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#319877 - 22/01/07 06:06 PM
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I'm getting emails asking if there is an Xcursion this Saturday so I just wanted to get a thread up. Is there one? If so what?
Mark
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#319878 - 23/01/07 08:00 AM
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Thanks for posting this up Mark!
Where we going and who's going????
Terra's got Pnemonia so I don't think she'll be going along, but I have to get out, even if it's only to Table Mesa Rd!
Any input? I should get something on the Webpage if at possible today or tomorrow at the latest.
Thanks!
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#319879 - 23/01/07 08:11 AM
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I am going. Just need to know where...here are some suggestions FWIW:
Edward's Park trail? May have some snow, which is fun.
Box Canyon?
Table Mesa?
Vulture Mine from/to Wickenburg? Pretty easy, but scenic.
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#319880 - 23/01/07 08:23 AM
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Haven't done Edwards before (never heard of it), but as I said I'm up for anything if I can get back at a decent time. Attendee's: T-Ray Conundrum Vic PHXX Pluvo ??? ETA - I have heard of that one before, I read the writeup that Tim posted quite a while back. Looks a bit challenging, especially if there is snow! 
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#319881 - 23/01/07 09:36 AM
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Edward's Park is in the 'big book' of trails.
Vulture Mine is 2wd friendly with some side roads that are more of a challenege. Probably not the best to test your new stuff, Adam.
How long does Smiley Rock take? I know that was thrown out there a while back as a possiblity...
Payette would be a good test for ya, Adam. Esp. since you ran it once unlifted and no armor.
My vote would be for Edwards Park or Payette.
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#319882 - 23/01/07 09:50 AM
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Rain forecast for Sat / Sun again - might want to keep that in mind whatever you guys decide on.
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#319883 - 23/01/07 09:54 AM
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Bring it on, a little mud makes life sweet!
The report said clear a sunny throught the weekend. Mid 60's in the valley.
Payson shows 55 this weekend and sunny.
http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/tenday/031204:13
http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/tenday/AZFPWA:13
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#319884 - 23/01/07 12:02 PM
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Originally posted by T-Ray:
Edward's Park is in the 'big book' of trails.
Vulture Mine is 2wd friendly with some side roads that are more of a challenege. Probably not the best to test your new stuff, Adam.
How long does Smiley Rock take? I know that was thrown out there a while back as a possiblity...
Payette would be a good test for ya, Adam. Esp. since you ran it once unlifted and no armor.
My vote would be for Edwards Park or Payette. Payette wouldn't be good for everyone else though, and it is quite a drive if you break something. The writeup on the Edwards Park Trail sounds pretty good so I also put my ![[ThumbsUp]](graemlins/thumbsup.gif) for it.
Edwards Park Trail
Special Attractions:
Very Scenic ridgeline trail with excellent primitive camping spots.
Remains of the El Oso and Jolene Mines
Optional 7-Rated Detour
Description:
Scenic Edwards Park Trail (FR 422) Follows the Mazatzal Divide, the ridgeline that runs north of Four Peaks to Edwards Park - a distance of just over 10 Miles. There are, however a few good turnaround points. This trail is rated as a 6, mostly because of a few steep rocky sections. On the north end of the trail there are areas with close brush. As the trail follows the ridgeline, it offers expansive views to the east over the Tonto Basin and Roosevelt Lake, to the west into the Valley, to the south to the Superstition Mountains, and to the north toward Mount Ord and the Mogollon Rim. Along the way there is an optional detour past the remains of the El Oso Mine and the Jolene Mine, but this detour is 7-rated and should be treated with caution. A field of large sharp-edged rocks must be negotiated while making a sharp right turn. A spotter is recommended, as well as skid plates. These trails are entirely above 5,000 Feet, affording some relief from Summer Heat.
An so it goes on. Sounds like fun!
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#319886 - 23/01/07 02:53 PM
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YUP! Edwards Park Trial!! WOOHOO! I've had this one on my list for awhile now.. I drove alittle bit of this trail last time i was up there, but then it got dark. But yeah, lets get down and dirty with it. We'll more than likely run into snow up there as well.
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#319887 - 23/01/07 02:55 PM
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I'm in. It'll be a good chance to test my armor.
Sorry to hear about Terra, I hope she's well enough to go. I'll have my copilot along.
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#319888 - 23/01/07 03:10 PM
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#319889 - 23/01/07 03:16 PM
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Tom,
Do you have offroad tires?
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#319890 - 23/01/07 03:16 PM
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Good find, Presto. Let's have a great drive up and do some lunch at the top.
I wanna park on the boulder like that cherokee.
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#319891 - 23/01/07 05:33 PM
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Yessir Presto, Big Foot A/Ts. I'm with you Tim, I want some good poser shots to show off my flex.
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#319892 - 23/01/07 06:28 PM
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I've ran Edwards Park before, its a really scenic trail up by Four Peaks. I might be up for this.
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#319893 - 23/01/07 10:24 PM
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When I got home, I looked Edward's Park up in the big book. It's not even listed the the little book.
