Talked to PT ~ 5:30pm CST and they're in eastern Iowa.

Got a late start, just saw a nasty accident, they're ok.

Film at 11 ...

KAA

If you are talking the PT on his way to Oregon then keep me informed cause I owe him beer:D

does that make you LARGE MARGE?:flipoff2:

Hmm, not gettin' the reference.

They're supposed to be thru DSM this morning, so I'll see them then.

ed - Just talked w/ PT 08:00 Sat, they're leaving Iowa City and headed west.

KAA - not "Large Marge"

Man, for a guy with the initials BM...... ;)

This thread is useless without PICS (proof)

I just had to say it.....

Hey!!! As soon as he gets here it'll be easier to take pics ! :flipoff2:

Ok, they've been fueled and fed and left Des Moines headed west ~12:40 CST ... destination Cheyenne.

I'll upload pics when I get home.

Pee-wee has been picked up by a trucker
Pee-wee: Some night, huh?
Large Marge: On this very night, ten years ago, along this very stretch of road in a dense fog just like this. I saw the worst accident I ever seen. There was this sound, like a garbage truck dropped off the Empire State Building... And when they pulled the driver's body from the twisted, burning wreck. It looked like this...
Turns to Pee-wee and makes grotesque face
Pee-wee: Aaaaaahh!
Large Marge: Yes, Sir, the worst accident I ever seen.

(sorry, my kid loves Pee Wee, admittedly i've seen that movie more times than i care to even say)

PT...let us know when you hit SLC :cool2:

http://www.msnusers.com/vsf83l0nlrl9minhqngj8l1b70/Documents/Pictures%2FPT%27s%20Big%20Adventure%20002.jpg

SSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!

I'M LISTENING TO REASON!

:flipoff2:

I'm afraid to respond to this post!

Keith's right, we saw a horrible crash right behind us East of Moline. This yahoo comes zoomin' up on Shopboy. In the time it took me to see if we could get out of his way, the next thing I see is this truck tumbling through the air with the driver flying free! It was yet another life changing experience.

We were hoping to make it to Cheyenne this evening, but we spent too much time hangin' out with Keith :flipoff2: We're hoping for an early start tomorrow morning and with luck, will make it to SLC in time for some beer and beef with Marc and Mike. We're in North Platte right now, about 600 miles out from SLC, but at 75 MPH (it's all the faster the "Shop on wheels" (Keith's comment) will go) we have a chance of being there by 1700 hours.

Peace,
PT

This thread is useless without PICS (proof)

I just had to say it.....

I have receipts to prove it! My new accountant tells me the expenses are deductable:grinpimp: .

At the rate I'm losing money, I'll never pay taxes.

go PT! wicked badness about the wreck :( :eek: :eek:

keep on truckin' ...


I have receipts to prove it! My new accountant tells me the expenses are deductable:grinpimp: .

At the rate I'm losing money, I'll never pay taxes.

We're hoping for an early start tomorrow morning and with luck, will make it to SLC in time for some beer and beef with Marc and Mike.

While you're indulging try the King's Peak brew from Uinta Brewing Co. and let me know if it's really all the fuss. I hear the Red Rock Black Bier is good too. Good to hear you guys are stayin safe amongst the hooples.

Another day dawns and we're off. If we can keep this bright and early departure going, we'll see Mike before sunset! If the topography of the mountains don't get us, the boredom of the plains will.

Peace,
PT

hey you are a sorry fello mr PT:flipoff2: :flipoff2:
hey we are going to badlands today w/clrc it should be fun to test the lift finally ......

be safe keep the kid in line :flipoff2:

Just drove home from Logan to SLC in a pretty bad snowstorm. I was wondering if PT is gettin' it...and had a message when I got home.

He's in the middle of WY and doesn't know if he'll get to SLC tonight.

He reports 'lots of carnage on the road'. Keep him and his boy in your thoughts...it is serious business crossing from Cheyenne in the nasty weather.

we're gettting pounded along the east bench, Parleys Canyons is gonna be a fun drive w/ trailer in tow...

keep me updated for a morning possible arrival, i dont work until 3 maybe lunch may be in order, LOL. im in sugarhouse just off of i-80 once you exit Parleys Canyon. you'll drive right by my house.
(may the force be w/ you!)

Marc,

I'm thinking what I might do is when he calls tell him to plan on spending the night in Rock Springs. I need to swap him an engine for a t-case, so I'm going to offer to meet him in Ogden along I-84 if he decides to go that way.

