Posts by jb
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1 April in enlightened Germany brought a whole raft of increased fines for cyclists. Not using a bike path will get you pinged €35, riding on the pavement €20, through a pedestrian precinct €15…
Except that sometimes and on some days, you’re allowed to ride through the latter at a “pedestrian pace”.
I was having a coffee on the cathedral square with a friend who’s the city’s Bike Czar.
Market day, so you can’t ride a bike there. Cold, miserable – you could have fired a shotgun and not hit anyone – and he said “Now, is it seriously going to bother anyone if we were to ride through here today.? I’d like to get rid of ALL restrictions and make the whole city a shared space”
Reminded me of a sign at a traffic light on the outskirts of Sienna “If you think that the red phase is excessively long, proceed with caution” -
Ng'ed
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Hard News: The Big 2012 US Election PAS Thread, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Was in New England for a week around the time of the 2nd debate, being swamped by political ads with varying degrees of truthfulness. Some Brown:Warren ads went along the predictable he said-she said lines, but the majority of Warren's were attacking Brown's purported anti-feminine agenda, with Brown's wife coming back to say "Rubbish!"
Political content, let alone an agenda? Forget it.... -
Democratic campaign ad: "I'm a Democrat, one of the 47% who'll vote for Obama for sure. I pay taxes. Here are my tax returns for the past 10 years to prove it. Now show me YOURS, Mr Romney"
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The intern/volunteer did it
Now how often have I used THAT ploy to take the heat of one of my staff (before I gave them a bollocking in private)
And exactly the same lame excuse that a Frankfurt art museum gave for lifting an image (http://bit.ly/Kj2Czo) from my blog and using to in a 400,000 print run. (Equals 2 new iPhones in license fees plus penalty...) -
The uncontrolled mirth at the assertion that New Zealand is the only Western country without public broadcasting was a tad disconcerting.....
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Speaker: The Voyage: The Engine Room…, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
No, worst thing that happens is that the cash machines stop working.
Which is why you have $1000 cash as an emergency fund
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Mainz market: Eggs from the organic chicken people, pancetta, pecorino , buffalo mozzarella and fresh ravioli from Semira, onions from the stand next to the tulip guy from the Netherlands, veges from the people across the Rhine, tomatoes and roses from the Thai girl-boy, radishes and carrots from the Pfalz people, bread (and a walnut mille feuille from the organic baker
Supermarket just over the border in France: poussins, lamb, fish, cheese and pate, baguettes, wine from the Loire.... -
doesn’t the diaspora deserve a break just this one time
Stuff “Shortland Street” – I want “GC”
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Muse: Postcard from Cologne: Willst Du…, in reply to Thomas Goodfellow,
Even the sports section of the "Süddeutsche" givers the "Listener" a run for its money....
