I was walking down my road to a nearby dollar store - and a slick looking Chevy Silverado came down the road. It passed me, and then turned around. (it's a dead end road)

So I flagged the driver down, and we talked. First I complemented him on his truck - which was beautiful. Say what you like, a fine truck is a wonderful thing.

Turns out he was a Master Chief, new to the area, and I said:
"Dang shame it ain't a FORD" - but he said he had one, just that it was in Florida and had an electrical problem...

Well, you know what happened then. "You got something to write on?"

I imagine I looked very disreputable...

But I told him what I could on short notice. Who knows? We may have someone new coming to join us, so I hope.


WHAT DO WE SAY when we meet somebody out of the blue like that?

I told him about BKW (Number Dummy) and that many of us have been doing FORD TRUCK for years - that what the manuals say and what people who have done it are different (I think)

*Go by the manuals and you will take EVERYTHING apart. Go by common sense, and you will only take apart what you have to... It makes it simpler

I told him that we have not only got people who have worked on Fords, but also people who have worked FOR FORD

And I gave him our web address, also being sure to mention that we have a special part of the forum for VETERANS.

I hope he checks us out....

And I told him that I was called Greywolf here, a retired AT1(AW) INST


What is the best way to put it, when you meet a fellow VET out on the street like that?