Grand Central Hudson
Kate gets surprised at the world's most iconic railway station - and we unpack the go-to material for packing all your stuff. Meet Hudson and Poly.
New York. New York.
A little MAGFAST history with Seymour.
On 24th July 2005 I was visiting Marlene, a long-lost relative with whom my father grew up about an hour north of Manhattan.
At the time I was single and living in the city but as Marlene & I drove around I spotted an old house with a view of the Hudson River and a for sale sign. For some reason had an immediate instinct that it was 'mine' - even though I wasn't looking to buy.
Long story short, within a week I'd not only placed an offer on the house, but met Amy, the beloved and long-suffering woman who rescued me from bachelorhood.
More amazing still, exactly two years later, at 3.59am on 24th July 2007 our daughter Hudson was born right there at the house (yes I know, very European!).
To celebrate I took this picture of her nurturing namesake just a few minutes later.
Hudson is now a wonderful and thriving teenager who, it should be said, cheerfully interrupts my Zoom business meetings at least once a day, so is well-known to our team (and to many of our customers too!)
Which brings us to today's micro-adventure for my colleague Kate in New York – where she is surprised by Hudson right in the middle of Grand Central Station...
Yesterday I gave you some hints to the next city. Now we know it's New York, did you get all of these clues?
Famous police department, opera house, museum, 'Life' building and sports team.
They are all 'The Met(s)'.The street named for a long-since raised wall.
The protective wooden wall from which Wall Street derives its name stood from 1653 until, rotting and no longer needed to repel the British who blew right past it, was dismantled in 1699.
The famous brass sculpture is of course The Charging Bull of Wall Street by Italian sculptor Arturo Di Modica.
As for it's oft-Instagrammed 'baubles' you'll need to find a picture taken from, ahem, the other end.
The 150 foot statue is world-famous The Statue of Liberty. A gift from the French it did not include the pedestal on which it stands, which was crowdfunded by readers of The New York World newspaper.
A city with severe insomnia? New York is often called The City that Never Sleeps.
Founder's Daily Briefing
One of the most remarkable materials ever made?
You're looking at the molecular structure of something remarkable. Carbon (grey), Hydrogen (white) and Oxygen (red) - the components of Polycarbonate.
Our classic 'Heathrow Pro' suitcases are forged from Aluminum. They're super-premium, best-in-class and extremely competitively priced.
So when we decided to offer Heathrow in a more affordable package we knew that while we needed a material more economical than Pro's aircraft-grade aluminum it still had to be extraordinary.
Here's some of the outstanding features of Polycarbonate, the miracle of materials science we use to make Heathrow suitcases:
Stunningly strong.
Polycarbonate is super-tough! It can handle extreme bangs and bumps - even being run over - without breaking. Your suitcase will look great trip after trip.
Miraculously moldable.
Poly is easy to form into fantastic shapes - that helps to keep costs down.
Freakin' featherweight.
It's astonishing how light polycarbonate is, especially given all its other remarkable qualities.
Radically recyclable.
Most plastics degrade when recycled, but polycarbonate can be continuously recycled without loss of quality. The polymer chains remain intact even after reuse, apparently, so poly retains its strength and performance characteristics.
Terrific temperature resistance.
Poly performs great from way below freezing to well above boiling point, which matters when your cases get stuck out on the tarmac in a Chicago winter or Phoenix summer's day.
Superb scratch-resistance.
Look suitcases get banged-up, but polycarbonate is remarkably good at resisting scratches and keeping it's good looks.
Brilliant and beautiful.
Polycarbonate can be made to look gorgeous in almost any color. Pick yours!
Kate's Conundrum #6
"Can you imagine a place in a park
That’s peaceful all day, no less in the dark?
There’s fruit in abundance, though none that gives yields;
Keep looking to find me… the states in the fields."
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