Bridge Made Out of the First Ferris Wheel? - My Hat and All the Pins

[@Sparty-pi3jq]

Wow Jake, you and I are the exact same age (not even a week apart) and you still have your grandmother! That is amazing. My grandfather taught me to fly and ignited my lifelong love of planes and flying, because of him I was a Marine corps aviator and now I fly cargo, all over the world. I have so much I would love to tell him. Enjoy your Grandma while you still can Jake.

[@FBIs]

i love ur story. thanks for sharing it

[@broseph56]

Jacob was an everyday man, doing everyday things, but one day he discovered a hat, and fabulous secret powers were revealed to him the day he held aloft that magic hat and said... By the power of Zoltar...I HAVE THE POWER" and that day he transformed into The Carpetbagger saving the planet from boredom and introducing us to a World of Wonder.

[@ronarktv6926]

Love the reference ❤😅😊

[@anti_prophet666]

Carpetbagger is my hero 😎

[@maryblaufuss7533]

@@anti_prophet666 Oh dear, I hope you don't idolize Pennywise too.

[@danmiller6800]

I love it so well stated lol ❤

[@Victor-mc1sz]

You could also get a 2nd hat and fill that one with new pins, and then you could alternate between hats in your videos.

[@saratf]

Good idea!

[@Jason_Phillips3679]

Jacob, I love how you tell us history facts of what you show us in your videos...

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

I loved hearing the stories behind your pins. The 1st ferris wheel bridge was interesting & neat!!

[@mikehughes4969]

Being from Chicago, I'm a little bit obsessed with the Colombian Exposition, and am proud that the world's first Ferris wheel was in my home town. Even if the bridge isn't from the wheel, it's still from the same foundry, which is pretty cool. Also, you should never go on an Adventure without your Hat. Safe travels and happy wanderings my friend.

[@lizlocher3612]

You shouldn't be sensitive about balding at all!!! That's the style now. Millions of people shave off their hair to get that look!!! Your right in style, but I do love your hat, even the pith helmet looks cool, cuz I am a total hat person and have a trademark straw hat full of buttons just like yours almost, so I totally get it!!; I love when you go inside those photo ops at the parks where you insert your face n you stick the hat on top of the cut out!! That is always a hoot!!!

[@deniseconaway701]

I personally love your hat and the pins Jacob, and as for loosing your hair, who cares, just keep enjoying what your doing, life’s to short xx

[@batcatowler1972]

Some of the most amazing people are bald or going bald. Don't worry about it you're awesome just the way you are!

[@mikehughes4969]

My Dad always said that it wasn't a bald spot, it was a solar panel for a sex machine, which, understandably, creeped me out a little.

[@jimmyhunt9253]

I appreciate the comfortable and personal video. It has to be nice to be somewhere familiar, at least for a day or two. Get some rest man!

[@mcwatersd]

You are so fortunate to still have your Grandmother and Mom . I am glad you are spending some time with them. Enjoy them while you can. I remember the old playgrounds with the metal slides that would heat up and burn any bare skin in the summer. That is a great looking bridge. love the idea that the hat transforms you from Jacob to the Carpetbagger . Great video. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤

[@hannekekoolen8243]

Loved hearing the stories behind the pins. You are a great storyteller! Agree with your theory on the bridge. I looked up the Ferris wheel immediately and it seems very different structurally and much bigger. Of course people would not have pictures at hand at the time to easily compare and a legend was born.

[@paulthompson4332]

Your hat is the Carpetbagger's trademark.....it is a part of you. Your hat is so cool, it's inspired me to get my own unique hat and stick pins on it relating to my special interests, and though I only have 3 pins on it at the moment, I'm already finding it to be a part of me when I go out I love your thoughts and feelings about the Willy Wonka pin Enjoy your videos

[@tomklock568]

So great that you still have a grandmother! My grandparents were gone long ago, and lost my parents in 2019, 2020. Thanks for sharing your childhood and travel memories! Oh by the way we love Knott's too. "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Thanks!

[@paulfuryes203]

Always look forward to watching your videos everyday. Keep up the great work.

[@BearLee]

Much ❤, JTCB! Cheers to You & Ms Jenn.

