I love a parade

I do enjoy parades. But my city goes a bit overboard. When we first moved here they had a corn parade (I never figured that one out.); a VW bug parade; a UFO parade (did I mention I live in Roswell?); a Christmas light parade; and the favorite--the Fair parade. Today is the fair parade. Everybody shows up for this one. Half the town is in the parade. It is 11 o'clock. The parade started an hour ago. I'm at the end of the route. We can hear the sirens, but they are still a few blocks away.