Home Field ‘The Farm’ Odessa ON THE STORY OF THE LITTLE SHOVEL THAT COULD A tale of airfield improvement gone south Home Field ‘The Farm’ Odessa ON

Camden East Airfield The story begins with a cunning plan to straighten 18-36 by the ponds 18 Runway straightening work site 06 36 24

The work starts

The shovel gets stuck, then it gets really stuck

Much discussion occurs, becomes a local tourist attraction, should have charged $ for the club

The recovery shovel digs out our victim to break the suction

Will it start?

If only the two strokes were so reliable!

The pull starts

Out she comes

Note the waterline

MORAL OF THE STORY There is an old army adage: “Where cattails grow, tracks don’t go”