We first went into the Legacy Theater where the history of the Ford plants were shown on three large screens. The second stop was to the Art of Manufacturing Theatre, a multisensory experience. You sat in 350 degree swivel chairs and you were surrounded by 7 large screens. The experience included steam, heat, very loud pounding and much more. That was something.
Then we went to the observation center and we saw the world's largest living roof (picture shown). Then we were able to walk an elevated walkway over the active Ford F-150 assembly line. Each worker has 60 seconds to do their job on each vehicle. That was an incredible experience. Six hundred F-150's are generally put out in a day. When we left that part of the tour, the assemly line had shut down because of ???? and they were a little behind in production.
I went into the gift shop and was behind a gentleman who had on a Ford coat that we had seen many people wearing on the tour. We couldn't quite figure out what kind of coat they had or where they were all from. It was a little confusing. Well, trust me to ask. The man in front of me in the checkout (I spent 2.12.) spent $320.00! Then he asked if he could get the tax back at the airport. So, I asked where he was from. He was from Saudi Arabia - the other man was from Asia - another was from Africa. They were all Ford dealers from around the world. I guess if you are going to sell a product, you should see how it is made!
We ate lunch at Cheli's in Dearborn then I took Di and Randie home. After a quick dinner with the kids I went to Stephen Ministry. So, here's to another exciting day!
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