I was much better prepared for my second farm auction. I knew stuff. Important stuff, like wear a hat, drive the truck, bring your check book, stay in control (do not get carried away, by the need to ‘win’, ‘win’, ‘win’ at bidding on stuff you do not need), and it is only a ‘deal’ if you need it. I knew also, that farm auctions are great for people watching country-style…
Dad’s set to bid, even if it was his day to watch the baby.
No problem, she’s got a hat and her camo dress..it is all good.
Overalls…
Plenty of father & son teams.
Farm auctions tend to remind me… I’ve definitely lived in the city most of my life. I did not laugh out loud when I saw these giant geese hunting ‘blinds’, but I am laughing….still. The hunter hides inside these big fake geese. It does make me wonder…just how dumb are geese? The propane heater is in the picture, so you can appreciate just how big the fake geese are. Yes, they sold…no, I did not bid on them…we only bid on ‘stuff’ we needed.
Everything sells. It has to… the auctioneer makes it so. On the rare items that no one wanted, say the toilet infested with wasps, the auctioneer adds it to an item people do want and they have to take it all. Pretty tricky… he probably learned it from his mom…she might have said something like…”No dessert without eating your vegetables”…..”no box of wire without the toilet”.
This auction crew, they were sharp, quick and made me slightly nervous. I did my best to not stand out, which being one of the few women there and being a tad tall, is not so easy to do. I was very careful to not look anyone in the eye…scratch my nose or wave to anyone I might possibly know! If you were there and I ignored you, please accept my apologies, I was just scared I’d be paying $5,000 for used cattle gates.
Everything from the nuts and bolts to the tractors and trailers… all get sold, but I was not even interested, Jubal and I we still are a team. Although, I did think the boxes were cool, but again…we were only going to bid on stuff we need.
I did learn plenty of new things today, one item that could be valuable for years to come. Should you need to use a porta-potty on a hill, take your time to find one that is level. I’m sure most men will not appreciate this wisdom, but a tilting potty, which carries with it the possibility of it going over, while you are…’using’ it… all I’m saying is it was…. scary…very, very scary.
We stayed true to the plan and only bid on ‘stuff’ we needed. A water trough (pretty exciting) we snagged at a great price….that and a ‘bike’. Well, not really a bike-bike, but a farm ‘bike’… a tool.…a quad…Honda….engine…makes you smile when you drive it…. like I said, a ‘tool’, which we need.
We only bid on stuff we needed…
and for the last year Our Friend the Farmer has been saying To My Loving Spouse…
“Pat, you need a bike”.
As he is our sort of expert on farm life, it is important that we listen to him….
Too bad you are so far away. We are selling some dirt bikes as Robbie and Ron have passed that stage in their life. We also have a quad – that was used by this biker chic!
Love to hear your experiences. They always make me smile!
ZLAM,
Ami
Ami,
I bet you were the quite the Quad Mama! Thank you for the encouragement I’ve been needing it today.
Zl
Ellen
Tip from Heloise: Upset with your husband during hunting season? Ensure that his time spent in the Goose Blind is anything but comfortable by treating him to a heavy breakfast of baked beans, eggs and cauliflower. Be sure to have an ambulance on call if he has a tendency to light up in there.
Still laughing!
Bummer…should have planned my visit for AFTER the auction. The quad looks like a fun TOOL!
Yes love the huge geese. Also love the new quad bike thing, and how your vehicles are color coordinated with your house and barn!
OK. The giant geese blinds got me laughing. I’m trying to imagine a big hunter, complete with hat and gun, squeezing himself into one of those. It can’t be comfortable! Or were those the lady sized blinds?
Mims, do you really think any woman would get up early, crawl in there during the winter??? These are definitely man sized.