{"id":11792,"date":"2012-05-04T09:36:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T03:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=11792"},"modified":"2012-05-04T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T03:36:49","slug":"steam-and-smoke-and-whistles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/04\/steam-and-smoke-and-whistles\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam\u2026 and smoke\u2026 and Whistles!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I belong to the local Amateur Radio Club and the <strong>one<\/strong> paying <strong>function<\/strong> they do every <strong>year<\/strong> is to help out at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelok.com\/listings\/view.profile\/id.16045\/type.event\" target=\"_blank\">Pawnee Steam Engine show<\/a>\u2026 We are asked every <strong>year<\/strong> to man the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>gates<\/strong> as volunteers and sell tickets so the other volunteers can focus on the critical items of the <strong>show<\/strong>.&nbsp; Now, I had never been to the <strong>show<\/strong>.&nbsp; I had been In Pawnee and had driven by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklahomathreshers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">the park<\/a> which is adjacent to the county fair grounds and <strong>school<\/strong> football field, etc.\u2026 but it seems the larger portion of the <strong>site<\/strong> is owned by the Steam Engine group.&nbsp; They do have a large collection and <strong>people<\/strong> come from all over to attend this, basically the first of the <strong>season<\/strong> for the touring Steam Engine followers.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklahomathreshers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">OST&amp;GEA site here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>We are a small group and generally are probably under manned to take care of three access <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>gates<\/strong> to this <strong>show<\/strong> but we do our best to keep the public moving and happy.&nbsp; I was told that <strong>last<\/strong> <strong>year<\/strong> they passed about 1000 <strong>people<\/strong> on the first <strong>day<\/strong>, and that does not include the exhibitors which probably by number just as many\u2026 A lot of them come and <strong>camp<\/strong> on the grounds as they are selling, showing or just need to be around the <strong>people<\/strong> of like interest.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Here are a few pictures from the <strong>day<\/strong> \u2013 I will post more via Picasa albums later when I can get through some of them\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1285.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"SAM_1285\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_1285\" 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1294.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"SAM_1294\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_1294\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1294_thumb.jpg?resize=432%2C325\" width=\"432\" height=\"325\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not all the engines are huge either\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1304.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"SAM_1304\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_1304\" 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1381.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"SAM_1381\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_1381\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1381_thumb.jpg?resize=442%2C332\" width=\"442\" height=\"332\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What about a Model T? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1405.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"SAM_1405\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_1405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1405_thumb.jpg?resize=443%2C333\" width=\"443\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure would have been easier than the <strong>hand<\/strong> crank\u2026 steam <strong>engine<\/strong> ice cream maker\u2026 There was a group making and selling ice cream from steam engines\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1406.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"SAM_1406\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_1406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SAM_1406_thumb.jpg?resize=447%2C336\" width=\"447\" height=\"336\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every shape and size available\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a 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