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<div style="direction: ltr;">Well said!! Great plans & ideas!!</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">Come On 2021!! Can't wait to get 2020 behind us!! Very thankful to live in the Country, so gov't orders are Highly Muted!!!</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">And Thankful for close friends & family to get us thru when life 'Tries' to knock us down!! </div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">Ho! Ho! Ho!</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">Dave C<span id="ms-outlook-ios-cursor"></span></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> TPR <tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com> on behalf of Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr@teampanteraracing.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 24, 2020 11:28:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> tpr@teampanteraracing.com <tpr@teampanteraracing.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [TPR] Merry Christmas</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Wow, what a weird year this has been.<br>
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I'm working from home full time and seem to have less time for me and <br>
the family. What the heck is up with that?<br>
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Restaurants are closed, then they're open, then they're closed. Well, at <br>
least Idaho is nearby and the family can still have a great sit-down <br>
dinner over there. :)<br>
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We started on a new shop in March and I just this week passed the <br>
insulation inspection with the county which means I can now cover the <br>
interior walls. Well, if OSB weren't over $30 a sheet. Holy Cow! My <br>
brother-in-law bought his last batch about six months ago and paid only <br>
$18 a sheet. I'll be waiting until after January 1 when a friend, who <br>
works at Boise Cascade, might be able to get me what they call "blows" <br>
of plywood for cheap. They're basically plywood laminates that ended up <br>
with bubbles in them and not suitable for retail sale. In a shop? Oh <br>
heck yea... the inspector even said if I can get those, they'd be great <br>
for the interior walls. Not to mention it could save me about a <br>
thousand dollars in costs.<br>
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Once I get the insulation covered, I can start in on the Mach I again. <br>
Lots of plans... no gumption or time though. I'm pleased to say I had a <br>
great time working on Mad Dawg's Pantera earlier this year and I'm <br>
looking forward to the next time we get to the Silver State Classic <br>
Challenge. Hopefully that will be in 2021. Unfortunately, the Dog moved <br>
another six hours farther out, so now it's an all-day drive to get there.<br>
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Steve Lisa's crew has done some awesome work on my old Pantera 5533. It <br>
looks slightly different, yet still sports some of the neat things I did <br>
to it. I pray he has a successful race season with it in 2021.<br>
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And for the rest of us, I also pray for success in all our endeavors, <br>
whatever they may be and wherever they may lead.<br>
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Merry Christmas and a Happy 2021 to us all,<br>
Asa Jay<br>
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Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired<br>
Spokane County ARES-RACES-ACS EC/RO<br>
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