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Re: [GMCnet] Off Topic. Linda's Elevator was up, and running for Valentines day [message #329174 is a reply to message #329173] Thu, 15 February 2018 12:44 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Great jobs Bob. And completing them is the best part. Glad Linda made it upstairs to find your Roses!

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> 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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