p2 might be going friday evening

10/10/2007 10:30:05 PM

Admission price is going up to $7.00. The first increase in 14 years. At least the price of the ride tocket books stayed the same! (But you get 6 less tickets, go figure)

10/10/2007 10:38:53 PM

Each ride costs like $3 to ride, or more. That pisses me off, so I have only ridden like 5 rides in the past 2 years.


The wildlifers kill all the racing pigs as soon as the last customer leaves the fair on closing night. Then we go for the goats, gators, snakes, horses, chickens, turkeys, cows, and then the quail.

FACT.

10/10/2007 10:46:32 PM

eh, the only thing I care for there is the food and people watching. And I have a tough time paying a cover charge and parking fee to do those.

10/10/2007 10:48:38 PM

questions: How much does it cost to get into the fair and what does that price include?

[Edited on October 11, 2007 at 4:19 PM. Reason : NEVERMIND, I SEE IT NOW. someone told me it was $25 to get in.]

10/11/2007 4:19:12 PM

...I went today to buy tickets before they shut down advance sales

...the line from the booths at gate 11 was almost back to trinity road. Not worth saving the $1/ride sheet over buying them online.

10/11/2007 4:24:42 PM

bttt for the fair today!

hey guys, stop by the NC Cattlemen's steak booth for some great steak sandwiches. They are worth all of the $5.

Best food there. and I might be serving it.

10/12/2007 1:02:20 PM

everyone knows the best time to get food is at the end of the night.

3 for 1 deals.

mmmm mmmmm

10/12/2007 1:26:02 PM

I'll be working tomorrow... if anyone needs a wheel chair, hit me up!

10/12/2007 1:29:13 PM

oh yeah! and anyone who wants to milk a cow, please come to the milking booth. I'll show you how to milk a cow.

10/12/2007 2:01:41 PM

10/12/2007 2:02:48 PM

i'm working our booth in the commercial building from 6-10 tonight if anyone wants to check out the world's first zero-lift power examination table.

10/12/2007 2:14:58 PM

i'm going tomorrow night with my boyfriend if he gets better

10/12/2007 2:16:26 PM

Quote :

"btw first person with a picture of the fairgrounds on the old hillborough street site gets special treatment "

I have said photo. It was difficult to find. Maybe I'll do a modern view of it later. I don't have any photos from the original downtown site though.

10/12/2007 3:02:40 PM

Team Donzi and some of the Goat crew are going sunday night

10/12/2007 3:10:48 PM

Did anyone try the deep fried peanut butter and jelly??? I wasn't daring today.
maybe next week. I highly suggest the fried reese cups

10/12/2007 6:10:34 PM

haha, realized after working the steakbooth that the steak sandwiches are $6, not 5. I couldn't remember. Anyways, everyone should come out tomorrow and try one and then milk a cow.

10/12/2007 10:49:05 PM

went to the fair
lots of teenage ass there
i ate 1 slice of pizza, 1 deep fried snickers, 1 candy apple, 1 country ham biscuit
i won the weight game, he guessed 181 (im 195) i won a stuffed rose
lost the ring toss game 8 times (i got free rings after several attempts)
rode the zipper twice, was epic

10/12/2007 11:08:26 PM

what time does the state ferr end on Sunday? that might be the only day I can make it

10/15/2007 7:58:54 PM

Quote :

"I highly suggest the fried reese cups"

That's probably the only fried candy bar I'll ever try.

^same time as all the other nights
http://www.ncstatefair.org/2007a/General/index.htm

10/15/2007 8:00:41 PM

fried reese's cups were YUM, i am going to try out the fried PBJ next Saturday as long as it isnt like 6 dollars. fun times at the fair...I won all the 3 games I played. Which was exciting.

10/15/2007 8:03:40 PM

My photos from my visit to the fair today. The first image is my entry in the photography contest.

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2007 North Carolina State Fair

10/15/2007 8:04:28 PM

I will agree that the fried peanut butter cups were awesome, even though I almost threw up while I was eating them (way to much sugar)

The chicks, chickens and geese were cute, we didn't play with them this year, to many kids. Not enough ducks this year.

Fried cheese was good

Way to many people and we were all tired and kinds of hung over so it was just a long death march through screaming kids and stupid parents. 5th best fair I've been to so far. (I've been to 5 worked at 3)

On a side note when did parents start freaking out about letting their kids touch animals...."don't touch them you'll get sick".....no dumb ass wash the kids hands and they'll be fine.....I still want to see a kid get bit by a rabbit or a goat.....little bastards.....

10/15/2007 9:58:53 PM

SO PUMPED!!! work is bringing me back to raleigh for the week so i am hitting it up for sure

10/15/2007 10:02:41 PM

Quote :

"Not enough ducks this year. "

we put out only 2 in each bin at a time, thats 8 total.

they are by farrrr the most popular things though and get the most tired and sore from handling.

we also have 2 chicks and 2 turkey poults in each bin...if you get lucky and im workin there I throw in some extra ducks every now and then(I prefer them any day.)

and yea, the parents are overly cautious but I dont blame them given whats happened in the past...

just one more benefit of growin up in the country.

(whats the game/games that everyone has been winning on? gotta get the woman a BIG BIG animal this week and wanna know)

[Edited on October 15, 2007 at 10:09 PM. Reason : t]

10/15/2007 10:08:24 PM

You would be amazed at how many inconsiderate, lazy children come to ask about renting a motorized wheel chair. When I tell them $40 and a physical need they get all cutesy and ask "Well, what if I go break his leg!" I say "Then you'll be leaving the fair and going to the hospital. "

I ate fried pickles that were sooo awesome!!! Also a fried cheesecake is not that good, chocolate dipped would have been better. When I go back, I want corn and pickles again.

