tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post9164397418807225405..comments2023-09-20T20:40:19.983+09:00Comments on Shinjuku Daily Photo: Eco As Can BeKaorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-9764898189639769732011-06-15T17:39:04.443+09:002011-06-15T17:39:04.443+09:00This was an informative post and I enjoyed reading...This was an informative post and I enjoyed reading all the thoughtful comments. I agree with just about all of it!Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-537287419183683652011-06-08T20:46:17.660+09:002011-06-08T20:46:17.660+09:00Evelyn -- This is the newest type of Coca-cola ven...Evelyn -- This is the newest type of Coca-cola vending machine! It's really interesting seeing how they transform. And yes, they are a life savor in the summer! :DKaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-43385837630939115942011-06-08T17:40:32.004+09:002011-06-08T17:40:32.004+09:00I've never seen a solar powered vending machin...I've never seen a solar powered vending machine. Great invention.<br /><br />Your photo reminds me about the many vending machines in Japan. Love them especially in summer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13755278209399870145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-14877640674831951792011-06-08T16:19:14.060+09:002011-06-08T16:19:14.060+09:00Tall Gary -- Thank goodness we have many windows.....Tall Gary -- Thank goodness we have many windows...although that just heats up the place every afternoon :-D<br /><br />Robert -- Wow! It's so hot already? I can't imagine what it will be like in August! Hope you are enjoying something cool today :D<br /><br />EG Wow -- You're probably right! There's no time like the present to get creative! ;-D<br /><br />Al -- Don't apologize, I love a good long comment about what's on your mind! And I do think you have a point...going green has been a popular topic for a long time in Japan, too. But sometimes it seems like we need to be forced into the situation, like we are now, to take large steps forward. I hope this disaster will somehow turn out to help to look into our future and try to figure out what needs to be done to preserve or enhance the enviroment that we have now :DKaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-27366643014664466962011-06-08T16:18:06.001+09:002011-06-08T16:18:06.001+09:00Chrissy Brand -- Since we seem to have so many ven...Chrissy Brand -- Since we seem to have so many vending machines, they are getting more environmentally-friendly each year, which is a great thing :D<br /><br />JM -- Thank you! And thank you for the reply...I'm glad my guess at the mural being Indian was right ;D<br /><br />VP -- Well, the company was pushing for no air conditioning early on...but now it's set at 28C, which is not that bad :-D<br /><br />Arabesque -- Oh I can imagine it would be super hot where you are! The heat, thankfully, is not as intense here. Rubbing menthol is a new idea, maybe I'll try it this summer! :D<br /><br />Lois -- I'm sure we would all pass out if there were no air conditioning! Florida may have similar weather as Tokyo, humidity wise, since we are both surrounded by water :D<br /><br />Babzy -- Yes, it is! Although we weren't really given a choice. hehe :^)<br /><br />Ciel -- Well, it's not really good for our eyes to work on our computers in such a dark room. I'm thinking about investing in a contact/eye-glass company...they should make a profit this year! :D<br /><br />Cafe P -- Wow, good guess! Regarding the nuclear plants, there are 54 plants in Japan and as of today there are 17 operating, as opposed to the day before the 3.11 earthquake when 35 plants were operating. Many of the plants go through manditory inspections and there are always some that are shutdown. But regarding eastern Japan, where the quake hit, there were 15 of the 24 plants operating before the quake but now all but 5 are shutdown due to the tsunami, tsunami precaution, or other inspection needs.Kaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-77012967560071017322011-06-08T09:54:16.309+09:002011-06-08T09:54:16.309+09:00Energy-saving is a critical thing for humanity'...Energy-saving is a critical thing for humanity's future, as energy is going to be one of the key limitations in the next 50 years. At work, they have also turned the lights off for the vending machines. But it's purely a money-saving thing.<br /><br />Unfortunately, in the greater scheme of things, energy-saving and recycling haven't caught on where I live. There's no public transportation within 8 km of my house, they charge for pickup of recyclables (intelligently-run places require it), and houses are ridiculously large (ours is approximately 400 square meters, ridiculous for the cold climate in which we live, where temperatures went down to -29 C last winter). I have a feeling that we're in for a nasty wake-up call in the next couple of decades.<br /><br />Sorry for the rambling comment, but I always enjoy reading your blog.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826369816985788575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-8788915145110914372011-06-08T08:46:33.260+09:002011-06-08T08:46:33.260+09:00I have a feeling many energy-saving ideas will com...I have a feeling many energy-saving ideas will come out of Japan because of the terrible disasters that happened in your country this year. It's still a bit too soon to know what they will be...but I won't be surprised when they are announced.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-64152102342060275932011-06-08T07:36:33.865+09:002011-06-08T07:36:33.865+09:00What a great mean to measure time and life.
