Stevie......let me tell you a little paint story for you and the MLU members! Back in the 80's, I had a Paint store in Edmonton Alberta Canada. And if anyone dosen't know where Edmonton is, it's about 2000 Miles from Rob Love's house and is known as the "Armpit of Alberta". Sorry to steal your glory Rob!
Anyhoo...we developed a line of paint products, strictly for the movie and television industry. They were radically different for what had been on the market for the last 20 years and they were manufactured from what is commonly known today world worldwide as " Acrylic Paints".
AND suddenly.....we had the finest and best "Scenic Paint" in North America! Well.... we sold paint from LA to New York to Toronto to Vancouver, you name it....we were the hottest commodity product in the movie industry! God....we were selling more of these paints than any of the household paints, which are the bread and butter of any paint store.
And then came that fateful day...Edmonton Alberta Canada, the brand new Bus Depot (Shiny and sparkling new!!! Could eat off the floors!!!) 2000 miles, as the crows fly from Rob Love's house!
We had a shipment of 4 gallons (ol'days) in a box being shipped to southern Alberta for a movie. Now.... from a personal point of view, 4 gallons in one box.....too too heavy. But I couldn't convince the manufacturer otherwise.
Anyhoo, to keep the story short, somewhere within the terminal itself....those 4 gallons. Those 18 point metric whatever tins, those overladen cartons, came off a conveyor belt and crashed to the floor opening up ALL 4 tins.
Now of course, Television Stations/ Radio Stations had been called and reporters were on the the scene interviewing witnesses for the Great Canadian Paint Spill and the reported "tidal wave" of paint flowing through the shipping area and into the passenger area.
AND THE COLOUR....."Touldine Red" ( Fire Engine Red).................and that's why paint is not allowed to be shipped on buses!! Cheers...R
