WEBVTT 00:02.469 --> 00:05.672 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ [gentle orchestral fanfare] 00:07.474 --> 00:09.776 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% [resonanstrings lead building orchestration] 00:09.876 --> 00:17.584 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 00:17.684 --> 00:20.220 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% (male narrator) Welcome to "Our State," 00:20.320 --> 00:23.089 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% a production of UNC-TV 00:23.189 --> 00:25.959 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% in association with "Our State" magazine-- 00:26.059 --> 00:27.660 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% for over 70 years, 00:27.761 --> 00:29.796 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% bringing the wonders of North Carolina 00:29.896 --> 00:32.499 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% to readers across the state. 00:32.599 --> 00:34.434 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% On this edition, 00:34.534 --> 00:38.271 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% the loving care it takes to keep venerable old clocks 00:38.371 --> 00:41.941 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% ticking and chiming in towers across the Piedmont, 00:42.042 --> 00:44.878 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% a ride on some of the many ferry boats 00:44.978 --> 00:47.480 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% traveling our coastal waters-- 00:47.580 --> 00:49.716 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% And you never know where you might find 00:49.816 --> 00:52.185 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% a parade in our state. 00:52.285 --> 00:53.987 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 01:00.527 --> 01:02.362 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% (male announcer)g] BB&T serves the needs 01:02.462 --> 01:04.831 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% of more than 180 communities, 01:04.931 --> 01:07.867 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% from the Outer Banks and the Blue Ridge Mountains 01:07.967 --> 01:09.969 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% to everywhere in between. 01:10.070 --> 01:11.938 align:left position:35%,start line:65% size:55% Since 1872, 01:12.038 --> 01:15.275 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% we have supported the people and places of North Carolina, 01:15.375 --> 01:18.445 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% and we've been proud to live and work here too. 01:18.545 --> 01:21.581 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% We love calling North Carolina our home, 01:21.681 --> 01:25.385 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% and we're pleased to provide major funding for "Our State." 01:33.026 --> 01:35.061 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% Additional funding has been tk-tk, tk-tk...tk-tkV members. 01:37.797 --> 01:40.533 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% tk, tk...tk 01:40.633 --> 01:43.636 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% (narrator) There's something about clocks. 01:43.736 --> 01:45.572 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% We barely notice them, 01:45.672 --> 01:47.740 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% and yet they command our attention. 01:47.841 --> 01:51.177 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% [bells lead New Age orchestration] 01:51.277 --> 01:54.914 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% "Where does time go?" we ask one another. 01:55.014 --> 01:57.350 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Mostly, it seems to have disappeared-- 01:57.450 --> 01:59.786 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% at least the sound of time, 01:59.886 --> 02:03.556 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% thanks to today's mostly silent timekeeping. 02:03.656 --> 02:06.526 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% Oh, how those of us who grew up falling asleep 02:06.626 --> 02:10.230 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% to the ticks of a wind-up clock miss that mechanical thing... 02:10.330 --> 02:12.098 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% with its civilized bell... 02:12.198 --> 02:14.134 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% dng, dng...dng 02:14.234 --> 02:16.169 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% instead of that annoyingly insistent, 02:16.269 --> 02:20.473 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% blaring mosquito of an alarm we wake up to nowadays. 02:20.573 --> 02:22.642 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% [electronic beeping] eep, eep...eep 02:22.742 --> 02:24.711 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [clattering] klk, klk...klk 02:26.412 --> 02:29.149 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% It is comforting to know that some time, 02:29.249 --> 02:31.451 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% somewhere in North Carolina today, 02:31.551 --> 02:34.420 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% someone who appreciates time's seemingly slower, 02:34.521 --> 02:37.090 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% more embraceable cadences 02:37.190 --> 02:40.126 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% is winding a clock by hand... 02:41.494 --> 02:44.030 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% mostly around town squares, 02:44.130 --> 02:47.767 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% in clock towers of various measure... 02:47.867 --> 02:49.869 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% reached only by repeated, 02:49.969 --> 02:52.472 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% often twisting flights of stairs. 02:52.572 --> 02:54.374 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% [echoing footsteps] tp, tp...tp 02:54.474 --> 02:59.546 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 02:59.646 --> 03:01.981 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% The mechanisms that await the special touch 03:02.081 --> 03:04.584 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% of the clock keeper 03:02.081 --> 03:04.584 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% ar  03:02.081 --> 03:04.584 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% e wonderfully wrought marvels, 03:04.684 --> 03:08.221 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% with myriads of patient cams and gears... 03:08.321 --> 03:09.923 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% [clicking] khh... 03:10.023 --> 03:11.391 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% khh... 03:11.491 --> 03:12.926 align:left position:47.5%,start line:65% size:42.5% khh 03:13.026 --> 03:14.761 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% (narrator) tripping levers, 03:14.861 --> 03:16.563 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% swinging pendulums, 03:16.663 --> 03:19.199 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% and who knows what, working in perfect synchrony 03:19.299 --> 03:22.368 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% to provide the public with one of the unique experiences 03:22.468 --> 03:24.938 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% of small-town life... 03:25.038 --> 03:26.839 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [clattering] klk, klk...klk 03:28.374 --> 03:29.776 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 03:29.876 --> 03:31.844 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% the sound of time. 03:31.945 --> 03:33.880 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 03:33.980 --> 03:35.148 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 03:35.248 --> 03:37.450 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% Each of these clocks is loved 03:37.550 --> 03:41.321 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% and, glory of glories, not at all quiet. 03:41.421 --> 03:42.655 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 03:42.755 --> 03:45.024 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% dnn-dnnggg 03:45.124 --> 03:46.426 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% dnn-dnnggg 03:46.526 --> 03:50.230 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% And what a splendid song they make. 03:50.330 --> 03:51.431 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 03:51.531 --> 03:54.000 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% klk, klk...klk 03:54.100 --> 03:58.338 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 03:58.438 --> 04:02.208 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% (man) Now, this is a wonderful marvel 04:02.308 --> 04:04.744 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% of engineering that's, uh-- 04:04.844 --> 04:08.681 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% goes back more than 200 years. 04:08.781 --> 04:11.584 align:left position:35%,start line:65% size:55% Uh, Salem was begun in 1766 04:11.684 --> 04:14.754 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% as the central community 04:14.854 --> 04:16.889 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% of the Moravian settlements here 04:16.990 --> 04:19.559 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% in what we called "Wachovia." 04:19.659 --> 04:21.494 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 04:21.594 --> 04:24.931 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% We needed to bring a sort of regular operation 04:25.031 --> 04:26.899 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% to the community. 04:27.000 --> 04:29.802 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% That meant keeping track of time. 04:29.902 --> 04:32.272 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% [mechanism clicking] khh, khh 04:32.372 --> 04:35.074 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% I'm sorry that people outside cannot hear 04:35.174 --> 04:39.145 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% this regular, uh, thump, thump, thump 04:39.245 --> 04:42.715 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% of the escape mechanism and as the pendulum-- 04:42.815 --> 04:48.321 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% this 10-foot pendulum-- swings back and forth. 04:48.421 --> 04:52.492 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% But standing here feeling, with my hand on the frame, 04:52.592 --> 04:54.093 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% I can feel it. 04:54.193 --> 04:56.095 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% It's like a heartthrob. 04:56.195 --> 05:00.566 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% The clock provides a heartbeat for this community. 05:00.667 --> 05:04.137 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 05:04.237 --> 05:06.272 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% (woman) I've always liked clocks, 05:06.372 --> 05:09.809 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% so to be able to be around 05:09.909 --> 05:11.844 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% the city's most famous clock 05:11.944 --> 05:13.913 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% and take care of it-- 05:14.013 --> 05:16.349 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% it's almost like a dream come true. 05:16.449 --> 05:20.286 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 05:20.386 --> 05:24.123 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% We have to wind it twice a day, 05:24.223 --> 05:28.928 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% and because it is as old as it is, it-- 05:29.028 --> 05:31.898 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% you never can get it exactly right, 05:31.998 --> 05:33.866 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% so we-- we more or less-- 05:33.966 --> 05:37.270 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% we just guess at what the time is. 05:37.370 --> 05:38.705 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Something like this, 05:38.805 --> 05:40.540 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% you've got to really be interested in. 05:40.640 --> 05:43.476 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% And I waited on this job for a whole year before-- 05:43.576 --> 05:45.011 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% before I got it. 05:45.111 --> 05:48.281 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% I wanted this job. 05:48.381 --> 05:51.250 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% It's almost like a little piece of history. 05:51.351 --> 05:54.554 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 05:54.654 --> 05:56.322 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% (narrator) Not that far away, 05:56.422 --> 05:59.826 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% under the same incredible arc of Carolina blue sky, 05:59.926 --> 06:02.095 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% lies a picturesque courthouse 06:02.195 --> 06:04.364 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% in which a clock still marks time 06:04.464 --> 06:06.199 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% for the citizens of Hillsborough 06:06.299 --> 06:08.434 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% in Orange County. 06:08.534 --> 06:10.903 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 06:11.003 --> 06:14.073 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% (man) You can get to the point where you have a relationship 06:14.173 --> 06:15.975 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% with the clock where you can hear 06:16.075 --> 06:20.012 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% when the clock's in good shape or when it's not. 06:20.113 --> 06:22.949 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% My ear's tuned to it, like having a baby, you know. 06:23.049 --> 06:25.885 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% If it doesn't strike the hour, I go into panic mode 06:25.985 --> 06:28.287 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% and run up the stairs. 06:28.388 --> 06:31.924 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 06:32.024 --> 06:36.696 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% As far as we know, it's the oldest unmodified, uh, 06:36.796 --> 06:40.600 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% tower clock in North America. 