News -- Belated Birthday Wishes

I am a bit late - Chapter 15 Member - Sparky 2010 recently completed another milestone. Happy Birthday Sparky! Here is your late present, enjoy. -- CTS

Chapter 15's ametuer photographer (by some account - CTS might be endangered specie!) took the liberty to choose these out of several shots to post. I hope everyone joins me is wishing Sparky2010 a very Happy Birthday, even if we are a bit late. I am looking forward to capturing more of Chapter 15's events in the future, keep wearing those smiles and enjoying our beloved Caterpillars. You may just end up in the magazine or here in the forum pages. -- cts

Great photos!!

Yes, happy birthday (again) to Bryan. He is all smiles thinking about how he sweet talked me out of that D2!

I will ponder the question: Does he consider himself a relic now?

Seriously, he is not only a good neighbor, but has helped many fellow members and newbies as well.I wish we had more people like him, as he shows the true spirit of the hobby.

CTS, he did have a birthday wish, and that had something to do with you leaving your high powered telephoto camera lense at home. He claims he is camera shy.

Camera Lens -- I do not think the lens has anything to do with the concern - it is the image captured that tells the "tale". In many instances, seconds count. Just like a bird in flight or a propeller on an airplane, position and posture may have an impact upon the capture. Capturing the expressions and relationship to motion are the difficult parts. Imagine for a moment, capturing the instant a machine breaks over center, the operator looking over the hood as his backside leaves the seat, that expression is priceless! I believe we all have moments that are precious, some even maybe a bit unflattering. KEEP SMILING! ( you may find yourself on the other end of the lens). I shot several photos of our "birthday boy" at an event some time ago, the difference in exactly 6 one- hundredths of a second changes the whole impact of the images. I will allow the readers to figure out what preceded this image. (yes, camera records the time to hundredths of a second). I personally like this image, it relates the competence and relaxed state of the operator on a smooth riding machine, comfortably doing the work. (5 rollers make a huge difference, thus one can "let go" for a few seconds) (special note to the subject of the photographs, THANK YOU, you are indeed an ambassador of Chapter 15 and ACMOC and I am honored to be your friend!) --cts

Happy birthday, and congratulations on freeing a tractor from the HORDER.

Speaking of relics… I misspelled LENS, just like Ray regarding HOARDER. Spelling police today, as I refill the water truck.

Just checking on you Ray. Some of us older adults have to make sure our friends are upright!

Just think of me as a gen a,b,c,.......................x,y,z, Practicing my texting lingo.............even though I don't have a device that texts.

Very glad someone is worrying about me.

I was contemplating automating the main well, supplies the cattle and the house. By gravity once the solar powered well puts it in the tank. The well is 3/4 of a mile up the north sidehill (stays mud all winter ) to check level and turn the pump on and off. Started out I found I could monitor level for a $1000. Then I found I could automate it for $4500, and $400 a year FEE from the satellite company. Now I found I have the wrong well control, so $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. And now my trusty side by side that goes through the mud to let me check water, only fires one cylinder.

But all the automation is easiest to run by text, provided this old dog could learn a new trick. So no reason I should be distracted and spelling and English grammar have never been a strong point. So good to have spelling police on the job.

Ray - technology is great, the best thing since barbed wire and almost as much fun to un-tangle. When we were concerned about starting the tractor, we were concerned about gas in the "pill can", dampness on the magneto, and maybe even if the crank, bar, or rope was where it belonged. At least we did not have to enlist a computer to diagnose a computer and then tell us it won't start. Spelling and grammar were not as important as having our gloves and if lucky some burlap sacks for seat cushion. -- Hope your side-by-side finds it missing cylinder. - cts