Introductions and Salutations

"Coachrotte33" (coachrotte33) 12/24/2014 at 10:22 • Filed to: Introduction, Family, cars, jeep, indiana

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I wanted to take a quick second and say hello and introduce myself. Long stuff after the jump.

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First, let me say thank you for allowing me to be a part of the community. I have loved cars of all kids since I was a little kid and it is great to be a part of a place where they are the focus. I grew up in north central Indiana in the town of Kokomo. My dad work in component sales to Delco Automotive, before it became Delphi, so he was always around different kinds of cars. When I was kid I loved everything GM and Pontiac. Sitting in the back seat of a car and listening to the Monsoon system rumble was a high light of my pre-teen years. My dad and I searched far and wide to find my first car and he located a 1977 Chevy Malibu that was mint with only 15,000 miles in 1997. I drove it and my grandfathers 1979 F150 with the 400 and more rust holes than the engine had inches. I loved them both, but needed more reliability as I went to college. I went though a line of cars. My favorite was a little Saturn SC1 that I could row my own. I put 140,000 miles on it in 4 years going to college and everywhere else. My adult life has been filled with cars I have worked on with my own hands, a huge plus for me. Another late 90's Saturn, a late 80's Cadillac, and a Late 90's Cherokee all filled me life at times.

I recently moved back to northern Indiana after a few years in Tennessee. I have a wife and three little ones. I want the three little ones to grow up loving cars and wanting to do more than just start and ride. I want my girls to be able to change a tire and oil when its time and I want my son to see a car and have the same change in pulse I do. My current DD is a 1997 F-150. I hope to keep it in good enough shape that be an extra vehicle to years to come.

I am a school teacher by trade and coach basketball in my spare time. You might occasionally see posts from me about history or literature, I promise to not do it very often, but I like to share things that are passions for me.

Coty > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:25

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D'awwwwwwwwwww

Coachrotte33 > Coty 12/24/2014 at 10:27

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We try;)

Sn210 > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:30

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I had an SC2 at one point! A cool little car that struggled to go

Welcome to oppo

EL_ULY > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:30

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Welcome officially! I am Uly :] Have a clean 77 Malibu and enjoy the holiday season sir.

PatBateman > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:34

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Welcome! Glad you signed up.

Now prepare yourself for The Initiation.

*grabs paddle off the wall

505Turbeaux > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:34

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a new Dadlopnik candidate! Welcome!

Coachrotte33 > EL_ULY 12/24/2014 at 10:36

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Thank you and that is a beautiful machine.

Coachrotte33 > Sn210 12/24/2014 at 10:36

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Thank you. The manual helped.

Agrajag > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:39

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Greetings.

Coachrotte33 > PatBateman 12/24/2014 at 10:39

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Oooo. Sounds like my kinda fun.

Svend > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:39

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Welcome to the mad house fella. You've got a bonny family. Again welcome and have a great christmas.

Santa likes a clean sleigh also.

Coty > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:39

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Oh, and don't feel bad about the history or literature posts at all, I'm sure most people here will enjoy them, and if they don't:

Sn210 > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:41

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it did, barely lol

ly2v8-Brian > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:46

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Hello! And history is good, I like it a lot.

$kaycog > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 10:54

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Welcome to Oppo! You have a lovely family!

Coachrotte33 > Agrajag 12/24/2014 at 11:17

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thank you

Coachrotte33 > Svend 12/24/2014 at 11:18

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love it. Glad to be here.

Coachrotte33 > Coty 12/24/2014 at 11:19

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I will try to preface with tl;dr each time for the less discerning folks.

Coachrotte33 > ly2v8-Brian 12/24/2014 at 11:19

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Thanks. It's one of the few subjects left in school with any art to the way it is taught.

Coachrotte33 > $kaycog 12/24/2014 at 11:20

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Thanks. The wife and I are pretty blessed.

Coachrotte33 > 505Turbeaux 12/24/2014 at 11:21

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Can't beat cheap labor. For some reason the bottom half is the only clean part.

505Turbeaux > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 11:30

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I know that feeling. Hahahaha

Justin Hughes > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 11:35

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Welcome! I've had a Saturn.

And a Saturn.

And a Saturn.

And another Saturn.

All with the DOHC motor and manual transmissions. I've done some crazy stuff with these cars.

Oh, and I've had a bunch of other cars too.

Coachrotte33 > Justin Hughes 12/24/2014 at 11:39

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I have had two and would DD a third in a heart beat. Slow but I could toss it into any corner.

thebigbossyboss > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 14:14

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Welcome welcome. Looks like you're doing parenting right!

Coachrotte33 > thebigbossyboss 12/24/2014 at 14:20

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Thanks. Glad to see Oppo is full of parents and the like.

thebigbossyboss > Coachrotte33 12/24/2014 at 14:25

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Haha well I'm not a parent. I just approve of good parenting!

ttyymmnn > Coachrotte33 12/25/2014 at 19:48

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Bring all the history and literature you want. You've probably noticed that Oppo is a wildly eclectic mix of people. I'm a 48-year-old professional musician with a doctorate, and I have a passion for both history and literature. Beautiful family! Dat red hair! Welcome!

ttyymmnn > Coachrotte33 12/25/2014 at 19:50

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In the same way that all the ornaments on my Christmas tree are towards the bottom.

Coachrotte33 > ttyymmnn 12/25/2014 at 20:13

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Glad to see others over 25. I was beginning to feel old.

ttyymmnn > Coachrotte33 12/25/2014 at 21:15

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Somebody did a poll of Oppo ages a while back. 505Turbeaux made a chart based on Facebook data, but I'm not on Facebook, though I imagine most everybody else is. The sampling is definitely heavy in the 18-24 demographic. But there are a number of older folks here. DesertDog is older than me. And also lots of family guys. All in all, it's just a terrific community.

Coachrotte33 > ttyymmnn 12/25/2014 at 21:22

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I feel blessed to be a part. Thanks for the welcome