[SEL] Craig Mathews and the WFITBHFPFTMCOTKU

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Chuck,

I think the full name is the "World Famous Internationally Traveled Blue-Handled
Fence Pliers From The Magnetic Center Of The Known Universe."  8-))

AKA...

The WFITBHFPFTMCOTKU.

Maybe they could make their way to Portland 2010?  That Charity Auction still seems
to be alive and well.  I'm just happy that they've surfaced again.  I was afraid
that they'd been lost.

See ya,  Arnie

PS - Perhaps for a suitable charitable donation, Jerry Evans could get the
WFITBHFPFTMCOTKU some exposure on the Dark Continent and thus further increase their
value prior to Portland 2010?

PPS - Does anyone recall just which countries the WFITBHFPFTMCOTKU have visited?  I
know that they've been to Holland and Oz (maybe more than once?).  Canada?  New
Zealand?  England?  Scotland?  Japan?  Craig, I think there's a logbook with the
WFITBHFPFTMCOTKU?

On Sat, January 2, 2010 3:28 pm, Labpoop at aol.com wrote:
> I forget, what does the WFIT stand for?
>
> Chuck
>
>
> In a message dated 1/2/2010 7:22:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> shop at cccomm.net writes:
>
> You must be referring to the infamous blue  handled fence pliers! If my old
> brain remembers correctly they were first  initiated into the auction by
> Farmer. Lot of the newer folks on this list  don't know they've been to Europe
> and Australia. It would be fun to get that  going again.
> Dave E
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:  _Craig Mathews_ (mailto:rustaholic at sbcglobal.net)
> To: _stationary-engine at oldengine.org_
> (mailto:stationary-engine at oldengine.org)
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:55  PM
> Subject: Re: New Years crankup ??
>
>
> I will drag my International 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 LB pumpjack outfit  out and
> fire it at midnight PST. Yeah, whatever happened to the  auction. I still have
> the WFITBHFP's! More traveled now......
>
> Craig M.
> Northridge, CA 91325
>
> --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Jerry Evans  <_jerrye at databak.co.za_
> (mailto:jerrye at databak.co.za) >  wrote:
>
> From:  Jerry Evans <_jerrye at databak.co.za_ (mailto:jerrye at databak.co.za) >
> Subject:  New Years crankup ??
> To: stationary-engine at oldengine.org,  sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Date: Thursday, December 31,  2009, 10:24 AM
>
> Hi all,
> There's  been no talk of a New Year crankup this year - anyone having  one?
>
> I will not be as I will be  fast asleep at midnight. I worked until 5:00 am
> this morning and I'm  "Bushed" (or should that now be "Obama'd).
>
> As an alternative, I'll start my pickup's engine just  now so that I can
> park it in the workshop. I hope that's  acceptable:-)
>
> On the subject of  things falling by the wayside - whatever happened to the
> SEL Charity  Xmas Auction. Has it now died officially? Last year's auction
> seemed  to herald it's demise.
>
> I've only  just made the Brass Plate from last years auction - but that's
> only  because the pics to copy only arrived a few weeks ago but that's not  a
> problem as the winner and I have been in constant touch about  them,
> (before someone again accuses me of taking a year or more to  deliver plates <big
> grin>). There is no "time limit". Then  again I'm still waiting for pics for
> some plates that were won on  the 2007 (or could it have been 2006) auction
> - also no problem the  winner and I are in touch.
>
> O.K.  that's enough rambling - Happy New Year (again) to you  all.
>