I’ve always enjoyed going to the State Fair. Unusual foods to try, rides to experience, games and exhibits everywhere. What’s not to like, except perhaps the crowds?
Well, there was the time when I realized rides that spin me around or tilt me throw my inner ear off. I rode the swings—a baby ride—and was so nauseated for the rest of the night I couldn’t eat a thing. Major bummer since the conglomerate smells which fill the air and impossible to ignore, and are normally one of my most favorite things about being there, were contributing to my problem. One year I just had to go to the fair on a day of torrential rain. I don’t know what I was thinking, but I do remember that I was only sixteen. Did you know that umbrellas turn upside down or inside out when you’re riding a ferris wheel, pouring water into your lap, or that ferris wheel seats actually hold water. And when it rains at the fair, where there is lots of dirt and thousands of people trampling through, the mud will suck your shoes right off your feet. I hardly ever consider buying anything at the fair, but this year I made an exception which turned out to be a huge mistake. Long story short, I purchased a cell phone. The guy completely ruined my plan, gave me incorrect information and I had to make a second trip to the fair to return the phone to get everything straightened out. Lesson learned. Ok……so there might be a few things not to like. I still have to say I love a fair. And the mixtures of all the odors of all the foods are still one of my favorite things…unless I forget I can no longer be flipped and twisted and twirled and tilted like I could…once upon a time.
0 Comments
|
Citizens of OxfordThis is a place to reminisce. What do you remember about growing up in Oxford, NC? Archives
August 2016
Categories |