Don't kick the 79 year old horses.

TABBY TAUGHT ME ON CAROLSEL. Yay.
Tidbits about the other rides I know. :

SOFTPLAY.
-Honestly, I think this is useless. It's just a playground. People can take there kids to McDonalds or a park for less.
-Under 54" Adults can watch kids but not play.
-Maximum of one kid going down the slide at once.
-Keep shoes on.
-When it rains, watch for puddles.
-Only need to be 14 to run this 'ride'
-No spiel.
-No more than 50.

FOAMFACTORY.
"Welcome boys and girls to the FoamFactory. For your safety, there is no running or horseplay allowed. As a reminder, Elitch Gardens is not responcable for any lost or stolen articles. Also, please keep your shoes on while in the FoamFactory. Thank you, and enjoy the rest of your stay here at Elitch Gardens." I think there's more, but I can't remember. I don't have it memorized. It's written on the phone box and I just read it. BUT YOU GET A PRETTY INTERCOM.
-Under 54" unless with someone under 54"
-No more than 100 people inside. We don't inforce this well.
-Maximum of one child down the slide at once.
-DON'T EAT THE GODDAMN FOAMBALLS.
-Keep shoes on.
-Only need to be 14 to run also.
-The top is blocked by employees when it rains a lot and the top gets slick. We sit on the stairs and in the slides. Kinda fun.
-Don't sit in Granny's wheelchair.

KIDDIE COASTER.
"Welcome to the KiddieCoaster. For your safety and the safety of others please keep your arms and legs inside the Coaster at all times. We're going to go around a total of three times, and each time we're going to stop. If you want to stay on give me a thumbs up, if you want off give me a thumbs down." Then I ask if their ready. Make them yell loud, and let it go.
-No foot pedal.
-Press ball on the end of stick and pull back on the lever to the no break position while the chain is on.
-When the last cart is on the chain put the brakes on and hold it otherwise it'll just go through the station.
-Stop at silver line, but not after the yellow pole.
-Press the levers on the sides of the carts to release the lap bars.
-No parents on the top platform on the exit. Safety Hazard.
-Under 54"over 36" no exceptions.
-Stop chain whenever steping away from the brakes.

OBS. TOWER. ATTENDANT.
-Basically I just make sure people aren't being stupid on the deck. They only had time to train me on attendant position, not operator.
-Check the wind gage every so often to make sure it isn't in the danger zone and stuff.
-Yup.

CAROLSEL.
"Welsome everyone to the Carolsel. For your safety and the safety of others please keep all arms, hands and legs on your own horse at all times. Please make cure that you are not sitting side saddle, backwards, or two on one horse. Also, there is absolutly no switching horses or chariots while the ride is in motion. Thank you and enjoy your ride."
-Only 60 people on at once.
-The side oppisite to the entrance gate is the high side. Try to put people over there so the carolsel is balenced.
-The the height stick and turn it upside down, incert under carolsel and walk around it making sure it goes all the way around without getting stuck. This shows the carolsel is balenced enough that it will not scrape on the bottom.
-Under 36" to be accompanied by an adult. They can stand next to the child and balence them on a horse or sit in a chariot with them but not sitting on the same horse with them.
-Sometimes the music will stop and I have to go inside and hit play on the CD player. Lame.
-Four chariots and some odd horses.
-Hit e-stop when the green light goes off.
"As you may have noticed, the carolsel is slowing down. Please stay seated until the carolsel has come to a complete and final stop. At which time you may pick up any loose articles you may have left behind, then please exit to the gate to my right. Have a great day here at Elitch Gardens."
Wait til ride stops...
"Aright guys, you can go ahead and get off your horses now. Have a great day."
Or what I started doing.
"Smile, it's contagious!"
I also talked with the people. Made them say YeeHaw. Told them random facts about Carolsel. And yelled at the kids switching horses. Don't think I don't see it. Most of the time I notice. I do have mirrors. And it pisses me off when people do this because it can off balence it and screw the ride up.

FACTS ABOUT CAROLSEL.
-It took three years for carvers to hand carve and paint the individual horses and chariots.
-It was completed in 1928. Making the Carolsel 79 years old now.
-Carolsels turn counter clock wise, and Merry-Go-Rounds turn clockwise.
-The side of the horses that faces out is called the romance side and is decorated more elaboratly than the sides facing the inside. This is because they didn't want to pay the carvers to carve the sides that would rarely be seen.


INOTHER NEWS.
There's this new kid at work named Matt. He's pretty awsome, Tabby and I made insta-friends with him.
First day running Carolsel, and some kid wet herself on one of the Chariots. Akeem and Ashley had to come over to clean it up. I'm not authorized to. YAY.

