What is madness is the rush to leave a sodden showground en masse at 4pm when the handful of people that have actually paid to come in have long gone home and everyone is told they can leave, only to end up in a mudbath at the gate with the tow tractors on overtime and churning it up further.
They were pretty organised at getting us out, holding the big heavy stuff until the multitude of lighter stuff that would most likely get out without too much grief was clear (and stopping people on the flat until the run through the slippery/ tight/ sloping bit through the farmyard was clear). This meant that it probably took most the afternoon to get people on their way, but it did mean most exhibitors got out without assistance.
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