presto345 said...

presto345 at 08:38 PM JST - 8th August

It's not only the passengers nex to the XXLL size person who is inconvenienced. Also the passenger in front suffers. I know as I was on the most unpleasant receiving end for 12 hours of pushing and kicking on a long flight some months ago. The ob... person could not…

Posted in How airlines deal with 'customers of size' at 08:38 PM JST - 8th August
presto345 at 08:31 PM JST - 8th August

Go Carp! It is the Carp's way of saying thanks to Hoshino for not selecting any Carp players for the Japan Olympic Team. I hope they keep on winning!

terebiko, you are my man!

Posted in Hiroshima sends Hanshin to 4th straight loss at 08:31 PM JST - 8th August
presto345 at 08:30 PM JST - 8th August

Well, let's hope it doesn't turn into a Romeo & Juliet kind of thing. People of all ages do fall in love and they sometimes make the wrong decisions as love is blind(ing).

Posted in Teacher resigns after kissing student in Akita at 08:30 PM JST - 8th August
presto345 at 04:51 PM JST - 8th August

She may or she may not win a medal. At least she has accomplished quite a bit already in the sport and enjoys star status as well. In addition she is a student at prestigious Waseda. I doubt those who make derogatory remarks about her can say the same.

Posted in Fans mob table tennis star Fukuhara on arrival in Beijing at 04:51 PM JST - 8th August
presto345 at 01:06 PM JST - 8th August

I think total weight should be irrelevant, but i think cabin space used should be taken into account.

Agreed.

Posted in How airlines deal with 'customers of size' at 01:06 PM JST - 8th August
presto345 at 12:54 PM JST - 8th August

they'll still be in first place at the end of the season

That remains to be seen, which is the fun part of pro baseball. In the meantime I am happy for the Carp!

Posted in Hiroshima sends Hanshin to 4th straight loss at 12:54 PM JST - 8th August
presto345 at 10:26 AM JST - 8th August

It's the timing and the place where the criticism came from that irks the Chinese, understandably. Not to mention who delivered it. Empty vessels make the most sound.

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 10:26 AM JST - 8th August
presto345 at 09:41 PM JST - 7th August

The sequencing is a little odd; they let Oppenheimer develop the bomb which ended the war and then decided he was a security threat to the USA afterwards.

Really not that odd. The state, or rather the federalists, extracted all they needed and then got rid of what they had…

Posted in Manhattan Project scientist visits Hiroshima for 1st time at 09:41 PM JST - 7th August
presto345 at 05:07 PM JST - 7th August

No doubt the prices will be doubled, eventually. See what cigarettes cost in the EU for comparison: http://www.the-tma.org.uk/page.aspx?page_id=35 Cheapest in the least developed countries, clearly.

Posted in Cigarette prices may be doubled at 05:07 PM JST - 7th August
presto345 at 04:59 PM JST - 7th August

“The wearing of protective masks upon our arrival into Beijing was strictly a precautionary measure we as athletes chose to take, and was in no way meant to serve as an environmental or political statement,

I watched this on TV. It looked offensive. If they were that worried about the…

Posted in U.S. cyclists apologize for wearing masks upon arrival in Beijing at 04:59 PM JST - 7th August