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Rob McKenna
Anyone who reads Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and doesn’t come away thinking it belongs on the list of the best books they’ve read has to get themselves checked. I don’t think this about many things but if I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Douglas Adams, H2G2, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, rain, Rob McKenna
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India – where repairing a bad road could make life worse
There is a long road that runs from Mantri Mall to Sankey Road, in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, called Sampige Road. There are eighteen smaller roads that branch off from it on either side (straightforwardly numbered one through 18), and both the … Continue reading
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Tagged asphalt road, Bengaluru, Chennai, concrete road, Pondy Bazaar, rain, Sampige Road, stormwater drains
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Starless city
Overheard three people in Delhi: When you feel the rain fall, you feel the dirt pouring down on you, muck streaking down your face and clothes. It washes down the haze from the skies and you can finally breathe clean … Continue reading