NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta, Part II
Day two… not as busy as I’d hoped, but there was a great surprise at the end… and it didn’t have
anything to do with hockey.
I got to the Westin around 8:40 tis morning for my 9:00am to 3:00pm shift. I was quickly assigned another Dodge Caravan, and on my way to the staging area near the airport, awaiting my first pick-up. The St. Louis Blues players were coming in and Erik Johnson was my first ride of the day. We talked a little bit about snow, and the great traffic in Atlanta on the way to the players’ hotel.
I grabbed a little lunch and got back down to the staging area.
Next up was Brian Campbell. When I got to the secret pick-up area at the airport, one of the greeters let me know that we needed to move until the elevator was fixed, so the three vans that were there all packed up and moved out. Dispatch hit me on the radio to say that he was running late (waiting for his brother) and that I should just chill for a few minutes… then I was tapped to take Ken Bethea of the Old 97s to his hotel. They are playing the Wycliff Jean show tonight at The Tabernacle. He was a nice and really laid back guy. He’d been having a rough day, and was ready for a trip to DisneyWorld… seriously, after the show he was heading to WDW to meet up with his family. We chatted a bit about WDW, his kids, my kid and hockey (specifically kids playing hockey). This marked the end of my shift, and things had been moving pretty slow, so I headed back to the Westin to pack it in and head home.
So, I parked in the garage and headed up to the Transportation Center… and…
I got the nod to pick up Marian Gaborik. Off to the staging area I went. But, apparently there were issues at the airport with baggage getting down in a timely manner from some flights, so Marian was picked up before I got there and I was told to hang tight.
Up walks Patrick LaForge, President and CEO of the Edmonton Oilers. He was a very pleasant guy, and we talked about a few different things on the trip. He had some nice things to say about Don Waddell. He has also spent some time around race tracks, so we talked about racing a bit.
I dropped off a bag that had been left in another van, and then it was back to the Westin… this time it stuck. But, in the Motor Lobby, there was a new surprise. It wasn’t there before, and I WOULD have seen it. Seriously. I’ve seen the picks, but this thing is bad @$$ in person. It is a bit bigger than I expected, but since it is built on the Charger platform, I should have known…
**Edit** I meant to add something when I wrote this last night…
Alyssa Milano is in town for the game. A couple of people from the Motor Pool have shuffled her. I haven’t… but I would be happy to help. So, Alyssa, if you are reading… feel free to make a request. My wife is a big fan. I should just say that it didn’t break my heart to watch Charmed every Sunday. I’ll be driving Sunday and Monday.
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While at the staging area today, we were talking about a Bricklayer’s injury report. I found it so that you could get the better version.
Reprinted below…
This letter came from a poor old bricklayer who had suffered an accident. He has been besieged with the bureaucracy of an insurance company in filling out the forms for a Workmen’s Compensation claim. I would like to read to you a little bit of this letter that he wrote back to the insurance company.
“I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In Block 10 of the accident reporting form I put, ‘poor planning’, as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully, and I trust that the following details will be sufficient.
I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six story building. When I completed my work I discovered that I had about five hundred pounds of bricks left over.
Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using the pulley, which fortunately was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor. Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, slung the barrel out, and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went back to the ground, untied the rope, holding it tightly to assure a slow descent of the 500 pounds of brick.
You will note that in Block 11 of the accident reporting form that I weigh 135 pounds. Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind, and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate up the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming down. This explains the fractured skull and broken collar bone.
Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope in spite of my pain.
At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of the bricks, the barrel now weighed approximately fifty pounds. I refer you again to my weight in Block 11. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations of my legs and lower body.
The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks. And fortunately, only three vertebrae were broken. I am sorry to report, however, that as I lay there on the bricks in pain, unable to stand, and watching the empty barrel six floors above me, I again lost my presence of mind and let go of the rope.
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You are RIGHT! I like it … thanks for the heads up! Know anyone looking for a cherry Charger Daytona Top Banana???