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I am happy to report that the society has been getting lots of requests for membership from the readers of the Oil Field Engine News. Also some of the members have been very nice to send stories and photos of their engines and experiences to share with everyone in the column. If anyone has something to share, please send it in to the society and I'll get it in the news; keep those letters coming, it has been great!
This month we have correspondence from Don Anderson of Prescott, Arizona; Jerry Smith of Jamestown, Kentucky; and Bruce Dixon of Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Lastly, if anyone wants an O.F.E.S. membership card, call or write; membership is free.
BRUCE DIXON, Grand Ledge, Michigan, sends this: 'Mr. Farmer, I read your article in the December 2000 GEM. It reminded me of something of my experience with oil well engines. I don't own one, but helped a very good friend to bring them home. My friend Tom Hart dealt for a 25 HP Franklin valveless. It was still on the oil well when we got it. It had a large clutch on one side, and also has 62 inch flywheels. We drove to northern Michigan with a two wheel pickup and triple axle trailer. We removed the clutch, jacked up the engine, rolled it on the flywheels, loaded it on the trailer, simple! We moved about ten feet and the trailer sank into the sand!
'We came home the next weekend and we towed the Jeep with winch, tied the Jeep to a tree, winched the engine trailer to hard ground. We hooked it to a four wheel pickup, drove the Jeep home. It took us three weekends to get the Franklin. So much for the Franklin.
'About a year later, Tom found a 40 HP Lorane, single flywheel. You guessed it, old Bruce will help.
'This one was at a grist mill. We put in an implement trailer that had no brakes. We hooked it to the same Jeep and started home. Luckily we didn't hit anyone. If you ever had much to do with a Jeep, you know how much brakes we had some where between zero and none.
'The next one is a 25 HP Franklin oil engine with a hot tube. This time we had a triple axle with brakes. No fun at all! That's why I don't own one.
'I have a few gas engines and a few small tractors. I have been to Portland the past 25 years and am a member.
'I hope you see the humor in this letter.'
This letter is from JERRY SMITH, Jamestown, Kentucky. 'These are pictures of my 15 HP Bessemer and 20 HP Reid. I also have a 20 HP Bessemer and a 15 HP Reid that I am restoring at this time. The 15 HP Bessemer pumped oil in Pennsylvania from about 1920 until about 1940. The 20 HP Reid pumped oil in West Virginia from about 1912 and came off the well in 1997. Both engines are good runners.
'I was happy to see the Oil Field Engine News in GEM, as I like the big ones and would be proud to be an Oaf. And I have taken the Oaf Oath.
'Also, here is a picture of Gilbert Knight's 4 HP Reid, serial #1437, that I restored for him this past year. He purchased this engine in Pennsylvania about 22 years ago.
DON ANDERSON of Prescott, Arizona, tells us, 'My granddad was James H. Titus, who was in the oil business around Titusville, Pennsylvania, until he moved west about 1928.
'I have a 35 HP, two cycle Tico (Titusville Iron Works Company) engine which is now belted to a large oil field type pump jack. I have it running and it even pumps a small amount of oil.
'I have other engines, but the TICO is the only oil field. I would like to have a few more but they are hard to come by out here. I would like to hear from anyone who has info on the TICO.'
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I would say, only if he did it before his father got sick, it would be an ESH situation. Right now, every normal person would be grieving, depressed and not in the mood for weddings and other things.

If her mother was dying and he would be mad that she wanted to be at her mother's side most of the time, and help her father instead of going to a wedding or have fun with him, would you say the same? 

I do understand that it's not easy to see his situation, because too often men do prioritize their parents over their fiances/wives. That's why I reversed the roles for you, not to criticize you.This savory meat sauce is a dream with pasta, polenta, potatoes, and more.
A pressure cooker can save dinner in an instant, and save you lots of time, too. This chunky ragú is entirely made in an InstantPot or electric pressure cooker with chuck roast, canned tomatoes, and aromatic onion and thyme. The result is tender and rich beef that’s shredded after cooking to create a textured sauce to coat ribbons of pasta. But don’t stop there. This ragú is incredibly versatile. Serve it on creamy polenta, mashed potatoes, or with rice, black beans, and fried plantains.
Select sauté setting on a 6-quart multicooker. Add oil to pot. When oil is hot, add beef; cook until browned on both sides, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
Add onion, thyme, and crushed red pepper to pot. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add wine and vinegar, scraping up browned bits on bottom of pot. Bring to a simmer. Simmer until reduced slightly, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and salt. Return beef and any juices to cooker. Press cancel.
Lock lid in place and turn steam release handle to sealing position. Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes.
Cook pasta on stove according to package directions for al dente.
Carefully quick-release pressure. Use tongs to remove and discard thyme. Shred beef in pot using 2 forks.
Select Sauté setting and bring sauce to a simmer. Simmer until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Add pasta; cook, tossing often, until sauce clings to pasta, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve topped with cheese.
Of course, I'm a BBQ fan myself, so all of this just came with one teeny tiny stipulation from me. Feed me and I'm happy.
Saturday was the day of reckoning. Here are D.'s photos and commentary on what craziness transpired! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did...I'm off to eat some leftovers ;)
P.S. Sorry, Tim. I know that this is a whole new level of food cruelty, posting all of this smoky goodness!!
· 3 racks of baby backs (with 3 different dry rubs)
· 2 stuffed chickens (one with onions and the other with Granny Smiths and Crasins)
· 1 fattie (sausage roll stuffed with cheese and sauteed veggies, wrapped in weaved bacon)
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Oh and how delicious too- a meal fit for royalty! Thank you so much!!!
M & MWe know you’re probably sick of DamilerChrysler news but this is the fun gossip stuff here. Ex-CEO, Lee Iacocca, of Chrysler is speaking out against Daimler’s deal to sell Chrysler to Cerberus saying that “Daimler screwed Chrysler royally”. In what he calls a desperation sale, Iacocca says the merger with Daimler was a disaster from the start pointing out that it took Daimler less than decade to drive the once iconic company to the dumps.
One of the biggest fears of Chrysler being owned by a private equity firm is their goal of buying a dying company and restructuring it by cutting jobs, benefits and cost; then selling them for a bigger profit.
Iacocca believes that the key to Chrysler’s revival is the freedom of leadership, which current CEO, LaSorda, lacked at Daimler. So as long as LaSorda keeps his new bosses at Cerberus happy, he should be able to run the company as he sees fit.
“LaSorda is a smart guy, and the workers respect him. As a former factory boss