GLOAT: I'm tired

Super nice gloat, Karl. Congratulations.

Anyway I've been hauling for a day and a half. The lot weighed in at just over 20,000 lbs. Only maybe 500 lbs. in lengths shorter than four feet.

I think I'm set on steel for a while.

Karl

Outstanding.

I just got a Murry Beach comber bike with the big fat tires they would just kill for on Huntington beach for free.

SW

That is a serious Iggy class gloat. Did you get the racks with it?

Wes

I bought the racks for $150. But traded them off while at the auction. probably a mistake. I thought I had room on my racks. i do, but it will be a pain cuase they will be overfilled and I'll have to take 500 lbs of stuff off every time I need something.

Karl

Most Excellent Gloat, Karl!

Congrats, hell of a score!

Jon

Nice going! I have seen people off bs'ing with a buddy or yaking on a cell phone instead of paying attention at an auction, then, like yours, get pissed when they miss a great buy.

Paul

I hate you!!!

You are completely disgusting!!!!!!!!!1

Awesome deal, anyway, and a great workout, good for developing hand grip and back strength. I love the steel that I bought, already had chances to use it etc, plus I sold a lot too, all D2 is gone. I sold two buckets of D2 for $200.

Do you ever go down south in the direction of Chicagoland?

I could buy some 12L14 from you and square tubing.

It was above my class.

When I go south, I take great pains to avoid Dailey's city. If I'm heading East, I'll cut south on I-39 to Rockford and on to I-80 then make the turn.

I lived 200 feet from the toll plaza on 294 just south of the Eisenhower for two years.

karl

Damn - $20,000, say, of steel for $200!!

Damn - I wish that I had room to store 10 tons of steel!

Hey - you can change that sign to read "Karl's Apples and Steel Fabrication"

Bob

I could meet you on I-294 (preferred) or I-80 to consummate some transaction.

That was in 15 minutes from me.

Awright, Karl! Nice buy, good gloat.

BTW: I hate you.

Any tool steel?

OT: The batch of 9mm cast bullets, a few I gave to your kid, seem to be under-lubed. If any are left, give them another coat of Alox. They seem to lead my bbl. a bit more than the latest batch, but not too badly. I used to thin the Alox 3:1 with mineral spirits, now I do 8:1. Let me know if you want more, I cast them 500 at a time or for about half an hour, then it gets boring.

I'll make it a point to come see you next trip south. i guess it won't kill me to do Chicago one more time.

BTW, "The Kid" was all the way to Madison today. He picked up a 2 year old zero turn lawn mower for $400 that sells new for $4K. It wasn't running. He cleaned out the fuel tank, pickup tube, and installed a snowmobile fuel pump for temporary trial. Runs like new. He said it took him two hours to fix it. The guy only had a 1/4 acre lawn and never really used it. Nor maintained it, from the story I heard.

Guess it was a good weekend for the Townsend clan.

Karl

On Sun, 23 May 2010 13:51:21 -0500, "Robert Swinney" wrote the following:

So which racks did you sell for $200 to each of them?

Oy vay!

I should hope so.

P.S: You Suck!

-- Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. - Blaise Pascal

I am in Lisle, IL, far from Chicago.

Sounds awesome! How is your back now?

Anyway, I will be off in the morning to pick up a Quincy 5120 compressor ($200), Baldor 8107W grinder ($50) etc.

I'll be in Montgomery sometime in July. I'll try to remember to get your info before I go.