Saturday morning Car Boot sellers and buyers were treated to early sunshine and a Poultry Auction second to none. Lou and I are looking to buy some chickens so we inspected all the exhibits but there was some screeching eight ounce duck that I could have throttled on the spot telling the whole world ‘you don’t wanna buy me cos I can go on all day’ the brat thing. We prefer to buy the battery hens who have done their apprentice bit in the dark and arrive almost naked after having their feathers plucked by god knows how many other peckers, but when you get them home they are so appreciative of their freedom they all lay at least one egg a day and within weeks they have new coats and are adorable to allow freedom of the garden. Back to the Car Boot at Truro sellers had a good trading and certainly buyers spent plenty of money on great bargains. With around 50 sellers several packed up in readiness for the main event of the day MITCHELL. I parked up the sellers about 180 in total with dark clouds on the horizon and I did fire the horn to start the sales and lo and behold within 20 minutes the heavens did open and absolutely piss down in an action replay of the previous week. Mums and dads with their miserable snivelling spoilt kids ran back to their cars to sit and wait for the rain to stop which in fairness lasted about 30 minutes but loads of sellers deserted the sale drenched to the skin. Anyway the remaining and plucky buyers and sellers traded well and kids faces were smiling once again (the two faced little moos) as sellers were determined to get rid of toys at bargain prices. Somehow or other it is always the fault of us the organisers who get the blame if it rains but the rules are once a seller has paid and is parked into the selling fields NO REFUNDS rule applies, we are not playing at shops we are serious about the way we operate our business and it is the Landlords rights to expect to be paid ‘whatever the weather’ once the sellers are parked in their fields. Like last week the fields were empty by 3.30pm and it was a shame for all concerned the weather was so bad however I am sure we will not get a replay next week! Must mention Friday at Falmouth when we were allowed on the dead ball areas for the second week running, my prayers are finally working with a decent crowd of buyers and sellers enjoying the sale apart from some lady who had left her purse on Joey’s fruit and Veg stall with cash and credit cards/debit cards, time for me to buy a new car on someone else’s debit card! Yippee! On Sunday with dark clouds looming and with trepidation we started the sale which boasted well over 200 sellers and up to 3500 visits the day ended with no rain and HUGE bargains. I have never seen so many real bargains ranging from good quality furniture to music systems to bicycles to jewellery to all types of household items tools push chairs to high chairs to clothing for all ages to bargains, bargains, and yet more bargains. A fantastic atmosphere apart from bleeden dogs including our very own Nana Moon who was in a real bitch mood snarling at some other dog and sinking her teeth into its arse so I took the blame and Nana Moon was confined to the car until further notice! A lovely lady came over to say a dog had peed on a sweater that she was selling and she told the owner “Your dog has peed on this sweater and I think you should pay for it” to which the owner said “I don’t have any control of my dog’s bladder so NO I will not pay for it” The offended lady had come to ask us “Where do I stand”? My lovely Lou took over and with a few strong words to the dog owner the spoiled item was paid for pronto but the unwilling buyer who decided she did not want the pee stained item! Hah! Then some other dog had taken a massive dump in the field that a wise seller had covered with a large piece of cardboard which by the end of the sale was well trodden into the grass. We have a condition that the field MUST be left clean and tidy before we leave and we all watched in horror as our little Bex (of Falmouth fame) used her grabber to lift the shitty card and its concealed contents and we are all shouting “No Bex leave it” but she did not hear and I will leave it to your imagination as to what happened next! Splatt went the shat! Suffice it to say I warned her “Don’t get shiddy with me my darling” Bex is going into hospital next week to have another operation and we wish her well during the time she is away, she is a total love and we will miss her! Lanhydrock at 3.00pm had a record day and I had a phone call from a lady who said “I have had a wonderful time at the sale but I left a carrier bag full of dresses and clothes have they been handed in please”? After checking with Rachel our Manager of Lanhydrock Car Boot Sales she had stored the carrier and its contents in her car for the next sale so another happy (but careless) customer. Another lucky sod was a bloke who had left his car keys on his roof which I handed back to him after he had searched for ages and the miserable careless bugger did not even say thank you, I felt like asking for them back and throwing them in the bleeding hedge! And finally, back to the purse left on Joey’s stall, I searched the purse for an address or a clue to the owner’s identity and all I could find was a dentist appointment card so at 9.00pm I emailed the dentist to advise that one of their patients had lost a purse full of contents! This morning a very tearful but extremely happy lady phoned to say ‘I have been told you have found my purse’ which Lou delivered to her house in Falmouth this afternoon? Happiness to us is being appreciated which in our job is a rare commodity the last time we were thanked with such genuine appreciation was when we changed a ten shilling note for Marge over 15 years ago! Say thank you, please! Pretty please! The epilogue! As I walked from the car park I watched in amazement as a party of four people entered the selling field at MABE and one of the party a young lady had the shortest of shorts I have seen for a long time so quick as a ‘flash’ I took her picture from the rear then overtook her to ask ‘Please may I take your picture for our website www.carbootscornwall and she agreed! I think she is lovely and a breath of fresh air but she was roundly condemned by a few jealous ladies (including my missus) who were not as well blessed as she appeared to be! One comment was ‘She was showing off at Hayle this morning’ I quite liked the clothes she was nearly wearing but here was a nice looking girl being herself and proudly wearing what SHE wanted to wear! I asked her name and she said “My name is Geri Love and I am on Face book” You decide!! Geoff X 4 pictures;