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Posted on Saturday, October 01, 2005
Roller Coaster Yard Sale
We had dug enough mums and filled the red trailer full, around 60 potted
mums the night before. We got up about 5:30 AM and started slicing ham,
packing coolers, taking medicine, loading pumpkins, card table, lawn
chairs, jackets, and a bunch of other stuff. It looked like we were
moving out of town. The pickup bed was full of hay and pumpkins, the
back seat was full of who knows what, and the front seat was full of
Stacey, Linda and me. We pulled out of the driveway at 6:25 AM with just
enough daylight to see where we were going. We stopped in Burkesville
and grabbed a biscuit sandwich for each of us and headed to Marrowbone,
16 miles from our house.
We pulled into an area beside our neighbors,
Nancy and Steve Riddle. He had picked the area and we agreed, who ever
got there first would save a space for the other. I backed the trailer
up to where we were going to setup our 'mum stand'. I unloaded the hay
bales and placed them near the road while Linda was setting the mums on
the hay and Stacey was carrying the pumpkins and setting them around the
hay and mums. That went pretty well, so next was setting up the canopy.
That took about 5 minutes, as it is an expandable type that is simple to
put up and take down. There's no need for stakes and ropes. Finally, we
got the cooler and lawn chairs and we were 'open for business'. The
entire time Nancy and Steve were unpacking the items in their Coke
collection. We made it look like we had done it before, but we hadn't!
There was a lot of traffic and people were stopping fairly often. Some were
interested in looking at our mums, but lot's of them were looking at the
Coke stuff and there was also a 'wood carver' setup on the other side of
Nancy and Steve. We made some sales of pumpkins and mums and were
feeling good about our plan, but then a snag popped up.
A woman
walked around our mums and I asked her if she wanted to buy some mums,
she said, "Well, I thought you might give me some, since you are setup
on MY property! I looked at Steve and then said "Are you kidding?" NO,
she wasn't kidding. I showed her the sign saying Roller Coaster Yard
Sale right where we had put all our stuff. She told me they put those
everywhere and this was her property, not the park like we thought. I
started apologizing and said we didn't know that and we would have never
setup there had we known it was hers and not the park. Steve ended up
knowing her and she knew him, so he began talking to her and told her
the same thing. She stayed and talked for about a half hour and once she
knew who we were and where we lived, she said she had been through our
house at the Christmas Tour. She eventually said it was ok we were there
and I told her she could have a free mum for letting us stay. Crisis
averted.
The rest of the day went smooth with Regina showing up and
us selling mums, eating ham sandwiches, drinking pop, laughing and
enjoying the nice weather while selling mums, pumpkins and bales of hay.
We became better acquainted with our neighbors, Nancy and Steve and made
some money too. They packed their stuff up and left about 4 PM. We
waited longer as I wanted to let it cool off before I loaded our hay
bales back into the truck and packed up the mums we didn't sell. We took
our stand down about 5:30 PM and headed home. We figured we had sold a
little over half the mums. We were talking about that we would put the
mums that we left on the wagon in the front yard the next day.
As we
were about to pull in the driveway, I looked at the hay field and
Garmons had baled the hay. I knew that was for us, but I parked the
truck and trailer and jumped on a 4-wheeler and headed down to Phil's
place to make sure. He told me yep, to get what ever I needed to finish
the 100 bale deal we had made for them using our barns. I might have
cussed a couple times on the ride back home. I was already tired and
there were about 66 bales of hay we needed to pick up and put in the hay
shed. I checked the computer using the radar image to see if we could
wait till morning, but there was rain showers within 75 miles and if the
hay gets rained on after it's baled, it will ruin it. I told Stacey to
come on, we needed her to drive the 4-wheeler while Linda and I picked
up hay bales and put them on the black trailer. We decided to use it
because it is a lot lower to the ground which means less lifting than if
we used the hay wagon. We could also pull the 4-wheeler and trailer
inside the hay shed so it would require less hand carrying of the hay
bales too. It was completely dark by the time we started. Stacey drove
the 4-wheeler between rows of baled hay while Linda and I stacked it on
the trailer. Then I drove out of the field and across the road into the
hay shed and Linda and I unloaded the hay as I stacked it on wood
pallets. Stacey kept the other 4 wheeler running with the lights on so
we could see what we were doing since there are no lights in the hay
shed. We were getting 18 bales per load and after several trips we had
become soaked in sweat, covered with hay and had the job done. I
actually think this was a lot better than doing it in the daylight as it
was in the low 70s and if we had done it the next day the forecast
called for upper 80s. Picking up hay at night, maybe a new innovation,
but it worked for us.
