[AT] ATIS at Portland

[oldiron62 at gmail.com]

Gene, you missing the point,  How about you loading up a few of your 
tractors and ride 500 + miles one way ? Bet you wont do it  !  It is easy 
for you to shout lets go to portland, when you live a short distance away. 
And must not have nothing at home you care about leaving, or maybe you can 
drive home everyday to check on your cattle, livestock ect. Thats you 
priority not mine, sure I would like to meet the favorite few (portland 
bunch) but why dont youall load up and come to a tractor-engine show down 
this way ?
Or better yet down Charlies way ?  That would really hit the gas $$
So go and have a big time, but some of us have other priorites or things 
that come first.
Theres a few good shows down this way yet for winter, comeon down and we 
will get together around a fire or tire something and listen to you tell all 
the big goings on at portland.
Take care.

Kevin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland


>    Charlie;
>    You are missing the point here. Portland is a lot more than a tractor
> show. It is a reunion. The ATIS gathering is like a family reunion with
> tractors in the background. More of a social gathering of folks from
> different parts of the country. Much more goes on in the evening gathered
> around our campers than any part of the show.
>
>    Meeting new friends and renewing old acquaintences is a very big part 
> of
> this gathering fo me. Easy for me to meet new people in a gathering of 
> like
> people.
>
>    Some events need only a name to say it all. For aviation enthusiasts it
> is "Osh Kosh", for racers it is "Watkins Glen" or "Daytona" and for old 
> iron
> enthusiasts it is "Portland".
>
>    I know the economy has made it harder for some to travel the distances
> and has impacted the vendors more than exhibitors. Guess we will just have
> to drink cheaper beer.
>
>                Gene
>
>
>        P.S. Just read the wrapup from Osh Kosh and the final analysis is
> that attendance was still normal to previous years.
>
>            GD
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland
>
>
>> This is just an observation from comments made my some on this list and 
>> on
>> another list.  Folks aren't taking their tractors to the shows this year
>> because of  fuel costs.  I completely understand that and don't blame
>> anyone.  I just can't get this catoonish vision out of my mind.  A couple
>> hundred guys and gals at a tractor show and not a single tractor there.
>>
>> Charlie
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