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January, 2016
Volume 43 Number 1
View more club information on our website at: www.thunderbirdcircleoc.com
Founded August 4, 1973 Sixth consecutive year
Ed’s Taillight Corner
President’s message
Happy holidays to all and welcome to the New Year. 2016 is shaping up to be full of exciting events for our Thunderbird club. But before I get to the activities for the first quarter I want to thank all the board members participating in 2015 for their tireless efforts and contributions. I want to especially thank Joe Lipuma (our outgoing VP) for his mentorship to me. I've learned a lot about being the president and hope to improve on what he has taught me for this upcoming year. As some of you know, Joe is the president of the local V8 club which will require much of his time. Tom Peluso has offered to take Joe's place as our Vice President and I look forward to having him on board. The remainder of our cabinet members will stay the same for 2016.
Once again our Christmas dinner at Newport Rib Company turned out to be quite an event for all who participated. We were able to catch up on everybody's past year's activities, participate in a lively present auction, and established the next year's Board of Directors. The very next Saturday we had seven cars participate in the Laguna Hills Christmas Parade. Though two cars had minor mechanical hiccups (for the exact same thing), that did not curb their participation in the parade on what turned out to be a stunningly gorgeous day.
For our 2016 activities, we will be starting off with an Installation Luncheon at the Citrus Café. So pencil in Saturday, January 9th, starting at 1:00pm. Please plan to attend as I would like to present some of the club activities our team has come up with. We still have openings throughout
See Presidents message, continued on page 12
Attention
Next Club Members Gathering will be
January 17th 17th Street Bar & Grill
17320 17th St. Tustin
See page 5 for more information & map
Inside this issue: President’s Message page 1 Club Information page 2 Coming Events page 2 Meeting Information page 2 Editorial page 2 Sunshine Report page 3 Anniversaries & Birthdays page 3 Schedule of Events page 4 Christmas Party page 5-6 Christmas Parade page 8-10 Health Tip page 11 Tech Tips page 12 Installation Dinner page 13 Board Meeting Minutes page 13 Microsoft vs Ford page 14 Polo & T-Shirt Order Form page 15 Membership has its Privileges page 16 CTCI International Convention page 16 CTCI International Page 18
Ample parking for your Thunderbird on the southwest side by the windows
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President: Ed Zaleski 714-544-6698 [email protected]
Vice President: Tom Peluso 951-746-3375 [email protected]
Secretary: Janet Walsh 714-970-5817 [email protected]
Treasurer: Pete DePaola 714-637-7486 [email protected]
CTCI Representative: Chris Pond 949-273-8647 [email protected]
Membership Chairperson: Juanita Bigelow 909-370-2758 [email protected]
Sunshine Chairperson: Rita DePaola 714-974-9334 [email protected]
Director at Large 1: Dave Natali 949-494-5632 [email protected]
Director at Large 2: Irene Zaleski 714-544-6698 [email protected]
Editor: Bob DePaola 714-974-9334 [email protected]
Advertising Chairman Bob DePaola 714-974-9334 [email protected]
Web-Master Rik Hendricks [email protected]
Tech-Tips Bob DePaola 714-974-9334 [email protected]
Wagon Master Tom Peluso 951-746-3375 [email protected]
Contacts for Event
Date Contact Event
January 9th Ed Zaleski Installation Dinner February 13th Juanita Bigelow Dr. George Car Show
The monthly board & General meetings have been re-scheduled to the third Sunday of each month at 2:00 PM. The next meeting will be on Sunday of January at the 17th St. Bar & Grill, Tustin (Formally Zito’s). All members are asked to attend the meeting. If you have a specific question please give any board member a call and we will make sure you are put on the agenda. All members are always invited and are encouraged to attend the board meetings. Get involved!
