Flagstaff--New Planet for Auto Dealership

A cloudy day greeted us in Flagstaff. Lots of clouds, only 67°, and alas no moisture. Strange to see all those clouds, and then see them turn to overcast, and not hear any thunder, see any lightning, feel or smell the rain. I guess while it’s overcast, it isn’t drying us out as much.

The auto dealers in Flagstaff must be very confused. Diamond Dodge/Chrysler/Hyundai has been told they are no longer going to be a Chrysler product franchise. They will probably become Diamond Hyundai. Planet Jeep closed its dealership several months ago. It is part of the Planet Flagstaff franchise which included the Planet Jeep dealership and the Planet Nissan Subaru dealership. They had two separate locations. The Nissan Subaru dealership moved to the new AutoMart Plaza. Soon after moving, they brought in Jeep to their name. One guy owns/owned both dealerships. Today we learned that under Chrysler’s “Project Genius”, Planet Nissan, Subaru, Jeep will be picking up Chrysler and Dodge. One problem is that the new facility is not big enough to have Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Nissan and Subaru. The other problem is that this dealership is going to have a very long name: Planet Nissan Subaru, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge. PNSJCD, or Planet NSJCD, or Planet NiSaJeChDo just don’t ring as a name people will remember. Planet Jesachnido might work, but would probably send astronomers looking for it, and vehicle buyers not sure what they sell. Wonder what they will do? Flagstaff is a small town, but we are starting to sound like LA—with Cal Worthington, or Denver with John Elway, each having a multitude of dealerships in their respective Metro-areas.


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Random Fact
One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving.

June is…
Adopt a Shelter Cat Month…Effective Communications Month…Gay & Lesbian Pride Month [National GLBT Month]…Great Outdoors Month…National Accordion Awareness Month…Rebuild Your Life Month…National Candy Month

Week of June 14
Flag Week
Men’s Health Week
Meet a Mate Week


June 17—168th day of the year…197 days remain in 2009

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Day
Stewarts Root Beer Day
Iceland: National Day for 1944 independence from Denmark


BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1703
John Wesley cofounded Methodist movement/author
1811
Jon Sigurdsson Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends
1870
George Cormack created "Wheaties" cereal
1871
James Weldon Johnson lawyer, 1st black admitted to Florida Bar
1882
Igor Stravinsky Oranienbaum, Russia, composer
1904
Ralph Bellamy Chicago, actor
1928
James Brown rocker
1946
Barry Manilow NYC, singer
1980
Venus Williams tennis champ
1943
Newt Gingrich American political leader

IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1579
Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of Calif
1775
Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill)
1856
Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia
1876
In the Battle of Rosebud Creek, Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne forces led by Crazy Horse repel U.S. troops, eight days before joining Sitting Bull to defeat Gen. George Custer at Little Bighorn.
1885
The French gift to the United States to mark the Centennial of the American Declaration of Independence From Great Britain "The Statue of Liberty" arrives in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.
1919
"Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premiers
1940
France surrenders to Germany
1950
1st kidney transplant (Chicago)
1963
Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools
1986
The South African government censors reporters and the news media due to recent outbreaks of unrest throughout the nation.
1994
Driving a white Ford Bronco, O.J. Simpson leads police on a slow freeway chase

Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Each answer in this puzzle is the name of a place in the United States that contains the consecutive letters U-S
EX: _ US _ _ _, Texas Answer: Austin, Texas
1. _ _ _ _ _ _ US, Ohio
2. _ _ _ US _ _, Maine
3. _ _ _ _ _US_, New York
4. _ _ US _ _ _, Texas
5. _ US _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Alabama
6. _ _ _ _ US _ _, Ohio
7. _ US _ _ _ _ _, Oklahoma
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ US _ _ _ _, [state]
9. _ US _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [river in NY, PA, Maryland]
10. _ US _ _ _ _ _ , mountain in SD

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Answers:
1. Columbus
2. Augusta
3. Syracuse
4. Houston
5. Tuscaloosa
6. Sandusky
7. Muskogee
8. Massachusetts
9. Susquehanna
10. Rushmore
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