Just before going to bed this evening, Abe and I watched a few minutes of a program on PBS called "Lords of the Gourd". In Cooperstown, NY they have an annual Pumpkinfest and the main activity is a pumpkin weighing contest. It was so charming to watch these farmers anxiously await their pumpkin's turn on the big scale. These pumpkins were so big they used a crane and fork life to get them on the scale. As the farmer awaited the official weight of his pumpkin they would skip to another shot of the farmer in another setting discussing how intense the competition was. "A few years back a 1000 lb. pumpkin would win you the tournament. Now you have to have a 1000 lb. pumpkin to even think about being in the top ten."
Abe and I were hooked. We couldn't change the channel.
In the end, Tom's pumpkin was the last to weigh in. His pumpkin was the envy of all the other farmers and was expected to be about 1400 lbs. In the end, it only weighed 1076 lb.
It was SHOCKING! No one could understand how that could have happened. Must have been less dense.
The announcer was speechless.
His friend said, "It will take him a few days to snap out of this."
Someone else said, "It was crushing. A hush fell over the crowd."
Tom said, It just rips my heart out.
Who says there's nothing good on TV?
Some one should order this and invite us over for a viewing party next Halloween.
Riveting.
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