The Birds-Eye-View is published monthly for the benefit of the members of the Thunderbird Circle, Orange County and its advertisers. All members and advertisers are welcome to submit articles for publication at any time. Articles must not be copy protected, if so the copy right must accompany the article. Send all articles to the editor via e-mail to: [email protected] or to the editor’s home address via snail mail. The editor, with the approval of the president has the right to edit any article submitted for publication. Questionable language will be omitted. All articles must be received on or before the 20th of each month to be placed in the following month’s issue. All articles submitted become the property of the Thunderbird Circle, Orange County, California.
EDITORAL
In the last issue and again in this issue we are offering you a very special buy of Polo shirts embroidered with our club logo on the front of the shirt.
Shirt Logo
So far we have 13 polo shirts ordered. We have already taken them to be embroidered.
All shirts are Jerzees preshrunk 50/50 (47% cotton, 53% polyester) blend with Spot shield and stain resistant treatment.
We are also offering T-Shirts with the same embroidered logo on it. If you want to get in on the order we can still order more. Please fill out the order form on page 15 and forward it to our treasurer with you payment enclosed.
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By Rita DePaola
Welcome to the Sunshine Corner!
I have heard some news about some of our club members other than what I reported last month, I was told:
Pete DePaola is doing well. He is waiting for some more tests to be run before his open heart surgery can be scheduled. The doctors are very confident of the success of the surgery and have told him not to worry, but of course as in any major surgery you will worry.
Nancy Zimmerman who had an eardrum replacement. According to her, she is fully recovered and the operation was a success.
Jon Tabasim had foot surgery – ankle joint replacement. He is laid for several weeks, unable to drive and is not getting around very well. What I have been told is he is getting around with the aid of Uber cars.
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Please wish a Very Happy Birthday to each of the following members who may be adding another candle to their cake but stay young at heart and certainly do not age in our eyes!
10th Chris Jurenka 14th Glenn Still 15th Christine Luther 23rd Bob Ferguson
If we missed your birthday, please let the editor know
Please take a moment and if possible, we would like to ask you to wish a
Happy Anniversary to the following couples who are celebrating another wonderful year together.
6th Ron & Delleen Erickson 29th Darrell & Sharon Mountjoy
If we missed your anniversary, please let the editor know
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2016 TENTATIVE CLUB EVENTS
Date EVENT Club Event Contact
January 9 Installation Dinner, Citrus Café (714) 779-0600 481 Edinger Ave Tustin For more info. email: [email protected]
Yes
Ed Zaleski
February 13 Dr. George Car Show, Palm Springs for more information go to: www.palmspringscruisinassociation.com
Yes
Juanita Bigelow
February or March Amazing Mystery Race Yes Dave Natali
March 5 Festival of Whales Parade and Car Show, for more information go to: www.festivalofwhales.com
Yes
Tom Peluso
April TBD
April 16 Fabulous Fords Forever, Knott’s Berry Farm, for more information go to: www.fabulousfordsforever.org
Yes
Tom Peluso
May TBD All Ford Year’s Swap Meet, 3855 E. La Palma, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. www.socalefv8.org
Yes
Joe Lipuma
June 4 K of C Car Show, Anaheim, Free pancake breakfast for participants Yes Pete DePaola
July 4 Morning Lake Forrest Parade www.lakeforestca.gov/4thjuly/default.asp
Yes
Tom Peluso
July 4 Afternoon July 4th Bar B Que at Ed & Irene Zaleski’s House
Yes
Ed Zaleski
July 10 6th Annual Collector Car Appreciation Day “To particiapate all you need to do is drive your car” www.semasan.com
No
You
August 14 9th Annual Wounded Warrior Car Show, go to: www.woundedwarriorcarshow.com
Yes
Ed Zaleski
August 30 Labor Day Cruise For general information: Call 714-562-8752 or email: [email protected]
No Tamara Christensen
September 13-18 CTCI International Convention, "Fun in the Sun" San Diego, CA www.tbirdsofsandiego.com [email protected] For more info call: (760) 745-9345
Yes
Ray Wood Ed Sauer
September TBD Pageant of the Thunderbirds, Twila Reid Park, Anaheim www.funbirds.com/forms/PageantForm41.pdf
Yes Helen Morin
October 8 28th Annual Placentia Days Car Show. For more info. call the Heritage Festival Committee at 714-524-8535
