tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post1263839808245497139..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: [jules' pics] whi O whi O whi?James Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-79597819044691720242011-08-18T03:46:05.744+01:002011-08-18T03:46:05.744+01:00And have you yet to discover what beer does to iro...And have you yet to discover what <b>beer</b> does to <i>iron?</i>David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-13005186324665693962011-08-18T03:43:49.488+01:002011-08-18T03:43:49.488+01:00jules --- I am shocked, shocked to discover you mi...<b>jules</b> --- I am shocked, shocked to discover you might think I meant that!<br /><br />Just street costumes would do; I'm tired of the 99 bottles of beer...David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-23881815828026873922011-08-18T03:12:22.634+01:002011-08-18T03:12:22.634+01:00Actually I've been playing with my film camera...Actually I've been playing with my film camera recently - its lighter weight is appealing in the sweaty summer. But I admit it is totally useless as a blogging tool! <br /><br />My Nikon D90 is sticky and sandy after various adventures, the Sony TX5 very beaten up after Ishinomaki -I've been trying all sorts of devious strategies but just I can't bend James' iron will and convince him to let me buy more toys.juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-54239743949843496202011-08-18T03:07:13.637+01:002011-08-18T03:07:13.637+01:00David:
No, you can't commission pix of scanti...David:<br /><br />No, you can't commission pix of scantily clad women!!! <br /><br />;-)juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-91053250743919107682011-08-18T03:01:28.293+01:002011-08-18T03:01:28.293+01:00Jules --- New pix, please.
For example, what are ...<b>Jules</b> --- New pix, please.<br /><br />For example, what are new wave young Japanese summer time duds (wraps, clothes)?David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-54997569514033104332011-08-17T14:49:00.400+01:002011-08-17T14:49:00.400+01:00There's one beer vending machine down the stre...There's one beer vending machine down the street from me - but as James says, most tend to be in hotels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-1475541172430683102011-08-17T04:20:54.785+01:002011-08-17T04:20:54.785+01:00Heck, I remember whiskey in street vending machine...Heck, I remember whiskey in street vending machines there in the mid-70s.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-90707876978550672682011-08-17T02:30:57.288+01:002011-08-17T02:30:57.288+01:00I think there may be regional differences, I expec...I think there may be regional differences, I expect there are some public machines but rather more commonly (IME) they are in private spaces like onsen lobbies, hotels etc. There are also various attempts at age control (also for tobacco vending), not sure how successful this has been.<br /><br />Can't say I'm a great fan of having restaurants set up right next to our house in a quiet residential area. Fortunately the location is so unsuitable that they have all been resounding failures.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-88058143522952149692011-08-16T23:35:15.940+01:002011-08-16T23:35:15.940+01:00Can you still find beer or sake vending machines o...Can you still find beer or sake vending machines on some streets in Japan? I always thought that said a he'll of a lot about the difference between Japanese and Western societies.<br /><br />I tend to argue a lot on a soft libertarian blog, as I find libertarians annoying. They think I am a nanny statist, but I have pointed out that I would be perfectly happy with things like Japan's remarkably relaxed town planning, (where commercial and residential even in new areas is entangled much much than West), but you also need to have a Japanese attitude to societal co-operation before you could expect it to work In the West at all.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-75846362677303602582011-08-16T22:38:01.252+01:002011-08-16T22:38:01.252+01:0099 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer...99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer!David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-49055500074779834672011-08-16T18:42:21.652+01:002011-08-16T18:42:21.652+01:00Many years ago, the garage across the way from Che...Many years ago, the garage across the way from Chez Bunny had <a href="http://capitolhillhistory.org/interviews/2001/finley_jim.html" rel="nofollow">a boxing club</a> up top. The fighters would come out after training and hydrate in their cars, which were all new and shiny and must have cost all the winnings from their last fight. Much nicer than what the locals had. <br /><br />And, they would always neatly stack the bottles on the edge of the sidewalk. Must have been JapaneseEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-74405274604531104952011-08-16T05:29:40.088+01:002011-08-16T05:29:40.088+01:00Oddly enough I saw very little in support of the i...Oddly enough I saw very little in support of the idea that the young and poor might be upset about Cameron's promise to squeeze their opportunities down to a nub. It's the price of austerity, I suppose.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.com