----- Original Message -----
From: "Designs by Rock" <dbr@powerweb.net>
To: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>
Cc: "ole trucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] My junk yard mis adventure.
> It's an all to common occurrence in the world Alfie. The local bone yard
> here has been crushing cars and hauling away ole trucks for the past year
> and a half. Seems the DNR (Dirty, Nerd faced, Rats) came in one day and
> told them that they had to get rid of all the old cars. There is a small
> creek, ditch more like it, that runs through the yard. The DNR is worried
> about it getting contaminated and running into the Horicon National
Wildlife
> Refuge some 5 miles away. Good news is that the guy is taking his time
> about it and that he is fighting the DNR about it also. In the mean time
I
> just keep running out there and getting what I can before it's gone. When
> they started crushing cars, they started in the truck section where all
the
> ole Chevys are. Gotta get them parts while they are still there.
>
> John "Rock" Rockefeller
> 1949 3100 "Eeyore"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: A.B. <bigfred@unm.edu>
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 12:56 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] My junk yard mis adventure.
>
>
> > I tried to post a similar message earlier, but messed up:
> >
> > So I went to the junk yard on Saturday hoping to come back with a Pacer
> > front end and some kind of rear end for my truck. The trip basically
end
> > with me driving home tired and sad. About 1+ away from where I live
there
> > is a junk yard that was in existance for over forty years (what I was
> > told). This was the place I was planning on finding what I needed for
my
> > ole truck. When I arrive, I noticed the front of the yard looked a
little
> > empty. As I got closer I noticed there were no cars left!! This was a
12
> > acre yard, FULL of cars and trucks dating back to the 40s and up to
about
> > the late 70s. I really could not believe the yard was empty, so I drove
> > around the perimter to find a few Impalas tri-5's and 2-AD's were all
that
> > remained!! I managed to talk to a rancher who told me that about
6months
> > ago, a crusher was brought in, and it took a month, but everything was
> > crushed and hauled off. Apparently, the old man who owns the yard is
> > still alive and lives there, decided to get rid of everything. I
managed
> > to talk to his wife for a bit and from what I understand, Frank was out
in
> > the yard and fell down, and has been sick since then. This couple is in
> > their 90's and they lived in the yard for more then 1/2 their lives. I
> > was releived to hear they were still kickin' but sad to see the stuff
all
> > gone. I suspect they sold the land to pay medical bills, after Frank
> > fell, but I really dont' know. Anyway, a great resource has been lost,
> > there was lots of stuff in there that would be very difficult to
replace.
> > -alfie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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