Once back to the house, a shower was first on
my list, before a drink of water or anything. After that about 5 glasses
of ice water, I think partly because of eating ham sandwiches during the
day, but especially because of the picking up hay. It was about 9 PM.
Posted on Monday, October 03, 2005
Tobacco Barn
Now that the USA Government has bought out all the tobacco quotas, we no
long have any tobacco grown on our farm. We have received a 'buyout
payment' and will continue to get them for a total of ten years. Phil
and Steve Garmon, who used to grow our tobacco, have continued to grow
tobacco, but most farmers have quit the tobacco growing business.
Earlier in the year, Phil, Steve and I were standing across the creek in
the hay field and Phil asked me if he could lease my barns to hang their
tobacco. I said yes and that I wanted some hay for Linda and Regina to
sell along with the mums. Phil and Steve liked the idea of trading and
not having to pay cash and I liked Steve's idea of 100 bales of hay for
them using the barns. Linda, Stacey and I picked up the hay Saturday
night and they have the tobacco hanging in the barns now.
Posted on Friday, October 07, 2005
Pickups
Linda and I had to go to the school to pickup some hay bales and mums
that the teachers used for a display. We went to the mum patch before 8
AM in a light drizzle. It had rained most of the night and the patch was
great for digging mums. We had held off on digging the bronze colored
mums, as they were the last to start budding out before they bloom. We
dug about a dozen and came home, left some on the black trailer and put
4 in the truck to show the teachers when we went to pick up the others.
We sold all 4 of the bronze as soon as we got to the school. We picked
up our hay bales and a few smaller mums.
Once home I put the mums on
the wagon, the hay bales back in the shed and took a shower while Stacey
and Linda were getting their stuff for the ride to Pauline and Brent's
house. We headed over there and ate Wendy's sandwiches while on the
road. Pauline was working and Brent was home, so we visited with Brent
awhile. Our mission, which we had decided to accept, was to 'dog sit'
Pico and Poco. Brent seemed a little worried about how Poco would behave
while at our house. We laughed and made the comparasion to worrying
about one's kids when leaving them with someone else. Poco is still a
young pup and sleeps in a cage, so we loaded it in the trunk and headed
to our house after telling Brent not to worry.
We made a couple stops
on the way home and everything went OK, no dogs escaped or bit anyone.
Once home Pico, Poco, Missy, and Cooter all smelled each other's butts
and then Poco did 'his business' outside, which was what had worried
Brent the most I think. We were off to a real good start. Linda set the
cage up in the living room and we played with Pico and Poco on the rug
in there. Poco still likes to bite a lot and needs to be calmed down
after playing, so I was working with him on playing and then loving
instead of biting and fighting all the time. By then, Linda had fixed us
some tacos and they were ready to eat also. We gave all the dogs a
little of the meat and they all ate like they hadn't had anything to eat
for a day or two. Pico made sure Poco didn't get his and I left Missy in
the kitchen eating so there wouldn't be a problem with her. After that,
a couple trips outside and everybody and all the dogs went to bed. No
problems yet.
Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005
Dog Sitting
Today has been a peaceful day with the pups. Linda let them out early
and I turned the pack out again about 6 AM. We have had wrestling
matches in the floor and on the bed. There hasn't been a real 'dog
fight' yet, we slow them down when it gets too rowdy. We had a couple
customers for mums and hay that set off a barking frenzy when they rang
the doorbell, but other than that it has went smooth. Linda took them
for a walk around what we call the 'horse shoe' and when they came back
from that they were ready for naps. Missy, Pico and Poco were all on the
three couch pillows sleeping, when Linda and Stacey went to town. I just
laid on the love seat and watched them. Every now and then there would
be some little noise that would cause one of the pups to raise an ear
and then lay back down. When the girls came back from town, Linda had an
old sweat shirt that she cut the arms off. I took one of the arms and
held it up to Poco to size it for him. I cut the hole for his front legs
and slit the wrist band to give him some extra room for his head to
slide through. Getting it on was a little trouble, as I'm pretty sure
Brent has stuck socks over his head and made him pull them off himself.
