[AT] Dinner at Portland

[Paul Waugh]

First time I had ever heard of a 'tractor' dinner, I guess I have not been 
paying attention. Yeah I went to 2 of the Decatur dinners, that was enough 
of one of the engine guys trashing tractors (he still does today). I like 
both my tractor and engines, and engines are much easier to haul, but just 
always enjoyed the camp at the tractor site, sorry to hear I have missed a 
chance at a dinner.

Paul - IN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Dinner at Portland


> Frobl,
>
> The restaurant is Bandito's.  Spencer and Denise, along with Marilyn and I
> first checked it out about the year 2000.  We've been going there as a 
> group
> on Wednesday night every year since.  I'm sorry we won't be able to be 
> there
> this year.
>
> We had been going to the Decatur dinner every year since Hank Wessel first
> arranged it about 1995.  The dinner has since deteriorated into a sorry
> excuse for a bunch of engine guys (mostly Evil Dave) to hurl insults at
> tractor guys, imagining there was some kind of unfriendly competition.
>
> That led to many of us no longer wanting to go to Decatur and we made
> alternate plans.  Our carry-in dinner hosted at the camp site by the Brown
> family on Friday nights and our fun excursion to Bandito's both turned out
> to be much more fun.  Neither event was held on Thursday so those who 
> wished
> to could attend the insult fest at Decatur.
>
> I'll have to search my archives to find pictures of the fun ride to
> Bandito's.
>
> George
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Francis Robinson
>> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:13 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: [AT] Dinner at Portland
>>
>>    Several years now the tractor list members have met for an informal
>> dinner at a local restaurant (I forget the name) in Portland (not the
>> dinner at Decatur) and I was wondering if that was the case this year? I
>> had not seen any mention of it. I seem to remember that it was on
>> Wednesday night? I've slept since last year...  :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> farmer
>>
>> Francis Robinson
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson46176 at hotmail.com
>>
>>
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