Normally we go on vacation between November and December because the fair circus rides setup on back of us. The Ferris wheel and other huge rides look down into our home. The noise and lights from the rides shatter our usually placid lives. This year to add to the sometime aggravation of living in Patzcuaro, our street had a major redo. We couldn’t get into our parking for close to four months! Leaving for our vacation in a much warmer Zihuatanejo we could see rides being setup. They should be ready to tear them down by the time we got back. In Zihuatanejo we heard that the fair was different this time. Rides were set up away from residences, and there were no loud crowds. And the noise level was somewhat tolerable. The fair was not well attended and may have lost money. When we got home the rides still up but hardly anyone was on them. They stayed well past their customary time, and even beyond. A few rides and trailers housing rides’ employees remain behind.
I felt a bit sad for the owners and employees of the carnival rides. I did not miss the noise and problems caused by them. They surely could not have made a profit! And it was cold! I could see some of the circus families living in a tent without any apparent way of staying warm.
I don’t see them returning next year to witness the same conditions. I just hope that they relocate them to a better environment.
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