Tue Jul 30, 2019, 08:47 AM

essme (1,207 posts)

State and County Fall fairs and festivals will be starting up soon-

In the wake of the Gilroy Garlic festival, are there other people that are concerned about attending these festivals? Have your plans changed at all, or do you still feel comfortable attending?

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State and County Fall fairs and festivals will be starting up soon- (Original post)	essme	Jul 2019	OP
I am always looking for exit routes and thinking about what I would do in an emergency, no matter	WhiskeyGrinder	Jul 2019	#1
i am not worried one bit...	pangaia	Jul 2019	#2
I only attend gun shows. n/t	zackymilly	Jul 2019	#3
Those are safe events	PJMcK	Jul 2019	#6
I am not concerned	genxlib	Jul 2019	#4
Iowa state fair is a huge thing during primary season	JI7	Jul 2019	#5
We're going to annual Garlic Festival	HockeyMom	Jul 2019	#7
No more concerned	sarisataka	Jul 2019	#8
I have no fear. I love state and county fairs and I am not going to let RW ...	marble falls	Jul 2019	#9

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 08:50 AM

WhiskeyGrinder (20,901 posts)

1. I am always looking for exit routes and thinking about what I would do in an emergency, no matter

where I am. I've done so for decades.

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 08:50 AM

pangaia (24,324 posts)

2. i am not worried one bit...

i even flew on airplanes as soon as they were allowed back in the air after 9/11

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 08:51 AM

zackymilly (2,375 posts)

3. I only attend gun shows. n/t

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:04 AM

PJMcK (20,844 posts)

6. Those are safe events

Gun shows, like Trump’s rallies, are gun-free zones. People are safe at those.

Elsewhere, not so much.

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 08:59 AM

genxlib (5,445 posts)

4. I am not concerned

It is tragic and happens way too often but it is still a statistically insignificant thing to worry about.

You are much more likely to suffer from a fatal car crash on the way to the festival.

For that matter, I would worry more about food poisoning from those pop-up food stands. Especially the ones selling sushi.

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:01 AM

JI7 (88,319 posts)

5. Iowa state fair is a huge thing during primary season

but shootings happen everywhere in this country.

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:10 AM

HockeyMom (14,337 posts)

7. We're going to annual Garlic Festival

Shawnee Mt., Pa., Labor Day Weekend. Since it's at the border, there are a lot of people coming from NJ and NY. You cannot live your life in fear.

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:19 AM

sarisataka (16,464 posts)

8. No more concerned

Than I have ever been.
I also will walk to my car during a thunderstorm without worrying about being hit by lightning. Extremely rare events are extremely rare.

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Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:39 AM

marble falls (52,850 posts)

9. I have no fear. I love state and county fairs and I am not going to let RW ...

racist cranks stop me from going.

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