I'll definitely stick around. I've been a Mopar guy for a quite awhile (jeeps) before my Raptor. And I was working on my grandad's 80's Ram truck when I was a kid and my stepdad has only ever had Ram trucks.
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What about Gertrude though?
24 more stickers available to anyone that wants some. Donations accepted. PM me name and address and I’ll give you my PayPal for donations. Profits to Joshs foundation.
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I feel for your family, I knew there was a reason I like Josh , his weird sense of humor (kind a like the far side books) and bigger than life personality. I have friends that are a lot like him, when we go and play, it always becomes an adventure and sometime a little to crazyMy wife (Bambi's sister) sat down to read all of your messages yesterday. She asked that I post this to the thread:
I googled my brother tonight as part of the never ending quest for information i feel like i’m just starting as we process his absence. This thread came up and for the first time I read it and just sobbed.
My husband, and Josh’s good friend, posted here that first week because i asked him to. A lot of my instant sadness was that my brother seemed so isolated to me, but we knew he was active on this forum and so i asked that he let you guys know.
In those early days, when so much was unknown to us, my whole family was buoyed by the reports we got about that thread and that so many people cared about josh…errr i mean the stripper hunter. The pictures of yours toasts for him filled and the screenshots I’d get of your kind words both filled and broke my heart at the same time.
Now, as things have become more clear, we have realized how much this forum meant to him—that you laughed at (or were outraged by) his jokes, cared about his advice or plans for “gertrude” and that here he was really someone that mattered to a whole bunch of people. I don’t hesitate to say that in the last year of his life, this probably felt a whole lot like home to him. (I have to admit, i’m having a hard time explaining to friends how much the remembrances of him on an internet truck forum have meant to me.)
Being here pouring my guts out on that truck forum is probably the opposite of WWBS (wiggly wobbly bull scrotum) but we were very different people. Thank you for being friends to my brother, and to those of you who blocked him, thanks for that too—he certainly deserved it sometimes. Mostly though, I think sometimes Josh felt like he was never enough, but i don’t think he ever felt that here and for that i am so, so grateful.
…oh, and please drive carefully
. But heh, I have to fight for right. Please pass on to you wife and family his memory will live on in this forum and probably impacted the Raptor Forum Lol. Now hold my 
, I have something in my eye. Aka - IamCanadian on the raptor forum.
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My three arrived today. They look GREAT! Just waiting for trucks to arrive now
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I have more now so if anyone else is interested shoot me a message. Probably close to 20 left
Hello everyone. Josh was a very good friend of mine and to see all of your replies here is heart warming. It was very interesting to me to watch how Josh impacted people on different forums. The reactions I have seen have ranged from utter disgust to side splitting laughter. I recruited Josh to a private forum and as his sponsor I received pm’s the included “WTF! Why did you bring him here” to “Dude! I love this guy!” within minutes of each other. Leave it to Josh.
One thing I can tell you with absolute certainty is if you could keep your ego in your pocket Josh would be there for you no matter what. I can guarantee you if he decided to learn about subject he didn’t stop at an internet search. He got out and experienced it first hand, no matter the cost. If he had a question he would ask it. If he had an opinion you disagreed with he listened. If you talked out your ass he called you on it. There was no malice in Josh he was too nice and way above that. Did that mean he wouldn’t challenge you or poke fun occasionally! No way!
When he got the TRX the first thing he asked me was “where can we film me jumping it!” He met me on one of our companies properties and we had some serious fun in that truck. You have probably seen some videos that I took of him driving. He let me drive and said “don’t hold back!” So I didn’t and I have to say that was an eye opener! Without using launch control I tuned a mid 4 second 0-60 and he was so thrilled! He didn’t give a shit if it was he or me driving, he just loved that we did it!
Of all of the forums Josh was in this one meant the most to him. He was a data geek, a speed freek and a friend. I thank you for being there for him.
Steve
One thing I can tell you with absolute certainty is if you could keep your ego in your pocket Josh would be there for you no matter what. I can guarantee you if he decided to learn about subject he didn’t stop at an internet search. He got out and experienced it first hand, no matter the cost. If he had a question he would ask it. If he had an opinion you disagreed with he listened. If you talked out your ass he called you on it. There was no malice in Josh he was too nice and way above that. Did that mean he wouldn’t challenge you or poke fun occasionally! No way!
When he got the TRX the first thing he asked me was “where can we film me jumping it!” He met me on one of our companies properties and we had some serious fun in that truck. You have probably seen some videos that I took of him driving. He let me drive and said “don’t hold back!” So I didn’t and I have to say that was an eye opener! Without using launch control I tuned a mid 4 second 0-60 and he was so thrilled! He didn’t give a shit if it was he or me driving, he just loved that we did it!
Of all of the forums Josh was in this one meant the most to him. He was a data geek, a speed freek and a friend. I thank you for being there for him.
Steve
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Miss the hell out of the guy and never met him! Often times I will see a post and catch myself waiting for him to reply
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Well said Steve and it all seems very spot-on. He is sorely missed in this space. His humor was second to none.
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I think Josh would like this one! 
For any forum newbies who don’t get this thread here is my input.
When you ask a question with honesty Josh would answer with the same or go find the answer for you.
If you asked a question with a preconceived answer he would challenge your foundation.
If you challenged his response and he was wrong he would say he was an idiot.
If you accepted him as a friend and he accepted you as a friend, there were no boundaries.
In a world where internet “friendships” are a thing he didn’t give a fuck if you liked him.
I knew him personally and was there for him when he needed me.
In an world where your “friends” are thousands of mile apart I recommend you vet people carefully and keep those gems you find to be true close.
When you ask a question with honesty Josh would answer with the same or go find the answer for you.
If you asked a question with a preconceived answer he would challenge your foundation.
If you challenged his response and he was wrong he would say he was an idiot.
If you accepted him as a friend and he accepted you as a friend, there were no boundaries.
In a world where internet “friendships” are a thing he didn’t give a fuck if you liked him.
I knew him personally and was there for him when he needed me.
In an world where your “friends” are thousands of mile apart I recommend you vet people carefully and keep those gems you find to be true close.
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"If you accepted him as a friend and he accepted you as a friend, there were no boundaries."
He was a special person indeed and he brought a unique energy where he went. Truly miss his presence and maybe the magic of Josh is captured best by the void he leaves in his wake for many of us who never met him but felt like he was a longtime friend at the same time. Thank you for sharing such a strong message.
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Are you volunteering to HOST?
Sounds sticky
Do we all have to gather in a circle...?
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Damnit. I miss the part where Bambi would call all of us gay about now
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