[AT] off topic , really confused

Howard Weeks weeksh at att.net
Fri Aug 12 16:26:21 PDT 2016


Spencer,

I understand what you are saying (BUT) I have NO intention of riding 
that surfboard!

Howard in GA

On 8/12/2016 7:10 PM, Bo Hinch wrote:
> Spencer , you are a very WISE and Kind man . Thanks . I will say NO more .
>
> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 5:55 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>
>> At some point in time, we have to understand the continuation of this
>> community and of the antique tractor collecting community as a whole is
>> dependent on young people. Conversations like this just make us look like a
>> bunch a grumpy old man and leave them cold.  It makes us look like our
>> fathers and their fathers before them. I could recite entire volumes,
>> speeches and books and essays that decry the diminution of American.
>> Everyone of them would have been written before 1920.  Your angst is
>> nothing new.
>>
>> There's a new wave in America gentleman. It's a wave, and you better get a
>> surfboard learn how to ride.    If not for yourselves, then for this list.
>>  If not for the list then for wisdom in realizing that nothing lasts.
>>
>> My grandmother, at 91, was researching new laptops. I asked her why she
>> even want to bother with them. She said "to stay relevant my dear".
>>
>> Excellent advice....
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>>
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>> On Aug 12, 2016, at 4:44 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's the same America out here in fly over country.   It's just the
>>> wrong crowd running the show.  WE can't wait for others to fix
>>> it for us.  We have to take charge again.  Hopefully at the ballot
>>> box.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Richard Fink Sr
>>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 1:43 PM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] off topic , really confused
>>>
>>> Many of us Mike M
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 8/12/2016 12:22 PM, Mike M wrote:
>>>> Not the America I grew up in that's for sure, Bo!!
>>>>
>>>> Mike M
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 8/12/2016 10:05 AM, Bo Hinch wrote:
>>>>> *Subject:* My New Reality
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *My New Reality = really confused!!*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *It seems that lately my life has been getting more complicated, and I
>>>>> want
>>>>> to thank those of you who are brave enough to still associate with me
>>>>> regardless of what I have become.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *The following is a recap of my current identity:*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I was born a white male, which makes me a racist.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which makes me a fascist.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I am heterosexual, which makes me a homophobe.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class and an
>>>>> ally
>>>>> of big business.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I am a Christian, which makes me an infidel.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I am older than 65 and retired, which makes me a useless old man.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I think and I reason; therefore I doubt much that the main stream
>> media
>>>>> tells me, which makes me a reactionary.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, which
>>>>> makes
>>>>> me a xenophobe.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I value my safety and that of my family; therefore I appreciate the
>>>>> police
>>>>> and the legal system, which makes me a right-wing extremist.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to
>>>>> each
>>>>> individual's merits, which makes me anti-socialist.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I acquired a good education without student loans and no debt at
>>>>> graduation, which makes me some kind of odd underachiever.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *I believe in the defense and protection of the homeland by all
>> citizens,
>>>>> which makes me a militarist.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Please help me come to terms with this, because I’m not sure who I am
>>>>> anymore!*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Newest problem ? I'm not sure which bathroom I should use.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Please , somebody HELP me
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