a cordless impact and a dewalt 8v thing

Colossus Senior Enthusiast

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Slept in, gave thanks that I don't do the Christmas crap anymore, and got me a few Tacos at Del Taco and laughed at all the people driving thru the parking lots of closed stores and everyone packed into the open Walgreens and Coffee joints. Cabin fever is a real thing.

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StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

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lol my buddy and I went to Del Taco tonight too! Only thing that sucked was the lobby was closed so I was forced to use the drive thru. Also I think only 2 people were working so the wait was quite a bit. Even if I did have a sardine can I'd still hate going through a drive thru, I just don't like being boxed in like that. 98% of the time I get off my fat butt and walk into the lobby.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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I got a cordless impact and a dewalt 8v thing

What kind of cordless impact? That was my best investment of 2016 honestly

 

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I went to a car wash to blow mud out of my mom's wheels... this guy in the bay is going hard on a black 2017 Powerstroke with the brush. :ughdance: Almost feel sorry for it!

 

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Lmao! Always trying to sell me stuff.

No. Those were my Christmas gifts. I'm keeping those

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What kind of cordless impact? That was my best investment of 2016 honestly

 

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