a fairground life (God reads my blog)

What a difference!It was easy, relaxed and safe. I could not believe what I was hearing but when it sank in- Yippee! They would close the road at 6pm and we could get access from 7pm. Where? Oh sorry in my elation I forgot to tell you- Bellshill street fair, the fair were we usually build the rides up after waiting until 10pm at night and while dodging the traffic. Finally they closed the road at a sensible time, I moaned about it in my blog last year and this year common sense prevails- There for the only conclusion is that God read my blog and sorted it- right? 

  So I took the DZ and left it in a nearby industrial estate. Then I returned for the miami and timed it so that I arrived on the street just after 7pm. We set this ride and then went back for the DZ. We had to erect the DZ first as swinging the tower into position take up a bit of room and I was holding up the chap next to me. So "r" and I had the DZ up for 9pm. Wasting no time we moved right onto the miami. It was erected for 10pm but then it would not go. The brake would not release. Suspecting the brush connections, I cleaned them-Nope. Then we started by- passing limit switches on the safety system under the boat-nope. We put all them back together and then started on the rear door switches- finally, one of these switches had moved slightly (probably from a kick) and was not fully switching. So job done for half ten, when in previous years we would only be starting. 

the picture is the Drop Zone tower being raised.