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Sounds like the North Dakota State Fair. I was on a ride once called the Enterprise, waiting for it to start, looked over at the motor, and it was spurting oil. I enjoyed the ride, but it made me a little hesitant to get on another one.  And then what about the ones that get stuck on for like a half hour.

I would also note that the vast majority of “carnies” are plastered drunk while operating this machinery.

I would also note that the vast majority of “carnies” are plastered drunk while operating this machinery.

Heh. Probably right. A lot of them are wanted someplace or on the run from child support or whatever. Or are felons who live outside the mainstream in the relative anonymity of the carny gypsy lifestyle.

Election ‘08 - We Are So Screwed

I’ve never been able to bring myself to ride carnival rides.  On one hand, I don’t like to ride in/on anything I’m not personally operating (I’m never a passenger in a car).  On the other hand, I look at the crack squad of savvy, motivated personnel they’ve got running the rides and setting them up and I’d just as soon not take the risk.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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One week ago today, I was with my daughter, three granddaughters and grandson in Jackson, California. We went to a local Founder’s Day celebration where they had one of these Carnivals, maybe the same one, I don’t know; but, my 16 year-old grandson refued to ride and told me that he didn’t like the looks of the ride equipment and didn’t think they were safe.

True story!

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

CALIFORNIA IS EXTREMELY LAXED WHEN IT COMES TO AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY; THERE IS NOT ONE CERTIFIED AMUSEMENT RIDE INSPECTOR OVERSEEING THESE OVERNIGHT SET UP CARNIVALS; UNLIKE THE STATE OF WASHINGTON; PLEASE WRITE TO Governor Schwarzenegger AND HAVE A SIMILAR PROGRAM IMPLIMENTED LIKE THEY DO IN WASHINGTON STATE BEFORE MORE OF OUR CHILDREN ARE INJURIED OR KILLED ON THESE DANGEROUS UN-INSPECTED RIDES. SEE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
http://www.lni.wa.gov/Forms/pdf/500065af.pdf

Carnies,,,,Rubes

....Jackson, California…
Neiman on May 17, 2008 at 08:50 am

Aha!! Gotcha. I knew it. You are a gambler.

(Feeble attempt at humor)

My daughter was a dealerthere, she’s a nurse now. I was born in Reno, my Uncle worked fpr Bill Harrah and my mother worked in a Bingo Hall when I was born. But, I rarely gamble and I am too cheap to lose much money.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.