1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

des2mtn · Jul 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM

God there was a clip I saw on IG of a crackhead with a sound system like Beau's in the backseat, and instantly thought "Oh look that's Beau in 10 years". The end of the clip flips around and the dude is driving a FGT. Just about died laughing.

shifty` · Jul 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM

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That really stinks. Nothing close to that, but I have had an inflamed knee tendon for 30 of my 40-plus years and got-dang, if I hit that spot on my knee on something, it's like a kick to the balls-level incapacitating pain. So I guess I'm saying....I can only kind of relate, but hands....man, y'all have my full sympathy.
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One of my FL friends recently bought a house up here. Older brick house, big stairs up to the main level, square ½" wrought iron banister the whole way up. I turned around while leaving, my knee buckled, and took the corner of one of the banister vertical bars right square in the kneecap. It did something fucky, I think to the fat/wide tendon that holds your kneecap on/in-place. It hasn't been the same since. Going on 6 months now, and if I drive for 2-3 hours, just having my knee half-cocked will give me a dull throbbing ache on top of my kneecap.

I'm telling you, I didn't know what to expect. In my 30s I was still invincible. I noticed a slight decline going into my 40s. A decade later, and I legitimately am, like, "If the last 10-15 years were this much of a change, where the fuck am I gonna be at 65?!"

Kalannar97 · Jul 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM

shifty` said: ↑

Fun thing about getting older, all the stuff starts to surface on you, and you hear about all kinds of fun stuff that never came into your vocabulary before.

I won't get too deep into it, but we've gotten some really bum-ass news in the last year or two for both me and mine. One of my best friends got UPS, an aggressive sarcoma, had to have a 4x10 chunk of his back (bone and tissue) cut out between his shoulder blades. My better-¾ was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, cancer-related. I've known I've had something autoimmune for at least 10-15 years now, but was only able to finally prove it 6-7 years ago because it's often misdiagnosed. Another friend of mine has some autoimmune disorder docs have never seen/identified, where his bones are all fusing together at the joints, and he's been to Mayo several times ... his brother died a couple years back of a super rare form of ultra-aggressive cancer, both suggest they were probably living at/near an undisclosed waste dumping site or something equally stupid some company probably did and will never own up to, although knowing what it was could at least maybe help with his diagnosis.

That said, I know three people with Dupuytren's. One isn't showing symptoms, surgery was pretty good for the other but he passed suddenly last year, and the third is a friend of my MIL's, surgery was miraculous for one hand, so much so that he got the other done recently, and is in rehab, results are looking equally promising. Before his 1st surgery, one of his fingers was pulled so tight it was practically touching the base of his palm at rest. We've got one other member on here with it, and there are two I knew on the 67-72chevytrucks forum with it as well.

There are only a few places ganglions will form, but they do show up on the back/top side of your fingers and wrist, if you're in doubt, get a 2nd opinion. Mine are always flexor tendon sheath cysts. Principle at my kid's elementary school a decade ago had same as me, as soon as one goes away, it (or another) comes back. Always at the base of the finger and palm, to the inside, like this pic shows. Aggravating as hell when you go to crank on something and clamp down on it. I got the one in my right hand index fixed because it was a problem. Other two are left hand, middle finger bottom is the one that gets me the most.

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Mine form like the mucous cyst location but on the next joint down. Mainly on index and middle finger. And of course, they stick up about 1/4" and get hit reaching into cabinets and such and hurt like hell.

CC80guy · Jul 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM

shifty` said: ↑

Fun thing about getting older, all the stuff starts to surface on you, and you hear about all kinds of fun stuff that never came into your vocabulary before.

I won't get too deep into it, but we've gotten some really bum-ass news in the last year or two for both me and mine. One of my best friends got UPS, an aggressive sarcoma, had to have a 4x10 chunk of his back (bone and tissue) cut out between his shoulder blades. My better-¾ was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, cancer-related. I've known I've had something autoimmune for at least 10-15 years now, but was only able to finally prove it 6-7 years ago because it's often misdiagnosed. Another friend of mine has some autoimmune disorder docs have never seen/identified, where his bones are all fusing together at the joints, and he's been to Mayo several times ... his brother died a couple years back of a super rare form of ultra-aggressive cancer, both suggest they were probably living at/near an undisclosed waste dumping site or something equally stupid some company probably did and will never own up to, although knowing what it was could at least maybe help with his diagnosis.

