{"id":5659,"date":"2016-08-03T08:03:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T14:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miguelitoslittlegreencar.com\/blog\/?p=5659"},"modified":"2016-08-03T11:39:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T17:39:46","slug":"storming-ben-lumpy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.miguelitoslittlegreencar.com\/blog\/storming-ben-lumpy\/","title":{"rendered":"Storming With Ben & Lumpy"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_post_title admin_label=”Featured Image” title=”off” meta=”off” author=”off” date=”on” categories=”on” comments=”on” featured_image=”on” featured_placement=”below” parallax_effect=”on” parallax_method=”on” text_orientation=”left” text_color=”dark” text_background=”off” text_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” module_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” title_all_caps=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” title_font_size=”40px” title_text_color=”#a8cf45″]\n[\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_post_title admin_label=”Post Title” title=”on” meta=”off” author=”off” date=”off” categories=”on” comments=”on” featured_image=”off” featured_placement=”below” parallax_effect=”on” parallax_method=”on” text_orientation=”center” text_color=”dark” text_background=”off” text_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” module_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” title_font_size=”37″ title_text_color=”#a8cf45″ title_all_caps=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”10px|||” title_font=”|on|||”]\n[\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#eaeaea” show_divider=”on” divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” height=”2″]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

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Featuring Ben \u201cThe Sheriff\u201d Taylor and Lumpy<\/strong>
Purveyor of Good Times for Steam Whistle Brewing, 1949 International Truck<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Date Location” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” header_font_size=”50px” text_font_size=”18″]\n

July 27, 2016
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#eaeaea” show_divider=”on” divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” height=”2″]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Story Header” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”|on|||” text_font_size=”32″]\n

The story<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bio” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”18″]\n

Ben is a rural Ontario lad who answered the call of \u201cgo west young man\u201d in January of 2015 when Steam Whistle<\/a> asked him to move to Edmonton. He likes to say he was \u201cexported\u201d along with his 1949 International pickup<\/a>, Lumpy.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#eaeaea” show_divider=”on” divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” height=”2″]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Fun Facts Header” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”|on|||” text_font_size=”32″]\n

Fun facts<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 1″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%202%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|” border_width=”2px”]\n

Ben drank eight beers<\/strong> during his job interview back in 2007. He got the job.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%234%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

Notably, he once shotgunned fourteen tall cans of Steam Whistle in a single day.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 5″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%129%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

In university he taught himself to use nunchucks after watching a few too many Bruce Lee movies.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 6″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%52%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

He is known to ride horses bareback. In the buck. As Mr. January. Check it out<\/a>, for a good cause.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 6″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%141%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

Just to be clear about the topic, this sheriff loves<\/em> beer. Look closely and you’ll see the word beer tattooed on his tricep.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 3″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%171%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2″]\n

In 2009 he started The Steamy Men of Steam Whistle Calendar<\/a> which raises money for cancer research<\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 5″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%45%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

Ben isn’t just about green cars and trucks. He’s also about bicycles. More specifically, green-themed bicycle repairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#eaeaea” show_divider=”on” divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” height=”2″]\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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