Skyways and Rooftops in Minneapolis
July 28th, 2009 | by pam | Filed under: Uncategorized, Vehicle | Tags: Leif Pettersen, minneapolis, skyway, tbexrt, video |I’m going to tell you a secret, right here on the Internet and blow Leif Pettersen’s cover. Sure, that blog of his is full of snark, but you know what? Leif is a nice guy. A really nice guy.
Leif and his friend Rachel met us on the corner outside his building, they had a pocket full of quarters for the meter and a parking space scoped out for us. We went for a walk through the urban planning wonder of Minneapolis’ skyways, had coffee, and wandered back to Leif’s rooftop patio where we talked Flip Cam, TwitterFone, and fame.
Here’s a short clip of Leif talking about the Minneapolis skyways.
The folks in Minneapolis/Saint Paul KNOW how to handle Winter; a blizzard hits, people know that they should stay home and off the roads unless absolutely necessary - they don’t need “authorities” to request that behavior, businesses anticipate that their employees won’t be in, nor will their clients/customers. It’s just the wise behavior that comes naturally.
Not like where I grew up in Iowa, where Winter seemed to catch people off-guard each year. “Hey! What’s with this white, cold stuff? Didn’t we see some of this before … oh, I dunno, maybe a year ago? Huh - I wonder what it would be like to drive or walk on it? Let’s find ou—WHOOPS! DANG! OUCH - I think I broke my other hip this time!”