tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post6842478354909698572..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: Free Parking!!Eric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58904385010200140222008-07-30T03:51:00.000+02:002008-07-30T03:51:00.000+02:00BLUE BUTTON!!!BLUE BUTTON!!!BLUE BUTTON!!!BLUE BUTTON!!!<BR/>BLUE BUTTON!!!<BR/>BLUE BUTTON!!!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978433496142392475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-10768333946076851222008-07-30T01:51:00.000+02:002008-07-30T01:51:00.000+02:00thib! I can't read french, so your blog is a myst...thib! I can't read french, so your blog is a mystery to me!!!<BR/><BR/>Ooooh my, you were in St. Louis in '97? That was a goooooood year for me. Where in St. Louis did you stay?Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231958721986979723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-40330538916846942352008-07-30T01:49:00.000+02:002008-07-30T01:49:00.000+02:00Wow, didn't know I was such a conversation starter...Wow, didn't know I was such a conversation starter! I've seen that keyboard before and I still drool over it! Yeah, steampunk is heavily influenced by all tha has been mentioned, especially the victorian styling to modern stuff. I'll have to find the awesome (though very unpractical) gas mask I saw not too long ago. It's awesome.<BR/><BR/>Yes, please do tell what the blue button is for!!!Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231958721986979723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-14523825208094490912008-07-30T00:04:00.000+02:002008-07-30T00:04:00.000+02:00It's a really nice idea! I didn't know about it......It's a really nice idea! I didn't know about it...<BR/>Eric, les gens autour ont vraiment dû se demander ce que tu trouvais d'intéressant à ce parcmètre!<BR/>Guille, bad internet access (en Provence).guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-90863227125583303562008-07-29T21:53:00.000+02:002008-07-29T21:53:00.000+02:00I'll ask! Hey Jeff? What does the little blue butt...I'll ask! <BR/><BR/>Hey <B>Jeff</B>? What does the little blue button do?♥ E.T. Suzy ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/04573215118946859329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-78939613437161836062008-07-29T20:26:00.000+02:002008-07-29T20:26:00.000+02:00*ach-here'sthelinkagainhoooie!**<I>ach-<A HREF="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/04/distressed-steampunk.html" REL="nofollow">here'sthelinkagain</A>hoooie</I>!*USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74360148744262406882008-07-29T20:07:00.000+02:002008-07-29T20:07:00.000+02:00Oh yeah, I see the solar panel. This machine coul...Oh yeah, I see the solar panel. <BR/> <BR/>This machine could almost be taken for anything. Is that a chicken in there? Is it a microwave oven?<BR/><BR/>Jeff, "little blue button does" very funny. I'm affraid to ask. LOLLois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-14910654239823907212008-07-29T19:45:00.000+02:002008-07-29T19:45:00.000+02:00My new career goal is to become a Solar Steampunk ...My new career goal is to become a Solar Steampunk Recharge Collector.<BR/><BR/>The women will love me. Especially when I explain what the little blue button does...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58584502048622212512008-07-29T19:40:00.000+02:002008-07-29T19:40:00.000+02:00Petrea - *cough*Petrea - *cough*USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-12060345472763525612008-07-29T19:38:00.000+02:002008-07-29T19:38:00.000+02:00Michael, I think of it this way: modern objects ma...Michael, I think of it this way: modern objects made with old things. The prime example is the laptop computer made with keys from an old Remington typewriter.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-22033384217692235272008-07-29T19:31:00.000+02:002008-07-29T19:31:00.000+02:00phx-cdg, "I am going to have to put on my judges w...phx-cdg, "I am going to have to put on my judges wig..." I love that one. I'm going to use it if I may.<BR/><BR/>jeff, "...or a dog celebrating with the GF crown?" hahahahaha<BR/><BR/>jeff again, "The techies who design the things should never be allowed to write the instructions." That's why I can never figure out those instructions.<BR/><BR/>Steampunk? I thought that was a typo.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-6187904077559017862008-07-29T19:27:00.000+02:002008-07-29T19:27:00.000+02:00I think steampunks are a mix of reviving the old-s...I think steampunks are a mix of reviving the old-school build-it-yourself older technologies, plus having an aesthetic leaning toward a late victorian machine look. So they might know all about steam engines, and compile the parts, and make something that uses steampower in their garage. They may join old-timer groups to learn how to operate old trains. Or they may apply that old look and feel to <A>to something like this.</A>USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-28087113721322075912008-07-29T18:59:00.000+02:002008-07-29T18:59:00.000+02:00One thing you may not notice on the meter is at th...One thing you may not notice on the meter is at the top there is usually a solar collector(?) to recharge it's batteries.<BR/><BR/>Petrea and Soosha - I googled "steampunk" too and I still don't understand what it is!Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-35469073734123215952008-07-29T18:29:00.000+02:002008-07-29T18:29:00.000+02:00Steampunk! I had to google it. I love that stuff. ...Steampunk! I had to google it. I love that stuff. Didn't know there was a word for it. Now I'll use it all the time.