It's County Fair Season - The Firearms Forum

pinecone70 · 08-07-2009, 09:23 AM

Here in MN, we're at the height of County Fair time. I've attended three so far, and the one in my county is coming up next week. I was in 4-H as a kid, showed sheep and built model airplanes to enter, I still have my ribbons and trophies. Now my gun club buddies have tractors they enter in all the tractor pulls, so I've been attending all the fairs to see them compete.

Yesterday, I saw an entry that made me happy. A kid entered an unusual woodworking project, it was an AK-47!

He carved it and fitted the pieces together and painted it black!

He got a blue ribbon too. I tried to get a picture but the glare from the glass case prevented it.

Does anyone else enjoy a good county fair in the summer??

fmacsin1 · 08-07-2009, 11:54 AM

It's the start of county fair time in Maine here too. It'll last through mid-October and most of them are still agriculturally-oriented, which I'm glad to see. It is a great chance to educate kids on farms and farm animals which is sad because kids today don't grow up on farms anymore and don't seem to have a clue.

TranterUK · 08-07-2009, 02:07 PM

Sounds great, I wish I could be there. We have similar fairs here, but its been a long time since I have been to one.

ponycar17 · 08-07-2009, 09:21 PM

I enjoy going to the county fair as well. Ours are usually in September though... I guess your fall starts a bit earlier than ours.

pawn · 08-07-2009, 09:33 PM

Yes, ours will be rolling around soon.

If it works out, I might try to hit the MN State Fair this year....

pinecone70 · 08-07-2009, 09:39 PM

The State Fair is fun too. One time, I was walking in a huge crowd at the State Fair, watching a little boy chase a mini donut that was rolling down the street. When he finally caught it, he picked it up and ate it!

Ugh!!

flannelman · 08-08-2009, 01:50 AM

I like fairs too!! I was in 4-H when I was a kid too. I got a lot of trophies and ribbions in a box in the closet from those days. I had a lot of fun going to the fair but I haven't been to one in years. September is fair time here too. When my kida whine about something not being fair I always ask them if they know what a fair is. Then I'll say that a fair is when the farmers get togather to show off their animals, produce, and tractors. There is also a rodeo and a carinval. They don't like it when I do that to them and my wife really didn't enjoy me telling her that one day. But hey, life ain't fair and the sooner they realize that the better.

Tom Militano · 08-08-2009, 10:43 AM

I like county fairs also, especially the food, which I'm not supposed to be eating. It just seems to taste better when your walking around checking out everything and watching the contests.

artabr · 08-08-2009, 10:50 AM

Pinecone, if you see the Jr. woodworker again, please shake his hand for me and give him a thumbs up.

Art

PharmrJohn · 08-08-2009, 10:52 AM

Ours came and went....we missed it. Thing about our community is that there always make-ups. Get together are commonplace. One thing I love about this town.

08-07-2009, 09:23 AM	#1
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	It's County Fair Season Here in MN, we're at the height of County Fair time. I've attended three so far, and the one in my county is coming up next week. I was in 4-H as a kid, showed sheep and built model airplanes to enter, I still have my ribbons and trophies. Now my gun club buddies have tractors they enter in all the tractor pulls, so I've been attending all the fairs to see them compete. Yesterday, I saw an entry that made me happy. A kid entered an unusual woodworking project, it was an AK-47! He carved it and fitted the pieces together and painted it black! He got a blue ribbon too. I tried to get a picture but the glare from the glass case prevented it. Does anyone else enjoy a good county fair in the summer?? __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...." -->

08-07-2009, 11:54 AM	#2
fmacsin1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Moosehead Lake, Maine Posts: 433	Re: It's County Fair Season It's the start of county fair time in Maine here too. It'll last through mid-October and most of them are still agriculturally-oriented, which I'm glad to see. It is a great chance to educate kids on farms and farm animals which is sad because kids today don't grow up on farms anymore and don't seem to have a clue.

08-07-2009, 02:07 PM	#3
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: It's County Fair Season Sounds great, I wish I could be there. We have similar fairs here, but its been a long time since I have been to one. __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way!

08-07-2009, 09:21 PM	#4
ponycar17 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Contributor Posts: 4,884	Re: It's County Fair Season I enjoy going to the county fair as well. Ours are usually in September though... I guess your fall starts a bit earlier than ours. __________________ Arm yourself with intellectual Ammunition! Gunfacts 5.1 Myth-Busting Facts JustFacts.com on Gun Control Stopping Power, the Downloadable Book

08-07-2009, 09:33 PM	#5
pawn Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Crossville, TN Posts: 1,469	Re: It's County Fair Season Yes, ours will be rolling around soon. If it works out, I might try to hit the MN State Fair this year.... __________________ Take care when you get information. The truth is generally seen, rarely heard. -Balthasar Gracian

08-07-2009, 09:39 PM	#6
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: It's County Fair Season The State Fair is fun too. One time, I was walking in a huge crowd at the State Fair, watching a little boy chase a mini donut that was rolling down the street. When he finally caught it, he picked it up and ate it! Ugh!! __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...."

08-08-2009, 01:50 AM	#7
flannelman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rural Arkansas. But isn't all of Arkansas rural? Posts: 1,176	Re: It's County Fair Season I like fairs too!! I was in 4-H when I was a kid too. I got a lot of trophies and ribbions in a box in the closet from those days. I had a lot of fun going to the fair but I haven't been to one in years. September is fair time here too. When my kida whine about something not being fair I always ask them if they know what a fair is. Then I'll say that a fair is when the farmers get togather to show off their animals, produce, and tractors. There is also a rodeo and a carinval. They don't like it when I do that to them and my wife really didn't enjoy me telling her that one day. But hey, life ain't fair and the sooner they realize that the better. __________________ What we do in life echoes in eternity! **** Liberals, they make about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine. If you want to be a looser the best way to get there is to hang around with other loosers.

08-08-2009, 10:43 AM	#8
Tom Militano Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jacksonville, AL Posts: 1,255	Re: It's County Fair Season I like county fairs also, especially the food, which I'm not supposed to be eating. It just seems to taste better when your walking around checking out everything and watching the contests.

08-08-2009, 10:50 AM	#9
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: It's County Fair Season Pinecone, if you see the Jr. woodworker again, please shake his hand for me and give him a thumbs up. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

08-08-2009, 10:52 AM	#10
PharmrJohn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Western Washington Posts: 975	Re: It's County Fair Season Ours came and went....we missed it. Thing about our community is that there always make-ups. Get together are commonplace. One thing I love about this town.