<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Ron<div><br></div><div>The farm that Cecil’s brother farmed was the one Cecil grew up on</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It stayed in the family. From what I remember the brother was quite successful</div><div><br></div><div>Bob<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 15, 2019, at 1:46 PM, Ron Cook <<a href="mailto:ron@lakeport-1.com">ron@lakeport-1.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p>Spencer,</p>
<p>That is not an "approved" thing to do. The chemical is supposed
to stay in the field and on the crop. I would imagine he was
applying fungicide to corn. And, No, you are not immune from
toenail fungus.</p>
<p>Cecil Monson was delivering a power takeoff gearbox for a Willys
to me from Mike Sloane when we met at LeSueur. I think Cecil had
a brother that farmed near Austin, MN and he put together my stuff
and a family gathering alone with attending the swap meet. He was
tickled that he found some part he had been missing for one of his
tractors at the meet.</p>
<p>Ron Cook, Salix, IA.<br>
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Not sure I remember either but that reminded me of another of the
earliest list members: Mike Mummert. He was developer/system
admin like a lot of us and he actually helped on the first rewrite
of the ATIS webpage.
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<div>Ron, your story on your recovery reminded me: Coming back
from Portland this year, I left heading due east. As folks who
leave Portland in that direction will tell you, there are a lot
of very rural, two lane section roads - with crops on both
sides for many many miles - that you have to travel to get to
major highways in Ohio. I was cruising along, thought I heard a
plane, and the next thing I know an aerial sprayer flew right in
front of me, not even 50 feet above the road. It was pretty
impressive. He dosed me pretty good. I wonder what pests I am
now immune from :-) I could smell whatever he was spraying.</div>
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<p>ecil made a trip with a fellow list member named Mike to
pick up a tractor, I believe, in a dump truck. I know that
Mike passed a few years before Cecil, but I cannot for the
life of me remember Mike's last name. Can anyone help my
brain out here?</p>
<p>Phil in TX<br>
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One of the trips with Cecil was to Hillsborough NJ . We
meet Wayne Smith and his family, great visit fantastic
lunch and Waynes wife made chocolate chip cookies for
desert. We brought home a JD L and made a lasting
friendship!
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<div>Cecil really lived chocolate chip cookies!!</div>
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On Dec 15, 2019, at 9:52 AM, "<a href="mailto:rbrooks@hvc.rr.com" moz-do-not-send="true">rbrooks@hvc.rr.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:rbrooks@hvc.rr.com" moz-do-not-send="true">rbrooks@hvc.rr.com</a>>
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Spencer
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<div>I think I signed on in 96. I had bought a 48
Farmall cub. “Elmo” and was looking for
information. I found Cecil and Lucille thru the
list and they both became great friends. Cecil
lived about 6 miles away and he and I had some
great trips. Seemed Cecil had a knack for getting
a great deal from a seller and having them become
a friend. I put together with lots of help from
the list the original Cub FAQ. I had lots if help
from George Willer, Jim Becker, Cecil and a score
of others. I dont post too much any but I do read
everything. I’ve meet a bunch of people thru the
list I consider friends, Steve Offiler and Jim
Thompson to name two. I also had the privilege of
helping move the ATIS box around</div>
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The list started in 1993 as an offshoot
of misc.rural Usenet group. Just too
many homesteaders and chicken folks
there on misc.rural to get anything good
about antique tractors. A gopher
server followed in early 1994 with the
web site in late 1994.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">In 1994, Brice started the
engine list at Indiana University. It
folded into ATIS a few years later.
Both lists got kicked off the Forsyth
county government servers in 1997 and
we’ve been on own since then.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">I was the first member
obviously but about 125 people signed up
within the first several weeks so there
is probably 126 people who rightfully
can call themselves the oldest. I’ll
bet a dozen or two of them are still
with us. Brice Adams and Steve Sewell
come to mind. Herb Metz, Farmer, Steve
Offlier, John Thompson, Richard walker,
and one or more of the Dotson brothers
(“wagon master” Gene is still here).
The Waugh brothers were pretty early
too and Gene Waugh is still with us. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">In August 1994 we had 25-30
people at the first ATIS gathering.
Considering a participation rate of only
a few percent we had already become
quite large by then.</div>
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<div>I use to have backups that could
answer this question but about 2002 I
realized I’d never have a tape drive
again and had to chuck them (-; Even
then, I’m not sure analytics could
help. Many of those earliest members
have switched ISPs three or four times
and I’m not sure we could trace
addresses.</div>
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<div>There are still 250-350 list
members. I use pretty aggressive
bounce processing rules so they are
all good addresses receiving mail.
Even if a third of them forward our
mail to the trash folder instead of
actually unsubscribing I’ll bet at
least 150-200 folks read our posts
fairly regularly.</div>
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What amazes me is how long the
list has been around. I joined in
1996 and i know their are members
that are more senior than myself.
How long has ATIS been around?<br>
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<div style="font-size: 12pt;
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sans-serif;"> One of the many
benefits of this group is the
exceptional fellowship. We
sure enjoyed Warrens visit.
Warren told us of the program
that Clemson had for
participating in the lunar
eclipse. Barbara and I really
enjoyed participating. </div>
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sans-serif;"> One of the perks
of visiting the Clemson
Campus, as one approached the
campus, was a nice sign, IIRC,
Clemson Campus is a smoke free
campus. Herb(GA) <br>
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Metz is the only member I
ever met in person, but have
sure corresponded with many
more- some departed. My
visit with Herb was
delightful and I know
meeting more of our group
would be more of the same.
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2019 at 8:03 AM HERBERT
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<blockquote> Tyler, <br>
Yes, Barbara and I sure
enjoyed your visit. Let us
know if you plan another
visit to Georgia. <br>
We bought the G with end
loader in southeast IA and
have been to several
tractor shows in north
central IA. You were
probably 'knee high to a
grasshopper' about that
time. But never to south
west IA; would be great to
reciprocate if we ever get
in your area. Herb(GA) <br>
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> On December 3, 2019
at 4:17 PM Tyler Juranek
< <a target="_blank" href="mailto:tylerpolkaman@gmail.com" rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">tylerpolkaman@gmail.com</a>>
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> <br>
> <br>
> Hi, <br>
> I certainly haven't
been here that long, but
the time that I have been
<br>
> on I have really
enjoyed. <br>
> Everyone is so
friendly, and what I enjoy
most is all of the great <br>
> story telling! <br>
> Farmer deffinately
has some good stories,
some of which remind me of
<br>
> my grandpa Juranek,
who is still with us, but
doesn't really do <br>
> anything with the old
tractors anymore. He still
has the oliver 66 <br>
> that he bought when
dad was a senior in high
school. <br>
> It is really a shame
that many of my generation
don't care about old <br>
> iron. JD A's and B's
don't bring much around
here anymore, and most of
<br>
> the people who have
them at the shows are
"grandpa to everybody
there" <br>
> guys. :) <br>
> I do remember one
time taking a trip down to
Georgia to visit some <br>
> family, and somehow
or another, I found my way
to Herb Metz's place! <br>
> He and his wife
Barbra are two amazing
people, and the equipment
he <br>
> has tells quite a
story. <br>
> I still have a
picture of Herb and I
standing by his Allis G
with a <br>
> loader on it. I came
home and shared it with
some relatives of mine, <br>
> and nobody even knew
that Allis made a loader
for a G. <br>
> Would like to meet
more folks on here in
person, but I don't do
much <br>
> traveling as I cannot
get away from my business
very long. Am hoping <br>
> to get a guide dog by
next year at this time. <br>
> If anyone gets down
to the southwest part of
Iowa, speak up. Always <br>
> good to meet folks on
here. <br>
> Take Care, <br>
> Tyler Juranek <br>
> IA <br>
> <br>
> On 12/3/19, Stephen
Offiler < <a target="_blank" href="mailto:soffiler@gmail.com" rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">soffiler@gmail.com</a>>
wrote: <br>
> > I was just
hunting for some old
photos the other day and
came across a <br>
> > whole photo
album from Portland, I
think '98. This was the
year with the <br>
> > passing of the
box and Spencer's Pacer
smoking the belt on the
dyno. I <br>
> > need to scan
those, I suppose... <br>
> > <br>
> > SO <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > On Tue, Dec 3,
2019 at 10:10 AM Bill
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> >> For a few
seasons I was able to
capture group ATIS
pictures at the spring <br>
> >> swap meet in
LeSueur, MN. This started
with the passing of the
ATIS box. <br>
> >> Indeed, lots
of folks missing by now. <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.apluscomputer.com/atis" rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">www.apluscomputer.com/atis</a>
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> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> I also
picked up a couple of the
custom ATIS oak battery
boxes that sold <br>
> >> at the
annual Christmas auction.
Alas, they are still
awaiting engine <br>
> >> restorations
to put them to service.
Beautiful work, included
the ATIS <br>
> >> logo
inscribed into the lids. <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Bill Brueck
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> >> <br>
> >> Pine
Island, MN <br>
> >>
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