Spinning and Whirling

Although I love watching people have fun on these types of spinning and whirling rides, I could never get on them because I got motion sick as a child. Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, and roller coasters were dicey. Sometimes I was okay on them and other times I would be retching or worse after I got off. Even now I may be occasionally triggered on a bumpy airplane flight (haven't been on a plane since 2020) or in the backseat of a car, and boats are a no can do! That's a funny story too, because I'm a scuba diver. When my husband and I got certified to dive, we did all shore diving. We put in over 900 hours of bottom time exploring in Hawaii. I did get sick underwater a few times when conditions became too choppy and had to abort those dives.

My favorite memories of fairs and carnivals were the animals and the food. I used to beg for my mother to buy me an anole or a goldfish, both of which were popular money makers. She never gave in though, wisely realizing they would die in short order.

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