[AT] Cecil...

[charlie hill]

Wow,  that must have been heartbreaking and embarrassing for Jack.  I feel 
for him.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:42 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] Cecil...


> Mike,
>
> It was even spookier (to me) to see Cecil's post on farmallcub.com several
> weeks ago.  Someone else responded to that post who had regularly 
> delivered
> fuel oil to Cecil and didn't know he was gone.
>
> Here's the text of Jack's post:
>
> WOW WHAT A SURPRISE    , I was checking the member list and saw a familar
> name  , Cecil Monson  ............ Hi Cecil Jack here your old fuel oil
> delivery man, remeber me I use to do a 5 minute delivery at your house and
> then stay an extra 20 minutes to talk tractor talk  ......... Surprised to
> see you with a Cub I remember you as an Allis Chamers and John Deere kinda
> guy  .......... I am still a fuel oil man just moved up here to Ulster
> county and I have 2 Cubs now, bought the 51 last summer....... If ya need
> any Cub stuff I may be able to help just send a PM.......
>
> Jack
>
> George Willer
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sloane
>> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 7:26 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Cecil...
>>
>> I corresponded with Lucile, Cecil's wife, not too long ago, and she told
>> me that Cecil's ATIS ID is still active, and she still reads all the
>> ATIS messages that come through. She is very busy with her real estate
>> business, so she doesn't want to get involved in various tractor related
>> discussions. But I know she appreciates your kind remarks and misses
>> Cecil terribly. (It was pretty spooky to see a message come through with
>> Cecil's ID! :-) )
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Francis Robinson wrote:
>> > I don't remember how we got on the subject a few years ago but I had
>> posted
>> > fairly thorough instructions on how I replace a hammer handle. Cecil 
>> > had
>> > indicated earlier that he had tried before but had never successfully
>> been
>> > able to replace one. That was sometime before the Portland show. At the
>> > Portland campground that year I had button-holed my old 24' travel
>> trailer
>> > back into a spot that looked too tight for a VW Beetle (Diana wanted
>> that
>> > spot) with directions from maybe 75 guys   ;-)    and was getting
>> settled in
>> > when Cecil arrived. He backed his rig in next to mine and got out of 
>> > his
>> > truck with a hammer in his hand that was sporting a new handle... He
>> brought
>> > it to show me that he had been able to do it. He was as proud of that
>> hammer
>> > as he might have been of personally making a successful lunar 
>> > landing...
>> > ;-)
>> > Damn I miss Cecil... Always a gentleman, always a good example and
>> always
>> > ready to be somebody's friend...
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Mike Sloane
>> Allamuchy NJ
>> <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>> Website: <www.geocities.com/mikesloane>
>> Images: <www.fotki.com/mikesloane>
>>
>> It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter
>> than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.
>> -- Molly Ivins 1944-2007
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