Posted by super99 on December 29, 2013 at 06:24:20 from (74.32.254.31):
Friday Alta and I drove to Alton to meet her brother and his wife. I'm 62, have lived almost all my life in western Mercer and Rock Island counties, Ill. Going thru all the small towns, I remembered as a kid looking at all the tractor dealerships we drove past. As a kid, usually didn't remember the names of the towns, but when entering the town, we could tell you what brand of tractor we would see there. Also remembered some of the farms, well kept, busy farms with tractors and livestock. Now they are mostly run down or only a building or 2 left to mark where they were. We went to Carlinville, Lincoln, Mt. Pulaski, Peoria and Lake Fork. Remember driving from Morton to Lincoln one fall night. South of Morton on 121? we went past a nice farm with a big double crib by the highway and in the field by the highway the farmer was out plowing with probably a 44 Massey, heat houser and lights moving right along. The crib is all that's left, but I can still see the guy plowing at night with the wind blowing the dirt around. In Roseville there was a restaurant we sometimes stopped at. After eating, we would get a peppermint patty 2 for 1 cent. Beardstown had a ? tastyfreeze? that had huge tenderloins sandwichs, and sometime we stopped at Woo's Chop Suey in Macomb. Don't remember what we ate, but they always gave a small box of Chicklets with 2 pieces of gum inside. Time changes everything, sometimes I wonder if for the better or not. Oh, well, you all have a great day. Chris
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