I Think His Forklift's Sexy

THE BACKGROUND:
A few weeks ago Boeing held a Forklift Rodeo.  Spencer--a desk jockey for the past three years--was coerced by his co-workers to go out and compete.  When the results were in, he was the 3rd place winner.


TODAY:

We went to Usana for the state Forklift Rodeo.  You can see from the signage that this was a HUGE event.  (There were nearly 50 participants from companies like Squire-CocaCola, Usana, ProLogistics, 3M, Firestone, Morton Salt, etc., and this was the 8th annual Forklift Rodeo sponsored by the Utah Manufacturers Association.  WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?  Sheesh!)


THE EVENTS

The obstacle course:  Spencer lost one point on this for having to back up in order to line up with the pallet he needed to pull off the shelf.  This picture is during the second half, when he had to BACK through the course.

Dock loading:  Spencer did this one flawlessly.  One of the judges sidled up to the other and said, "He's really close to the side--did he hit it?"  The man replied, "Nope!  He's just good."

Forklift inspections:  The participants had to inspect a forklift for safety conditions, calling out what they were doing as they went.  Spencer also did this one flawlessly.


THE RESULTS ARE POSTED:

That's 299 out of 300!


THE OUTCOME:

Spencer wins!


THE PRIZES: