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Old 09-06-2011, 10:41 PM   #1
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... you have more work-on-the-trailer clothes than regular clothes.

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Old 09-06-2011, 11:30 PM   #2
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If you spend more of your days off working on your trailer than fishing.

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Old 09-06-2011, 11:46 PM   #3
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Old 09-07-2011, 12:12 AM   #4
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If you spend 8 hours or more a day... bucking rivets... bending aluminum... shinning aluminum... and returning countless emails and phone calls about all things AIRSTREAM!!!

still lovin it!
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Old 09-07-2011, 12:26 AM   #5
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Old 09-07-2011, 02:51 AM   #6
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If you spend 8 hours or more a day... bucking rivets... bending aluminum... shinning aluminum... and returning countless emails and phone calls about all things AIRSTREAM!!!

still lovin it!
What Todd said and "you can't wait to get out of bed to do it...."
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Old 09-07-2011, 05:32 AM   #7
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...if your garage holds hundreds of Airstream parts waiting to be refurbished one at a time and put back on the trailer. You often wonder if you will ever get your garage back.
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Old 09-07-2011, 02:28 PM   #8
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... if you keep a running list of things you should/could/would do different next time.
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Old 09-07-2011, 02:41 PM   #9
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...if you find aluminum shavings in the bed.
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Old 09-07-2011, 02:45 PM   #10
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Old 09-07-2011, 02:57 PM   #11
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even after all summer long, you still get excited at the sight of the UPS or Fed x truck........ knowing that ur pretty sure you didnt order any thing else...... ummm pretty sure lol
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Old 09-07-2011, 03:00 PM   #12
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Old 09-07-2011, 03:22 PM   #13
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All you want for Christmas is a rivet shaver.
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