[AT] Some ads from the 8/11 Lancaster Farming

[Mike Sloane]

I suspect that is the exact reason why the paper won't accept any 
submissions except ads hand written on the provided form. But you also 
have to understand that many of the Lancaster Farming subscribers are 
members of various Amish denominations, some of whom, especially the 
older ones, don't speak or write English as their first language and are 
using an old pencil by kerosene lamp light to fill out the forms. I have 
called the numbers in response to some of those ads, and I have not 
always been able to understand more than a few words spoken by the 
seller. Thank goodness for MapQuest, or I would never find their farms, 
based on the directions provided! On the plus side, you can often find 
an old tractor with brand new tires - tires and rims that were taken off 
and set aside, replaced with steel wheels when the tractor was purchased 
brand new.

Mike

Larry D Goss wrote:
> LOL!  That's what makes publications like the one you're dealing with and 
> others like "Thrifty Nickel" so much fun to read.  I've always suspected 
> that the ads were called in and miscommunication occurred because of speech 
> patterns.  Didja ever notice that when someone leaves their phone number on 
> your answering machine, the number itself is the only undecipherable item? 
> People get so used to rattling it off that they assume whoever is on the 
> other end can listen with the same speed that the caller can talk.
> 
> Larry
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 5:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Some ads from the 8/11 Lancaster Farming
> 
> 
> 
>>I just sends 'em the way I gets 'em, Skip. And the clerks at the paper
>>just input them the way the subscribers write them on the coupon inside
>>the paper, misspellings and all. That's why you see ads for "Ford ate
>>end" and stuff like that. If you want to complain to the source, call
>>585-437-2796. :-)
>>
>>Mike
>>