andydew

Yeah, My vids are stuttering too. I think it might've been my old pc not performing to well during the edit process. My wife just bought me a new dell. My videos still stutter watching them, so I plan on editing some vids on the new pc and see what I get. Planning on recording the regatta, and seeing if the new pc makes a difference.

Guess I'm running up front, huh?

Got my stocker outta the trailer after 10 months

Got it running after a gummed up carb issue...Jake was stoked. Spent most of the day tearing up the back yard instead of getting my stuff done

We are gonna try and make it, pending no work or hospital limitations. Trying like mad to get my 125 all fabbed up in time. I certainly won't have it powder coated and done, but hopefully running in time

Lookin good

Just when you think you're close to finishing, you think of 10 more things...I know, but it's coming along nicely.

The welds look great. You'll be glad you went with the 3 person seat, believe me... I ended up buying my 5 seater and we only had 1 kid,

thinking we could take friends out with us; but life threw us a curve ball, and we filled up those two extra seats within a year or so .

thanks for the update, now get back to work , dune season is half over

Sounds awesome!

Still trying to get my dad out there. He acts like he wouldn't like it, but with his racing history in his early days, I know he would love it.

Take advantage of the time you have for sure!

Congrats on the self gifting . Thanks for the write up. I'd never heard of them, until DDR...I remember hearing some buzz a little while ago, but apprehensive to pull the trigger myself. I have a 1 ton dually....with semi tires on it...so yah, it rides like crap. The only good thing about the ride is that one of my wifes friends rode in the back seat for a girls night out, and my wife told me her friend really liked the bumpiness...a lot :mischevious:

Besides that, I'd really like to do something. I considered fabbing up an air ride...not add a bag, but a full 5 link system; but with 3 kids myself, I'm aiming a little lower as to what I can accomplish. How does this system affect stability when towing? Also, what kind of service life is expected, 50k, 100k?

Nothing says Merry Christmas like a...

"FWD: Merry Christmas" text message!

Fuggin painterjoe! WTF dude! a$$hole!

haha. got you beat:

I got one that said:

FWD: FWD: FWD: Merry christmas...have a great one.

from my wifes boss, so I figured it wasn't worth the time to respond

Quick update:

We are still waiting on some biopsy results... My wife sat in another meeting with 20 or so specialists, and they concluded they had never seen this before ; so they had to send the samples to Boston. They decided to dismiss us for the Holidays, until we have an answer. We got home late last night and are unpacking. 43 days in the hospital so far :xmas_cry: , but SOOOO happy to be home.

I decided to order my boy one of those wooden playground/ swingsets. It's been delivered, and I'm going to assemble it today for a Christmas surprise . I have a few more tricks too, that I surnamed "operation Christmas playland" for the backyard. I'm gonna go over the top to make this Christmas extra special. "FORT JACOB" should be complete by tonight. Once I get it all landscaped and finished, I'll put some pictures up to share.

Jakes knee is enlarged: the left is the size of an orange, and the right is a small grapefruit. Mobility is limited, but with the pain meds, he is walking on it again.

We had his hospital room decorated, with a 2' tree, lights, stockings and crap all over the door, and we were expecting to stay, so this was a surpise to us to come home, and consider it a gift from above!

Thank you to all, for your prayers and kind words, and may your Christmas be a joyous one that you'll remember forever

Merry Christmas from my family and I as well. Cherish the times together, and make great memories! :xmas8:

Hahaha

The regatta must be gettin close;

I better get crackin on my trike, so not to upset the fuhrer

diggin this! Jake was headbangin as we watched

Wow, that's awesome!

Thought about if I should, and what to write @ this point...still uncertain. I'm not trying to pop all the ballons at the party, but here goes an update:

We were home 6 days, and Jakers started spiking a fever. With his history, that means mandatory ER stay. We have since been transfered back to LACH. been here a week now, and not certain how long. Docs were perplexed at the lack of reslults from the high strength atibiotics, and are now reconsidering their diagnosis. A CT scan was performed. They found a mass on his liver, and are going to be doing a biopsy on that, another MRI, and a more intrusive biopsy of the femur. Oncology docs once again, ID docs, bone docs, and hematology docs are all consulting about his case. Once again, they are concerned about a malignancy, and are admitting this is very atypical. Jake has a good attitude, but some days hold him back more than others.

