[AT] Hail in the Heartland

[Dean VP]

Ralph:

Nice sunny day here today and no wind. But no power either. We have had much
worse storms here than we had yesterday w/o losing power. Don't know why
it's taking so long to restore power this time. There are so many new homes
being built in the area that maybe the system is overloaded. We live 8 miles
out in the country and its 8 miles to the closest town or city and the new
housing developments are all around us. I guess the secret is out!  :-) As
one of the fellow ATIS members who visited us stated: "We live so far out in
the country that the June Bugs don't get here until August". Me thinks that
must have come from someone who lives too close to the city!  :-) 

I've never heard of or seen a Manitoba portable engine before either.  Very
interesting.  

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not
strong enough.--John Christian Bovee

www.deerelegacy.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:27 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Hail in the Heartland

We never know Dean. But they are predicting rain and possible snow for us
tomorrow so its very changeable here too.
Got a few pics uploaded at http://community.webshots.com/user/rusty6100 in
the machinery auctions album.
I'd never heard of a Manitoba portable engine before. This was a big one at
14 hp. Sure sounded good running.
Ralph in Sask.
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/lgoff/latestpage.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Dean VP <deanvp at att.net>
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group' <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:04 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] Hail in the Heartland


> Spring weather is a bit unpredictable. We had 80 degrees here yesterday.
> Today in the 40's windy, cold, rain storms, power went off at about 2:00PM
> and is still off. Running on generator power right now. Who knows what
> tomorrow will bring.
>
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not
> strong enough.--John Christian Bovee
>
> www.deerelegacy.com
>
> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 9:31 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Hail in the Heartland
>
> Quite a contrast with our Sask. weather . We hit record highs today. I
think
> it was near 80 degrees. I was looking for shady spots at the farm auction
> sale. Watched some good old iron sell today including a JD unstyled AR for
> $5000. A Mini U for $700. A 15-30 McCormick for $600. Best of all was the
> old "Manitoba Portable " engine at $7000. It looked good, started easy and
> sounded great.
> I'll try and get a few pics in webshots since my personal webpages have
> become inaccessible to me for the time being.
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/lgoff/latestpage.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:30 AM
> Subject: [AT] Hail in the Heartland
>
>
> > Doesn't happen all that often, but we got a fairly substantial hailstorm
> this
> > afternoon in central Ohio. Max temperature was supposed to be 53, but
it's
> > dropping already. Overnight forecast is for 30, meaning I'll have to
stick
> a
> > light bulb in the cold frame where I have 108 tomato plants transplanted
> into
> > peat pots.
> >
> > So much for hopes of an early spring. My cherry tree has already
bloomed,
> but
> > my apple trees are still in the middle of things. Early lettuce has come
> up
> > nicely, except where a Certain Beagle decided to help by digging up the
> rows.
> >
> > Best,
> > Bob Seith
> > 1953 Farmall Cub
> >
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