Ron Johnson:
CLASS OF 1972
Covina High SchoolClass of 1972
Covina, CA
Ron's Story
Ron's schools include Covina High School. Ron later attended LinnBenton Community College,Oregon-Yes it's part of the U.S.A.,hell of a difference from Good Ol' SO. CAL...Lots of Green(not talkin' MONEY here...hehe.) Constant rain,LOVELY when 2 wheels are a major part of your lifestyle! Got an ASS(whoops)A.S. degree in Drafting,like to draw, But can you IMAGINE ME in an Office environment...hahaha!..Had a hella of a good time at their office parties tho!! Seeing as how I got schooled on drawing blueprints,I left the office for dirt work.I could look at construction plans and understand what sub divisions or dams or freeway/roads we were laying the dirt foundation for. As you all probably rememember me as a not very socialable person I chose Caterpillars(only have 1 seat) D10's push Cats,D8's,D6 to move dirt,Scrapers,Triple 6(666,hmmm..how'd I fit in there?..haha..and what happenened to them?)651's 623's,613's,633's(If ya travel the 60 freeway from Rubidoux to the 15,I was doing finish work with the '33 to put in the extra lane,also put in extra lane from the...Expand for more
15 to 71,on the 60.Did the expansion of the 15 from(Where the heck it started?!? to Escondido,did the Mentone dam,the Domigoni dam in Hemet,Prado dam,7 oaks dam.Enough of this,If you been on a SO.Cal. Freeway or live in a house from 'Dago,Newport,Riverside,Corona,Berdoo,Beaumont,Barstow,Indio,Palm springs,Palm Desert,or crossed bridges,I've probably been there or done that. I knew what to do with very little intervention, luv'd the Scraper Guys(A crazy bunch!) but found my calling in loading trucks,Cat 994, 992,988,966...and the pee wees.Oh, I guess After 29 years otta mention(the ol lady rolls her eyes ever time..hehe..)I Bought the 86 heritage HARLEY, NEW,But I got my wife USED in '87..2 boys extra baggage and she gave me a boy and girl,unfortunately my Son passed away at 6 years old. I luv doing air brush work,won a few contests,I see a few pics of my computer that I painted on this site so thats about what I'm about anymore. I guess wot it boils down to...I went from the Lame "wallflower" to the Antisocial butterfly! Well, birds of a feather kinda thing.
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