The Redneck Pilot

So if you're going to the store. Would you say I'm getting ready to go to the store? I'm fixing to go to the store is synonymous to me
 
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Although having spent the majority of my life in the South, and having married GRITS, I still can neither reckon nor tote.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Subscribed.

Er actually I subscribed like 6 months ago but still.
The old lavalier in the ear cup works well doesn't it?

The "runup music" was unexpected and funny man!
"For better or worse. Probably Worse"! :)
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Thank ya. You may have been my only subscriber.

Ted DuPuis said:
Andrew, as a somewhat red neck convert (I’ll never achieve full status as I spent the first 20 years of my life in New York City - born and raised), is looking forward to your videos which I’m sure will be humorous, informative, and instructional.

Now let me get back out to fixing my tractor. Which one, you ask? Well 2 of them need fixin’, ain’t gonna fix themselves.
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You are quite a conundrum, Mr. DuPuis. While a New Yorker would normally be disqualified, I've never seen one embrace the country culture so fully. You are working toward being on being one heck of a fine redneck. I believe you'll make it yet.

Timbeck2 said:
You have the look of Bocephus.

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Um.....Thanks?

gkainz said:
Definitely NOT redneck music in the interludes! C’mon, man, lay down some Hank or Willie in those gaps! :)
Nicely done!
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Easy now. I thought elevator music fit the bill just fine. Patience.

ktup-flyer said:
What’s your tail cam setup?
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RunCam 2 stuck to the top of the rotating beacon with 3m double sided tape.
 
OkieFlyer said:
You are quite a conundrum, Mr. DuPuis. While a New Yorker would normally be disqualified, I've never seen one embrace the country culture so fully. You are working toward being on being one heck of a fine redneck. I believe you'll make it yet.
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That’s one of the nicest things anyone’s ever said about me. ;)

Most people are surprised when I tell them I was born and raised in NYC after they’ve gotten to know me a bit. I always hated it but didn’t exactly have a choice in the matter until I turned 18.

My front yard and driveway is representative of the conundrum that is Ted. My Ram 3500 Cummins turbo diesel 4x4 6-speed manual crew cab long bed, one of our two Mercedes, and an Allis Chalmers D19 with 3 flat tires and a front end loader.

And two koi ponds.

Edit: the view from my front porch

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ktup-flyer said:
What’s your tail cam setup?
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*Edit: I got all redneck excited and thought you said trail cam...I now realize you said tail cam. Disregard.

Here's mine. It's pretty sweet setup. Connected to the mobile network so that as soon as it sees action it sends the pics to your phone.

"It's a hunting free zone...tell all your friends to come on over....especially the big boys...I promise, they will be safe."

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Ted DuPuis said:
That’s one of the nicest things anyone’s ever said about me. ;)

Most people are surprised when I tell them I was born and raised in NYC after they’ve gotten to know me a bit. I always hated it but didn’t exactly have a choice in the matter until I turned 18.

My front yard and driveway is representative of the conundrum that is Ted. My Ram 3500 Cummins turbo diesel 4x4 6-speed manual crew cab long bed, one of our two Mercedes, and an Allis Chalmers D19 with 3 flat tires and a front end loader.

And two koi ponds.

Edit: the view from my front porch

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To be clear, Ted, Redneck ownership of Mercedes products is permissible as long as the following conditions are met:
1) You fix it yerself when it needs fixin'
2) When referring to the builders of that vehicle, you periodically use the terms Krauts, Jerrys, Fritzes, or Huns. In this way, you can honor the engineering prowess of the German people while making clear that their shenanigans in the first half of the 20th century are not forgotten. Balance is then achieved. (Told you this belonged in the Spin Zone)

Additionally, a plastic kiddie pool in the front yard actually negates a non-redneck item. A non-running tractor placed in the front yard negates two non-redneck items. You're in the redneck black, Teddy Boy.


Hmm. I'm thinking each episode should include a rule from the Book of Redneck.
 
