1. Welcome to the third Monday of August. There are 19 Mondays remaining in the year.
Out the Hotel Window
Dunn, NC
August 18, 2024
2. Chris and I were amazed when we looked at the temperature this morning in Dunn, NC. It was 69 degrees and foggy. I am more used to the numerals being reversed. It was pleasant this morning as I took Finn for a walk.
3. My take away from driving I-95 yesterday is that drivers proceeding at excessive speed is the most dangerous thing we face on the highways today. Their rapid lane changes and approach speeds mean that I must be almost as keenly aware of what is happening behind me as well as planning for what is ahead.
4. FACEBOOK has not yet responded regarding the post they took down on Saturday. I had expected a response this morning, but they remain silent.
5. We head out on day 2 of our trip this morning. I am hoping for more good weather and no major traffic tie-ups between Richmond and DC.
6. Today in History. On August 19, 1909, the first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now the home of the world’s most famous motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500.
Built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana, the speedway was started by local businessmen as a testing facility for Indiana’s growing automobile industry. The idea was that occasional races at the track would pit cars from different manufacturers against each other. After seeing what these cars could do, spectators would presumably head down to the showroom of their choice to get a closer look.
The rectangular two-and-a-half-mile track linked four turns, each exactly 440 yards from start to finish, by two long and two short straight sections. In that first five-mile race on August 19, 1909, 12,000 spectators watched Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win with an average speed of 57.4 miles per hour. The track’s surface of crushed rock and tar proved a disaster, breaking up in a number of places and causing the deaths of two drivers, two mechanics and two spectators.
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-- Bob Doan, Dunn, NC
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Re #4 happened to me again yesterday for same idiotic rationale. I shared a video of a manatee playing football fetch with a boater. Also clicked review.
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