"D. Peter Maus" wrote in message
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On 8/24/10 24:46 , wrote:
On Aug 23, 7:36 pm, wrote:
Only the Toyotas kept on going.
cuhulin
What is their mysterious energy source?
Arrogance.
Many Asian countries have traffic problems like this a few times a year.
This time of year, it's the the annual lemming vacation.. where everyone in
the country takes the same two to three week period for vacation. Here in
Korea, entire towns turn basically into ghost towns as everyone leaves town
en-masse to visit family (one wonders if the family are also on the road.. I
know the traffic is pretty ugly during the beginning and end of the period.)
Two other such times, though shorter (and therefor more traffic intense) are
Lunar (or Chinese) New Year and harvest festival (in Korea this one is
called Chu-Sok or Korean Thanksgiving.. the latter mostly by US military and
expats). Both of these are three day celebrations of the advent of the 400Km
long parking lot.
They spoke today on the news about farmers and such that live along the
expressway in China bringing out food, drink and goodies to the captive
motorists... this is not unusual, either. During Lunar New Year and Chu-Sok,
there are regular stands set up beside the expressways (where pedestrians,
bicycles and motorcycles are not even normally allowed) and wind their way
through the idle traffic selling popsicles, ice cream cones, various soy
based treats and rice cakes at prices well above the going rate. We carry
our own drinks and snacks when we HAVE to be out on such days... mostly we
opt to stay home.