October 24, 2012

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if the admins dont care, then why should the last of us should is beyond me

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I care but I can only do so much and do what I am told to do.
As for say the "truck of the month". It is hard to find someone that has not already won the award that is on here regularly. I am open to nominations however.

Sorry guys I know exactly what you are saying and I feel your pain, and I mean that!

October 25, 2012

Well I still display my fordtruckworld sticker at shows. Doing my bit whenever I can.

November 15, 2012

It aint the same because there were some people that used to push and organise events and those folks are now gone and no one else has the gumption to do it.

Still an ok site if you want to look at blogs on how to do or fix stuff.

November 15, 2012

Looks like my Pres. is resigning too. Boy oh boy!!

Phil ( still here ) Montana

November 16, 2012

Hi what`s up guys and gals .... Lord knows its been a minute since I been by here. Truth is I could barely get on there for a bit then had to put it on back burner for awhile. Still no steady job but I do a lot of lil jobs ... Basically keeping bills paid ... Decided to try thus place again but on my phone ... Since my last visit I`ve been thru a couple jeeps.. My last was a astro van because I was using it for odd jobs. I now own a 97 4wd f150 extended cab. Jet black ... Can`t upload pics from my phone here .. Am in mineral Va for now ... Just a long over due update and saying hi to those still hanging in there. Like I said am on phone no net here.. It is faster to reach me by phone then here simply because ... Its a phone and site is not to mobile friendly. Need any small jobs done or just want to holla hit me up... 80four.42six.899nine. Hang tight folks the economy has got to turn sometime or another.

James aka "Outlaw"

November 16, 2012

Goodness James, it has been awhile. I`m actually in Connecticut now, I had to relocate for work too. The company in Virginia let 500 people go and I had no luck getting in the Federal government of the because they were too lazy to cycle through their own USAJobs vacancies. No joke, I was called by a Library of Congress hiring official 10 months after I`d applied, too bad I`d already accepted a position in New York for more money with a company that cared enough to headhunt me in the first place.

I set up two get-togethers in Woodbridge at a Hooter`s of all places, and a whopping 3 trucks showed up. Mike set up a Christmas get-together last year in Charlottesville because all the Virginia Beach and Central VA people griped about driving distance to NoVA, and we had 3 trucks show up...and it was the Fredericksburg folks. The guy that lived in Charlottesville didn`t even show up to an event in his backyard. The last get-together that had a decent turnout was at Glory Days in Fredericksburg, and it was the Richmond and Fredericksburg area folks that showed up. Matt drove all the way up for that one too, but for all the griping about distance and avoiding NOVA, most of the other folks stayed at home...again. Mike arranged a show at Meadow`s Farms in Ruckersville and we had a turnout from the same 5-6 people. So we stopped arranging get-together activities because the folks that griped the loudest about long commutes couldn`t be pleased and didn`t show up, even though we showed up to events in their neighborhoods, so we just got together in Fredericksburg, Woodbridge and Richmond. Hell, I went Carlisle and the only other VA truck that even went up for that was Mike and he won 1st place in his category. I ended up parking with my Lightning/Harley club members from New England.

The site`s two big crashes drove away the active members, and with it went the core group that actually came together...not just for the trucks, but for conversation. People that clamored for meets in their backyards skipped them while guys from NOVA drove 2-4 hours one-way to appease them. Sorry, can`t please everyone.

November 17, 2012

I`m sorry, I can`t get over this no one "organized events" BS.

When Mo took over as Chapter President, one of the first things he did was invite people to his home in Orange for a day on the beach he`s built in his backyard. All people had to do was show up. He and Mona even had the event catered...again, all people had to do was show up. We had a decent turnout for that one. He extended his home and the surroundings to the FTW family. Trails for ATVs, horseshoes, pool..and the food was CATERED. The Maryland chapter showed up in force for that one, and it was HOURS away from home...yet the South East Virginians no-showed.

