Anybody miss me?
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Topic: Anybody miss me?
Posted By: JohnCO
Subject: Anybody miss me?
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 12:41pm
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Just got back from two weeks in Europe, mostly Germany and Holland. Saw lots of tractors and corn, thought I was in Iowa or something. Heard most of it is used for biofuel. Will tell more if anyone is interested. ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
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Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 3:08pm
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John, there were 100's of threads about the good lookin gal you ran off with and no time for us! But Moderator deleted them all when things got to 'hot' What part of Germany to you go to? I'm heading to Frankfurt in November. ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 4:49pm
You were gone? 
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Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 6:27pm
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Tell us more. Got any pictures? ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 7:10pm
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John, Of course we would be interested! Bring it on! Have only been there as a stop in a airport. Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 9:34pm
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Unless there is a Germany here and it less than a couple hundred miles from me,,,,,,I guess I ain't ever gonna go see Germany,,,,,
'sides,,,when I was in the war......chit,, never mind,,,,,, |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 12:16am
| heck yes we wanna see/hear about yer adventures! oh....and I DID miss you! |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 5:43am
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Hey John,,,now you know we cannot use the same excuse of not knowin how to post pics,,,,,unless you gots a "new" excuse somebody ain't usin,,,, If I can't go to Germany,,,,at least I can say,,I seen pictures,,,,,!!!
 OH,,,,we want to see pics of your partner that went with you,,,I bet SHE was a cutie,,,, |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 8:58am
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DJ, that would be a honey. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 10:24am
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I'm pretty busy trying to catch up with two weeks of stuff I should have done before I left but in the next few days I'll try to write some more. As for pictures, I still haven't gotten that figured out since the forum went to it's new format several years ago. Joe, sorry to disappoint you, but the partner I went with, or actually met over there, is my cousin and her husband. The three of us managed to get along for two weeks which I consider a success. They live in Ohio, I'm 1400 miles west so seeing them, and the couple who's wedding we attended was great fun. I lived in Germany for 11 months back in the late 1960's under a government education program called the US Army, so it was interesting to see how things had changed (and stayed the same) over 50 years. Not sure I ever want to take that long a plane ride again, close to 30 hr if you figure in the layovers and 8 hours difference in time from Germany to Colorado. Can't imagine going to Asia in one leg, something like 23 hours in a plane, no way! Dale, I was going to call you but didn't get around to it. Was afraid your local shareholder would find out and come over and sell all my Allis's and stuff. ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 11:36pm
| lol...he would have too! glad you had a good time and made it back home safely! |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 5:30pm
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Farmer John I guess the closest Graycie and I will ever get to Holland will be South Holland Illinois. All our ancestors were Woodenshoes on both sides of our family. I guess that makes both of us and our 4 boys Woodenshoes too. Neither one of us regret getting baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church of America and raising our boys the same way. This was before we moved to Texas from South Holland in 1968. The Onion Set Capitol of the United States
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2019 at 10:05pm
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HEY John!! I didn't miss ya at all. Heck, I've missed EVERYBODY! My puter (laptop) went Kaput back the end of August and I just got it going again. I really didn't have time to fix it, so I missed a LOT. I gotta ketch up again though. Glad you had a great time! I know all about that plane ride to Asia....back in the late 60s also. Got back to the states by ship though. LOTS more fun on a ship as you get to hit a lot of ports on the way. Spent 3 days on Catalina Island. GREAT place and yes, I would go back there again. NO ONE except Mr. Wriggly could have an auto on the island at that time. We could see the anchor in the sand, the bay was so clear. Glad you're back!! Me too!! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |