I got up at 5am to get to the field by 6:30.
Today was the first day of the sale. The sale opened at 7am, but people had started lining up well before that. I happened to be on the field at 6:59, and had to run for cover because of the mass of people running at me.
Lynne started me out being a human cash register for her. We ran the antique section- she would price items, and I would collect money.
After a while Lynne called me out to do field work with her. She had me do easy tasks, like labeling furniture that had been sold, and carrying stuff to cars.
For a while after that I had to sit and guard the silent auction items, to make sure no one accidentally walked away with them. I felt very fidgety and wanted to help, but for once I was forced to stay sitting.
I spent a lot of the day moving tables, and then putting boxes of books on the tables. Also condensing the books into the boxes, so that they would all fit on the tables. It seemed like a never ending job, but it was very satisfying.
The end of the day I spent moving the paintings across the field to where the books had been. I was happy to have a big cart to help me, because there sure were a lot of heavy paintings.
During the day, I saw a lot of dogs. My favorite was a two-month old Chihuahua named Frijol, who was so little! I saw a lot of Chihuahuas, some adorable, some not very friendly. Most of the dogs were small, but one big dog that I loved was a female Boxer. She was jumping and licking, and just the friendliest dog you ever met!
The same friend who came yesterday came again today for a little while, and this time she even brought her boyfriend. We spent a lot of the time working with the books and tables, which was fun.
There were a lot of interesting things I observed about people and consumerism in general, but I'm too tired to write it all down. Plus, I feel like I'll learn a lot more tomorrow, so it would be better to save it all for then.
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