Ernie Returns

[Ron61]

There may be one abandoned building here that has a loading ramp, but the stores have theirs kind of underground and they won't let anyone use them for anything. There used to be a feed store in Redding that had one, but I think it is long gone and I doubt if they would let anyone use it if they are there. Most people around here that are loading or unloading vehicles from their trucks use a bank that is cut into the dirt alongside one of the streets. Not good for low cars like a Cobra.

By the way Ernie, I have the Cobra cleaned for you. Sorry I couldn't do anything about the rock picks but we just have to live with them as my car has them too.

Ron

[Excaliber]

Thanks Ron for keeping care of the Cobra while I get my housing/moving thing worked out. I'm curious as heck about those leaking oil pan bolts. Hopefully just a good tightening all around will be the ticket.

I'm in the middle of negotiating a price on a short sale in Oregon. Bank is playing hard ball and some am I. I'm digging in for a long haul on this one. If they don't like my offer, I'll move on to the next one. But I really like the place, sshhhhh, don't tell 'em.

[Ron61]

Ernie,

Good luck on the Oregon sale and I hope everything works out well for you. Don't worry about the Cobra as you can leave it in my garage as long as you want to. I have looked at the oil drip each day and it has stopped so I think the pan bolts may just be loose enough that when the oil is hot and moving around it seeps through the gasket. I wish the 50 year old drip on my 69 Cobra was that simple. It never stops but never drips enough that it even shows on the dip stick. I just wrote it off to the FE experience as every one I have ever owned had an oil drip after about two weeks of driving.

I am not cleaning any of the oil off the bottom as I want you to be able to see exactly what I am talking about.

Ron

[tcrist]

Ernie,
Good luck on the short sale. It took my girlfriend 3 months to get into the one that she bought. Hope you can get into yours a lot faster then that.

Terry

[HI Cobra]

Ernie - I think the main thing you need to get that short sale is patience.

I put my offer in back in August on the one I am working and so far it is
progressing through the steps. If I can get it for my price (pre-approved by
the bank and seller), then I have no problem waiting. If it ends up a no deal,
no problem - I'll look for another if I feel like it at the time, since this is to be
a rental property, not the same as your situation. In my case this deal got
dropped in my lap and after a bit of research, I went for it.

Good luck - and if that doesn't work - like you said, there will be more.
You might just want to keep up the search in the mean time so if it does not
fly, then you are ready to go after another.

[trularin]

Oh heck Ernie, you should just let Ron go at it!

[Wes Tausend]

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Ernie, maybe you could use a borrowed personal car lift to load cars in your truck.

The one we have has a wheel kit that allows it to move outside on the driveway apron. Back on to it, raise it, back the truck up and drive across a short gap on a couple of 2x12 planks doubled up.

For anybody looking for a lift, I see Directlift is publishing the price again and it has gone back down to around $1900, which is what I paid.

I think it would be very handy for you to use if Ron bought one.

Wes

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[Ron61]

I talked to Ernie last night and he is still running his tail off getting everything straightened out. He is going to move to Palo Cedro for a while until he has his place in Oregon ready. He said he drove up one of the arms of the lake and all he saw was rocks and a sign in the dirt that said No Water skiing Past This Point. He couldn't even see any water the lake is so low.

But he is making progress and said he can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Ron

[trularin]

Why is Ernie in a tunnel?

Was that all he could get in your area?

I suppose the housing market has greatly improved in your area if Ernie is in a tunnel.

[Ron61]

Now that the lake is so low and there are more of them, tunnels are cheaper to rent than houses. However, old mine shafts and caves are even better.

Ron