Yes, so I did work at an amusement park all through high school. Dutch Wonderland. You heard me right, Dutch. Wonderland.
I ran games or the arcade. But one day they were short on employees that were sixteen and over (who they needed to run the rides) and I was recruited to run the Flying Trapeze (pictured above). I was trained for about two minutes before they left me alone running the ride for a whole day. No one got hurt, but one kid did puke.
Seriously. One of the best jobs I ever had. If you’re in high school, you should consider summer work at a small, family run, amusement park. You won’t regret it. Though you will get horrible tan lines from the uniforms.
(Kate refers to this as my time as a carny.)
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