[AT] How had the group changed

[Phil Auten]

Yup, Farmer, I enjoyed that one very much. Cecil is a brave and intrepid 
man indeed.

Phil in TX


On 12/2/2019 3:38 PM, Indiana Robinson wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto:bfallon at whidbey.com>> wrote:
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>     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
>     <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
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>     How has this group changed in that time?
>
>     Bruce Fallon Langley, WA 98260 AT List Member (bfallon at whidbey.com
>     <mailto: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 <mailto: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
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> Central Indiana USA
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