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  1. coaly Fisher Moderator

    joined: Dec 22, 2007
    1,028 posts
    NE PA
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  2. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Cool. I like the Model A with air-conditioning too.
  3. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,925 posts
    Northern Virginia
    As a steel stove guy, I will be grateful to Bob forever. Never bought a Fisher but he made every one I have owned happen. Including the one burning in the next room right now.

    Glad he was "freezing his nuts off" that night and got inspired. Or I would probably be burning in some piece of crap cast iron stove now. :coolsmirk:

    Thank ya Bob.
  4. BrowningBAR Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    7,103 posts
    Doylestown, PA

    Looks like a factory option.
  5. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,927 posts
    Western Mass.
    I'm glad to see he survived his run-in with the corporate world. Many don't!

    He knew what he wasn't cut out to be - looks much more at home in front of a tractor!
  6. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Or a big crappy soapstone rock. ;-)
  7. Redbear86 Member

    joined: Jun 30, 2011
    149 posts
    SE Idaho
    It almost seems like an old revolver sticking out of his belt would complete the image!
  8. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,925 posts
    Northern Virginia
    I like the pic of him driving the tractor in the parade with a brew in his hand.
  9. Milton Findley Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 26, 2010
    309 posts
    Whitefish Bay, WI
    (Making the sound Tim "The toolman" Taylor made when he was bumfuzzled.)
  10. I never have been around anything other than soapstone, so I can't say.
  11. tickbitty Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 21, 2008
    1,486 posts
    VA
    Coaly, how'd you come across those?
  12. coaly Fisher Moderator

    joined: Dec 22, 2007
    1,028 posts
    NE PA
    I think I'm borderline stalker. shhh Here goes;
    The day of the tractor parade also happened to be the day Google Map satellite image of his house was taken for the current sat picture. (Don't ask why I was looking at his house from satellite, it makes me feel creepy) There are a dozen (12) tractors lined up in his field, and quite a few cars around. AND the sun was setting so a shadow of a big windmill is visible next to the house. That never showed up before since the sun was always high in satellite images, not casting a shadow. Cool huh? So I checked out the local paper archives of that day, and found pictures posted of the tractor parade. I figured by the sat image, it may have started or ended at his acreage. The person taking pictures posts on a photography site, where I found the pictures she took with him listed in the picture description. In other words, I've got too much free time !
  13. coaly Fisher Moderator

    joined: Dec 22, 2007
    1,028 posts
    NE PA
  14. coaly Fisher Moderator

    joined: Dec 22, 2007
    1,028 posts
    NE PA
    AND ANOTHER; next to his collection, soon to be an Ag museum; That's right, we can PAY to go see Bobby. I have a feeling that first stove will be coming out of the basement and be displayed with the other old iron in the museum. I'm smelling ROAD TRIP !!!

    http://mrr.stparchive.com/Archive/MRR/MRR10132011p01.php
  15. coaly Fisher Moderator

    joined: Dec 22, 2007
    1,028 posts
    NE PA
  16. pen Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2007
    6,069 posts
    N.E. Penna
    If anything out of the ordinary ever happens to Mr. Fisher, I'm fairly certain the cops will be stopping at your door soon after coaly.

    pen
  17. coaly Fisher Moderator

    joined: Dec 22, 2007
    1,028 posts
    NE PA
    I guess since I'm on Oregon's most watched list, I can share this one. So much for my windmill guess from satellite. Someone with a zoom lens did me the favor. (without me even asking)

    Sure looks like non-EPA approved smoke to me. Way to heat that monster Bobby !

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/springfieldhomer/5424007148/

    And yes, I've confirmed that's a Busch Lite in his hand. If you're going to drive your antique tractor down the road, you may as well go drinkin' and drivin'.

    Don't ask, Tick. It's all in Google searching the right words.

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