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Awaiting An Engine Show

By Nancy E. Henderson

Sent to us by Gary Hargrave St. Lawrence Gas & Steam Engine Club 10 River St., Norwood, NY 13668

As a child, I grew up the victim of an addictive family. Much like the alcoholic or the drug addict, my family was addicted to gas engines. We spent the fastest months of the year, July and August, traveling all over the state of New York, and I rapidly became accustomed to the world of gas engines and gas engine shows. You know, the basic stuff: chicken barbecues, fiddle music, pot luck suppers, and who could forget the endless rain and mud.

As a teenager, I used to dream about seeing the world, and I had no doubt that I would, once I got a job and made enough money to escape the world of the gas engine. I was wrong.

Today, believe it or not, I actually look forward to the gas engine shows. Needless to say, I don't hear the chug-a-...

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