Harry_Gatto's past comments

  • -8

    Harry_Gatto

    Wow Scott, I didn't think anyone would take me seriously. However..........

    Wow Harry you obviously don't have kids.

    No, not any more.

    So what should I do with my kids when I have to get them to school an then to my job at rush hour?

    If they are old enough to go to school then they don't need a pushchair/stroller. If they are younger then use a kindergarten close to home.

    Not all husbands have housewives.

    True but that begs the question; shouldn't professional couples who decide to have children nominate one parent to take a few years off to take care of their kids rather than farm them out to carers for 5 days a week?

    Seriously, yes you're right, that would be unworkable/unfair etc. However there are parents who use the trains with strollers who don't give a toss about anyone but themselves; huge strollers for one small child, carry far more paraphernalia than is necessary to take care of one baby for a few hours, block the doors.

    I still think that my last suggestion about making them use the women only cars is valid though.

    Posted in: Transport ministry to unify rules for baby strollers on buses, trains

  • -17

    Harry_Gatto

    A better solution would be to keep the strollers,whether containing children or dogs, off the trains altogether during rush hours, say 0730h to 0930h and 1700h to 1930h. Alternatively, only allow them to use the women only carriages so all the eeeh kawaii ne noise is in the same place.

    Posted in: Transport ministry to unify rules for baby strollers on buses, trains

  • 9

    Harry_Gatto

    "Only in japan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Not at all, I was in the auto business for 40 years, it happened a lot.

    Posted in: Man arrested after taking Lexus for test drive to grandmother’s house 180 km away

  • 3

    Harry_Gatto

    Better that he was a coward and fled than stay and inflict further damage. Somebody somewhere knows who this might be but sadly people here are very backward in coming forward.

    Posted in: Student attacked by knife-wielding man on Kanagawa street

  • 3

    Harry_Gatto

    The best way to deal with the silly burghers is to just laugh at them; everyone else is.

    Posted in: Chinese general says Ryukyu islands do not belong to Japan

  • 4

    Harry_Gatto

    It's only a matter of time before Hashimoto, like Ishihara, fades into insignificance.

    Posted in: Gov't - but not Ishihara - backs away from Hashimoto's comfort women comments

  • 1

    Harry_Gatto

    Something that has just occurred to me and I have no idea if it is at all practical: If the contaminated water is left in large shallow open pools then the water will slowly evaporate, as in salt pans etc. and leave behind anything which has been dissolved in the water. Is the water vapour which evaporates into the atmosphere dangerous or is it just water and nothing else? If it is OK then the remaining radioactive residue will be much easier to deal with being of much smaller volume. Is it practical to do this?

    Posted in: TEPCO seeks permission to dump groundwater from Fukushima plant into ocean

  • 12

    Harry_Gatto

    Quite. Yubaru; please tell us how the US makers are being disadvantaged by the Japanese market rather than by their own product strategy, quality etc. The only half-decent US vehicle sold in Japan is Jeep.

    Posted in: Big three U.S. automakers to skip Tokyo Motor Show

  • -3

    Harry_Gatto

    Bag it up and drop it in the Marianas Trench. The Pacific Ocean is vast and a few hundred thousand tons of contaminated water would be insignificant.

    Posted in: TEPCO seeks permission to dump groundwater from Fukushima plant into ocean

  • 9

    Harry_Gatto

    Unbelievable! The police here are pathetic, useless, an embarrassment to the government. The police should spend their time trying to catch the perpetrators rather than surveying for a new name for the crime.

    Posted in: 'Mother, help me' fraud: NPA, public select new name for bank transfer scam

  • 7

    Harry_Gatto

    Apparently the helpline number for distraught Man City fans is 0800 Won Nothing Won Nothing Won Nothing

    Well done Wigan!

    Posted in: Wigan beats Manchester City 1-0 to win FA Cup

  • 0

    Harry_Gatto

    Re-design the stores and use more staff so that people don't have to wait in long lines would be a better solution.

    Posted in: The arduous audition process to become a Cold Stone Japan part-timer

  • 0

    Harry_Gatto

    Well, if she wasn't famous before she certainly is now; for a while.

    Posted in: AKB48′s Yuki Kashiwagi sparks debate over 'vulgar' video

  • 9

    Harry_Gatto

    “If it’s invaded, enslaved and bullied by others, it should not hide that history but should demonstrate it to the world and let its descendants remember that forever.”

    Tibet?

    Posted in: Buildings constructed in Manchukuo by occupying Japanese forces get official protection from Beijing

  • 7

    Harry_Gatto

    100% of graffiti is vandalism! It makes no difference if it looks good or not. If you deface an object or a wall without the consent of the owner it is vandalism.

    100% agree. Perpetrators should have their aerosol cans inserted where the sun doesn't shine and then be forced to clean up their mess and then go to jail for a couple of years.

    Posted in: Graffiti - art or vandalism?

  • 1

    Harry_Gatto

    i don't know. this just seems like harmless hazing to me. if this happened throughout the season then that would be a concern, but this is the just the start of the school year. i just think we're being to PC about everything nowadays.

    So you are a supporter, or at least tolerant, of hazing? Please tell us what is the point of this behaviour?

    If one of my kids was on the receiving end of hazing the perpetrators, and maybe their parents, would be answering to me personally.

    Posted in: Yamanashi high school soccer club members assault younger students in shower

  • 6

    Harry_Gatto

    Marilita: She is not a judge, read it again. She is an ordinary member of the public effectively on a jury.

    Posted in: Lay judge sues gov't over mental trauma due to murder case

  • 3

    Harry_Gatto

    The three countries already cooperate on air pollution; China produces it, Korea and Japan suffer from it. Nothing will come of this, just more hot air.

    Posted in: Japan, China, S Korea to cooperate on air pollution

  • 17

    Harry_Gatto

    So, you have some inside knowledge that the fire was due to faulty maintenance? When facts are few experts are many, best to keep quiet until the real facts are known.

    Posted in: Plane's engine catches fire after landing at Osaka

  • 0

    Harry_Gatto

    ........ underwent its monthly emergency diesel generator test operations.............. before the testing process it is necessary to emit the gas that accumulates in the emergency power generator by opening and then closing the valves. It is reported that the staff working at the plant, after opening the 12 valves installed in the generator, forgot to close six of the them before resuming operations, resulting in the expulsion of the worrying black smoke.

    I don't understand this, they are testing a diesel generator, hardly high tech stuff. What gas accumulating where in the generator? Which valves are they referring to? Anyone know more about this and can explain?

    Posted in: Black smoke detected from Monju reactor during test operations

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