He has a few options right now, and my hope is that he just takes the quickest safest option. I have nothing scheduled for tomorrow, so maybe we could both drive up there and meet him. You could come over and help me load it into the back of the RR if you wanted. :D

PT called...says he's about 2 hours from the Utah border (this is at 2:53MST). I figure it's probably 2 more hours to SLC, so we're expecting him at around 7pm.

Marc, feel free to come over if you'd like...we have a big pot of Irish stew a cookin' (we used real Guinness ;) ).

mike,

i'll pm yeah my cell #

sounds good !

4:45 MST

PT just called, I-80 is closed at mm 39 in WY. They're in Green River right now and he wants to go back to Rock Springs to get a room for the night.

I can't seem to get any accurate information on what road crews are doing, so I thought he made a prudent decision to not gamble with heading west.

He'll call when he gets to GR and figure out what's going to happen tomorrow.

I 80 is typically a mess during this type of storm as experienced by many years of going north for Sledding (900 CC 175 hp sleds) There have been times that just driving at 30 mph with a four place enclosed trailer behind a well equiped F350 we've been blown off the highway..

Best to stay in GR or RS...

That's where the Wind River blows all the snow down to the Snowy Range...

I-80 is now open...Soldier Summit in Parley's is snowpacked. Paul's gonna have a fun drive this morning.

Lemme call him and see where he his.

We need some of those infamous phone camera pics :D

pass on our collective message to be safe and good luck PT 'n crew - we'll all be thinking 'bout them.


I-80 is now open...Soldier Summit in Parley's is snowpacked. Paul's gonna have a fun drive this morning.

Lemme call him and see where he his.

Aakk!

I just saw that my picture link isn't accessible ... grrr.

Sorry for the :uk:

I'll forward it to somone with a star later.

KAA

8:52 MST

Still no answer from PT. He's either asleep with the phone turned off, or he's driving and doesn't have a signal. :rolleyes:

hey mike, call me if you need help loading that motor, i have a few hours free this morning.

hey mike, call me if you need help loading that motor, i have a few hours free this morning.

Marc,

I'd hate to have you come over if Paul's still planning on trying to make it here. I haven't been able to get a hold of him, so let's put the engine thing on hold...unless you're bored. :)

LOL...not that bored :laughing:

but i do need to go out your way for some furnace parts.
i'm leaving the house now, i'll have my cell w/ me.

PT update: 9:42 mst

They decided to get to Evanston last night, arrived about 2am. Slept in this morning, had the phone off (I was right...). Leaving Evanston shortly.

Roads in Utah are snowpacked until he drops down from the summit, looking like about 2-ish hours before he gets to SLC.

Marc - he wants to see my 'fleet', so he's coming here. He's requesting an engine hoist to get it into the back of his truck, so I'm heading up the street to my neighbor's to steal his for the morning.

I'll call you in case you've left...

PT and Colin just left at 3:00 mst. After a flurry of engine swapping, t-case aquiring, e-brake cable pilfering and stew eating, they were off.

Seems like they were gone very quickly, but in reality stayed almost 2 hours.

Marc, sorry I didn't call...things started getting pretty hectic and between all of the equipment to be moved around (and discovering one of his motors had snapped the bolts off of the engine stand...), they had to run.

Anyway, their goal is to get to Ontario tonight...I'm betting they stay in Boise.

Anyway, their goal is to get to Ontario tonight...I'm betting they stay in Boise.

LOL! I'm a tired old man and am willing to admit it! WE're in Twin Falls and hoping for an early start tomorrow.

Marc-I'll see you at the rallye in the fall.

I'd post up some pics, but between the hotel's connection and my failing wireless card and my horrible photography skills...:flipoff2:

This is like following a road trip on the web instead of from the camera of a police helicopter :-)
Keep on truckin!
Aint no-one here wondering what happens during these "late starts in the morning" :-)

Merv

Aint no-one here wondering what happens during these "late starts in the morning" :-)

Merv

You've never traveled with a 21 year-old slacker:flipoff2: Hell, he usually rolled into the shop about 1100 hours-I should be glad we're getting this early a start.

Off to Portland, we're gonna make it today if I kill the Kid!

Off to Portland, we're gonna make it today if I kill the Kid!

You can do it!!

I did Seattle to Ogden in a single day, towing the 88 behind my 5.7l gasser.

