On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, nunya beeswax wrote:

> i swear you're making fun of me about the rules! but i
> am not about to drive 2 hours to get somewhere by
> 8.30am on a sunday to get told no.

Hehe. Actually I was making fun of the rules themselves, not you. I hate
rules. Anyway it would suck if they didn't let you in for something minor
like that. Good idea to make sure you're covered.

> i got my tow hook from a salvage yard in philly (just
> as creepy as it always is in movies) and everything
> was going great with my chevy/gmc hook til they asked
> me what i was driving and i told them. doink. then it
> was like "hey stupid girl" all the way.

Telling people you drive a Nissan truck is always a little risky,
especially around junk yards, because most of them are Ford/Chevy/Dodge
bigots. When I went looking for mine I had to explain that a hook from a
big GM would fit on my Nissan. Fortunately for most things they just send
you back in the yard to look for yourself, which I happily did. I know
what I want, and I can find it myself.

> and, i must
> say, while it looks like the holes line up okay,
> there's actually something just enough in the way of
> one of the holes to keep it from laying flush against
> the frame, which has me a little worried.

Is there something actually in the way or is the frame just not exactly
flat? This seems to be common and mine was the same way. The frame (on
mine) is not quite perfectly flat. When the hook was tightened down
though it conformed to the shape of the frame so it's not a big deal.

> i will be
> PISSED if i have to go back to the yard. i need to
> peek again and see if it's something that can be moved
> or removed/put back (my luck isn't that good) or the
> truck on the site you sent me is older enough that
> stuff underneath has moved around just enough to screw
> me...you've been so good to me so far, do you mind if
> i send you a picture of it?

Not at all. What year did you say your truck was? I have a 2000 so
that's what my experience is from.

> i'm looking forward to offroading being a blast,
> though they're gonna put me on a baby trail, i'm sure,
> since i haven't done it before. gotta start somewhere
> :)

Hehe! When I went out for the first time (about 2 months ago) all I knew
was that most people considered the place we were going to be tame. So I
wasn't expecting anything too exciting. That quickly changed when I saw a
full view of the spare tire under the truck in front of me as it was going
over a little hill. It looked like it dropped off a cliff! Fortunately I
had someone experienced with me to guide me through the harder spots.
And speaking of pictures, here are some from that trip:

http://bluegreenlabs.com/Lake_Geneva_05_28_2005/

I'm driving the blue Frontier.

> i'm better off doing it right the first time,
> since it's my only vehicle. there was some show on
> spike tv on sat about mud racing that looked like so
> much fun! if only i were idly rich...

Me too. I want to get a second beater/commuter vehicle just in case I
break something major on the truck. But I haven't been able to justify
the extra insurance payments.

> oh well, back to work...thanks!!! and thank you MUCH
> for bothering with all my long winded emails...

You're welcome. Keep writing, this is much more fun than actually
working.
:-)

C|

>
> linda
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