Once it was on, he was going to tear it off, but I distracted him with a
toy for long enough that he forgot about it. Then it seemed like he
liked it because it kept him warm.
I think they are getting used to being here and the routine we are using to
keep them occupied and the floors dry. You never know what tomorrow will
bring though.
Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2005
Mum Digging, Thunder and Lightning
We needed to go to the mum patch to dig 30 mums for the Homemaker's Club
meeting on Thursday. We put the little dog in the cage, closed the doors
to the bedrooms and headed to the patch. I pulled the hay wagon with the
tractor, because 30 of the Bronze mums would not fit on the black
trailer that we pull behind the 4-wheelers. I dug the mums and set them
beside Linda, she potted them and Stacey carried and placed them in rows
on the hay wagon. We ended up digging 31 somehow, but no big deal, we
can sell any extras, I hope. I slowly pulled the wagon full of mums home
and left it setting in front of the upper barn.
We went back inside and let the dogs out of the house to run around a little
while. We took them back inside and played with Pico and Poco, they did
tricks and we kept them busy for a couple of hours. Linda was watching
something on TV while Stacey and I were watching the NASCAR race. About
5:30, I used the tractor to move the wagon in front of the garage door
and Linda fixed us some 'chicken poppers'. They were made with pieces of
chicken breast dipped in a pancake batter with some seasoning. The dogs
ate some of those too. Linda went to Regina's house to take some for her
to taste and to visit.
I began to watch Sunday Night Football and
when Linda came back, Stacey and her were in charge of the dogs the rest
of the evening. Later, around 11:30, there was a severe thunderstorm
that went overhead and all the dogs were scared, including Cooter. Linda
let Cooter inside and put him in the garage because he was scratching at
the back door wanting inside. The storm lasted till about 12:30 and then
everyone went back to sleep including Pico, Poco, Missy and Cooter.
Posted on Monday, October 10, 2005
Playful Dog Fight?
Poco and Pico have been taught to fight by Brent and they sometimes go a
little too far. We have slowed the fighting down so they don't get mean.
I had been laying in the living room floor and had Poco chasing a 'Slush
Puppy'. Pico would bring the toy the rest of the way back if Poco
didn't. I slipped in and picked up the camera and came back to the
living room. I threw the toy a couple more times and then caught Pico
and Poco arguing about who was going to get the 'Slush Puppy'.
Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Nana is Visiting
Linda and I received a call this morning from Brent, telling us that Nana, Pauline and him were on their way to our house and they were stuck in traffic between Indy and Louisville. Linda did most of the talking and I was just sitting in the same room. After that I went outside to bush hog some places for the final time this year, I hope. Linda was using the string trimmer around some of the buildings. I finished with the tractor and Linda quit trimming. We had a lady and her daughter come by to look at the mums and she wants to buy 50 of them for her daughters wedding. While that was going on, another car pulled in the driveway while we were at the mum patch. Stacey sold them some mums and pumpkins and then I saw a mini-van pull in the driveway, so I headed back to the house knowing that the lady had previously bought seven. This was the third time she had stopped and bought seven mums each time. I went back to the patch and picked up Linda. We rode home and as I was setting on the back porch in the swing cooling off, I heard someone pull in the driveway. I went around and met Pauline, Brent and Nana. I gave her a hug and told her we were glad she came down. We sat on the back porch for a while talking and watching all the dogs. More people pulled in and we had to go dig mums. Pauline and Brent loaded up their dogs and went to the mum patch with us. They helped dig the six mums and then they left for home. Linda and I went back home and we all had sandwiches and then our neighbors came over to buy 4 mums. So we loaded the neighbors in the truck and took them to the patch, dug the mums for them and took them home. We pulled back over to our driveway and it was completely dark. Linda went inside and I watered the mums we had already dug for the Homemaker's Meeting on Thursday. We have to move them into the red cargo trailer tomorrow and dig those 50 mums for the wedding by Friday. I told Linda I didn't think we could have them done by then, but she says we can. Stacey and I went to bed with Linda and her mom still talking.