[@drewo6388]

You're the best, Jacob! I've got so many places on my list to visit because of this channel. Thanks for sharing the lesser-known attractions too. I'm a "Eum" guy too, wanting to stop at any/every museum I see! All the best!

[@maryblaufuss7533]

Years ago I was dating a dude who took me with his family to their vacation spot at a lake in Wisconsin. I appreciated their generosity, of course, but we didn't last long after that. Lie around the lake and fish. For a week. "Where are all the historic sites, battlefields, amusement parks, gift shops, quirky restaurants, natural formations and yes, museums?! You call this a vacation? The supermarket is full of fish and I have a bed at home!" No, I said none of that, but I got good at going to a quiet corner, stuffing my fist in my mouth and turning what would have been "AARRGGHH!" into "mnfgghh." ...I guess that's why I appreciate Jacob's vlogs so much.

[@aliciabruder1106]

I if remember correctly, I think I learned somewhere that Walt Disney’s dad helped assemble the Ferris wheel for the worlds fair and this sparked his interest in rides and attractions and later built Disneyland and Disney world. Also the bridge story reminds me of how for the longest time everyone thought that the roller coaster Highroller at Valley Fair was actually the Pippin from the old amusement park that is now my home town (I think it was called Excelsior Park, it closed in the late 50s early 60s). This was because the pippin and highroller had a very similar design. But years of research concluded that the pippin was completely demolished when the park was closed and torn down and that highroller and the pippin were made in different years from different manufacturers based off tags and emblems and other official info about the rides creation, plus they had slightly different materials used in their construction that further debunk that belief. Now the only thing I can’t debunk and no one else seems to, is that the old trolley that used to cross the lake and carry passengers (its a fairly sizable lake, its White Bear Lake) to and from the camp grounds to the amusement park ever existed as well as was sunk to the bottom of the lake instead of being scraped with the track when no longer needed. Also maybe when you get your car back they may have found your pin and give it to you, that would be if they decided to do a deep clean on your interior to make it nice and like you have a brand new car, sometimes they do that as a slight curtesy. If not it should still be there if they didn’t mess around in the interior too much. I really hope to go to Knott’s sometime and visit the first ever camp snoopy (the sister location at MOA closed years back) and attend the boysenberry festival.

[@Corgis175]

You have a hat full of memories with those pins. Enjoyed this little talk about. Safe trip to Rochester.

[@sarawelling5271]

You're a really nice guy, Jacob; and we're all blessed to have you sharing with us. You have such a lovely gentle sense of humor; and you've never lost your sense of childlike wonder. God bless you!

[@JennyBastet]

I will always stick to your channel . It's amazing! 😊 thanks for talking about your pins . Always wonder whats on it ^^

[@davidm3569]

Thanks for inviting me along to see all these wonderful things 😁👍

[@history_leisure]

20:44 "A Carptetbagger? Jacob the Carpetbagger?!" lol

[@greggseiter1412]

Don’t feel embarrassed losing your hair. Your hat is your signature trademark. Hope you never lose it or it gets ruined. Keep it away from cats when not being worn. Micky Dolenz of The Monkees even wears a fedora when in pubic to hide his lack of hair. 🤠

[@maryblaufuss7533]

Better to embrace baldness than to comb over, I say!

[@Blueskys1972]

You are my nephews age, and he still has his grandma, which is my mom ❤ 👨‍🌾 you wear the hat well, it's a magic hat for you! Don't ever be ashamed of any part of you, we are all unique and special ❤ thanks for sharing a part of your childhood with us.

[@jeffadams667]

On the plaque there is a picture showing it being assembled in 1904. They did not dynamite the original ferris wheel until 1906 so if the date on the photo is correct that means it could be steel from the 1893 Expositions buildings but not from the ferris wheel. Love your channel by the way keep posting neat stuff. I have seen farmers recycle stuff that ends up looking nothing like what it looked like originally just because they got it cheap and when they have free time they need a project to pass the time.

[@mariehendrick7173]

AHHHH Nice message nice that you are giving us your fab fans YES the best in the world and on You Tube.. This nice shout out. This is why we all love you. !! You are a big softly you lovely sweet man. Your channel is for me just the best... You have an army of BAGGERS following you... XXX

[@mollysmith1226]

Yes 🎉

[@bripena6475]

I can't tell you how many times your videos have helped me through tough times. They always bring light to my life!

