Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search];~))) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cedric Agie" <cedric.agie at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 5:07 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Dad's New Toy > Dear Tina, > > Pa's tractor reminds me an old story when we lived in the countryside. > In the middle of nowhere with plenty of woods and farmland. My father > used to hunt there. Remember Tom Sawayer? >>From time to time, usually in the summer, some city folks parked and > camped on our property. Most of them went away when we politely asked > them to leave. > One day we saw a whole bunch of noisy city folks arriving with a huge > camping car. When we asked them to leave they used more than rough > language and gestures. > In no time the place was filled with al sorts of garbage. > > The solution looked simple to me. Guess wat followed next. Instead of > taking one of pa's riffles, I went to one of our friendly neighbours, > a farmer who of course had such machines and who didn't like these > invasions at all. When I asked him to dig a large and deep ditch > cutting off their way to the next road, he agreed with a large smile. > The job was done in no time. I was realy impressed by his job. > > A day or so later these campers tried to go home.... and discovered > the problem. They asked us for help. We told them to clean the whole > place and pay the farmer. So they did and never came back. > > Don't tell Pa. > > Regards Cedric > > > 2013/3/9 Philip Leeson <leesonpj at gmail.com>: >> And keep that bucket low when loaded; those little tractors can tip >> pretty easily? >> don't I know >> >> Phil >> >> >> On Mar 8, 2013, at 5:52 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >>> Great advice! I saw construction by the highway the other day and they >>> had >>> a huge sign right under the power lines that said "LOOK UP!!" >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I hope so, too. Looks like it could squash that shed or anything else >>>> if >>>> it got out of hand. Watch out for them powerlines. Last spring, >>>> someone >>>> around here electrocuted themselves in their backhoe by not looking up >>>> when >>>> he was digging down. >>>> >>>> Aram >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**-------------------- >>>> From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:24 AM >>>> To: "CATHY MANLEY WISKES" <catwiskes at yahoo.com>; "KIP MANLEY" < >>>> kipmanley at yahoo.com>; "lug" <lug at leica-users.org>; "TIM MANLEY" < >>>> shaggy227042 at hotmail.com>; "Laura Manley" <sobesataco at gmail.com> >>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Dad's New Toy >>>> >>>> >>>> Kids: >>>>> >>>>> Dad finally bought a tractor and is going to start digging ditches >>>>> around >>>>> the house: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.pbase.com/**tinamanley/image/149100051<http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/149100051> >>>>> >>>>> I hope he knows what he's doing! There will be holes. >>>>> >>>>> LOL >>>>> >>>>> Mom >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>> >>>> more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >