[AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general

Fri Aug 28 08:51:02 PDT 2020

Yes, that matches my experience lately with Motorcraft as well. The 
factory Motorcraft battery in my 2009 F150 got replaced in 2017 when it 
started to get weak. I still have the factory battery in my 2014 Fusion 
with no sign of problems. I recently replaced the battery in my 
Granddaughters car and also put a Motorcraft in it.

Phil in TX

On 8/28/2020 10:39 AM, ustonThomas Mehrkam wrote:
> Yes I went to Motor craft batteries. Reasonable price at local auto 
> parts.  Last about 6 years.
>
> On Friday, August 28, 2020, 8:47:10 AM CDT, Cecil Bearden 
> <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>
>
> Bo:  Glad to hear you are OK.  I had a 95 Suburban that would have a 
> dead battery every 2 years.  It did this on me 3 times before I got 
> another brand.  It had a Wal Mart Neverstart battery in it when I 
> bought it and we were in a WM parking lot and it just died.  I went 
> back in and got a battery and installed it.  2 years later at a 
> restaurant at 10pm it would not start and I had rolled the window down 
> when we got in and it did not have enough power to raise the window.   
> I had to walk a 1/2 mile through traffic at night to get a battery.  
> Then called a friend to help carry the battery back to the parking lot 
> and install.  2 years later it failed at home and I replaced it with 
> one from a local battery company.  I have used this company since and 
> their batteries work fine and last about 6 years usually if I don't 
> let them run down. Stay safe.  Good luck on getting back home.
> Cecil
>
>
> On 8/27/2020 3:08 PM, Bo Hinch wrote:
> And the icing on the cake was  . I got in my car to go get something 
> to eat and the battery was deader than a doorknob  . 230 miles away 
> from home and stuck with no tools or anything  so I called the local O 
> Reilly's and the brought me a new battery and put it in for NO extra 
> charge  . That's why I use them  as they are the same anywhere you go  .
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 2:37 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com 
> <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Bo,
>     Sounds like you came through it as well as can be expected. Hope
>     all is OK when you return home.
>
>     Regards,
>     Mike M
>
>     On 8/27/2020 9:29 AM, Bo Hinch wrote:
>>     Just a quick update on Sulphur Louisiana from Slidell Louisiana
>>     which is 230 miles away  . My brother said my house and shop is
>>     still intact with minimum damage as for the best that he can see 
>>     . There is so much debris that  he cannot walk around in the
>>     yard  . Light poles and wires and limbs makes it impossible to
>>     walk anywhere  . It seems like I am doing better than most within
>>     miles of where I live  . I will post more when possible  .I LOVE
>>     THE ANTIQUE TRACTOR GUYS and what they mean to me .
>>
>>     On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 9:36 PM <szabelski at wildblue.net
>>     <mailto:szabelski at wildblue.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         Charlie,
>>
>>         To minimize the eye strain from your monitor, try looking
>>         away every 15 - 20 minutes and stare at something 20 - 25
>>         feet away, like something in the next room, for about 5
>>         minutes. Even watching TV for a minute or two helps due to
>>         the movement on the screen. I used to get up a take a walk
>>         and BS with the other engineers every now and then, also
>>         helped with thinking about what I was working on. Another
>>         thing to try is to sit farther away from the monitor. You can
>>         also try adjusting the brightness and contrast, darker is
>>         supposed to be better.
>>
>>         Some of the disciplinary aides (secretaries) I used to work
>>         with would use a screen filter to cut down the glare from the
>>         monitor. Some people say that wearing a good pair of
>>         polarized lenses helps.
>>
>>         The reason you don’t have as big an issue with you phone is
>>         because of the screen size and the lower amount of emitted light.
>>
>>         Carl
>>
>>         ----- Original Message -----
>>         From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com
>>         <mailto:charliehill at embarqmail.com>>
>>         To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
>>         <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>         <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
>>         Sent: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:42:51 -0400 (EDT)
>>         Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura
>>         and the antique tractor community in general
>>
>>         Thanks Mattias.  Yes I just saw that message.
>>         It’s good to hear from all of you but looking at this
>>         computer screen gives
>>         me terrible headaches so I don’t.  I can do stuff on my smart
>>         phone pretty well
>>         but the computer hurts.
>>
>>         Charlie
>>
>>         From: Mattias Kessén
>>         Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 5:32 PM
>>         To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
>>         Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura
>>         and the antique tractor community in general
>>
>>         Hi!
>>
>>         Good to hear from you Charlie.
>>         No earlier said that they were evacuating, so I believe
>>         they're safe but worried over their property and belongings.
>>
>>
>>         Den ons 26 aug. 2020 23:29charlie hill
>>         <charliehill at embarqmail.com
>>         <mailto:charliehill at embarqmail.com>> skrev:
>>
>>           Hi gang.
>>
>>           I hope everyone is well.  I’m doing fine but looking at
>>         computer screens bothers my eyes enough
>>           that it’s no fun to be online.  I can drive and function
>>         ok.  There are just some things that bother
>>           me enough to discourage doing them. E-mail is one of those.
>>
>>           I’m worried about Bo Hinch.  Has anyone heard from him? 
>>         Some of you probably know
>>           he lives very near Lake Charles (Sulphur), LA which, under
>>         some forecast models is possibly ground
>>           zero for hurricane Laura.  I think the elevation of his
>>         whole town is about 16’ above sea level
>>           and it’s only a few miles inland from a bay that empties
>>         into the gulf.
>>           I haven’t been able to get up with him. I hope he and
>>         anyone else in this family who is in the
>>           path of this storm has their antique tractors put away and
>>         is headed for high ground.
>>
>>           If I don’t see your reply John Hall and Al Jones know how
>>         to reach me.
>>
>>           Charlie
>>
>>
>>
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