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**Ryan** · 11-23-2011, 11:50 AM

It's Thanksgiving - a good excuse to use when you plan on taking the rest of the week off like I do. It's also a good time to sit back and think about what you are thankful for I suppose... And since I don't have anything else to write about today,...

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**JeffreyJames** · 11-23-2011, 12:04 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to your and your family Ryan.

Dan in Pasadena · 11-23-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffreyJames

Happy Thanksgiving to your and your family Ryan.

+1. Thanks Ryan for giving us these forums to go to enjoy our hobbies.

And thanks also for running them "right" from my point of view i.e. keeping the politics and name calling out of them. Encouraging us to just share as though we were guys that all lived down the block from each other and had similar interests.

**porknbeaner** · 11-23-2011, 12:12 PM

Ryan,
Take a well deserved rest and spend some time with the family. My best to you and yours.

A lot of the time I am sure that I could or would say that I am thankful for this place it is my real contact with the outside world. But today just let me say that I appreciate you.

Get some rest and enjoy the holiday.

Benno

**autobodyed** · 11-23-2011, 12:18 PM

happy thanksgiving to you and yours also. while i don't consider myself a genious by any stretch of the imagination, i consider smart enough or maybe just lucky enough to have gone into a pretty much recession proof field of business, and have hired a decent array of misfits that will do basically anything i ask them to do. and that includes working this coming friday and saturday. not smart enough to work less, but smart enough to work while the work is there. that's what i'm thankful for, enjoy.

Tom davison · 11-23-2011, 12:21 PM

Excellent piece.

I also took a career path doing what I liked, where the whole thing is fun. Very grateful for that. Retirement's even better!

All the best to you and your family Ryan.

**LSGUN** · 11-23-2011, 12:28 PM

Happy Thanksgiving! Everyone go take your Hot Rod for a ride tomorrow.

Jagnorb · 11-23-2011, 12:34 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow HAMBers!

farmergal · 11-23-2011, 12:35 PM

Happy thanksgiving to you and yours...and to all fellow HAMB members!

This is a special holiday for me. I get to spend a great day with friends and family and I get the chance to sit down and eat a great meal among great conversation, memories, and stories being shared. In recent years the Thanksgiving holidays have been overshaddowed by Black Friday and the impending Christmas season. Dont get me wrong, i love Christmas and everything that comes with it but as American's, Thanksgiving is one holiday we should pay closer attention to.

Through this poor economy and all of the hardships many of us have had to endure with personal and financial struggles....we should all be thankful for what we have each and every day.

I'm so very blessed and thankful to be fortunate enough to grow up surrounded by a great family, to be able to graduate from a great school and to have such great friends in my life. I am thankful for this great country, and for the meal(s) i will be eating tomorrow. I feel blessed to have gotten the opportunities to show great horses and great cattle in my lifetime.... you'd be surprised how many great people these animals have brought into my life and how many smiles they have put on my face

.

I am thankful for my other half; he keeps me sane and treats me the way every lady should be treated...and he puts up with my crap; thanks dear. I'm thankful for my struggles in recent years. Why?...because struggles make a person stronger. I'm thankful for the opportunity to go to work everyday. It means a lot to have great co-workers and a paycheck every week. I'm thankful for the HAMB forums and all of the people here because without them; we wouldnt own a '36 ford and '50 Plymouth. I'm thankful for the simple things: my warm bed at night, a hot shower, and a nice vehice to drive everyday, the clothes on my back and the option to eat whatever i want. Amidst this struggling economy, even the folks with very little forget to be thankful for how much they really have.

A very Happy Thanksgiving to all fellow HAMB members. We have so much to be thankful for

Silverado85 · 11-23-2011, 12:42 PM

Ryan,

Thanks for all you do at the HAMB. Happy Thanksgiving!

silverdome · 11-23-2011, 12:44 PM

I thank the Lord for all I've been blessed with including this place and the people who bring it to us and give help and advice in more matters and including old cars.

djust · 11-23-2011, 12:59 PM

Well said Farmergal.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.

