Comments on: Typhoon? What typhoon?

By: Rich Pav

Rich Pav — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:54:11 +0000

@Rich: Let's get together sometime and compare notes on wives. Send me an e-mail.

By: Richinjapan

Richinjapan — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:44:53 +0000

Rich- so your wife is that way too? We’ve been married 4 years now so I’m used to it but it sure seems cold sometime.
Also your right, I do work for a US company so were part of a global network based in NY, I’m at home now imo.

By: Kyle Eppard

Kyle Eppard — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:18:33 +0000

That post made me literally laugh out loud. Thank you.

Who goes to all that trouble to fake a comment? I would like to know. There is no link… it's not like it's spam or anything.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:45:24 +0000

Down here in what is/was know as, "Typhoon Ginza" Land/Okinawa…we are relieved to some extent that this Typhoon #9 had "hokujo'd" (took a northerly route) instead of the all too usual route right through our early autumn semester undoukai/sports day plans…when I say, "we" I'd like to think I am speaking for many Okinawans residents…we do feel your pain…believe me! Down here we have our typhoon disaster prevention kits at our sides at all times, at least from June-Nov…You Tokyoites may have to start to learn how to do 台風対策 properly…God knows how, though!!!

By: Rich Pav

Rich Pav — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:43:35 +0000

Ventura: He probably works for an American company, and the Japan branch is a just a node on the US network.

By: Ventura

Ventura — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:27:10 +0000

Is there any other salary man named Rich that lives in Tokyo ?

But he has an USA flag ?!?!

By: Rich Pav

Rich Pav — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:12:28 +0000

Dude, not only we share the same name, we sound like we're married to the same wife too!

By: RichinJapan

RichinJapan — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:53:51 +0000

It was worse then I was expecting.
Due to my miss judgment I left my office a little late 7ish, here’s my commute rundown.
7ish – left office got on the Hibiya line.
7:20ish – arrived at Kayabacho station and proceeded to Tozai line platform.
7:22ish – waiting on Tozai line platform
8:00ish – First Train arrives, board train.
8:15ish – Train stops Toyocho station and cannot proceed further, everyone gets off and the train switches to out of service.
8:20ish – waiting for next train to continue my journey
9:00ish – it becomes apparent that no more trains will be leaving towards my station on the Tozai line, considering my next move.
9:10pm – decide to take Keiyo line and proceed to catch train going to Otemachi station (opposite direction from my station)
9:30pm – arrive at Otemachi station and proceed to the Tokyo station Keiyo line platform 800 meters away.
9:55pm – arrive at platform for the Keiyo line
10:00pm – Keiyo line is closed due to extreme winds.
10:05pm – decide to take Sobu rapid line which does not go to my station but can get me within reasonable taxi cost distance.
10:30pm – arrive at Sobu line platform.
11:00pm – waiting for train.
11:45pm – still waiting for train.
12:26am – train arrives, board train.
12:46am – train departs station.
1:28am – train arrives at Tsudanuma station, get off train.
1:35am – queue for Taxi in rain and 90+ kmh winds.
1:45am – get Taxi, instruct driver to take me to my station.
2:20am – arrive at my station, pay driver 3,780yen and start walking to my place.
2:29am – arrive home, wife is pissed and tell me to sleep in the living room.

Just another day in my salary man life.