I went out for a walk today, and discovered all the downtown streets and arteries block with heavy equipment and public safety vehicles in preparation for president Obama's visit to Penn State. He was in town to discuss energy efficiency research and jobs. So I followed the closures towards the airport hoping to see something interesting. They were even rerouting pedestrians around some buildings, and there were long lines of students at the Eisenhower auditorium -presumably some of his visit sites.
Sure enough, as I walked along a deserted Park Avenue - normally thick with traffic - here came the presidential motorcade. Quite the entourage - 20 some vehicles including several obviously armored SUV's - including one flying the American and Presidential flags. Who knows if he was actually in that one or not.
All followed by other dignitaries, staff, police, ambulances, and support vehicles. It's nice to see how seriously they take the president's security.
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