wow, what a long day. with 11 races to serve during we entered churchill downs with a spring in our step. i learn that my assignment lie within the beast. i will work in the infield. the infield is, like it sounds, the field within the racing track. unfortunate the progression of sophistication takes a south bound turn when entering the infield. the upper class high stakes betting crowd that we leave behind is replaced with a throng that would make a nascar fan proud. also add a touch of sodom and gamorha (sp). luckily i was in an area close to the mobile police headquarters so the worst of the crowds stayed away.
the rain also acted like similar poles on a magnet with the crowds and for the first half of the day our job in booth 2 was pretty boring. having no wear to sit and nothing to do, both my feet and my knees started complaining after long. the long hours of drudgery had momentary interruptions as i took trips to the very dirty bath house.
it was a long day. it was a good day. it was exciting to be a part of something so big. the big race today was the "oaks" or "oats". i guess i'm not too sure. but there were so many people and so many bets i'm sure. ever so hungry and tired and sore, we had to wait to leave, wait to get home, and wait for the food, but after all the waiting, i sat down with very very good pizza and salad and had an incredible dinner with 3 very wonderful people. we had a good time.
so now, it's off to bed because i have to wake up in 6 hours to have an even busier day surrounded by even more people. thank you God for this opportunity. good night to you all.
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