06:40.700 --> 06:44.404 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% And this expert told me that it 06:40.700 --> 06:44.404 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% wa  06:40.700 --> 06:44.404 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% s basically the cheapest clock 06:44.504 --> 06:46.839 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% you could buy in its day--hehhh. 06:46.939 --> 06:49.208 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% But it took a lickin'; it kept tickin'. 06:49.308 --> 06:51.177 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% And I hear engineers 06:51.277 --> 06:53.980 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% use the wordelegant  about a solution 06:54.080 --> 06:55.815 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% when it's as simple as possible, 06:55.915 --> 06:57.917 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% and this here is an elegant solution. 06:58.017 --> 07:01.154 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% I mean, it tells time, and it tells time accurately, 07:01.254 --> 07:04.056 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% with a number of parts that you can count 07:04.157 --> 07:06.759 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% without really giving yourself a headache. 07:06.859 --> 07:09.562 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% It's just a nifty machine, 07:09.662 --> 07:13.699 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% and...watch somethin' like this. 07:13.800 --> 07:14.967 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% And... 07:15.067 --> 07:16.269 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [gears clicking] enn, enn...enn 07:16.369 --> 07:19.806 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [ringing] dnnggg...dnnggg 07:19.906 --> 07:21.407 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% I've never done that-- 07:21.507 --> 07:24.310 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% I have never done that that I didn't smile. 07:24.410 --> 07:25.845 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% Hehh, hehh, hehh, hehh! 07:25.945 --> 07:28.414 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% I have never done it with other people around 07:28.514 --> 07:30.883 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% that they didn't smile. 07:32.151 --> 07:35.621 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% (narrator) And that's the way it is all across North Carolina 07:35.721 --> 07:38.357 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% where these wonderful clocks may be found. 07:40.092 --> 07:42.662 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% There's a lot of pride in maintaining them 07:42.762 --> 07:45.364 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% and boasting about them too. 07:45.465 --> 07:48.201 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 07:48.301 --> 07:49.735 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% In Henderson, 07:49.836 --> 07:52.338 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% both tasks fall to the local firemen 07:52.438 --> 07:55.274 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% because the clock is in their firehouse. 07:56.776 --> 07:59.445 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% (man) It's functional. 07:59.545 --> 08:02.915 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% It's really the symbol of the city of Henderson. 08:03.015 --> 08:04.450 align:left position:35%,start line:65% size:55% Back in 1991, 08:04.550 --> 08:07.487 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% when the city celebrated its 150th year anniversary, 08:07.587 --> 08:12.291 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% uh, it kinda took it on and really made it the city symbol. 08:12.391 --> 08:14.727 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% Uh, we kinda jumped on it prior to that-- 08:14.827 --> 08:17.029 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% we put it in our shoulder patch. 08:17.129 --> 08:20.566 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% The city also incorporated the city, uh, clock tower 08:20.666 --> 08:22.835 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% and the city flag. 08:22.935 --> 08:24.504 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% It's just part of the-- 08:24.604 --> 08:26.372 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% the history of the city of Henderson, 08:26.472 --> 08:27.974 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% and we're very proud of it. 08:28.074 --> 08:29.775 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% The firefighters here in Henderson, it's-- 08:29.876 --> 08:32.912 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% we take pride in it, and we take ownership in it, 08:33.012 --> 08:35.381 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% and we keep it and maintain it. 08:36.649 --> 08:38.317 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% (narrator) Evidence of that ownership? 08:38.417 --> 08:42.321 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% The clock tower was used at one time to dry fire hoses 08:42.421 --> 08:45.625 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% and by the names of firemen who took care of the place 08:45.725 --> 08:48.561 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% scratched on the clock-tower walls over the years. 08:48.661 --> 08:50.329 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [bell ringing] dnnggg 08:50.429 --> 08:52.265 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 08:52.365 --> 08:54.600 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 08:54.700 --> 08:57.036 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 08:57.136 --> 08:59.171 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 08:59.272 --> 09:01.474 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 09:01.574 --> 09:03.809 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 09:03.910 --> 09:07.246 align:left position:40%,start line:65% size:50% dnnggggg 09:07.346 --> 09:09.448 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Henderson's clock has been electrified, 09:09.549 --> 09:11.784 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% so there's no winding task, 09:11.884 --> 09:15.888 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% like there is in Yanceyville, our next clock stop. 09:15.988 --> 09:19.225 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% But as with them all, a certain series of events 09:19.325 --> 09:23.262 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% has to occur to create the main event... 09:23.362 --> 09:26.766 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% when the clock strikes. 