[SEL] Craig Mathews and the WFITBHFPFTMCOTKU

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---- Arnie Fero <fero_ah at city-net.com> wrote: 
> 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.
> >
> 
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