Yeah I'd love to go to SD. I want to drive it in my old truck though. That means I have to do alot of work quick, but that would be good to get the project throughthe shop. It is an old tractor trailer truck, 1958. I have to do just the engine, brakes, tires, electrical,body work, paint, interior,glass, radiator- but other than that its ready!

I'm a whiskey drinker, was doing shots last night when I u2ued you. Fun stuff. Hope I was legible. oops;)

At the get together, after the meeting a few poeple were talking to Andy about the idea of more chapter representation than the proposed 1 representative. As in a rep for every chapter, Andy was against the idea due to attendance problems and slow decision making amongst other things. I thought about it and u2ued Andy saying  if there are say 200 members say in each 17chapters which I feel is high but am not sure (Empire Oliver Collectors have about 85), With the inputs of all 17 chapters combined, it would not equal or just barley equal half of the HPOCA membership if they all agree on something. Since a number of members seem to me want better representation, this allowing more chapter input would not help the clubs situation, but hinder decision making process only. That is why I thought 1 rep was sufficient. That was my view on the political part.

My father is discouraged with the club because he thinks too many things go behind closed doors. I told him nothing has changed from the start, just our little routines have been altered with the magazine so now we have noticed this. Our local tractor clubs work in the same way I told him, but we don't notice because we are involved with decision making. I've looked at alot of things lately and discovered the HPOCA works like every other club so I lost my anger towards it.

Well when you're 21 if I'm at SD or ILL we'll have to go to the bar, I sat at the one in the resort Fri night, it was different getting drunk and talking about tractors at the same time. I had a good time at that! I had beer, not feeling the need for hard stuff that night.
Later- Adam