There was a mad rush last night to repair the face of the State Fair of Texas.
Or the hand, rather.
The night before the fair was set to begin, Big Tex had a little malfunction. With his middle finger. On his waving hand.
It was bent in, and you really can’t have a four-fingered Big Tex waving at the crowd, can you?
Luckily, crews were able to determine there was a problem with the actuator inside Big Tex’s hand, and not arthritis as one onlooker joked.
Crews used a cherry picker to get a closer look, and were able to shove the finger back into place.
The State Fair of Texas begins TODAY, and runs through October 20!
Via Dallas News