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07-22-2003, 09:35 PM
#21
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Makes things come into perspective why Tim McVay used a Ryder...
After reading all the crap the UHell gives out, I can't help but to
think of how bad of shape the truck would be in after I returned it to
them. Being an auto tech for over 20 years gives me a few ideas to make
their mechanic's jobs a bit harder as well as driving their maintenance
costs up just a bit.
Kelly
"Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@aol.com> wrote:
>i dont really know where to begin to explain the sequence of events that
>took place over the past couple of weeks. it started with picking up a uhaul
>truck in fayetteville, nc and returning it in fayetteville, nc some 14 days
>later.
After reading all the crap the UHell gives out, I can't help but to
think of how bad of shape the truck would be in after I returned it to
them. Being an auto tech for over 20 years gives me a few ideas to make
their mechanic's jobs a bit harder as well as driving their maintenance
costs up just a bit.
Kelly
"Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@aol.com> wrote:
>i dont really know where to begin to explain the sequence of events that
>took place over the past couple of weeks. it started with picking up a uhaul
>truck in fayetteville, nc and returning it in fayetteville, nc some 14 days
>later.
07-22-2003, 09:37 PM
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Actually, that sounds like a REALLY GOOD idea, Mike.
Nathan, maybe you should consider a Montana vacation with your wife and
family soon. Spend a week or two out there checking out the entire area to
"help" your wife and family (and you) decide if you really like it there.
Tom
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F1DC9B7.70B9239F@sympatico.ca...
> Sounds like it is time to take a 'vacation' and go visit Montana to me.
>
> I have always wanted to see pigmy ponies... ;-)
>
> Then if she likes it, let her stay and go home and pack up again....
>
> That is what 'I' would do anyway.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Nathan W. Collier" wrote:
> >
> > "Matt Macchiarolo" <mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon> wrote in message
> > news:20030722182248.00871.00000809@mb-m17.aol.com...
> > > Good to see you're back.
> >
> > thanks matt. good to be back......er, online anyway.
> >
> > > Just out of curiosity, is your wife's job still in Montana?
> >
> > her employer in montana said the job is hers whenever she decides to try
> > again. they also went on to say that they are going to drop their
corporate
> > account at uhaul if they dont make this "right". had it not been for
the
> > poor service we received from uhaul im sure i would be posting from
montana
> > today. once everything fell like it did, the wifey got turned off fast
and
> > just wanted to come home. im sure i could have coerced/forced/talked
her
> > into staying, but that would have made me a much bigger ------- than i
care
> > to be.
> >
> > > Sounded like you
> > > are staying put in NC for now...
> >
> > :-( for now at least it seems.
> >
> > --
> > Nathan W. Collier
> > http://7SlotGrille.com
Nathan, maybe you should consider a Montana vacation with your wife and
family soon. Spend a week or two out there checking out the entire area to
"help" your wife and family (and you) decide if you really like it there.
Tom
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F1DC9B7.70B9239F@sympatico.ca...
> Sounds like it is time to take a 'vacation' and go visit Montana to me.
>
> I have always wanted to see pigmy ponies... ;-)
>
> Then if she likes it, let her stay and go home and pack up again....
>
> That is what 'I' would do anyway.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "Nathan W. Collier" wrote:
> >
> > "Matt Macchiarolo" <mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon> wrote in message
> > news:20030722182248.00871.00000809@mb-m17.aol.com...
> > > Good to see you're back.
> >
> > thanks matt. good to be back......er, online anyway.
> >
> > > Just out of curiosity, is your wife's job still in Montana?
> >
> > her employer in montana said the job is hers whenever she decides to try
> > again. they also went on to say that they are going to drop their
corporate
> > account at uhaul if they dont make this "right". had it not been for
the
> > poor service we received from uhaul im sure i would be posting from
montana
> > today. once everything fell like it did, the wifey got turned off fast
and
> > just wanted to come home. im sure i could have coerced/forced/talked
her
> > into staying, but that would have made me a much bigger ------- than i
care
> > to be.
> >
> > > Sounded like you
> > > are staying put in NC for now...
> >
> > :-( for now at least it seems.
> >
> > --
> > Nathan W. Collier
> > http://7SlotGrille.com
07-22-2003, 09:42 PM
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"Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F1DA79C.2080105@norpak.ca...
> > Sorry to hear of your misfortunes
>
> thanks frank. its a set-back, but i wont let it be anymore than that.
ill
> get out there again, its unbelievable.
>
>
Yeah, you gotta get out here. I want to find out what a Libertarian thinks
of Montana. Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico all get "A+" in my book. If
you don't make it, I'll have to go up there myself and check it out. After
living in Colorado for the last five years, what goes on in both the east
coast and the west coast is "unbelievable" to me now!
