THE GOOD MOMENTS

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:00 pm

There are a few, and as I think back over the past year there is one that I really enjoyed, it was not a show or a staged event, but the informal gathering of a few guys doing what was fun and not really planned. If it was it certainly did not look like it. Unfortunately, I have lost the sound on my speakers and could not enjoy the event to the max. I do have a vivid imagination and the event was in my opinion, wicked hilarious. If I only had the sound, I am sure my imagination was accurate tho.

Anyone care to guess what it was? Most of us saw it.

abn CCKW · Post by **abn CCKW** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:09 pm

the recovery of the CCKW up in New Hampshire ?

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:23 pm

Right on.

Thank you Steve, half assed, but perfect mission. Ain't it nice to have good friends?

abn CCKW · Post by **abn CCKW** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:25 pm

especially ones with video camera's to get everything documented!

John V Cliche · Post by **John V Cliche** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:12 pm

It was ....

An " Excellent Adventure "

to say the least

John

PS Bill and John's "Excellent Adventure Part Deux " is coming out on "U tube " shortly

abn CCKW · Post by **abn CCKW** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:18 pm

Hope its soon !!! Can't wait for it , What kinds of gossip do you have to share about the next clip ?

dr deuce · Post by **dr deuce** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:54 pm

It IS great to have good friends to go on a rescue mission with you in one of these old beasts even if it is just to ride along.

Last weekend I went on a mini-adventure with the CCKW cargo to pick up in MA a dual pulley'ed boom for Annie the CCKW-Schield-Bantam crane so that I can now (when I install it next spring) run the clamshell bucket I bought last spring for it. Another friend of mine met me there and rode back with me. About 110 trouble free miles on the old girl with a friend for half of the trip. And GOD I love having a closed cab with a heater!!!!

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:04 pm

Rescue missions are great. I just made a 2500 mile round trip from San Antonio to pick up a 52 M38 my son spotted while driving through the North Eastern Tennessee area about a month ago when driving back to Fredericksburg, Va. He stopped and talked to the farmer and wrote him a check for $1000.00 for the jeep. She is pretty weathered but has nearly all of the original military " bells and whistles" on it with exception of the top bows, which he could not find. Still has the faint hood numbers on it and a clear title. It was pretty hairy pulling that much weight back home through the mountains for an old man, but the gambling stops in Mississippi and Louisiana paid off and covered most of the gasoline consumed on the trip, but not the whisky.

This should be a fun restoration.