The sale was on Friday at 11 am which caused me and the misses to get up mighty early to make it at least an hour early to get a good parking spot and preview the goods. This was no easy task seeings how we didn’t get home from the Thursday Caldwell auction till after midnight, mostly because we had a lengthy tailgate meeting with the boys.
Anyway, we got up and gone by 6:45 and hit the Kopper Kitchen for the usual breakfast fare. We made good time and were in Burley by 10 and the sale site shortly thereafter to score a decent parking spot and time to scope out the stuff.
The description of the goods for sale by Lamar was, as usually, right on and maybe even a little understated. A lot of stuff was still new in the package. They started with the household goods, kitchen, and books and it wasn’t long before we had a nice pile of stuff.
There was a pretty good crowd and several trollers looking to see or take our stuff so the misses spent a fair amount of time doing guard duty in the shade of a big pine tree.
It was a very hot day, getting into the upper 90's, so it was nice to borrow a chair and park it in the shade and enjoy a burger. We watched as they sold furniture and stuff too big to pick up. I joined Lamar in the shade for a quick "DB" photo op.
He's got the strongest hands, since he writes all of the clerking details all day long without a break. And they have sales 3 or 4 times a week so this is just a warning in case he wants to shake your hand.
They use clipboards and actual carbon paper. Low tech and it's been work good for years so no sense changing things.The sale continued after lunch over by the shop where all the tools were laid out on tables out in the bright sun. I fished out the big red umbrella from the truck and did my best southern belle impression and stayed out of the sun. We got quite a few good things and endured the blistering heat till the bitter end.
The sale ended about 4:30 and we were all loaded and paid by 5:30 and on our way to IF for the weekend. We arrived about 7:45 and enjoyed a wow-wee-woo greeting and a great stew and fixins waiting for us on the table. A little later the napping couch on the deck got its evil clutches on me and I soon succumb to the dozies. And in case you ain't never seen this thing here's a picture, but it's useless to try and avoid it so just go ahead and get on and enjoy.
We had a great time, fabulous meals, and time was made for Sunday-go-to meeting. It's been more than 3 months since I put on the suit but it felt like old times.We don't look half bad in the shade (and a fair distance away!)
We left shortly after church, filled to the brim with the love of family, spirit, and yet one more meal and a sack of food to-go. The drive home was uneventful with thoughts of hitting the road soon for another round of fun.And we are! - with another trip already in the works. We're headed to Haggerman in August so stay tuned!
Well, that's about it for now, so until next time, keep your hand raised till you get something to go home with!
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These are excellent pictures!! I so love reading all the info and details - thank you!
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