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Going Saturday morning. Wife and son have never been. Expecting a crowd. Uggh. Anybody else gonna be there?

Best I recall, no chance of firearms. Does that mean metal detectors...thus no knives, either?
 
BigWaylon said:
Going Saturday morning. Wife and son have never been. Expecting a crowd. Uggh. Anybody else gonna be there?

Best I recall, no chance of firearms. Does that mean metal detectors...thus no knives, either?
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Not going this year. But never had anyone say anything about my knives. They’re visible. If I can’t have them, I’m not going in, anywhere
 
Burt Gummer said:
Not going this year. But never had anyone say anything about my knives. They’re visible. If I can’t have them, I’m not going in, anywhere
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Thanks. I did see where it said bags searched. No mention of wands/detectors.

I'd think I could easily get a knife in. Not sure it's worth risking a handgun unless I knew ahead of time what I was walking into.
 
BigWaylon said:
Best I recall, no chance of firearms. Does that mean metal detectors...thus no knives, either?
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Here ya go.

That only metal on this knife is the post and screw holding the ceramic blade in the plastic handle.

And yes, I tested this knife in metal detectors. The ONLY thing that set the metal detectors off (including the wands used, within one inch of the knife) was the metal post and screw.

If the Marines providing armed security at the Trident Refit Facility in Kings Bay, GA couldn't detect this without the post and screw using their metal detectors, nobody else will either.
 
I’ll be there myself. Just look for the don’t tread on me t shirt with either a WVU hat or bald head.
 
Just went tonight, they had a $1.50 entry special. Metal detectors at every entry I checked. So I left gun in lockbox, but brought my kershaw leek and fenix flashlight didnt even get questioned through the detector. And yes, it was packed.
 
BigWaylon said:
Going Saturday morning. Wife and son have never been. Expecting a crowd. Uggh. Anybody else gonna be there?

Best I recall, no chance of firearms. Does that mean metal detectors...thus no knives, either?
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I'll be there Saturday with the whole family.. We will have to see if we can meet and at least put face to name.
 
Cowboy said:
I’ll be there myself. Just look for the don’t tread on me t shirt with either a WVU hat or bald head.
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Dstrbdmedic167 said:
I'll be there Saturday with the whole family.. We will have to see if we can meet and at least put face to name.
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Camo shorts and a grey JK Silencers shirt. B&W trucker hat.
 
mikep7m10 said:
No knives. There are metal detectors and they specifically told me "no knives".
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They also had a sign about knives being left in the holding box or something not sure if that meant they would hold it for you so you didnt have to walk back to your car. I had went through the metal detector already at that point and had forgot I had mine with me. They did not hit on it FWIW
 
What happened to the gun storage at the gate for CHP holders. Weren't they supposed to come up with a plan within the year???
 
My wife took my 12 yr old and one of her friends there today (I was slowly working my way through 24 yds of mulch at home). Said it was packed and had a guy accuse my daughter of trying to get into his backpack and followed them around, harassing her, until my wife got a carnie to get a Sheriff there ASAP. Both kids were scared and wife was pissed. Sheriff escorted the guy to a different section of the fair after they went on their way. I have never cared for the fair and with no conceal carry and this incident, you couldn’t pay me to go to this freak fest
 
Burt Gummer said:
Tell me you tried that
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Yep.

It was a quick trip to the fair. We were there before the gates opened and went in at 8am. Nobody in our group had read anywhere to know the games/rides didn't open until 10a. So, we walked around and looked at livestock and stuff. Then rode a couple things. Nephew had an accident (pee) while on the Ferris wheel, around 11:30. We were wanting to get home for the NCSU football game, so no big deal to head home anyway.

Knew I wanted to try something. Really thought about a Cheerwine funnel cake, but saw the deep fried bacon wrapped Reese's cup first. It was as glorious as I could've hoped.

We did start the day with country ham biscuits. The booth I bought mine actually had boxes of Bojangles biscuits they were using to add the ham they cooked onsite.

Here are a couple other food pics (which is really the reason to go to the fair) my wife took:

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I'm guessing the "Pig in a Jar" is something lots of you would try...I'm just not a fan of slaw.
 
@BigWaylon was there anything available to eat at the fair? :eek:
 
Tom7 said:
Did you ax what a "pig in straw" is?
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I did not. I don't recall anybody even being in the booth when we walked by...
 
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My daughter got in on the strong man act making a funny face when he picked up about 850-900 pounds of little girls(about 12).
 
BTW...if anybody sends their kid(s) to see the 29" woman for $.50, I want details. I told my family it was a complete hoax due to the booth design and the "only 10 and under" rule", but they're not convinced.
 
BigWaylon said:
BTW...if anybody sends their kid(s) to see the 29" woman for $.50, I want details. I told my family it was a complete hoax due to the booth design and the "only 10 and under" rule", but they're not convinced.
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Complete hoax! So was the two headed cow and biggest woman ever for 1.00
 
Sounds like Jeopardy categories.
 
BigWaylon said:
What did they have instead?
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They had a rabbit with a turtle shell and antlers, a big molded cast of the biggest woman ever, they had sewed two calves heads together, one was called the smallest deer in the world. It was just a dead baby deer with an adults body hair sewed on so there would be no spots. They had the worlds fattest man on a tv screen video from the 1970’s and he wasn’t even that big. The only living thing they had in the tent was a snapping turtle.
 
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Rule 1 avoid crowds, this is a crowd. Rule 2, their security theater isn't security. It's meant to artificially passify you. Rule 3, Troxler can suck on a purple dildo and as long as he's in office I won't attend anything associated with his department.
 
I agree with you 100%However having two young kids I enjoy taking them to the fair.It has to be done on my rules though.I only go in the daylight,park at the same lot on Beryl road right across from the fair,and we leave before dark.
Security asked a large scruffy looking gentleman if he had any knives as we were going in.Everyone heard my laughter as I was walking through with my 4 year old on my shoulders.I guess having kids makes you look normal.LOL

And yes my knife and guns were in the car.I don't like it and this is the only exception I have EVER made regarding carrying.
 
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confused said:
I agree with you 100%However having two young kids I enjoy taking them to the fair.It has to be done on my rules though.I only go in the daylight,park at the same lot on Beryl road right across from the fair,and we leave before dark.
Security asked a large scruffy looking gentleman if he had any knives as we were going in.Everyone heard my laughter as I was walking through with my 4 year old on my shoulders.I guess having kids makes you look normal.LOL

And yes my knife and guns were in the car.I don't like it and this is the only exception I have EVER made regarding carrying.
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This is the issue I face alot like most of us with kids im guessing. I cant just avoid malls, fairs, theme parks but i know what horrible soft targets they are. And completely agree their "presence" of security isnt going to do a thing for me or my family is something happens. Its a very hard position to be in and im still trying to navigate it.
 
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