No
Joe Lipuma
October 14 & 15 Murrieta Rod & Run Car Show www.murrietarodrun.com
No
Tom Peluso
October TBD Great German food, fun & drink
Yes Dan & Chris Jurenka
November TBD
December 4 Annual Christmas Party, Newport Rib Company www.ribcompany.com
Yes
Ed Zaleski
December 10 Laguna Niguel Christmas Parade www.lagunaniguelparade.com
Yes
Tom Peluso
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Christmas Ribs By Bob & Rita DePaola
Once again The Thunderbird Circle knows how to celebrate and did so in grand fashion. Holding our annual Christmas Party at one of Southern California’s premiere restaurants, The Newport Rib Company. Yes this is the location of some of the
finest ribs and chicken that ever came out of the smoker. Yes my friends, mouthwatering scrumptious food ever! With the all you can eat bar-B-Queued ribs and chicken was delicious baked pork-n- beans, vegetable melody and of course melt in your mouth cornbread covered in honey butter. Getting hungry yet? Six of us arrived first (Early). The banquet room was not quite ready for us to occupy it so we took a seat in a booth and ordered drinks. After toasting to each other’s health and Merry Christmas we waited. We didn’t have long to wait before several other members arrived. So the busboys worked feverously to complete the set-up. Seems they had held a banquet earlier in the day and they were slow in vacating the room. No problem, we just drank to each other’s health again. Before long the room was ready and we began to occupy it. Pete DePaola and Mary Everett took up a booth right at the entrance
so they could collect the dinner fee and anyone wanting to pay their next year’s dues. Rita DePaola had made several center pieces to decorate the tables. With the help of June LiPuma and Janet Walsh they began to set them up and in doing so they placed other items as well. A little candy here, a little candy there, a couple of Christmas balls here
and some more there. Then Rita placed some very special chocolate candy kisses all around on the tables, Rita had imported them
The light blue ones
directly from Hawaii. Have you figured out why they were so special? Well we will tell you, they are a Hawaiian exclusive, Hershey kisses with whole Macadamia nut in them. They are only sold in stores on the islands. They were a special treat from us to the club. Several members started going around and scooping them up. But there were still plenty to go around.
As everyone was mingling around they brought out
See Christmas Ribs, continued on page 7
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Christmas Ribs Continued from page 6
the food. It is our clubs tradition to give back to the members, so in this case even though the actual cost for dinner was $30.00 per person we charged each member only $15.00 per person. Such a deal! 50%
off. Then as usual our president, Ed Zaleski invited everyone by table to get some of this scrumptious food. He also reminded everyone to grab a shirt protector just in case.
Yes this year Sam Gregory had competition, Rita DePaola
Of course it was all you can eat and several members went back for seconds and even some for thirds. It was all so good. I guess that is why we have come back to this restaurant so many times. Plus the
service is fantastic. They really treat us well. I guess they like repeat customers. Once dinner was over and everyone had their fill we started the best part of the party. Each member had brought a present to be auctioned off for the good of the club. The value of each item had to be no less than $15.00. Some members even brought more than one. Pete DePaola and May Everett brought four plus he donated an exclusive 30th anniversary polo shirt from Disneyland. Now as you know Disneyland just celebrated its 60th year, so this shirt which was in pristine condition and still in the original package was already 30 years old. In addition to that he also donate a set of 12 oz. clear glasses trimmed in gold with a 1957 blue Thunderbird emblazoned on each one. Tom Peluso was our auctioneer with the assistance of Vanna White. No not really it was Rita DePaola playing that role. The bidding started and the room
was electrified with excitement. The bids rose and rose and rose until he could not get anyone to bid higher. Of course he and Vanna (I mean Rita) were the only ones allowed to touch each item and it was asked several time if the wrapped item was heavy or light. It seems that every item they picked up was heavy. As the prices were set, Dave Natali kept track of who had won which item and what was the highest bid.