Is this the one? A 60 year old woman driving.
Taken from the Quad City Times, scene near Moline, IL, March 11 report.

ANNAWAN, Ill. — A driver of an SUV was killed Friday afternoon after losing control on Interstate 80 near here.

Illinois State Police said they responded at 4:28 p.m. to the one-vehicle crash in Henry County. The driver of a 1992 Ford SUV lost control, drove off the roadway, and rolled over, ejecting the driver.


The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by the Henry County coronor. The name of the victim was not being released Friday pending notification of relatives, troopers said.

The crash remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.

We made it!

Dinner and a coupla pints at the Horse Brass rock!

It shouldn't be long and I'll be a PDX denizen.

Tomorrow, we're off to rent garage space and hire some "undocumented" folks to unload the truck. We'll put Shopboy in charge and watch him as he straw bosses the "undocumented" folks in equipping the new shop.

Ah so good to be in the new home.

So many thanx to those who watched over us and those who hosted us along the way.
Peace,
PT

Welcome! Lets get wheelin. Oh wait my thirds are out! How about April? Rohan and I can show you some good trails

Congrats to making the trip in one piece!

Soo, are you going to continue to be Mr Independent CB, or did you sell your soul to a dealership and transformed to Mr Expensive Bastard?

You guys are slack... Pendy and Keith may remember my roadtrip from Denver to Georgie in 24 hours, because all flights in and out of Denver were cancelled.

It was quite funny, I left Keith's place Saturday afternoon, and asked him if the forecast 3' of snow would be a problem for my plane taking off in the morning. He replied that in Denver they were used to snow like that, and they would just move it out of the way and get on with it. :D famous last words... :rolleyes:

The snow started about 4am. Every flight from about 6am until the next 24 hours was cancelled. I ended up hiring a dodge "sports" car (with california plates), and driving it non-stop to Georgia. There was up to 1' of snow all the way to the CO/KA border!!! The whole way I was doing about 20-30 with the speedo reading 50-60 :D

Anyway - good luck with the rest of the trip.

Horse Brass - Mmmm, that's very near my place. Where are you staying/living? Be sure to hit the Rose and Thistle over on Broadway at about 21st. Glad to hear the trip went as well as could ahve been expected.

Simon

Yeah, what he said.... :)

Send me an address so I can get those tail lights off my workbench ;)

12317 SE Madison 97233 :flipoff2:

Simon-I'll be lookin' for some help with a tranny swap as soon as possible.:D

Andrew-I'll need some guidance on getting an Oregon CCW.

Tomorrow is the first day at the new job, kinda scared, but equally excited.

We got the rental space for my engines and other treasures. The tool boxes are unloaded here at the house, now to hook up with Rugburn and get the trailer stashed away.

Peace,
PT

wooHoo! welcome to the great northwest, Paul :smokin: glad to hear you guys made it out here ok and without difficulty.

Click here! (http://www.ogo.org/conceal.htm)

Andy

Tomorrow, we're off to rent garage space and hire some "undocumented" folks to unload the truck. We'll put Shopboy in charge and watch him as he straw bosses the "undocumented" folks in equipping the new shop.


welcome to the west coast! they come in very handy! mayn!

Welcome to P-Town. What brings you to these parts?

Welcome to P-Town. What brings you to these parts?

LOL! If you'd ever been to Fort Wayne, IN, you'd know why everybody from there has moved here.

Lemme see why I moved:
Better work prospects
Better recreational prospects
Better climate...

Looks like pretty good reasons to me!:flipoff2:

So far, I'm lovin' it (with apologies and embarrassment about McDonald's). Now to get my trail rig back on the trail and I'll be all set-although there is that pesky issue of selling a coupla houses back in Indiana and moving the contents of one (oh yeah, and the wife too!) out here. I'm not moving anything more until the weather improves in Montana, Utah, Idaho and Oregon:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Now to get my trail rig back on the trail

www.pcrc.net
Just in case you didn't know.
Great bunch of folks.

Pete

PT: got garage? I am available this weekend subject to wifely consent issues, as always. In the unlikely event you don't have garage space, I do, but I have limited tools (and abilities!). Let me know.

Simon

PT...make sure he wears his helmet. :D

Like your wife does when I come by?:flipoff2:

Been talking about me behind my back eh? well, I'll get you for this Slade, just as soon as I recover from my head injury.

What were we talking about?

I'll be back on the mountain just as soon as the four week "no more head injuries or you will risk being a vegetable" waiting period imposed by my doc is over.