09:26.866 --> 09:28.801 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% (man) It's setting up now, 09:28.901 --> 09:32.705 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% and uh, it sets up about maybe 30 seconds 09:32.805 --> 09:35.207 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% before it goes off. 09:35.308 --> 09:40.880 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% And then it raises, uh, the hammer up and this-- 09:40.980 --> 09:42.648 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% like this. 09:42.748 --> 09:45.718 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% And that's how you get your force to pull the bell. 09:45.818 --> 09:46.986 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% [clicking] tkkk 09:47.086 --> 09:49.155 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% There it goes. 09:49.255 --> 09:55.828 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% [ringing] dnnggg, dnnggg...dnnggg 09:55.928 --> 10:02.201 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 10:02.301 --> 10:04.870 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [machinery whirs] zhhrrh 10:04.971 --> 10:07.006 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% (narrator) Interestingly, Yanceyville's clock 10:07.106 --> 10:09.375 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% was electrified at one time, as well, 10:09.475 --> 10:11.210 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% and then was reconverted. 10:11.310 --> 10:13.012 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% It also survived a fire, 10:13.112 --> 10:15.615 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% not to mention a good deal of neglect, 10:15.715 --> 10:17.550 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% after which the clock parts 10:17.650 --> 10:20.753 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% wound up scattered all over town. 10:20.853 --> 10:22.788 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% (Richmond) 10:20.853 --> 10:22.788 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% We  10:20.853 --> 10:22.788 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% ll, we kept lookin' for parts, 10:22.888 --> 10:25.324 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% and nobody knew where the pendulum ball was. 10:25.424 --> 10:28.361 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% So Ms. Anderson was in charge of the, uh, 10:28.461 --> 10:30.196 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% historical museum in town, 10:30.296 --> 10:32.765 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% and I said something to Ms. Anderson about it, 10:32.865 --> 10:34.700 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% and uh, she said, "No, Leon, 10:34.800 --> 10:37.269 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% I don't know anything about the pendulum ball." 10:37.370 --> 10:40.473 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% And I said, "Well, it would weigh about 15 to 25 pounds, 10:40.573 --> 10:43.709 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% and it would have a hole down in the middle of it." 10:43.809 --> 10:45.311 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% She said, "Oh, we keep-- 10:45.411 --> 10:47.079 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% "we keep the door propped open 10:47.179 --> 10:49.281 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% in the historical room with that." 10:49.382 --> 10:50.883 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% [chuckling] So that-- 10:50.983 --> 10:55.187 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% that was amazing that we found that. 10:56.689 --> 10:58.557 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% (narrator) Madison, North Carolina, too, 10:58.658 --> 11:01.927 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% enjoys the revival of its town clock. 11:02.028 --> 11:03.863 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 11:03.963 --> 11:05.865 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Originally dedicated as a memorial 11:05.965 --> 11:08.534 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% to the doughboys of World War I, 11:08.634 --> 11:11.303 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% it also 11:08.634 --> 11:11.303 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% ha  11:08.634 --> 11:11.303 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% d stopped running at one time, 11:11.404 --> 11:15.841 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% even after considerable repairs had been invested. 11:15.941 --> 11:18.611 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% To the rescue came a tinkerer of sorts-- 11:18.711 --> 11:20.279 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% a retired engineer 11:20.379 --> 11:24.150 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% who happened to have a small machine shop in his basement. 11:25.551 --> 11:28.154 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% (man) And they just asked me to look at it 11:28.254 --> 11:30.256 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% out of desperation. 11:30.356 --> 11:34.260 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% I have just been looking after it ever since, essentially. 11:34.360 --> 11:36.896 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% But it takes a lot of attention, 11:36.996 --> 11:38.798 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% because it will change time 11:38.898 --> 11:40.633 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% with the change in the temperatures. 11:40.733 --> 11:42.935 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% You know, when it's colder, it runs slower; 11:43.035 --> 11:45.471 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% when it's warmer, it runs faster. 11:45.571 --> 11:47.707 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 11:47.807 --> 11:50.943 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% But I get stopped on the street, 11:47.807 --> 11:50.943 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% an  11:47.807 --> 11:50.943 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% d people say, "You know, 11:51.043 --> 11:54.280 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% "I remember when I was young I could hear that clock chime, 11:54.380 --> 11:58.451 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% and that was my curfew time to come home." 11:58.551 --> 12:02.888 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% (narrator) These clocks have a great deal of social value, it seems, 12:02.988 --> 12:06.025 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% and they are worthy of great care. 12:06.125 --> 12:09.195 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% Consider the thoughts of Hillsborough's Tom Magnuson. 12:09.295 --> 12:11.230 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 12:11.330 --> 12:14.200 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% (Magnuson) 12:11.330 --> 12:14.200 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% I  12:11.330 --> 12:14.200 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% think that's why th  e clock winders come up here-- 12:14.300 --> 12:15.568 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% they feel like they're participating, 12:15.668 --> 12:18.237 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% feel like they have a piece of the town, 12:18.337 --> 12:20.272 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% and that they're doing somethin' good. 12:20.372 --> 12:23.576 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 12:23.676 --> 12:26.612 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% And there is a certain meditative quality. 