Seasons almost over. Sad Day. I'mma miss everyone.

I probably spelled Carolsel wrong over and over. Lana don't have a seizure.

More Rants

I never have any time for blogging anymore. But I need a little venting time.

Spent the night at Arielle (From work)'s house last night because I went to her homecoming dance. Fun time. This morning I went to church with her and her family. Not as fun. I will not be joining a church anytime soon. Especially if they greet me the same way. I mean, it wasn't bad... Just scared me. A lot. The Pastor or whatnot yells out "HEY ARIELLE WHY DON'T YOU INTRODUCE US TO YOUR FRIEND!" Shoom! Everyone turns their head to look at the back row where I'm sitting between Arielle's cousin Joel and Arielle. I start going into fetal position defence mode. Arielle introduced me and everyone in unison says "WELCOME ANGELA". I try to smile, but I'm pretty sure everyone could see the obvious fear on my face.
After church, Arielle and I call in work to see when we work. By now it's 10:30. They tell me I work at 11. Shit. We tell Arielle's mom and she looks to be getting in the car to bring us home to get ready for work. WHOO. We're on the road heading out, but we're somewhere in Aurora so I have no idea where the hell I am and if we're on the way home then.. Oh hey look McDonalds. What? I thought you just said we were going home to get ready for work? No. Apparently not. Done ordering? 11. I'm late. Texting Tabby. Then Arielle's mom ecides to drop Nick off at home on the way back. More wasted time. Arielle takes forever to get ready. Traffic. I'm now an hour and a half late. Not to mention I left m badge at home and so mom had to run it up to HR to give it to me. Arielle then takes forever getting a temp badge. More traffic. This is cool. I'm an hour an 40 minutes late. Thanks. I do as much to help to make up for it. Barbra says it's fine. I still willingly give up coaster to go to a ride I don't like but Briona doesn't know so things are easier. I float mini swings and Crazy Bus during the last half hour. Then go to pick up Foam Factory balls.
A work rant not about parents? SHOCKER. Here we go. I was having an okay day. It was a bit busy and tiring but okay. Then while we're picking up foam balls Josh, Daniel, Arielle, and Andrea do NOTHING but throw them around. Throwing them in the places Tabby, Sharon, Akeem, and I JUST picked up. Then they start throwing them a us when we tell them to throw the fucking balls in the bags. Tabby needed to get home to her kid. I needed to just get out. Plus I had a bit of homework. They keep screwing around and start throwing the balls at me and Tabby. I make comments about them just needing to help or get signed out. Tabby made comments about killing Daniel. And Sharon making comments about crushing some not foam balls.
On the way out of the park some South Parkers started harrassing Tabby and me. "o0o Kiddielanders, so intimidating. How much you guys get paid in Kiddie Land? 1.50 an hour?" Etc. It got annoying. Tabby and I decided to beat them with Carasel's height stick.
There's this new kid in KDL named Westley. He bugs me. His teeth bug me. Those little square things for braces? He randomly has them on his teeth. No wire. Just the little squares. I'm not much of a shallow person so aside from that. His working ability bugs me and kinda scares me. I was watching him do MiniSwings before I was floating it and Crazy Bus. He doesn't watch the ride. And he doesn't even look at anything else of importance. He just looks up at the sky, watches people on the mainway. He doesn't have his hand on the e-stop, stop, or even the control panel. He sits on the water Jug which is how much of them are broken. He doesn't watch the children try to get on or off. He called in his turnstiles with people on his ride. He tried talking to me while his ride was running, meaning he had to turn around. Not only that. But he played with the alarm. The stupid annoying alarm. It's like this siren noise that only stops when you let go of the button. He didn't. That sound made me want to hurt him. So.. Much.. HE WOULDN'T STOP. It'd help if the alarm helped him pay attention to ANYTHING with the ride he was running. But no it didn't. I told Tabby to tell him if he didn't stop, I'd throw my key at him. Or Akeem. Or my counter. Just make him shut up. No one told him. Tabby went away for awhile and came back and I was sitting on one of the planters since no one was at my ride. I started talking to her and in midsentence- REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERrrrrrrrrrr.... rrrRREEEEEEEEEEEEE- Instant glare and twitch from me. It made Tabby laugh. I was glad he finally left and left me to do his ride.
I think Jon and Liz just.. Nevermind I won't get into that. I need a shower.
I only don't know three things in KDL now. Balloons, Carasel, and Operator at Obs Tower. Yay.