Re: OOPS, I did it again!

Posted by Andy Martin - With the Solution! on October 04, 2001 at 12:01:03 from (63.27.17.36):

In Reply to: OOPS, I did it again! posted by Ray Matchell on October 04, 2001 at 10:59:10:

Like many chronic diseases, antique tractor collecting has no real cure. Therapy can, however, improve the well-being of the affected individual. Remember to do this for your family: untreated chronic disease affects the entire family. A four step treatment is recommended:

1. Regular communication with other afflicted persons (helps you know you are not alone).

2. Study the disease and it's source - antique tractors. Farmalls seem to be the best therapy for the type red disease. Read a lot and look at pictures.

3. Physically view the source of the disease and place your hands on them if possible. This may be done at many group sessions conducted regularly around the country.

4. Listen to the sounds and smells of operating tractors. Once again, the type red disease is best treated with Farmall products, tractors and engines.

For those sad individuals in whom the disease has become well advanced, there is not much left in life except attempting to control it through ever increasing levels of theraputic treatment. Four additional steps are necessary at this stage:

1. Operate a tractor as often as possible. Preferably with an implement attached. An implement requiring power from the tractor is better than one not. The best ones require PTO power from the tractor. Doing this in cold, hot, or wet weather reinforces that it truly is therapy and not some sort of mis-guided recreation.

2. Repair, clean, and paint a tractor continually. Always keep one disassembled for therapy in case of emergency.

3. Collect spare parts, implements, and manuals whether there is any likelyhood of future use.

4. Buy another tractor occasionally. Frequency is based on severity of the disease and its effects on your loved ones. One per year seems about right for some, and after twenty years or so, it has been possible for lucky individuals to cut this treatment in half with no great side effects.

In the case of male afflictees, the wife often must work, sometimes a second job, in order to provide the finances for therapy. Very few insurance companies yet recognize the value of therapy for this disease although they all recognise the disease exists. As yet there is not even proper medical research being conducted to enable relief. Self treatment at home seems to be the only current solution. The disease is also very contagious, even quarantine of the afflicted does not seem to help it from spreading. When you get all the really sick ones together, those without the disease will wander by in morbid curosity, and the weak will get sick themselves.

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