That said, I know three people with Dupuytren's. One isn't showing symptoms, surgery was pretty good for the other but he passed suddenly last year, and the third is a friend of my MIL's, surgery was miraculous for one hand, so much so that he got the other done recently, and is in rehab, results are looking equally promising. Before his 1st surgery, one of his fingers was pulled so tight it was practically touching the base of his palm at rest. We've got one other member on here with it, and there are two I knew on the 67-72chevytrucks forum with it as well.

There are only a few places ganglions will form, but they do show up on the back/top side of your fingers and wrist, if you're in doubt, get a 2nd opinion. Mine are always flexor tendon sheath cysts. Principle at my kid's elementary school a decade ago had same as me, as soon as one goes away, it (or another) comes back. Always at the base of the finger and palm, to the inside, like this pic shows. Aggravating as hell when you go to crank on something and clamp down on it. I got the one in my right hand index fixed because it was a problem. Other two are left hand, middle finger bottom is the one that gets me the most.

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I had a ganglion removed from behind my right thumb way back in the late seventies but over the past few years I've had "trigger finger" issues and one finally got to the point where the hand specialist removed one of the fused tendons. That fixed it but now I have 2 more starting to act up. Irregular cortisone shots are keeping the surgery at bay for now. If you've got a finger locking back against your palm see a hand specialist. They can do wonders by removing the fused tendon and it's a wide awake out patient procedure. Post-op rehab is squeezing a rubber ball.

EyeSpyA1stGenTundra · Jul 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM

shifty` said: ↑

Fun thing about getting older, all the stuff starts to surface on you, and you hear about all kinds of fun stuff that never came into your vocabulary before.

I won't get too deep into it, but we've gotten some really bum-ass news in the last year or two for both me and mine. One of my best friends got UPS, an aggressive sarcoma, had to have a 4x10 chunk of his back (bone and tissue) cut out between his shoulder blades. My better-¾ was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, cancer-related. I've known I've had something autoimmune for at least 10-15 years now, but was only able to finally prove it 6-7 years ago because it's often misdiagnosed. Another friend of mine has some autoimmune disorder docs have never seen/identified, where his bones are all fusing together at the joints, and he's been to Mayo several times ... his brother died a couple years back of a super rare form of ultra-aggressive cancer, both suggest they were probably living at/near an undisclosed waste dumping site or something equally stupid some company probably did and will never own up to, although knowing what it was could at least maybe help with his diagnosis.

That said, I know three people with Dupuytren's. One isn't showing symptoms, surgery was pretty good for the other but he passed suddenly last year, and the third is a friend of my MIL's, surgery was miraculous for one hand, so much so that he got the other done recently, and is in rehab, results are looking equally promising. Before his 1st surgery, one of his fingers was pulled so tight it was practically touching the base of his palm at rest. We've got one other member on here with it, and there are two I knew on the 67-72chevytrucks forum with it as well.

There are only a few places ganglions will form, but they do show up on the back/top side of your fingers and wrist, if you're in doubt, get a 2nd opinion. Mine are always flexor tendon sheath cysts. Principle at my kid's elementary school a decade ago had same as me, as soon as one goes away, it (or another) comes back. Always at the base of the finger and palm, to the inside, like this pic shows. Aggravating as hell when you go to crank on something and clamp down on it. I got the one in my right hand index fixed because it was a problem. Other two are left hand, middle finger bottom is the one that gets me the most.

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damn brother. Getting older sucks. not sure how old all you guys are in here - I'm 43. Memento Mori / Memento vivare are words I live by. Prayers up, as always

shifty` · Jul 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM

Kalannar97 said: ↑

Mine form like the mucous cyst location but on the next joint down. Mainly on index and middle finger. And of course, they stick up about 1/4" and get hit reaching into cabinets and such and hurt like hell.
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Sometimes it helps me put things in perspective by searching Google Images for what other people have got. Here's two that may make you feel a bit better, hopefully if you have ganglions, they're not this bad.

Jack McCarthy · Jul 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Calling Dr. Pimple Popper…

EyeSpyA1stGenTundra · Jul 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM

"Jesus.....you said it man....nobody fucks with the Jesus..."

shifty` · Jul 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM

EyeSpyA1stGenTundra said: ↑

"Jesus.....you said it man....nobody fucks with the Jesus..."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9w9EiLTZ_A

TXTundraGuy23 · Jul 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM

shifty` said: ↑

This is why it’s so crucial to help out when possible with this stuff. Take time with people. And pay it forward when it’s been given to you.