Simon

Dennis told me about your, um... 'mishap'. Hope things are well.

I thought of you while I was snowboarding in the trees last Saturday. Sony Bono's lesson is a hard one to ignore.

Who is this Sonny Bono you speak of?

I gots me a helmet now.

Who is this Sonny Bono you speak of?

I gots me a helmet now.

Riding the short bus are we?

I watched some incredibly fast workers today. Head jobs are done in a day and a half! And they are done almost daily:eek:

I thought BTL was fast paced, these guys kicked my arse today.

PT

Who is this Sonny Bono you speak of?

I gots me a helmet now.

can't tell if you are serious

Sonny and Cher!

That sonny Bono..died in a skiing accident.......

yeah ... that seems to be the dealers answers to most engine woes at the seattle dealter, too - HEAD JOB!!!

i'm a regular now at the machine shop where this is outsourced to - they've got it down to a science, and about $270 retail for a 3-angle and new guides.

PT, I'll walk you through the CCW permit. Piece of cake:smokin:

I know who Sonny Bono was. It was a put on. Part of the head injury theme.

A quick head job usually solves whatever problem may have been plaguing me before the head job.

Simon

A quick head job usually solves whatever problem may have been plaguing me before the head job.

Simon

Man...if my kids didn't read PBB over my shoulder, that'd be my new sig! :flipoff2:

Pick from Keith Armstrong...

http://tawayama.com/gear/randompics/PTAdventure.jpg

Pick from Keith Armstrong...

http://tawayama.com/gear/randompics/PTAdventure.jpg

Who's that OLD MAN!!!!!!!


:flipoff2:


damn senior citizens with their rental trucks......

Shop on wheels indeed. Did PT secure that job by committing to bring his own spares inventory? :flipoff2:

So much for not having my pic on Pirate, and what a nice pic of me it is! :flipoff2:

Old Man indeed!

You should hear the comments from my new coworkers when I tell them I have ten rovers and brought five engines with me! And to think I was going to try to keep my idiocy to myself at this job.

I've befriended the parts guys-LOL!

PT

So much for not having my pic on Pirate, and what a nice pic of me it is! :flipoff2:

Old Man indeed!

You should hear the comments from my new coworkers when I tell them I have ten rovers and brought five engines with me! And to think I was going to try to keep my idiocy to myself at this job.

I've befriended the parts guys-LOL!

PT

no comment! :flipoff2:

so do you at leas get a substantial employee discount?

btw...did you make a deal so they have to give shop-boy a job too...or haev you let him loose on the streets of p-town looking for employment?

Paul

no comment! :flipoff2:


btw...did you make a deal so they have to give shop-boy a job too...or haev you let him loose on the streets of p-town looking for employment?

Paul

LOL! He has made a name for himself by giving the beggars his age a really hard time for not working. Apparently, he told some guy that he didn't have a leg to stand on begging while playing a $1000 guitar. I almost offered a beggar $50 for his North Face parka this morning. How can somebody justify begging for money from me when they are wearing better clothes than I?

I almost offered a beggar $50 for his North Face parka this morning. How can somebody justify begging for money from me when they are wearing better clothes than I?

Welcome to Portland. Don't give anyone any $$$...lots and lots of 'beggars' wearing spendy tree-hugger gear. :shaking:

Welcome to Portland. Don't give anyone any $$$...

Are you kidding? I make the folks living in SLC look liberal!:flipoff2:

I've been stopped by the cops in Detroit so they could compliment me on telling bums to get lost.

Are you kidding? I make the folks living in SLC look liberal!:flipoff2:

I've been stopped by the cops in Detroit so they could compliment me on telling bums to get lost.

hence his request for info on the ccw!!!
next time a begger keeps bugging him out comes the gun!

LOL! He has made a name for himself by giving the beggars his age a really hard time for not working. Apparently, he told some guy that he didn't have a leg to stand on begging while playing a $1000 guitar. I almost offered a beggar $50 for his North Face parka this morning. How can somebody justify begging for money from me when they are wearing better clothes than I?

same as berkley! I remember a kid begging..and than seeing him get up and get in a brand new bmw!! my girlfriend at teh time used to give them shit for begging from her..if they harrassed her, she would just kick their ass...was funny to har about(and watch too!) she was a liberal democrat and all..lived there, but worked her but off to pay rent and felt they should too!
...btw..note to others..don't piss off a retired balarina! they are strong!