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Skriven 2007-05-29 23:49:04 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: MILITARY BRATS 79529
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->  RH> People do the same thing here.  As long as a shed doesn't have a
->  RH> permanent foundation, the town doesn't require a building permit or
->  RH> anything else.   Use old cinderblocks, railroad ties, rocks, etc
and
->  RH> you're fine.  There are lots of sheds on cinderblocks and very few
with
->  RH> foundations.   
-> 
-> I can well believe that.  Same sort of thinking.

Who wants permits, fees and taxes on a tool shed built to hold a lawn mower
and a couple of rakes?  

->  RH> I'm not surprised.  On Cebu Island boats were a major means of
->  RH> commerce and transportation.  A guy who could repair marine motors
->  RH> could make a good living.
-> 
-> The common "pump boats", used for fishing and smuggling are outrigger
-> canoes with small air-cooled engines the same as are used on water
-> pumps and lawn mowers.  As the Philippines is a country of 6000
-> islands, there are lots of these very similar engines, and their use
-> for different purposes ensures that repair skills and spare parts are
-> readily interchangeable.

All the better.  A good mechanic could go anywhere.  It's enough to make me
wonder if they aren't still running a Corliss or two somewhere.  (Corliss
stationary steam engines, for those who aren't up on dinosaur tech.)
  
->  RH> Good for her!  I'm not sure if they should have disallowed
underwear,
->  RH> but as long as the guys weren't wearing any either....  
-> 
-> Those particular ones were, but some of the male dances, particularly
-> from Manus Island, are very expressive of male virility.  The women
-> find them highly amusing.

I can imagine.  Is that a plantain in your pocket (if you have pockets) or
are you happy to see me....
  
->  RH> Vegetarians would do pretty well, then.  I'd imagine coastal areas
->  RH> include seafood.
-> 
-> Fish, fresh or dried/smoked is eaten a lot on the coast, but in the
-> Highlands people have been living for countless generations on almost
-> pure starch and greens.  It has been suggested that as the people
-> remain very healthy (except when they eat too much half-cooked pig),
-> they have the ability to synthesise protein from the starch, like some
-> animals can.

Now there's a trick I'd have liked to inherit, but of course not.
  
->  RH> and other things, but an army.   Go figure. That was a turf war
with
->  RH> the Orthodox Church, IIRC.  
-> 
-> Which in Russia is now fighting Gay Rights people.  In PNG the ones
-> banned have been the recent extremist religions which have sprung up in
-> USA, and had been hoping to get "converts" in PNG.

I'm still not sure which ones are which, but I'd stay away from anyone
offering Kool Aid if I were you.
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