Bicycle Parking In Japan


	Bicycle Parking In Japan

BartendingBear

12-16-2008 2:30 PM

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More than you ever wanted to know.

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12-18-2008 6:25 AM

mona

....only in Japan!!!

12-18-2008 9:41 AM

googleit

very cool. The Japanese people are so wise! Friendly too! I love Japan! I can't wait to go back! How bout those toilets? The nice Hotels there have the best toilets in the world. Seat warmer, adjustable bum sprayer, both pressure and temp. Built in air freshener. Arm rests. And I'm not even a toilet guy. I'm in and out. I have never read one line of print while sitting on the toilet. Well except for graffitti. My fave is " NO MATTER HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS, SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE IS SICK OF HER SHIT."
You should do a toilets of the world story. Me do a toilet story? Sorry I can't reed or wright.

12-18-2008 9:43 AM

burndata0

Very cool, they have something similar to this for cars at the VW plant in Germany.

http://europeforvisitors.com/germany/cars/vw-autostadt-car-towers-customer-center.htm

12-18-2008 4:27 PM

masbury

Wow. And we fight traffic and chain up to a parking meter.

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