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Our thoughts are with you and your family Gregor
Sincere regards
Sincere regards
Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover
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GRS DESIGN
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Gregor it is a very sad day for you and your family my thoughts are with you
Kind Regards
Glenn
Kind Regards
Glenn
hewey
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Sorry to hear about your father mate, but beautifully said.
My condolences on your loss. Indeed he had much to be proud of! I keep track of your projects and distractions in this thread and it astonishes me daily. Imagine dad's reaction watching your life unfold like this. May he rest in peace.
DaleJR88Fan
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Very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are going out to you and your family.
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OJ Bartley
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Gregor, so sorry to hear you lost your dad. He seemed like a real character, and I'm sure he loved being around your projects and the kids. My condolences.
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indyokie
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Great tribute to you dad you wrote, take care deepest sympathy from Oklahoma.
lilscorpion
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My condolences to you and your family.
Matt
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tricksel
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Sincere condolences from across the big pond.
JeremyBurke
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Sorry for your loss Gregor.
LeeBoy
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My condolences to you and your family. Your fathers spirit will live on through you and your children as well as through everything you learned from him and the many memories that you have. God speed.
Bob Heine
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Sounds like you have a wonderful father who lived a good life. Celebrate his life and mourn his passing. My thoughts are with you and yours.
Jason Lister
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So sorry to read the news. It is so great that you had the time and support to share with him!
mr_magicfingers
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Deepest sympathies Gregor.
nofir55
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Sorry for your loss.
Sham
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Sincerely sorry for your loss Gregor, that's a beautiful tribute you gave him here.
It might not help that much, but know that you've got friends worldwide thinking about you right now.
Jim, from France.
It might not help that much, but know that you've got friends worldwide thinking about you right now.
Jim, from France.
neilc
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Sorry to hear this Gregor. Your tribute was touching. We learn so much from our parents and Dads have a special place in many makers lives.
Neil
Neil
Kriesel
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Sorry for your loss, Gregor.
Terranova
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Sorry for your loss Gregor.
My deepest condolences Gregor. I am sure he was even more proud of you and impressed with your work than we are.
And to quote Bob, who always seems to have the right thing to say:
And to quote Bob, who always seems to have the right thing to say:
Fast914
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Gregor, we were so sorry to hear of your loss. Your tribute to your Dad was a pretty wonderful reflection of his impact on you. We will be thinking of you and your family.
Regards, Grant
Regards, Grant
Tyberius
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I'm sorry for your loss.
gasgas17
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Sorry to hear Gregor. My thoughts are with you and your family.
55cadillacking
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The best way to honour him is to carry what made his so special forward in your own life. I get the sense from following you, that you are doing just that. Peace be with you.
E12-535iTurbo
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Sad news Gregor. My thoughts are with you and your family. It certainly looks like the both of you spend quite a bit of quality time together the last years.
Hostyle
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Sorry for your loss Gregor. But I believe you have some pretty strong and good memories of your father, cherish those and keep him in mind when you're building, fabricating and designing!
kjk46
Member
Condolences Gregor, sounds like you had a great mentor and teacher in your dad. It's amazing how fathers in some circumstances can entirely shape your character, thinking and values. I certainly consider my father the greatest of friends, mentors, teacher and confidant. I am lucky to have this and use these lessons with my son who I feel as close to as my pops and me do. Carry on, now you are that role model that your kids look up to.
Konrad
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Konrad
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slik560
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Very sorry for your loss.
APEowner
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Gregor - I'm sorry for your loss. From my distant vantage point it appears that you are following in your Dad's footsteps as far as being a loving supportive father is concerned. If you don't already I suggest hanging onto the sketches of the tools you make for your son and pass them on to him someday.
jeffmoss26
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Very sorry for your loss.
Thanks all for the notes of sympathy.
Since my earliest memories were of traveling across country with my family every summer it seemed obvious that it was time to introduce the kids to the concept of the road trip. Since Judiaann and I are both freelance now (for better or worse) we could take off for the funeral and be flexible on the return. I figure that I'll give a small synopsis of the trip as it will sort of play into the thread here.
To me the key components of a road trip, as taught by my father, are; stay off the beaten path, avoid interstates and only stay and eat in local establishments. My only rule for the trip was no iPad for the kids while we were in the truck - that's what windows are for! So with the help of http://www.roadsideamerica.com I found the Dog Bark Park Inn in Idaho. Seemed like a good first night and the kids obviously went nuts.