I don’t just talk the talk, I walk the walk. It’s why I was willing to throw out a morning to swing by, walk through it, and help out, share that knowledge. We all should be so willing, and it starts with an example. A little inspiration of confidence in someone goes a helluva long way.

Nailed it.

I fondly remember when I was in my early teens, and my stereo tuner stopped working. I had that damn thing down to pieces, lid off, boards out, etc. while dad was at work. It made me realize how basic everything was under that lid. But then, when I found the problem (swollen capacitor), Dad was, like, "Oh. Now you expect me to teach you how to solder?"

He did, though. And I learned. And I went on to fix several amps/tuners for friends after that, though two-thirds of them were usually a blown glass fuse on the board, because they were being stupid.
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I luckily have an awesome dad and he has always been awesome. But we didn't work on a lot of vehicles growing up. More just around the house stuff. I've youtube and forum learned pretty much everything I've learned so far to work on this truck. It helps to be comfortable with tools, which I am from woodworking and stuff like that.

This forum is honestly the best. My work buddy and my wife joke with me because I'm on here a lot learning stuff, but I love it. Be nice and help people. There are some goofy jabs on here but all in jest, and in the end 99% of the people on here are super helpful.

JakeJake · Jul 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM

Love this place, and (most of) you guys!

Dale had a little workplace accident yesterday breaking his 4th and 5th metatarsals.

He's doing great, and high as hell
https://youtube.com/shorts/XuG4WMmEgX0

Fuck gas stations that play music.

Sirfive · Jul 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Poor dale. Thats his horn honking leg.

bmf4069 · Jul 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM

JakeJake said: ↑

Love this place, and (most of) you guys!

Dale had a little workplace accident yesterday breaking his 4th and 5th metatarsals.

He's doing great, and high as hell
https://youtube.com/shorts/XuG4WMmEgX0

Fuck gas stations that play music.
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shifty` · Jul 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM

TXTundraGuy23 said: ↑

This forum is honestly the best. My work buddy and my wife joke with me because I'm on here a lot learning stuff, but I love it. Be nice and help people. There are some goofy jabs on here but all in jest, and in the end 99% of the people on here are super helpful.
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Don't want to get sentimental or anything, but I've been on a lot of forums. This is definitely one of the best I've seen as far as 'caliber of people' goes. Solid crowd.

shifty` · Jul 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM

JakeJake said: ↑

Love this place, and (most of) you guys!

Dale had a little workplace accident yesterday breaking his 4th and 5th metatarsals.

He's doing great, and high as hell
https://youtube.com/shorts/XuG4WMmEgX0

Fuck gas stations that play music.
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Damn, dude got a serious case of the dribbles there, eh?

(remind me not to use that seat buckle! )

khooiii · Jul 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM

The Black Mamba said: ↑

If one of my techs gets it wrong, he is backflagged his diag and then he eats his labor on the correct repair. That's why my shop's Fixed Right the First Time score is 98.7%
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I’ve been by a couple of times before we actually met. Y’all’s shop is comparable in cleanliness and organization to Audi down the road. And that’s every damn time.

khooiii · Jul 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM

shifty` said: ↑

Don't want to get sentimental or anything, but I've been on a lot of forums. This is definitely one of the best I've seen as far as 'caliber of people' goes. Solid crowd.
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I agree. I think it’s a really enjoyable place across the FGT stuff. I’ve only met two of yall but they weren't too bad

bmf4069 · Jul 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM

shifty` said: ↑

Don't want to get sentimental or anything, but I've been on a lot of forums. This is definitely one of the best I've seen as far as 'caliber of people' goes. Solid crowd.
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Perfect ratio of drunken idiots, experts and drunk experts.

khooiii · Jul 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM

bmf4069 said: ↑

Perfect ratio of drunken idiots, experts and drunk experts.
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shifty` · Jul 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM

bmf4069 said: ↑

Perfect ratio of drunken idiots, experts and drunk experts.
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experts, drunk experts, and expert drunks.

BroHon · Jul 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM

JakeJake said: ↑

Love this place, and (most of) you guys!

