Hey….it’s good to see ya’ again! I’ve recuperated from the long walk back from Baltimore in July and been doin’ some serious loafing. I was jarred into action today though, when I saw THIS ARTICLE in the Gillette, Wyoming, News Record:
There are always a few unique items that show up at the annual city auction, but the more than 100 garden gnomes on the auction block Thursday might be the oddest yet.
The gnomes were recovered by the police who caught two teenage girls stealing them from yards around northeast Wyoming in May. Some 143 gnomes were recovered and those that weren’t picked up by their owners will be auctioned Thursday along with city office supplies, laptops, tools and vehicles.
These are my relatives they’re talking about! And here I am, stuck 1,200 miles away and can’t get there to rescue them. And dang it all, they won’t take telephone bids! Ya’ gotta be there.
Good lookin’ bunch, aren’t they? (News Record / Strupp photo)
They are kindly waiting until everybody gets off work before they start auctioning off the surveyed vehicles, tools and other surplus equipment along with the unclaimed stolen goods. The hammer starts to fall at 5:30 pm Mountain time, but the warehouse opens at 2 pm if you can get there in time to preview the item.
My call goes out to you folks who live in the Rockies….Can you help us out and go buy a gnome or two? I know that Firegeezer readers would give them good homes and compassionate care. And I, F. G. Gnome would really be grateful. If you drop by Gillette Thursday, take your camera and send us some pics of the action.
Thanking you in advance…. F. G. Gnome
Also on FireGeezer…
- Gnome Report – January 28, 2011
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