A little about the new guy
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:53 am
Greetings to all,
My Name is Charles and as my screen name hints, I was born and raised in the city. (Miami, FL) At least until I was 18 and Uncle Sam said he wanted me. So 22 years later after being bounced all over the world including 4 years at Ft. Wainwright (Fairbanks, AK ) someone idea of a sick joke. But once I got use to it (the cold) it was nice. Best hunting and fishing I've ever seen. I got out in Washington DC and didn't want to stay there so I moved to North Carolina and married my childhood sweetheart. Seems odd, my dad was born and raised in NC and moved to Miami after WWII and I moved back to NC.
Anyway after living in Charlotte for a number of years we found a place away from the city and we are loving it. My wife was raised on a farm so we strated doing the farmer thing. As I tell people, before we moved here the only chicken I delt with came in plastic. Now this place is like a zoo. Horses, goats, chickens, ducks, geese, ect.
The one biggest reason I'm here is for the knowledge. The mechanical end of the Cub I can handle. Most of the time I spent in the Army I had a wrench in my hand. But knowing I'm not going to find parts and advice for a tractor thats older than me at the local NAPA. And from what I've read from some of the postings these guy's know what they are talking about. They talk like they have been around this type of equipment most of their lives and I could trust what they say. I look foward to being part of the Cub clan and hope one day I can attend one of the Cubfests (if I can get caught up with my farmer thing work)
Best to all,
Charles Beck
My Name is Charles and as my screen name hints, I was born and raised in the city. (Miami, FL) At least until I was 18 and Uncle Sam said he wanted me. So 22 years later after being bounced all over the world including 4 years at Ft. Wainwright (Fairbanks, AK ) someone idea of a sick joke. But once I got use to it (the cold) it was nice. Best hunting and fishing I've ever seen. I got out in Washington DC and didn't want to stay there so I moved to North Carolina and married my childhood sweetheart. Seems odd, my dad was born and raised in NC and moved to Miami after WWII and I moved back to NC.
Anyway after living in Charlotte for a number of years we found a place away from the city and we are loving it. My wife was raised on a farm so we strated doing the farmer thing. As I tell people, before we moved here the only chicken I delt with came in plastic. Now this place is like a zoo. Horses, goats, chickens, ducks, geese, ect.
The one biggest reason I'm here is for the knowledge. The mechanical end of the Cub I can handle. Most of the time I spent in the Army I had a wrench in my hand. But knowing I'm not going to find parts and advice for a tractor thats older than me at the local NAPA. And from what I've read from some of the postings these guy's know what they are talking about. They talk like they have been around this type of equipment most of their lives and I could trust what they say. I look foward to being part of the Cub clan and hope one day I can attend one of the Cubfests (if I can get caught up with my farmer thing work)
Best to all,
Charles Beck