[AT] Big Thanks to ATIS!

[kgw]

Spencer, I don't have anything to offer in the way of photo ops, but if 
a dinner or get-together is put together in NE Illinois, post it---

GeneW
Elgin, Illinois

Spencer Yost wrote:

>Your welcome Rob, and I have enjoyed our conversations over the years.
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>Speaking of friendships - I will be taking a trip Oct 12-17th to the
>mid-west(Western PA, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois as well as the transit states
>of Kentucky, WV, and southwest VA) to do some photography and would love to
>take antique tractor/shop/farming photos at list members homes and farms.
>I might be able to make it to parts of Iowa too.  So far I will be stopping
>by Steve Sewell and Brice Adams places.  I know Gene volunteered the
>Dotsons too when he was down here a few weeks ago.
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>But I am still getting my itinerary together.   Please let me know if you
>will be available any of those days to host me for a few hours or more to
>take some pictures of tractors, implements, any special procedures or
>talents like carb or mag rebuilding, machining.   I even want pictures of
>shops, shed, barns - you name it!.  
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>These photos will be for the next printing of the Antique Tractor Bible,
>which will be in color and I need to re shoot the photos.  
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>Take care and feel free to drop me a line off-list of you want but it may
>be best to keep this on-list so everyone will know what is going on.  That
>way maybe we can put together some dinners at restaurants, etc.
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>Looking forward to seeing everyone I missed at Portland,
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>Spencer Yost
>Owner, ATIS
>Plow the Net!
>http://www.atis.net
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>On 9/25/2006 at 9:42 PM Cecil Bearden wrote:
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>>Rob:
>>No need to sign off because you don't have any real tractors.  We plow
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>>B.S. herre than dirt any day.  Stick around.  You got experiences we would
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>>like to hear, and winter will be here in a few days.  You will need
>>someone 
>>to tell all your new experiences in that suburbia place about....
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>>Cecil in OKla
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Rob Gray" <Robgray at epix.net>
>>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 9:10 PM
>>Subject: [AT] Big Thanks to ATIS!
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>>>To ATIS:
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>>>As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am selling the family farm (it is
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>>>entirely a real working farm, but somewhat so). I will close on the
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>>>in less than two weeks and it is something that I do with very mixed 
>>>feelings but I needed to do it for several reasons. Regarding the 
>>>tractors, I sold the Cub right away and also quickly sold the Woods
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>>mower. 
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>>>The 8N, although in much better shape than the Cub was, has yet to sell.
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>>>think it is because the Fords are very common in this area, but I'm not 
>>>sure.
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>>>I just want to send a message out to Spencer and the entire group here
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>>>say that I have enjoyed being a participant (largely a reader instead of
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>>>poster) for over 10 years (I can't believe I started here in my late
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>>>and now I'm in my 40's!!). I started on the forum in 1994 in the Forsyth
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>>>County server days as I recall. It really has been a very enjoyable 
>>>"place" to be involved in and I have greatly enjoyed the knowledge of
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>>>posters and I appreciate the advice I have gotten over the years. Thank 
>>>you Spencer for setting this forum up!
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>>>I'm moving to dreaded suburbia (lol) so I will have no place for
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>>tractors, 
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>>>although I will keep the Gravely for snow blowing and maybe using it for
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>>>vegetable garden(I don't think I'll mow the suburban yard with the 
>>>Gravely, that would be overkill.... lol).
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>>>Anyway, as I have no more real tractors in my life, I am going to sign
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>>off 
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>>>of the list. I just wanted to send this message to let people know that
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>>>have really enjoyed it here.
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>>>Best of luck to everyone in the ATIS realm!!
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>>>Regards,
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>>>Rob Gray
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