Recently the MacDill Air Force Base had a carnival with free rides. I went only on two of the rides because I easily get motion sickness and plus with my pain, it was not a good idea to ride some of the faster ones. But Gary did; he went on many of them.
In this video, all the red roof buildings are on the MacDill Air Force Base. There is much more to the Air Force Base than what this video displays; it is a large base. Later in the video you see the skyline of Tampa in the distance and smoke. The smoke is from one of the many wildfires that have been recently occurring here in Florida.
I hope you enjoy the video –
Really nice to feel like a child again, thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Yes, it is – thank you for stopping by today – hope all is well with you. 🙂
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Such a happy video! You were brave to go on the Ferris wheel, I can’t even do that, lol. Have a great day Terry!
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I have no problems with the Ferris wheel, it is those rides that throw you around I cannot handle – slow for me. Thanks Paula for stopping by today. 🙂
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I love amusement rides so this was a lot of fun. Bummer about the wildfire.
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Florida has had many wildfires this year – we are in drought – extremely dry here. Thanks Peggy, glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂
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Droughts are terrible. We have them too often in Australia.
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What fun! You got to ride Dumbo and the Ferris Wheel! My daughter is terrified of Ferris Wheels, even now. What a picture-perfect Florida day!
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It was a perfect day and yes Dumbo and the Ferris wheel were all I could handle. Gary on the other hand, went on the rough ones – not me – I would have been sick. Thanks Kathryn. 🙂
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This is great. Seems like you really had some fun, even with that elephant just about over your head 🙂 I didn’t realize how large the Air Force Base is ! Lovely video my friend. Have a good day. 🙂
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Thanks Lynne, we did have a good time and Gary rode many more rides than I. Have a good day as well my friend. 🙂
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In this part of France the slang term for a fun fair is ‘Le vog’ so you just made a vlog for your blog about a vog! It looked such fun and even I who am a big scaredy cat about rides would have enjoyed the flying elephants and the merrygoround. I’m glad you joined in as much as you felt able to and I’m glad Gary was a vog-hog going on lots. 🎠🎡🎢😀😁😃
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Oh yea, Gary can handle the rough ones – not me. I do not have the stomach to handle them, plus I become dizzy. We had loads of fun that day and the weather was perfect. Thanks Osyth! 🙂
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I tried to comment on my computer and the “L” and “R” wouldn’t show up.
I didn’t want you to think I had been nipping the brewskies!
Isn’t it wonderful to feel like a child again?
I always wanted to go to the circus when it came around but never got to. Now, I’m afraid I’d pee in my pants on one of those rides! LOL
I’m so glad you and your Gary had a good time! Hugs to you both. 😘😘
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I don’t ride most of these because I just get motion sickness and feel horrible. But Gary can handle them all though he did get dizzy on a few of them. I understand about letters not showing up from the computer, many times my ‘i’ will not display. Thanks Laurel. 🙂
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What a fun day at a beautiful place on a beautiful day!!
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Yes, it certainly was a fun day and the weather was perfect. Thanks Jodi. 🙂
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You put a smile on my face! Both of you are looking good. Hope the rains come soon, we had wildfires close to our house during the last drought. Kinda scary.
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We had a very quick storm that came through last week, but the rain did not amount to enough. Lots of wildfires continue, so we are hoping for more rain soon. Thanks Kerry, I am hoping life is better for you – I think about you. 🙂
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The rains will come. Life is Yin and Yang. Too much water; too little water. I think of you all the time, #1. 😍
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So glad you had fun, but I couldn’t bring myself to watch the video – anything to do with roundabouts, big dippers, turning wheels, I feel sick at the thought, I can’t even watch other people do it 😳
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I understand Chris, I have no problems watching most of them, but I will say there was that I did not include in the video that would make my head dizzy, so I left it out. Thanks for stopping by, hope you are doing well. 🙂
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What fun…and what a lovely day….glad you were able to get out and enjoy….xxkat
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It was a perfect day, Gary and I had fun. Thanks, kat. 🙂
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I am terrified of heights. 😁
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Well, then the Ferris Wheel would most likely not be a good ride for you. Though the Dumbo Elephant might be good, that one was not too bad. Thank you Susan, I always appreciate your comments. 🙂
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I enjoy being present here on your blog. You are my adopted family now; there’s no saying no 😁. Much love 🌹
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Great video! It made me want to get up and dance (or go on all the carnival rides – a free carnival sounds like my idea of as good as life gets!).
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Free is good and there are many families that are on the base, so the kids enjoyed the rides; the base has its own school. We had fun! Thanks Sarah! 🙂
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Awesome!! Happy you and Gary had a good time! Yes, some of those rides can leave you feeling separated and I am the same way….not for me!! 🙂
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I think there are many of us that feel the same way. Thanks Sandy for stopping by. Happy Thursday! 🙂
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Happy Thursday dear friend, have a good weekend. 🙂
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Perfect song for this fun video, since it did bring back memories of small carnivals like this one that I loved as a child. There were 5 kids in my family and the carnivals were not free, so my mother would purchase a strip of tickets and divide them among the five of us to be spent as we liked until they were gone – rides, treats, games – whatever.
I never liked being scared (my siblings found it thrilling), so I rode the tamer rides like the merry-go-round, and practically made myself sick on cotton candy as I stood on the ground laughing as my siblings screamed their little heads off.
How wonderful of MacDill AFB to sponsor the rides – and of you to video Gary as he revisited his own childhood. Thanks so much for sharing with us – and for posting to the Senior Salon where I was sure not to miss it.
xx,
mgh
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Thank you very much for stopping by. There are many families on the MacDill AFB and they have many activities for them that are free. As a child, I really never liked the fast rides, I always have had motion sickness, so many of these were not on my list. The slower ones are fine. Thanks again, have a happy day. 🙂
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I’m an AF brat myself, but when I was a child the AF didn’t do much for families. I’m glad to know that, at MacDill at least, that’s changed. They also serve!
xx,
mgh
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I am so glad to hear that you managed to get out on such a fun outing despite your pain. It lifts the spirits. Ireland has seen a lot of bog fires too but we have rain forecast soon so thankfully they should end. I was caught amidst one in 2003 and it was incredibly frightening. I am thankful that the fire brigade were able to put it out before my home went up in flames…
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Oh Brigid, I can only imagine how frightening that must have been. Florida is in the dry season right now, and it had a very dry winter, so we are in a drought. The rainy season starts soon, so hopefully help is on the way. The carnival we attending was several weeks ago and my pain has increased since then. Happy day my friend. 🙂
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I so hope you get some relief from the pain soon. 😍
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Thank you.
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Thanks for sharing Terry! xxx
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You are welcome Lynn, thank you for watching! Hope you are having a great week. 🙂
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Xxx
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Such a beautiful day! The air base looks wonderful, Terry and it´s so lovely that you´re being provided with such a fun looking fair! There´s a fair going on in my neighborhood too, but like you, my stomach can´t handle the rough rides 😉 It´s the Ferris wheel for me and some candy 🙂 So glad you had a lovely time! Hugs&sunshine! 🙂
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We did have a lovely time, I hope you do as well. Enjoy the Ferris Wheel, and take some good pictures. Thanks Sarah! 🙂
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Hope to do so next week! 🙂 Happy Day my friend! 🙂
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