12:26.712 --> 12:28.614 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 12:28.714 --> 12:30.983 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% I've never gone to sleep up here. 12:31.083 --> 12:34.553 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% I have come back down the stairs with my blood pressure lower 12:34.653 --> 12:37.623 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% than it was when I went up the stairs. 12:37.723 --> 12:39.759 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 12:39.859 --> 12:41.560 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% (narrator) There is something calming 12:41.660 --> 12:44.497 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% about the art and craft of keeping time. 12:46.065 --> 12:49.435 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% It's almost as if the regular sounds that clocks make 12:49.535 --> 12:51.937 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% mimic our own breathing. 12:53.405 --> 12:56.142 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% So the next time you have the opportunity, 12:56.242 --> 13:00.012 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% pause and listen as one of these 12:56.242 --> 13:00.012 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% gl  12:56.242 --> 13:00.012 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% orious clocks gives forth 13:00.112 --> 13:03.516 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% in full voice with its splendid sound. 13:03.616 --> 13:05.951 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% You will be transfixed, 13:06.051 --> 13:07.787 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% even for but a moment, 13:07.887 --> 13:09.355 align:left position:40%,start line:65% size:50% in time. 13:09.455 --> 13:11.490 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 13:11.590 --> 13:13.893 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% dnnggg 13:13.993 --> 13:16.195 align:left position:40%,start line:65% size:50% dnnggggg 13:22.134 --> 13:24.603 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [gulls calling] ahh, ahh...ahh 13:24.703 --> 13:27.673 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [engine running] rrrrnn 13:33.479 --> 13:35.848 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% [jaunty flute and drum arrangement] 13:37.116 --> 13:39.251 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% (narrator) At several places along our coast, 13:39.351 --> 13:42.421 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% you quite literally come to the end of the road. 13:42.521 --> 13:44.723 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [water lapping] slsh, slsh...slsh 13:44.824 --> 13:47.159 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% Travelers find that, to continue their trip, 13:47.259 --> 13:49.628 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% they must board one of the 20 vessels 13:49.728 --> 13:52.998 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% the state operates to reach their destination. 13:53.098 --> 13:55.401 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [horn blowing] ehhn, ehhn 13:55.501 --> 14:00.072 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 14:00.172 --> 14:02.808 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% [steel ramp clanking] tnnk, tnnk 14:02.908 --> 14:04.243 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% For some people, 14:04.343 --> 14:07.513 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% a ferry trip is a fact of daily life. 14:09.048 --> 14:11.383 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Other folks sometimes go out of their way 14:11.483 --> 14:13.986 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% to do this when they can. 14:14.086 --> 14:16.355 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 14:16.455 --> 14:17.723 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% For tourists, 14:17.823 --> 14:20.793 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% it's often one of the charms of coastal travel. 14:20.893 --> 14:22.761 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [violin joins] 14:22.862 --> 14:26.131 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 14:26.232 --> 14:28.367 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% (man) In the beginning, it was started to-- 14:28.467 --> 14:29.869 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% to bridge the islands 14:29.969 --> 14:31.737 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% and bridge people to the mainland. 14:31.837 --> 14:34.406 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% And of course, it still does that today. 14:35.674 --> 14:37.643 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% You know, we carry, uh, 14:37.743 --> 14:41.814 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% about 2.3-- 2.35 million passengers a year. 14:41.914 --> 14:45.751 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% A lot of those people are people 14:41.914 --> 14:45.751 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% fr  14:41.914 --> 14:45.751 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% om all over the country-- 14:45.851 --> 14:48.487 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% all over the United States and the world. 14:48.587 --> 14:50.556 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 14:50.656 --> 14:53.292 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% It's a tourist attraction within itself. 14:53.392 --> 14:55.527 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [gulls calling] ahh, ahh...ahh 14:55.628 --> 14:57.930 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 14:58.030 --> 15:00.566 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% But we have three classes of ferries. 15:00.666 --> 15:03.168 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% We have the sound class. 15:03.269 --> 15:07.640 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% Sound class ferries are 220 feet. 15:07.740 --> 15:10.709 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% Uh, they are the largest ferries that we have. 15:10.809 --> 15:13.279 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 15:13.379 --> 15:16.148 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Then we have the double-end class. 15:16.248 --> 15:19.852 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% Uh, those ferries are 180 foot in length-- 15:19.952 --> 15:22.821 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% drive on and drive off on either end. 15:22.922 --> 15:25.157 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 15:25.257 --> 15:27.092 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% Then the other class ferry 15:27.192 --> 15:29.895 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% is what we call the "Hatteras class." 