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lightman1
lightman1 Posts: 10,794
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Spent a lot of days out here. A lot more ahead of me. But....This is another example of the folks on this forum being a top notch bunch.
We've all heard about Ryan and Robin opening up there home and hospitality to me whilst in Des Moines.
It has only been reinforced here in Davenport.
Good old Steve@gudnoyez, his lovely and funny as hell wife and cool arse grandson have done the very same for me. Steve has even gone above and beyond the call of duty to loan me a killer technics integrated and CDP as well as a pair of AR 18b speakers plus a duffle bag full of cd's. I said no worries, but he said "Hey, you'll have something to listen to when you get off work. Take it."
Wouldn't take no for an answer. I think he may have been a wee bit drunk on Saturday at the bar when the subject came up.
That is one of the many reasons I enjoy this place. No guff and if anyone needs help, no one hesitates to give it.
Shoot! I just met the guy not two weeks ago.
Tip o the hat to another top notch polkie.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    Very cool!!!
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,149
    Russ if you ever make it to the west end of Iowa, I'm in Omaha. So you, or anyone else on the forum, are very welcome here also. Anyone here traveling across on I-80 and need a place to stop, look me up. Such good folks we have in the Midwest on the PF.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,322
    Good times nationwide 2 thumbs up
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,781
    He's overrated... >:)
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    ken brydson wrote: »
    He's overrated... >:)

    Wish we had a middle finger emoji.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,781
    lightman1 wrote: »
    ken brydson wrote: »
    He's overrated... >:)

    Wish we had a middle finger emoji.

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    Yeah even after all the warnings like look out, beware, your at risk, madman on the loose, watch your bushes, etc etc. We only opened our doors well because he is a fellow Polkie and even though we were warned, the guy turned out to be the opposite of what's been told of him on that secret PMs that's floating around the forum.

    Russ welcome to the QCA, enjoy the time here and when your ready for another batch of tunes give me a holler, now get out there and light this town up with those LED's chance of snow in a couple of days :#
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,655
    The cats still won't come out of the guest bedroom...not sure what he did to the poor blighters but they keep peaking out with a haunted look of terror on their faces...
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    Here kitty kitty..... :#
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    I knew the hogs weren't safe, but cats too?
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,322
    Russ wears a pork chop around his neck so his own dog will play with him
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited March 2016
    westmassguy wrote: »
    I knew the hogs weren't safe, but cats too?

    They all asked about you
    Down on the farm
    The cows asked, the pigs asked
    The horses asked, too
    All want to know why to the city
    You moved, changed your name to Kitty
    What's come over you?

    Just bustin' your hump, Russ. Iowa is a terrific state. My father's side of the family hails from Villisca.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Russ wears a pork chop around his neck so his own dog will play with him

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    Blind dog's gotta find me somehow!
    Bless her heart.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
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    Doing good here... Y'all?
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited March 2016
    Tunes a New Belgium Snapshot, a couple packs of smokes you survived the big tornadoe outbreak 3 touchdowns around the area glad your liking Iowa. I hope you like the Technics Integrated with those AR18S I bet your rooms a rocking, don't keep the neighbors up. Heh heh on by the way you listen to that Lonnie Brooks setting on that contenintal brochure yet?
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    Next on the list Steve. Back cover of Hot Rod magazine. Doubles as a coaster. :p
    Crazy a$$ weather today. Calling for 60mph gusts through tomorrow. May have to stay on the ground.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    Aaaand.. Looking for headphones.
    No Quarter doesn't sound right at low volumes.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    I'm sure I can dig a pair up we got like 5 pair amongst us Skyler has a pair of Senheissers he's not using I'm sure he will let you borrow.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    Bonus! I was gonna pick up a set of those Beefs by Drebs at Best Buy. Cause I like bloated unrefined low-end in headphones. In bright pink with bling no less!
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  • 11tsteve
    11tsteve Posts: 1,166
    BlueMDPicker wrote: »
    westmassguy wrote: »
    I knew the hogs weren't safe, but cats too?

    They all asked about you
    Down on the farm
    The cows asked, the pigs asked
    The horses asked, too
    All want to know why to the city
    You moved, changed your name to Kitty
    What's come over you?

    Just bustin' your hump, Russ. Iowa is a terrific state. My father's side of the family hails from Villisca.

    I have good friends from Vallisca/Nodaway.... they have a band called 8 Found Dead.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited March 2016
    @gudnoyez very kind of you to let a savage viking into your home and lend him the essentials. I hope you have some good karma coming your way.

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    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    11tsteve wrote: »
    BlueMDPicker wrote: »
    westmassguy wrote: »
    I knew the hogs weren't safe, but cats too?

    They all asked about you
    Down on the farm
    The cows asked, the pigs asked
    The horses asked, too
    All want to know why to the city
    You moved, changed your name to Kitty
    What's come over you?

    Just bustin' your hump, Russ. Iowa is a terrific state. My father's side of the family hails from Villisca.

    I have good friends from Vallisca/Nodaway.... they have a band called 8 Found Dead.

    Love it! Is the band name associated with the famous (well, at least in Villisca) axe murders?
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  • 11tsteve
    11tsteve Posts: 1,166
    BlueMDPicker wrote: »
    11tsteve wrote: »
    BlueMDPicker wrote: »
    westmassguy wrote: »
    I knew the hogs weren't safe, but cats too?

    They all asked about you
    Down on the farm
    The cows asked, the pigs asked
    The horses asked, too
    All want to know why to the city
    You moved, changed your name to Kitty
    What's come over you?

    Just bustin' your hump, Russ. Iowa is a terrific state. My father's side of the family hails from Villisca.

    I have good friends from Vallisca/Nodaway.... they have a band called 8 Found Dead.

    Love it! Is the band name associated with the famous (well, at least in Villisca) axe murders?

    It is exactly about the axe murders. Pretty sure they were interviewed in a movie about the event.
    They ( Cody and Rob) moved here around 2002. opened up a local rock club, and helped revive a faltering local music scene. I used to work for them and spent a few trips back to their stomping grounds for shows there and in Omaha.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    Russ is lucky to still be amongst us 5 confirmed tornadoe touchdowns in our vicinity last night, friends of the wife lost a good portion of thier house due to storm damage, Im assuming Russ rode the storm out.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    All good here Steve. Nasty straight line winds on this side. Rained sideways! A bit of a struggle today in the bucket. 40-50 mph gusts. Good times!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    Damn you.... You best not send them this way. Mom trying to get my jog on (ok I'm lying maybe just fast walking lol) tomorrow morning...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    All good now. Sunny day today, just windy as fook.
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  • 11tsteve
    11tsteve Posts: 1,166
    lightman1 wrote: »
    All good now. Sunny day today, just windy as fook.

    yeah it looked pretty, but I can't say I enjoyed my day working on trimming out a house roof.....
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,004
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Im assuming Russ rode the storm out.

    Uhh.....Russ IS the storm. lol

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