[AT] Old tractors and old men

Richard Fink Sr rfinksr at verizon.net
Sat Feb 4 05:42:31 PST 2017 

Chuck you hit about it all,i am like many others very thank full for 
what i can do so many that can,t do that much, and the guys girls in 
rehab from protecting our freedoms. And i like the little viagra add on, 
great.I am thank full that mine works for empty blatter  after loss of 1 
kidney to cancer.

R Fink Sr

PA


On 2/4/2017 6:15 AM, Chuck Bealke wrote:
> Greg,
>
> Shall pray that your physical challenges get resolved or diminish.  Mercy, you have sure struck a nerve here among like kind. At 74 will count my blessings every day I don’t require a caretaker, diapers, mental tests or other horrors that seem to roost like watching vultures as we take our turn at the senior years lottery.
> Funny how you get accustomed to things, such as:
> 1)  Bathroom looks like a drugstore, and I know more about way more kinds of pills than
>        I ever thought a body would want to - like what they taste like and don’t mix with.
> 2) No longer having access to welding, having a shop and tools, and such. But am finding it easier
>      not to envy guys that can lift, bend or squeeze things like I used to without giving it
>      a second thought. Can admit my serious handling of hay bales is past.
> 3) How much older that guy staring at me when I shave looks than the way I feel.
> 4) Becoming ever more experienced in frequent geezer games such as colonoscopies,
>      rear door manual checks of enlarged prostate, etc.  Shots and blood draws are like pesky mosquitoes
>      that ignore cold weather.
> 5) Beautiful gals I encounter in stores are so much nicer now because I remind them of their
>      grandfather. Just hope it's not my forgetfulness that reminds them of him.
> But there is still much that is good with the challenges. Went on a mission trip to help build a house for the poor in Mexico last week. True, about all I could do was to move cement blocks and help shovel mortar. But before I returned across the border, went alone into a drug store in Juarez and bought some generic Viagra (sildenafil) for less than a buck and a half apiece. Best deal I’ve found in ages.
>
> Chuck Bealke
> Dallas
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>> On Feb 3, 2017, at 10:32 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>>
>> I must say that if I  did not have my cattle and tractors to work on, I
>> would probably not be able to move in a short while.  The movement keeps
>> my joints from freezing completely.   When I get depressed about my
>> situation, I just look at the servicemen and women who are in rehab or
>> trying to feed a family and I get over it.  We all have our crosses to
>> bear.  We should all thank God that we are still able to work, even if
>> it is 1 hour a day..
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
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>> On 2/3/2017 4:12 PM, David Bruce wrote:
>>> I'm fortunate to not have chronic pain. I saw my mom go through that.
>>> That said any day you wake up is a good day.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> NW NC
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/3/2017 4:59 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>>>> If I ever wake up pain free, I know I must be dead!!!!!!!!!    I embrace
>>>> pain..  It tells me that I am still alive.
>>>>
>>>> Cecil in oKLa
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/3/2017 3:22 PM, tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>>>> My dad worked hard until he was 88. Built 4 miles of fence at 85. Passed at 91.   I am only 64 so there is hope.
>>>>>
>>>>>          From: Dennis Johnson <moscowengnr at outlook.com>
>>>>>     To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>>>     Sent: Friday, February 3, 2017 1:49 PM
>>>>>     Subject: Re: [AT] Old tractors and old men
>>>>>
>>>>> David,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been blessed by God with reasonably good health. I will be 67 next month. I still can do a lot, just not as fast or as long as I used to do it.
>>>>> Last trip to Okla, I installed soffits and outside lights on the cabin I am building, and set a steel post in the ground on a shop building I am building. Used small electric jack hammer to get through the last few inches of sandstone in the bottom of the hole I dug, because a steel bar was too much work to break the rock. Started the shop over 10 years ago, and took a while to get round tuit's working. Plan setting 2 more posts next trip, and installing combo A/C heater unit in cabin wall so it then can be insulated. It is still enjoyable and relaxing to go there and be able to do what I do. I am not in a race!
>>>>> I feel a little bit like my IHC 2504 - missing on 1 cylinder, but for small projects who cares. Has a fuel issue where it runs good for a while, and then needs to stop and set a bit for the fuel to refill the carb bowl. It is not in shape to do 8 hours of heavy loading, but neither am I so the tractor and I match well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Dennis
