roddy Posted July 6, 2006 at 04:08 AM Report Posted July 6, 2006 at 04:08 AM Yeah, but you need at least two for a decent breakfast. If only they sold them with coffee to go . . . Building regulations, I've been told, are pretty solid. The problem is the implementation . . . Quote
heifeng Posted July 6, 2006 at 04:58 AM Report Posted July 6, 2006 at 04:58 AM oh yes...implementation....'tis true 'tis true... somewhat off topic, but.... This just makes me think of the 盲人路 on the sidewalks and how they always seemed to be blocked by something, i.e. piles of dirt, stalls, bikes, cars parked on the sidewalk...makes you wonder why even have the 盲人路 if no one respects it or enforces it to prevent it from being blocked...regulations are really just words on paper if not enforced and implemented... Quote
mrtoga Posted July 6, 2006 at 09:55 AM Report Posted July 6, 2006 at 09:55 AM Well, the bacon was overcooked and the sausages were undercooked. They had no brown sauce either. Will try Grandma's. Will feel like a traitor though coz I always give a wave to Paul (owner of Steak & Eggs) when I walk past. Not that I know him or anything, just seen his mug on the poster outside his shop and he always gives me a friendly smile. As for earthquakes, I am feeling safe in my modern looking Jianguomen office. Safest place is probably the hutong though - at least you can only get a roof fall on your head (not an entire multi-storeyed tower block) Quote
liuzhou Posted July 6, 2006 at 12:54 PM Report Posted July 6, 2006 at 12:54 PM You guys are cracking me up! Laowai 1: What's that shaking of the ground all about? Laowai 2: Dunno. Earthquake? Laowai 1: Could be? Laowai 3: Does the supermarket still have baked beans? Laowai 1: Baked beans? Laowai 2: They got sausages. Laowai 3: Oh. with apologies to Sam Beckett Quote
Long Zhiren Posted July 6, 2006 at 03:25 PM Report Posted July 6, 2006 at 03:25 PM I grew up near San Francisco and was there for the 7.1 earthquake in 1989, which lasted about 30 seconds. Not to split hairs, but that 7.1 "SF" earthquake in 1989 was nowhere near SF. It was epicentered over 60 miles (100km) to the south of SF within the California coastal mountain range. A 7.1 directly beneath SF, without the mass of 60 miles of mountains 1000m high to dampen the energy, would have flattened SF and knocked down every bridge out of that city. The thirty seconds of shaking should give you an idea of what really happened. The major populations of the SF Bay Area were lucky to be over 50 some miles away from unparalleled US natural disaster. Quote
ocpaul20 Posted July 10, 2006 at 12:42 AM Author Report Posted July 10, 2006 at 12:42 AM ignore this post - I am going do-ally Not the whole thread - just this one message Quote
gato Posted July 10, 2006 at 03:37 AM Report Posted July 10, 2006 at 03:37 AM It was epicentered over 60 miles (100km) to the south of SF within the California coastal mountain range. Well, if I said "Hollister," few people here would know what I was talking about. Quote
heifeng Posted July 10, 2006 at 05:24 AM Report Posted July 10, 2006 at 05:24 AM I think the recent thunderstorms have shaken the buildings I've been in more than that lil' quake. Does it normally rain this much in Beijing in the summer? Quote
roddy Posted July 11, 2006 at 05:35 AM Report Posted July 11, 2006 at 05:35 AM I think the storms have been more severe this year than normal, but I'm also living 14 floors higher than I ever have before, so maybe I'm just closer. I love them though. Quote
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