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Digging the Mums
Linda and I went to the patch early and dug about 20 mums that filled
the trailer behind the 4-wheeler.
We returned to the house and Stacey and Nana were up and had ate their
breakfasts. I took the truck and hooked up the red trailer and then
backed it up near the garage. Linda set up a table in the garage and
Nana, Stacey and Linda wrapped the mums that had been potted the day
before in a yellow plastic for the Homemakers Meeting on Thursday. I set
them on the table for them and when they were done, I set the mums in
the trailer. We left it with the doors open, with the hope that the mums
will be OK until tomorrow for delivery.
Linda took the girls to town and was gone a couple hours while I stayed home
and straightened the garage and moved the black trailer inside the
garage out of the sun. I had already watered the mums on that trailer
and they were ready for overnight. When the girls came home, around
4:30, we headed to the patch again. This time I took the tractor and the
hay wagon while the girls came in the pickup truck. I dug mums while
Linda potted them with Stacey and Nana carrying them to the wagon.
Regina stopped after she got off work and helped out too. We dug until
dusk, had the wagon full and headed back to the house with the lights
blinking on the tractor. I backed the hay wagon up to the garage door,
unhooked the tractor and put it into the shed. I watered the mums using
the hose while they were on the wagon.
Tomorrow, I will push them inside the garage to keep them out of the sun. This
should help keep them nice until they are picked up on Friday. I'll
probably roll the black trailer and hay wagon back out and water them
Thursday evening also.
Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005
Sold, Sold and Even More Sold
Thursday was a busy day for a while. Stacey and I started by taking the
mums in the red trailer to a church in Burkesville, Edith was to meet us
there, but must have been running late. Linda and Nana pulled up in the
Mustang as I backed the trailer under the entryway to the church's side
entrance where the meeting room was located. I left Linda and her mom in
the truck waiting on Edith while I took Stacey with me in the Mustang
and went to her Dr appointment at 11:10. We waited in the Dr's office
and when it was our turn to see Dr Rice we went in to the exam room. We
spoke with Dr Rice and he was glad to hear Stacey hadn't had any seizure
activity since April. I mentioned about Dr Zhu lowering her Tegretol
doseage. He seemed pleased with the current state of Stacey's health. So
we were out of there and headed back to the church. We helped finish the
unloading of the mums, pumpkins and hay bales. After that we ate at
Pizza Hut and came on home. Nana and Linda went back for the Homemaker's
Meeting and Dinner and got home about 9 PM.
This morning Linda wanted
to go to a farm sale that had a tractor to sell. I didn't care much
about going as I feel people usually pay too much for things at
auctions. We all loaded in the truck and dropped off Linda's Secret
Pal's gift and headed south out of Burkesville to the sale location
about 9:30 AM. There were lots of people there before we unloaded and
walked up to the 'farm sale'. I registered and got a number in case
anyone wanted to bid. Linda, Nana, and Stacey went to look. I headed
over to the tractor and met up with Linda who said the tractor was a
nice one. It wasn't too bad. It was a 92 model with 1482 hours on the
meter. I told Linda it was going to sell high, but I wasn't going to bid
over $7,500. While there, I saw Steve Garmon and he said the tractor
would sell for about $10,000. I told Linda what he had said, but she
wanted to wait and see. Nana and Stacey found some lounge chairs and
were setting comfortably, so we decided to stay. After about a half hour
I found Linda and I two chairs where we could see what was selling. They
planned on selling the tractor at 11 AM and they did. Everyone walked
over to the tractor and they started the bidding. The auctioneer started
at $6,500 and bidding had him calling for $12,000 when I told Linda we
were leaving. She agreed and we left. After stopping at the Corner for
lunch we came on home. Later Martha Wheat came over to pick up the mums
for her daughter's wedding. They liked the ones we had dug and ended up
buying 10 more for a total of 60 mums. We threw in some extra mums and
pumpkins and told them 'Good Luck' with the mums and their marriage too.
They paid and left happy. I decided to pull the wagon down to the edge
of the yard, where we had it setting before. I had just unhooked the
tractor and we had another customer. We went to the mum patch and dug 3
mums for them and a black trailer full to put on the hay wagon.