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 3, 2017, at 1:08 PM, "tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net" <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You guys are depressing.  It sounds like you are in about the same shape as most parts Tractors. :-{
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope things pick up for you. I do not like seeing where I am going.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>          From: David Bruce <tractor57 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2017 12:11 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Old tractors and old men
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not there yet but still dealing with the effects of a stroke in 2002.
>>>>>> Spent 10 weeks in ICU and rehab. Had a meeting with my maker but decided
>>>>>> my work here was not done. The outcome is a lot of my plans were
>>>>>> derailed but I wake up every morning with an appreciation of the day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today we have cows in the backyard - not my cows but from my pasture
>>>>>> which I rent. My dog is NOT happy - things not in place.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NW NC and happy in my briar patch
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/2/2017 8:19 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
>>>>>>> This will be somewhat of a ramble and may wander so bare with me. Lately
>>>>>>> it seems some have hinted at problems so I suspect I am not alone. At 69
>>>>>>> much of what I thought would be the fun in life has left. Many of the
>>>>>>> things I looked forward to enjoying are going by the wayside. My brain
>>>>>>> is at about 35 years old but my body says go to he- double hockey
>>>>>>> sticks. A few months ago I found out my back is shot and can not be
>>>>>>> fixed.  It started 5 years ago while planting spring crops, every night
>>>>>>> I ran a small fever and in the morning I was fine only to run a fever
>>>>>>> again that night. After about 3 weeks I went to the doctor who ran some
>>>>>>> tests and found nothing. A week later the fever spiked and I went to the
>>>>>>> emergency room about midnight. More tests were run which showed nothing.
>>>>>>> The doctor said it had to be hiding somewhere and ordered a cat scan. A
>>>>>>> couple of hours later the results were in. For at least a month I had a
>>>>>>> ruptured appendix. That was bad enough, but come morning, they told me
>>>>>>> one of my kidneys had cancer. Six weeks later, I had surgery and they
>>>>>>> removed my appendix and my kidney. Fast forward to late fall; at the
>>>>>>> last checkup for the surgery, they told me I had prostate cancer. 50
>>>>>>> radiation treatments later I was moving forward but had lost the
>>>>>>> interest to do a lot of things. I have the best shop of my life to work
>>>>>>> in. It is only 24 x 24 but is heated and I have some nice tools such as
>>>>>>> a bridgeport  mill, torches and 3 welders plus other tools but have lost
>>>>>>> the go to it to go out and work plus my back is always sore. As someone
>>>>>>> has mentioned, if I get down on my knees I must get a hold of something
>>>>>>> to get up. Also for the last 4 years I have not enjoyed the 3 tractor
>>>>>>> shows I like to attend each year because of the pain in my hips only
>>>>>>> lets me walk about 200 feet at a time so I don't see much. I thought it
>>>>>>> was bad muscles but now know it was my back. For this year I hope to
>>>>>>> enjoy shows more as I bought a small electric handicapped scooter. None
>>>>>>> of our shows allow golf carts or 4 wheelers of any kind. 3 years ago I
>>>>>>> took my Polaris Ranger to one and it was great, but someone  else with
>>>>>>> one "bumped" someone and they sued the tractor show and that ended that.
>>>>>>> Handicapped scooters are allowed as they only hold one person and are
>>>>>>> slow moving. I guess the purpose of all this is how do some of this list
>>>>>>> handle problems and work on old tractors and such. I farm 110 acres and
>>>>>>> only have 2 pieces of equipment under 40 years old.  I used to look
>>>>>>> forward to getting  up in the morning and working on equipment.  All my
>>>>>>> life I have enjoyed working on mechanical things but now I still want to
>>>>>>> do it but I can't get the will power to do it. It's not the lack of time
>>>>>>> as I have lots of that but no getting it done. How do others on the list
>>>>>>> with health problems get it done. I don't want to sound like I'm
>>>>>>> complaining as I have much to be thankful for, however , not being able
>>>>>>> to work without pain and even then taking all day for a 1 hour job does
>>>>>>> get me down. I hope my thoughts are sort of clear and are not to off
>>>>>>> topic as these problems affect old iron in a big way.
>>>>>>>                      Greg Hass
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