[AT] a challenge

[Gene Dotson]

    Gil;
    Great to hear from you. I have thought of you and Vera at times, 
especially talking with the German speaking neighbors. Glad to hear 
technology has come through to help keep connected.
    We all hope you can keep us all posted now and relate some of your many 
experiences and maybe keep the A-C people in line.

                            Gene






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GIL" <gschwartz1 at mchsi.com>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:03 PM
Subject: [AT] a challenge


> Okay farmer, and anybody else that cares, I'm going to give this a try. 
> You
> don't hear much from me anymore because I can no longer type so I just 
> hang
> around.  Typing went by the wayside, as did writing and anything else that
> requires a steady hand.  Parkinson's, essential tremor, and palsy seem to
> have taken their toll.  I now use Dragon software and do most of my little
> computer work by speaking into a microphone.  Anyway, here goes.
> In 1946 or 47 I did my first tractor driving on a 9n or 2n Ford Ferguson.
> My father had purchased it new immediately after WWII.  After a couple of
> years he also acquired a WC Allis.  I drove both from time to time until 
> he
> got rid of the WC and traded the Ford Ferguson on a new WD Allis in 1949. 
> I
> guess you'd have to say those were the first three tractors I drove.
> Along about 1988 came a John Deere G puller.  That one lasted about two
> years and we got rid of it before someone got hurt.  The count then 
> steadily
> increased.  As of right now we have one MM, 3 Cockshutts, and a whole 
> bunch
> of AC's.  One thing we learned was never to have your tractors all in a 
> row
> because someone will get an actual count and then decide just how crazy 
> you
> are. Ha
> Gil
>
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