{"id":2396,"date":"2009-07-10T14:03:45","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T21:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=2396"},"modified":"2009-07-10T14:33:41","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T21:33:41","slug":"god-bless-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=2396","title":{"rendered":"God Bless America"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I’m down at the corner coffee shop this morning, and I see this guy outside the Safeway next door:<\/p>\n

\"07-10-09_1\"<\/p>\n

His name is Don and he’s the inventor.\u00a0 He told me the fan pushes him along at 25mph on flat ground.\u00a0 He’s in the process of securing his patents and is just starting to market the thing.\u00a0 He says it works great with canoes, too!\u00a0 Here’s the throttle mechanism:<\/p>\n

\"07-10-09_2\"<\/p>\n

That’s right, you work the throttle by flexing your right index finger.\u00a0 I’m\u00a0 such a sucker for cool stuff, I had to ask him all about it.\u00a0 I guess if you think it’s cool too, you can find out more at his web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Damn, think what you could do with one of these and a pair of roller blades . . . watch out!<\/p>\n

But I didn’t start this entry to talk about personal thrust devices.\u00a0 I started it to bitch about the heat.\u00a0 When I met Don this morning it wasn’t quite 10:00 AM, yet it was already over 90\u00b0F and climbing (we’re supposed to hit 104\u00b0F today and 109\u00b0F tomorrow).<\/p>\n

I was on my motorcycle, and had only ridden down to the corner to have a cup of coffee and grab a library book before riding up to the top of Mt. Lemon, where it’s always cooler.\u00a0 And it was.\u00a0 Here I am, 35 minutes after meeting Don in sweltering hot weather, enjoying 75\u00b0F temperatures and clean mountain air:<\/p>\n

\"07-10-09_3a\"<\/p>\n

God bless America, indeed, and God bless mountains . . . and may we all have one nearby when it’s hot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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