A lot of autos are made here in Ohio, one of the rust belt hubs. I learned this today and it is astounding:

The largest contiguous auto factory in the US is now building the new Chevrolet Cruze. The plant is near Lordstown, Ohio, just a few miles north of Youngstown. The word "Cruze" does not exist as a word except as a family name. (Such as Penelope Cruz.) Well, it does now. Chevrolet invented it.

Here's something you probably didn't know:
The company that employs the most workers manufacturing automobiles in Ohio is not GM, Ford or Chrysler. It is Honda.

Honda has built autos and other vehicles in Ohio for over 30 years. They employ over 14,000 people in the state and their support industries employ over 44,000 more!

Honda is fast approaching their one-millionth automobile to be built in Ohio. They export Ohio-made cars to 20 countries INCLUDING JAPAN!

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We got between 6 and 8 inches of new snow, depending on where you measure or where you stand in it. It snowed a bit more today.

I shoveled and put driveway HEAT on the steps and walks. They are clean and bone dry now. The mail carrier thanked me when I stepped out to get the bills.

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The countries with the highest per capita number of Facebook users are #1 Norway and #2 Sweden.

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The current rage in Germany is a Facebook user opossum. Of course, my cat Hobbes is just as famous over here. He has 4,300 Facebook friends.

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Hobbes is much more handsome than any possum I have ever seen.