[AT] Long time no see

[charlie hill]

Hi Al,   I knew about your PhD and new home but after that
you just kind of faded away.  I figured you were busy with something.
Glad you are back.

I didn't make it to Trenton either.  Too bad because it was the first
nice day they have had for that sale in years but I hear everyone else
went and as you said it's mostly a junk sale at this point and most of
the junk apparently isn't even good enough to go to the scrap yard.
Just joking about that.  it's a good sale for a good cause.  The main
problem I think is that there are so few farmers now and all the equipment
running is too big and expensive to put on that sale.  At least the BBQ and
Chicken is still good.  Unfortunately my 97 year old mother can't be
left alone these days.  Although she does seem to be improving after her
latest hospitalization.  We have a lady that stays with her at night and
at least for the time being my sister and I take turns staying with her 
during
the day.   I was "on duty" on the day of the Trenton sale.

Good to hear from you Al.  I haven't been much of a contributor to the list
lately either.  Maybe that will change soon.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Al Jones
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 3:42 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Long time no see

Lessee, finished my doctorate in fall of '13, moved into our new house
that spring. When we moved in  it took me a while to get the new ISP
online and one thing just sort of led to another and it's taken me a
while to get back.  Now live one county over (Onslow) so I'm closer to
school, we really enjoy it, might finish unpacking boxes one
day......still into the Farmalls. I took a night auto body repair
course last summer/fall at the local community college and repainted
my working tractor.  Finished the course at Christmas, am slowly
getting it back together.  Need to replace the flywheel ring gear and
right brake before I am done.  The course was fun, I learned a lot and
am now "dangerous" with a paint gun!  I'm almost finished with my
18x20 "shop," for the first time ever I will soon have my very own
concrete slab to work on!  Still want a bigger, taller shop eventually
but this is better than what I had.

My latest mania is an IH two row corn picker.  I really want to add
one to the collection, preferably a 2MH picker with a M or Super M
underneath it.

Charlie Hill I didn't go to the Trenton sale this year, but I went out
there to look around on Friday.  I think high scrap prices have taken
their toll!!  There was a nice D-12 Allis there that sold for some
over $3000 I heard!  One of my students wanted it, he is in to AC
garden tractors.

later

Al

On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Herb Metz <metz-h.b at comcast.net> wrote:
> Al Jones,
> Welcome back; unfortunately we have lost some special 
> members/participants,
> but a lot of them are still here every day or every week or so.  Bring us 
> up
> to date when time permits.
> You haven't been gone that long;  I had you in my contacts list which I 
> lost
> approx eight years ago when puter crashed.
> Mobile phone   onlsow- 1; duplin- several  ??
> Still a farmall Super A enthusiast?  Central KS had more Farmalls than 
> JDs;
> I spent many days on neighbors H's and M's, Dad bought a WFE Super M about
> the time I left home, that was wonderful series tractor.
> Herb(GA)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Jones
> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 2:22 PM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [AT] Long time no see
>
> I'm back.....anyone still here?
>
> Al
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