[AT] Our little secret

[charlie hill]

Nice story Ivan but I think you've spilled the beans!
George and I were not close.  I never met him and we didn't "talk" off list 
much if any
but his talent, skill and character were apparent and I always respected him 
highly.
All of us must go one day.  There is no way to beat death and frankly I 
think it would be
a sad state of affairs if it were possible.  I don't think life would be 
much worth living
if not for the certainty of death.  With that said, it would be nice if a 
human brain were
like a computer hard drive so that the data could be backed up, saved and 
shared long
after the machine is gone.  We surely lost a lot of great data with the 
passing of George
and I doubt if the is much if anything on his "hard drive" that he'd be 
embarrassed or
ashamed for us to see.  He was to the best of my knowledge a stand up fellow 
in all
that he did.

Charlie Hill


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ivan
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:49 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: [AT] Our little secret

I never got to know him real well, but he helped us when we moved into
our new house twenty some years ago . I need help getting the new
refrigerator inside . It wasnt too long after that he took sick and was
diagnosed with  Lou Gherings Disease  . I never got to help him out
before that but when he got that he couldnt take care of stuff I took it
upon myself to plow snow and kept their mower running .
    One day I got a call , the tractor wouldnt start so I went over to
check it out .She would always start it and pull it outside then shut it
off and add gas and oil . But it wouldnt start this time and was still
in the garage .  It turned over real easy ,no obvious problems .  Looked
in the tank , uh huh ,bone dry . Took the can in the corner and filled
it up , checked oil to be safe . It started right up . SO his wife came
out and asked , she blushed when I told her ." Can this be our little
secret she asked ? "
  He has since passed away but it still remains "our secret"
Ivan
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