15:31.397 --> 15:33.499 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% And that is 150 foot-- 15:33.599 --> 15:35.834 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% uh, just drive on one end, 15:35.935 --> 15:39.538 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% and of course, you got to turn 15:35.935 --> 15:39.538 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% th  15:35.935 --> 15:39.538 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% e vessel around the other way. 15:39.638 --> 15:42.308 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [gulls calling] ahh, ahh...ahh 15:42.408 --> 15:44.877 align:left position:40%,start line:65% size:50% shhhhhhhh 15:44.977 --> 15:46.745 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% (narrator) On the Neuse River ferry, 15:46.845 --> 15:49.148 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% between Cherry Point and Minnesott Beach, 15:49.248 --> 15:51.684 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% the daily riders probably don't spend much time 15:51.784 --> 15:53.485 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% thinking about the technology 15:53.585 --> 15:56.689 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% making their trip shorter and easier. 15:56.789 --> 15:59.625 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% But these ferries have an ingenious propulsion system, 15:59.725 --> 16:01.360 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% called a "Voit drive," 16:01.460 --> 16:04.129 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% that provides better control in windy conditions 16:04.229 --> 16:06.732 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% and gives them great maneuverability. 16:08.667 --> 16:10.936 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% (man) It's got a system on either end-- 16:11.036 --> 16:12.805 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% the A end and the B end. 16:12.905 --> 16:14.239 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% And what it does, 16:14.340 --> 16:17.643 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% it looks like helicopter blades underneath the water. 16:17.743 --> 16:21.313 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% It's not a conventional propeller and rudder system. 16:21.413 --> 16:23.315 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% Then, if I want to straighten up, 16:23.415 --> 16:25.217 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% I just put it straight, 16:25.317 --> 16:28.520 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% and if I want the bow to go that way, 16:28.620 --> 16:30.622 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% you move it that way. 16:30.723 --> 16:32.925 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% And also, I can control my B end 16:33.025 --> 16:36.195 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% with this one right here. 16:36.295 --> 16:40.165 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% You know, you can go to the dock in a hard wind, 16:40.265 --> 16:45.471 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% a hardnortheaster,  and not even touch it. 16:45.571 --> 16:48.140 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [engine humming] ennnnnn 16:48.240 --> 16:49.908 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% (narrator) The powerful diesel engines 16:50.009 --> 16:53.779 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% are used to hold the ferry against the dock for boarding. 16:53.879 --> 16:56.348 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [steel clanking] tnnk, tnnk 16:59.084 --> 17:01.453 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% Once the last car is aboard, 17:01.553 --> 17:03.022 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% the controls are switched-- 17:03.122 --> 17:07.092 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% the bow becomes the stern; the stern becomes the bow. 17:07.192 --> 17:09.294 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% And the captain simply changes chairs 17:09.395 --> 17:12.564 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% to move the boat forward out of the dock. 17:13.832 --> 17:16.835 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% That way, the ferry never has to turn around. 17:16.935 --> 17:18.303 align:left position:42.5%,start line:65% size:47.5% rrrnnn 17:18.404 --> 17:26.245 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 17:26.345 --> 17:34.019 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 17:34.119 --> 17:36.255 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [gulls calling] ahh, ahh...ahh 17:36.355 --> 17:43.562 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 17:43.662 --> 17:45.164 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% Twenty minutes after boarding, 17:45.264 --> 17:49.234 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% you are across the Neuse River and on your way again. 17:49.334 --> 17:54.673 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 17:54.773 --> 17:56.975 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Outer Banks travelers are most familiar 17:57.076 --> 18:01.547 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% with the boats linking Hatteras Island with Ocracoke. 18:01.647 --> 18:03.348 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [gull calling] ahhuh, eeh 18:03.449 --> 18:05.250 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% ahhuh, eeh 18:05.350 --> 18:07.786 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% ahhuh, eeh 18:09.054 --> 18:10.589 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% These Hatteras class boats 18:10.689 --> 18:13.192 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% have to contend with the constantly shifting sands 18:13.292 --> 18:15.561 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% of the very shallow Hatteras Inlet. 18:15.661 --> 18:17.596 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 18:17.696 --> 18:20.766 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% (man) This is our worst part of the channel, right here. 18:20.866 --> 18:23.168 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% We're slowing down so we don't bump bottom. 18:23.268 --> 18:26.105 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% We probably got maybe a foot and a half of water 18:26.205 --> 18:28.340 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% underneath the keel right now and it's-- 18:28.440 --> 18:30.375 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% the tide's probably almost high, 18:30.476 --> 18:34.346 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% so can you imagine what it is at low tide? 18:34.446 --> 18:35.948 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% We try not to bump bottom, 18:36.048 --> 18:38.083 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% but on low tide, you will bump bottom 18:38.183 --> 18:40.719 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% in a few spots in this channel. 