Delaware Off-Topic (Dover, Milford: luxury, travel, house)

[elizamary]

Originally Posted by Delly

We made a bad mistake many years ago, and were driving west of Dover when we saw signs indicating an auction up ahead. So, we drove a couple of miles and there was a farm auction with many Amish buggies and people in a field......lots of chatter. My husband and I walked towards the crowd and the Amish auctioneer was holding up this beautiful wooden bucket. People were bidding, and then I rose my hand to bid. A silence fell over the crowd, and we didn't know what happened. I looked around, then noticed we were the only non-Amish people there. The auctioneer put down the bucket, and everybody bowed their heads. A very old Amish man came towards us. "This is for family" he said. "I'm sorry, please leave". We were mortified! So we hurried back to our car in the deafening silence of embarrassment. They did not resume the auction and chatter until we started our car. What a lesson I learned!!! Put this in your memory banks!

Thanks for sharing that delly. Why did they put the sign out if it was just family? I would say it was their fault not yours.

[rdlr]

Originally Posted by CMTAD

Delly, you've given us quite an education here. Thank you very much for sharing that story. I can't even imagine how you felt. I know that your intentions were good ones.
Thanks so much for all you teach us!
Charley

Oh, Charley, Shucks! You know I'm a rambler, a chatter, and just love to carry on! about the signs??? Doncha know? Never believe in signs!

[Charley]

Well, please keep carrying on because we're all learning things we wouldn't know if not for the things we pick up during other folks rambles!

Charley

P.S. This is another reason why the ability to chat off topic is so important in a state forum where sometimes, the real education comes from the personal experience of others. Oh my ... did I say that out loud

[elizamary]

Originally Posted by CMTAD

Charley

P.S. This is another reason why the ability to chat off topic is so important in a state forum where sometimes, the real education comes from the personal experience of others. Oh my ... did I say that out loud

Yes you did Charley and I couldnt' agree with you more. I learned so much from true experiences.

[mns35]

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[Charley]

We had about a foot of snow fall today in our area of New York. I'm curious. Did you have snow in Delaware today? How much?

Thanks.
Charley

[rdlr]

In the Dover area, about 1/2 inch of ice/snow, if that. I got in my car at 8 a.m. and headed south on Route 13 to Bridgeville to work, and went 45 mph, instead of 55. It was slushy on back roads on the east and west side of Bridgeville, and I went slower. It turned to rain very quickly, and I returned back to Dover about 11 a.m. I didn't see any fender benders, either. It was business, as usual for me, although they closed some schools.

[Charley]

Originally Posted by Delly

In the Dover area, about 1/2 inch of ice/snow, if that. I got in my car at 8 a.m. and headed south on Route 13 to Bridgeville to work, and went 45 mph, instead of 55. It was slushy on back roads on the east and west side of Bridgeville, and I went slower. It turned to rain very quickly, and I returned back to Dover about 11 a.m. I didn't see any fender benders, either. It was business, as usual for me, although they closed some schools.

What a difference 200 miles makes.

Thanks Delly.

Charley

[from PA]

Originally Posted by Delly

In the Dover area, about 1/2 inch of ice/snow, if that. I got in my car at 8 a.m. and headed south on Route 13 to Bridgeville to work, and went 45 mph, instead of 55. It was slushy on back roads on the east and west side of Bridgeville, and I went slower. It turned to rain very quickly, and I returned back to Dover about 11 a.m. I didn't see any fender benders, either. It was business, as usual for me, although they closed some schools.

CBS3 said Dover had 3 inches...No way.!!!!! I wonder where they got their information.

[maryCh]

I don't know gang... we had about 3 inches all around our yard and the back deck. But it came in Thursday, not today. As Delly and from PA said, we mostly just got sleet/ice from the wee hours of the morning. Enough to crust over what was already here.

My kids were happy to have a surprise day off... but won't like to make it up. Hubby said Manhattan was nuts today, and he got off work early. Last I heard, they had about 6-8 inches in western Nassau County (NY).

Funny, my folks in central NC had the slushy stuff too. Wonder what elizamary will think of what she missed here in DE?

Mary