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Hey that polar bear actually has a prototype!
In Winnipeg there are big cement polar bear statues that get painted all different colors and shipped around the city, could be one on a flatcar... who knows?
Here we see the "One-Two" effect. The girl in charge has seen to it that Bossy is off the track in plenty of time. There isn't a train in sight, but Bossy is well out of the way. Classic type #1 technique. The girl in the striped top seems to be dissatisfied with that approach, revealing probable type #2 frustration...
"You're s'posed to wait for a train! Next time, I push the button!!"
As was mentioned already, this latest batch of pix was shot while also keeping Louie the Loader supplied with barrels to load. It was essential to keep his ramp stocked up so that situations like this would be prevented.
"Uh, please don't reach over the layout. Thank yoooo..."
Hey that polar bear actually has a prototype!
In Winnipeg there are big cement polar bear statues that get painted all different colors and shipped around the city, could be one on a flatcar... who knows?
That polar bear is also the logo for the Polar Beverage Company in Worcester, MA which receives shipments by rail, and do have large inflatable polar bears that look like that.
There's something about Louie the Loader that really draws people in, even though there's no button for the viewer to push. People just love to stand there and watch the little red forklift go back and forth, back and forth.
I sometimes wonder if the inventor of this accessory dabbled in hypnotism, such is the effect on so many...
After a couple minutes, most kids move on (some in a daze), but this girl wasn't going to budge. Her mom tried to distract her with french fries, but the food only seemed to strengthen her resolve to "camp out" and continue watching the forklift ballet.
Finally, to help with the extraction, I let Louie's barrel supply run out, then called "Lunch break!" and shut down his forklift.
"He musta run out of LNG. He's having lunch while waiting for maintenance to fill his tank."