Too busy this weekend with Motor City Fur[ry] Con and the eclipse to get today's entry written. So please enjoy a maybe 50% chance of seeing a double dose of Jackson County Fair pictures. Also, we were fine, we were staying at an overflow hotel so the bomb hoax called in to Motor City just meant that when we pulled up to the main hotel we saw the Ypsilani Fire Department blocking the road and wondered what the heck was going on. More to come.
Also I don't know why Livejournal's servers aren't able to serve pictures up reliably; I'm going to file a complaint when I have the chance and I'll pass along the ``I don't know, it works for everyone else, have you tried logging out and logging back in again'' that they offer as explanation.
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bunnyhugger at the top of the Ferris wheel, dismayed that the stands are all empty.
Another dramatic angle peering down on the merry-go-round.
And some more fairground stuff, looking out to where I think those picnic tables or something were?
Down near enough the Feris wheel we can see the closed ticket booth and that cozy fries stand again.
And here we are leaving; they were taking up metal plates, reducing the size of the queue areas, reasonably.
And there they go, taking parts of the Ferris wheel and putting them away.
One of the kiddie rides, although I notice the sign doesn't say adults have to be accompanied. Just to have tickets. We didn't see it run; I'm curious if the trucks do anything fun like rear back on two wheels any.
I like the mood of this picture of one person walking past a bunch of illuminated but unattended carnival games.
Swinging ship rides, always good for me.
Not sure why the comic acrobat dog is on the overhang for the concession department but I guess I wanted to preserve the art for future appreciation.
``Will you be long, Sonic?'' ``Yes, Knuckles, I will be long. Will you?'' ``Of course.''
Oh, and got a peek at the control panel for the hang glider ride. It ... doesn't look like it's that complicated a ride to operate.
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Date: 2024-04-09 06:00 pm (UTC)