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I was reading the Illustrated with Crappy Pictures blog
today and it was about an outing they went on to a county fair. It was a sweet
post about seeing animals and accidentally eating prized tomatoes. I used to go
to the Ottawa County Fair every year when I was a kid, but the last time I went
I had a horrifying experience.
When I would go to the fair, I would go to ride on the
rides. There was usually a set price you could pay to ride unlimited rides, so
I usually got that. I was home for the summer from college one year when my mom
and I went to the fair.
My mom and I rode everything that day. I’m not much of a
thrill junkie but the rides at the fair are usually pretty tame. I had ridden
the pirate ship before so I didn't think anything of it when my mom and I got
in line. I was in for the most terrifying ride of my life.
The ride started out normally enough, but the guy running
the ride let it swing further and further. I really thought we were going to
actually turn upside down. My mom was great and held it together for me and
another girl who was on the ride alone.
Finally the terror stopped and the ride was over. I couldn't
get off of their fast enough. Once we were on solid ground, my mom admitted
that she had been scared too. My mom was a bit of a thrill junkie and wasn't
afraid of anything. So that made me feel cold all over to think my mom thought
we were going to get hurt too.
To this day, I refuse to ride on the pirate ship no matter
where it’s at. Just seeing a pirate ship ride like that makes me feel anxious
and scared. I’ll ride roller coasters and other scary ride, but no pirate
ships. Never again!
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