Did your parents/grandparents ever go to auctions?

No but my grandmother spent time in the now shut-down mental institute in Millegdeville GA receiving shock therapy and lithium for schizophrenia. Her apple pie and pound cake was 1st class. Just lock your door when you go to bed.

My parents went to auction in Ponchatoula all the time. I was young but I remember I had a friend there some times and we woukd run all over that place. I remember the fast talking auctioneer guy. Sounded so stupid

My grandad used to haunt the old stockyard in West Monroe on Cypress. It was across from J&H. He'd take us up there and buy us a burger for lunch then we'd go sit and watch the auctions. He never bid on anything, I think it was just a social thing for him. He was always introducing us to some ol baw he knew from the old days.

He was an old team roper and showed quarter horses later on in life. Never had any interest in cattle.

My parents used to go to an auction place that was held off of Walker south road. That was a while back though.

my step-grandfather was the Wallace of Wallace Dean Rd, and lived on the corner of 80 ("cypress" hadn't made it out that far yet). his side gig was working the pens at the auction. he carried a 5' hickory stick and used it drive the cattle in the chutes. i think his shins were still bruised when he died.

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I was told not to make a move even if my nose was itching.

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One of the better ones we would go to sold soft serve ice cream. It was on a Summer night that I remember I bid three times trying to chase a drip from my vanilla cone.

A lot of the furniture in my house came from the auction in Magnolia, Arkansas. They would alternate the auction between American and English antiques. Great way to spend a Friday night when there is nothing else to do in a small town.

My aunt and uncle still go to Skeets Auction House in Forest, MS. Visually, what you would expect for rural MS but they do have some decent food. I’ve been a couple times and have enjoyed going. It’s been a while, but need to get back sometime soon.

My grandpa used to work at the stockyard in Jackson and of course that came with cattle auctions. My uncle, mentioned above, is still a cattle rancher and is always going to them, buying and selling.

Probably charity ones