[AT] Hey George Willer!!!

[Ivan]

On 8/20/2017 7:24 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> I sure do miss George, and I always miss it when I can't make it to Portland. It's always a great time.  I miss Elvira too (-;  Thanks for bringing up his name, Farmer.
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> A new grand-daughter 8 days ago is keeping me from Portland this year.   Watching the farm while my wife helps my daughter.
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> I hope everyone else makes it.   You don't know what you are missing if you haven't been!
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> Spencer Yost
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> PS:  Here is a picture of the "Portland buster".  Happiest, calmest, quietest infant I've ever been around.  That smile on her face is permanent.
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>> On Aug 20, 2017, at 4:46 PM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I was reminded of my / our old friend George Willer today... See the
>> attached picture.  :-)
>> There was a standard joke with George Willer for a number of years around
>> the campfire at Portland or at other old tractor events among some of us.
>> Someone would come back to the campground and say "HEY GEORGE!!!" George
>> would respond and the person would say something to the effect of: "You
>> know those one wheel Choremaster garden tractors?" Response was "Yeah?" and
>> the next line was "I saw where somebody actually used one of those to make
>> a butt buggy!" At which point fake amazement was expressed by all present
>> and a large number of beer cans were opened, Herb Metz dozed back off and
>> H. L. Staples would say something like "George, you need another beer, you
>> are starting to look fuzzy"... Dang I miss those days...
>> I think George actually started the Choremaster butt buggy joke...
>> The picture was taken at the Decatur County IN tractor show consignment
>> auction today (8/20/17).
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>> Francis Robinson
>> aka "farmer"
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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