Kim, Bethany & I are gonna meet Lauriann, & go to the Gray Station-properly called the Appalachian Fair-tonight. Haven't been in like 5 years, gonna go w/my 3 favorite women, we'll have a BIG TIME ! Only thing, it looks like rain-But most of what I wanna see is inside, anyhow. And at least it's NOT a thousand degrees, like it could be. Kim & Lauriann are thick as thieves w/each other, & I don't need to tell you guys how much I worship Bethany... Will let y'all know how it went when I get back. Maybe if this goes as I hope, we'll all do the Knoxville Fair here in a few weeks...

Have fun!

.....have a good time, Sandy.....

My daughter had a lamb in the local San Joaquin County fair, and now the State Fair in Sacramento is going on.

Neither of those is too safe a place to go after sunset.............

Have a 1derful time, Ole Sandy!

Rome

Enjoy, buddy!

Able to eat any of the fair food? Or stomache not quite ready?

If we don't get rain tomorrow, I've got a date myself with some fried dough and corn dogs.....

Damn! It's that time already.

Don't forget to take pictures.

Have some funnel cake for me Sandy.:yes:

Looked it up on the internet, and it looks like a good one.

I presume they'll have horses and and pigs and goats and stuff, but will they babysit your goldfish?

Hope you win some stuffed animals for your girls!

Can ya grab me some french fries & vinegar while you're there? And since you'll be sending that anyways, I'll take some fried chicken, corn on the cob, and an elephant ear. :D

Don't forget to take pictures.

.....if you get stuck at the top of the Ferris.:D

Well, we had an EXTREMELY Large Time...We ended up takin' Jess, Bethany's half brother, he's 15 or so. We got in the gate, gave the kids 50 bux or so for them to ride the rides, told 'em to BE BACK HERE at 8, & we'll see ya later...Off they went, & Kim, Lauriann & myself went thru the commercial exhibits, 4-H stuff, etc. I got tired, sat down, & Kim & LA went off & did a couple more of the commercial bldgs...I kinda like lookin' at people, so this was a treat for me.Bethany & Jess showed back up about 7.45, we'd gotten a Bloomin' Onion, LA & Kim had Good Ol' Fair Extra-Greasy Corn Dogs, Yrs Trly made do w/most of a regular hot dog, & some of the Onion. Didn't get sick. But we all had a good time, they didn't ride too many rides, and-Surprise, surprise-Bethany gave LA most of the money back...Didn't rain but a drop or 2, which is unusual, I've been there more than once when it'll grace you with a Snot-Slinger storm...Going to the Fair is sort of an end-of-the Summer tradition down here, I've missed it the last few years, LA never HAD been, I guess the last time I went, I had Bethany & Kim 4,5 years ago...

Funnel Cakes?

Glad to hear you got out and had a really good time Sandy! Nice to hear everyone had a Great time.

Funnel Cakes?

Thought I better not....They had 'em there, & it WAS tempting...but didn't really wanna upset Mt Vesuvius...Have found that when I'm out, "Away from the Home Front", the less I have, & the blander it is, the better...60 miles is a LONG way to drive if your Belly is doin' the Boogaloo...(grin)

Thought I better not....They had 'em there, & it WAS tempting...but didn't really wanna upset Mt Vesuvius...Have found that when I'm out, "Away from the Home Front", the less I have, & the blander it is, the better...60 miles is a LONG way to drive if your Belly is doin' the Boogaloo...(grin)

That's why I volunteered my digestive services. Just lookin out for ya. ;)

Sounds great - any pix coming for us?

I really didn't like going to the fair...but I've come to appreciate them quite a bit. Went to the Delaware State Fair a couple times this year to see the demolition derbies. Just fun to soak up the atmosphere (world's smallest woman, smallest horse, etc.), be in the middle of the "Americana". Some good street performers, an ag parade through the middle of it all-and the derbies are always fun. "Games rednecks play" Can't wait to go back next year.

One year my dad & I went to Moultrie, Ga, to the Sunbelt Ag Expo, which is this mega-huge farm show/country fair.They had an exhibit of antique tractors there, no Rolls, Packard, Duesenberg ever had any more love & attention lavished on 'em than these tractors did... Another thing I like are the Old Engines...ChuffchuffchuffchuffBANGchuffchuffchuffc huffBANG...Big fun !