{"id":16,"date":"2004-10-18T08:29:18","date_gmt":"2004-10-18T12:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=16"},"modified":"2004-10-19T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2004-10-19T16:16:48","slug":"nc-state-fair-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddsingleton.net\/chronicle\/2004\/10\/18\/nc-state-fair-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State Fair 2004"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/chronicle\/photos\/fair1.jpg\" class=\"imagelink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/chronicle\/photos\/fair1-thumb.jpg\" align=left vspace=10 hspace=10 width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"image\"\/><\/a>My prediction was correct.  There were a lot of people in Raleigh yesterday.  The fair was packed.  Sometimes the crowd got so large all movement would just stop in a human traffic jam.  Amy and I rode the Zambala (or something like that), the large Farris Wheel, the Orbiter, and the best ride I&#8217;ve ever been on &#8211; The Fire Ball.  Some young girl told Amy she could just close her eyes if she got too scared.  I want to go back and ride it again.  The best part was that I got to go do something with fun with Amy by ourselves.  I&#8221;m glad we didn&#8217;t do a group outing.<\/p>\n<p>There must have been 3000 pair of overalls in attendance.  Amy had a good point: if you&#8217;re not feeling good about yourself, go to the fair.  In general the American public scares me.   Most people claim to go for the food &#8211; and it shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My prediction was correct. There were a lot of people in Raleigh yesterday. The fair was packed. Sometimes the crowd got so large all movement would just stop in a human traffic jam. 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