On Oct 6, 3:34*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:

I saw something rather practical the other day. *At some of the stops on the
Autostrade (Italy) they had dual purpose solar panels. *the panels were
mounted on a pipe that was about 9' high in the parking areas. *They not
only made power, they gave customers shaded parking.

Where did you go in Italy, Ed? I'm guessing you were sampling the
salsicce as you went.

R