They Lost. Darn!
Mother & Son.
Good Form!
They lost! Darn!
Husband & Wife.
Crazy Form! Look at me...I look like I'm in it to win it. Don't I?
It paid off! We won!!!
What did we win?
Just the opportunity to take a picture with our fists of victory in the air!
The Grease Pole!
Actually there are two. One for the kids and one for the adults.
Every Fourth of July, Salina City stakes two poles in the grass and then they lather it up with animal fat, hence the name - The Grease Poll!
What do they do with this?
They take volunteers -
teams of four -
the teams climb the Grease Pole.
And you say...
WHY!?!
WHY NOT!
No really...there is MONEY all over that thing!
Hundreds of dollars!
THATS WHY!
This was Jill (Nate's sister) and her team. They tried. It was HARD!
They only got a dollar. Darn!
They shared a slushy. Yea!
Ok, I'm sensing you have more questions about this Grease Pole.
Where does the money come from?
Donations - wouldn't you donate some money to watch people try to climb a grease pole?
Besides the money slathered all over the pole, what is the teams incentive to try to get to the top?
THE JACKPOT!
There is a ribbon towards the top of the pole...also held on by the grease and if you get that ribbon you get hundreds of dollars. This year I think the jackpot was $450! Plus, whatever you are able to get off the pole, which was about $150 total.
Here is the team that wins every year. They get MOST of the money and the JACKPOT!
Don't hate me but, I only got a picture of them getting ready. My camera died. So, you'll just have to go to Salina next year and watch these guys climb...they've got a really good system.
We had a great BBQ - again no pics. Sorry!
Nate and the gang play Ultimate Frisbee - Nate's favorite! Again no pics. Sorry!
And then we did poppers and sparklers on the deck. FUN!!!
7 comments:
Great Pics! Why didn't you and Nate give the grease poll a go?
Ha ha ha! Nate wanted to...but, I'm too heavy (can't be gettin on people's shoulders) and too weak (can't be holding multiple people on my shoulders).
Looks crazy fun though doesn't it?
There's two pics of the same little boy...NOT SMILING. What did you say to him?! P.S. b/c I KNOW you'll appreciate this, go to 'Days of April' blog from my blog and watch the video regarding Chicago....CRAZY cool!!
Becky! So sorry I haven't commented in forever. I'm kind of bad. But, I'm trying to be better. Your little girl is so cute! Love the pics. And yes, it feels great to be done and in the working world (mostly to be done). How are you doing my friend? How are you guys liking Nebraska? Miss you!
Seriously, how have I missed all these posts?
I am soooo sorry about your foot, is it feeling better yet? Ouch!!!
Grease pole....ick, but worth it.
Stop buying cheap cheeseballs, get cheetos! :)
Hey Becky! Sorry I didn't get to say bye! It was good to hear from you, looks like you had a good summer in Utah! Miss ya, there are a lot things I miss about Lincoln, and one is all the moms and getting together with them. Have fun!
Love your daughter's hats.
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