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Nish [BusterBoy] wrote:
This forces me to catch an autorickshaw to work.
Did you consider buying a motorbike?
It seemed very popular last time I was in India, all Indian engineers used motorbikes to come to the office...
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George wrote:
Did you consider buying a motorbike?
Nope. I don't like two wheelers. I have a car. And sometimes I drive to work. But basically I do not enjoy driving.
Nish
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You should take a pic and post it...
Cheers,
Simon
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Autorickshaws are the equvalent of taxi-cabs of the other cities.Most of the Indian cities like Hyderabad(where i come from) and Trivandrum(Nish's place) and Madras the popular mode of transport apart from buses are these ubiquitous autorickshaws
simons wrote:
You should take a pic and post it...
The sample pic is here
http://www.roleximpex.com/gifs/rolex-impex-auto-rickshaw.jpg
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That would make a great golf cart!
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Roger Wright wrote:
That would make a great golf cart!
You won't say that after one ride in it through heavy traffic.
Nish
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I doubt that I'd encounter much traffic on the golf course, Nish. And if the back seat is occupied by a cooler full of barley pop I won't notice what little there is
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But I thought "Auto-Rikshaw" refers to a "pull-yourself-rikshaw"
"You see the spoon? You see the spoon?" my teacher always asked. But all I saw was frogs. Kruin, BGII
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peterchen wrote:
But I thought "Auto-Rikshaw" refers to a "pull-yourself-rikshaw"
Yeah, just as auto-mobiles are mobile phones that work mechanically
Nish
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ahhh.... that's why they're so much bigger.
"You see the spoon? You see the spoon?" my teacher always asked. But all I saw was frogs. Kruin, BGII
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And the person who drives is a wuss !!! I just bought myself new bike shorts at lunchtime - bike track, here I come.
Did we just manage a first post with substance ?
Christian
The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little.
And you don't spend much time with the opposite sex working day and night, unless the pizza delivery person happens to be young, cute, single and female. I can assure you, I've consumed more than a programmer's allotment of pizza, and these conditions have never aligned. - Christopher Duncan - 18/04/2002
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Christian Graus wrote:
Did we just manage a first post with substance
I hoped and prayed we wouldn't have any "I posted the first post!" messages. Just for that let me buy you a coffee/beer/lunch next time you're up this way
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Just for that let me buy you a coffee/beer/lunch next time you're up this way
Well, technically next time would be my shout, but OK
Christian
The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little.
And you don't spend much time with the opposite sex working day and night, unless the pizza delivery person happens to be young, cute, single and female. I can assure you, I've consumed more than a programmer's allotment of pizza, and these conditions have never aligned. - Christopher Duncan - 18/04/2002
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Chris Maunder wrote:
I hoped and prayed we wouldn't have any "I posted the first post!" messages. Just for that let me buy you a coffee/beer/lunch next time you're up this way
Can you buy one for me too, Chris? Because when I came here there were no posts. I waited for someone to post a first post so that my typecast-first-post thing is avoided. Then after CG's post I posted my post about autorickshaws. It took quite a bit of effort to do that. But I managed to do it
I'd like a couple of beers and some nice Aussie food. I am a very light eater, so I can't eat much. Or maybe instead of beer, we can have some gin-cocktails with lime. They are nicer to taste.
Nish
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Nish - if you manage to get yourself over here I will certainly shout you a beer
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Nish - if you manage to get yourself over here I will certainly shout you a beer
Uh oh! In my enthusiasm, I must say that I ignored this slight difficulty. I mean I didn't remember that you are at the bottom of the earth, while I am somewhere in the upper middle. This is a major hiccup in plan, I tell ya, a major hiccup indeed. Oh well! The tomorrow I seek may not be near, but it's not too far either. And when it arrives, it's gonna be a big one. The day won't be far when I wake up in New York, have breakfast in London, code from Trivandrum, lunch from Singapore, take an afternoon nap in Sydney, have tea with Colin and family in NZ, go for a swim in Hawaii, have dinner from Canada with David C, just outside the CP server, and go to sleep in a luxury boat in the persian gulf.
Nish
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Christian Graus wrote:
And the person who drives is a wuss !!!
Thanks.
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all the modern things
have always existed
they've just been waiting
to come out
and multiply
and take over Björk, The Modern Things
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ROTFL - gotcha !!!
I count myself very lucky to live somewhere that I have a bike track just around the corner from home that ends within metres of my office. I bet not many people have it that easy - riding in is a breeze, and the only exercise I get.
Christian
The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little.
And you don't spend much time with the opposite sex working day and night, unless the pizza delivery person happens to be young, cute, single and female. I can assure you, I've consumed more than a programmer's allotment of pizza, and these conditions have never aligned. - Christopher Duncan - 18/04/2002
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Christian Graus wrote:
I count myself very lucky to live somewhere that I have a bike track just around the corner from home that ends within metres of my office.
Heh, you make me jealous. But i will be moving hopefully this summer, at which point i'll be able to skate to work
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all the modern things
have always existed
they've just been waiting
to come out
and multiply
and take over Björk, The Modern Things
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<slaps forehead>
Forgot skateboard...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Forgot skateboard...
Yes, and also in-line skates, which is what i was refering to.
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all the modern things
have always existed
they've just been waiting
to come out
and multiply
and take over Björk, The Modern Things
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Then again, if you live in Canada, or northern US, you could have meant ice skates..
Interestingly, I onced lived in New Hampshire (northern USA), where I witnessed somebody cross-country skiing down a road after a heavy snowfall... I think skiiing should have been an option in this poll.
No generalization is 100% true.
Not even this one.
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Christian Graus wrote:
And the person who drives is a wuss !!! I just bought myself new bike shorts at lunchtime - bike track, here I come.
Did we just manage a first post with substance ?
A post about you in bicycle shorts is not a post with substance. In fact its an image that.... SHUDDDERRRR!!
Dave Huff
'tis a silly place!
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