Duri...What a great mean to measure time and life. <br /><br />During midday nearly 30C outside over here. Please have a good Wednesday.<br /><br /><a href="http://tagein-tagaus-athen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">daily athens </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-50128187443069415532011-06-08T06:05:30.420+09:002011-06-08T06:05:30.420+09:00Although in a somewhat different context I like to...Although in a somewhat different context I like to think of the changes at your workplace as being, in a way, like the difference between <a href="http://wiki.free-cm.com/images/b/b5/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%B301.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a> and <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zIfWCi3yHec/S4QJ47kbzCI/AAAAAAAAEoQ/fciSl7RWAqg/s400/IMG_4370.JPG" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-5686604002651033932011-06-08T05:23:59.299+09:002011-06-08T05:23:59.299+09:00I guessed right that it was a foto of a vending ma...I guessed right that it was a foto of a vending machine! Kaori, besides the 4 plants hit by the quake & suami, how many other nuke plants has Japan shutdown?<br /><br />And thks for your comment. I have dug up more of those historical fotos.Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-69064805351717312072011-06-08T03:21:12.471+09:002011-06-08T03:21:12.471+09:00Good.
I work in an open space more's the pity...Good.<br /><br />I work in an open space more's the pity and cannot understand why the lights are on all day long, winter and summer even on bright and sunny days...cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-60350597072379591992011-06-08T01:53:16.528+09:002011-06-08T01:53:16.528+09:00what a good initiative :)what a good initiative :)Babzy.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726884546505964576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-81095970244508710412011-06-08T00:28:46.171+09:002011-06-08T00:28:46.171+09:00Very good ideas! It has been so hot here that I&#...Very good ideas! It has been so hot here that I'm not sure I would be able to function at work without air conditioning.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-26527355927176209852011-06-08T00:22:38.209+09:002011-06-08T00:22:38.209+09:00the heat is giving me these intense headaches beli...the heat is giving me these intense headaches believe me, <br />I can't stop rubbing menthol on my forehead. haha! ^0^<br /><br />but what a cool way to save energy esp. with the 自動販売器. ^0^arabesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906096829817289921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-14914579755162798492011-06-07T22:27:03.502+09:002011-06-07T22:27:03.502+09:00It is right to save energy where it is possible, ...It is right to save energy where it is possible, but worsening work conditions (air conditioning) seems a bit pretestuous...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-7504697056291889872011-06-07T22:06:03.226+09:002011-06-07T22:06:03.226+09:00Saving energy should be a matter of primary import...Saving energy should be a matter of primary importance everywhere, but we know it's not... Very cool composition on top.<br /><br />In answer to your question regarding the mural I posted yesterday, it's Baby Krishna, an Indian 'kind of' God.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149156843324358568.post-6166917908986962532011-06-07T19:42:56.976+09:002011-06-07T19:42:56.976+09:00A good idea, and very necessary. We just need ever...A good idea, and very necessary. We just need every other vending machine in the world to be fixed now.<br /><br />ChrissyChrissy Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452491942706660652noreply@blogger.com