A & P Show

**chanceyy** · 28th July 2009, 18:58

Yeah Levin one every yr to watch the horses, til I started down the natural path with the horses now I can not bear to watch .. makes me sick

P north is now at feilding in november, levin is wellington anniversary weekend Trudes

**Winston001** · 28th July 2009, 19:00

Ah the nostalgia, thanks Trudes.

The Southland A&P Show was a major event during my childhood in the 60s and I continued to go every year until very recently. People's Day was a public holiday and all shops closed at midday. Speedway racing, dressage, dog trials, pipe bands, humongous tractors.....drool.....and the sideshows of course.

I also went to the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque in 1981 and it was just like being back home. Good hearted people from the land, appreciation of stock, and machinery in all directions. And snakes. In boxes. That was different......

We still have 3 A&P Shows annually in Southland but they are modest events these days. Good simple fun.

**Dean** · 28th July 2009, 19:02

I always go to A&P with my dad, when is the one in hellensville, anyone going to that one?

**Mom** · 28th July 2009, 19:02

Wow! What a blast from the past this thread is. I can not tell you how many A & P shows I have been too. All in my adult life really. I have a heap of memories. I live in a rural community, there are many shows around here. If I remember right we used to attend 3 locally every year. Yes, yes, obviously I needed to get a life, but back then it was livelihood that dictated the attendance really.

**Cheshire Cat** · 28th July 2009, 19:06

I used to collect the results at the rotorua A n P show on a lil 50cc bike

they called me motorbike girl

**FJRider** · 28th July 2009, 19:24

Originally Posted by Winston001

Ah the nostalgia, thanks Trudes.

The Southland A&P Show was a major event during my childhood in the 60s and I continued to go every year until very recently. People's Day was a public holiday and all shops closed at midday. Speedway racing, dressage, dog trials, pipe bands, humongous tractors.....drool.....and the sideshows of course.

I grew up in Southland ... The winter and summer show.... fond memories ... No rain though, cause it doesn't rain in Southland

**peasea** · 28th July 2009, 20:31

Originally Posted by slofox

Sneaking into the Waikato A&P through the Claudelands Bush to avoid paying 1/6 entry fee....

One shilling and sixpence could buy a shitload of stuff right?
You OLD bastard!

But....I don't know that, erm, I'm guessing, um, I mean.....

**ynot slow** · 28th July 2009, 21:10

Originally Posted by soundbeltfarm

one year at the hawera a & p show they had a natural mx track running. that was pretty cool but they not had it for years.
we normally go but you see so many people you know and not seen fopr ages and you end up yaking most of the day but now with the kids really into rides we get dragged at a fast rate of knots to the rides.

The best part was going behind the Jehovas church and jumping the fence to get in for free,or waiting till a group of adults got to the gate,do a quick walk passed the guards in coats lol.The shearing area and bar oposite was good to on a hot Saturday,till they put the bar by wood chopping arena,that was as good.

**Stirts** · 29th July 2009, 12:55

Originally Posted by Trudes

sad isn't it! It really was the only interesting thing that happened on a regular basis there eh?!

I am racking my brain to think if there was something else that happend in Gizzy on a regular basis but ....computer says nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

And to answer your question ..... yes I did spew after the Gravitron. Had been on it many times before and had never made me have a technicolor yawn, but one year it did

Originally Posted by Trudes

Anyone wanna come ride the Ferris wheel and spit on people with me??

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

YES!

Wait until you have a nasty sinus infection and hoik big sticky green snot at them

**Matt Bleck** · 29th July 2009, 13:26

Ahh yes the Gissy A & P Show, when we got older we'd see you could get in without paying and then once we got in we'd just get como'd and crash out by the portaloo's.......

**Trudes** · 29th July 2009, 14:10

Originally Posted by Matt Bleck

Ahh yes the Gissy A & P Show, when we got older we'd see you could get in without paying and then once we got in we'd just get como'd and crash out by the portaloo's.......

Now I remember you!!!!