Friday at the Fair
So the end of last work week found me at the fair. I went with a friend who masqueraded as my sugar momma but that had a few unforseen circumstances which were somewhat "less than optimal" to say the least.The sun was beating down and I thought the temperature must be approaching 100° in October. It all precluded that lingering for which I had been yearning and it put the kybosh on any photography which I had also envisioned early on.
Upon entering the joint she got in for free with her ID and then she went so far as to get me a "senior" discount ... much to my whining disappointment.
I think she may have done this as an act of revenge for making her the banker.
So we went through most of the buildings and I wanted to see more in the way of sand carving and plants but the art section was pretty much everything I remember.
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The buildings we walked through were generally unfamiliar and the bathroom access could have been much better with the sunburnt bald head of mine and all.
We encountered two colleagues from work who had arrived that morning at 4:00 am in service to Breast Cancer Awareness Day. They were of good cheer and tolerating the heat much better than I.
So we got a lemonade which was quite good and wet and cold. The french fries were somewhat smaller than I remember but they were good too. I skipped the sausage and other things I spoke of when planning the excursion and really, I was okay with it all.
We had a walk around the midway and the large ferris wheel was really a sight to behold. The main attraction I wanted to ride was the double decker merry go round until I saw it. It was some 25% of the size I expected so I passed on the adventure.
The bottom line here is that after 22 years (last visit was in 1997) I came to the realization that the more things change the more they stay the same and I guess I'm good for another 22 years.
To top it all off I lost the truck in the parking lot. Yes, I could have brought the fob with the panic button. My sugar momma took it all in stride and hasn't told me she hates me yet ... but I'm very embarassed by it all nontheless.