We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that
mtfester@netscape.net has exploded. Flight director confirms that:

>The 2-Belo <the2belo@msdremovethis.biglobe.ne.jp> wrote:
>> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
>> has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>
>> >On Feb 16, 9:31?am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msdREMOVETHIS.biglobe.ne.jp>
>> >wrote:
>
>> >
>> >That would be interesting to see even if its just the 6 years. Some
>> >kind of blog perhaps.
>
>> Not a bad idea... I have photos around Gifu Station that span even longer than
>> that, although they're not all from the same location. During the years I've
>> been here the entire station has been rebuilt (and the old one demolished), a
>> raised walkway has been built, a 42-story tower has gone up with another one on
>> the way, and a plaza containing a water fountain and a golden statue of Oda
>> Nobunaga has been erected. I should keep this up and publish a coffee-table
>> photo book in 2040...
>
>It's kinda nice to have a location that changes. When I returned to Tokyo a
>couple years ago, we decided to visit our old manshon in Kouganei. None of 
>the shops/stores around the Musashi-Kouganei station had changed.

Some neighborhoods just seem to freeze in time. The street I first lived on in
the early 90s, except for the disappearance of the streetcar line, is PRECISELY
THE SAME as the day I moved out. Same run-down drugstore, same motorcycle repair
shop, same dilapidated phone booth (remember those?), everything.


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