Dear Friends,

I think I like the 4th of July falling on a Wednesday. It breaks up the holiday week nicely. There were storms in the forecast and I was a little apprehensive as I jumped on board the electric motorcycle. We finished the bike on Tuesday night and I drove it from Steve Miracle’s shop in Montpelier to Small Dog in Waitsfield. It is a bit underpowered right now, but we are working on solutions to that. (It was plenty fast for the parade which rolls at a snail’s pace anyway.)

I don’t know if the bike garnered that much attention, though—only the most observant could look past Hammerhead in the sidecar to notice the huge bank of batteries and lack of sound from the motorcycle. As I was leaving the parade, I had to use my horn to let people know I was behind them as the bike is so quiet I can sneak up on them!

The Warren 4th of July parade was awesome again and we had a bunch of friends drop by for strawberry daiquiris and mountain croquet afterwards. The rain held off and we ended up just getting some showers after dark. Other parts of Vermont were harder hit by storms, though.

We had a successful eWaste Recycling Event down in Rutland last Saturday with almost 500 cars dropping off waste. It was great to talk to customers from Vermont’s 2nd largest city. I want to thank the town’s leaders for all of their help and of course, Apple, for providing the recycling services. Don’t forget that you can always drop off your ewaste free of charge throughout the year at any of our three stores as well!