See Christmas Ribs, continued on page 14
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California is still in a drought. With that being said, on
Friday the day before the Christmas Parade I
was planning on washing my
Thunderbird. Of course as it goes I didn’t even get a chance to because it was gloomy all day threatening to rain. We decided to hang the Christmas lights up. Just as we were putting on the finishing touches it didn’t rain “IT HAILED”. I know, in Southern California? Well it did enough that it left a blanket of the white stuff on the ground. It hailed for about 5 minutes then it began to rain for another 5 minutes. Then just like it started, it stopped. By this time is was getting cold and dark. So, knowing we had to leave early in the morning to get to our staging area for the parade, we get got up extra early and went outside to wash the bird. Sure it was cold (For us at least) it was 40° fortunately the bird was just dusty but drying her off in cold weather was a bear. Still a bit cold, but looking up there was not a cloud in the sky. We drove to our meeting area at the senior center at 8:00 AM where we met up with our other club members.
While waiting Glen Still said his oil light came on while driving to the senior center. Glenn, Ed Zaleski & I started to check things out. We came to the conclusion that the sensor was bad. Then Dan Jurenka arrives and said his oil light also came on. Now both of them have 57’s so what are the chances. Cold weather? We checked his as well & we came to the same conclusion. Unfortunately In reaching into the engine compartment Ed burnt both of his wrists. By 9:00 AM it was already warming up as we left for the parade route. This is where we decorate the cars. They get all gussied up for Christmas. From past year we have learned that
decorating the cars at the meeting location then driving to the staging area was not a wise choice as some of the decorations blow off as we have to drive on a main street and one year we even lost one of our door magnets on the way. So now we just wait until we get the staging area to decorate.
Rita DePaola
The theme for this year's parade was “California Dreamin”. This was the 26th year the parade has been in existence. We have participated in the past 5 years. The Celebrity Grand Marshal this year was Kate Flannery. Kate is a comedic actress best
known for her 9 seasons as
Meredith on NBC's
THE OFFICE. In addition to
Kate, they also had as the Teen Celebrity Grand Marshal Cameron Boyce Star of Disney XD's 'Gamers Guide to Pretty Much Everything. He
See California Dreamin’, continued on page 9
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California Dreamin’ Continued from page 8
is best known for his roles in the feature films Mirrors, Eagle Eye, Grown Ups, and Grown Ups 2, as well as for his co-starring role as Luke Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series, Jessie. To round out the celebrities was Celebrate Guest Chris Jacobs the host of TLC's Overhaulin' he has also had roles in roles in The X-Files, CSI, Touched by an Angel and Two and a Half Men.
This year we had our newest members join in the parade, John & Karen Winter joined us in their
John & Karen Winter
beautiful 2002 Thunderbird Blue Thunderbird. Their Thunderbird only has 7,000 miles on it and her paint is in pristine condition. Even they got into the spirit of Christmas and decorated their Thunderbird.
The parade was lead off by the USMC mounted color guard from Barstow, Riverside County with a contingent of US Marines from the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Division from Camp Pendleton, appropriately followed by the US 1st Marine Marching Band also from Camp Pendleton.
Following the Marines was company of sailors from the USS Stockdale, DDG 106. The Stockdale is a US Guided Missile Destroyer whose crew and the ship have been adopted by the City of Laguna Niguel.
There were a total of 98 entries in the parade, which we were #31 and glad we were. The parade was 1.1 miles with a slight downgrade almost all the way. It
See California Dreamin’, continued on page 10
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California Dreamin’ Continued from page 9
turned out to be another great Southern California day for a parade, weather included. The parade proceeds down Crown Valley Parkway and ends at
Niguel. During the parade route there were five locations where the announcers would give a description of the entry in the parade. As we got
close to each one they were sure to play on the theme of the parade and our Thunderbirds seeing our cars are closely associated with the theme. You can’t get any closer to the California dream than driving your Thunderbird with the top down even during the winter on some clear sunny California beach day. Yes it is the way to go, Sun, Surf, Sand and drivin’ your baby in a Thunderbird with the top down. Who could ask for more? Afterwards some of us drove down to the end Crown Valley Parkway and we met up again at the
Salt Creek Grille which is at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway. If you drove any further you would get all wet. Below is the view from the porch of the
restaurant over the Pacific Ocean. Yes that low outcropping is not fog but Santa Catalina Island. Ever hear the song by the Four Preps, 26 miles across the sea Santa Catalina is a waiting for me? Yep that is it Santa Catalina Island is just 26 miles off the coast of Laguna Beach, California. Surprisingly it was such a clear day that when we drove back home to Anaheim Hills you could see Mt.
