[AT] Good bye! - voyage of the boxes.

[cchopper at mchsi.com]

This email ties to Alan's comment.
I joined ATIS about the time the "boxes" took trips.  I was one of the guys that took a box on a trip.  This was fun and I think it was the biggest group of members meeting at one time in MN, Le Sueur Swap Meet.

I have found it is best for me not to read many of the threads, I only pay attention to the subject line that attracts my attention.  The DELETE button works good on my computer and I don't get upset with anyone.   I only read the first few correspondences as they do seem to drift and get opinionated quite fast.  I just retired from Deere & Co this year after 30 years of product support and customer service.  By having this background, I learned one thing very well, if you deal with people, you deal with opinions.  You have just got to grin and bear it, then move on.

Maybe someone ought to get some more "boxes" or something and send them on a tour.  I had fun meeting real live people, not just email names.  

Ernie Thackeray
Samson Model M tractor collector

-------------- Original message from "Alan Nadeau" <ajnadeau1 at verizon.net>: -------------- 


> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Bruce" 
> > Glad Cecil Monson isn't here to see the mess - the list has suffered 
> > greatly with his loss. 
> > I see the end of something special here. 
> > David 
> > NW NC 
> 
> There's a lot of old names that aren't here any longer. I joined in 1994, 
> was gone for a few years after the last (I think) server move, and signed 
> back up a year or so ago. Much changed during the 3-4 years I was absent. 
> This list was originally intended to run on the honor system, people were 
> expected to behave themselves. Rarely did Spencer ahve to spank anyone. 
> 
> I know there are still some of the originals around and I'm not sure if the 
> current rectum crop contains any of those or not. Some of the names I don't 
> see here now, or very rarely,,, Hank Wessel (Hank originally got me 
> involved here), Max McFadden, Chuck Bealke, Paul Bazzeta. I've been blessed 
> with meeting some of the folks from here, haven't met a bad one yet but that 
> might be because my "jackass alarm" went off, based on their behavior 
> online, and I tend to avoid that type in real life. 
> 
> Who remembers the long voyage of "The Boxes" that so many of us were 
> involved with. For those who don't know the story here's a short version. 
> Spencer had a JD "M" that he was going to restore. A bunch of us came up 
> with the idea of getting a set of manuals for it and circulating them as far 
> as possible, by face-to-face meetings between members. Seems like there 
> were four manuals and they each took a different trip. Each carrier signed 
> the book before passing it on. I met some nice folks while I was involved 
> with the box. If I remember right we managed to keep it secret and I think 
> the box, with the manuals back together (only three, seems like one 
> disappeared enroute to/from So. Africa) were given to Spencer at the 
> Portland show. That goes back a ways, seems like it was 1997 or '98 we did 
> that. 
> 
> I'm involved in a couple online discussion boards. Both are moderated, a 
> duty I share on one of them. With the current, and increasing, tendency to 
> bad manners when behind a keyboard, I'm not sure an unmoderated list can 
> survive. Sad statement, but there's a lot of people who get their kicks by 
> being abusive and getting attention by causing a stir. 
> 
> Al Nadeau 
> 
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