I assume we're going to take the alternate route (FR463) to the mines on the way in. They warn of tight undergrowth so I'll bring my clippers & saw just in case. That grassy area looks perfect for lunch.
The book says 4-6 hours. I'd like to get started early enough to take plenty of pics.
Since we're coming from different parts of town, I'd suggest meeting at Shea & Hwy 87. I'm not familiar with the area, but there has to be a gas station or fast food joint there.
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#319894 - 24/01/07 06:05 AM
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I think there is a gas station on the South / East side of McDowell / 87 as you are heading north. Couple of miles further north than Shea / 87.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=33.580142,-111.679308&spn=0.006588,0.010042&t=h&om=1
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#319895 - 24/01/07 06:58 AM
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There is a McDonald's on the North side of Shea maybe 1 mile from the 87. There is also a couple gas stations there as well, I just do not know the names.
The Conoco on Ft. Mcdowell/87 is a good spot to meet as well:
Take I17 to the 101 - take the 101 East to Shea Blvd in Scottsdale. Go left on Shea Blvd (continueing East). Go about 12 miles through Fountain Hills until it ends at State Rt 87. Turn left on 87 and go to the next stop light and take a right. The gas station is right there.
Either way lets meet early so we can have a great day and get home at a decent hour. Say 8:30am???
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#319896 - 24/01/07 11:31 AM
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I would love to actually make it out to an xcursion for a change.I have been lerking around the boards for a while but seem to always be out of town when you guys meet up. I think this trail looks like a lot of fun; however I am concerned with the severe undergrowth mentioned. I wheel my truck but don't like to trim trees and bushes with my paint.
I run an 06 4x4 with 2/12 inch lift. Seems more than adequate to run this trail. anyone think otherwise?
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#319897 - 24/01/07 01:02 PM
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You will be fine. As for the brush, I beleive there is only severe brush on the harder 'option' of the trail. If not we will all hold the brush back so you can make it through. Silver doesn't show stripes very well anyway...trust me, I know from expereience.  Hope to see ya out with us.
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#319898 - 24/01/07 10:01 PM
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Looks like about 37 Miles for me taking 17 South to I-10 to 202 to the 87, past Shea to the Gas staion. Google says about 45 Min, but I don't think it will take that long in the morning.
I posted this location on the Website as well as the 8:30 Meetup time. I would like to be back by 2-3 or so.
Lets Wheel!
BTW - Attendees confirmed:
T-Ray
Conundrum
Pluvo
PHXX
Killing4aliving
Joe Johnson
Vic
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#319899 - 25/01/07 01:05 AM
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Ohhh Dannnnn... .where aaarreee you....???
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#319900 - 25/01/07 06:01 AM
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Originally posted by PHXX: Ohhh Dannnnn... .where aaarreee you....??? Already talked with him, he's doing Baby stuff this weekend. Add to that he still hasn't got his sliders installed.
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#319901 - 26/01/07 11:15 AM
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Well I was gonna try and make it - but just got told I'm working tomorrow so we can get a big deployment out on Monday and give it a chance to settle before our big day next Sunday - When I will also be working. Be happy with the Superbowl is over
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#319902 - 26/01/07 03:11 PM
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Signing off for the day folks. See you all tomorrow for a little fun in the AZ sun...and maybe SNOW.
8:30am tomorrow. My phone number if anyone is lost or has questions
480-251-7976
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#319904 - 27/01/07 01:21 PM
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Dang it, I woke up at 8am. I would've never made it. Hope you all had fun!
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#319905 - 27/01/07 05:05 PM
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Another great day of 4wheelN had a blast. Waldo/Onix 
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#319906 - 27/01/07 07:09 PM
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Thanks guys it was great! Nice to see you there Vic, good driving everyone. Will post pictures, Videos when I get them figured out. ![[Geek]](graemlins/geek.gif)
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#319907 - 28/01/07 03:10 PM
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gald u guys had fun..work kept me from playing. look forward to the pics.
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#319908 - 28/01/07 04:54 PM
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Uploading the Movie I made of the trip right now. Will post the URL When available.
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#319909 - 28/01/07 05:46 PM
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I stopped at the Conoco on the way home to wash my windshield & Onix to air up his tires. Lo & behold the air was free & fast, taking about 30 seconds per tire.
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#319910 - 28/01/07 05:53 PM
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NOSUP4U, does this ring a bell? Originally posted by pluvo: I stopped at the Conoco on the way home to wash my windshield & Onix to air up his tires.
Lo & behold the air was free & fast, taking about 30 seconds per tire. Weren't you trying to build & publish a listing of free & good air? I'd be interested in that, and I'd contribute what I know of places...
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#319911 - 28/01/07 07:50 PM
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The 'free air' page is on the Links page. Feel free to let me know of others!
Thanks!
Mark
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#319913 - 28/01/07 09:48 PM
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The snow was quite a contrast to the burn damage.    Sometimes getting stuck is a good thing, especially when the alternative is several hundred yards of downhill rollover.  Lined up bumper to bumper for a break.  Onix & Conundrum dashing thru the snow.  Hatches up, it's lunch time.  The gratuitous group shot at the end of the day.  I still wish we'd found that big ass rock so I could get some poser shots.