Baldy, part of the San Gabriel Mountain chain reaching over 10,000 feet with their white capped maintains. For those not from Southern California the drive from the beach to the snow is about an hour and a half. So to say you can water ski and snow ski within a few hours is understandable. Especially seeing the temperatures during the Christmas holidays in the mornings are normally in the 40’s than by mid-day are in the 70’s.
To everyone happy and prosperous New Year
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We wish all of our members a speedy recovery and a healthy year.
If I have missed anyone, please give me a call and let me know how you are doing or if you have any planned surgeries.
Please don’t forget to keep me in the loop once you hear of anyone who is ill or is having or had surgery. We wish everyone good health, and stay safe! Until next month:
Rita DePaola Sunshine Chairperson: Phone: 714-974-9334 Email: [email protected]
Make Health Your Resolution Make healthy food choices. Grab a healthy snack
on the go. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Be active. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Park farther away and walk. Protect yourself from injury and disease. Put on a
helmet, sunscreen, or insect repellent. Wash your hands for 20 seconds.
Manage stress. Don’t overschedule or overcommit. Take short breaks throughout the day.
Make an appointment for a check-up, vaccination, or screening.
Quit smoking. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for free counseling on how to quit smoking for good.
Take Flic Acid Everyone needs the B vitamin, folic acid; Take a daily multivitamin that contains 400
micrograms (400 mcg) of folic acid. Check the label to be sure it contains 100% of the daily value of folic acid--which is 400 micrograms (400 mcg).
Eat a bowl of breakfast cereal that has 100% of the daily value of folic acid every day. Not every cereal has this amount. Check the label on the side of the box, and look for one that has "100%" next to folic acid
Learn the Signs of Heart Attack
A person’s chances of surviving a heart attack increase if he/she seeks and receives emergency treatment as soon as possible. It's important to recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and act quickly. If you think that you or someone else is having a heart attack, call 9-1-1 immediately. Take a few minutes to learn the major signs and symptoms of a heart attack: Chest pain or discomfort Pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, back, arms,
shoulders, or stomach Feeling weak, light-headed, or faint Shortness of breath. May occur with or without
chest discomfort. Other signs and symptoms that a person may have during a heart attack include: Nausea (feeling sick to your stomach) or vomiting Breaking out in a cold sweat Lightheadedness Cold Season Is Upon Us
When you have a cold, don’t over exercise. It uses up the body’s reserve, and you need that to fight winter colds. Exercise in moderation. If the Flu knocks you off of your feet, with high fever, aches and pains, nausea, possible diarrhea, possible difficulty breathing. You may have a virus and need to see a Physician.
Zinc lozenges help.
Alcohol consumption. The reason you get “drunk” is because alcohol replaces oxygen in your bloodstream. The lack of oxygen causes the dizziness. Eventually this starves the brain and organs, including your eyes, of the needed oxygen to be healthy. It also batters your immune system so you will get frequent colds that don’t get better within a week. Drink moderately.
Sleep. If you tend to drink alcohol to get to sleep, it will backfire on you. Alcohol initially acts as a depressant and a relaxant, but then that reverses in a couple of hours into a brain stimulant and will worsen your insomnia.
Smoking can be cut back by using the drug store lozenges called commit. Alternate every other cigarette with a lozenge to start. They will kill the craving to smoke.
