[AT] Melting it all down.(copper is the new gold)

Steve W. falcon at telenet.net
Sat Jul 19 09:27:03 PDT 2008


William Powell wrote:
> We have a about 100 acres in upstate NY that was passed down through our
> family for about 100 years. It was the summer pasture from my Aunts farm. My
> father stayed on the farm with Allis Chalmers equipment (C, WC) through the
> 40's every summer. My great uncles would take the cows their in the summer.
> Anyway, my grandfather built a hunting cabin on the summer field. My father
> bought an 8n in 1978, the first in our collection and the beginning of my
> tractor obsession. 
> 
> The land was well suited for huckleberries (a small tart blueberry) and they
> sprung up everywhere. Other farms that were let go (and there were many)
> also had many blueberry's. The other farms are now woods, no more
> blueberries.... 
> 
> Our field was starting to get taken over by the woods. I hopped on the 8n
> and would cut for weeks every summer. So, in time we were the only place
> around with blueberries. (amazing picture from google satellite images, a
> sea or woods, and then our property... Though, every summer we would come
> for vacation and not much was on the bushes. 
> 
> Then we were talking to a bartender (our friend) at a local bar and she was
> telling us how one of her customers was bragging about the 10 gallons of
> berries she picked at the secret spot she found (our property). Gee, not
> just enough for a pie, but 10 gallons! Our property is about 1 mile off of
> the main dirt road... 
> 
> So, the land now is in a trust owned by myself, my brother, and my two
> sisters (Another story..). Anyway, my sister, who is no stranger to a
> confrontation is riding her four wheeler down the main dirt road from our
> property last year and spots 4 people with two buckets of Tupperware under
> their arms walking up toward our road last year. She stopped and asked if
> they were going to our property. They said yes. My sister said that our
> Stepmother has been up there to pick and nothing was left, so, she would
> rather they would not pick. So that was that. We did not even know these
> people. 
> 
> As far as metal, the place is 300 miles away, would not be surprised if
> someone started walking with our implements... 
> 

Where is this place located in Upstate NY? If it's close to me I could 
drop by now and again and see if things stay put.

-- 
Steve Williams
Firefighter,EMT, Fire Police
VanHornesville Vol. Fire Dept



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