**hotrd32** · 11-23-2011, 01:09 PM

Nice piece Ryan....I for one appreciate all the time and effort that you and your friends put into this place and it's relatives....for those of us who have chosen to exile ourselves to calmer and quieter locals..... it certainly gives us the opportunity to keep in touch and informed about what's happening all over the world...for that I am forever grateful!...........HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

**Dave50** · 11-23-2011, 01:29 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to you Ryan and all the sponsors and the board members I am thankful for this board and its members i have met alot of great people and enjoy my time here and the people.

mustang6147 · 11-23-2011, 01:39 PM

Happy Thanksgiving Ryan, and to all on here.

grits · 11-23-2011, 01:42 PM

All the best to you and your family Ryan and the HambFam

Jigger · 11-23-2011, 01:50 PM

Happy Thanksgiving Ryan,
Eats some turkey and eats some road!!! ... but most of all, grab that little guy and his mamma, and hold 'em tight and have a great week end!

1950ChevySuburban · 11-23-2011, 01:52 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your Family, Ryan.
Happy Thanksgiving to all here on the HAMB.

Love and respect,
John Kennedy

Big T · 11-23-2011, 01:54 PM

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Looking forward to some turkey and HAMB!

erlomd · 11-23-2011, 01:59 PM

Happy thanksgiving everybody!
I guess the most I'm thankfully for is finally finishing up my 6 year run in a foreign medical school...
Can't wait to get back to civilization and working on the hot rod as we all deserve to do.
Thanks everyone for all the cool posts and keeping this year a hot rod of a year

11-23-2011, 11:50 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,624	Thanksgiving It's Thanksgiving - a good excuse to use when you plan on taking the rest of the week off like I do. It's also a good time to sit back and think about what you are thankful for I suppose... And since I don't have anything else to write about today,... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

11-23-2011, 12:04 PM	#2
JeffreyJames Alliance Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 15,934	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to your and your family Ryan. __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

11-23-2011, 12:12 PM	#4
porknbeaner Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Raytown, MO Posts: 24,517	Re: Thanksgiving Ryan, Take a well deserved rest and spend some time with the family. My best to you and yours. A lot of the time I am sure that I could or would say that I am thankful for this place it is my real contact with the outside world. But today just let me say that I appreciate you. Get some rest and enjoy the holiday. Benno __________________ If it don't make ya dirty it ain't yours No man crosses a chasm in two jumps

11-23-2011, 12:18 PM	#5
autobodyed Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: shelton ct Posts: 1,754	Re: Thanksgiving happy thanksgiving to you and yours also. while i don't consider myself a genious by any stretch of the imagination, i consider smart enough or maybe just lucky enough to have gone into a pretty much recession proof field of business, and have hired a decent array of misfits that will do basically anything i ask them to do. and that includes working this coming friday and saturday. not smart enough to work less, but smart enough to work while the work is there. that's what i'm thankful for, enjoy.

11-23-2011, 12:21 PM	#6
Tom davison Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 2,062	Re: Thanksgiving Excellent piece. I also took a career path doing what I liked, where the whole thing is fun. Very grateful for that. Retirement's even better! All the best to you and your family Ryan. __________________ www.tomdavisonart.com

11-23-2011, 12:28 PM	#7
LSGUN Alliance Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: TX Posts: 1,104	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving! Everyone go take your Hot Rod for a ride tomorrow.

11-23-2011, 12:34 PM	#8
Jagnorb FNG Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Orange Park, FL Posts: 13	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow HAMBers! __________________ http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...kup/LilRed.jpg

