Oktoberfest!

[breeze]

This is the weekend where our small unincorporated town
turns into a small city. Yard sales and food booths on each
side of the two-lane highway from here to Hohenwald,
20 miles away, west down Hwy 20. Our family's dogs bark,
relentlessly - strangers are infiltrating their turf. People
are parked on both sides of the highway, checking out
all of the sale items, but being good not to block any
driveways. I have heard MORE kids with their bass
"boom-boom-boom" at a million decibles than I care
to hear in one single hour, already. It takes 15 minutes to
get to the intersection of Hwy 43, which usually takes
about 4 minutes.

Gripe - complain - gripe - complain. LOL, but, everyone
DOES look to be having a good time. It's much cooler
(temps in the upper-50° range), and, partly sunny, perfect
for shopping around town.

Does anyone else have Oktoberfest going on, this weekend?

[Skywatch_NC]

Where I grew up, Cincinnati...has always had an Oktoberfest! City is rich in German heritage and history!

Eric

[O Town]

I know Daytona has a Biketoberfest, and they just opened the biggest Harley shop in the World and they are having ZZTop play there. My husband works there often and says they are setting up already, vendor stands and such. I never go but I am thinking I want to go sometime in the near future. People, shopping, food, and drinks and throw in a little live entertainment, sounds like a blast.

[sunny]

lol - Gretna would normally have Oktoberfest. Oh, well. Maybe next year.

[WindRunner]

Yes, but it was a race I ran in. About 2200 people from 71 different schools. One of the biggest on the East Coast.

[chicagopizza]

We had Oktoberfest last week on the riverfront. They had an oompah band, craft booths and German food. However, the funny part was, it had a southern twist. This is the first one I went to that had fried alligator and oysters as part of the food offerings! It was really fun, though!

[Skywatch_NC]

We had Oktoberfest last week on the riverfront. They had an oompah band, craft booths and German food. However, the funny part was, it had a southern twist. This is the first one I went to that had fried alligator and oysters as part of the food offerings! It was really fun, though!

Did you try the fried alligator? I've had alligator tail before and thought it tasted like...you guessed it...'chicken'!

Eric

[O Town]

I had the ribs of a gator BBQed at gator land and it tasted good, but like pork to me, I guess because it was off the grill with bbq sauce. We had it fried too in nuggets but can't recall that as well, I liked the ribs the best. They were like fish bones, not like a rib we think of. Yummy.

[breeze]

LOL, thank goodness, it's over! I didn't see any BBQ gator
around here (though I'd of tried it!), but, being Sunday,
alot of people had packed up and started moving out. It was
MUCH easier to navigate around town!

[chicagopizza]

Glad to hear traffic is back to normal!

In answer to the gator question, I didn't have it there, but I had alligator tail at a restaurant. Really good, but some is pretty chewey. It was just so funny to see at Oktoberfest.

[NastyCat4]

I was at the Oktoberfest in Helen, Georgia last week--it was kind of cool.

[conestogo_flood]

I live in the Oktoberberfest Capital of Canada and I have only driven past a tent set up for it. It doesn't sound that great, my brother went last year and someone puked all over him.

[breeze]

LOL, that's gross, conestogo_flood! I didn't see anyone
puking here - I guess these rednecks are used to eating
greasy, deep-fried food!