When You Answer the Phone, You Never Know...

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When You Answer the Phone, You Never Know...

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...who's on the other end of the line.

So yesterday, around 12:30 pm, my cell phone rang. None other than Skip Pringle (Smiliesafari) was on the other end. He says "I'm at the McDonald's in your town".

So I gave him directions on how to get to my place and about 10 minutes later he arrived! Skip was on his way to his Mom's in Sequim, so he only had a couple of hours to spare.

It was great meeting him and we had a great visit, talking vans and a myriad of other things.

Looking forward to seeing him again in the future.

Here's Skip and his very sano van!

(And thanks for the S-10 grill Skip! I'll post some pics of it down the road.)

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:supz:
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Haha... good stuff right there, glad you two had a chance to meet up.
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Very Cool. Good Pic !
Nice to put a face on Smiliesafari.
Skip, Your hair n beard looks as white as mine !
Maybe even a wee bit whiter.
Y'all better PM me if your headin thru my area too eh ?!?!
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What mdmead left out was smilesssafari got his number on a bathroom stall....small world!
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Wiley wrote:What mdmead left out was smilesssafari got his number on a bathroom stall....small world!
Hey, it's only important that he cared enough to call! :)
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-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!


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I tried to get to Matt's last year and for reasons I don't remember it didn't happen. So, this year he got put on the priority list. Also, he posted a picture of a Chevy grille that was turned into a piece of garage art. I had a Chevy S-10 grille that was just taking up space so I told him that I would bring it to him. It was good to finally meet him face to face. If I lived closer Matt and I would be "hanging out friends". We've been ASV friends for several years. The next time I get up that way I'll be sure to stop by. I'll expect to see some progress on the Safari. LOL.
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Skip, I hope ya got to at least get a glimpse of the infamous van...lol
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Yup...the "infamous" van is in that new garage. It sure has potential.
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Ah....good ole' Sequim. I spent my high school years in Port Angeles but moved out prior to the famous bypass being put in.
What do you think of my quest to swap transfer cases to the venerable BW4472?
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