tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post7491507713542354034..comments2008-08-04T16:07:45.247+09:00Comments on My So-Called Japanese Life: An EquationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-76115553804896684112007-08-17T09:36:00.000+09:002007-08-17T09:36:00.000+09:00Roy: I'm pretty conscious about pricing or I'd con...Roy: I'm pretty conscious about pricing or I'd consider the Pal system. I see the trucks around the neighborhood regularly and one of my students mentioned it to me but I just don't want to spend the extra money. Also, if I didn't grocery shopping, I'd probably never leave the house. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Good eye on the Swallowtail. I hadn't remembered it but the right side of the shop has carpets and the left has drapes and dry cleaning is hanging in the center. Since we rarely use dry cleaning, it just didn't occur to me. I guess that might be one way he stays in business. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm sorry that your bike got a sympathy flat for mine! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Miko: Thanks for the advice. I just really wanted to get these things out of the way before my teaching schedule got busier. In the evenings, it's harder to go out because I'm pretty tired between 6:00-8:00 pm and the shops close or are sold out of most things later than that. However, I think it'd be best not to go out unless it's dark.<BR/><BR/>tornados28: I've actually read a few how-to pages on fixing flats so I already know in theory how to do it but the practical problem is that there is really no place to do it aside from in the small street outside our apartment. This would mean I'd be doing it in the blazing sun and in a place which would be in the way of other people. If I had a garage or an open space to wrestle with the tire, I might consider it but, in light of what I believe would be some physical difficulty removing the tire on top of the lack of a place to do it, I'll probably just leave it to the repair shop.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419851636570519145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-70207131271492419562007-08-16T23:35:00.000+09:002007-08-16T23:35:00.000+09:00I am an avid cyclist so it is easy for me to say b...I am an avid cyclist so it is easy for me to say but I recommend you learn to fix your flat tire yourself. It actually is not that hard after you have done it a few times.owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-29646325021538813922007-08-16T22:11:00.000+09:002007-08-16T22:11:00.000+09:00I think your post jinxed my bike too. Tonight I pu...I think your post jinxed my bike too. <BR/><BR/>Tonight I pumped up my flat tire on my bike and went to the supermarket. On the way back it went flat again and I had to push it all the way home, almost dying from the heat. Well, it wasn't that hot tonight, but still!!<BR/><BR/>Coincidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-65042792420666009322007-08-16T21:17:00.000+09:002007-08-16T21:17:00.000+09:00Don't go out more than necessary, and drink more w...Don't go out more than necessary, and drink more water than you think you need. Heatstroke can really sneak up on you. I'm staying indoors (home or work) as much as possible during the daylight hours, and running all my errands at night. <BR/><BR/>It's still sweltering at night though, there is just no relief whatsoever from the heat.Mikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410781872502597824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-23046752979907557722007-08-16T17:21:00.000+09:002007-08-16T17:21:00.000+09:00Here's the URL to pal system (seikyou)http://www.p...Here's the URL to pal system (seikyou)<BR/>http://www.pal-system.co.jp/<BR/><BR/>They have English menus too (not on the web though). While it may not be cheaper than some places the produce comes directly from the farms and it sometimes better qualiy. It varies from week to week though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044684708839684798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-84743310091361403292007-08-16T17:18:00.000+09:002007-08-16T17:18:00.000+09:00It IS really hot this summer. Best to stay indoors...It IS really hot this summer. Best to stay indoors and do your shopping in the evening. <BR/><BR/>Another alternative is to sign up for seikyo (Pal System). You can order a bunch of stuff and they deliver it once a week. Very convenient if you are always at home. I would sign up for it again but I've never at home to pickup the groceries when they deliver. When I was living in the mansion it was OK to leave the stuff in front of my door but now that I live in a house it's not as secure.<BR/><BR/>By the way, that carpet/rug store looks like swallowtail which is a dry cleaner, isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044684708839684798noreply@blogger.com