If you ever rent a truck again, I have had real good luck with Ryder. We
took one of their 26 footers across Colorado with a bunch of stuff in it,
and the mountains didn't even faze it. It was a gas truck too. I let my
wife drive it and slept.
Earle
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> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F1DA79C.2080105@norpak.ca...
> > Sorry to hear of your misfortunes
>
> thanks frank. its a set-back, but i wont let it be anymore than that.
ill
> get out there again, its unbelievable.
>
>
Yeah, you gotta get out here. I want to find out what a Libertarian thinks
of Montana. Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico all get "A+" in my book. If
you don't make it, I'll have to go up there myself and check it out. After
living in Colorado for the last five years, what goes on in both the east
coast and the west coast is "unbelievable" to me now!
If you ever rent a truck again, I have had real good luck with Ryder. We
took one of their 26 footers across Colorado with a bunch of stuff in it,
and the mountains didn't even faze it. It was a gas truck too. I let my
wife drive it and slept.
Earle
07-22-2003, 09:59 PM
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Real estate listings are all on line now. I am now living in a house I
first spotted in a Realtor.com listing six years ago. I just had to have
it. I think maybe it was the mountain in the background in the picture, or
what the guide book said about the town. I drove to Colorado with a stack
of listing pages, with that one on top. I figured any town with less than
500 year round residents couldn't be all bad, and I was right!
Renting for a year is a real good idea unless you spot something that you
fall in love with right away though.
Earle
"Terry Jeffrey" <twjeffrey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:QvlTa.1$jW.0@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com...
> Yes, tourist season. I hope this unseasonable hot weather we're having
> right now runs most of them off.
>
> If you could swing it, I'd recommend taking a short trip and coming up in
> advance (without family) to find a house (or apt) to rent. It just makes
> moving much easier and less stressful if you have a house waiting on you
at
> your destination. You only get a week or so with that truck, including
> travel before you have to turn it back in - just a stressful situation to
> move AND find a place in that short of time. Also, renting the first year
> will give you a chance to learn the area before buying.
>
> Good luck.
> Terry.
>
>
> >
> > for sure! the next time we come up we will buy/rent a house first, and
> then
> > come back with everything later. it was difficult at times to even find
a
> > hotel room, must be tourist season.
>
>
>
>
first spotted in a Realtor.com listing six years ago. I just had to have
it. I think maybe it was the mountain in the background in the picture, or
what the guide book said about the town. I drove to Colorado with a stack
of listing pages, with that one on top. I figured any town with less than
500 year round residents couldn't be all bad, and I was right!
Renting for a year is a real good idea unless you spot something that you
fall in love with right away though.
Earle
"Terry Jeffrey" <twjeffrey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:QvlTa.1$jW.0@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com...
> Yes, tourist season. I hope this unseasonable hot weather we're having
> right now runs most of them off.
>
> If you could swing it, I'd recommend taking a short trip and coming up in
> advance (without family) to find a house (or apt) to rent. It just makes
> moving much easier and less stressful if you have a house waiting on you
at
> your destination. You only get a week or so with that truck, including
> travel before you have to turn it back in - just a stressful situation to
> move AND find a place in that short of time. Also, renting the first year
> will give you a chance to learn the area before buying.
>
> Good luck.
> Terry.
>
>
> >
> > for sure! the next time we come up we will buy/rent a house first, and
> then
> > come back with everything later. it was difficult at times to even find
a
> > hotel room, must be tourist season.
>
>
>
>
07-22-2003, 10:00 PM
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Re: back
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
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> Yeah, you gotta get out here. I want to find out what a Libertarian
thinks
> of Montana.
ha ha.......well, what i saw of it i loved it!
> I let my
> wife drive it and slept.
lol........YOU are the man!
--
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http://7SlotGrille.com
news:bfkpkg$g3v2q$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Yeah, you gotta get out here. I want to find out what a Libertarian
thinks
> of Montana.
ha ha.......well, what i saw of it i loved it!
> I let my
> wife drive it and slept.
lol........YOU are the man!
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
07-22-2003, 10:05 PM
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"Eric" <gymrat@***.net> wrote in message
news:5WlTa.88845$o86.14993@news1.central.***.net.. .
> I have to give you credit, though. If I'd have gone through all of that,
> and my wife asked to go home, I would have coerced her into pressing on
> knowing that things would EVENTUALLY get better. If she made me take it
all
> back home, I think I would have gone insane. Heck, I just wouldn't have
> turned around...
believe me, i _really_ didnt want to but i wasnt going to ask my wife to
stay when she was so upset. its so unlike her to "demand" anything but she
was trembling and i couldnt deny her.
to make things worse, being on the road for 2 weeks living off mcdonalds ive
got this gut.....im a doughboy! lol.
