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Day: September 20, 2014

Fighting Unix fires in Andorra

September 20, 2014November 29, 2017kenritley

Unix

Or is it, fighting fires with Unix?  At any rate, I spotted this Unix fire extinguisher hanging on a wall in a café in Andorra, one of the world’s tiniest countries, and Europe’s highest capital city, locked high in the Pyrenee’s mountains between Spain and France.

Andorra, Information Technology, Travel

The garbage man always collects twice – in Texas

September 20, 2014November 29, 2017kenritley

Garbage1

Twice per week, that is.  Each garbage bin is much, much bigger than you’ll find anywhere in Europe.  The contents of the bin are not regulated by law; anything from old boxes to old batteries to old bananas is ok.  And the driver stays in the air conditioned cab and operates the controls remotely.

Garbage2

 

 

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