[AT] Okay, it's not Portland, but still a good day

[Mike 1countryguy]

Looks good.   any of you that are in the Wooster, Ohio area sat need to stop in at the Wayne county fairgrounds in Wooster.  The National Oliver show is there thur, fri, and sat.  Yesterday, a tour of tractor lovers dream.  Several building packed full of mostly Olivers of every shape, size, color etc.  I am talking about hundreds of restored, showroom new tractors.  The packed buildings (one three levels and every imaginable old thing was there).  All are owned by the Grosgean family.  They are in the oil business and is also a completely rebuit rig, including the tower (derick) and all the tools to drill.   
 > From: charliehill at embarqmail.com
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:44:28 -0400
> Subject: Re: [AT] Okay, it's not Portland, but still a good day
> 
> Very good Dean!!
> 
> Charlie
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Dean Vinson
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 4:41 PM
> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
> Subject: [AT] Okay, it's not Portland, but still a good day
> 
> Today was the day for the annual company picnic, and it was everything a
> summer company picnic ought to be:  Mostly a goof-off afternoon, lots of
> tasty artery-clogging food, blissfully few speeches by the boss, blazing
> heat.
> 
> One of the recurring events at the picnic is an all-comers cruise-in, where
> people from the various shops and departments show whatever vehicle they
> want to display.  An old Studebaker, couple of new Mustangs, '57 Willys
> jeep, 2007 Mercedes-Benz Crossover, big old beautifully restored Plymouth,
> gorgeous mid-50s Chevy pickup, etc.  Last year I admired the pickup and
> thought my faithful Super M would look good next to it, so this year I drove
> the tractor to work (about 12 miles, 45 minutes) and parked it next to the
> pickup at the cruise-in.
> 
> http://www.vinsonfarm.net/photos/annual_picnic_cruise-in.jpg
> 
> I told the show organizers I didn't want the tractor to compete in the
> popularity judging, just wanted to display it with the other old vehicles,
> but they decided if the show can include a 57 jeep and a 2007 Mercedes it
> probably has room for an old tractor.  So I cleaned up:  First prize in both
> the "People's Choice" and "Ladies' Choice" categories.  I was embarrassed,
> but eventually decided that I've been waiting 50 years to be the Ladies'
> Choice in something so I might as well take what I can get.  :)
> 
> http://www.vinsonfarm.net/photos/annual_picnic_cruise-in_trophies.jpg
> 
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
> 
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