18:40.819 --> 18:43.522 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% And the more hurricanes we have each season, 18:43.622 --> 18:46.592 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% the trickier it gets. 18:46.692 --> 18:48.560 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% (narrator) The channel is dredged periodically 18:48.660 --> 18:50.529 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% by the Army Corps of Engineers, 18:50.629 --> 18:52.297 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% but it's a constant battle 18:52.397 --> 18:55.534 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% between shifting budgets and shifting sand. 18:55.634 --> 18:59.505 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Lately, the sand seems to be winning. 18:59.605 --> 19:02.274 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% (Goodman) Around here, you got to stay on your toes, 19:02.374 --> 19:04.710 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% because we work seven day on, seven days off. 19:04.810 --> 19:06.345 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% Your first day back, 19:06.445 --> 19:08.447 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% you got to relearn parts of the channel-- 19:08.547 --> 19:10.716 align:left position:35%,start line:65% size:55% every week. 19:10.816 --> 19:12.184 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% (narrator) The shallow channel 19:12.284 --> 19:14.653 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% brings another challenge for the boat captains-- 19:14.753 --> 19:16.889 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% the effects of the wind. 19:16.989 --> 19:19.224 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% (Goodman) These boats are made for shallow draft, 19:19.324 --> 19:22.327 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% and the less draft you have, the more tendency they have 19:22.427 --> 19:24.429 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% to adverse effects from the wind. 19:24.530 --> 19:26.932 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% So if it's blowin' 50 mile an hour, 19:27.032 --> 19:30.202 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% it's gonna shove you sideways. 19:30.302 --> 19:32.037 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% It's a big sail. 19:32.137 --> 19:33.472 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% p-p-p-p-p-p 19:33.572 --> 19:37.142 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 19:37.242 --> 19:39.478 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% (narrator) Travelers to Ocracoke from the south 19:39.578 --> 19:43.148 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% gather at the ferry terminal on Cedar Island. 19:43.248 --> 19:44.816 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% The larger ferries here 19:44.917 --> 19:47.252 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% are designed to accommodate the shallow waters 19:47.352 --> 19:50.289 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% of Pamlico Sound. 19:50.389 --> 19:52.658 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% A similar ferry operation links Ocracoke 19:52.758 --> 19:56.762 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% with the Hyde County seat of Swan Quarter. 19:56.862 --> 20:01.433 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% The view out here is one you can't get from any road. 20:03.135 --> 20:06.104 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% The two-and-a-half-hour trip across Pamlico Sound 20:06.205 --> 20:08.240 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% is like a mini ocean voyage. 20:08.340 --> 20:10.475 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% Land disappears for awhile, 20:10.576 --> 20:13.345 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% and you never know what you might see. 20:15.247 --> 20:19.685 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% In this case, it's the ship "Elizabeth II"... 20:19.785 --> 20:23.355 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% a sight that might have been common in colonial times, 20:23.455 --> 20:26.124 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% but a spectacular surprise today. 20:26.225 --> 20:35.033 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 20:35.133 --> 20:42.808 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 20:42.908 --> 20:44.843 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% No matter what your final destination, 20:44.943 --> 20:49.281 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% getting on a ferry can mean you are where you are going... 20:51.049 --> 20:53.652 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% at least for a little while. 20:55.487 --> 20:57.322 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% [steel ramp clanking] tnnk, tnnk 20:57.422 --> 20:59.324 align:left position:37.5%,start line:65% size:52.5% tnnk, tnnk 20:59.424 --> 21:06.632 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 21:10.535 --> 21:12.671 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% [drums lead fast-paced march tune] 21:12.771 --> 21:16.842 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 21:16.942 --> 21:18.910 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [brass joins] 21:19.011 --> 21:23.582 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% (narrator) It's hard to resist the fun and spectacle of a parade. 21:23.682 --> 21:26.718 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% You can watch, or you can take part. 21:26.818 --> 21:33.925 align:left position:47.5%,start line:65% size:42.5% 21:34.026 --> 21:37.496 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% [P.A. blasting Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally"] 21:37.596 --> 21:39.965 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% You can let it all hang out, 21:40.065 --> 21:43.135 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% jump up and down, or laugh out loud. 21:43.235 --> 21:45.003 align:left position:40%,start line:65% size:50% Ahhhhhh! 21:45.103 --> 21:47.072 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% (narrator) Parades give us an excuse 21:47.172 --> 21:49.541 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% to become someone else, if we choose, 21:49.641 --> 21:52.377 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% to act out our alter ego. 21:53.845 --> 21:57.015 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% March to the beat or forget about the beat-- 21:57.115 --> 21:58.417 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% it doesn't matter. 21:58.517 --> 22:00.952 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% In fact, it adds to the fun-- 22:01.053 --> 22:03.789 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% part order, part anarchy. 