a fairground life (sNOw so good!)
The weather turned nasty the last couple of days. The overnight flurry laid about 2 inches on the rides Friday night. Saturday morning I spent two hours clearing the floors and salting them. Biz was very poor and the cold weather seen more snow fall that night. Sunday was a blizzard and as I headed out to the AGM the roads where white and speed was down to 15 mph. Thankfully they decided not to open at all that day and I called Skyliner C to let him know. Unfortunately he was already en route. The snow did stop falling but that's one weekend lost thus far and its not even December yet! This morning I went out to the mall and cleared 3 inches off the rides again. I thought that I had better do it now before the temperature dropped anymore and it turned to permafrost. It took me from 10am-3pm to do the miami,dropzone and skydiver and my back is killing me.
posted by showman @ 21:54
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evening all. never made it to the wedding at the weekend due to ill health on the brides family side so re scheduled for spring which may be better with all this bloody snow, here in the borderers its been heavy since friday and weve had at least 2 foot on the hills in the past 36 hours so the weve been constantly clearing the farm tracks and roads for access which is proving to be an endless job good things is all sheep and cows are in the sheds and seem to be glad of some rest bite and saves man hours getting foder to them up by. more heavy snow coming down now as i type and watch it out the office window. hope all regs well cheers borderer.
Not to worry showman. I managed to get home (just lol). Had my big gig Saturday night in Rothesay with the new sound gear. Was definately my best gig in there. Finished at 2am Sunday, home for just after 3am. Knew I would be up in less than 3 hours after that so just stayed up and left here at 8am. The snow wasn't too bad...until I got to the mainland. No trains so waited for an hour for a bus and was just past Port Glasgow (the last stop before Glasgow) when Showman phoned to tell me Braehead was off. Back on same bus back to Wemyss Bay....only it breaks down at Greenock, transferred to another bus which only went as far as Gourock when was told by an inspector that the m.d of the bus company had cancelled all buses for rest of day and that no alternate transport would be provided! Motto to the story...NEVER travel on public transport on a Sunday...in the snow OH and always carry a spare tenner (never know when you might need it lol). Did make it home for 3pm and treated myself to a slapup meal at a local restaurant with some friends.
How did you get on at AGM showman? Hope all regs well
C
Deepest Sympathy Showman,it doesn't usually snow this early and been caught with a couple of fairs left in the middle of it doesn't help. Hope you make up for it on the run up to the secc.
But can you tell me when the cut off line is, when you decide to cancel an event, I mean when you don't have to even get the machines out of the yard? I can't imagine the punters wanting to come out in this weather unless your in a mall or something so if the fair is in the open can the lessee call it off or are you forced to attend? Nice of you to call sky c and save him a journey
but it looks like he had a bit of chew getting back. 10 out of 10 for getting the animals in shelter before it started borderer, suppose all you can do is sit it out, feeding and snow ploughing.
I have a feeling its going to last a while longer so its a case of stocking up with enough grub to see us through.
Kind regards to everyone Flatty.
hi skyliner,
agm fine, I'm back on. a fair turn out considering the weather(pardon the pun). sorry about the hassle.
john- just had news that alloa switch on cancelled due to weather (24hrs notice). must confess I'm relieved as it was looking like mission impossible.
"R" in between Sydney and Dubai as we speak, hope Glasgow airport stays open until he lands at 11:25am.
Everything at the mall under 6 inches of snow !!!!
Thanks Showman "r's" going to have a lovely home coming with 6" of the stuff, his skin i'll be still tingling with sun burn and what a let down walking out of the terminal into the snow hope you'v warned him cos his fist words i'll be what the f$$$. Good call on Alloa just saves a lot of hassle,
so what are you chairman or md.No matter they've made a good choice in electing you hope you have a good year.
Regards Flatty.
It's not a problem showman. These things happen and out of control of everyone. That's good your back on the committee. You still doing WK on Friday night or has that fallen victim to the weather as well? I'm only 30 odd miles away from the mall/Glasgow and next to no snow here now. All roads and pavements in the town are clear....all except my street! Luckily the chap next door has access to grit supplies so he been out gritting the path and bit of road for access.
Hope all regs well
C
congrats for getting back in the committee showman , hope every thing ok for "r" coming home tommorrow, been 2.5 feet of snow now since mondays post gettin sick of it now glad the diesels tanks and heating oil were filled before this weather came along and hut us all in the bollocks. always comes at a bad time for every industry when ever penny counts. hope ur xmas runs are great this year showman make a quick buck keep u through until secc whats the dates for it this year? hope all regs blakey,jesters, john, skyliner c all well cheers borderer.
WK still on at the moment.
Dates OF secc 24 dec-16th jan.
evening all, showman did your bro sell his dodgems or has he purchased another dodgems to add to his growing empire, got an early xmas present this morning miss b phoned to say her boss is away to america for 4 weeks during festive season so she flys out of kos to athens and athens to newcastle on 20th december and home for 2 weeks so im over the moon get to spend first xmas together in our new home hope all regs well cheers borderer.
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