Friday, April 29, 2011
Frank Got His Rancho Quick Lift And RS9000XL ...
adjustable shocks installed today. Jeff met him early this morning at the 4wd store and he and Frank went to work in Jeff's truck. Jeff is working with Frank at the lawn service now so they share a ride most days anyway. Frank got off work early around 3:00 PM today and Jeff took him over to pick up his truck. Frank then came by the house and took Dudley for a ride. The front of his truck sits up about two inches higher than before and is now more level with the rear of his truck. Frank jumped a curb and we went off road down a power line right of way that runs near the Dudley domicile. Rancho makes quality suspension systems. Dudley has Rancho shocks and a Rancho steering stabilizer on our Jeep CJ-5. Dudley told Frank he needs to put a Rancho steering stabilizer on his truck as well. Hopefully he will do that one of these days. Dudley was only a couple of years older than Frank back in 1983 when he bought his Jeep. Dudley has had more fun through the years with that Jeep than the law should allow. Dudley can't drive the Jeep any longer but at least he has a lot of great memories. 
Monday, April 25, 2011
It Is Tornado Season Again, Do You Know Where Your Children Are ...
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Frank And Dudley Got Up This Morning And Went ...
to the 4 Wheel Parts Store to get a price on installing a pair of Rancho Quick-Lift Suspensions for the front of Franks truck and a set of Rancho RS 9000 XL adjustable shocks for the rear. They quoted a price that was too high and after some negotiating, Dudley got them to come down off of their initial price about $225.00. Frank told them to order the parts and he is looking forward to getting this done. It will raise the front end of his truck and level it out and will improve the ride over the stock Chevy suspension. Frank is amazed that Dudley can get someone to come down off their asking price. I told him everything is negotiable and that he better be taking notes as I would not always be around to help him out. Dudley made a living for many years negotiating Insurance Claim settlements with hard headed lawyers. Dudley can be pretty hard headed as well. You have to be to survive fifteen years in that business.
Friday, April 15, 2011
The Blue Angels Are In Town ...
they buzzed the Dudley domicile all day yesterday. Dudley and Lizzie got out yesterday to the Post Office and went to Chick Filet to eat lunch. On the way, we were treated to a free air show. We saw the Blue Angels pass overhead in formation and then break apart and roll out. It was pretty spectacular. It was too windy today with wind gusts up to 50 mph so I doubt they flew much if at all today. The forecast for tomorrow looks much better with winds in the 12 mph range. Dudley may just go to a spot he knows up on a hill tomorrow afternoon and watch some of the show. Last time Dudley took the family out to the base to watch it took several hours to get off the base and make it back home. Not going to get stuck in that traffic jam again.Thursday, April 14, 2011
Frank Bought A New Scope Today For His New Deer Rifle ...
off of Gunbroker.com. It is a Leupold VX3l 3.5 x 10 x 50 mm scope with CDS. CDS stands for custom dial system which is a bullet drop compensator. When he gets the scope, it will have a card in the box he can fill out and send in to Leupold. They will send him a dial calibrated to the bullets he will be shooting out of his new Kimber Montana deer rifle. He is planning on shooting Federal Premium in .308 caliber with Barnes Triple Shock TSX 150 grain bullets. The .308 is a versatile round and Frank will be able to hunt deer and hogs with this gun and could even take it Elk hunting with the larger grain bullets. Frank is going to have a very nice rifle and he should be able to shoot a 3/4 of an inch three shot group at 100 yards or close to it. We are looking forward to getting the scope mounted on the gun and the first trip to the range.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Frank Bought A New Deer Rifle Today ...
off of Gunbroker. It is a Kimber 84 Montana in .308 caliber. It is a sweet looking gun and is finished in stainless steel with a Kevlar carbon fiber synthetic stock. It should prove to be an accurate rifle and it only weighs five pounds four ounces. He is going to be getting a new Leupold scope to put on his new rifle. He is also going to buy a new Boyt case to carry his rifle in his truck and the field. I see a lot of great hunts with this gun in Frank's future and the best thing about it is he won't be borrowing Dudley's gun any longer :)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Frank And Dudley Went To The Truck Store ...
today to get Frank's new Ranch-Hand Summit front replacement bumper and brush guard installed. It matches the rear Ranch-Hand Summit bumper he had installed last November. Now he has a matched set. Looks pretty cool with his blacked out grille. Now if only we could come to an agreement on who makes and who drives the best truck. Dodge or Chevy, Chevy or Dodge. We may never agree but thats OK because not agreeing is a lot more fun.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Frank Had A Busy Weekend And Did Not Go Fishing ...
for a change. Saturday he mowed the yard and then used a chainsaw to cut up a big tree limb that fell in the back yard Friday night. It knocked down the phone line that runs from the utility pole behind the back fence to the side of the house. We don't have residential phone service, use cell phones. I called the phone company anyway and they are going to send a guy out tomorrow to repair it. Yesterday Frank took the front grille off of his truck and took the Chevy "Bowtie" off. He then used sandpaper and sanded all of the chrome off of the front of the grille. He then sprayed the grill with primer and then two coats of gloss black paint. He put the Chevy emblem back on and then reinstalled the grille back on his truck. He had a new heavy duty rear bumper put on his truck a while back after his truck got rear ended on the Interstate. Tomorrow we are going to go and he is going to purchase the matching front replacement bumper and brush guard and get it installed on his truck with some fog lights. After he gets that done he is going to install a Rancho Quicklift to raise and level the front of his truck and also have a new pair of Rancho heavy duty shocks put on the rear. When he gets the new bumper and lights installed, will put some photos on Dudley's Diary.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Voted The Best Don't Mess With Texas Commercial From The Last 25 Years ...
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Going To Eat Some More Crappie Tonight ...
Friday, April 8, 2011
It's Official Now, Dudley Is An Old Geezer ...
he went to Arlington today to have his new Jason Pace Cab Hi Camper Shell installed on his truck. Dudley also had a Class III receiver hitch and a pair of original Ventvisors installed. Dudley is glad they agreed to put the hitch cover on for him. The guy had to grind on the thing for a good half hour to get it to fit. It is on there now and looks good. Dudley should have bought a camper before now. It will be great for going on trips and putting everything in the bed of the truck and now I won't have to worry about anything getting wet. If I need to haul something that won't fit in under the camper, I will just borrow Frank's truck.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Real Men Fish For Sharks ...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Frank And Jeff Caught A Few Fish This Weekend Despite The High Winds ...
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Frank Got To Go To Opening Day At The ...
Ballpark in Arlington yesterday to see the Rangers play the Red Sox. It was a great game as the Rangers won. Frank got lucky and was able to go with some buddies of his who had somehow scored tickets. Frank paid forty one bucks which was the gate price for a second level seat down the third base line. Prior to the game, the tickets were selling for several hundred dollars a piece. Glad he got to go and tailgate and see the game. Dudley got to watch it on tv which suits Dudley just fine.
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