22:03.889 --> 22:05.691 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% And we Americans, 22:05.791 --> 22:07.759 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% well, we love a parade, 22:07.859 --> 22:09.995 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% especially in North Carolina, 22:10.095 --> 22:14.166 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% where there's a choice variety to choose from. 22:14.266 --> 22:16.868 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% [drums pace lively march tune] 22:16.968 --> 22:18.770 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [brass joins] 22:18.870 --> 22:20.772 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 22:20.872 --> 22:23.375 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% The Governor's inaugural parade in the capital city 22:23.475 --> 22:25.944 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% gives people a chance to loosen their ties, 22:26.044 --> 22:28.146 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% forget about their cares for a while, 22:28.246 --> 22:30.215 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% and have a little fun. 22:30.315 --> 22:32.751 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% [speaker blasting George Jones's 22:30.315 --> 22:32.751 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% "W  22:30.315 --> 22:32.751 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% hite Lightning"] 22:32.851 --> 22:34.753 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 22:34.853 --> 22:36.488 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% Wilmington's Azalea Festival parade, 22:36.588 --> 22:38.557 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% the largest parade in our state, 22:38.657 --> 22:43.128 align:left position:17.5%,start line:65% size:72.5% is full of springtime color and exuberance. 22:43.228 --> 22:45.597 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% [brass leads up-tempo orchestration] 22:45.697 --> 22:51.103 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 22:51.203 --> 22:53.872 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% [fife and drums play "Yankee Doodle"] 22:53.972 --> 22:58.009 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 22:58.110 --> 23:00.145 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% [indistinct crowd noise] 23:00.245 --> 23:02.681 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% Practically anything goes in a parade. 23:02.781 --> 23:05.283 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% As long as it's good, clean, American fun, 23:05.384 --> 23:08.920 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% let the child in you come out and play for a few minutes. 23:09.020 --> 23:12.791 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% [band plays "When the Saints Go Marching In"] 23:12.891 --> 23:25.637 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 23:25.737 --> 23:28.907 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% clp, clp...clp 23:29.007 --> 23:31.643 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [bagpipes drone] 23:31.743 --> 23:38.917 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 23:39.017 --> 23:46.658 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 23:46.758 --> 23:55.534 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 23:55.634 --> 23:57.369 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [applause] clp, clp...clp 23:57.469 --> 24:00.872 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% Parades are a distinctive part of the American character. 24:00.972 --> 24:02.707 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% For one thing, they're free. 24:02.808 --> 24:04.109 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [kids shouting] Candy! 24:04.209 --> 24:06.711 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% (narrator) And they're patriotic. 24:06.812 --> 24:08.547 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [applause] clp, clp...clp 24:08.647 --> 24:11.049 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% The tiny North Carolina town of Faith 24:11.149 --> 24:14.719 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% holds one of the state's largest 24:11.149 --> 24:14.719 align:left position:10%,start line:71% size:80% Fo  24:11.149 --> 24:14.719 align:left position:10%,start line:65% size:80% urth of July parades. 24:14.820 --> 24:16.555 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% [steel drums lead calypso arrangement] 24:16.655 --> 24:27.199 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 24:27.299 --> 24:29.568 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [brass and drums play a march] 24:29.668 --> 24:36.475 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 24:36.575 --> 24:38.310 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [horn blowing] ehhh-uhhhh 24:38.410 --> 24:42.113 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 24:42.214 --> 24:44.382 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% [bagpipes drone as drum pounds] 24:44.483 --> 24:51.690 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 24:51.790 --> 24:59.397 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 24:59.498 --> 25:03.068 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 25:03.168 --> 25:06.171 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% [brass leads "Angels We Have Heard on High"] 25:06.271 --> 25:09.341 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% Asheville's wonderful Christmas parade can't be missed-- 25:09.441 --> 25:10.575 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% a creative spectacle 25:10.675 --> 25:13.845 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop. 25:13.945 --> 25:15.981 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% [brass leads "Jingle Bells"] 25:16.081 --> 25:23.722 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 25:23.822 --> 25:25.957 align:left position:25%,start line:65% size:65% [indistinct talking] 25:27.225 --> 25:29.027 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% Merry Christmas! 25:29.127 --> 25:31.730 align:left position:12.5%,start line:65% size:77.5% [brass leads "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"] 25:31.830 --> 25:39.037 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 25:39.137 --> 25:46.778 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 25:46.878 --> 25:50.715 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 25:50.815 --> 25:53.418 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% [brass transitions to "Jingle Bells"] 25:53.518 --> 25:55.420 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 25:55.520 --> 25:56.922 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% [crowd applauding] 25:57.022 --> 25:59.624 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% [electric bass leads lively pop melody] 25:59.724 --> 26:05.030 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 26:05.130 --> 26:07.065 align:left position:30%,start line:65% size:60% (girl #1) Merry Christmas! 26:07.165 --> 26:09.868 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% (girl #2) Happy holiday! 26:09.968 --> 26:13.038 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% [foghorn blasting] ehhnnnnn 26:13.138 --> 26:16.041 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% (narrator) And then, as the new year rolls around, 26:16.141 --> 26:20.145 align:left position:20%,start line:65% size:70% there's the unforgettable New Bern boat parade, 26:20.245 --> 26:22.581 align:left position:22.5%,start line:65% size:67.5% a mélange of waterborne sounds and sights 26:22.681 --> 26:24.950 align:left position:15%,start line:65% size:75% that you'll not soon forget. 26:25.050 --> 26:27.118 align:left position:32.5%,start line:65% size:57.5% [chimes play "Jingle Bells"] 26:27.218 --> 26:32.190 align:left position:50%,start line:65% size:40% ♪ 26:32.290 --> 26:35.126 align:left position:27.5%,start line:65% size:62.5% [foghorn 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