[AT] stiff tractor day/ Ohio update

[Cecil E Monson]

	An ice storm is the worst thing that can happen here, Gene,
with all the tall trees overhanging the primary power lines along
the road. Every time we get ice on the trees, we get a wind afterward
and it kills the power.

	Your area appears to be the worst hit by that storm and I
hope it all melts away soon so things can settle down. We will keep
our fingers crossed for you.

	Spring can't be too far away. Beilers yearly auction is only
6 weeks away. Keep the faith.

Cecil

Gene Dotson wrote:
>     Cecil;
>     Just got phone service back this evening. The switching
> station was without power and as soon as the battery banks went
> dead the whole area was without phone service. Finally catching
> up on my messages.
>     Brothers Larry and Gary still have no electric power and
> don't know when it will be on.
>     The ice still hasn't melted from the trees and we had 3
> inches of wet snow to add to the ice load. The trees remind me
> of umbrellas the way they are stressed under the weight.
>     To add to problems we are having problems with flooding from
> the snow that melted last week and the constant rain. Parts of
> the Ohio river were at 12 feet above flood stage this morning.
>     We have had enough winter, please let spring come early!!!
> 
>                         Gene
> 
> :
> : We were lucky this time, Gene. It rained and froze but not
> : at the same time so our trees came thru without ice. It's a
> good
> : thing too as I could hear the wind this morning when I woke
> up. Ice
> : and wind are a bad deal around here with all of these trees
> hanging
> : over the top of primaries.
> :
> : I waited to plow yesterday until about 2:30 when it appeared
> : to me that the rain was about to end. We had approx 6 inches
> of snow
> : on the ground that was thoroughly saturated with rain and
> almost too
> : heavy for the dump truck to plow. Good thing a lot of my
> plowing was
> : downhill or I would have had to go get a load of stone for
> extra
> : weight.
> :
> : Cecil
> : --
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> : what you said.
> :
> : Cecil E Monson
> : Lucille Hand-Monson
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The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
what you said.

Cecil E Monson
Lucille Hand-Monson
Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole

Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment

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