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2005
Girls Gone Shopping
Nana, Stacey and Linda went to the Foot Hills Festival in Albany this
morning. I decided not to go. They left about 9 AM and while they were
gone I had a few customers buying mums. I went to town and ate lunch at
Subway. As soon as I returned home more mum sales began. The girls came
home about 1 PM and said that the festival was OK, but they didn't buy
much. They hung around about 2 hours and headed to Campbellsville for
some more shopping. I decided not to go. Mum sales increased and there
were only a few mums left on the wagon. I decided to go dig some more by
myself. I had dug a couple and I could hear Cooter barking, so I looked
back towards the house and could see there were people around the wagon.
So I unhooked the trailer and took off for home on the 4-wheeler. I sold
4 more mums and then went back to the patch. I dug 2 more and then there
were more people in the yard at home, so back I went, this time I took
the trailer too. I thought there wasn't any use trying to dig mums
because I couldn't get anything done for having to sell them.
I was
surprised this time as a woman after buying 4 mums, asked my name. I
told her and she said,"Are you the Linda and Dave Norris that sent my
son, Skylar, a get well card?" I told her yes, and I was glad to hear he
had received it. Skylar had a heart transplant, and I told her I had
read about it on the Burkesville web forum and had asked, on there, if
there was an address for well wishers to send cards. She said that it
was especially nice for him, since I had put a picture of Stacey and
Casey riding a 4-wheeler and some cash for him to buy his 4-wheeler gas.
The transplant had been done about a month ago and she said he was out
riding on a 4-wheeler already. I told her how good that it was to hear
that he was doing great health wise. The grandmother stated he had
received over 400 cards. I told them it seemed like the whole community
was pulling for him to get better. I never expected to meet them, her
name was Glenda Willis, and she stated Regina and her were cousins. I
said that Regina and I were cousins too. Then we had to figure out how
we were both related to Regina. They said thanks and I told them thanks
for buying our mums.
The girls came home about 8 PM and said the
shopping had went well. Nana had bought several blouses and Stacey had
found some shorts and blue jeans.
Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005
Nana Headed for Home
Linda and Stacey left with Nana this morning. They are
going past Pauline and Brent's house to let Nana see them and where they
live before going on to take Nana home. I enjoyed her visit and I think
she had a good time while here and with Linda and Stacey also.
Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005
They're Back
As I was 'chatting' on the Skype program with Brent, the doorbell rang. There was a lady wanting to buy two mums. I told her that all we had was one dug and in a pot. She said, she had her shovel with her and two pots, could she dig them herself? Hmm, I told her, I would go dig them for her since she was going to replant the mums. We went to the patch and I dug the mums for her. She paid and I returned home and restarted my conversation with Brent. Later I mowed the little house yard and bush hogged the creek bank behind the old house area. I put the ducks up at dark and went inside to watch some TV. About 7:30 Stacey, Linda and Missy came in from their trip to take Nana home in Indiana. Linda told me about how the trip had gone and who they had seen while they were gone for two days. Missy had stayed with Pico and Poco for almost a week. She was happy to be home and was 'squeaking' when she jumped on the bed and I was 'loving' on her. She went and picked up a toy and proceeded to 'beat me up' while taking the toy and then putting it back in my hand several times. Linda said Missy had obviously missed that.
Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Colors Are Starting to Change
Most of the mums are sold. We have some of the Bronze mums like the one
in the pot in the picture above. The yellow, white and purple are
completely sold out. There are a few red or ruby red left, but aren't
nice ones, so I'm not telling people we have them. If they insist on
going to the patch and looking, then I will sell them what they pick
out. The leaf color has been changing slightly and trees are starting to
lose their leaves also.
Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005
Pattly Lovelace Concert
We had finished lunch when the doorbell rang. Stacey once again opened
the door and let Bonnie and Donnie Cox inside. As I entered the living
room, I playfully scolded Stacey for letting those guys inside. We heard
what had been happening in IN from them and told them what was going on
down here. Donnie started telling us that Bonnie had a heart catheter
done a few weeks ago. We were surprised to hear that news. Bonnie said
that she ended up not having anything wrong, but that they scared her
doing the procedure and all the medical tests. We continued to talk for
a couple hours and then they headed back to their 'cabin' near Byrdstown
TN.
