State Fair

 I’ve gone to the North Carolina State Fair every year since we moved to Cary, except for last year when the fair was canceled. Aloma went with me the first year but decided not to keep going.

This year I knew where to park to get a quick bus ride to the fairgrounds.  I was careful to pay attention to where I parked so I didn’t lose my car like I did one year.  Usually, I get in free as a senior citizen.  Not this year--$5.00.  There were wall-to-wall people walking around and standing in line for food.  I passed on the food and just walked around enjoying the other people having fun.  I was getting tired so I decided to ride the very large Ferris wheel.  I gave a couple of dollars and change to the ticket person and she said the cost was $7.00.  I told her that was too much for me so she pushed the bills back through the window knocking the change to the ground.  I picked it up knowing that the people in line behind me were wishing that the old man would leave.

No livestock was being judged so I just walked around looking at different farm animals and vegetables.

Finally, I walked to the ice cream store where ice cream was being churned using John Deer engines that sputtered and backfired.  I ate ice cream watching a live performance of a string band playing bluegrass or country.

By the time I walked to the bus and then my car, I was tired.  But I felt good about attending the North Carolina State Fair one more time.

Seasoned Man

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