[@Hauntmaster15]

Jacob what a nice end to such a long trip, just some quiet quality time in your car talking about pin hat memories💜✌️

[@starling5188]

Ooo... a Zoltar pin!! Love it! 🧙‍♂

[@dansp91]

Love the full story of the hat! My 12 yr old son tried to follow your style and covered a hat with pins from places we visited but also learned that the fully covered hat was way too heavy so now does the same as you and doesn't cover the entire hat. And as a fellow bald man w a big head I feel the pain of getting a hat that fits well - LOL. Keep up the great work!!

[@matthewfarmer2520]

Hi Jacob 👋 that bridge looks awesome it's used from a Ferris wheel 🎡 like it was recycled lol. That hat if it was to be retired and got another hat to start to put new pins on, you can display the old hat as a reminder, and I'll be in the bunker on display. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 😊 Take care and stay safe

[@lisaknox7722]

Wow, they made that bridge out of a ferris wheel? That's Terrific Jacob.😊 You sure do find some interesting places to go visit.😊

[@moonbeam8487]

Wow that's preaty cool how they recycled that feris wheel into a bridge. I think they should always recycle ♻️ everything. I loves the old time metal playgrounds to.

[@FLgurl407]

I have a cast member pin from 04 thanking them for hanging tough through all the hurricanes and I thought I was cool. Pest Control!? So jealous. 💚

[@davidhernander7217]

Jacob the carpetbagger the dark Vader helmet looks Kick-Ass in your backseat

[@whatsindansgarage2542]

Your contents never disappoint and glad there are many interesting places in America I could visit one day.

[@johnnyvegas8030]

You putting on your hat is like Prince Adam using his sword to become He-Man. 😂

[@juanzapata492]

A smart way to recycle old Ferris wheel metal

[@suehurrell134]

❤who cares whether you have hair or not? It's the content and personality. You would have to be pretty shallow to care whether you had hair or not!

[@Sansankoneko]

There's this cool pin collector stash, here in Japan. I could get you one to store and switch out pins from your bunker

[@debs5157]

You are truly a joy to watch...you make everything so interesting...your pin hat and crocs are your trademark! Kudos to you for navigating so well in them crocs! When I look at your hat the Abita pin always catches my eye. Keep the vids coming, please!!!!❤

[@robynz4364]

Jacob, as we started to watch the video, my husband had a terrible feeling that you had lost your hat! Given all the situations you have endured on this road trip, we thought it was another sad event. However, we are delighted that your hat is intact and in your possession. So keep that train on the track and your hat on your head! God bless and see you tomorrow. Safe journeys.

[@margie.harper]

Those were my thoughts too. I had to come and read comments first. 😊

[@Man_gaming420]

Just in time for the new vid! keep up the great work

[@MikeWeiner]

Jacob, another great video! Thank you! And about your hair, I couldn't imagine you looking any other way! Its the look of the Carpetbagger! Now, I've only seen you since you lost your hair, but you look GREAT!!! To hell with anyone who says anything bad about it. They clearly are so insecure that they have to try to make themselves feel better by making others feel worse. And you have NOTHING to feel bad about. YOU ARE AWESOME JUST AS YOU ARE!!!

[@batcatowler1972]

At least she didn't call you dusty bunns(stranger things reference)🤣. You two are adorable 😘

[@warmlantern0000]

I love Subway 💗🌿😁 Jacob your a beautiful person !!! Inside and out. We love you. 💙

[@robertmcevoy24]

Jacob I was on the same path as you on the hair loss, I never worried about it what’s stupid is the comb overs to hide it talk about low self esteem. I’m 67 for the last 30 years by the advice of a doctor I wear a ball cap had small lesion burned off the chrome dome years ago. Remember God only put hair on the not so perfect heads. Safe travels

[@dianadelahaye7660]

Nice memories at your grandparents❤ Very cool recycling the ferris wheel. You have character, with your hat and your mutton chops. Hat or bald you are still cool.

[@leehowes880]

Love watching your videos. I have been to a few of the places that you have been to. After of the places are Tge teddy bear museum, the pez museum, Storyland and Santa's Village in Jefferson N.H.

[@spacedranger13]

Thanks Jacob For Being You Buddy!! Although your hat is AWESOME!! You Look GREAT Without The Hat Also!!

