Jeanne’s Thoughtful Spot

One of the best parts of the end of summer/beginning of fall is football season starting. The off-season always seems like such a long time!

The other day Tony, one of the Tribe’s attorneys, was in the office chit-chatting and he said, “I have to go to the game Monday night.” He is a football fan and a Packers fan. I wanted to say but only thought to myself, “Oh, you poor thing.” He was explaining that there were some guys coming into town on Monday for golf course business and he invited them to the game and that they were sitting in the box. I told Tony I was going to the game too and he asked, “Are you sitting in the box too?” I said, “No. I’m sitting outside… it’s more fun. Also, it’s the first game of the season and a Monday night game so it will way more fun!!” His reply, “Well, in the box you get free beer, free food and the bathrooms are a lot closer.” (He is cheap, a lot cheaper than I am!) I told him, “At a football game I would rather have way more fun then get free beer and free food!” He just smiled and shook his head.

While watching the opening night game (Redskins vs. Giants) the cameras went to the father of Giants quarterback Eli Manning. I told Ken, “It’s Archie Manning!” Ken said, “He is sitting outside. Why is he sitting outside? He should have a seat in one of the boxes.” I said, “Maybe he thinks sitting outside is way more fun too!”

Last night I went out to my car and noticed some black smoke behind the trees way back in the behind our house. I didn’t think too much of it, maybe someone was burning tires. And then I heard something pop. Hmm, I thought, tires blowing in the fire. I went back in the house and forgot about it. A short time later I walked into the dining room and saw a lot of black smoke rolling behind the trees. I told Ken and Rachel to come and look. This is what we saw…

…and then we heard a whole bunch of sirens. I asked Ken if there was a house back there and he said no so we had to investigate. Ken, Rachel and I jumped in the Tahoe and flew across the field to the fence line. This is what we saw…

…several fire trucks and firefighters putting out a tractor fire. The tractor was fully engulfed and very stinky. We heard three more pops, which I am assuming by the smell of burning rubber, were tires. The tractor has one of those things on the back that makes hay. Ken said, “Too back it wasn’t tractor that spreads that pig manure!”

I am wondering though how many people thought our house was on fire. Many cars came from down the road and turned around in our driveway when the black smoke was really rolling!!

p.s. I am really glad the grass didn’t catch fire considering how dry it’s been around here AND considering the wind was blowing in the direction of our house!  That would not have been good.