OkieFlyer said:
Additionally, a plastic kiddie pool in the front yard actually negates a non-redneck item. A non-running tractor placed in the front yard negates two non-redneck items. You're in the redneck black, Teddy Boy.
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I'm thinking Ted staged those items. Amirite? :D
 
OkieFlyer said:
To be clear, Ted, Redneck ownership of Mercedes products is permissible as long as the following conditions are met:
1) You fix it yerself when it needs fixin'
2) When referring to the builders of that vehicle, you periodically use the terms Krauts, Jerrys, Fritzes, or Huns. In this way, you can honor the engineering prowess of the German people while making clear that their shenanigans in the first half of the 20th century are not forgotten. Balance is then achieved. (Told you this belonged in the Spin Zone)

Additionally, a plastic kiddie pool in the front yard actually negates a non-redneck item. A non-running tractor placed in the front yard negates two non-redneck items. You're in the redneck black, Teddy Boy.


Hmm. I'm thinking each episode should include a rule from the Book of Redneck.
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Love the Book of Redneck idea. If you want to discuss redneck conversion feel free to use me as an example.

I normally fix the Mercedes myself, but I do sometimes let the shop do some things on it if it requires the fancy computer I don’t have.

Oh, and in that rusty tin roof shed you see in the front yard I’ve got another two old tractors and three go karts.
 
mscard88 said:
Hell he has a couple good uns right thar in OK, Toby Keith & Blake Shelton for starters.
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I find it pertinent to mention that since Toby Keith, or Toby Covel as he is known in these parts, was raised in Moore Oklahoma, a city of 60,000 people within the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, his Redneck status is under review. However, Credit is given for being a derrick hand on an oil rig and singing about solo cups, which as it happens, are made in Ada Oklahoma, home of Blake Shelton and GAMIjectors.
 
A good friend of mine, a 182 owner, is from Mangum, OK. I only need a translator once in a while now.
 
OkieFlyer said:
I find it pertinent to mention that since Toby Keith, or Toby Covel as he is known in these parts, was raised in Moore Oklahoma, a city of 60,000 people within the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, his Redneck status is under review. However, Credit is given for being a derrick hand on an oil rig and singing about solo cups, which as it happens, are made in Ada Oklahoma, home of Blake Shelton and GAMIjectors.
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Sammy Haggar has a TV show where he visits various entertainers and he did a show from Toby's place somewhere in OK. Beautiful place, and Toby said his Dad built the place and landscaped it over 3 years I believe.

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Ted DuPuis said:
That’s one of the nicest things anyone’s ever said about me. ;)

Most people are surprised when I tell them I was born and raised in NYC after they’ve gotten to know me a bit. I always hated it but didn’t exactly have a choice in the matter until I turned 18.

My front yard and driveway is representative of the conundrum that is Ted. My Ram 3500 Cummins turbo diesel 4x4 6-speed manual crew cab long bed, one of our two Mercedes, and an Allis Chalmers D19 with 3 flat tires and a front end loader.

And two koi ponds.

Edit: the view from my front porch

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If you found those vehicles after cutting the grass, I reckon you may be on your way to becoming a redneck...

And that better be large mouth bass in those koi ponds....:yesnod:
 
Used to have a maintenance guy at the plant who would always say "I'm fixin' to get ready to go on break."

I told him it seemed like the only time he was fixing anything.
 
Ravioli said:
Used to have a maintenance guy at the plant who would always say "I'm fixin' to get ready to go on break."

I told him it seemed like the only time he was fixing anything.
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I'm laughing at you guys talking about "fixin". It is honestly such normal speech here that I don't even think about it being worth talking about.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
That’s one of the nicest things anyone’s ever said about me. ;)

Most people are surprised when I tell them I was born and raised in NYC after they’ve gotten to know me a bit. I always hated it but didn’t exactly have a choice in the matter until I turned 18.

My front yard and driveway is representative of the conundrum that is Ted. My Ram 3500 Cummins turbo diesel 4x4 6-speed manual crew cab long bed, one of our two Mercedes, and an Allis Chalmers D19 with 3 flat tires and a front end loader.

And two koi ponds.