[@rachelstabler7802]

I love all the different pins on your hat! ❤ So interesting.

[@carolynmadewell4302]

My grandson is bald due to alopecia. He would always wear his hat especially in public. Once we were in a park where they had a train. It was hot so he removed his hat . The conductor came by and said you can ride in the front with me. He has a beautiful smile and is handsome just remember bald is beautiful shine on!

[@elvishouck]

Like Stallone turning his hat around backwards in the Over The Top movie.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Regardless of what it's made from,It's still an awesome bridge structure!

[@batcatowler1972]

I do love that hat though. It works for you. It's screams carpetbagger to me. Line your hat with felt. It will help.

[@MonsterKidCory]

Nice investigative work. It's definitely not the Ferris wheel though, because those pieces look nothing like the Ferris wheel from Chicago. They don't look exactly like the struts from the machinery hall in the photo, but definitely closer to that. I could see them being arches from A building at Chicago, or just something from the foundry's catalogue. As for that hat, I hear ya'... I used to have magnificent, Robert Smith, Goth hair, but my genetic destiny decreed that I should now wear hats forevermore.

[@Jenee1020]

I am planning on taking a road trip to see that. I am in Danville about two hours away.

[@DavidWRyan]

The hat is your magic talisman!

[@canadianfloormasters]

If ever you wonder why people love you and your channel so much Jacob, just watch this video. Your a real likeable friend we all wish we had and because of your video's you make it possible. Wayne.

[@bisem433]

I looked at photos of the original Ferris wheel and your photo of the machinery hall and the structure definitely looks different to my eye, even if they augmented it for the bridge. Maybe they could have used some of the steel but it would no doubt be safer and easier to engineer the bridge from scratch to meet the structural needs of the span it crosses along with the weight requirements. But who knows because they probably didn't have regulations around a structure the size of the bridge in those days. Lots of if's! Having said that I am still glad you brought it to your viewers attention because urban legends like this have always fascinated me.

[@jenniferthrasher3058]

Thanks for the pln history. When I read the tittle and saw no hat....I thought the worst may have happened! Be safe. Take some time to rest.

[@melanieiwasko6010]

Yay! It's Jacob and the magic hat!! 🥳🥳 Let the fun begin! 😁❤️

[@mollysmith1226]

Love Jacob

[@maryblaufuss7533]

I smell children's picture book opportunity! Jacob, do you know anyone who can draw charming pictures? Is Jen good at drawing?

[@dawnbenchley7237]

I think your hat is really awesome!

[@history_leisure]

Technically we sent you back to NC from Columbus-so Ashville was the end of the Choose my Adventure, getting to Transworld technically if you want to. I would say this drive began at Transworld around Valentine's Day-so this west coast drive ends with the month pretty much

[@Y2KK94]

Jacob, First, you were on "sir spooks" on one of his top 5 from internet vids from a different point of view from exporation unknown and captured a dark shadow. Second, some of those pins could be valuable if you want to do antiques roadshow.

[@mareekatz]

Enjoyed our little chat 😀 safe travels dear friend ✌️❤️

[@johnny85er]

Sticking to your museum rule: please go to Peru Indiana for the Circus Museum and hall of fame. 🙏

[@saratf]

Make an enamel pin of the hat! 😄

[@maryblaufuss7533]

That's a good idea! But should the pin hat have hat pins on it? Ooops, ouch, I just broke my brain...

[@Gregory......]

Jacob, I really don't care if it was or was not a Ferris Wheel. But I do think it a Gorgeous bridge, really nice ! Jacob, I think you wear that hat, pins and loo ong sideburns. And your Wild color Crocs, for the reason to distract people from looking at your midsection. People do it all the time. But Jacob, it doesn't work.

[@glennjudd2467]

Remember merry go round in drive in theatre ! Lots of fun & try to go faster & faster !/great memories Jacob ! So lucky , your mom is still with us & grandmother ! Enjoy your day !

[@stlbud]

Just remember, some of us have outgrown the need for hair. Thanks for the great stories.

