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| | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,266 Vanner Extraordinaire | Vanner Extraordinaire Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,266 | They shouldn't be too hard to find at a swap meet...Around here the story goes that if it's ripped off during the week, it's at a swap meet or flea market on Sunday...Hope you find your stuff, then use the pinch tool on the scumbags!!!!
Howard "Nickels and Dymes" Midwest Vans Ltd. Vanfest Staff Ontario Federation of Vanners Rep since 1978 National Truck-In Board since 1986 First van event-a hall party...March, 1974...ain't been right since!!!!!
| | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,115 | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,115 | now thats messed up man i would alert the local pawn shops and attend the next local flea market that kind of stuff is pretty identifyable when seen chances are the person who took em isn't smart enough to use the tools them self and will attempt to sell em fast like a pawn shop or think they are not worth anything much and toss them away to maybe be found by someone else still could turn up at a flea or he could be selling the stuff there themselves - you've gone above and beyond with this gesture of support Harold and we will find a way to show you the gratitude you very much deserve - and yeah what Nate asked... was this at in or on the property of the body shop? i agree you can not replace tools like that i had a pretty vast collection of stuff passed to me from my grandfather.. military medals, hand made wood box's and ashtrays and things he made and collected in his 30 years in the navy a handmade sewing box bigger than any tackle box you've seen made from grape crate wood... man that was antique roadshow stuff 20 years ago my girlfriend at the time was storing some of my stuff at her place..i was a week between apt's at the time and while i was away on a weekend roadtrip a weekend before i was to move into a new place of my own came back to her her place empty groundkeeper had evicted her , (she was kinda wacky but thought my stuff was safe there).. but it wasn't,grounds guy had taken what he wanted and tossed the rest in the dumpsters and trash pickers took what they wanted all weekend i knew he had my stuff because his old kitchen set was on his curb a week later a quick chat to his paperboy i found the guys wife was bragging they got a nice table set from an apt someone moved out of and ... and i also lost a nice maple dining room table and 4 captains chairs as part of my stuff... hmmmmmmmmmmm the following halloween the nighborhood kids did a real number on his place... small consolation.... i still miss alot of the items i lost 20 years ago, so i feel your pain my friend and hope you recover your missing stuff
| | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,298 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,298 | just got back in from a trip to Bandon. my friend Tony from Bandon custom auto body gave me a call around 5:30 today He was asking me why i would sell all my old tools I told him I did not sell them that some one stole them from me. He told me to get over to his shop a.s.a.p. and hung up. so off i went got there and he had three cop cars there and a old uhall looking truck out front . i went inside and there were five cops my buddy and three guy's in hand cuffs one of them was a guy that worked next door to the shop. as it turns out the dumb ass was trying to sell all my stuff to Tony for get this $3,500.00 he told them he would buy it but he had to go to the bank for the cash and would be right back as soon as he drove off he gave me a call and then the cops. he told me he parked down the street and stayed there till the cops showd up. he told the cops that the tools were hot and the owner was on his way over. I got there around 6:30 and the cops had me I.D. my stuff. they got the guys for grand theft. the truck and tools are inside at his shop. I will go, over and pick them up in the a.m.. now heres the funny thing about the deal inside the truck was one of the guy's Snapon rollaway tool box and tools a Miller wire feed welder and a motor hoist. as the cop was placing one of the guys in the cop car he told the cop that he had his tools in the truck. the cop told him not any more and drove away..
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Member of Lead Foot Trucker West Coast Chapter Pea On | | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,632 Wood Carver, Supreme | Wood Carver, Supreme Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,632 | I'm glad that everything worked out for you Harold! Good story on the "New" tools! lol B.W.
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| | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | That's great news Harold! Now you can breathe again! ;)
Nate Breece | | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,184 Likes: 1 veteran | veteran Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,184 Likes: 1 | glad to hear you are tool'n around again...
2014 and no more Econolines made... market blunder. The last new 2014 econoline to go to a vanner - DEADLAST How many mid ford vans can 1 man own? Don't ask stupid questions... My chopped mid ford will be painted black till they make a darker color. Grind to Grind... Hot metal will abound the land... IceAge II 'The MeltDown' My 3D printer will produce a life size 1969 mid ford in 2031... Wait and see...
| | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,298 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,298 | thanks Guy's I woke up today with such a good filling and thought about carma and i'm going take just my tool's back .
Member of Lead Foot Trucker West Coast Chapter Pea On | | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,003 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,003 | yup yup! sounds like an episode of Earl! LOL | | | Re: Van in Magazine Van project.. | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,115 | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,115 | Karma is one sweeeeeet lady indeed! ;) | | |
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