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Hey fellas,

Work is taking me back to Chicago this week (11/28/06) until Friday. If anyone wants to get together on Wed night for drinks/food/etc, let me know. I have all sorts of places near the hotel or I can drive somewhere to meet up with folks. I'm staying at the Holiday Inn Express on Butterfield and I-355.

I'll try to bring some of the sunshine with me :D

Let's see, what's new at my end...The Ali family has been settling into the house on the mountain.. Wife has been updating inside the house like a mad woman. We're getting ready for the winter up here, although it hasn't been much to speak of. Temps been hovering in the 60s in teh daytime and 30s in the nighttime. I gotta cut down the dead trees around the property for fire wood. The new Stihl Chainsaw is down right fun and scary at the same time. I almost wish I can find a hockey goley mask to wear when I cut wood ;p

Let's see, not much new in the vehicle dept I guess. My cruiser received Slee 4" springs and I'm currently welding in adjusters to all suspension location components. Hopefully all of this effort will bring the axle and the pinon back to proper geometry. I'm hoping to be done by today and get her aligned. Michele's 80 blew a head gasket on the way to the SEMA show so I'll need to start on that some time soon. She misses her Cruiser big time and doesn't like driving the Grand Cherokee anymore!

What's new with you folks? How was everyone's Turkey day? I've been still eating turkey sandwiches for the last few days with no end in sight!

Thanks.

Ali
 
Need to get you one of these

http://www.stihlusa.com/apparel/protect_helmet.html

Wednesday I'm at work late, but I should be able to get home in time to do dinner or beers someplace. I might even have the pig on the road by then for a road test before T4T this coming weekend.
 
Oooh, I like that helmet thingie....makes me feel like a lumberjack!
 
Welcome back Ali!
You’re just in time for the cold weather to start. Does it even get cold in NM, or are you up in the mountains? Is there any way that you can stay for the weekend to attend the Toys for Tots run?
Scott
 
Scott,

Sorry bro, but I gotta fly back home. I miss one week and the 9th month old grows like weed and learns new tricks!

Gumby,

You want me swing by the school after I get off the train? No need to come all the way over to my area and we can save some time that way.

Ali

ps anyone know where I can pick up a jam nut with the following thread: 1" diam 14 TPI?
 
Scott,

Sorry bro, but I gotta fly back home. I miss one week and the 9th month old grows like weed and learns new tricks!

Gumby,

You want me swing by the school after I get off the train? No need to come all the way over to my area and we can save some time that way.

Ali

ps anyone know where I can pick up a jam nut with the following thread: 1" diam 14 TPI?

Sure. The wife's up for some grub when I get out of school about 6:00.

Fastenal for the nut maybe? They have a new one on 5th just south of North High School.

edit- Fastenal has a 1"x8tpi in stock. They can get the 1 x 14, but it'll take a day.
 
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Cool. I'll call Rob on the cell when I leave downtown Chicago.

I ordered a nut from McMaster and it's on the way to my house in NM.
 
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