too much money in CO

went to Brush CO Monday to an auction, (thought I might see JohnCo there) went to gits a 3800 gallon water tank for a truck, thought it would bring $500-$1000. but NOOOOOOO! it brought $8000! PffffffT but all was not lost, before I left, I screwed the trottle up a bit on the "machine", and it worked! got stranded in Brush for 3 days/nights! sure was pretty sitting in the lounge of the motel, sipping hot tea, watching that "pretty" blowing outside! I did notice that if you live in a snow proned area, don't buy a white car! lol I would have been home sooner, but ole Smokey bears were sitting next to them closed gates on the I-76 ramps just daring us to drive around them! so had to wait that part out! dang...they is kinda narrow minded bout that! they musta listned to me tho, cuz they let me thru later then closed it back up right behind me! I did buy the old lady.....ooooops....I mean the loving wife a Christmas present at the auction tho, I thinks she'll like it! can't tells you what it is yet, but I gots it sitting on a trailer in town locked up in a building! will splane later!

Yes: Our economy is in such terrible shape that people can't spend their money fast enough. If things were really as bad the propaganda was telling us, there would not be so many new cars on the road and people would be driving to conserve fuel, like we learned all over again during the Arab oil embargo of the late 70s. Out on the interstate (or anywhere else) even if your going the speed limit, your just in everyone's way.

John....I left my little black book with your number in it at home....thought about it when I got about 50 miles from home...wasn't gonna go turn around to get it, I figgered you'd prolly be at that sale anyways, I kept an eye out for you there!

yeah...the auctioneer couldn't believe it eother! but he takes the bids as they come!

I haven't been out to that sale in a couple years.  Not buying as much stuff as I used do.  Have just about everything I need.  Maybe next time you head out here, call me before you leave.

I just looked at the sale, wondering what you got for the old lad, er loving wife.  Thinking it's the 42 Ford 4X4 with the Chevy 350.  The only tank I saw sold for $8,500 which really isn't all that bad for what it looked like.

o-k....I bought the old lady......oooooops....I mean the loving wife an anphibious 6 wheel drive 2-person ATV truck. it's called: Max Buffalo truck. made somewhere in Florida. the year is a typo on the ad/sales flyer, it's not a 2001, it's a 2021. has a big ole roll bar, front remote control winch, stock racks, looks like brand new, has 196 hrs. on it. the tranny in it is a BORG-WARNER, same as a skid steer tranny. and has a 20HP Kohler 2 cyl engine. has other options too. haven't got it home yet, prolly today I will. was ill most all last week, prolly from something i ate in CO! lol

Can’t remember off the top of my head, the last auction I attended. Much prefer going to an estate sale. Too much standing around at auctions, my back will spasm if standing in one place to long, gotta keep moving especially on uneven ground.

DMiller wrote: Estate sales here are just rebadged auctions, some get the Buy it Now Pricing markings where can bid for Next Day auction price provided does not sell, a lot of shills working those.

I don’t attend, or participate in those type estate sales. I will only go to those that have an item price tagged. Don’t do the online crap sales.

the auction was held during the blizzard, we were inside an arena at the fair grounds, they had a screen up and projected the pic of each item selling along with it's descriptions. had bleachers to sit on and a lunch trailer behind that. when we came out of the building on the 1st day of the auction, heading for the truck we were wading thru above the knee pretty!

Joe, they now own Sullivan Auctioneers, perhaps they had your name. Otherwise, who knows, they buy & sell these mailing lists-could have come off anything agricultural.

I have the 6x6 in a buddy's heated garage, can't get it to stay running, bought a new fuel pump for it, that didn't help, called a mechanic and he thought a new carb would do the trick. I have a new one of them coming, should be here sometime Monday or Tuesday. the old lady......oooooooops.....I mean the loving wife is patiently awaiting for her Christmas gift to get home! hope she fits in it, cuz I don't without leaving one leg outside of it! lol

thanks Steve

IT'S RUNNING! put the new carb on it, cranked for bouts a minute, fired up and is still starting and running! WooHoo! now I gotta go out in the cold and haul it home. PffffffT! if'n the old lady......oooooops.....I mean the loving wife don't figger it out....I spose i'll maybe trade it for a Polaris UTV. where it's inside now, my buddy got in it (he's skinny) and I showed him how to drive it...went backwards just fine, but going forwards he musta gots excited and he drove into a table that had lots of tractor engine parts on it....kinda a mess now! lol, i'll help him clean that up tommarow. Thanks to ya'll for your imputs!

I've been playing them casino video games you see in gas stations all over NE, there's no gambling allowed in NE but if you change what you call the machines, (called skill games) then it's o-k!!! but I win lots of $$$ off them! I play about everyday when I go in for coffee in the mornings.  oh...and the 6x6 Max is for sale...it's sitting on my trailer in the yard covered up.