[AT] How had the group changed

[Indiana Robinson]

I got to be part of the great fire truck move... Someone, I forget who  (I
forget a lot of stuff these days) dropped a generator unit off here and
Cecil stopped here with the fire truck to pick it up. Most of us followed
the progress of the fire truck move and Cecil kept us well posted about it.


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On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 12:48 PM Bruce Fallon <bfallon at whidbey.com> wrote:

> I have been on the group probably close to 25 years,  I don't remember how
> long. The server was hosted at the University at the time.  There were kind
> of two factions as I remember the antique engine group and the tractor
> guys.
> Wife and I took a trip across the country in 1999 in our motorhome a 1970
> Dodge Travco and I put out feelers for assistance in case we needed it,
> fortunately we had no issues I couldn't fix along the way. But I sure
> appreciated the knowledge that help was available if needed.
> I have learned a lot just sitting in the shadows.  Many members have passed
> over the years.  I remember the box that was passed across the country.  I
> remember a few years of the auction of the Blue Handled Fence Pliers and
> being passed around. I remember the charity auctions.  I purchased a
> Minneapolis Moline UB tractor on propane on an charity auction and a member
> trucked it to California and John brought it to Portland Oregon for me.  I
> borrowed a truck and trailer from a friend and drove from Whidbey Island to
> Portland, Oregon to transfer from John's trailer to mine to bring it home.
> I still have the tractor and it runs.
> I remember some feuds and disagreements, some in jest and some not so.
> Disputes about Magnet paints,  Evil Dave killing Maytags,  Someone who got
> kicked off the list and trying to rejoin as different person but couldn't
> keep his fingers off the keyboard and couldn't disguise his opinions.
>
> I appreciate Spencer and him keeping the list going providing the servers
> necessary and the costs associated with it. Some of the past members and
> the
> beautiful work they did on some of their creations. I appreciate the work
> done by members done for the Portland Indiana show in the name of ATIS even
> though I have never been to it.
>
> I remember some of the swag of the early years  I still have a pin on one
> of
> my hats.
>
> It has been a very entertaining time and I thank all of you.
>
> Bruce Fallon
> Langley, WA 98260
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AT [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of James
> Peck
> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2019 5:00 AM
> To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Interior cavity oil
>
> How has this group changed in that time?
>
> Bruce Fallon Langley, WA 98260 AT List Member (bfallon at whidbey.com); I
> remember that trip being followed on here.
>
> Cecil Bearden AT list member, Oklahoma farmer, and Professional Engineer
> (crbearden at copper.net); I drove a fire truck from New Jersey to OKlahoma
> about 15 years ago.  It had plugs all over the door frames and cab and
> fender dead spots where they had pumped a product called Ziebart to prevent
> rust.  It seems to have worked.  The only rust spot is where my boot heel
> set on the bare floor board after I had been in and out of the truck and on
> the pavement.  We were in one of the worst snowstorms in PA in 20 years...
>
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Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com
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