Macon County Fair experience

[gregintenn]

Our county fair is this week, and today was the day for entries in the fair competitions. As I went to help a neighbor carry a huge pumpkin there for the competition, I thought I'd bring along a piece of my leatherwork and enter it in the crafts competition while I was there. I had a plastic toy revolver that fit it perfectly, so I put it in the holster because it didn't look right empty. When I got there, the ladies recording entries were not impressed. One even suggest she wasn't sure anything like that would be allowed. This is Macon County for goodness sake! Boy have things changed since I was a child.

Here's what I entered, except the real Model 29 was replaced with a plastic copy. I can already see I won't do any good, but I was proud of it. Perhaps it will get me some business anyway. I never dreamed anyone in my hometown would take that type of attitude about guns and gun related gear. I guess the years of the media constantly beating their anti gun drum have taken their toll everywhere.

[kb4ns]

Well, it's the winner in my book! Sad that they took that attitude.

[oldogy]

Beautiful piece of work as usual, Greg. We're seeing the wusification of America.

oldogy

[Verne]

That a nice setup but that's bad to hear. I can remember the days of riding around up there with a rifle rack in the back window of my truck and not a word being said. Heck I wasn't even 18 then either.

[bubbadavis]

Make sure you open carry when you attend the judging - it might help your results.

[kb4ns]

Make sure you open carry when you attend the judging - it might help your results.

[Good_Steward]

Looks good, Greg!

I'd have voted for it

Too bad we have folks like that. They have a "classifieds" radio show on 102.3 down here, and a guy called in to sell two rifles, and the hosts were like "errrr. . . . .uhhhhh . . I don't know if that's ok".

They finally let him run his ad, and he had more calls requesting his number than the other sellers, even the guy selling his 50cc scooter.

[gregintenn]

Perhaps I spoke a bit too quickly. It would appear that the ladies checking in the fair entries either had a change of heart, or else weren't the judges.

[56FordGuy]

Congratulations! Quality work, and I'm not surprised that it would win anywhere, especially Macon county..

[Guest Bronker]

Great job!

[Sidinman]

Congratulations Greg !!

[bubbadavis]

Cool! In Davidson Co, they'd call the cops for trying to enter something like that...

[Jasongar8]

Congrats! That's some fine looking work.

[Murgatroy]

Congratulations, it is good to know that someone somewhere had enough sense to know something skillfully crafted when they saw it.

[Guest GT_Rat]

Nicely done. Keep up the good work.

[Guest mosinon]

congrats! A great story too!

[kb4ns]

Congratulations Greg !!

+1!

[vontar]

Congratulations

Maybe the lady checking it in just could not believe it was hand made because of the quality of the craftsmanship.

I try to see the good in people, I really do, but sometimes I have to stretch space and time to do it.

[gregintenn]

I try to see the good in people, I really do, but sometimes I have to stretch space and time to do it.

I don't believe there is very much "bad" in people. Most of it boils down to ignorance and apathy. I don't think the lady meant any harm, she just seemed very uncomfortable.

[Chucktshoes]

Congrats! Of course, being an owner of one of your holsters I am not surprised.

[MacGyver]

Hey congratulations! What a cool ending to this story.

[Guest db99wj]

Wow, what a turn of events! Congrats!

[gregintenn]

.....and my neighbor won the largest pumpkin,,,,109 lbs.

[vontar]

.....and my neighbor won the largest pumpkin,,,,109 lbs.

Any chance you could get me some seeds from a monster Pumpkin like that or would it even matter?

I wonder if the seeds would contribute to grewing bigger pumpkins or if it just has more to to do with the carry and fertilizer they get?

[gregintenn]

Any chance you could get me some seeds from a monster Pumpkin like that or would it even matter?

I wonder if the seeds would contribute to grewing bigger pumpkins or if it just has more to to do with the carry and fertilizer they get?

I probaly could, but he just bought giant pumpkin seeds at the store. He had a miracle grow drip set up for it, had a shed built over it, and pulled off all the blooms after the pumpkin began to grow. If they are a hybrid, then I doubt the seeds from it would do any good. I don't know if they are hybrid or not.