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A couple of days ago, we noticed that the fair has arrived in Weston. So last night, as we drove to her mums to drop off some stuff, we drove past to check it was setup (as it wasnt earlier in the day) and it was open!
So we raced back and went in. Not a lot of rides but all of them were only �1 each. We went on the octopus thingy first - 4 arms, with 4 chairs in that swing in/out at great speed. We were the only people on it and it didnt do anything for about 10mins. Then one of the carnies got in and off it went! Holy crap! They must have turned the speed up, cos this baby was flying. It was so fast as it approached the outside and then swung back to the centre, that I could feel the skin of my face moving due to the G forces. Excellent fun.
I won a teddy bear for Shell on the "pick up a thingy with a stick" and we then went in the fun house. It was a short trip - alright though - but the place seemed dilapidated and not well kept. So Shell then won a blue dog doodad from another stall (another "catch something on the end of your stick" game) and we headed to the Waltzer. What a blast! Shell was hunched over into my arm, alternating between screaming and wooing! I was just laughing the whole time. Of course, when we got off, there were the usual injuries - bad ears, aching backs, etc. Great fun though. I might go back and take some pictures as I'm flying round... provided I can find the wrist strap for the camera :)
In other news, one of our contractors is leaving next week. He has been here for about 18months and will be sorely missed. He is selling me his car though. A 1995 Ford Escort. As my current car (2.0ltr SRi Cavalier) goes through about �10 of petrol in 3 days (home to train station and back each day - only about 6 miles) I need something more economical, and the price is just right. I'll sell the Cavalier for about the same amount and end up with a more economical, cheaper to insure and newer car than I currently have. I mean, it wont perform anything like the Cav, but frankly the savings more than outweigh that.
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