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In the big picture, I've stayed pretty low key about it all.  This time last year, watched a friendship that I'd had for over a 10th of my life.......go by the wayside.  I'd initially thought it was all petty but still, I drew a line in the sand.   I'd watched others get treated this way by the individual but when it happened to me, I told their spouse that morning....   ".... fucked with the wrong guy."  Got a call that afternoon, but since then, zero contact. Kicker is, in my entire adult life I've never had anything like this happen before.  Going from 100 to zero, that quickly.  Things can usually be 'fixed.' I suppose this could have.  Heck, this past weekend I had someone new to the whole mix, ask me about it.  He knows the other person and I, as of recent.  He's messaged both of us attempting to mend it "Give it a chance" he keeps saying.  But.... I'm not feeling it.   My "give a shit factor" is long gone....

Got to admit, I wanted to put a different spin on this one, on how it would all play out. Great Vaca' run to Colorado, riding in the mountains, enjoying time with close friends...   well, it sounded good anyways.   I attended a CVMA event last week, but I wanted to go up early and spend some time with a buddy of mine in Denver; didn't happen. I wanted to spend a few extra days riding around; didn't happen.  I wanted to Iron Butt it on my way up there; didn't happen.   But..... We'd just gotten back from MS last Monday . I'm dragging ass.  I'm watching the weather and it's taken the air out of my sails.  Chief has been asking me to go up a day early with him, but I'd be home less than 18 hours and...  not an option. Watching the weather, I opted out of an Iron Butt on the way up.  Wet, cold, and I'd be tired on the last portion ...  not what I call 'fun.'  I've got nothing to prove here, just have my reasons for that (CVMA...

 My latest ....  disagreement. As usual, found myself in a heated exchange of opinions.  However, mine are based in facts.  And we all know how that goes sometimes.  Feelings .. emotions .. you name it, get in the way of facts.  Then throw in the keyboard warriors hiding behind their screens, and ... a mixture for sparks. I guarantee 98% of them can't back up the BS spewed? Background.  I've driven jeeps for 35 years.  CJs, TJs, JKs, JKUs, JLs, JLUs , KJ, WJ,  WKs, and a WS.  I've been around.  Currently own five total in that mix.  So, I may have an opinion?   Situation.  Jeeping the Coast down in Mississippi has been on going for many years. It started at Cruising the Coast, but quickly grew into something else, since that is an event for Classic Cars to show up and attend in events, cruise around, etc.  Jeepers became a 'thing' and a gal ran with it.  Today, JTC draws upwards of 5,000 Jeeps for an ex...

 Another year of JTC in the books. .... As always , plan a year out.  Put the word out to folks for planning purposes.  Seems like things  .. life .. just gets in the way for some; understood.   This year the Davis's made the trek again.  Kennedys' had other plans.  Hansen had a health issue.  But the good news is my nephew's Jeep was back up and running this year ....  And to top it off, the weather rocked.  Funny note... Tammy our next door neighbor back in TX is here with a Vendor but we'd only see her twice at the Jeep Central area.  She was busy with the vendor folks and busy having her own fun.  Just seemed funny to me since we were literally five blocks away ...  crazy We rolled back in right after our Key West trip to prep for the week.  Got the Jeep (Grey Wolfe) cleaned up and hard top off it.  Last year we'd installed a lift in the garage and it worked perfect.  This year we'd keep it under th...