[AT] off topic , really confused

Bo Hinch bohinch at gmail.com
Sat Aug 13 15:24:55 PDT 2016


Quite a few messages back , I promised Spencer I wasn't going to say any
more about this , but , I have to respond to Jason . I came from a very
poor family of seven . I was taught how to work and have responsibilities
beginning at 6 years old . I was shot with a 20 gauge shotgun 3 months
before my 15th birthday . Never returned to school because I was so far
behind . So , once I was able to walk again ( on an artificial leg ) at 17
, I went to work as a mechanic . I have worked all over the world , worked
20 hours a day to purchase the toys I always wanted which were Model D J.D.
tractors and a Piper J3 airplane . I got my private pilot certificate in
1964 , Raised cattle , planted gardens , worked two jobs when I had too ,
cut , bailed and hauled my own hay and never ever received any money or
assistance from the government . I opened my own business in 1985 and sold
it in 2008 , NEVER any help from anywhere , just a lot of long hard working
hours which I was taught how to do by my parents . My dad used to say ,
LIFE is WHAT YOU MAKE it . At 77 broken down years old , I HAVE worked for
what I have , which isn't a lot , but its mine and it pisses me off to see
all these DEAD HEADS sitting back complaining because our government
doesn't do enough for them .
I have to stop here before I literally explode and will probably get
removed from the one list I truly enjoy .

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Jason <dejoodster at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sad to see grown men whining about how great everything used to be. Well it
> wasn't that great for everyone.
>
> Jason
>
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016, 2:09 PM charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Spencer,  I know I'm late on this and it has died down but I just saw the
> > messages.
> >
> > When we were young we learned our values because we were taught to
> > sit and listen to the older folks until we knew enough to talk
> > intelligently.
> > Then our generation got into the same go along to get along attitude that
> > you seem to be promoting.  That's what got us into this mess.   We let
> > people
> > who are ignorant run the show because they shout the loudest and we want
> to
> > be polite and get along.
> >
> > One old adage is still true.  "The squeaky wheel gets the grease".
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Spencer Yost
> > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 6:55 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] off topic , really confused
> >
> > 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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