11-23-2011, 12:35 PM	#9
farmergal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: somewhere Posts: 2,136	Re: Thanksgiving Happy thanksgiving to you and yours...and to all fellow HAMB members! This is a special holiday for me. I get to spend a great day with friends and family and I get the chance to sit down and eat a great meal among great conversation, memories, and stories being shared. In recent years the Thanksgiving holidays have been overshaddowed by Black Friday and the impending Christmas season. Dont get me wrong, i love Christmas and everything that comes with it but as American's, Thanksgiving is one holiday we should pay closer attention to. Through this poor economy and all of the hardships many of us have had to endure with personal and financial struggles....we should all be thankful for what we have each and every day. I'm so very blessed and thankful to be fortunate enough to grow up surrounded by a great family, to be able to graduate from a great school and to have such great friends in my life. I am thankful for this great country, and for the meal(s) i will be eating tomorrow. I feel blessed to have gotten the opportunities to show great horses and great cattle in my lifetime.... you'd be surprised how many great people these animals have brought into my life and how many smiles they have put on my face. I am thankful for my other half; he keeps me sane and treats me the way every lady should be treated...and he puts up with my crap; thanks dear. I'm thankful for my struggles in recent years. Why?...because struggles make a person stronger. I'm thankful for the opportunity to go to work everyday. It means a lot to have great co-workers and a paycheck every week. I'm thankful for the HAMB forums and all of the people here because without them; we wouldnt own a '36 ford and '50 Plymouth. I'm thankful for the simple things: my warm bed at night, a hot shower, and a nice vehice to drive everyday, the clothes on my back and the option to eat whatever i want. Amidst this struggling economy, even the folks with very little forget to be thankful for how much they really have. A very Happy Thanksgiving to all fellow HAMB members. We have so much to be thankful for __________________ _________________________ Goldchainers C.C.

11-23-2011, 12:42 PM	#10
Silverado85 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 133	Re: Thanksgiving Ryan, Thanks for all you do at the HAMB. Happy Thanksgiving!

11-23-2011, 12:44 PM	#11
silverdome Grenade Inspector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: McCune, Ks. Posts: 281	Re: Thanksgiving I thank the Lord for all I've been blessed with including this place and the people who bring it to us and give help and advice in more matters and including old cars. __________________ 1 man, 2 doors, 3 gears, 4 tires, 5 windows, 6 cylinders, GO, GO, GO.

11-23-2011, 12:59 PM	#12
djust Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edmond Oklahoma Posts: 937	Re: Thanksgiving Well said Farmergal. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

11-23-2011, 01:09 PM	#13
hotrd32 Alliance Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: WA Posts: 2,640	Re: Thanksgiving Nice piece Ryan....I for one appreciate all the time and effort that you and your friends put into this place and it's relatives....for those of us who have chosen to exile ourselves to calmer and quieter locals..... it certainly gives us the opportunity to keep in touch and informed about what's happening all over the world...for that I am forever grateful!...........HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! __________________ "Life ain't no dress rehearsal"

11-23-2011, 01:29 PM	#14
Dave50 Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fitchburg Mass Posts: 1,566	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to you Ryan and all the sponsors and the board members I am thankful for this board and its members i have met alot of great people and enjoy my time here and the people. __________________ Dave`s Auto Machine 118 John-Fitch Hwy Fitchburg Ma 01420 1-978-343-4440 https://www.facebook.com/home.php?re...07014816010246

11-23-2011, 01:39 PM	#15
mustang6147 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kent, Ohio Posts: 1,207	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving Ryan, and to all on here.

11-23-2011, 01:42 PM	#16
grits Old School HAMBer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North of Dallas Posts: 3,190	Re: Thanksgiving All the best to you and your family Ryan and the HambFam __________________

11-23-2011, 01:50 PM	#17
Jigger Old School HAMBer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Neligh Nebraska Posts: 3,074	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving Ryan, Eats some turkey and eats some road!!! ... but most of all, grab that little guy and his mamma, and hold 'em tight and have a great week end! __________________ *Stand on the Rock; don't crawl under it.* http://markervin327.wix.com/art-n-moti0n#!

11-23-2011, 01:52 PM	#18
1950ChevySuburban Member Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 6,239	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to you and your Family, Ryan. Happy Thanksgiving to all here on the HAMB. Love and respect, John Kennedy __________________ *My '29 Sedan build thread can be viewed here:* /showthread.php?t=635145

11-23-2011, 01:54 PM	#19
Big T Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 630	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Looking forward to some turkey and HAMB! __________________ Sometimes the best things in life come along when you least expect it.

11-23-2011, 01:59 PM	#20
erlomd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Miami, FL (Back Home) Posts: 1,219	Happy thanksgiving everybody! I guess the most I'm thankfully for is finally finishing up my 6 year run in a foreign medical school... Can't wait to get back to civilization and working on the hot rod as we all deserve to do. Thanks everyone for all the cool posts and keeping this year a hot rod of a year __________________ 1940's traditional Hot Rods!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=422177

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