[SEL] What do you think? Get rid of my engines or not?

[bill boyce]

Paul,,
back in the 1980's i picked up, restored and showed  3 or 4 engines,, showed 
them for about 4 years,,, then got busy with other things, and seemed to 
have less time for the engines, however, i didnt sell them, just pushed them 
to the back of  one of the barns,,,,, my son was born in 1986, and when he 
was  about 14, i came in one day and he had dragged one of them up to the 
shop,,,,,,,,,he got it cleaned up a  little, and after a day or 2 had it 
running again,,,,,,,,well, that got me interested again, mainly because it 
was something we could do together,,,,,,over the following years, we';ve 
added quiet a number to that original 3 or 4,,, hes now 21 and has a much 
nicer collection than i do,,,, we've been to 3 shows just this month of 
april and his interest in them is still growing,,,,,
so, keep those engines,,, give those boys a little longer, take them to some 
more shows, and if they develop an interest  they will have a good starting 
place for a nice collection,,,,,,
theres nothing to loose, as the iron just increases in value each year, and 
so much to gain if the boys get interested and it turns into a nice family 
hobby,,,,,,,,,
just my thoughts,,
bill boyce
lost prairie, arkansas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Pavlinovich" <pjp at steamengine.com.au>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:12 AM
Subject: [SEL] What do you think? Get rid of my engines or not?