hi folks went to the great Dorset steam fair today and was aiming to avoid as much of the chaos as possible, focus on what I wanted to see,keep my head down and cope, my family decided to stop and watch an army motorcycle display team called the white caps.
Well ok if we have to,I grit my teeth and join the crowds of other people.
It was actually quite good,lots of precision riding,cross crossing very close,very exciting,
Then it was announced it would be the last ever show after ninety years as it was no longer considered contemporary.
well as I watched the show and saw the expressions of the riders and the true proffessionalism I got very upset? By the end I was crying? I am not sure why but I felt a big sadness for the twenty odd young and old service men who had worked so hard to keep the tradition going. I was an emotional wreck and had to walk ahead of my family so they couldn't see the tears,
Later in the day we went to see a World War One exhibit,it had pretty much everything,vehicles,clothing,first aid,weapons but also had dugout trenches which you could walk through, I couldn't bring myself to do it? I was very upset about it being a highlite,people were laughing and smiling as they came out?
We were taught about the two great wars at school,and every child cried after watching and listening from veterans who went through the cruel reality of it.
I had to walk away again in tears?
I am not in a bad way mentally right now so is it just an accumulation of hundreds of noisy people and the noise from fairground rides etc. I don't enjoy the hassle and bustle but if I focus on getting to where I want to be I usually shut it all out. My heart rate usually goes up.
I got to talk to some very nice exhibitors,steam traction engines,small mechanical models etc. Nice genuine people.
