[AT] Message from Farmer Robinson

[Gene Dotson]

    Thanks for posting that Charlie. I knew Farmer was having some health 
problems, but not so much working against him. Hope he gets back to his old 
self soon.

    I am a few months older than Farmer, but have been blessed with good 
health, except a bout with bronchitis over Christmas and New Years. Didn't 
know that could take so much from a person for so long. Nagging wet, rainy 
weather doesn't help.

    Hope everyone else is getting along alright. Planting should start gere 
in Ohio in 3 months. Gotta get rid of a lot of water before then.

                        Gene



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 5:53 PM
Subject: [AT] Message from Farmer Robinson


>
> Had the opportunity to chat via e-mail with Farmer and since some here 
> were
> asking about him recently I thought I'd pass his message along.
>
>
>
> Hi Charlie:
> I'm still kicking... I was pretty badly crippled up for a few years
> due to a thyroid problem probably triggered by severe stress from
> dealing with my mother's dementia for years they say. Got that
> straightened out and ended up with a diabetes problem. Got that dealt
> with along with a blood pressure problem and a bit of highish
> cholesterol problem. Got everything working (mostly) OK and was
> feeling pretty good. Started catching up some stuff then this fall I
> was hand digging a hole and tripped over a tree root and vaulted
> head-first over my shovel. A nice soft concrete block wall broke my
> fall and really messed up my right shoulder... I am just now getting
> to where I can work well again. Kind of messed it up again recently
> wrangling a horse but not too bad.
> If I can finally get some heat in the farm shop hopefully next week, I
> am ready to start on old tractors again. Somehow everything I do takes
> a lot longer than it used to. Couldn't possibly be related to my
> approaching 70th birthday this spring. :-)
> Just chugging along slowly... :-)  and hoping I don't have any more
> setbacks for a while. I'm actually in pretty good general shape for my
> age and I have lost about 60 pounds which helps a lot.
> Take care, chat later.
>
>
>
>
> -- 
>
>
> Nothing will teach you patience like a horse. Rule #1, the horse is
> rarely wrong...
> If you want to get inside of a horse's head love is the key, not anger
> or impatience and never revenge. Pet it, groom it, feed it, water it;
> and only then ask it to work with you as a friend.
>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
>
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