[AT] Tractor pictures.

[Indiana Robinson]

	I obtained a new Cannon Power Shot A560 recently. It is 7.1 MP, 4X 
zoom. Compact but not toy size, it serves my needs very well. Its 
problem was that it came with just a demo sized SD card in it. Only 16 
MB. On a medium resolution it only held about 16 pictures, on high 
resolution it only held about 4  :-)
	The Pentax we have had a couple of years was the same way. For it we 
had bought a 512 MB SD card which IIRC holds well over 100 pictures. I 
don't recall what that card cost us back then but I do remember 
swallowing a little hard as I laid it on the counter.
:-)
	What a difference a few years makes. I just ordered a new Transcend 2 
GB card from "The All New CompUSA" (now affiliated with Tiger Direct) 
for about $8 bucks...
	I stuck it in the camera and used it on a batch of tornado damage 
pictures I needed for a claim and it worked perfectly.
	According to my camera I can now go to a tractor show and take 2,079 
medium resolution tractor pictures without transferring them to my 
laptop. Yeah, that will be plenty...
;-)
	The local show this year was pretty much a bust. I didn't actually 
attend but the local Realtor group was having a rummage sale in one of 
the buildings at the same fair grounds and I was there. I'm guessing 30 
tractors. A few engines. The consignment auction fell through completely 
and was canceled. They advertised heavily that they were giving free 
space for local yard sales/flea market booths, also pretty much a bust.
	It says something about a club when it keeps going down hill at the 
same time so many shows have kept growing... It was mediocre 10 years 
ago and has declined since. One year several years ago I hauled and 
drove 6 units in to the show to try to help on numbers and a few guys 
whined because even though my stuff was in good mechanical shape and ran 
well only two were painted up. That was when I decided to hang it up and 
just show at a few other shows. In fairness I do suspect that the high 
fuel prices will hurt a lot of smaller shows in particular. We have 
always had good shows around us. Rush County to the east (next county) 
has long been a good show. Decatur County to the south-east (next 
county) has a very nice one and while I missed it this year I have shown 
there before, nice bunch, huge auction each year. Johnson County to the 
west (next county) has a great show I first met Andy Glines there). I 
understand Marion County to the north west (next county) not having a 
big show, I don't even know if they have any show at all. Marion County 
is pretty much fully covered by Indianapolis...
	A newspaper article before the local show left a bad taste in my mouth. 
A guy that the article played up as a founding member and highly 
involved stole a baler gauge wheel from a baler belonging to son Scott 
several years ago. He stopped at the farm several years ago and looked 
at an old New Holland baler Scott was selling for fix-up or parts. Scott 
talked to him, I didn't. He came in driving a shiny late model pickup 
that was painted orange and black to represent Harley Davidson. I have 
NEVER seen another like it anywhere. There is a van like that which sits 
at the local cycle shop. He was wanting the gauge wheel that supports 
the pickup head and Scott quoted him $10 for it. I think he wanted about 
$50 for the whole thing. He said he would think about it... and left. 
Later, the next day I think, Scott (next house down the road) was gone 
(work) and Diana was gone. I had my pickup down at the west barn 1/4 
mile west where I was working and it was in the barn for the shade (and 
not visible from that road). I saw that orange and black pickup roll 
back in and he was looking the baler over. I assumed that he was 
thinking about buying the whole baler. He rolled back out on the road 
and left a few minutes later and I never gave it another thought. Later 
when I went back to the house I noticed that the gauge wheel was gone... 
Scott gave him a few days thinking that he would drop back past and pay 
later. Scott later called him but could only leave a message. He 
wouldn't ever answer nor return a call.
	Nice guy, huh? Not the kind of people I prefer to associate with...
	He could deny it and probably would but how many guys in Central 
Indiana drive an orange and black pickup and of those how many would 
want a gauge wheel off of an old New Holland baler.
	As I said, he could always deny it but I will always know he is a thief 
and would never trust him or want to be around him...
	For $10 lousy bucks...



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"farmer"


I don't mind being absent minded so bad if forgetfulness
could just be a little more selective. Just last week I
was saying so to "whats-her-name..."



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Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net