Re: Cold December Mornin'

Posted by Joe Evans on December 02, 2004 at 05:46:02 from (209.41.233.79):

In Reply to: Cold December Mornin' posted by Allan in NE on December 02, 2004 at 04:39:05:

Yep, dress warm. For me, it seems I can't wear enough clothes if I'm outside in this weather with no physical activity to keep me warm. Sitting at a football game or attending a farm auction certainly fits the bill here.

Farm auctions were a staple of my childhood. When Dad got the farming bug in the early '60s, he took me and multiple sisters to a number of auctions. The auctions seemed always to be in the dead of winter and we typically froze to death while Dad collected what he needed to get started with the farm be it livestock or equipment.

The saving grace for us tag-along kids that helped us kill the boredom and keep our minds off being cold, was the befriending of the one or more farm dogs at these auctions. We would pass the time playing with these pets. One of these sales had a mommy dog with several six-week-old pups. We had fun that day herding the pups from one pen to another.

I always though Dad was the essence of 'cool' at these auctions. As most old war horses go, he was not very demonstrative which made it hard for me to tell he was bidding on something. The only signal I got that Dad was in on the action was the auctioneer or helper looking at the Old Man. Dad's only acknowledgment of a bid to the auctioneer was a barely imperceptible nod intermixed with very smooth and calm looks at his checkbook. Poker face comes to mind.

Good luck.

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