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tamnalan 
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 Posted: 30 Nov. 2019 at 6:42pm |
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Putting around in low range in an old jeep off-road somewhere ... that joy hasn't transferred to my kids, the way it happened from my dad to me. I'm screwing up somewhere but I won't give up. I'd watch my dad wave at everybody when I rode with him as a kid and the habit stuck. When the oncoming traffic drops to maybe a few vehicles or less per minute ... that's when I start waving. Basically, if I am out walking in a quieter area then I'll greet any oncoming person who makes eye contact. I just do the same thing on the road. It's even easier if the other person is in a jeep. :) |
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Alan Johnson
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drm101
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Posted: 30 Nov. 2019 at 7:15pm |
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It drives my son crazy that I like to stop and talk to people when we're out in the Willy's or on a bike ride, or whenever. I do remember when I was 16 though, and I typically kept me head down and avoided everyone. What's funny to me is I changed from introvert to extrovert after having our son. I think having a kid, and the process of raising him, gave me that confidence. I'm optimistic that our kids will come around.
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Dean
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Mark W.
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Posted: 30 Nov. 2019 at 9:09pm |
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A round here if I waved to every Jeep I passed I wouldn't be able to use both hands to drive. I have driving through Salem Oregon Dump Trucking been in traffic lines at a stop light and counted 6 jeeps in the same line. Occasionally they are 2-3 in line with each other. I been thinking of getting one of the waving Hand Reflectors and mounting it on the windshield for the needy Jeep owners that think your slighting them if you don't wave. |
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3A Steve
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Posted: 01 Dec. 2019 at 12:40am |
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I am used to getting and giving waves while in my 3A. It is weird when I drive my 51 Willys Wagon. Some wave, some don't know what it is. I usually wait to see if they wave first.
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cpt logger
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Posted: 01 Dec. 2019 at 2:29am |
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Now where is the fun in that?
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Posted: 01 Dec. 2019 at 5:03pm |
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It is usually the kids in their lifted XJ's that wave at me in my '74 Cherokee, my
stock little '94 XJ or my girlfriends '06 Liberty Renegade.  They must like the lights on the roof. |
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Oldpappy
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Posted: 02 Dec. 2019 at 2:20pm |
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I like the term "Bonus Grandchildren" we have been calling them "Strays". We have 10 biological grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, but counting the "Strays" we have 14 grandchildren.
I welcome any kid who wants to call me his grandfather, or "Pappy" as most of them call me. Yes, there is little more than name connecting today's Jeeps to the old ones, but to some extent there is some kinship in wanting a vehicle with even that slim connection. |
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Greaser007
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Posted: 04 Dec. 2019 at 5:54pm |
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Mark, you threw him a curve-ball when you said "what-part."
That poor guy knows as much about Willy's as you do about "I.T." stuff. I apologize for what I said earlier, so I edited my post. I was a little bit too harsh on my father, who has distanced himself from his grand-children because of personal-belief's and insulting my children too many times as they were growing up. Thus, today, in their 30's, they have no interest in seeing the "man", nor do they, and I cannot blame them one bit. Although my son grew up jeeping, he is not interested in owning a CJ or the newer models. He drives a Tundra with 6-inch lift and 35-inch tires. Highway mileage is about 11-mpg. He loves the truck. My oldest daughter grew up driving my CJ-7, and today she drives a very nice Jeep Cherokee Latitude. The question is, is it a Fiat or some sort of "stray" with a Jeep label. No, she didn't buy it for off-roading on skid-trails. Yep, my son gave us a beautiful grand daughter 2-years back out of wedlock, and with his "social-spouse" came two other "bonus grand children." I'm going to hug the "strays" and thank my children for what they have given me, even those "bonus grand children." Maybe one day one of them will take an interest in my CJ. Edited by Greaser007 - 05 Dec. 2019 at 1:26pm |
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ggordon49
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I just wanted to add some real time perspective... This is an email we received from my kids Principal - My kids are 8 years old and in the third grade. I feel bad for them :( As of
Thursday, December 5, 2019, students wearing a winter jacket, boots,
hats, gloves and snow pants will be allowed to play in a designated area
of snow during recess. Students
wishing to play in the snow must be wearing ALL 5 of these items in
order to be allowed in the snow. Those students not properly dressed for
the snow will still have access to the blacktop and playground, as they
do now. Our PE teachers will also be discussing
appropriate snow play at school and reviewing our expectations.
Learners wishing to go in the snow will be given limited time to put
their snow gear on before their recess and therefore must be able to
put all these items on independently. Also, please label
all of your learners’ snow gear items.
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- Don't Let The Fatherless Ones Grind You Down -
- I like them stock, survivor's with original paint are my favorites - |
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tamnalan
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Posted: 04 Dec. 2019 at 7:03pm |
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The snow pants -- jeans will do, surely?
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Alan Johnson
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SE Kansas 46 CJ-2A
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Posted: 04 Dec. 2019 at 7:34pm |
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 Helicopter parenting by a government entity. 
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Bruce W
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Posted: 04 Dec. 2019 at 9:39pm |
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 "Learners"? They are "learners", now? My BIL's new girlfriend said, "My son is a jeeper, too. You two should get together sometime". Then she went on to tell me he had a less-than-a-year old Wrangler that he had put $85,000.00 into, not including the original purchase price of the Jeep. I just told her flat-out that I was not interested, and changed the subject. BW
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It is NOT a Jeep Willys! It is a Willys jeep.
Happy Trails! Good-bye, Good Luck, and May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You! We Have Miles to Jeep, Before We Sleep. |
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Nothing Special
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Posted: 05 Dec. 2019 at 4:04am |
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What's sad is that that's necessary! My wife used to work at our elementary school as a teacher's aide. She said the majority of kids (even kindergartners) would come to school in the winter wearing a fall-weight jacket, and no hat or mittens/gloves let alone boots or snow pants. They'd go out to recess in our Minnesota winter and be frozen by the time they came back in, to the point where it would significantly affect the ability of the teacher to run the class until they were warmed up. So if the school wanted to be able to do its job, it also had to do the parents job and make sure the kids were dressed properly. And my sister is a high school teacher. She doesn't need to make sure kids are wearing their snow pants, but she does have to make sure they are doing their homework, often by calling their homes several times per week. If she doesn't do this many of her students will fail, and the school can't allow that to happen or they get slammed. So the teachers need to do the parents job there too. I'm not saying that any of this is right, just that it's not necessarily the school's fault.
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