tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post2349359933717651875..comments2024-03-08T00:23:07.688-08:00Comments on HICK CHIC: My truck eats exhaust systemsHeidi the Hickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-76807008219521739372008-10-02T08:43:00.000-07:002008-10-02T08:43:00.000-07:00Not to mention the fact that you are very very fun...Not to mention the fact that you are very very funny!Trailbosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560979016510119034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-42570907722320382652008-10-01T16:58:00.000-07:002008-10-01T16:58:00.000-07:00Oh Anita, this is a constant dilemma for owners of...Oh Anita, this is a constant dilemma for owners of old vehicles! <BR/><BR/>We had a Dodge Spirit a few years ago. It got stolen. I know, who'd want it, but it went. We got our Jetta after that, which was scary, until I added everything up and realized that it was costing us over $500 a month to drive the old Dodge. It would cost the same amount to drive the brand new VW. Suddenly getting our car stolen wasn't such a financial burden anymore. <BR/><BR/>But trucks are different. Seriously. THey're built tougher and they're more useful. <BR/><BR/>Also, I've spend do damn much money on that truck I HAVE TO DRIVE IT for the next decade to get my money's worth!!!!Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-64015747390575095442008-10-01T09:57:00.000-07:002008-10-01T09:57:00.000-07:00My truck has been eating U-joints... time for a ne...My truck has been eating U-joints... time for a new drive line I'm afraid... it also need front brakes, shocks, front-end aligned, and Rick just put 9 patches on one tire!!(funny the things the streets of a tornado destroyed town can do to tires!!) spent about $700 on it last year...<BR/>When do you know to stop throwing money at an old truck and start looking for a newer one?Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151961559080472585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-53347631917508702912008-09-30T18:46:00.000-07:002008-09-30T18:46:00.000-07:00Oh Dawn, thanks for delurking! Isn't it funny how...Oh Dawn, thanks for delurking! Isn't it funny how we miss our old junk when it's gone? Boy do I have stories!<BR/><BR/>(also you named one of the nicest things about winter in the barn...)Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-28326830584695499632008-09-30T18:27:00.000-07:002008-09-30T18:27:00.000-07:00ooo... i can relate! so much so that I'm no longer...ooo... i can relate! so much so that I'm no longer a lurker on your blog.<BR/><BR/>Our faux rod was named 'the beast'. I actually miss that truck sometimes (usually around the same time that I miss sitting in the manager in the winter, listening to the horses munch)<BR/><BR/>I enjoy your style!Dawn Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128560802192324243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-4497431276060528642008-09-30T16:37:00.000-07:002008-09-30T16:37:00.000-07:00Sue- well, thanks for the offer! I could get my D...Sue- well, thanks for the offer! I could get my Dad to weld it up but I can't afford the tank of gas to drive out to him! <BR/><BR/>And Coffeypot saves the day... very good warning, thank you! I've had enough of these to know the dangers but I still appreciate it. I'm still driving with my window slightly open but even if it gets colder I'll still keep it that way.<BR/><BR/>yeah... not a cool buzz at all.<BR/><BR/>However, Heidi, I didn't think of using that line in a query. Hmmm. This could work y'know, since my next character drives an old diesel truck, and those suckers are LOUD!<BR/><BR/>Hayseed, yep, by now, I am a real character, for sure!<BR/><BR/>Jkb- I'm holding out for that big massive paycheck for Jethro, and maybe a nice little payment of some kind for me? That'd be alright! <BR/><BR/>Geez, I wonder what my face looked like when I realized it was me making all that noise. Hmm.<BR/><BR/>Olly, I thought of the cops pulling me over. I said to the kids last night, "Yee haw, it's like a demolition derby, only legal!" And then I thought, nope, actually not legal. So I've been tiptoeing through town, as quietly as possible, which is next to impossible!Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-30496998280584660732008-09-30T13:33:00.000-07:002008-09-30T13:33:00.000-07:00Yes, I agree with coffeepot. Normally I'm all for...Yes, I agree with coffeepot. Normally I'm all for free buzzes, but not in this case. Too bad you're way up north-- I've welded a couple exhaust pipes in my day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552074033087804381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-25772027446733237722008-09-30T13:04:00.000-07:002008-09-30T13:04:00.000-07:00Be careful with the exhaust fumes. They are odorl...Be careful with the exhaust fumes. They are odorless but dangerous.Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601474604616163167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-72343383574460994472008-09-30T12:57:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:57:00.000-07:00"Ah'm loud, and ah'm unstoppable!!!!!!!!!!"This ne..."Ah'm loud, and ah'm unstoppable!!!!!!!!!!"<BR/><BR/>This needs to be the opening line of your new query! :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-2498557510728585402008-09-30T10:20:00.000-07:002008-09-30T10:20:00.000-07:00Have had many instances of being "loud and unstopp...Have had many instances of being "loud and unstoppable" myself-just chalk it up to character-building experiences!hayseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297909299783835530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-11445807562239765742008-09-30T10:08:00.000-07:002008-09-30T10:08:00.000-07:00Crapola. Well, once everything else is settled you...Crapola. Well, once everything else is settled you can get it fixed...;)<BR/><BR/>I had to laugh at the vision of you sitting on your truck seat, raising an eyebrow as you drove. <BR/><BR/>LOL!JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536279.post-60232909941356580632008-09-30T09:41:00.000-07:002008-09-30T09:41:00.000-07:00Maybe it's just a clamp. Ya, hope for that. Just r...Maybe it's just a clamp. Ya, hope for that. Just remember to take your foot off the gas if you happen to see any boyz-in blue, or they'll give you a time limit to fix it.Ollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956488313345711218noreply@blogger.com