It's About Damn Time.
In a seemingly odd business decision, Terrance Woodburrow, CEO of Greenville Jetpack Rentals, is planning to introduce a new, you guessed it, jetpack rental service in, that's right, Greenville, South Carolina.
It all began when billboards toting the new service started popping up all over the city. A man in shirt and tie, on his way to work in style in his rented jetpack. Probably sounds too good to be true, right? Well, maybe. It honestly all seems somewhat hokey. You see, according to sources, there are no records of Greenville Jetpack Rentals or Burrow listed in the Secretary of States office. Though CEO Woodburrow does seem to have a somewhat credible-looking facebook page. [https://www.facebook.com/terrance.woodburrow] Suspiciously, Woodburrow only has fifteen friends at time of writing, all recently added, and has not spoken a word to anyone requesting details. Not even news and media outlets.
[img=50]http://www.wyff4.com/image/view/-/19203992/highRes/2/-/maxh/480/maxw/640/-/ulcq4j/-/Greenville-Jetpack-Rentals.jpg[/img]
Now that's commuting.
Interestingly enough, the website [http://greenvillejetpacks.com/] advertised on the board seems to shed some more detail on the whole scheme. The company will offer a service of training and rentals, with single member rentals starting as low as a dollar a day, to an annual family membership costing $600. All memberships are to receive a two-hour training course and license. And if the test program proves to be a success, they'll branch out to Denver, Los Angeles, and San Diego by 2017. But really, is there any price you wouldn't pay for a jetpack?
Again, sounds way too good to be true. Just a huge prank? Well, maybe not. Earlier yesterday, youtube user Chad McKinney [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChXcTN5Iqu5JDkyCvG7O4zw] posted a video on YouTube showing what appears to be a man flying in a, all together now, jetpack. Though the more discerning eye may see a bit of fakery in the video. Still, nothing has been proven.
Though it is worth noting that the user and video were both created on the same day.
Another question springs to mind: "Why Greenville, of all places?" The answer, it seems, is quite simple.
"The topography, the size of the downtown and the mild weather make Greenville a perfect fit for launching our Jetpack Rental program," - Terrance Woodburrow
As a city resident for the past seven years, I can attest that the statement is mostly true. Mild, but sometimes unpredictable.
So, a seemingly superb step towards the future? Or just an expensive hoax? And would you even be willing to try it out, if it were true? Let me know!
Sources: [1] [http://greenvillejetpacks.com/] [2] [http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/21540119/could-jetpack-rentals-come-to-greenville] [3] [http://www.wyff4.com/news/local-news/greenville-news/Mysterious-jet-pack-rental-billboards-surface-around-Greenville/-/9654794/19203994/-/15of4i2z/-/index.html]
In a seemingly odd business decision, Terrance Woodburrow, CEO of Greenville Jetpack Rentals, is planning to introduce a new, you guessed it, jetpack rental service in, that's right, Greenville, South Carolina.
It all began when billboards toting the new service started popping up all over the city. A man in shirt and tie, on his way to work in style in his rented jetpack. Probably sounds too good to be true, right? Well, maybe. It honestly all seems somewhat hokey. You see, according to sources, there are no records of Greenville Jetpack Rentals or Burrow listed in the Secretary of States office. Though CEO Woodburrow does seem to have a somewhat credible-looking facebook page. [https://www.facebook.com/terrance.woodburrow] Suspiciously, Woodburrow only has fifteen friends at time of writing, all recently added, and has not spoken a word to anyone requesting details. Not even news and media outlets.
[img=50]http://www.wyff4.com/image/view/-/19203992/highRes/2/-/maxh/480/maxw/640/-/ulcq4j/-/Greenville-Jetpack-Rentals.jpg[/img]
Now that's commuting.
Interestingly enough, the website [http://greenvillejetpacks.com/] advertised on the board seems to shed some more detail on the whole scheme. The company will offer a service of training and rentals, with single member rentals starting as low as a dollar a day, to an annual family membership costing $600. All memberships are to receive a two-hour training course and license. And if the test program proves to be a success, they'll branch out to Denver, Los Angeles, and San Diego by 2017. But really, is there any price you wouldn't pay for a jetpack?
Again, sounds way too good to be true. Just a huge prank? Well, maybe not. Earlier yesterday, youtube user Chad McKinney [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChXcTN5Iqu5JDkyCvG7O4zw] posted a video on YouTube showing what appears to be a man flying in a, all together now, jetpack. Though the more discerning eye may see a bit of fakery in the video. Still, nothing has been proven.
Though it is worth noting that the user and video were both created on the same day.
Another question springs to mind: "Why Greenville, of all places?" The answer, it seems, is quite simple.
"The topography, the size of the downtown and the mild weather make Greenville a perfect fit for launching our Jetpack Rental program," - Terrance Woodburrow
As a city resident for the past seven years, I can attest that the statement is mostly true. Mild, but sometimes unpredictable.
So, a seemingly superb step towards the future? Or just an expensive hoax? And would you even be willing to try it out, if it were true? Let me know!
Sources: [1] [http://greenvillejetpacks.com/] [2] [http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/21540119/could-jetpack-rentals-come-to-greenville] [3] [http://www.wyff4.com/news/local-news/greenville-news/Mysterious-jet-pack-rental-billboards-surface-around-Greenville/-/9654794/19203994/-/15of4i2z/-/index.html]
