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Saturday, July 03, 2004
And, I'm all ferhoodled.
| Postage here has been slim once again due to my annual employment in the parking lots of the PA German Festival. For 9 days every summer, I help out at the festival and park more cars than I have ever seen. Each year, this thing gets bigger. And, seemingly hotter. Standing in the hot summer sun for 8 hours straight with absolutely NO shade in sight is NOT fun. So anyway...
Tomorrow is the last day of this freakin' festival, and it is a damn good thing. I am about to kill myself or someone else. As the week continues, more and more people seem to have forgotten how to drive. Today was insane as far as the number of cars that came rolling in. We started parking when the gates opened at 9 and didn't stop until 3pm. I have never seen so many cars all in one place; the director of the festival says he thinks it is the highest one-day attendance ever. There was also a new record set for the quilt sale; a prize-winning quilt was auctioned off for (are you ready for this?)....$8,250. OVER EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS. That's crazy money. On a more positive slant, after 9 days of standing in direct sunlight for 8 hours straight, I am certainly quite bronzed. Yes, I am dark and lovely, just like the hair care kit.I can't wait to try to show off my tan (which, by the way, stops at my sleeves and shorts and socks). Other news on the horizon: word is just in that George W. Bush will be making a stop in my tiny little town to visit our university on Friday. Maybe I can get close enough to spit on him. I hope the movie theater here holds a special screening of "Fahrenheit 9/11" that day. It's quite incredible, but this is the second time (in as many presidents) that a sitting president will visit this town. Several years ago, then-President Clinton came for a visit here, as well. Apparently, Dubya's worried that he has pissed off even the staunchest members of his conservative Republican base here in Berks County--the PA Dutchmen. If there is one thing about a Dutchman that can be said, they are damn stubborn, and they hold grudges. I have talked to a lot of people about this upcoming election, and I can confidently say that there are a lot of registered old conservative Republicans (most of whom are of PA Dutch descent) who are most definitely NOT voting for Bush in November, and there is no changing their minds. Giddyup. And now, I am off to have my schnitz und gnepp. Ah, the one good part of the festival--the food. ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 4:13:00 PM |
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