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[David Bruce]

I had stroke in 2002 - spent 10 days in ICU with life support then a 
total of 10 weeks between that and rehab.  I still have some issue to 
this day but every day I wake up above ground is a good day. I wish the 
same for you.
Those medical issues do make one reconsider what once was but  we do as 
we must.

Glad to hear from you Mike.

David
NW NC

On 11/16/2013 10:20 AM, Mike wrote:
> I am still around, Richard. And I thank you and others for asking about
> me. Reading the Email and thinking about the tractors has kept my brain
> active and functioning.
>
> While I am still (reasonably) sane and rational and in good physical
> health, the doctors won't allow me to drive or operate tractors (due to
> a seizure I suffered on July 4). So this limits my activities and my
> contributions to the ATIS discussion. I do, however, read EVERYTHING
> that comes through.
>
> Because of my physical/mental limitations, I am going to have to get
> serious about selling off most if not all of my tractors over the next
> year or so. The first to go will be the non-runners and duplicates. But
> I would hope to hold off until at least the Spring, as the prices for
> any kind of machinery in the Fall and Winter are poor. On the other
> hand, some of my stuff is going to be a little hard to sell, no matter
> what the weather, so "no reasonable offer will be refused". You can see
> some of my "collection" at <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/>, The
> website owner suffered a hit during Hurricane Sandy this winter, so I
> need to re-post images that have somehow disappeared. But if anyone has
> questions about individual items, contact me off-list at
> <mikesloane at verizon.net), and I will get back to you and provide
> additional information and images. One of the first things I need to
> move out is the Ford 2N with two auxiliary transmissions - giving the
> equivalent of ten speeds froward and three in reverse. (The Bad News is
> that the freeze plugs popped because I was unable to drain the cooling
> system when the temperature dropped below freezing, so the tractor has
> to be treated as "ran when parked". The Good News is that everything
> else is in decent condition.) It is also going to be a real pain to dig
> out of my neighbor's barn when it comes time to remove it. (And I can't
> do much to help.)
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Mike
> Allamuchy NJ