Comments on: The Mystery of Japanese Road Repair http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 04:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marcina http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18826 Marcina Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:29:12 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18826 You used "ugly" or "not ugly" 6 times in this post. So there. You used “ugly” or “not ugly” 6 times in this post. So there.

]]> By: Marcina http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18825 Marcina Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:19:51 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18825 I guess it's funny what bugs people. The bumps and holes would irritate me, but the asthetics of the surface on which I drive are very far under my irritation radar. I couldn't care less if the color of the asphault doesn't match. If it's smooth, they could paint it lime green with purple and orange dots and I wouldn't care :-) <span class='jfriedl'>FYI, "Bone-jarring" is not a color. —Jeffy</span> I guess it’s funny what bugs people. The bumps and holes would irritate me, but the asthetics of the surface on which I drive are very far under my irritation radar. I couldn’t care less if the color of the asphault doesn’t match. If it’s smooth, they could paint it lime green with purple and orange dots and I wouldn’t care :-)

FYI, “Bone-jarring” is not a color. —Jeffy

]]> By: Michael Menichetti http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18803 Michael Menichetti Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:39:49 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18803 I live in Burbank, CA. The city has more money than they know what to do with and are constantly repaving streets that are perfectly fine. However the bordering city is North Hollywood, technically part of the City of Los Angeles. The streets there are HORRID, I don't think they have ever been repaved once in my life time. Here is a typical NoHo street http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/383155407_3ed23bdf8b.jpg?v=0 Typical Burbank street a few blocks away http://www.freewebs.com/burbankonline/Burbank%20St%20ReSurfaced%2031MAR05.JPG My girlfriend's father said they took out most of the beautiful stone streets in Tokyo because protesters in the 60s would pull out stones from the streets and throw them. I would imagine when repairs to the streets were needed, it would have been a lot easier to put the stones back in place for a uniform look and feel... I live in Burbank, CA. The city has more money than they know what to do with and are constantly repaving streets that are perfectly fine. However the bordering city is North Hollywood, technically part of the City of Los Angeles. The streets there are HORRID, I don’t think they have ever been repaved once in my life time.

Here is a typical NoHo street
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/383155407_3ed23bdf8b.jpg?v=0

Typical Burbank street a few blocks away
http://www.freewebs.com/burbankonline/Burbank%20St%20ReSurfaced%2031MAR05.JPG

My girlfriend’s father said they took out most of the beautiful stone streets in Tokyo because protesters in the 60s would pull out stones from the streets and throw them.
I would imagine when repairs to the streets were needed, it would have been a lot easier to put the stones back in place for a uniform look and feel…

]]> By: Joanna http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18802 Joanna Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:31:31 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18802 I like the apparent fact that the guy texting on his phone while biking is such a common occurrence 'round your nick of the woods that it doesn't even bear mentioning. When I saw the photo, I thought "texting while biking" would be the topic of the post! Heh. <span class='jfriedl'>Hah, now that you mention it, I <i>do</i> see the guy on the bike. Didn't even notice him at first. Bike-riding texters are so common I guess I've learned to just filter them out. —Jeffrey</span> PS: I feel compelled to somewhat shamefully confess that nearly every time I post a comment here, I get the "oops, you forgot to type Jeffrey's name" error message. Sigh... I like the apparent fact that the guy texting on his phone while biking is such a common occurrence ’round your nick of the woods that it doesn’t even bear mentioning. When I saw the photo, I thought “texting while biking” would be the topic of the post! Heh.

Hah, now that you mention it, I do see the guy on the bike. Didn’t even notice him at first. Bike-riding texters are so common I guess I’ve learned to just filter them out. —Jeffrey

PS: I feel compelled to somewhat shamefully confess that nearly every time I post a comment here, I get the “oops, you forgot to type Jeffrey’s name” error message. Sigh…

]]> By: Bob http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18799 Bob Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:35:40 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18799 Jeffrey, this type of thing happens everywhere. It's worse in New York(where I reside), it comes to a point where you just get used to it. But, it IS frustrating to see a newly paved road messed up by a patch like that. Jeffrey, this type of thing happens everywhere. It’s worse in New York(where I reside), it comes to a point where you just get used to it. But, it IS frustrating to see a newly paved road messed up by a patch like that.

]]> By: Jorge http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18797 Jorge Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:16:34 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18797 I love how the biker has the time to check his phone or make a call, interesting isin't it? Maybe he should've smiled for the camera. However, that road is quite impressive for my standards. You see, those a nice shiny developed country road, whereas you should see the roads in the Dominican Republic, pave ever so often and most of them have holes, bumps and the occasional car parked in the no parking zone. I love how the biker has the time to check his phone or make a call, interesting isin’t it? Maybe he should’ve smiled for the camera.

However, that road is quite impressive for my standards. You see, those a nice shiny developed country road, whereas you should see the roads in the Dominican Republic, pave ever so often and most of them have holes, bumps and the occasional car parked in the no parking zone.

]]> By: Jon Van Dalen http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18796 Jon Van Dalen Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:29:17 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-17/871#comment-18796 This big-ugly-bumpy-patch in the nice-newly-paved-road thing... it's getting to you, isn't it? ;) This big-ugly-bumpy-patch in the nice-newly-paved-road thing… it’s getting to you, isn’t it? ;)

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