After growing up on a farm and seeing my late dad working 12 to 14 hours a day doing that 7 days a week I knew one thing I wasn't becoming a farmer. When my brother and I finshed high school in 1951 he joined the Air Force. I heard they were hiring at the proving ground and I went down for an interview. I was hired where they were testing all these vehicles for the Army. I still helped my dad with the morning milking until 1953 when I was furloughed for the draft. I also married my high school girl friend. When I heard I was would be rehired back at my old job after I was discharged, I went back in 1955. Our daughter was born at Ft Bragg NC and I needed to find work. Went from wage grade 5 to Grade 19. We were converted to the General Schedule (GS) in the 1970's to GS-9. We didn't lose any money, but we didn't gain much. I was a GS-12 when I retired in 1994. It was nice to have a job where you loved the work. The man that replaced me has 49 years with the government and told me the other day he will retire in 2012 when he has 50 years. He will have all his saved sick leave added to that which is another 2 years. He's probably in his last step of a GS-12. Hal
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Today's Featured Article - Show Coverage: The Old Gold National Antique Tractor Show - by Cindy Ladage. Over the fourth of July weekend, the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, was the site of the Old Gold National Antique Tractor Show. Tractors of all makes and models were displayed and separted into categories by their age. Deere, Oliver and even a Wards and Keck Gonerman were part of the crowd. A sea of red International Harvester's seemed to be the the model with the biggest showing. The crowd was decent for the scorching July heat. The opening day started o
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