On 30/07/2015 9:55 AM, John Ruth wrote:
> Hey, Bill ! I hadn't thought of that classic OLDTOOLS post in years!  IIRC,
it's got to be a caterpillar-tracked steam tractor with a brass whistle.

'It was, on close examination, a steam tractor. Not just any steam 
tractor, but a caterpillar treaded steam tractor, slightly larger than 
our apartment."

" It had, I suddenly noticed, a whistle."

>   
> Oh, I suppose the newer members of the list would like a pointer to the story,
but I can't find one.

 From John Lederer, 12 February 2004.  Archive No. 129028,

A first class yarn!

Cheers,

Tony B
Hobart, Tasmania