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Brad, you must have taken the heat with you? 72 outside right now!

Some of us are Rick, some of us are.

Praying that everyone there is safe.

Way to go Steve!

Al, that would be bed width. Mine is 100" allowing for a 1" on each side for"fenders". Depending on what type of chalk/tie down system you use, you may need more or you could go less. My decision was based on not showing the car hanging over the bed too much like it would on a 96" deck. Also, this way my truck is legal width. Like Jim mentioned, the look would be a lot different from one to another.

Not to cause confusion, but: Marc Serota (one of our former allergy fellows at Childrens Mercy) posted this on facebook. I think it is the clearest statement regarding Coronavirus I have seen per one of our Current Asthma/allergy Doctors: From an MD immunologist: I don't post a lot on facebook but I would like to give my perspective and context on the coronavirus outbreak. I hope I can be a more reputable source of perspective as a physician who specializes and is board certified in immunology (as well as pediatrics, allergy and dermatology). 1. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses. "coronavirus" is not unique to this particular strain. Everyone reading this has likely had another different coronavirus infection. This particular strain has been named COVID-19. 2. Every upper respiratory virus has the potential to be lethal. Patients unfortunately die from many upper respiratory viral infections every year - most prominently the influenza virus. 30,000 people died from the influenza virus in 2019. The media didn't report each one. They have reported all 11 coronavirus deaths. Not telling us about the people lost but rather keeping a death "toll". Let me repeat that: -Coronavirus: 11 deaths (US in 2020), 3300 deaths (China in 2020). -Influenza: 30,000 deaths (US in 2019). *Influenza pandemic of 1918: 675,000! (US), 20-50 MILLION!! (worldwide) <---These people I think would have been in favor of receiving their annual flu vaccine. This is not meant to minimize any of these deaths but rather to give context and put some facts to the hysteria. 3. If you're healthy, there is no need to walk around wearing a mask. In addition to looking silly and most of the time wearing/taking them off wrong - which would actually make you more prone to acquiring an infection, they don't prevent you from getting sick. If you're actually sick stay away from people and then, sure, wear a mask so you aren't spreading respiratory droplets every time you cough/sneeze. In medicine we don't wear the masks you're buying and we wear other protective equipment - not just a silly looking mask you found on Amazon. When you see doctor's walking around the world wearing a mask then you should too. Until then, stop. 4. The symptoms are that of the flu. As doctors we don't test or know about most people with mild or moderate flu symptoms. That means most people will probably get it and just think they had the flu. That means you're only going to hear about the cases that get serious - not all the minor ones which will be the vast majority of cases. 5. When it is said that people who are older or have other medical conditions are most likely to die - that is equally true for EVERY upper respiratory virus. There is nothing unique about that to this particular virus. It does mean that the only cases we tend to know about are the severe ones. Once a case is severe it then makes sense to test the patient to find out what virus in particular they have. That means you can easily overestimate how severe or lethal the virus is because the only cases you end up knowing about are the serious ones. In summary 30,000 people died from the flu last year. Another 30,000 died in car accidents. I remember: H1N1 (2009), MERS (2012), Ebola (2014), Coronavirus (2020). Take it from me: The poor resident who stood at the door of the ER to triage people in 2009's swine flu (H1N1) hysteria. The over reaction is exponentially worse than the actual problem and in 2020 the over reactions I'm seeing are remarkable. In cold and flu season you'll probably get sick once or twice for about a week each. You might even get this particular coronavirus and most of you won't even know it. I've seen people raiding supermarkets, major meetings and sporting events getting cancelled and fear/racism towards Asian people. These reactions are totally unnecessary and panic based. Just do what you've always done during cold/flu season. Stay away from other people when you're sick, wash your hands and keep them away from your face, and only go to the ER if you feel your symptoms are more severe than a bad cold/flu (shortness of breath, high fever, etc.). And also realize you can't live on earth and not get viral illnesses from time to time. It's a part of nature. Please don't ask for antibiotics (those treat bacteria - not viruses). Thats like asking for a fire extinguisher when you're drowning. It can be a life saving device - but the wrong one for the problem at hand. Some doctor's don't want to fight about it when patients insist on antibiotics so they just prescribe them - but it doesn't mean its actually helping you and in some cases they can be harmful (resistance, infections, allergic reactions just to name a few). If you're one who asks for antibiotics every time you're sick, again, take it from me: ask for a flu shot each year and a doctor's note to stay home from work when you're sick instead. You will be much better off. The government is very proud that testing will be available to every American. Remember, we don't test for any respiratory virus other than the influenza virus routinely. The reason is thats the only virus that has a treatment (pill) you can take to shorten the duration of severity of the illness. I suspect if we start testing everyone with cold symptoms for coronavirus we're going to find lots of it. It's not going to change the recommendations to stay home and rest. And its not going to predict the small percentage of people who may develop more severe symptoms. Essentially whether someone has coronavirus 19 or some other cold/flu virus isn't going to matter to your doctor. What it will do is slam urgent cares, ER's and hospitals with every patient who has a cold so they can be tested. It is much more sensible to reserve testing for patients requiring hospitalization or more advanced treatments. Even that wouldn't change their management but would be more to confirm the diagnosis and to not waste time looking for other causes of the patients symptoms. In conclusion, yes there is a novel virus that our immune systems haven't seen yet so to get immune to it you will have to get infected - at least until a vaccine is developed to bypass the getting sick part and just jumping straight to immune. Most people's immune systems will do that effectively and be fine. A small percentage of unfortunate patients (primarily elderly, immune compromised etc.) will not be able to do that effectively and will need more advanced care. This is true of the cold/flu viruses we deal with every year. Follow normal cold/flu precautions and seek medical care if you feel your symptoms are severe. No need to get hysterical. These outbreaks can be instructive for overall knowledge of public health. In particular showing your immune system the uniform of a potential invader (virus) so that if it ever sees a soldier wearing that uniform it will immediately attack and neutralize it without you ever getting sick. That is a wonderful thing and probably the single biggest achievement in medicine throughout human history. That is what vaccines are. The benefit to risk ratio of them are off the charts in favor of vaccines. If viruses like coronavirus scare you, then stay up to date on your vaccines and your immune system will be running the latest software. If you still think you should be scared consider this: Doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff are going to hospitals every day. Crowded buildings with tons of sick people. They aren't walking around the halls of the hospitals wearing masks and they haven't stopped going to work. And they are all rolling their eyes at everyone else right now. Marc Serota, MD

