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Cheyenne, WY Buryville - Mel Gould unknown Windmill environment

Information: When we told Mel he might be the smartest guy we've ever met, we weren't kidding. We really couldn't understand about two thirds of what he was trying to explain to us regarding the heat system ventilating crankshaft thermochromer that he'd recently installed. Mel was an engineer for some big factory in Cheyenne, and after retirement just had to put his mind to work on something. So he started building big wind-aided sculptures like Mr. Cranky, and his rooftop helicopter security system, and various pieces made from old tires and missile silo parts that can be seen along his land from I-80. He also modifies old vehicles to create strange and wondrous hybrids, including one that lets him mow the lawn in an easy chair. As for Buryville, that's what Mel calls his totally sustainable underground environment below the house. Get it? Just don't ask us to explain how he built it. Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations

	Reference / Links:
	DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Neighborly Northerners"
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Bibliography: On DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Neighborly Northerners", KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, 1996-2001. "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009. "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009.

Credit: © Randy Mason/Mike Murphy, "Rare Visions" all rights reserved.

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