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Post by bodywarrior on Apr 23, 2015 20:31:54 GMT -5
Start back to work next week so wanted to get in one last trip. Axle broke going down my driveway at 2:30am. Went back to bed. Got up and jacked it up pulled axle, got it welded, got tires swapped out, put it all back together and on the road to SML at 2:00pm. Cruising down 81 at 70 mph feel it wobble, see the sparks, see the tire pass me in the left median, nice right! Hub blew out, just got new hubs on axle at Westlake last year. Get trailer towed to repair shop in Staunton and I get the feeling he wants to make a fortune out of this. Oh yeah lost my blue tooth ear piece somehow and my flasher relay went out when I needed it most! Thanks for the best of luck wishes Yam. It ain't happening this week so it might be fall before I'm back.
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Post by mwardncsu on Apr 24, 2015 0:05:35 GMT -5
Man - I need to make sure Yam doesn't wish me good luck anytime soon  That's a tough day - glad that nothing really bad happened though in terms of a wreck it anything..... The lake and fish will be here when you get the next chance. Hope it's not a fortune to fix it though. |
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Post by Brian on Apr 24, 2015 6:34:47 GMT -5
Hey, at least you had a better day than I did. I spent the day at my desk in a cube farm.  |
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Post by Gator on Apr 24, 2015 6:41:55 GMT -5
That sucks!! I am always fearful of that same scenario. I drag my boat to TN, NC, GA and all over VA and have yet to experience that. Good luck in the Fall!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2015 6:46:01 GMT -5
Man.. This blows! Sorry to hear you couldn't make it. Glad you're still alive to fish another day.
The allure of stripers....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2015 6:51:16 GMT -5
Hate this for you... these dang fish have a way of ruining your day sometimes...if not on the road, then on the water...
could have been much worse..... and no need to worry if it will cost you big bucks.... it always does.....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2015 7:18:17 GMT -5
That sucks!! I am always fearful of that same scenario. I drag my boat to TN, NC, GA and all over VA and have yet to experience that. Good luck in the Fall!! Happened to me in Tennessee on my way to Lake Hiawassee. Freaking Jeep (POS) timing belt broke. Lights came on and she just stopped. A cracked engine block resulted. Paid the guy at the shop 300 bucks to tow my family and boat down to our vacation rental. Ended up getting lost on a some scary "shortcut" in the mountains. It just kept happening. But we made it... Ended up costing me 10k to replace the engine and other crap just so I could get home and then replace the transmission. Didn't let it bother me too much.. Ended up being the best vacation of my life and resulted in my first and only child. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. |
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Post by Gator on Apr 24, 2015 7:34:49 GMT -5
Ended up being the best vacation of my life and resulted in my first and only child. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Had something to do with a waterfall. I absolutely love that lake. Will be there in 6 weeks. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2015 7:38:52 GMT -5
Ended up being the best vacation of my life and resulted in my first and only child. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Had something to do with a waterfall. I absolutely love that lake. Will be there in 6 weeks. Yup... That waterfall was in the shade too! Yet another reason you might consider anchor lock!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2015 7:42:12 GMT -5
Ended up being the best vacation of my life and resulted in my first and only child. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Had something to do with a waterfall. I absolutely love that lake. Will be there in 6 weeks. Btw...if you didn't know.. When the water is churning by the dam.. The giant smallmouth are active. Get a few blue bombers from the local tackle shop and have the time of your life! |
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Post by striperjohn on Apr 24, 2015 7:48:38 GMT -5
Hey Gator, get yourself some Bubblegum flukes on a 4/0 offset worm hook and you will own those Big Black SM. Great lake.
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Post by Gator on Apr 24, 2015 7:54:37 GMT -5
We usually fish for walleye on Hiawassee but I sure as heck won't turn down good advice. Long A's Yam? Didn't mean to hijack your thread Bodywarrior. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2015 8:10:32 GMT -5
We usually fish for walleye on Hiawassee but I sure as heck won't turn down good advice. Long A's Yam? Didn't mean to hijack your thread Bodywarrior. These pictures will clarify. The dude is the owner of the bait shop. The lady is just one of those cool chicks who decided to tune in and check out in the woods. She works at the bait shop as well.   Good memories. On another note, this whole notion of hijacking a thread is one that I disagree with. Sure it is good for boards to be efficiently organized and on a particular topic. But...conversation should be allowed to go where it goes just like it does in real life. Often times it is spontaneous conversations that reveals the real gems of information. When one of my threads goes off topic, I welcome it. |
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Post by Brian on Apr 24, 2015 8:36:39 GMT -5
Don't worry, Mward has felt a disturbance in the force and will be along shortly to split the thread and move the off topic conversation into it's proper place. Then all will be right again and his eyelid will stop twitching  |
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Post by striperjohn on Apr 24, 2015 9:24:04 GMT -5
Btw Bodywarrior if you ever want to fish before you get your rig repaired drop me a PM. Most times its just me and my buddy and sometimes my grandson. Always room for one or two as long as you are not a certified serial killer.;D
If you are not certifiable then you'll fit in good with my friends who are all a bit strange!
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