The great minnesota get together

waiting to buy tickets

just like our "M" but a bit nicer

Terry in the middle of a few people!

Terry and I spent about 5+ hours at the fair and about $40+ which I am guessing was less than the average fair goer on both accounts!
We did not have dinner in the evening because we shared a slow-roasted pork mole tamale ($10) and a hill country beef pocket ($8.75) and cheese curds ($6).  I soled on a pronto pup ($4) and a foot-long ($6).  Oh, Terry allowed me to sit while she purchased the beef pocket and she surprised me with a beer ($5).  I think that was all the $$ we spent.  On the plus side we each got a stunning free McDonald's shirt!  As we left the wheel you spin for it we realized there was a long line which we did not see and by mistake butted in😁.  Really we did not see the line as it was on the sidewalk about 8 feet away.  Terry also got a free U of MN backpack which is kind of nice.  We walked to the education building a second time to say hi to a MN senator that Terry had worked with.  I said earlier that we probably spent less time than the average person there BUT on the bus back we did say hi to two couples we knew who were on the bus there.  OH, they are about the same age as us!!!
The International M tractor is just like the one we had.  Well it looks a bit nicer!
Of course a trip to the MN fair always brings back memories of going there with Dad several times as a child.  WAY back then they had stock car races on Sunday of the last weekend.  We would go to see that.  One time we were sure a certain car had won but they announced the winner as a different car.  The next day the paper said there had been a mistake and our car had actually won.  Another time we were standing near the side of a game booth.  Dad told Dave and I to watch the guy in the booth.  He would put his hand back of the device sometimes and when he did that nobody would win.  Suddenly he came over to us and, in a harsh voice, told us to move.  Then there was machinery hill where we always spent a lot of time.  There were the 4 Ford tractors who were doing a square dance with attachments on the back.  They would drive in and out and hitch or unhitch to the music as if they were square dancing.  Yes we arrived early enough to have a bit to eat at the Hamline cafe which is still running.  Of course all of this could not happen unless we finished plowing before we went.  AND we would stay with Phillip and May or Olaf and Mable.  One time Phillip and May took us out to eat at the pancake house and we could have all we wanted to eat.  That was glorious!  The place even had different flavored syrup as we always had Karo at home.
I think it had better be nose to the grindstone today in terms of work.  BUT I do need to get on the bike for a bit.  With rainy mornings I have not ridden for some time.  Also need to get somethings ready for our 3 day camping trip over the weekend.
Hard to believe what people in Houston are going through.  I heard them say on the news last night that some places had experienced 30 inches of rain and were expecting 2 feet more!  I think people are looking at years of recovery.
Enough FP and words for now.  The bike is waiting.