We wandered through Yellowstone and made it to Colorado where we found a memorial to my father at his building in town.
I connected with a former schoolmate who's family was one of the original settlers of the valley and she's keeping the ranch alive. The kids got to pet one day old calves. Yeah, that's where I grew up - crazy right?
One story I told the kids of growing up was finding fool's gold at a mine and for some reason this story became the focus of the trip for my boy. I was a little worried that we wouldn't be able to find the place or that we might not find any "gold" but we found the mother lode. Literally tons of the stuff. That whole tailings pile is iron pirate. They were in heaven.
Which leads us to how we tie this back into the thread. Sorta.
We picked up our new guest room from my father - a 1974 28' Avion trailer in pretty original condition. He'd given it to me a while back but I'd never had the time to go get it. It was supposed to be his guest room when he visited.
Someone asked on Instagram if I was going to start a thread for this too and that is just too much pressure so since we're going to treat the thing as our escape pod and guest room I figured I'd fold it in here. Not like we're sticking to a plot line anyway right?
Now, before you put any pressure on me I am not, repeat, not gutting it like the house. It's pretty complete and seems fairly solid so my goal is to just clean it, fix the broken stuff, and then use it.
It's right at the limit of what my truck can pull over a mountain pass but it's also pretty roomy. The house actually had an RV pad put in above that I occasionally thought about pulling out but now is just perfect.
So, the house is paused for a bit while I try to understand this new thing, fix some of the issues and get it sorted so we can use it this summer.
For more road trips like the one that went so well.
Gregor
Since my earliest memories were of traveling across country with my family every summer it seemed obvious that it was time to introduce the kids to the concept of the road trip. Since Judiaann and I are both freelance now (for better or worse) we could take off for the funeral and be flexible on the return. I figure that I'll give a small synopsis of the trip as it will sort of play into the thread here.
To me the key components of a road trip, as taught by my father, are; stay off the beaten path, avoid interstates and only stay and eat in local establishments. My only rule for the trip was no iPad for the kids while we were in the truck - that's what windows are for! So with the help of http://www.roadsideamerica.com I found the Dog Bark Park Inn in Idaho. Seemed like a good first night and the kids obviously went nuts.
We wandered through Yellowstone and made it to Colorado where we found a memorial to my father at his building in town.
I connected with a former schoolmate who's family was one of the original settlers of the valley and she's keeping the ranch alive. The kids got to pet one day old calves. Yeah, that's where I grew up - crazy right?
One story I told the kids of growing up was finding fool's gold at a mine and for some reason this story became the focus of the trip for my boy. I was a little worried that we wouldn't be able to find the place or that we might not find any "gold" but we found the mother lode. Literally tons of the stuff. That whole tailings pile is iron pirate. They were in heaven.
Which leads us to how we tie this back into the thread. Sorta.
We picked up our new guest room from my father - a 1974 28' Avion trailer in pretty original condition. He'd given it to me a while back but I'd never had the time to go get it. It was supposed to be his guest room when he visited.
Someone asked on Instagram if I was going to start a thread for this too and that is just too much pressure so since we're going to treat the thing as our escape pod and guest room I figured I'd fold it in here. Not like we're sticking to a plot line anyway right?
Now, before you put any pressure on me I am not, repeat, not gutting it like the house. It's pretty complete and seems fairly solid so my goal is to just clean it, fix the broken stuff, and then use it.
It's right at the limit of what my truck can pull over a mountain pass but it's also pretty roomy. The house actually had an RV pad put in above that I occasionally thought about pulling out but now is just perfect.
So, the house is paused for a bit while I try to understand this new thing, fix some of the issues and get it sorted so we can use it this summer.
For more road trips like the one that went so well.
Gregor
hewey
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Sorry to hear about your father, but what a great way to honor his memory and connect with your own kids.
66slabside
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Sorry to hear about your father, I lost mine this year at 86 also. It's tough sometimes but you learn to carry on. And I know that big dog, I worked on a section of freeway close by when I lived in Wa state. I believe they have a window where the ahh.... poop comes out!! Got a kick out of that.
Bob Heine
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Trust me Gregor, you are giving a lifetime of the most vivid memories your children will ever have. You might want to use the iPad at the end of the day to show them a map of where they've been, where they are and where they are soon to be. They might even find their own unbeaten path.
Keep the Avion close to its current state so your father's presence is preserved. Well done sir!
Keep the Avion close to its current state so your father's presence is preserved. Well done sir!
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