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
news:5WlTa.88845$o86.14993@news1.central.***.net.. .
> I have to give you credit, though. If I'd have gone through all of that,
> and my wife asked to go home, I would have coerced her into pressing on
> knowing that things would EVENTUALLY get better. If she made me take it
all
> back home, I think I would have gone insane. Heck, I just wouldn't have
> turned around...
believe me, i _really_ didnt want to but i wasnt going to ask my wife to
stay when she was so upset. its so unlike her to "demand" anything but she
was trembling and i couldnt deny her.
to make things worse, being on the road for 2 weeks living off mcdonalds ive
got this gut.....im a doughboy! lol.
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
07-22-2003, 10:49 PM
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No offense taken. I keep forgetting about that dang Front Range part of
Colorado. Maybe if I forget about it long enough, it will go away!
Earle
"Terry Jeffrey" <twjeffrey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:sAmTa.39$jW.21@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com...
> We came to MT from TX in one of those newer 24' Ryder diesels. It was
> packed to the hilt and towing my Jeep that was packed full too. It got a
> little slow across the mountains, but really had no problems and I
actually
> enjoyed driving that beast. The wife followed behind in the van. What
> ticked her off was how I didn't want to stop for hours on end. I just
> wanted to get here and get it done. Overall we like living here in MT,
but
> I gotta be truthful - Wyoming is the favorite place we've lived and I'd go
> back there in a minute. I'd go back to ND too. You couldn't drag me back
> east or to the west coast. No offense, but they can have most of CO these
> days too.
>
> Vote Libertarian!
>
> Terry.
>
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:bfkpkg$g3v2q$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > "Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:_vjTa.278395$_w.10591067@twister.southeast.rr .com...
> > > "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:3F1DA79C.2080105@norpak.ca...
> > > > Sorry to hear of your misfortunes
> > >
> > > thanks frank. its a set-back, but i wont let it be anymore than that.
> > ill
> > > get out there again, its unbelievable.
> > >
> > >
> > Yeah, you gotta get out here. I want to find out what a Libertarian
> thinks
> > of Montana. Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico all get "A+" in my book.
> If
> > you don't make it, I'll have to go up there myself and check it out.
> After
> > living in Colorado for the last five years, what goes on in both the
east
> > coast and the west coast is "unbelievable" to me now!
> >
> > If you ever rent a truck again, I have had real good luck with Ryder.
We
> > took one of their 26 footers across Colorado with a bunch of stuff in
it,
> > and the mountains didn't even faze it. It was a gas truck too. I let
my
> > wife drive it and slept.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> >
>
>
>
Colorado. Maybe if I forget about it long enough, it will go away!
Earle
"Terry Jeffrey" <twjeffrey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:sAmTa.39$jW.21@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com...
> We came to MT from TX in one of those newer 24' Ryder diesels. It was
> packed to the hilt and towing my Jeep that was packed full too. It got a
> little slow across the mountains, but really had no problems and I
actually
> enjoyed driving that beast. The wife followed behind in the van. What
> ticked her off was how I didn't want to stop for hours on end. I just
> wanted to get here and get it done. Overall we like living here in MT,
but
> I gotta be truthful - Wyoming is the favorite place we've lived and I'd go
> back there in a minute. I'd go back to ND too. You couldn't drag me back
> east or to the west coast. No offense, but they can have most of CO these
> days too.
>
> Vote Libertarian!
>
> Terry.
>
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:bfkpkg$g3v2q$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > "Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:_vjTa.278395$_w.10591067@twister.southeast.rr .com...
> > > "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:3F1DA79C.2080105@norpak.ca...
> > > > Sorry to hear of your misfortunes
> > >
> > > thanks frank. its a set-back, but i wont let it be anymore than that.
> > ill
> > > get out there again, its unbelievable.
> > >
> > >
> > Yeah, you gotta get out here. I want to find out what a Libertarian
> thinks
> > of Montana. Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico all get "A+" in my book.
> If
> > you don't make it, I'll have to go up there myself and check it out.
> After
> > living in Colorado for the last five years, what goes on in both the
east
> > coast and the west coast is "unbelievable" to me now!
> >
> > If you ever rent a truck again, I have had real good luck with Ryder.
We
> > took one of their 26 footers across Colorado with a bunch of stuff in
it,
> > and the mountains didn't even faze it. It was a gas truck too. I let
my
> > wife drive it and slept.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> >
>
>
>
07-22-2003, 10:54 PM
#28
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We came to MT from TX in one of those newer 24' Ryder diesels. It was
packed to the hilt and towing my Jeep that was packed full too. It got a
little slow across the mountains, but really had no problems and I actually
enjoyed driving that beast. The wife followed behind in the van. What
ticked her off was how I didn't want to stop for hours on end. I just
wanted to get here and get it done. Overall we like living here in MT, but
I gotta be truthful - Wyoming is the favorite place we've lived and I'd go
back there in a minute. I'd go back to ND too. You couldn't drag me back
east or to the west coast. No offense, but they can have most of CO these
days too.
