With A Little Help From My Old Flareside
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With A Little Help From My Old Flareside
Fighting the big "C" is rough. I got up this morning feeling terrible. Big time pain in the gut & all over. Walked outside & looked at the old Flareside & spoke to it. I said, old girl we're going for a ride this morning. And we did go for a four hour ride out in the country. She ran slick as glass & I began to feel somewhat better. With a little help from my old Flareside I think I can make it through another day! Thank the Lord for old trucks, children & watermelon wine.Have A Great Ford Day!
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flyboy2610
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Re: With A Little Help From My Old Flareside
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
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If you're going to live like there's no hell...............
you'd better be right.
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Red Green
If you're going to live like there's no hell...............
you'd better be right.
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72bumbee
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Re: With A Little Help From My Old Flareside
That was touching.
Thanks for sharing.
And good luck in your fight! You will win!
Thanks for sharing.
And good luck in your fight! You will win!
“To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.”
Mark Twain
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Former owner of dads 1967 F-100. It has gone home to the big road in the sky...
Mark Twain
1972 F-250 Camper Special. 360 A/T P/B AND a DANA 60 Rearend!
Former owner of dads 1967 F-100. It has gone home to the big road in the sky...
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mcheath
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Re: With A Little Help From My Old Flareside
Yes all the best to you!
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basketcase0302
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Re: With A Little Help From My Old Flareside
Prayers for your full recovery from this. Whenever I'm asked about the proverbial "three wishes" question, this is the first thing I always tell folks that I'd ask for, (always). For there to be no more such thing as cancer-for all mankind! 
Our trucks have so...many ways that they provide what I'd call "therapy" for us. I had two lower back surgeries a few years back and could barely walk / hooked on pain meds / almost gave up on being able to ever function normally again. I started building my truck to prepare for moving home 900 miles, (after living in Florida for 26 years). Turns out that building my truck was the best thing I could had ever done! I could not afford physical therapy of any sorts-and building the truck was the physical therapy I needed to work myself back into shape-one grueling day at a time. I too have that ear-to-ear grin ever time I get into my truck that bewilders most folks who are probably thinking "why is that guy in that piece of crap truck smiling that big"?
Enjoy the ride, and make them wonder!
Blessed...
Our trucks have so...many ways that they provide what I'd call "therapy" for us. I had two lower back surgeries a few years back and could barely walk / hooked on pain meds / almost gave up on being able to ever function normally again. I started building my truck to prepare for moving home 900 miles, (after living in Florida for 26 years). Turns out that building my truck was the best thing I could had ever done! I could not afford physical therapy of any sorts-and building the truck was the physical therapy I needed to work myself back into shape-one grueling day at a time. I too have that ear-to-ear grin ever time I get into my truck that bewilders most folks who are probably thinking "why is that guy in that piece of crap truck smiling that big"?
Enjoy the ride, and make them wonder!
Blessed...
Jeff
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
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A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
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Re: With A Little Help From My Old Flareside
Thanks for your prayers, all contibutions appreciated. I noticed you are from Tennessee. I served in Danang with a guy from Trenton, Tennessee during 1965-1966. Just talked to him a few weeks ago. He has the dreaded big "C" also. We probably got it from some of the chemicals over there. Have A Great Ford Day!
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Re: With A Little Help From My Old Flareside
Good Stuff! I like the spin on Tom T Hall! I am from his home town and have always been a big fan!
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US ARMY Retired
1971 Ford F100 4x4 (390)
2015 Ford F250 Crew Cab 6.7l