On Fri 21 Apr 2006 08:52:15p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Steve
Wertz?
Quoted message said:Wayne Boatwright said:LOL! Actually there is a tie to the Goodyear company dating back to
1917, However, Akron, OH is now the home of the Goodyear blimp. (We
used to live in Cleveland.)
I worked at Michelin at it's American headquarters in Greenville,
SC a couple years ago and the Goodyear blimp would pass overhead
every couple of weeks.
There are currently 3 Goodyear blimps, the Spirit of Goodyear, based in
Akron, Ohio; the Spirit of America, based in Carson, California; and the
Stars & Stripes, in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Quoted message said:Nobody knew why as there were no major sporting venues around
Greenville SC.
While they do cover many sporting events, they fly over 100,000 per year as
Goodyear's "Aerial Ambassadors."
Quoted message said:ObFood: Midnight snack of smoked brisket and butter sandwich.
Cows are awesome.
Yes, they are! :-) And the smoked brisket sounds terrific!
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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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