[@caroleroseburgh1344]

Good Morning Jacob 🙋🏽. Have a good day ‼️😊😊

[@bearbeartime7082]

Your so fun to watch you always put a smile on my face

[@PianomanKY]

hunny bunny boo boo... thats freaking adorable lol

[@lewistonmaineiac]

If you wouldn't have mentioned it, I wouldn't have even noticed... Thanks for Sharing

[@nostalgianerds9841]

Brightens my day when the carpetbagger video pops in the feed. Keep up the great work!

[@mollysmith1226]

Me too 🎉

[@silverghostcat1924]

When you get a new place you could get a cork board and put extra pins on it to switch around 🤠

[@mollysmith1226]

Great idea 🎉

[@maryblaufuss7533]

Jacob could open his own museum full of mementoes of his travels someday. Your cork board full of pins idea would be a good exhibit to display in it.

[@batcatowler1972]

Two different graveyards/ cemeterys. And many famous haunted houses.

[@travelswithjasonf1463]

I don't say alot but been watching for a year or 2 when you did a vid with Adam so started watching you love the hat and the pins on the hat

[@lesliegriffith9830]

Comic con is coming to Colorado Springs in August and William Shatner is going to be there. It is going to be held at the Broadmoor Events Center.

[@sirchromiumdowns2015]

I like your pork pie hat with pins. It's distinctive.

[@tonib.3016]

Jacob you have the perfect head ...seriously...literally a perfectly attractive head for being bald...you look absolutely perfect to me!

[@ThisIsWheelLife]

Seeing Jacob play on the playground is so wholesome!

[@mollysmith1226]

I just found you a couple weeks ago. Jacob you are so fun!!!

[@kookiemonster9222]

You are lucky, Cb, cos you have a well-shaped head so losing hair not distract from your good looks. Your kind & interesting face is always welcome on my iPad 😊

[@bryanyoung4016]

Is your head like a brick

[@HeavyMetalCrone]

Really enjoyed this video. I did not know this much of the hat lore 🎩

[@smokingfoxx]

I remember the livestream when you got that hat. Match made in “heaven” 😂

[@alliekuma4234]

I love the pin stories. : ) No shame in losing hair; saves money on shampoo!

[@lizlocher3612]

To Grats Miller excellent observation and encapsulation of the entire monetary concept!!! Great perception on your part. Someone should make a t shirt out of that fabulous saying!!!

[@PerpetuallyTaegi]

Another great video , love your hat so much but please don’t worry bald men are the best ! Just started following Jenn too ,you’re a great couple 😊

[@jaydawgmm69]

I love seeing the old school metal merry go round. You haven't lived until you ridden it and hurt yourself too, lol😂 we had great playground. Nothing like hot metal in the heat and burning your but going down a metal slide. Lol 😂😂

[@MeatChip]

I will actually cry if the hat gets lost lol

[@mollysmith1226]

Same 😅

[@maryblaufuss7533]

Idea: slip a bit of paper with the address to the bunker into the crown of the hat somewhere in case the hat ever does go missing! Hopefully some decent person would find it and send it back.

[@warmlantern0000]

You bring out the kid in us Jacob 🎡🎠💙🎡🎠💙🎡🎠💙🎡🎠💙

[@Mr.Thrasha]

You should grow full beard for a bit Jacob. Attach it with the chops, would look good 👍 😊

[@Bucky749]

What you need to do is take a page from Batman and get some more hats like that . And retire one after the end of the year and switch to a different hat .

[@mizu_the_floatzel]

On the topic of urban legends growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, there is this one urban legend. I always remember hearing it's surrounds the CN Tower. This is something really crazy! So during the construction of the CN Tower Legends believe somebody who was working on the elevator shaft. I believe the story states shaft number 3 cuz there's three shafts that go up to the main tower. Well, technically now there's two because the third one is now a service elevator. But anyway, so during the construction of one was shafts, a worker's harness failed, causing him to fall the entirety down to the basement and dies. Some people believe he haunts the visitor area. Some people think he hunts the third shaft and a certain time of the day or at night. If you're in the building, you will suddenly hear somebody scream on the top of their lungs from the shaft. Now it's just an urban legend that I heard as a kid to you know discourage people from being stupid in the CN Tower

[@jmorgan5252]

Thank you so much Jacob for showing us all your pins and giving a little background on them I have always been curious about them! Hello Jenn

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

I remember the pith helmet. But this hat is equally iconic.

[@jacquelinejanewashere]

I wish I could pull off a signature hat as good as you!!