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skiprat

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Does he have to be in the shop working or could he be outside workin also?

Preferably, but I'm sure he'd love to see you digging up a huge chunk of bog wood:biggrin: I added your name to the list, so please confirm you want in



I'm in. Already sent my addy.

Will you be posting a list?

There is a list on the link below, but if everyone just keeps posting here, I'll keep updating it. Could be a while till it gets to you and you need to send your address to the person above you on the list.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=52276
 
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Ratty made it to Colorado yesterday. I started taking pics, but the wife failed to pay the cable bill so I didn't get them uploaded. Grrr... As soon as they turn my intartubes back on I'll post them.
 

skiprat

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Lookin' forward to seeing the pics Don. I think when this is done I'll attempt to calculate the mileage Ratty does. Hey, Maybe we could even have it as a B Bash trivia question?:biggrin:
 

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I hope every one Ratty visited will add their picture to his passport (might need a thick notebook) and maybe some note as well. Create a scrap book of some sort.

What do you think?
 

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So what exactly do we do? I'm baffled :confused: Does Ratty have to bring back something from his travels??? Say a special blank from each visit and use them as prizes in the BB

Preferably, but I'm sure he'd love to see you digging up a huge chunk of bog wood:biggrin: I added your name to the list, so please confirm you want in





There is a list on the link below, but if everyone just keeps posting here, I'll keep updating it. Could be a while till it gets to you and you need to send your address to the person above you on the list.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=52276
 
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skiprat

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So what exactly do we do? I'm baffled :confused: Does Ratty have to bring back something from his travels??? Say a special blank from each visit and use them as prizes in the BB

Keith, you simply have to take a couple of pics of him doing something in your shop ( or outside digging up Bog Oak:wink: ) Then send him to the next person on the list. The added little contest is for pics. Best normal shop pic and best photoshopped / artistic pic. And of course, just send your fiver to Cav's paypal account. I doubt he will ever come back.:biggrin: ( the rat, not Cav )
Cav will periodically update the list to show who's paid ( cos I don't know )
I'll change the colour of the person's name that has just sent the rat on it's way.
I don't think it's possible for ratty to visit the entire list before the BBash, but we can sort that out closer to the time.

The list is pretty long, but I'll just keep adding to it as long as someone want's in.:wink::biggrin:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=52276
 
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So when I picked Ratty up from the "Airport", he wanted to drive home.




He got to sit in the back instead.

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There was still a little daylight, so he went to play in the backyard with my daughter. In the snow. :devil:

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The slide doesn't work so well with a few inches of wet snow on it... He just sort of tumbled down. I don't think he looks happy.

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He tried the swing next, but my daughter had to push him. He couldn't seem to get himself going.

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"HELP! THis snow crap sucks! Send me back to Florida!!!!"

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He played Halloween dress up with my daughter...

"Look! I'm a witch! HEEHEEHEEHEE!"

I think he's better as a rat.

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As soon as we got into the garage, he saw my buffing wheel was mounted. "I want to polish my nails!"

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After he was done getting all dolled up, he found his way under my tablesaw.

"Dude, don't you ever CLEAN around here?"

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He was even ruder under my lathe...

"Hey, this is friggin disgusting! Heres's a buck, go buy a broom!"

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Over on the resin bench...

"It ain't gettin' any better! When you gonna send me back to Florida?"

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I'll send you somewhere, you little rat. And I hope you choke on your snax!
 

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I had a chat with my cat. Being the ratter she is, she thinks Ratty should visit us here in So California. Would you put me on the list?
 

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Alright, The I.A.P. has a mascot! put me on the list as well. I'll put him to work in my shop and by the time I am done he will have forgotten all about Florida, Purgatory will start looking good. Here Ratty Ratty Ratty, My daughter has a dog you can be a big brother to.
 

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EL RATON (SPN) has arrived! He got here yesterday and he is ready for his stay in sunny Corpus Christi. Thats TEXAS! A pictorial of his visit will be forthcoming.
 
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HE MADE IT!
To South Texas. When Dario was living in McAllen, Texas, he was the Southern most member in the lower 48. Since his move to the Austin area I believe that distiction goes to me, and now Rattie has visited and enjoyed clear blue skys and bright sunshine. We had a long talk as I showed him the shop and told him we were going to show him some of the sites in the "Sparkling city by the Sea"
His first stop was to Downtown where he gave his best Ratzilla pose.
 

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He then went to the museum of natural history, one of the finest in South Texas having artifacts from sunken spanish galleons and the Karwankawa indians. He wanted to tease all those walking in snow, so he donned a santa hat and beard.
 

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He knew somehow that his ancestors came to America on some early ships of some sort and was almost in tears as he toured the Columbus ships docked at the museum.
 

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He was really impressed with the aircraft carrier. The navy has always been a part of Corpus Christi. The naval command is one of only 2 initial training bases in the country. They get their wings here and move on to bigger and better things such as jet training in Kingsville or turbo props in Mississippi.
 

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Then it happened. We were sitting around watching the Cowboy game and all of a sudden he was missing. Everyone went searching... but I knew, I knew. He turned into the rat that he is. I caught him in the pressure pot red pawed with one of Dawn aschemy blanks and boy he looked mad.
 

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skiprat

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LOL Alex, those pics are fantastic!!! :biggrin:
I never thought I'd be jealous of a plastic rat!!!:mad: Dumb thing is getting to visit lots of cool places:rolleyes:

He does have good taste in PR blanks though, so watch out for the little blighter:biggrin:
 

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You can send Ratty to the great white north, he looked like he enjoyed the snow:eek:

Does anyone think that with all this travel he is doing that he may get home sick after say 2 or 3 years :rolleyes:

Bruce
 

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You can send Ratty to the great white north, he looked like he enjoyed the snow:eek:

Does anyone think that with all this travel he is doing that he may get home sick after say 2 or 3 years :rolleyes:

I dunno .. he looks like the type of Guest who isn't allowed to stay long. :tongue:
 

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Please add me to the list...I'm pretty sure I can get him a ride in a military jet. Even if it does have to wait until next summer.

-HD

EDIT: Oops. I posted in the wrong thread, sorry 'bout that. By the looks of his NH trip, he may not make it to summer anyway. Poor guy.
 
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