Vote Libertarian!
Terry.
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bfkpkg$g3v2q$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> "Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:_vjTa.278395$_w.10591067@twister.southeast.rr .com...
> > "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F1DA79C.2080105@norpak.ca...
> > > Sorry to hear of your misfortunes
> >
> > thanks frank. its a set-back, but i wont let it be anymore than that.
> ill
> > get out there again, its unbelievable.
> >
> >
> Yeah, you gotta get out here. I want to find out what a Libertarian
thinks
> of Montana. Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico all get "A+" in my book.
If
> you don't make it, I'll have to go up there myself and check it out.
After
> living in Colorado for the last five years, what goes on in both the east
> coast and the west coast is "unbelievable" to me now!
>
> If you ever rent a truck again, I have had real good luck with Ryder. We
> took one of their 26 footers across Colorado with a bunch of stuff in it,
> and the mountains didn't even faze it. It was a gas truck too. I let my
> wife drive it and slept.
>
> Earle
>
>
packed to the hilt and towing my Jeep that was packed full too. It got a
little slow across the mountains, but really had no problems and I actually
enjoyed driving that beast. The wife followed behind in the van. What
ticked her off was how I didn't want to stop for hours on end. I just
wanted to get here and get it done. Overall we like living here in MT, but
I gotta be truthful - Wyoming is the favorite place we've lived and I'd go
back there in a minute. I'd go back to ND too. You couldn't drag me back
east or to the west coast. No offense, but they can have most of CO these
days too.
Vote Libertarian!
Terry.
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bfkpkg$g3v2q$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> "Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:_vjTa.278395$_w.10591067@twister.southeast.rr .com...
> > "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F1DA79C.2080105@norpak.ca...
> > > Sorry to hear of your misfortunes
> >
> > thanks frank. its a set-back, but i wont let it be anymore than that.
> ill
> > get out there again, its unbelievable.
> >
> >
> Yeah, you gotta get out here. I want to find out what a Libertarian
thinks
> of Montana. Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico all get "A+" in my book.
If
> you don't make it, I'll have to go up there myself and check it out.
After
> living in Colorado for the last five years, what goes on in both the east
> coast and the west coast is "unbelievable" to me now!
>
> If you ever rent a truck again, I have had real good luck with Ryder. We
> took one of their 26 footers across Colorado with a bunch of stuff in it,
> and the mountains didn't even faze it. It was a gas truck too. I let my
> wife drive it and slept.
>
> Earle
>
>
07-22-2003, 10:57 PM
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"Terry Jeffrey" <twjeffrey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'd go back to ND too. You couldn't drag me back
> east or to the west coast. No offense, but they can have most of CO these
> days too.
we lived in rapid city when i was itty bitty so on the return trip we came
down through sheridan/rapid city/badlands on I90. it was awesome, but other
than the uhauls inability to climb the weak grades in the black hills, i
couldnt figure out what was "bad" about the "badlands". ?
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
news:sAmTa.39$jW.21@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com...
> I'd go back to ND too. You couldn't drag me back
> east or to the west coast. No offense, but they can have most of CO these
> days too.
we lived in rapid city when i was itty bitty so on the return trip we came
down through sheridan/rapid city/badlands on I90. it was awesome, but other
than the uhauls inability to climb the weak grades in the black hills, i
couldnt figure out what was "bad" about the "badlands". ?
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
07-23-2003, 02:32 AM
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Re: the whining loser is back
"Jeffrey Leonard" <jeffl@quasi.net> wrote in message news:bfl8e3$qm7> >
> What a ------- LOSER you are. Whenever you're here you make this whole
*snip*
Jeffrey,
Maybe you don't get it.
Nate is a friend! I never met him in person, but nonetheless, a friend. If
you ever were inclined to become part of this family of Jeep enthusiasts,
you might understand, we help, we listen, and we assist, with advice,
knowledge, life moments and our skills or tools.
Jeff, when you've grown a few more years, maybe you would understand.
Enough of the sappy stuff. Glad to hear your family's safe Nate!
Brian
> What a ------- LOSER you are. Whenever you're here you make this whole
*snip*
Jeffrey,
Maybe you don't get it.
Nate is a friend! I never met him in person, but nonetheless, a friend. If
you ever were inclined to become part of this family of Jeep enthusiasts,
you might understand, we help, we listen, and we assist, with advice,
knowledge, life moments and our skills or tools.
Jeff, when you've grown a few more years, maybe you would understand.
Enough of the sappy stuff. Glad to hear your family's safe Nate!
Brian
