Every year I look forward to the North Carolina
State Fair. It’s only a 20-minute drive
from our home; I go alone so I can do what I want to do and come home when I’m
ready. And it’s free for senior
citizens.
This year I didn’t think I was going. I got into some bad food on vacation a few
weeks ago and have not been feeling good.
But on Wednesday, I woke up feeling better and decided to go to the
fair.
Promoting the fair, the local newspaper had
several articles about new foods this year.
It seems to me that most people go to the fair to eat. Most everything is fried, slathered in butter
or has BBQ sauce on it. In other years,
I bypassed the food. This year I could
barely look at it.
I walked around, watched some judging of some
steers, checked out the biggest pumpkin (1,500 pounds) and watched kids enjoy
the animals. I did ride the Skygazer,
the tallest ferris wheel to ever hit Raleigh (so they say).
Last year, I didn’t pay attention to where I
parked, and I spent an hour looking for my car.
I learned my lesson and this year went right to it.
My only problem was walking. I haven’t had any exercise in weeks, and I
suffered from being on my feet for a couple of hours. I did take a break and sat and listened to
some bluegrass music.
I’m already looking forward to the North Carolina
State Fair next year. Maybe I’ll be in
the mood to eat some fried fat.
Seasoned Man
stevelem117@gmail.com
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