I had e-mailed with them prior to the fair opening and was told that they do not let people into the Cotton Bowl unless there is a game. So, it's really a moot point then. I thought there would be tours or something, but was informed otherwise.FuziDave wrote:it just occurred to me, i never got wanded or searched, and i did have a backpack. (i was volunteered to set up a team building activity for our company that day, so i had some stuff for that in my backpack.)FuziDave wrote:i went to the fair today. no prob. when i got to the wanding girl, i said 'chl'. she said go talk to the police officer. handed him my info. was told to stay out of the Cotton Bowl and the Old Mill Inn (51% thing). that was that. pretty easy.
was about to ask the LEO why i can't go into the Cotton Bowl, since there wasn't a game, but then thot best to let it go.
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- Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:22 pm
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- Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:11 pm
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I am very happy at how well this has gone for everyone this year. Your experience sounds like the worst so far Jim. Hopefully, yours will be the exception and everyone else will have as good an experience as I did through the last week of the fair until it ends on the 21st. Good luck everyone and be polite. Remember, you are a reflection of all of us. Let them know that we are not who they need to be worried about and kill them with kindness. 
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:15 pm
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Glad you weren't discovered first and then had to explain.9mmfan wrote:didn't see the signs, but... Approached the wander with DL & CHL in hand. As I was beginning to ask to see the supervisor, she disinterestedly waved the wand vaguely in the space between my wife and me and waved us through before I could finish asking. She realized then that I was about to say something, and asked me "what?" I said "nothing, never mind." The missus, my Glock 19 and I went on in. Wondered why I bothered packin' when there was such a crackerjack team out front.Good weather, ate a fair amount of junk, crowd wasn't too bad, as long as my gallbladder doesn't get mad at me in a bit for all the fried stuff, I'll chalk it up as a lovely day.
Oh, Boris the 1200 lb. prize hog was very impressive in all of his napping glory. Wouldn't want to run into something like him in the woods.
From what little I know about hogs I imagine that if you did into a beast of that size in the woods, you might be able to out run him on your own. I don't think the wild ones get much bigger than 350-400 pounds. Any bigger and they are unable to move very well and are unable to sustain that weight due to the volume of intake required to do so.
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 6:11 pm
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He might be right, but I've never been on senior day. I would say any weekday would be better than any weekend. Friday's are going to be a little busier because many schools let out so the kids can attend the fair.knotquiteawake wrote:This is our first year doing the Fair with a baby. He's 8 months old so he's not going to get much out of it, nor are we going to really be up for doing any rides, and we don't want to fight crowds. So any tips on a good day to go where it won't be that crowded? I was thinking of taking a day off work to do it. Just so we can relax there a bit and not feel rushed or crowded. My father in law (who is not a senior citizen) usually goes on Senior's Day. Says its usually the least crowded and least amount of rude people.
Without a kid that you have to keep up with, you will probably get more out of the fair than I did. I spent most of my day chasing after my daughter and her friend making sure they had tickets and stayed out of trouble and they had a safe day.
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 6:04 pm
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I didn't. I told the wander that I needed to see a supervisor and then merely held my CHL so the supervisor could see what my intentions were. There are signs at the entrances that describe this procedure and that's pretty much what I did. I figure that's how they've been trained, so I would try and follow their procedure as best I could. The supervisor told me to follow her to the officer. I handed my DL and CHL to the officer, who did not ask if I was carrying. He handed both licenses back to me and said to have a nice day.exbellicus wrote:Quick question, as I plan on going to the fair this weekend. Did you verbalize that you were carrying to the person doing the wanding or just instruct that you needed to speak with an officer?
Never did I say I have a gun or am "carrying" or that I am a CHL. I kept it quiet and thankfully, so did they.
- Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:13 pm
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Yeah, a little different than what we had a couple years ago, isn't it?gemini wrote:This makes me smile.C-dub wrote:Well, no muss no fuss getting in. I asked the wander to see the supervisor and she pointed her out to me. I showed my license and she, quietly, led me to the LEO. He looked at my DL and CHL and said, "Have a nice day." Easy breezy!
- Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:12 pm
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Any public entrance is good. They will have an officer check your DL and CHL and that's it. Don't let one of those Platinum Security folks try and document any of your information. They didn't ask me, but I thought they were going to try. And, hopefully, the screener won't holler out to their supervisor "Hey, we got a gun over here." Just politely tell the screener that you need to see the supervisor and show them your CHL, but don't hand it to them. They will then take you to the LEO, who you will hand both.katmandu wrote:Does that mean you can use any public entrance?
I'd heard there was a single designated CHL entrance in the past, but that may not have been correct.
- Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:29 pm
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I was a little worried that they would try to document some of my personal information, but no. I hope everyone else's TSF experience this year goes as smoothly as mine did today.
BTW, for anyone looking for that new Dodge Long-Hauler truck, it's not there. I was really looking forward to seeing that thing in person.
BTW, for anyone looking for that new Dodge Long-Hauler truck, it's not there. I was really looking forward to seeing that thing in person.
- Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:33 pm
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Texas State Fair 2012
Well, no muss no fuss getting in. I asked the wander to see the supervisor and she pointed her out to me. I showed my license and she, quietly, led me to the LEO. He looked at my DL and CHL and said, "Have a nice day." Easy breezy!