See Sunshine Corner continued on page 12
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IGNITION COILS Retro Birds
The ignition coil gremlin has struck again, this time taking out a 2003 retro bird. Apparently this is quite an ongoing problem with the retro birds and many club members have already had the coils replaced by Ford under warranty or have replaced them themselves. The culprits are called coil-on-plugs, also known as COP’s or ignition coils and when one of more goes out. It can cause the engine to “miss” and run rough. Some owners have said that the “check engine” light will flash. According to members of the South Texas Thunderbird Club, Ford sent a letter in May, 2008 to all owners of 2003 Retro that Ford would cover the cost of replacing the coils under their 10 years or 100,000 mile warranty program. This was also extended to the 2004 and 2005 models. The South Texas Thunderbird Club members suggest that if you have a 2005 retro that is still under warranty, you might want to get the dealer to check the coils before your warranty runs out. However, for the 2003 and 2004 owners, this means that you will have to either: (1) take your car in to the dealer and pay an arm and a leg to have them replaced or (2) order the coils yourself and have your personal mechanic replace them. Club members say that coils can easily be ordered on line from AIP Electronics at about $18.00 per coil. These are the same type of coils that were originally installed in the car. I suggest that all eight be replaced at the same time. Although you may be able to find them cheaper on Amazon, however I’m not sure these are inferior quality of coil and am unsure about using them. Cars with the AIP Replacement coils are still running strong, one with close to 100,000 miles on it.
South Texas Thunderbird Car Club
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If you have a cold, your body’s vitamin and antioxidant reserve is used up so you must supplement to boost your immune function. Take a multivitamin and at least 500 mg of Vitamin C, but never more that 2000mg a day. For cellular repair take Coenzyme Q10. You already have it in your body but it is used up rapidly during a cold. The % daily value of Vitamin C is 75-90 mg. One citrus fruit and the juice, as well as red and green pepper or kiwifruit, contains the minimum amount of % daily value of vitamin C.
Newest antioxidant on the market and is an over the counter supplement is CARNOSINE!
President’s message Continued from page 1
the year for additional events and I encourage you to bring your ideas for what you would like to see and participate in. In February we will have a mystery tour which always seems to be fun to do and a short overnight trip to Indian Wells for the Dr. George auto show. For March plans are to participate in the Festival of Whales Parade in Newport Beach. Last year our cars were literally a showstopper by onlookers wanting to take pictures of our wonderful cars. Happy 2016 to all, and see you soon at our events. Ed Zaleski
THUNDERBIRD CIRCLE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD MEETING December 6, 2015
Board members of the Thunderbird Circle of Orange County, Chapter 78, Classic Thunderbird Circle International (CTCI), met at the Newport Rib Co. during the Christmas party. Elections were held and the new board was elected. No other business was taken.
The new board will be officially installed at the Installation dinner on January 9th
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Christmas Ribs Continued from page 7
Once all the gifts were auctioned off David went around and told each winner what they owed and Pete was “Jonny on the spot” to collect.
Then it was our president’s turn to ask for volunteer’s to run for office. As each office was filled a sigh of relief came over the members knowing our club would have another year of great leaders.
Pete DePaola, Janet Walsh, Juanita Bigelow, Irene & Ed Zaleski, Tom Peluso, David Natali, Rita & Bob DePaola
Now for the big door prize. The clubs first lady Irene
Zaleski was asked to draw the winning ticket. She did and the name was announced. This year’s big winner was Wade & Carol Myers with a $300.00 gift certificate to the Summit Restaurant for an all-expense paid dinner which also includes a bottle of champagne and gratuity.
Pete DePaola Carol & Wade Mayer
So there you have it another fantastic Christmas party with the Thunderbird Circle.
Soon on a website near you, you can view more photos of the Christmas Party and the
Christmas Parade on our website at:
www.thunderbirdcircleoc.com
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Birds-Eye-View Classic Thunderbird Bob DePaola-Editor Club International 5933 E. Camino Manzano Chapter 78 Anaheim Hills, CA 92807-3214
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Check us out on the web www.thunderbirdcircleoc.com
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