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#319914 - 29/01/07 04:28 AM
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Great day eaveryone. Thanks for showing up and having fun. Hope everyone got the mud off already...took me about 1.5 hours to get it all. I will get my pics up ASAP. See you all soon.
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#319915 - 29/01/07 06:13 AM
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#319916 - 29/01/07 06:19 AM
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#319917 - 29/01/07 06:33 AM
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Coming through with great material as always! Thanks!
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#319918 - 29/01/07 07:09 AM
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Looks like a nice time. How tough was the trail, I don't see anything to challenging in the pics?
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#319919 - 29/01/07 07:34 AM
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Thanks Tim! I was hoping someone would watch it. Rog, the trail was fairly easy and only had a couple of tough sections. Made a little tougher with the snow and ice. Very good time!
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#319920 - 29/01/07 08:30 AM
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Downloaded it at work, but video stops at 2:22 (music continues) so I'll have to try it at home. It starts out cool tho.
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#319921 - 29/01/07 08:55 AM
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Sure enough, my video stops there also. 
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#319922 - 29/01/07 10:10 AM
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Yes, the lake in the pics is Roosevelt.
Looks like a 2wd Fronty. Was the owner around? Did you guys strap him out?
When you did the loop, did you take the right hand side of the loop about 2 miles past the radio towers? That one is a LOT more fun. It rejoins the main trail after a couple miles.
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#319923 - 29/01/07 11:05 AM
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The owner of the ill-fated fronty was nowhere to be found. Probably still wiping his pants clean from the soiling they received. We could not find the beginning of the more fun detour. Too much snow . We did see where it re-connected to the main trail at the top. Gotta save something for next time I suppose.
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#319924 - 29/01/07 11:06 AM
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Huh, Don't know what may have happened. I'll take a look at home since I can't d/l at work. If I can't fix it I'll take it down. Thanks anyways! Allrightythen! Yes it did crap out on the first Transition, evidently the file format couldn't support it. I'm re-compiling the movie now, but it is about 387MB. That's the smallest I could get it and still have it in 640x480. If anyone would like a CD instead of Downloading I'll bring a copy to the meeting Friday. It will be up in a few hours and I'll put a new link up then. Thank you for trying  Download Now Available. I verified this one will work and is only 387MB.
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#319925 - 29/01/07 04:56 PM
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Well i will wait for the Fix.Plus would love a copy. Thanks Adam Waldo/onix
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#319927 - 29/01/07 06:29 PM
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Originally posted by Conundrum: Originally posted by Onix: [b]Well i will wait for the Fix.Plus would love a copy. Thanks Adam Waldo/onix Thank you Sir! ![[Wave]](graemlins/wave.gif)
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#319930 - 30/01/07 06:15 AM
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Thank You. I couldn't figure out a way to double speed on all the clips at one time. I was using MSFT Movie Maker and it broke my original .AVI's to almost a hundred or more smaller segments. What a pain!
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#319931 - 30/01/07 08:10 AM
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I'm downloading the new movie right now, 2.5 minutes at work vs 15 or more from home. I'm going to play around with Movie Maker later this week & see what I can do with the little bit of video I took.
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#319932 - 30/01/07 08:27 AM
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That first dirt trail you guys took off of Hwy87 is where we go shooting - about 5 miles in.
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#319933 - 30/01/07 09:29 AM
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My Brother recommended Pinnacle Studio to me and I'll check it out when I have time. Rog, With as many people that are out there I wouldn't bet on being able to shoot there too much longer. It's like Miller Road was on the W. Side. Now all Trailers, No Trespassing, etc. 
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#319934 - 30/01/07 10:34 AM
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I've used Pinnicle Studio - It's not to bad.
There are alot of people on ATVs / Bikes out there, but we have a nice spot down in a wash a ways off of the trail with a big mountain at the end, which is about 120 yards long and is perfect for our old Military Bolt Action rifles we shoot out there.
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#319935 - 30/01/07 10:49 AM
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Nice!
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#319936 - 30/01/07 03:11 PM
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We tried shooting the bikers / quaders - Those pesky suckers are just to fast.
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#319938 - 30/01/07 05:42 PM
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Originally posted by RiNkY: We tried shooting the bikers / quaders - Those pesky suckers are just to fast. You just gotta lead 'em & follow thru, like skeet.
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#319939 - 30/01/07 08:08 PM
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Talking of guns tho Pluvo - Got some time in the next couple of weeks to help me detail strip and polish my Glock? I'll order the 3.5Lb connector - not to worried about the Slide release, mine is pretty good anyway. Already have the extended Mag release installed - Managed that one myself.
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#319940 - 31/01/07 10:09 AM
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Sure. I'll be switch shifts at work in a couple of weeks so I'll have Sundays off until June. We'll work out the details at the meeting on Friday.
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#319941 - 03/02/07 07:33 PM
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Finally got my video hosted. Clicky (~22 mb) It doesn't compare to Adam Speilberg's opus, but it does work as poof of concept. Enjoy!
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#319942 - 03/02/07 09:48 PM
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nice video loads of fun.
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