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Re: [GMCnet] Off Topic. Linda's Elevator was up, and running for Valentines day [message #329181 is a reply to message #329174] Thu, 15 February 2018 18:18 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Mike Kelley is currently offline  Mike Kelley   United States
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Bob D.:
Gr8 job - Man!
I knew it would get finished as Marines don't quit - ever!
Love the way you wove the story - so telling about you, your capabilities, your heart, and your love for Linda!
U R da Man!
Mike/The Corvair a holic

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> On Feb 15, 2018, at 12:44 PM, Jeanette Hodges wrote:
>
> Great jobs Bob. And completing them is the best part. Glad Linda made it upstairs to find your Roses!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 15, 2018, at 12:07 PM, James Hupy wrote:
>>
>> Bob, don't know that you knew this, but, last Valentine's day, my wife
>> Judy's oldest daughter succumbed to metastatic breast cancer. Also, a few
>> years ago, my first wife Mary suffered what would become a fatal heart
>> attack following open heart surgery to repair a botched previous surgery to
>> replace a mitral valve. SO, Valentine's day at the Hupy household is a
>> somber time. Combine that with grey skies and miserable oregon weather, and
>> you get the picture.
>> Then comes your Elevator story. What an uplifting piece of news this
>> is. Thank you for jerking my ass around and setting my priorities straight.
>> Something both Judy and I needed today. Typical Marine response to
>> adversity. Improvise, adapt, overcome and overwhelm. Bob jobs for sure.
>> Judy's dad is a Marine. 100 years old on Christmas Eve. Served
>> throughout the South Pacific during WW 2. Decorated with purple hearts and
>> bronze star. He was recalled from ready reserves when Korea came along.
>> Went to the Chosin Resevoir with a Batallion of Marines during a rugged
>> Korean winter. Fought their way out of that mess in freezing cold and human
>> wave assaults from the Chinese and North Korean troops. Less than a company
>> of marines came out. I know the Marines, and I am proud to have one for a
>> father in law.
>> Thanks for your service, and your GMC service as well.
>> Jim Hupy and Judy Countermine
>> Salem, Or
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 4:40 AM, Dave Stragand > dave.stragand@forwardlook.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Bob,
>>>
>>> Congrats on completing the elevator! That was not an easy job — elevators
>>> have lots of ups and downs.. :)
>>>
>>> I hear what you’re saying — you need another ‘78 coach project. We’d be
>>> happy to let you do as much work on ours as you can handle. If ya’ rest,
>>> ya’ rust, right?
>>>
>>> What is your next big project?
>>>
>>> -Dave
>>> ‘78 Transmode
>>> Pittsburgh
>>>
>>>> On Feb 15, 2018, at 3:32 AM, Bob Dunahugh wrote:
>>>>
>>>> How's the elevator coming along has been a question at GMCMI rallies for
>>> sometime. That is over. 11 years ago she had a knee replaced. Got an
>>> infection, and ended up losing her leg. So that meant the she couldn't go
>>> upstairs anymore. 10 years ago we looked into getting an elevator
>>> installed. Were told that it would be extremely difficult to do for our
>>> house. I served in the USMC. So to me. It's just going to take some extra
>>> effort. So I made up some detailed drawings, and started tarring apart a
>>> portion of the house. As there are 3 levels for the elevator to stop at.
>>> Then we decided that the 78 Royale needed a wider door, and other
>>> modification made to get us back on the road. Be simpler to do these mods
>>> on the GMC at home instead of at the warehouse. So I set out to build a
>>> 1200 sq ft shop at home that had 13 ft ceilings, central heat/AC, hoist,
>>> floor drain, Hot/ Cold water, and a crystal chandelier. Had to add that for
>>> fun. RIGHT? Built it by myself. Like everything else I seem to do. Then I
>>> modified the GMC. Elevator got pushed back each time. With us back on the
>>> road with the GMC. Linda decided that it would be nice if the patio was
>>> enclosed. Another Bob Job to do. Next back to the elevator finely. Then
>>> the modified GMC burned. Elevator takes another vacation so I can find
>>> another 78 Royale. More detailed drawings. Then 9 months dedicated to
>>> totally dismantling, building, and modifying this 78 Royale. Done, and back
>>> on the road. Next I had a Muslim destroy the inside of one of our rental
>>> warehouse units. .Another Bob job. Finely back to the elevator. Now DONE.
>>> Well, except for a few details. BUT she can go upstairs. And that was all
>>> she really wanted. Now I can go out to play with the GMC. Love that thing.
>>> Next off to Tucson. I'm one happy guy. And she got 12 red roses at the
>>> end of her ride upstairs in her new elevator. Bob Dunahugh
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