Good news and better news!
If you read the previous blog entry on the 30th (click here ), you learned that I was denied entry into the Kansas State Fair. The word was I was past the extended "late" deadline. However, the website clearly stated that late entries would be accepted, WITHOUT a deadline listed. I fought it with the competitions director and lost, initially. When I pointed out, again, that a late deadline was NOT listed, she went to the General Manager of the Fair and after discussion I was granted the right to enter (but I had to pay a $50 late fee - which was acceptable). That is the good news. So, now I wait! The pumpkin has to be delivered to the fairgounds on the 9th with a 30 minute window. The better news? I taped (measured) the pumpkin this afternoon and came up with an estimated weight of 994 pounds! I could be off because it is difficult to measure by myself. The length was 94 inches, the width was 98 inches and the circumference was 160 inches. It "seems" to