Dale had a little workplace accident yesterday breaking his 4th and 5th metatarsals.

He's doing great, and high as hell
https://youtube.com/shorts/XuG4WMmEgX0

Fuck gas stations that play music.
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damn
Glad he is doing good! Best wishes for a full recovery!

bmf4069 · Jul 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM

It's been a while, but Friday poll is up.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/poll-how-do-you-ketchup-fries.161017/

w666 · Jul 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM

shifty` said: ↑

Fun thing about getting older, all the stuff starts to surface on you, and you hear about all kinds of fun stuff that never came into your vocabulary before.

I won't get too deep into it, but we've gotten some really bum-ass news in the last year or two for both me and mine. One of my best friends got UPS, an aggressive sarcoma, had to have a 4x10 chunk of his back (bone and tissue) cut out between his shoulder blades. My better-¾ was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, cancer-related. I've known I've had something autoimmune for at least 10-15 years now, but was only able to finally prove it 6-7 years ago because it's often misdiagnosed. Another friend of mine has some autoimmune disorder docs have never seen/identified, where his bones are all fusing together at the joints, and he's been to Mayo several times ... his brother died a couple years back of a super rare form of ultra-aggressive cancer, both suggest they were probably living at/near an undisclosed waste dumping site or something equally stupid some company probably did and will never own up to, although knowing what it was could at least maybe help with his diagnosis.

That said, I know three people with Dupuytren's. One isn't showing symptoms, surgery was pretty good for the other but he passed suddenly last year, and the third is a friend of my MIL's, surgery was miraculous for one hand, so much so that he got the other done recently, and is in rehab, results are looking equally promising. Before his 1st surgery, one of his fingers was pulled so tight it was practically touching the base of his palm at rest. We've got one other member on here with it, and there are two I knew on the 67-72chevytrucks forum with it as well.

There are only a few places ganglions will form, but they do show up on the back/top side of your fingers and wrist, if you're in doubt, get a 2nd opinion. Mine are always flexor tendon sheath cysts. Principle at my kid's elementary school a decade ago had same as me, as soon as one goes away, it (or another) comes back. Always at the base of the finger and palm, to the inside, like this pic shows. Aggravating as hell when you go to crank on something and clamp down on it. I got the one in my right hand index fixed because it was a problem. Other two are left hand, middle finger bottom is the one that gets me the most.

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Growing old is a privilege...not everyone gets to be old.

Redoak · Jul 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM

Anyone know what this means on FedEx shipment?
First time I’ve ever seen them use it.
Showed up on second day of shipping.

The Black Mamba · Jul 11, 2025 at 4:46 AM

Redoak said: ↑

Anyone know what this means on FedEx shipment?
First time I’ve ever seen them use it.
Showed up on second day of shipping.

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Delivery exception
A yellow exclamation point on FedEx shipment tracking indicates a delivery exception, which means an unexpected event is delaying the delivery of your package1 2. Examples of delivery exceptions include customs delays, bad weather, strikes, recipient not being home, or security restrictions1.

w666 · Jul 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM

I ordered a used CV Axle (for the Landy) on eBay...this is what they sent:

shifty` · Jul 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM

w666 said: ↑

I ordered a used CV Axle (for the Landy) on eBay...this is what they send:

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Man, the shipping bill out and back for the seller is going to cost them more than the part was worth

Redoak · Jul 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM

The Black Mamba said: ↑

Delivery exception
A yellow exclamation point on FedEx shipment tracking indicates a delivery exception, which means an unexpected event is delaying the delivery of your package1 2. Examples of delivery exceptions include customs delays, bad weather, strikes, recipient not being home, or security restrictions1.
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Thanks.
Couldn’t find it trying to search their website on my phone.
Last time it took them over 10 days of it on the delivery truck before I tracked him down to get my radiator, and never got an exclamation.
I actually had to find the FedEx truck to get it. Said he couldn’t find the address which was strange considering they delivered stuff to the exact same address every day it was on the truck!

Maybe they started showing it on my tracking because of the ruckus I raised over it last time.

FedEx has gone to hell in my area since they went to sub-contracting out the end deliveries.

shifty` · Jul 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM

Mid-rise ARE camper shell with indoors in Cleveland TN for $250, weirdly red, clear it is shot:

Sirfive · Jul 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM

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