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Indiana

This may not be funny to some of you, but to me, I kinda got a chuckle. I grow tons of plants and have many fruit, so it wasnt a big deal.
I was taking a friend a pumpkin, that was only 195 lbs. It was in the barn and I didnt have anyone to help, so I used out hoist system, and lifted it up on to the back of our pickup truck. Well, I was only taking the pumpkin about 3 miles, so I didnt bother to put the tailgate up. Well, you can probably guess what happened! I was driving down the road, and turned the corner a little quick. The pumpkin and tarp flew right out the back, and like 5 people were on the front yard where it fell out, needless to say, they were all laughing. So to conclude my little escapade, I went back to the house with only my tarp, and got my friend a 240 pounder!
Tom Beachy

10/30/2001 10:15:11 PM

Webster, NY

I think it's great that you can laugh at yourself and find the light side of your misfortune. I hope the pumpkin didn't get rolling downhill, who knows where it would have stopped.

10/30/2001 10:49:19 PM

Deer Park WA

Tomman... Did you get any seeds from the squashed gourd? You may be able to sell them on "Ho-Bay" as a novelty! Sorry I know that was as a cheap shot, but I couldn't resist. I once hoisted a 170 pounder up on my roof and dropped it on my drive way just because it was a stem splitter, I was quietly pleased by that, and consequently slept like a baby all winter. P.S. I did'nt save any of those seeds.........

10/31/2001 1:08:26 AM

Puyallup, WA

I've heard of "falling off a turnip truck"....but this is unique!

10/31/2001 1:17:18 AM

Ga.

Bet your friend was glad you dropped the 195,,,cause he got a bigger one,,,^_^,,,I would have probably gotton upset and frowned,,,now thats a classy guy,,way to go Tom man...

10/31/2001 6:30:51 AM

Indiana

No, no seeds, it was open pollinated.
Tom Beachy

10/31/2001 8:19:32 AM

Greencastle, PA

depending on what you had in your patch it could still have good genes, just you wouldn't know what they are. That is pretty funny. lol.
Tom

10/31/2001 1:07:37 PM

Indiana

It was on my 650 Lloyd 1996, very sick plant
Tom Beachy

10/31/2001 3:17:49 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

Sound like a magic trick to me. A pumpkin turns into a squash at 35 mph. Tom

10/31/2001 11:16:39 PM

Greencastle, PA

look three toms in a row. lol.

11/1/2001 5:29:35 PM

Greencastle, PA

now four!

11/1/2001 5:29:53 PM

Greencastle, PA

5! 6 after I post this one! that's alot of Toms. lol.

11/1/2001 5:30:45 PM

Long Island,New York

Go ahead Kilr...you say it! lol..........G

11/1/2001 5:39:26 PM

Ga.

Kilr,,you got my permission,,lol

11/1/2001 6:08:11 PM

Deer Park WA

Don't give him the satisfaction Kilr, It would be like encouraging a bad habit...

11/1/2001 7:50:04 PM