[AT] a challenge

[Paul Waugh]

Very well done and good sense of humor, made my chuckle for the morning, 
thanks Gill

Paul 46555
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From: "GIL" <gschwartz1 at mchsi.com>
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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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