He`s extended the same courtesy 3 times since then, and the turnout is always the same 6-7 trucks from Richmond and NOVA.

We had something like 40 people show up to Shula`s II in Richmond for a Christmas Party.

James and Marty set up a meeting at Pocahontas State Park outside of Richmond, and about 10 people showed up. Lew drove all the way down from Delaware, yet people that lived an hour or two down 64 griped about distance and stayed at home.

The next year, Mo put the Christmas party at an Applebee`s in Charlottesville because of the whining. 3 people showed up, and it was myself, JT and Mo. No joke, we live 20 minutes from each other in the Fredericksburg area, but NO one from Richmond or the remainder of the state showed up. Two members lived in Charlottesville and didn`t show up to the event held in their backyard.

Marty invited anyone from FTW to his block party in Richmond. James, Mo and I showed up.

I set up two different GTG`s at Hooter`s in Woodbridge, and the first one had 4 people show, the second time it was me and Slick.

Mo set up another GTG at Glory Days in Massaponax/Fredericksburg. Bennie, Marty, Kevin, Slick, Matt, Mo, Ben, JT and I showed up.

Mo set up a GTG for Toys for Tots at a new Giant Food location in Harrison Crossing. Besides himself, I showed and Kristen & Dave showed their badass Toyota truck.

Kevin set up a show at NTB in Fredericksburg, and Mo, Slick, JT and I showed up. Mo even got harassed by local PD because his truck was too tall.


We talked about going to All Ford Nationals at Carlisle. I made my first trip there, and the only other VA chapter truck there was Mo, who one 1st place. I ended up parking with friends from another truck club, who showed up 40-trucks strong from New England.

Kristen extended an invite to King`s Dominion amusement park, and 4 people showed up.

I set up a trip to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg and 1 person showed up. I even had half-price discounted tickets.

JT organized a show with his company in Fredericksburg, and Matt, Kristen and I showed up. I extended the invite to my Lightning/Harley truck owners group, and they showed up with 5 trucks. Thankfully the local community supported that show, and I think I counted 60-something classics there.

Kristen extended an invite from a local cruisers organization that comes together every Friday and Saturday night over the summer at Brewster`s ice cream in Stafford and Fredericksburg, and it was just her, Dave and I.



Point being, there have been many opportunities to get together as a group, yet it`s the same group from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Matt and Ben that always show. Everyone East of Richmond made a stink but never actually got in the truck and showed up. I lived in Reston for quite awhile, which meant I had to drive two hours in NOVA traffic just to get to Frederickburg or Richmond, but I always showed, yet the I64 crowd couldn`t roll. Sorry, that`s just BS.

November 17, 2012

Ill be glad when I can get some real internet ..lol... Ya know how long it takes to load the site from a cell phone lol...wow Dave ya aways away now .. Ya might have met Phil from NY chapter up there he and his family are good people I missded a lot of stuff when I went to KY but alas it had to be done then after I came back here to VA I lost my mom last Aug and my grandfather earlier this year ... Have had a rough go at it... But ill be danged if I`m throwing in the towel... Thought about the gang and decided to try again. Hopefully MO will see this and figure out how to make me back to active Va chapter member... Its probably easier to text me then post here only because Minerals not high on the net list I guess... I talked to Marty and his wife on Facebook while I was in ky... I am slowly on the return ... Least I got back in a ford truck .. 1 step at a time lol... Text me whenever ..stay in touch man ... Numbers in previous post.

November 19, 2012

Yeeehaw!!!! I knew you`d come back Outlaw!!! Take your time reading this. I remember the day at the beach at Mo`s!!! I`m still willing to drive many places for a GTG!!! Damn spinal surgery put a cabash on some things! Screw Obama and what he`s done to the USA! I`m still a proud Ford truck owner and one day it`ll be great again. Just have to get the site half way decent.

Stay tuned all.


Phil ( still got the videos ) Montana!!!

November 23, 2012

December 6, 2012

Hello everyone. Been years but I figured I would jump in and see whats been going on.