A call for help, to the members of this forum *now closed*

January 15, 2019, 03:47 PM

bigpond73

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Originally posted by Censored:
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Originally posted by bigpond73:
Excellent!

Not to derail an excellent thread, but how is your wife doing?

She is doing great, thanks! No more issues with her pancreas, and her heart problems are under control.

January 15, 2019, 04:18 PM

rtquig

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
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Originally posted by David Lee:
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Originally posted by arfmel:
David Lee, the cargo van sounds perfect for a “camper conversion”.
It is a big van but I will probably keep it as it is. I will take darn good care of it as it is givin to me by a group of people I admire as family. I dont take lightly what Sig Forum Members have done for me. This whole thing I am determined to be life changing for me. Without you all helping, I dont know if I could weather the alternatives. This is life changing for me.

The only potential 'downside' I can see to a cargo van, is that they typically are just bare metal walls on the inside, so may be a good bit colder in the winter than an 'insulated' and carpeted minivan/passenger van.

I think a cargo van is a great open canvas to make it how you want. Foam insulation on floor roof and ceiling, plywood over the foam and build a simple bed frame out of 2x4's.

January 15, 2019, 05:14 PM

Bisleyblackhawk

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Hello everyone, I received more checks yesterday and anticipate more throughout the week, so I'll hold off on any announcement for another couple of days. I will say, David will be able to get a pretty darned nice newer vehicle and if he wants, real shelter while he seeks employment.

You are a Godsend my friend for everything you have done...may God bless you and SIGForum

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"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches
Making the best of what ever comes our way
Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition
Plowing straight ahead come what may
And theres a cowboy in the jungle"
Jimmy Buffet

January 15, 2019, 05:50 PM

mark123

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Hello everyone, I received more checks yesterday and anticipate more throughout the week, so I'll hold off on any announcement for another couple of days. I will say, David will be able to get a pretty darned nice newer vehicle and if he wants, real shelter while he seeks employment.

Such a tease.

I know this was a lot of work for you, Carl. You're a fine fellow!

January 15, 2019, 06:55 PM

StorminNormin

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Hello everyone, I received more checks yesterday and anticipate more throughout the week, so I'll hold off on any announcement for another couple of days. I will say, David will be able to get a pretty darned nice newer vehicle and if he wants, real shelter while he seeks employment.

I can’t wait to hear the final tally!

January 15, 2019, 07:23 PM

Unishot

Who's running the pool?

What's the over / under?

January 15, 2019, 09:10 PM

Oldrider

My hat is off to this bunch. When I joined I had no idea of the caliber of the members here.

January 15, 2019, 09:14 PM

sigmonkey

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Originally posted by mark123:...
I know this was a lot of work for you, Carl. You're a fine fellow!

YOU HAD ONE JOB, CARL!!!!!

AND YOU'VE DONE IT, OUTSTANDING!!!

January 16, 2019, 08:49 AM

molachi

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
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Originally posted by mark123:...
I know this was a lot of work for you, Carl. You're a fine fellow!

YOU HAD ONE JOB, CARL!!!!!

AND YOU'VE DONE IT, OUTSTANDING!!!

I agree. Carl has gone above and beyond by taking on this task and doing an outsatnding job at it.

January 16, 2019, 01:50 PM

David Lee

Hello everyone. A little update here. I got a lift down to McDonalds for coffee today. Taking a couple cups back with me. Tuesday morning, I drove 500 feet down to use thd outhouse at the Market. When I put the car in drive, for the 4th time I got a loud bang when moving forward. Drivers side rear, suspension crossmember broke and I got steel on the ground. I looked under to make sure my exhaust and fuel tank weren't one. I dragged it up to the top lot where I park amongst the stored campers. No more road driving for the Park Ave. The owner of the Market gave me a small electric heater and told me to plug in under the pabillion. This I will do as the weekend temps are going to zero and below.

January 16, 2019, 01:55 PM

David Lee

Hey friends, my ride is taking me back up now. I can try and check back as I get to wifi. Thank you all.

January 16, 2019, 07:52 PM

dave7378

A 6gun salute and hang in there David, help is around the corner.

January 16, 2019, 09:09 PM

Rey HRH

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Originally posted by David Lee:
Hello everyone. A little update here. I got a lift down to McDonalds for coffee today. Taking a couple cups back with me. Tuesday morning, I drove 500 feet down to use thd outhouse at the Market. When I put the car in drive, for the 4th time I got a loud bang when moving forward. Drivers side rear, suspension crossmember broke and I got steel on the ground. I looked under to make sure my exhaust and fuel tank weren't one. I dragged it up to the top lot where I park amongst the stored campers. No more road driving for the Park Ave. The owner of the Market gave me a small electric heater and told me to plug in under the pabillion. This I will do as the weekend temps are going to zero and below.

Blessings on that market owner.

"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.

January 17, 2019, 02:05 AM

badcopnodonut!!

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Originally posted by Oldrider:
My hat is off to this bunch. When I joined I had no idea of the caliber of the members here.

This place is very special. No doubt about it.

January 17, 2019, 08:14 PM

6guns

I didn't receive any checks yesterday, and only one today. I made the bank deposit this afternoon and any other checks I receive from here on will go right into the bank and be part of the total. I plan to take a road trip down to Kentucky next Tuesday, weather permitting.....we're supposed to get hit here this weekend with a snow storm and then additional snow early next week.

I know everyone is anxious to hear about totals raised to help David and it is quite impressive. As I'd said, he'll be able to not only get a new van/car, he'll be able to support himself for some time while seeking the employment he wants.

SIGforum raised $18,687.40 for David Lee!

January 17, 2019, 08:17 PM

pd15

Awesome !!!

January 17, 2019, 08:17 PM

ArtieS

Holy crap! We ROCK!

Thanks Carl, and congratulations David!

"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."

Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.

January 17, 2019, 08:17 PM

chongosuerte

Good stuff.

Knowing what one is talking about is widely admired but not strictly required here.

Although sometimes distracting, there is often a certain entertainment value to this easy standard.
-JALLEN

"All I need is a WAR ON DRUGS reference and I got myself a police thread BINGO." -jljones

January 17, 2019, 08:18 PM

pbramlett

Outstanding. My thanks to you Carl for receiving all the funds and to Para for his guidance and leadership and to the wonderful SigForum family here.

Well done all!