10/15/2007 10:13:16 PM

oh my god it is so awesome

i was there for 10 hours on saturday and 11 on sunday, and i will probably go during the week and next weekend

i did eat a sandwich from the nc cattlemen's booth btw

10/15/2007 10:17:21 PM

if i give someone like 20 bucks can i make a list of food for you to get for me?

10/15/2007 10:17:26 PM

Quote :

"and yea, the parents are overly cautious but I dont blame them given whats happened in the past"

Actually, the parents are exactly who I'd blame, seeing as how
- few have proper control and discipline over their spawn
- some don't make their kids do things like wash their hands at the fair, because until a few years ago, it was such a hassle
- most have their kids leading overly cushy, sterile lives that leave them prone to getting sick from the few times they don't wash their hands

But that's another thread.

10/15/2007 10:17:40 PM

I spent way too much time playing the rifle game where you try to shoot the prizes off the wall with a corked rifle.

$2 and you play until you win. Almost knocked the Ipod off the wall a few times. Ended up with a paddle ball (that broke after the 2nd paddling) and a ball that looked like it was stolen from the McDonalds playpen.

I want to go back to the Fair and eat more food. All I ate yesterday was a corndog.

10/15/2007 10:26:18 PM

Oh man, I forgot about the amazing corn dog I had too! It was awesome!!! The BEST corn dog I have ever eaten.

10/15/2007 10:28:44 PM

[Edited on October 15, 2007 at 10:30 PM. Reason : nevermind]

10/15/2007 10:30:01 PM

Quote :

" i did eat a sandwich from the nc cattlemen's booth btw"

Quote :

"On a side note when did parents start freaking out about letting their kids touch animals...."don't touch them you'll get sick".....no dumb ass wash the kids hands and they'll be fine.....I still want to see a kid get bit by a rabbit or a goat.....little bastards....."

I can't stand parents like this. Unrelated to the fair, but one time I was working with kids on Farm animal day with the animal science club. This lady comes in with her kids so they can pet the cows. Those brats are all wearing rubber gloves.

[Edited on October 15, 2007 at 11:02 PM. Reason : ]

10/15/2007 10:57:27 PM

that game with the ball and the ramp/incline where you have to hit the top and roll it into the basket below is easy! Best way to scoop up huge giant stuffed toys. I got a giant Mr. Wuf for puppy. Too bad they won't let me stay and keep getting prizes. I'll just get more on saturday. One ball is only $2, if the bookstore sold these wolves they would probably be like 20 bucks.

10/15/2007 11:46:33 PM

Rode the bus from N Raleigh (Wake Forest Rd) to the fair for the first time. $4 round trip ticket and being dropped off at the front gate > the parking hassles and the hike from Carter Finley or further to the entrance. The $10 worth of coupons from Subway was a nice bonus.

10/16/2007 5:19:41 AM

I wanna go tonight, but everyone's being a raging pussy

And I'm NOT going alone.

10/19/2007 6:27:07 PM

I tried one of those Reese's cups. Fucking nasty. Had a bite of my bf's fried snickers. Nasty as fuck

Had
- a polish sausage from mcbride's
- some ice cream (chancellor's choice: vanilla with raspberry swirls = pretty fucking tasty), but threw almost the whole thing away :-\
- an apple dumpling down by the village of yesteryear. Easily the best thing I had at the fair. (never had one before, because they've always been sold out)

10/21/2007 10:28:43 PM

You sooo missed out on all the goodies! You missed fried pickles, roasted corn, and chocolate dipped cheesecake!



BYE BYE FAIR, I WILL MISS YOU!!!

10/21/2007 10:30:32 PM

pickles are ew, I wasn't hungry by the time it came time for corn, and I've had enough chocolate-covered cheesecake that it's not a big deal.

4hrs today, vs 4 days most years



...I even went to the fair HELLA hungry. We got there at 330, and all I'd had to eat today was a handful of cashews, and a bite of pizza I'd left out last night

10/21/2007 10:33:46 PM

here is everything i ate:

turkey leg
fried pickles
fried snickers
strawberry shortcake
boiled peanuts
candy from the candy tent
fried cheddar
fried cheeseburger
root beer float
candy apple
peanuts
italian sausage
vanilla ice cream


...im probably missing something but it was all pretty tasty

10/21/2007 10:56:17 PM

Weight before state fair < weight after state fair

10/21/2007 10:57:13 PM

Quote :

"fried pickles"

wtf is the world coming to?

10/21/2007 10:57:30 PM

^^haha seriously.....although i went twice and the second time was with my family, we just bought whatever looked interesting and each tried it

10/21/2007 10:59:24 PM

THANK THE LORD IT'S OVER

COME BACK FLEA MARKET

10/21/2007 11:03:41 PM

Trace Adkins concert FTW

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Trace Adkins

10/21/2007 11:11:39 PM

Quote :

"THANK THE LORD IT'S OVER"

seriously...traffic was getting on my fucking nerves...i got chastised by a cop for almost hitting some people...

10/21/2007 11:13:09 PM

Do tell

10/21/2007 11:17:20 PM

some people were being jerks and kept stepping onto the road for no reason, so i gunned it and had 3 of them on their ass. it was rather funny and i was far enough away from the state troopers to make it worthwhile.

made sitting in traffic a bit bearable.

10/21/2007 11:38:04 PM

nobody got any free hushpuppies and apple cider? cmon those are fair staples for those of us that have been nearly every year of their lives

10/21/2007 11:42:53 PM

Quote :

"those are fair staples for those of us that have been nearly every year of their lives"

don't forget the cup of milk (well this year it was a bottle) and stopping at the WRAL booth as fair traditions.

10/22/2007 12:15:22 AM