Edit: the view from my front porch

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Boy, you are a paradox Ted.

Suggest you will up your redneck quotient if you:

1. Put a lift kit on the turbo-diesel;
2. Ditch BOTH the Mercs (the only thing worse would be his & her Teslas!) :D
3. Fill the tires on the tractor and get it running;
4. Use the bucket on the tractor to fill in the koi ponds. Koi? Seriously? Yikes!
5. Alternate to 4, dig out a proper pond, not two little ornamental puddles, and do it up right with catfish.
6. Get yourself a good, loyal hound. Surely a man of your means, flying dogs around in pressurized turbine splendour, should have one of the right kind for himself.

I have an operating office I opened in Tulsa last year. My partners there are Oklahoma born and raised. Couldn't ask for two finer people to be workin' with. They are doing their best to convert this northerner. Tall order. Made worse me being an engineer. As an aside, one of the best things I discovered about Tulsa is the incredible talent in the rod shops - I've never seen so many fine lookin' builds.
 
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GRG55 said:
Boy, you are a paradox Ted.

Suggest you will up your redneck quotient if you:

1. Put a lift kit on the turbo-diesel;
2. Ditch BOTH the Mercs (the only thing worse would be his & her Teslas!) :D
3. Fill the tires on the tractor and get it running;
4. Use the bucket on the tractor to fill in the koi ponds. Koi? Seriously? Yikes!
5. Alternate to 4, dig out a proper pond, not two little ornamental puddles, and do it up with catfish.

I have an operating office I opened in Tulsa last year. My partners there are Oklahoma born and raised. They are doing their best to convert this northerner. As an aside, one of the best things I discovered about Tulsa is the incredible talent in the rod shops - I've never seen so many fine lookin' builds.
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1. The diesel is under warranty and actually fairly high stock. Don't want it higher.
2. We like them. Plus they aren't run-of-the-mill Mercs. The black one in the picture is a GL550 with the 5.5L engine and it went through AMG before it left the factory. The other one is an E55 rated at 469 HP and received the official "You have an old car" badge from Mercedes. Has 217k miles on the clock. So no, those aren't going away.
3. It needs 3 new tires. Need to get that done. It runs great.
4. When we bought the house, that was the plan. They came with the house. My wife has since come to like them, and I do as well. Mostly we just put cheap goldfish in and they're actually pretty relaxing to watch during the summer. So no, those aren't going anywhere.
5. We actually have a proper pond at the back of our property. See here, pond is mostly algae-filled in the middle of those trees on the left:

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The pond was built by the people who owned the property before our house was built. No idea what they used it for and no idea what's in it. At some point, one of the projects is to try to clear a path so that we could potentially do something with it. We'd also have to do something to address the algae if we actually wanted to use it for anything.
 
I see catfish in your future!
 
Oh, @OkieFlyer you need to incorporate Dierks "Drunk on a plane" into one of your videos, I reckon.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
Oh, @OkieFlyer you need to incorporate Dierks "Drunk on a plane" into one of your videos, I reckon.
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We gave out Cd’s at our wedding as part of the party favors with several of our favorite songs. “Drunk on a Plane” was one of ‘em, lol.


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OkieFlyer said:
I find it pertinent to mention that since Toby Keith, or Toby Covel as he is known in these parts, was raised in Moore Oklahoma, a city of 60,000 people within the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, his Redneck status is under review. However, Credit is given for being a derrick hand on an oil rig and singing about solo cups, which as it happens, are made in Ada Oklahoma, home of Blake Shelton and GAMIjectors.
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Don’t forget Garth Brooks from Yukon. He’s an OSU-alum, so I try not to give him too much credit.


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A little guitar or banjo pickin by Roy Clark might be in order. Long time Oklahoma (Tulsa) resident and a pilot and aircraft owner in his younger days.
 
mscard88 said:
Yup. Catfish will take of that algae for you.
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Really? I"ll need to look into that. I like eating catfish, but never considered actually using them for something besides food.

That would be a good idea - get some fish that eat algae, throw them in the pond out back, let them do their thing...
 
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