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PLANNING: TECORE IX - FUGAWI HUNTING - Sept. 20-22

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by Blazintrails03 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:31 pm

JorDaneeKey wrote:
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JamesDowning wrote:Mmmmm, padawan, seek the truth you must. Adventure you must experience. Money you must lose. Obsessed you will become. Mmmmmmm.


Is it bad that the cast of Big Bang Theory came to mind before Star Wars with this comment?


YES :facepalm: lol


Ok ok ok. I heard Yoda but imagined Walowitz. Is that better? Haha
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by dvanbramer88 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:45 pm

I just got done classes on the first day and sure enough, In my one class there is an exam on September 20. 11:15am to 12:05pm...

I just emailed the professor about letting me either take it early or miss and take a make up. Waiting for a response. I REALLY want to go on this TECORE, especially because it might be my last for a while pending employment with the game commission. And I calculated the fuel costs last night, and this will be the cheapest TECORE yet. School is almost 100 miles closer to Harrisburg Va than home. Praying and waiting...


(Worst case, if I can get the GPS co-ordinates from the GPS i brought on TECORE 8, I could probably find my way and meet up with you guys Friday night at Flagpole Knob or something.)
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by NC_IslandRunner » Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:17 pm

JorDaneeKey wrote:Hope Rory wags his tail again for you, Dave. That was just hilarious last time. Wish we had video.


I'll put on my wag reducer I left off last time! That actually made the jack dig into my rear bumper.
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by ErikSS » Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:14 pm

Blazintrails03 wrote:Ok ok ok. I heard Yoda but imagined Walowitz. Is that better? Haha


OH come on! At least pick someone with a PHD! Walowitz compared to Yoda. The SHAME!
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by Blazintrails03 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:19 pm

ErikSS wrote:OH come on! At least pick someone with a PHD! Walowitz compared to Yoda. The SHAME!


But he did go to space hahaha
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by TBYODA » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:26 am

JamesDowning wrote:Mmmmm, padawan, seek the truth you must. Adventure you must experience. Money you must lose. Obsessed you will become. Mmmmmmm.

Fitting, goes along with my avatar. ;) hahaha
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by navigator » Tue Aug 27, 2013 11:06 am

Blazintrails03 wrote:
ErikSS wrote:OH come on! At least pick someone with a PHD! Walowitz compared to Yoda. The SHAME!


But he did go to space hahaha


yeah but Yoda lived in another galaxy!
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by dvanbramer88 » Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:14 pm

:woot: :excited:

Got clearance from my professor for taking the test early! Taking it Thursday morning.
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by ErikSS » Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:37 pm

dvanbramer88 wrote::woot: :excited:

Got clearance from my professor for taking the test early! Taking it Thursday morning.

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by onelow1ton » Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:51 am

Sorry guys I'm backing out again , I just got way to much going on this month now , biggest time killer fr me is my dad dropped of his 84 c30 dump body for new rockers cab corners some other small repair and to be coated in monstaliner and all this needs to be done within 3 weeks while he is on vacation in California so ill have to put off other stuff that needs to be done so I can get this done in time fr him and it would be just to much for me to try and do this also sorry
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by v7guy » Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:08 am

and the attrition begins
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by dvanbramer88 » Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:48 am

The In list:
JamesDowning(JD)
NC_IslandRunner(Rory)
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Dvanbramer88(Dave)-K1500
firefox2501(Mike#6)
James02(James)
Darring70 (Darring)
Dirty Anton(mike bossier and maybe daughter)
Moots1288 (Matt)
TBYODA(Robert)
ErikSS (Erik)


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DirtyBacon(Bacon)
bartonmd(Mike#1)
Opeth(Cody)
DrBurke(Josh#2)
onelow1ton(Kenny)
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by NC_IslandRunner » Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:39 am

onelow1ton wrote:Sorry guys I'm backing out again , I just got way to much going on this month now , biggest time killer fr me is my dad dropped of his 84 c30 dump body for new rockers cab corners some other small repair and to be coated in monstaliner and all this needs to be done within 3 weeks while he is on vacation in California so ill have to put off other stuff that needs to be done so I can get this done in time fr him and it would be just to much for me to try and do this also sorry


Wait, you miss a vacation cause he's on vacation, that's a little messed up! But family is family so hope to see you in the spring!
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by onelow1ton » Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:57 am

NC_IslandRunner wrote:
onelow1ton wrote:Sorry guys I'm backing out again , I just got way to much going on this month now , biggest time killer fr me is my dad dropped of his 84 c30 dump body for new rockers cab corners some other small repair and to be coated in monstaliner and all this needs to be done within 3 weeks while he is on vacation in California so ill have to put off other stuff that needs to be done so I can get this done in time fr him and it would be just to much for me to try and do this also sorry


Wait, you miss a vacation cause he's on vacation, that's a little messed up! But family is family so hope to see you in the spring!



Yeah he has been trying to get me to fix the truck for over a year now and our schedules were always conflicting and this is the first real vacation he has taken in over 10 years so sense he will be away for 3 weeks I've will not need the truck for work so noes the only good time for me to work on it

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by ErikSS » Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:03 pm

james02 wrote:Anybody see this????

http://www.history.com/shows/were-the-fugawis


If this trip is to hunt those Fugawis, Ya'll are on your own! lol
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by JorDaneeKey » Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:46 pm

Wait!!! We've been spelling "Fugawi" wrong all this time??? Rory!


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figawi <----History section
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by Trail X » Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:54 pm

I believe this is the true origin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_Troop
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by dvanbramer88 » Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:20 pm

Checked my 4WD and did a once over on the truck today. Packing and going back to school tomorrow. I'm bringing my kitchen crate but don't really have anywhere to secure my stove. Don't really want it in the back seat and it doesn't fit in the tool box.

Hopefully either Mike Bossier, JD, or v7guy will be nice enough to let me bum their stoves. Or I can just eat my Raman noodles raw :finger:
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by TBYODA » Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:44 pm

dvanbramer88 wrote:Checked my 4WD and did a once over on the truck today. Packing and going back to school tomorrow. I'm bringing my kitchen crate but don't really have anywhere to secure my stove. Don't really want it in the back seat and it doesn't fit in the tool box.

Hopefully either Mike Bossier, JD, or v7guy will be nice enough to let me bum their stoves. Or I can just eat my Raman noodles raw :finger:

Aren't camp fires coals good for that. Hahaha.
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