Kevin Standlee: Fandom Is My Way of Life

Today was the second Music, Murals, and Margaritas festival, which took over Center Street (the street on the far side of the East Lot). After our experience last year with people parking in and crossing the East Lot (in part because the organizers did not realize we owned it), we took precautions this year, and it seemed to work.

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We did not begrudge some people coming over to stand in the shade of the large tree in the east lot, but I do admit to being nervous when some of them were smoking there, because I didn't want them setting the lot on fire. Fortunately, with the North Lyon County Fire Department paramedics there, had anything broken out, I reckon we would have had a fire truck on site in about three minutes.

As the sun set, the vendors broke down their booths and the musicians started getting louder and louder. As I compose this at 10 PM, they're still going strong. Based on what happened last year, I suspect they past the scheduled 10:30 PM end time. It's not our type of fun, but a bunch of people seem to be enjoying themselves. OTOH, given all of the alcohol on sale over their today, I think it's just as well that we're staying home. I somehow think the streets of Fernley aren't going to be that safe tonight.