{"id":1306,"date":"2012-04-26T22:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T02:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2024-12-03T16:51:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T21:51:36","slug":"when-the-wind-blows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=1306","title":{"rendered":"When The Wind Blows"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Linda Burton posting from Carson City, Nevada<\/em> \u2013 Wind Warning<\/em> topped the news. It was coming over the Sierra, they said, to the tune of 55 mph. I went about my business, as everyone else seemed to be doing. I wanted to check out Mills Park. I knew it had a skateboard facility, a tot playground, exercise stations, and an outdoor fitness center. I knew there was a large pavilion too. Their website http:\/\/www.carson.org\/Index.aspx?page=1082<\/a> told me about a miniature railroad, and tennis and volleyball courts. I was not able to see these things however. Closed, due to high winds, said the permanent-looking sign across the drive. I took refuge across the street to watch the cloud come over the mountains.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Grab a grande, grab a corner chair, and grab a good book. At Starbucks, as many people were doing. Or, get your car serviced at Carson City Toyota. They\u2019ve got a cozy fireplace and a wide-screen TV to go with the coffee, while you\u2019re all relaxed in a soft red leather chair. \"\"<\/a>\u00a0I learned more of What You Do When The Wind Blows from Becca Lee who \u201cworks in the back,\u201d she said. \u201cCarson City is windier than Chicago,\u201d she told me. \u201cIt\u2019s a little known fact that we have more days that the wind reaches X point than any other city in the country. It\u2019s the way it comes over the Sierra. I\u2019ve had it blow my screen door right off the hinges!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0I asked about wind damage to the cars on the lot, remembering the recent windshield ding I got in a California dust storm. \u201cWhen we have a big dust storm,\u201d she told me, \u201ceverybody comes in at 5:30 AM to start moving cars and sweeping down the lot. Every single car has to be washed.\u201d Dana Whaley came out then, he\u2019s the General Manager I\u2019d come to call on. \u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d he said. \u201cIf customers can\u2019t get onto the lot, we can\u2019t sell any cars.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0We went outside to get pictures with the Scion. Dana was intrigued by the story of the Journey Across America<\/em>. \u201cSend me a picture of your car,\u201d he said, \u201cand I\u2019ll ask Scion to put it on their national Facebook. What you\u2019re doing is quite a feat.\u201d \u00a0\u201cDeal,\u201d I answered.<\/p>\n

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I found Carson City Toyota to be a friendly place, a good place to go whether or not the wind is blowing. And did I mention their community involvement; their support of Little League, and the city parks? President Dick Campagni wouldn\u2019t have it any other way. Good people. http:\/\/www.carsoncitytoyota.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Linda Burton posting from Carson City, Nevada \u2013 Wind Warning topped the news. It was coming over the Sierra, they said, to the tune of 55 mph. I went about my business, as everyone else seemed to be doing. I wanted to check out Mills Park. I knew it had a skateboard facility, a tot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4586,304],"tags":[389,387,388,390,391,303,392,393],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1306"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1309,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306\/revisions\/1309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}