Big Foot or Easy Up.

Wow! That is almost exactly what we use down in Mexico on our projects. Are you sure it's the threads? That pex fitting looks more like the ones they use in our trailers! i would use the crimp on ones, either type.

Nice job!

That Charlie guy is ALRIGHT!

I should have guessed!!!!!

Brian sounds like a prince of a guy!

And I guess you're not done with this forum yet! 😄

So I take it you have already made it south and replaced the tires. What was your manufacture dates on the old ones? My wear was not an issue on the good tires, but that is all that shop offered. Yes, if they can get close to the price you mentioned, than I would stay with them because of the damage warranty. Thanks,

Where are you getting GYs for close to $170? Even when they offered me $100 off, they were still $315 each.

We were just talking about this yesterday with a few of us "old timers", so yes pretty sloppy work for the guy who drilled the hole. I wonder how many tanks are out there with the cutout in the tank just waiting to create a problem?

Can you remove the pump and gain more access to the valve that way. You had said," My hose from the flojet is clear and other than dark spots in the stream from coffee, not grounds just coffee." That clear water was from the short time the pump ran? Jim's trick might work. Not sure if reversing the wires will reverse the motor, but worth a try. But I'm thinking if that pump goes quiet, then something is wrong at the pump, not the valve. Remove the pump.

Are you talking about the fresh water pump? Or a macerator pump, which I don't think they had them back then. If you've opened up the area around the valve, just have someone else work on the cable while you work directly on the valve. Is this Teton settin in your shop in Hutch, and could it be frozen?

If no go, you will have to cut your valve out. That won't be fun! At least it is grey water, but that can be pretty putrid if it has been setting awhile. You can't snake it from the kitchen sink, that would be real lucky to exactly hit the drain from there, but you can snake it from the outlet, if your valve is partially open. Have you tried the walmart chems? Good luck.

Steve, you have washing machine hook ups in that Teton, I suppose. That means you can not just close your black tank valve and pressurize your grey line from the dump valve. You will push that water into your laundry area. After re-reading your post, it sounds like you have a separate drain line for the kitchen? So separate tank? If so, you can pressurize that system until you unclog it. But stop short of filling up your grey tank or you will push it up into the kitchen sink. (or your vent pipe under your sink if it has one, and it doesn't seal real well.

Amen to that!

Looks like a good looking Herrin bed!

I'm with Phil on this!!!!! My truck is feeling so old!

Looks like a tool to have, but I don't think it will work for you with that problem. I'm thinking like Mr. Pope with a slight plan of Argo's, grind off the top of it, once you get the seat removed you can drill down into the bolt (you'll have plenty of room) and then replace it with a nut and bolt of your own (assuming you can get under the bed to place another one.

They offered $100 credit towards new tires! I asked them how much the repairs to my rig would be after it blows! No comment.