Rail transport. It makes a city work. If I have one regret about the cities I’ve chosen to live in thus far, it would be that I’ve failed to pick places that have decent inner city rail transportation. I’m talking about trains that go from where people live to where they want to go. Auckland, [...]
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Tagged: Travel
Quiet suburban house — or 10,000 volt deathtrap? We’ve had problems with the electricity since we first moved into this place a couple of months back. First, a couple of the lights didn’t work, and so we changed the bulbs – and those new ones immediately popped as soon as we turned on the switch. [...]
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Tagged: electricity, landlords, Personal, safety
In Chicago, all Hammond players are blind Of course, buying jazz records is not enough. In Chicago, you have to go and see live music. Traditionally, it’s blues, though jazz is acceptable for the first time visitor. Especially when you’re me. We had a flick through the local gig listings and ended up with a [...]
