[Farmall] Cubs 'n such

[Steve Offiler]

Hey Jim:

Reminder, I visited you at your place in Texas a couple years before you visited 
me on your trip to New England.  That would have been my second face-to-face 
ATIS meeting; almost certainly it was '95.  My first ATIS meeting was a local 
one; Jim Thomson lived about 5 miles from me back then but we met via ATIS in 
'94.  Jim and I sat at Spencer's table at one of the Back Forty Thursday-night 
dinners during the Portland (IN) show in, I want to say that was '98 not '99. 
(I was attending Portland on the even years back then - '96, '98, '00)

Fun recollections!

Happy Holidays,
Steve O.
Formerly of Attleboro MA, and Scituate RI, now of Sterling, CT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>


> Have to agree with you George.  I think the first person I met in person 
> strictly through the ATIS connection was George Best, on a trip to Portland, 
> OR in '95.  The second was Steve Offiler while on a trip to Portland, ME.  I 
> loose track of the next person-to-person, which I may be able to partly 
> determine by looking up dates of some past events.  Somewhere in there was a 
> hand-off of THE BOX to Dean Vinson in Cincinnati.  Then there was the whole 
> bunch at Portland, IN (second annual - '99?).  Probably before that when I 
> first ran into several others at some RPRs.  I have lost track of how many 
> peole I have hooked up with at various RPSs but the first of them ('98?) was 
> Dale Arnold, when we happened to sit in adjacent seats at the IHCC membership 
> meeting.
>
> I got to Steve Orear's place in '99, where he did a pretty thorough job of 
> demo'ing the Auburn trencher in the open space next to his house.  A Bob Curry 
> THT came through here on '02, where Frank Vantacich flew in to join the THT in 
> progress.  '03's travels for me included a loop through Ohio to hit George 
> Willer's Cubfest.  From there I continued on to PA where I got to see the Fast 
> Lane Freeman Fast-Hitch museum and rest home and haul back a Shop Mule.
>
> Have to also mention Don Bowen, who I have seen at both tractor and Corvair 
> events.  Don's letter to Harvester Highlights was how I first learned about 
> ATIS, whenever that was.  I know I was well within the first 100 subscribers.
>
> Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 9:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cubs 'n such
>
>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Since I'm in northern Ohio, I don't get to meet many of the left coast guys. 
>> My place was the farthest northeast Bob went on one of his extended trip. He 
>> dropped some parts here that were headed for one of Mike Schmudlach and 
>> Sneaky Peters' friends named Lane Freeman, somewhere in whatever state is 
>> east of us.
>>
>> Charlie Verdon drove all the way here from the west coast to complete the 
>> relay.  I will say I have enjoyed meeting a lot of ATIS people in the years 
>> I've been on the list.  One was here today and I expect another on Monday. My 
>> door is always open.
>>
>> I have a long list of ATIS folks I'd like to meet some day and Karl Olmstead 
>> is near the top.  I'd like to add his name to those left coasters I have met: 
>> Charlie Verdon, Don Bowen, Richard Walker, George Best, and, of course, Bob 
>> Currie.
>>
>> We owe a lot to Spencer for making it possible!
>>
>> George Willer
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <SteveOrear at aol.com>
>> To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 9:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cubs 'n such
>>
>>
>>> Just a note on this. First time I met Bob was in Tulare, Ca. We had our
>>> trucks with winches ahead of Karl's trailer pulling on a (as I think is was 
>>> a
>>> 15/30, forgive me,  something). It was a big ole rusted tractor  on rubber 
>>> with
>>> flat tires. I thought oh my goodness Karl this is going to be a huge amount
>>> of work. I didn't even know these guys. I just like Cubs.
>>> -steve
>
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