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05-07-2009, 05:59 AM | #1 |
Fat Jesus
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Hey all I'm new here. Pardon me if I place a introduction thread in the wrong area but I couldn't another location.
My name is Chukk, I'm 35 and I've been collecting since '83 when I first saw the small Joes in my local K-Mart. Over the years I amassed a vast amount of figures, vehicles, statues, comics and posters...Snake Eyes, Firefly and USS Flagg being my absolute favorites. Regardless I just made a move from Tennessee to Carbondale, Illinois for my job. I drove one moving van up one weekend with my brother and we unloaded the furniture. My girlfriend and her brother came the following tuesday but she got in relatively late and I was on my way out the door for a midnight shift at my new jig to get acquainted with the job so we decided to wait and unload the following afternoon before we returned the truck. The truck contained our clothing, a few odd pieces of furniture my new Alienware, my ENTIRE GI Joe collection and various other things that wouldnt fit in the first truck. Needless to say I was anxious because in this new home i bought has a spacious basement with an attached office hence plenty of room for my hobby and I was ready to get started.... Got home the next morning and the truck was gone. I thought my girl and our brothers had unloaded it while I was gone so I went in the house while everyone was asleep eager to dig into my boxes and get everything set up only to find nothing. I was confused, so I went to the garage to see if they had just offloaded it all in there and returned the truck at the 24/7 place...nada. Low and behold the truck was stolen from my driveway. It was eventually found in Texas, empty and torched. This was in December and I was crushed and vowed to never look at another GI Joe or anything related. That was until I scoped Resolute. I thought it was awesome and kind of reignited my GI Joeness...the following day I was in Family Dollar to pick up some cleaning supplies and saw they had most of the Valor and Venom figures so I got back on the horse and purchased all they had. I'm anxious to rebuild my collection. Regardless, you guys have an awesome site with some amazing posters and I can't wait to get acclimated to the community! |
05-07-2009, 06:08 AM | #2 |
Crimson lady of the Guard
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Sorry to hear about your stolen stuff, but welcome to the Tank. I hope to see you around.
It is so awkward trying to be cheerful in the shadow of another persons loss.
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05-07-2009, 06:08 AM | #3 |
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About half way through I knew where this story was going, sorry to hear that man that's awful. People in general suck, individuals are cool, or maybe it's the other way around, I'm just not sure anymore, anyway, welcome to the the tank, it really is the best GI Joe site around.
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05-07-2009, 06:15 AM | #4 |
Fat Jesus
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About half way through I knew where this story was going, sorry to hear that man that's awful. People in general suck, individuals are cool, or maybe it's the other way around, I'm just not sure anymore, anyway, welcome to the the tank, it really is the best GI Joe site around.
This is by far the best Joe site I have ever come across. Anyways, thanks for the welcome.
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05-07-2009, 06:18 AM | #5 |
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Dude, THAT sucks!
Welcome to the Tank. |
05-07-2009, 06:37 AM | #6 |
Fat Jesus
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05-07-2009, 08:21 AM | #7 |
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That is the most horrible story I have ever heard! I woulda cried like a little baby if that happened to my collection that I had over all those years!!
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05-07-2009, 08:27 AM | #8 |
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That sucks, man, way beyond just what happened to your Joes.
Welcome to the tank, though. |
05-07-2009, 08:52 AM | #9 |
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Wow... what else could be said. That is horrible.
One question... was it insured? Either with the rental company or did you have homeowner's insurance on it? I have H/O insurance on all my stuff. It is insured for full collection value. Sometimes I think it would be better to torch it myself and collect the money... haha (just kidding, of course!). Welcome to the tank! DD
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05-07-2009, 09:07 AM | #10 |
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That blows! I feel for you man. Welcome to the tank, btw. I actually don't live too far from you; just across the river in MO. Hope you find the area welcoming aside from your first few days here!
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