Life Goes On ... Just

Rosco has left the building. I leave you with some of his final eclectic images of Hokkaido. A BIG thank you to Rosco for his contributions. Meanwhile the grind continues for Peter, Andrea and crew in Rusutsu, and hopefully the flow of photos :-)

Under the Niseko gondie

Yes there were some good moments

Connecting lines

Mother Nature and Old Man Rust

All lines lead somewhere

Ever observant Rosco

Toilet seats for sale at the airport: What's the difference between 'Spray' & 'Bidet'?
WT...'Shower' & 'Massage'? But no 'Eject' button ;-)

And a few from Peter, more contrasts ...

Showing the divergence between the natural and the not quite so

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In less eventful news: we had a blackout in Thredbo, just after midnight, along with thunder and lightning. This morning we have no internet or mobile service. Ah, life in the clever country - or should that be 'the lucky country', where you're lucky to have any of these new fangled technologies like phone or internet working. I guess you get what the others voted for. No wonder the education system is kept in such a disgraceful mess - you wouldn't want the youngsters to realise how backward our country really is.

News Update: I've just heard that the technology break down has affected a wide area of NSW. Jane reported from Jindaberganhofen that supermarket could only accept cash but the banks were down so no one could get cash - Catch 22 and an insight into the future of this clever country of ours.
I've got some shells stashed away somewhere.