[AT] OT Rödja - The blacksmiths shop fireplace

Stephen Offiler soffiler at gmail.com
Tue Feb 24 05:31:48 PST 2009


Wrong Steve but I can help, Charlie.  HOF is Hall of Fame and LOF is a
typo, should have been LOT, capitalized for emphasis.

Steve O.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:15 AM, charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Steve,  I'm half asleep and not thinking too well but I can't think what you
> mean by the HOF and LOF but you make a good point about opinions of NY.
> I've never spent much time in NY just because I don't travel that much but
> I'm very much aware that most of NY state is more rural than most of North
> Carolina.  Your population is all crammed into the cities.  Ours is spread
> all over everywhere.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Rödja - The blacksmiths shop fireplace
>
>
>> Bob McNitt wrote:
>>> Steve -
>>>
>>> The name on the stone is "John McNitt." b: 25 April  1749 d: 13 April
>>> 1835.
>>> Yes, I'm familiar with the Lippitt House, and when I'm there next time,
>>> I'll
>>> think of your Mom. Thanks for that. Ironic that when you mention
>>> Cooperstown, nearly everyone thinks of the Baseball Hall of Fame, but
>>> only a
>>> few know about the Farmer's Museum, the Fenimore House or even
>>> Leathstocking
>>> Country (Last of the Mohicans). Lots of historical farming equipment on
>>> exhibit at the Museum. Nice golf course nearby as well, and good fishing
>>> in
>>> Otsego Lake. Something for everyone. Better stop ... I'm starting to
>>> sound
>>> like a tourism promoter.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>> I'm just about 20 minutes away from Cooperstown. In an area that they
>> are helping to bury because of politics and downstate camp owners.
>>
>> Mom and her family grew up in Hinman Hollow and then more or less stayed
>> in the area.
>>
>> I HATE visiting other states and countries and you mention NY and the
>> IMMEDIATE reaction is "Oh the city" NOOOOO....
>> So I say I'm near the HOF and they don't look at me like I'm a two
>> headed glowing frog. (Well most of the time they don't!)
>>
>> If you head out to the museum around planting time or reaping time you
>> should wander through the VanHornesville/Springfield Center area on the
>> side roads. There are a LOF of Amish and Mennonites in the area now and
>> you get to see the "antique" equipment actually in use. Along with that
>> you get to watch the 5-8 year old kids running the VERY non-OSHA
>> approved stuff....
>>
>>
>> --
>> Steve Williams
>> Firefighter, EMT, Fire Police
>> Van Hornesville Vol. Fire Dept
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