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-65638550248659758132008-07-29T17:39:00.000+02:002008-07-29T17:39:00.000+02:00Interesting idea with the balloon! I'd love to se...Interesting idea with the balloon! I'd love to see it sometime.<BR/><BR/>Michael, it kinda confused me at first too. Good thing smart-guy Eric could clear it up some!<BR/><BR/>My first thought when I saw this meter was how it looks like a mix of old and new technology. Like they just ripped the face off of an old parking meter and put in some fancy new(er) tech and didn't even bother with the aesthetics. It sorta looks like a jumbled mess, but on the other hand it's sorta appeasing my love of steampunk. I'm not even sure why, really.Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231958721986979723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-80836211517272385092008-07-29T17:17:00.000+02:002008-07-29T17:17:00.000+02:00...or a dog celebrating with the GF crown?...or a dog celebrating with the GF crown?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-80372235693217468752008-07-29T17:16:00.000+02:002008-07-29T17:16:00.000+02:00By the way, looking at the link to the AirParif 'l...By the way, looking at the link to the AirParif 'level of pollution': what is the icon on the indicator scale? Is it an eye that's crying from pollution? Is it a fish that's freaking out? It's quite intriguing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-47752873683548202062008-07-29T17:12:00.000+02:002008-07-29T17:12:00.000+02:00The parking machines in Paris confuse me completel...The parking machines in Paris confuse me completely. I've stood before them trying to figure out how the system operates, but gave up. Fortunately, I was walking anyway. The ticket machines for the San Francisco are train from the airport was equally confusing, even though it was in English! I had to ask a commuter how it works. I would never have figured it out from the directions. The techies who design the things should never be allowed to write the instructions. And the technical writers aren't much better. Aesthically, I love this parking machine. Like something out of the Jetsons tv show of the 1960s, or the Dr. Who show from England.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-9410543656425370162008-07-29T16:27:00.000+02:002008-07-29T16:27:00.000+02:00April, I wish I had your take on the Metro. I hat...April, I wish I had your take on the Metro. I hate taking them in ANY city. Love getting to my destination quickly, but it makes a problem connecting the dots from place to place.<BR/> After all these years, I can connect the dots, and can take buses in London and Paris, as I know the map well, now, and know where I am going. So much more fun to take a bus. I still would be afraid to drive.<BR/>Carrie, you won gf today, but I am going to have to put on my judges wig in the future for some of these other questionable winners I have been silent about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-65582421677772452042008-07-29T16:13:00.000+02:002008-07-29T16:13:00.000+02:00Michael+Ham. Simple: only those cars with a local ...Michael+Ham. Simple: only those cars with a local parking permit can park for free. The other ones (from the suburbs or from other areas within Paris must pay)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796507758758766120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-55810804825800653802008-07-29T13:00:00.000+02:002008-07-29T13:00:00.000+02:00sigh.......I want to live in France.... :(sigh.......I want to live in France.... :(Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-64363209405809144672008-07-29T12:33:00.000+02:002008-07-29T12:33:00.000+02:00I have always enjoyed pulic transport in Paris. Th...I have always enjoyed pulic transport in Paris. The métro is gorgeous. I would never use a car there, parking free or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-76371220612706964732008-07-29T11:02:00.000+02:002008-07-29T11:02:00.000+02:00Oh, and by the way, for our PDPers in California, ...Oh, and by the way, for our PDPers in California, there is one of these balloons in Orange County Great Park. See http://www.ocgp.org/gpb/Thibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788623808410470446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-57471786382046237182008-07-29T10:57:00.000+02:002008-07-29T10:57:00.000+02:00I'm with Michael, too, it's a peculiarly Gallic lo...I'm with Michael, too, it's a peculiarly Gallic logic that thinks free parking will cut car use. What about free Velib instead?Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921009517833997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-31418252832282032822008-07-29T10:54:00.000+02:002008-07-29T10:54:00.000+02:00Coltrane, you can find all info on this helium bal...Coltrane, you can find all info on this helium balloon, and all the others, at www.aerophile.com. Apart from their "aerophare", (which is "the product of a combination of the Eiffel Tower and the tethered balloon"), these balloons cannot fly when wind is over 13 m/sec, i.e. 45.6 km/h (sorry I don't know what it is in mph!).<BR/>The Parc Andre Citroen balloon is there since 1999. But, as you said, it was very recently modified to give life air quality reports.<BR/><BR/>There used to be one of these balloons in Cheverny, where I live, and I must say that the view from up there is great ;-)Thibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788623808410470446noreply@blogger.com