a fairground life(sign off)

I wonder what the new rides will be when the Dropzone is as old as the Carousel?
Good Friday
Arrived on site just before 11am. I did absolutely nothing yesterday (Thursday) except sleep all afternoon and then into bed before 8pm. That was my first day off for eleven weeks. I enjoyed it but it meant I was not finished ready for opening today. I had some mains to run out. I did this and then started the set, Bang! and a puff of smoke from the plugs.I looked at the LCD display and was relieved to see all three phases still had voltage, it must has been some water in a plug that had been shorted out. The generator seemed ok after that. The Miami motor started to leak oil again, so it seems it was removed in vain. The Dropzone ram seals were fine though and the ride worked well today. Old faithful the skydiver worked fine as usual. We had rain,wind,sunshine, hail and even a flutter of snow today--typical Scottish weather. That said it was good to be back out again and more importantly some income after 9 weeks of spending! "R" went to arrange his HGV lessons this morning, so hopefully by the end of the year I will have less lorries to drive myself.
Well it has been a year and a bit since I started writing. I hope I have shed some light on the Showmen's way of life (and it is a way of life because if it was a job we would have all jacked it in for an easier one by now). At times, other showmen's circumstances made for more exciting reading but I would never write about it. The funfairs roll out all over the country again for another season. What has gone before will come again, so in the interests of avoiding repetition I think I will leave it at that. (?)

Thanks for reading.