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THE GAL TINA TELLS US:

 
TINA CHAMBERLAIN  

I HED A LOVELY DAY, I DID!

MY BUDDY BOBBY he asked me if I would like ta go on his Fordson Tractor. He knew thut had bin suffun I’d bin wanton ta do for a long time. Well I wuz so pleased I wuz down his fild afore he chearnged his mind. Cos, as most on ya know, I learnt ta drive on one a them there Fordsons when I was eight year old. (Father sold ut when I wuz ten so I ony hed a couple a year drivun.)

 
  TINA AND BOBBY ON HIS FORDSON

 

Bobby he took me ta the shud an took the cover orf on ut an there I stood a lookun, thut wuz bewtiful, an for a split second or two I wuz eight year old agin. My eyes welled up and, blast me, I couldn’t wert ta git on ut.

Bobby he started ut (cos them ow starter handle jobs they ken be a bit tempremental), however thut wuz started an he wuz outa the shud like a rabbut, an on I hopped an, blast me, arter a fashion thut orl come a back to me an I wuz a gorn up n down the fild. Bobby he kept on ut wi me for a while an gi me a bit a tuition which I needed and let me orf on ma own when he wuz sure I weren’t gorta dew nuthun sorft.

 
TINA GOES SOLO  

I just wanted ta show ya orl the start n end ta my great day an, as yew ken see, I laughed ma hid orf I wus so pleased. Boy Dervud he laughed when I got hoom n showed him the photos, he reckon I looked the part wi ma Dickie overalls. Haha!

A big thanks to Bobby for mearkun my day.

 

THE GAL TINA

PS: Boy Dervud say he hope ter see orl on ya agin soonl!



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