Oh boy what a fun time me and my son had at the county fair tonight.
Skys were a little threating when we left but figured we could get there gets a few rides in for the DS and some fair food for me. Got tto he fair and clouds were darkening, but we parked and started walking to the rides. Get about 50ft to the ride area and they close the rides due to pending weather. Decided to check out the arts building. Came out of that building and the sky was black and lighting was starting.
Found We decided to start back to the car before the rains came but didnt want to start walking in the open so we zigzag through the buildings trying to get to the other side. As we get to the goat barn the wind hits and just about take us off our feet. This is a metal barn building with flip out metal sides for venting. The door on the back of the barn just about blew off there hindges. A bunch of people were trying to keep it closed as others moved braces to hold the door closed. The windows were flying open and closed make a big clatter. People were junmping up trying to lock the windows closed. With all of this happeing the rain started and what a rain. We can hear "things hitting the doorsand walls., Door flying open, windows opening and then power goes out. Kids start screeming and animals start making noises and the lightning, thunder and rain in the metal building was amasing. Power comes back on and that help a little.
If all that wasnt enough The center roof isle is overwelmned with water and hundreds of gallons of water from the roof start pouring down on top of many of the goats and displays. Fans start to shortout and animals are being flooding. Me and a bunch of others started setting up temporary pens for the animals. Not all the animal owners were on site so we moved what we could o the animals. 20 to 30 goats moved into seperate holding pens and out of the water. One of the maint workers got the breakers off for the fans and we moved some of the personal possessions out of the pens.
Wind finally died down enough to get the doors open and to see what was happening. The "things" hitting the building were vendor tents and dibre from the fair grounds. A number of tents and displays damaged, Several concession stands were turned, Power lines around the grounds were down and live.
When the rain slowed we made a run for the trunk. Lighting was off in the distance and boy what a light show. Air the air, air to ground was amazing.
Never did get me any cotton candy....
Skys were a little threating when we left but figured we could get there gets a few rides in for the DS and some fair food for me. Got tto he fair and clouds were darkening, but we parked and started walking to the rides. Get about 50ft to the ride area and they close the rides due to pending weather. Decided to check out the arts building. Came out of that building and the sky was black and lighting was starting.
Found We decided to start back to the car before the rains came but didnt want to start walking in the open so we zigzag through the buildings trying to get to the other side. As we get to the goat barn the wind hits and just about take us off our feet. This is a metal barn building with flip out metal sides for venting. The door on the back of the barn just about blew off there hindges. A bunch of people were trying to keep it closed as others moved braces to hold the door closed. The windows were flying open and closed make a big clatter. People were junmping up trying to lock the windows closed. With all of this happeing the rain started and what a rain. We can hear "things hitting the doorsand walls., Door flying open, windows opening and then power goes out. Kids start screeming and animals start making noises and the lightning, thunder and rain in the metal building was amasing. Power comes back on and that help a little.
If all that wasnt enough The center roof isle is overwelmned with water and hundreds of gallons of water from the roof start pouring down on top of many of the goats and displays. Fans start to shortout and animals are being flooding. Me and a bunch of others started setting up temporary pens for the animals. Not all the animal owners were on site so we moved what we could o the animals. 20 to 30 goats moved into seperate holding pens and out of the water. One of the maint workers got the breakers off for the fans and we moved some of the personal possessions out of the pens.
Wind finally died down enough to get the doors open and to see what was happening. The "things" hitting the building were vendor tents and dibre from the fair grounds. A number of tents and displays damaged, Several concession stands were turned, Power lines around the grounds were down and live.
When the rain slowed we made a run for the trunk. Lighting was off in the distance and boy what a light show. Air the air, air to ground was amazing.
Never did get me any cotton candy....
