Howdy All,
Well, this is the last one for the year. Does everyone have plans for the month? For me it will mark 10 years on the forum (at least one other member gets his 10th also). And I will get a year older. Company has its annual shut-down so I get an 11 day vacation. Have a happy holiday season.

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Frank X. Morris
17 Kia Niro
08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

present

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I'm still here!

More or less here. Mostly less. Partially work, partially avoiding the usual political BS here of the campaign season.

Kids' basketball season is well underway. I've got 3 of them playing, the two oldest in two leagues each, and my wife and I are working on setting up a 12 & under league for kids with special needs from surrounding towns. Once the kids turn 13 they can play in the Special Olympic league but there's nothing for them until then. My little big guy just turned 9 yesterday and he's just itching to play some hoops like his older brother and sister and his little brother. Even at 8-9 years old, the typical kids his age are just moving at too fast a pace for him to enjoy it.

Business-wise, I'm cautiously optimistic for the coming year. I'm moving up the totem pole at work and am excited about the prospect of filling some positions due to retirement with some younger, enthusiastic talent (the pending retirees have been productive but stagnant). Filling two positions with sales reps who text and use email isn't insignificant in this day and age.

Now that my DD is slated for a nice-not-mint-'87-TD's-worth of orthodontic work, and son #1 has an appointment next week, the additional pay is already spent.

EDIT: Back to say that son #1 had his appointment and between the two of them the nice-not-mint-'87-TD's-worth is now a near-mint-mid-mileage-'87-TD's-worth of orthodontic work.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I'm here in my second form. My first posting in my first form was January 2000.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Eyes here.

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

Spent the day making fiber-optic work at work...laid in a wireless router and secured it, and trouble-shot/fixed an HD-ASI encoder without having to double-check with the supplier-tech dept. to see if I was coming to the right conclusion...and now, banging away on this tiny keyboard to boast a bit about yesterday's learning curve...

Who said you couldn't force-feed an old dog a bone?

Damn...I'm feeling just fine...and today's Friday!!!!

Now, just one more week before another bi-weekly insult...payday!

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

I'm here... enjoying reading good debates from time to time (until they get downright nasty and then I tune out). Then back again ....

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1987 Mercedes 300SDL; SOLD
1985 Mercedes 300D; SOLD
2006 Honda Pilot - wife's ride; 122K;
1995 Toyota Land Cruiser - 3X locked; 182K

I drop into the forum from time to time to check on the other diesel aficionados.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more