Re: Trottman's Curse LIVES!!!

From: Jon (jonsdak@midmaine.com)
Date: Tue Jun 24 2003 - 14:43:20 EDT


Well Josh,
I could think of worse ways to break something on my truck...;-)

-- 
-Jon
jonsdak@midmaine.com
http://jonsdakota.tripod.com
1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack"
Headache Rack,  Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front
license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund
BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front,
TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter
""Josh Battles"" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote in message
news:bd9kpj$vbh$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> I think I was gotten by the curse finally...  I was skeptical at first,
but
> then realized that the little "accident" that I had sunday *must* have
been
> from the curse...  The day started off great, my gf and I took a ride out
to
> chad's place to pick up the service manual I'd let him borrow the previous
> week...  we made it all the way home (well, just about) without incident,
> when she decided that it would be very *exciting* if we could "do it" in
my
> truck.  Well, to make a long story short, the power cord to my radar
> detector was plugged into the aux power outlet, it got hit with a stray
body
> part and of course got smashed into the dash, totally annhillating the
tri8m
> ring and cracking the livin' daylights out of the outlet.  Now, $30 later,
> it's all better though.  Just thought I'd share my very original story and
> how "the curse" has affected my life.  hope you all get a nice chuckle out
> of it.
>
> -- 
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
>
>
> ""John Bell"" <john_bell_2@hushmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bd8gu8$mnp$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> >
> > Oh, and just to follow up...
> >
> > On Saturday I go to this big shindig at my boss' house (pool party,
food,
> > the works).
> >
> > My wife pulls up to the curb to park, I get out of the curb, and...
> >
> > "Ow, what's pinching my foot... OWWWW!!!"
> >
> > Yep, stepped right into the middle of a nest of -fire ants-.
> >
> > Man, it took a -lot- of alcohol to make that pain go away... my right
foot
> > looks like
> > the Goodyear blimp :-(.
> >
> > Tomorrow the machine shop is supposed to finish up the mill work on my
TB.
> I
> > am starting
> > to wonder if getting my truck back is a good thing or a bad thing ;-).
> >
> > Nah, good thing, gotta be...
> > --
> > John Bell
> > '00 QC SLT+ 4x4 5.9 46RE NV242 *** clouds have gotta lift sometime...
***
> >
> > ""John Bell"" <john_bell_2@hushmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:bd0ils$44r$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> > >
> > > Well the cloud just keeps on rolling...
> > >
> > > 'Bout fell out of my boss' truck and broke my leg this afternoon :-(.
> > Seems
> > > the yard apes down at the local car wash decided to
> > > put ==> Armor All <== on the running boards of his Ford 4x4.
> > >
> > > I just HATE Fords, and I know the b*tch was out to get me, I just know
> > it...
> > > Armor All my a$$.
> > >
> > > Ford + Armor-All + He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named = Very Bad Luck :-(.
> > >
> > > I put my daughter to bed tonight, she gives me a big kiss on the cheek
> and
> > > says, "It's OK Daddy, you'll get your truck fixed, it will be all
> > > better soon." - I about broke down and cried, little kids are great
that
> > way
> > > ;-).
> > >
> > > Let's be careful out there, I've opened up Pandora's Box and the
demons
> > are
> > > OUT.
> > > --
> > > John Bell
> > > '00 QC SLT+ 4x4 5.9 46RE NV242 *** black cloud o' doom mod ***
> > >
> > > <John_Neff@Dell.com> wrote in message
> > >
> >
>
news:28FD0C09445F4241898A19A40CBA2804540475@ausx2kmps308.aus.amer.dell.com...
> > > >
> > > > >that can't be all...I do stuff like that all of the time -it's how
I
> > got
> > > so
> > > > good at fixing things...
> > > >
> > > > Sure, but when you do it, does the S bolt leave a dimple in the hood
> > > because
> > > > it was too long? :)
> > > >
> > > > Actually, the curse was that when this first happened, a string of
> other
> > > bad
> > > > things happened to list members trucks. From that time on,  anytime
> > > someone
> > > > mentioned the name Trottman, a black cloud blows in and bad things
> > happen
> > > > for a week or two.
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > > http://jndneff.home.texas.net/dakota/dakota.html
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



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