It was time to go to the Patty Lovelace concert in Glasgow. We
showered, dressed and left home a little after 4PM for the concert at 7
PM. We went early as we were planning on eating dinner before going to
the concert. We drove through town and past the theater to make sure of
the location and then went to eat. We chose Tumbleweed's and it worked
out nicely. We beat the dinner crowd and had our order in and were
eating as the restuarant started filling up. We paid and tipped the
waitress and were out the door by about 6:10. Plenty of time to drive to
the Glasgow town square and find a parking spot close to the refurbished
theater.
We were just a little bit early and had to wait about 5
minutes till they opened the doors at 6:30 PM. Our seats were near the
rear of the theater, but were still good seats due to the theater being
small and each row of seats were lower than those behind. The show was
started at 7:05 PM and Patty came out without any 'warm up act'. She
sang several songs with the crowd liking what we heard. After about 35
minutes of louder music, they changed to a smaller acoustic setup and
played some old country and the crowd liked that even more. She played
one song about her Dad working in the coal mines of KY that the crowd
loved and they applauded loudly for about 3 or 4 minutes. That impressed
Patty, and she said, "Well, I guess there's nothing left to say about
that!" The acoustic songs lasted about 40 minutes and then Patty asked
the crowd to stand up and stretch their legs. While they were standing
the band started playing one of her bigger hits and the crowd remained
standing. She played another hit song, and left the stage. The crowd
called her back for an encore and she did two more hits and the concert
was over. They had played a hour and a half.
Since out seats were
near the rear, we were able to leave quickly, walk about 100 feet to our
car and we were on the Cumberland Parkway towards home in about 5
minutes.
Posted on Sunday, October 23, 2005
Pauline and Brent Visit
Pauline and Brent came over Saturday morning with Pico and Poco tagging
along. We didn't have anything planned, but Pauline wanted me to take
some pictures for her. So we loaded into the truck and drove around
taking pictures for about a hour. We came back and looked at the images
on the computer. She picked out the one she liked and we put together a
poem and the picture and I saved it to a CD. She is going to have it
made into a larger, poster size print. Then put that in a frame and give
it to her mom. We ate homemade vegetable soup for lunch and played with
the pups, walked them around the farm and just messed around. Later we
watched a movie upstairs.
This morning it was cloudy when we started
our walk with the dogs. Later as we were watching the NASCAR race, it
started misting rain. About then, we had someone come ring the doorbell
and want to buy mums. We went and dug them three mums in a light rain,
and then went back to the house and ate some burgers for lunch. That
might be the last mums we dig, as it's supposed to be around 31 degrees
Wednesday night. We watched the rest of the race. About 5 PM Pauline and
Brent loaded up their dogs and headed back to their house.
Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
USA Soldiers
Today we reached the sad milestone of 2,000 US soldiers killed in Iraq.
It's now been nearly two and a half years since President Bush declared
"Mission Accomplished". It took 18 months to reach 1,000 dead, but just
14 months to reach 2,000.
At a time when reporters are getting
tired of reporting on the death and destruction in Iraq, it's up to us
to help make sure that the human cost of this war is recognized, so
those that have made the 'ultimate sacrifice' won't have been forgotten.
The death of 2000 U.S. soldiers is an occasion of profound loss for our nation.
I hope you will take time to remember in your own private way.
Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005
Frosty
The temperature last night was a low of 33 degrees. This morning there
was a frost on the ground. It was the first one of the fall season.
Posted on Monday, October 31, 2005
Happy Halloween
It was a real nice day. Linda, Stacey and I went to town and ate lunch,
then we stopped at the bank and came on home. A little later we started
the Triumph, pulled it out and rode back into town taking a slow ride
and going the long way to the Dollar Store and grocery. The tree colors
were just about at their peak. After dark, Regina came up and was
talking with Linda and I, while Linda worked on some Christmas Stockings
for the Homemaker Club. They are taking them to the school and the kids
are putting toys and candy inside and sending them to the hurricane
Katrina kids in Houston. Then we were surprised by Hanna and Jacob
McClain stopping at our house for some Trick or Treats. Jacob's mask had
a hand pump for making 'blood' run down his mask and causing it to look
like he was bleeding from a wound.