[SEL] Lake Portland& Thanks

[Steve Royster]

Hey Friends,  I too want to thank everyone involved in  making Portland '04 
another great event. It was great to see everyone again even if for a short 
time as always.  I also want to thank everyone for making Carroll Ann 
welcome as it was her first Portland visit. Thankfully It rained just a tiny 
bit so that she could fully appreciate the Portland Experience. Anyway it 
worked, She is hooked now and wants to go back( I guess it was the moonlight 
stroll through OFES-land under the glow of Yellow Dogs that really did it!)  
I'm sorry my brother wasn't able to make it  this year (and help me with the 
auction) but I'll bet he won't miss it next year!  See ya soon, Steve 
Royster

>From: Arnie Fero <fero_ah at city-net.com>
>Reply-To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] Lake Portland
>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:10:09 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Hi Luke,
>
>Man you hit the ol' nail on the head with this post!  Portland IS the
>people!!  Once again I managed to spend a week there and not get to see
>much of the ENGINE show.  But I had a ball!!  And the ones who weren't
>there this year were greatly missed.
>
>One of the highlights for me was watching one of Neville Beaty's engine
>mates (Craig Morrison) experience Portland for the first time.  Craig is
>from Scotland and has a really nice engine collection.  I think it's fair
>to say he was like the little kid in the candy store.  He also got on
>really well with the list folk so I'm guessing that we'll see him on-list
>soon.
>
>As to Lake Portland, the SEL mob dealt with it really well.  I think
>Lincoln, Brooky, and that other big kid Susan had the most fun of all.  I
>also noticed that the SEL engines were running all through the downpour!
>
>This year I was on the receiving end of another "Portland SEL tradition",
>namely getting a new found engine running.  I had gotten a 2 hp Bessemer
>from Steve Royster that he delivered to Portland.  As with many a new
>engine, no one knows how long it had been since it had run last.  That
>meant a fair amount of work to do.  And then comes the point where you try
>to get a chuff.  And THAT is where the list folks really shine.  Loads of
>advice, encouragement, friendly abuse, loan of parts, extra hands, etc.
>We finally hit the right combination of factors, and CHUFF!  Off she
>went!  Ran the rest of the day and all of the next.  Even in the HEAVY
>rain.  What a GREAT feeling.  Thanks to EVERYONE who helped and heckled.
>It was great fun!!
>
>Another highlight for me was meeting Sweet Thang (aka Carol Ann).  Damn
>what a charming gal!!  Steve?  She's a KEEPER!!  And the best part was
>watching her asking folks if they'd seen Steve's brother Mike.  She said
>she had a present for him.  And I never knew that Mike even played
>baseball let alone that he needed a new bat.  8-))))
>
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