Just what is the fun of the fair?

[TheDevilEatsNestle]

Because we saw very little when I went to one at the weekend.

Firstly, even in the afternoon, it was full of met police mobile cctv vans and police were everywhere.

The rides were shit and very overpriced.

The DC (preschoolers) wanted to go on a little train ride that goes round in circles, so I paid £3 each for them and they got on, then DD started screaming to get off, was trying to climb out and the ride operator had wandered away and was smoking a fag leisurely. He put it out and strolled over to turn it off, by which point she was hanging on the outside. They were the only children on the ride too. He didn't even acknowledge me let alone respond to the bollocking I gave him.

Then I paid £3 each for a 5 minute session in a bouncy dome thing, this time DS was scared and wouldn't even go in. I asked if DD could take his go in the next session and was told no, and the bloke was dragging kids out by one arm when the time was up.

In the meantime I was scared of being showered in vomit from the people on hideously scary rides called 'terminator' etc.

At this point we went to the park and I will never set foot in one again.

Lesson learned.

That should have been my op cornsilk, rather than me waffle on. he he

the last fair I went to was a traditional Steam Fair - now that was fun. you get to look at the steam engines as well as the rides, they still have the Gallopers (always my favourite) and it was a lovely family atmosphere there, even with all ages of people (including largeish groups of teenagers).

I know, I know, it's harking back to some fictitious "golden age" but really, much better than the modern crap.

Oh yes, they have a steam fair on the South Bank every so often, that is great fun.

There is no fun of the fair until your DCs are old enough to go on the dodgems. There's nothing quite as cathartic as a good dodgem attack on the child who's been irritating you the most over the last few days

the fun of the fair

1. Bright colours
2. Loud pop music with a good hard beat
3. dangerous looking boys operating the rides and chatting you up
4. showing off to mates
5. candy floss
6. Lights in teh dark
7. chance to win soft toys and lark about with them

Oh I used to have fun at them, great fun. A bottle of 2020 on the way and a 10 pack of fags between 4 of us.

I really don't remember them being so grimy though.

...although it was probabaly types like me that were the 'grime' .

I think the 'fun' part depends one heck of a lot on your age.

I think fairs are actually only fun when you are a teenager.

and seeing as teenagers are a whole other species not yet documented (I am rinding now I live with two of them), it kind of figures doesn;t it.

I mean, who would voluntarily go to one as an adult with the fiflth and the grime and the noise and the smells and the gross fluffy pink sugar stuff on sticks

oh yes, mums with bored teens go.......

altho, my eldest is 15 now and off on her own (well, with her mates).....tis great letting her go without me

Carter's Steam fair is a lovely old traditional one-the DCs loved it when they were little. They only cover a small part of the SE. www.carterssteamfair.co.uk/aboutus.html-HERE

Sorryhere

I've never got the whole 'steam' thing.Turn up, stare at some huge garden roller thing belching steam manned by bearded middle aged fella, watch people expose too much flesh, eat crap and smack their kids, then go home.

Great.

Its not that sort of steam fair, moondog-it is old fashioned carousels, swing boats etc.

Perhaps I should have linked the attractions instead-it is all restored old fair ground stuff.In the 1d arcade you have to change your money to old pennies. Unfortunately DCs grow out of it fairly quickly-but it was nice while it lasted.
different attractions

You expect to waste money, get deafened, etc but I was pretty amazed to pay for dd to do grab a duck because they said you get a scooby doo if you lose - except when we lost she gave us something else from a bucket and when dd looked crestfallen she said you only get those if you lose.

I said but we did lose, she said, no you got a one, you have to hook zero to lose.

Ah= fair enough.