On my trip to Connecticut , I passed a large truck who turned his high beams on shortly after i dropped back into the lane .    A few quick taps of the brake pedal to flash the brake lights got him to turn them back off.. IDIOT !! 

 Brilliant ! 

The lantern arrived today, and the pictures are in my gallery.!

UPDATE:
The lantern is now in the UK and is due to be delivered on Monday.!
Pictures will be posted in due course.

I saw a version of this cartoon at work years ago... 

Keep up the good work of preserving these lanterns.!

#1 - Man in motion / St. Elmo's fire by John Parr.
It was written for a film called St. Elmo's Fire about a group of posh youngsters; but it was secretly written about a man called Rick Hansen. Rick broke his back in a car accident, but still managed a 27,000 mile journey around the world in his wheelchair called the 'man in motion world tour'. I think the secret meaning behind the song is truly inspiring and my brother is in a wheelchair, so I can relate easily.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69mRJAGU_Lg

#2 - The waiting by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
This one is fairly simple: I heard the chorus in an episode of The Simpsons (the episode where Homer buys a gun) and searched for the full song. Apparently Tom almost never licenced out his music, but he was such a big fan of The Simpsons he said yes the moment they asked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg

#3 - Stay another day by East 17
It was deliberately written with ambiguity in its meaning. And it wasn't even intended to be a christmas song. They added bells at the end last minute and it reached #1 top of the pops in 1994. The true meaning was that the band's songwriter, Tony Mortimer, wrote it in memory of his brother, who took his own life two years prior. And when I hear that song I think of a friend of mine who took his own life. Sunday 25th April 2021. But I remember his life, not his death. My memories of and with him are all happy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNhdjoF-6M

#4 & 5 - On my way and Keys to the kingdom
Modern non vocal music tracks found online. Songs that I listen to when I want to relax, and the first two music tracks I listened to after hearing the news I mentioned above.
(On my way no longer found)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFar9H0C8b0

#6 - Original theme song for Fireman Sam by Ian Lawson and Mal Pope
I suppose I'd better explain myself here. It was my favourite childhood TV show. And despite the theme song changing over the years I watched it, the original from 1987-1994 was my favourite. So much so that even all these years later, and over 12 years after I last watched an episode, when it came on in the background while visiting a friend, I found myself singing along to my old TV show once again, not missing a single lyric! There's something about childhood music that just sticks with you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56o1gRmt9g8

#7 - Ode to joy by Beethoven
And finally, how could I not? It was the very first song I learned in music class at school. And while my instrument playing skills were and will always be basic, I can still play this song on a keyboard with my eyes shut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1f_cDQDEYY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnT7pT6zCcA

That's my music essay over and none with now anyway

I've noticed that a lot of new cars now have power-operated boot (trunk) lids/hatchbacks, so those could theoretically be opened or closed remotely, but I'm not sure if it's possible to open them while the car is moving, I suspect there's some sort of interlocking

Today I secured the go ahead to rescue a pair of abandoned Revo Horizon lanterns on an industrial estate. They're battered and bruised, but I don't care. I think they're beautiful lanterns! (image is for reference, not the actual lantern)

There shouldn't be much of an air resistance problem with that...
It's a rag top that you need to be careful about opening or closing at speed.!