[SEL] Helping a Good Friend!

[Peter Lowe]

Great story Dave and fantastic set of before pictures. You really had me 
feeling sad half way through the story ;-)).
Congratulations Spencer and to all that helped him see the LIGHT, Amen.

Peter, Oz





> Hi All,
>         It's only a few times in a man's life that he is able to help a
> good friend turn away from the DARK SIDE and enter upon a path that leads
> to a fuller life and happiness. Last Saturday (April 14, 2007) was one of
> those days for me!
>         My good friend has been a FATG for years. He has even written
> books on the subject of antique tractors. He and I have known each other
> for many years, and I could always tell that there was something missing 
> in
> his life. A year or so ago, my friend came to that conclusion himself.
> After much soul searching he reached out for help and it was my good
> fortune to be there in his time of need!
>         Several times in the past year my friend has tried to turn away
> from the DARK SIDE, but each time something went wrong and he was unable 
> to
> turn his life around. However, several months ago he made another attempt
> to begin his journey away from evil--and this time he has succeeded!
>         Saturday I ventured to Waynesburg, PA to meet Spencer Yost and
> help him take his 25 HP Ball Oil Field Engine off the oil well where it 
> had
> spent it's entire working life. At 7:00 AM I met Spencer and Brice Adams
> and Steve Sewell for breakfast and by 8:00 we were on our way to the Ball
> engine site some 20 miles away. Spencer had hired a fellow with an
> excavator to assist with the job. (What a God-send that was!)
>         Steve had said at breakfast that we had better have the engine on
> his trailer and chained down by noon--"Or we will be getting wet!" By 
> 11:30
> it was on the trailer and chained down! It started to rain at 11:45. 
> (Steve
> is usually not that far off!)
>         All in all Steve, Brice and I had a great time helping Spencer
> turn toward the LIGHT! He is now the proud owner of a 25 HP Ball Oil Field
> engine and well on his way to a fuller and happier life! (Just look at the
> smile on his face in the pictures!)
>         Dave
> PS, Pictures are at:
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/Spencers_Ball_Engine/index.html 
> or
> you can go to http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/ and click on "SE
> List Members Engines" and then on
> "<http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/Spencers_Ball_Engine/index.html>Spencer
> Yost's 25 HP Ball Engine"
> PPS, The first two pictures are of Steve Sewell handing me the flywheels
> that I won on the X-mas Charity Auction--you will see them again!
>
>
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