GOT GAS?

In case you haven’t heard, the SE is experiencing a severe gasoline crisis due to hurricane Ike, with stations closed and long lines when one does open with a supply.       

Returning from lunch today, I purposely took the route that passed my favorite BP station, in hopes that they may have had a delivery during the morning.   Sure enough, there was a line in the access lane approaching the station, and an orange-vested guy directing traffic.   I fell into line behind the last car, approximately two blocks from the station.     

After about half a block, I passed our favorite Chinese restaurant, Chin Chin.   Out front there was a handwritten sign out front:

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“CALL! CALL! 678-560-5550 CHIN CHIN We will deliver food to your car while you waiting for gas!”         

The restaurant industry is suffering because of the economy; and here in the SE because of the gas shortage.   My friends at Chin Chin addressed both on one hand painted sign,

Olympic Leftovers

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Bob Fitzgerald, Warriors TV broadcaster and KNBR talk show host was at the Olympics broadcasting Water Polo. He called in to KNBR from Beijing at 8am for commentary on what’s happening, and gave a “Cultural Tip of the Day.”

China factoids

All of China is in one time zone.

China has 100 cities of over 1,000,000 people

It’s the law: By 2011 every city and town must have at least 2 public ping pong tables and 1 basketball court. Continue reading “Olympic Leftovers”