On a positive note, we were onsite for todays blood drive, and both momma and I donated for our first times today. Britticares Int. hosted the blood drive and Christmas toy drive. Participating in both was a rewarding experience. We talked again with the founders of britticares, who lost their daughter to cancer. We also met their son in the donor room. again...What an AMAZING family!!!

Thanks again to all for your kind words. This trial has been a rollercoaster emotionally, but we are still trusting and praying, and amazed at the response of kindness and support from those we know, and those we don't.

I'm not sure what style pump you are talking about, but I bought a hand-crank style pump from HF and used it all last season with no issues.

http://www.harborfreight.com/barrel-pump-45743.html

I try and drain out any fuel in the pump when done so it dries out. If left in the barrel or with fuel in it, I think the seals go bad. It isn't actually intended for use with fuels, but it's worked bitchen for me so far.

I actually got one of these to bind up. Broke the handle right off. These pumps need the lubricity of the oil they're designed for.. They'll work for a while I'm sure, but only a while

I bought a Holley red electric pump for my trailer. It is currently putting out about 6 gal/ min.... Plenty fast!

I bought a 50 air hose and some fittings, and I can fuel the rail, the toys, and even the genny at the front of my bus , from the tank in the middle of my box trl. It was so worth the time it took!

Granted, an air hose isn't going to hold up to the fuel, but for ten bucks, I can get a new hose every couple of years.

Holley red pump was something like $75... Maybe chech out summit racing for one.

All that techy code reading sounds like fun... Lol

Seriously though, dont go to any trouble on my part; I can adapt. I thought I was just missing something obvious

I dunno. Just like what I know... I usually click new content, and I get that, status updates, and shout box all on one page...

Also, I can't seem to update my status from me phone either

Ok. So back in the hospital, I decided to try the mobile version on me phone ... I clicked on it, but not diggin it. Trying to get back to the full version, but I'm not finding the link...

Anybody got any ideas?

Yah, I'm guessin its a money thing. People are selling or losing their big money cars in exchange for...I dunno...a place to live

It's too hard to let go of this addiction though, so hence the vdubs? ...maybe

Ugghhh,

I'm missing the sand so bad...might just be sittin this season out we'll see.

Keep these vids coming!

You're gonna need a 70 for each motor option . I have a stock one, and one with a 125....oh wait, the 125 doesn't count if it's still on the bench in 50 pieces, does it? Regatta is right around the corner

I've wanted to buy an old prius and fab up a sand toy, just for the stupid factor ; maybe cause my rail is shaped like a prius ;but this sounds pretty cool to me. I only wonder about any weight differences...Batteries can get pretty heavy.

As far as the enviromental benefits, I hear ya....opening new riding areas would be nice; but wouldn't we duners have to run our gennys through quite a bit of gas, to charge em back up? Would there be any less polution, really...? Just a thought

Cool none the less. Exciting to see where motorsports could end up.

Awesome

Looks like you guys were cookin'....I found my right foot liftin' a little

After our 18 day stay at the hospital, we are home and a family once again

We are being visited by an in home nurse a couple times a week, and we are giving him IV antibiotics through the picc line. I'm up at three every day to get the IV started, so I should get plenty of DDR time.

We had an amazing thanksgiving dinner, hosted by a fantastic charity. They put on that meal every year, as well as Christmas toy drive for the kiddos in the hospital. They provided a meal, raffle prizes, beanies for the patients, face painting, games, music, etc.

My lil' tiger:

Their name is BrittiCares International . http://www.britticares.org/Welcome.htm named for their daughter who fought a bone cancer, only to get leukemia 2 years later. We met the parents who were AMAZING people! They are doing a blood drive DEC. 10th, that we are planning on participating in. It'll be my first time giving blood, which I'm excited to do! I'm also hoping to contribute to the toy drive as well.

As for us, we are home now. Jake has a "granny" walker, and is in good spirits. He is still on some powerful pain meds, but those should decrease as he heals. I caught him playing with his cars and the rug in the game room and thought that DDR needs to see this:

I think he's ready to go duning

Awesome!!!!

Looks like fun .. I'm jealous