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Fergie Saves Christmas

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motorv8N

12-18-2007 07:10:32




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Inspired by the recent storms and recited to the beat of Twas the Night Before Christmas

The week before Christmas

And all down the street

Not a plow was seen stirring

The snow three feet deep!

When out of the carport

There rolled with a snort

A little grey tractor

With a plow of some sort

The controls were near frozen

The seat icy cold

Show some respect

She’s near 60 years old!

But little by little

With pops from the stack

The game little tractor began its attack

Wide open throttle

Motor right on the boil

Muttered a prayer

To the ninety weight oil

Working the blade

So slow it would seem

Swirling snow on the hood

Turning to steam

The neighbours all gathered

To look and to point

When they saw the small Fergie

Start to clean up the joint

It huffed and it puffed

With a mighty big grunt

Who would have thought

So much from this runt?

Axles are buried

Snow up to the rad

Spinning and slipping

Fergie starts to get mad

Dancing on brakes

And finessing the clutch

Despite loaded tires

She was slipping too much

But the tractor and rider

Were firm in their plan

To push and drag snow

And help fellow man

And slowly but surely

There appeared some clear street

It started out small

Just a few tiny feet

The neighbours were cheerful

And thought us quite handy

Why one friendly lady

Brought a wee cup o brandy!

Til long after dark

The tiny tractor did chug

Dragging that blade

While engine did lug

Finally one car-width lap

Of the street was completed

Took almost 4 hours

But we had not been defeated!

Then back under cover

With a pat on the wheel

The chilled driver climbed down

With no sensation or feel

Next into a bath

With a hot mug of tea

Too weary to move

Or get out to go pee

And off into bed

We then fell with a sigh

Only to wake to a sound about five

Down the street it did come
With a rattle and crash

The city’s big plow

Through the snow it did splash

Foot firm on the gas

He roared forward and back

No sign did he leave

Of our first little track

So much for our efforts

Little tractor and me

City plow scattered snow

And made it look so easy!

Never mind I told Fergie

It’s OK, It’s alright

It’s the thought that’s what counts

Maybe more snow tonight!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Branlin

12-22-2007 13:56:38




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to gshadel, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  

Paul Kingsbury said: (quoted from post at 15:39:35 12/22/07) Hey motorv8N!

Great story and pictures. If you come by I"ll give you some chains and your fergy wont cry! The snow won’t seem so deep, plow so long, even the cold won’t seem so bad, well, so long....

Happy Holidays. Paul in Oregon!!!!


I was wondering about that, didn't see any in the pix.

Mine won't do much without chains, especially when the ground gets frozen.

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Paul Kingsbury

12-22-2007 11:39:35




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to motorv8N, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
Hey motorv8N!

Great story and pictures. If you come by I"ll give you some chains and your fergy wont cry! The snow won’t seem so deep, plow so long, even the cold won’t seem so bad, well, so long....

Happy Holidays. Paul in Oregon!!!!



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Jim.UT

12-22-2007 07:43:44




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to motorv8N, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
Well done! Both the poem and the plow job.

I can relate. I spent yesterday clearing out the city plow's drift next to my mom's mailbox. It took MANY passes but we got it cleared.

It's like eating an elephant....one bite at a time.



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Berryville

12-19-2007 09:05:33




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to Bob (Aust), 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
That brought a tear to my eye..... Great story, thanks for posting the pics!

Pete



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Dunk

12-18-2007 19:50:49




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to gshadel, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
Awesome!!



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Silver Fox

12-18-2007 17:15:36




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to motorv8N, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
EXCELLENT!!!



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mose1974

12-18-2007 16:03:48




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to motorv8N, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
Really enjoyed the story, made checking the forum with it today!
Thank you. May you and all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.



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mark from the fort

12-18-2007 13:02:54




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to motorv8N, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
Just tell the little grey fella that you two will check in on the city snow plow when it is 60 years old.



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Lance J.

12-18-2007 08:59:41




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to motorv8N, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
Too cool!!!!



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Jim in OH

12-18-2007 07:35:37




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 Re: Fergie Saves Christmas in reply to motorv8N, 12-18-2007 07:10:32  
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You betcha..... ...



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