[SEL] Eagles are Back

[Reg Ingold]

Glad you enjoyed the trip.
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry" <ozengine at optusnet.com.au>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Eagles are Back


> G'Day all
> The we have arrived home safe from the National, covered 3200 km so it
> should get a Hell On Wheels tag if George has not claimed it as his own.
> Spent time with Edd Payne today and looked at his great American
> collection - Curt has started to replace his missing engines having bought
a
> small R&V from Edd 8-))
>
> It is time now for bed before the non engine part of their trip checking
out
> Sydney, a full report later
>
> Kerry
>
> P.S.   Their is no evidence that can be presented about any person being
in
> any hot tub without any shorts.
> P.S.S  Curt is tring to get his camera fixed some how a lot of pictures
got
> deleted - strange ? but seems to be working OK now.
>
>
>
>
> > Hi all from the Holland's in Mildura. We are at Russell Gilbert's with
> > many beers and bottles of wine from the Naracoorte region behind us.
We've
> > all got full bellies as Russell cooked a gourmet meal for us all. That
> > bloke can cook! The wine has apparently impaired the better judgement of
> > both Kerry and Russell as at the moment they have dropped their shorts
and
> > hopped in the hot tub together. The rest of us couldn't bear the
prospects
> > of what might be happening in the dark up there in the hot tub and
> > retreated to the viranda. They keep hollaring some shit about "true
> > Ozzies", whatever that implies. Their wives are drowning their sorrow at
> > the moment.
> > Gotta tell you I shit when I read about the unbelievable deals to be had
> > at the 8 day sale at some engine collector's in NC. THEN I read a little
> > closer only to find out that was my shit being sold off. Yeah thank
heaps
> > Larry Sain and Oyster brothers. I owe you blokes big. Seeing as I have
> > nothing left in the engine sheds at home I might as well buy some
engines
> > to send home. doG these blokes have some fine engines! There are
> > Crossley's, Tangey's, Hornsby's, Blackstone's as common as Maytag's
here.
> > The big surprise at the National was the number of Hercules model S
horse
> > and a halfs. Jotted down all the s/n's for you Glenn.
> > Thanks to wonderful host and tour guides Kerry and Ruth we have seen
some
> > unbelievable private collections. The girder frame Hornsby Ackroyds are
by
> > far the most stunning of engines.
> > Well it is time to wrap this email up as I have emptied this beer and it
> > is time for another. It's 10:30 pm on a Sunday night and we've been in
the
> > sauce since early afternoon. It was over a 100°F today and the beer did
go
> > down good!
> > Good night all.
> > Curt & Missy
>
>
>
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