[AT] Portland IN show

[Indiana Robinson]

	The Portland IN show is history once again... Is it time 
for the 2007 show yet???   <(^¿^)>
	It seemed really strange this year especially in the swap 
meet area. All those places that usually have 2 to 3 inches 
of standing water had really deep inch wide cracks in the 
ground instead. I have never been to Portland when there 
was more dust than mud.   <(^¿^)>
	We missed a bunch of you guys around the campfire this 
year including Spencer. Maybe next year...
	Somebody correct me but I think there were 330 IH tractors 
and about the same number of all other brands. Does anyone 
remember? I didn't hear stationary engine numbers or garden 
tractors.
	As usual the Tri-state club did an outstanding job with 
the show. There was some very good free entertainment and 
Diana and I spent a couple of hours at the grandstand 
listening to music from the 50's and 60's. Dang there was a 
lot of gray (and missing) hair in that crowd.  We did 
finally get a heavy rain that seemed more like Portland.
	We (ATIS) didn't get our own tractor "spot" this year and 
we didn't have a picture taking... Maybe we can get those 
back next year.
	The Dotson Inferno was ever present and was fueled with 
the usual range of wood and various explosives...   <(^¿^)> 
 The tree tops had all recovered well from last years 
inferno. Hot dogs were cooked in about one second at a 
distance of about 8 feet from the actual flames. Hot dog 
sticks required a handle about 16 feet long. Marshmallow 
burst into flame as they were pulled from the package while 
still inside of the camper.   <(^¿^)>
	The mostly Dotson cooked breakfasts were super and I hope 
most folks found the donation bucket OK.
	The trips there and back with the trailers were event free 
except for an occasional heart attack at the gas pump.



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"farmer"

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