Victor


The coal crushing equipment was being shipped to Kazakhstan. I didn’t realize that there was a lot of coal in Kazakhstan. I don’t argue with the customers. Well, not too often. If they want to ship coal crushers to Kazakhstan, I’m always more than happy to box it for them. Kazakhstan was not a member of the European Union, but the coal crusher would be off loaded in Helsinki, and transported by train to Alma Atta, so it would require kiln dry hardwoods, and the bug stamp.

Victor Icandanceovna was a former ballerina with the Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo. After The Trock had appeared at the Bolshoi, he suddenly found himself in exile in Kazakhstan. He supposed that it could have been worse. It could have been Siberia.

If he performed well in the present task, perhaps he could be bailed out of his exile. He was in charge of installing the new coal crusher. It finally arrived, on a flat rack container on the flat bed train car. It barely cleared the bridge. The case containing the crusher was 151x130x87” and weighed 40,000 pounds! In typical Kazakh planning, the doorway to the crusher facility was only 90” wide. The only way to get the machine inside was to widen the doorway. The only equipment available was poleaxes!?! Poleax it was. With a small army, the doorway was soon widened, and the coal crusher (Model 19-44) was installed. Repairing the wall was not his problem. He had accomplished his task. He was ready to return to the world of ballet. In honor of his triumph, he changed his stage name. Henceforth, he would dance as Victor Poleaxskaya.






~ © Paul (AHikingDude@aol.com) ~

Art by Richard McCusker (jotoma@bellsouth.net)

February 2004












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