I used to love looking at those ceiling fans when I was a child. (And do admit that I look at them nostalgically when I ride a train which still have those.) Couple of things to note -- interestingly, that train still has the "JNR" logo (pre-JR, when the railway was government-owned and privatized in 1987) on the fan. Secondly, back then, the fan guards were much more open than ones that still exist today -- I suppose people were smart enough to not stick their hands into them, or at least not complain about their poor choice of action ;)
@lylehsaxon7 жыл бұрын
The fans - I know exactly what you mean. There's something fascinating about the way they move. I'd watch them and look at the mechanical parts and think about the full mechanical process, and imagine the people who came up with that design in the first place. One thing I definitely like better about the older trains is they had many options for ventilation. On the newer trains, although some of the windows (partly) still open on most of them, people hardly ever actually open them, so the air gets rather stuffy sometimes. The grills, yeah. And it's depressing that there appears to be zero thought about the process (by most people). Since the fans are blowing air down, they cut the air in back, so even if you stick your fingers into the front, you'll just be hit by the flat part of the blade and won't even be hurt (I often experimented with fans as a child and speak from experience!). The back side is more dangerous of course, but is totally out of reach for just about everyone. It's depressing how everything is expected to be absolutely safe these days - even for half-brain nit-wits. Designing things for the very worst elements of society often is not in the majority interest.
@importjapon7 жыл бұрын
2017 still no aircon, no fan in Subway in Paris.
@lylehsaxon7 жыл бұрын
But is there a need for it? Does it get pretty hot down there? (I'm used the Paris Metro, but it was a long time ago - in March.
@importjapon7 жыл бұрын
Hi Lyle, yes it really needs, summer can be very hot we had 35 to 40 degree this summer. And in winter of course no heater at all in the subway, it's not that cold, but you know you have heater in the seat in Japan :) I wanted ask you, you arrived in 1984 in Tokyo on the video where i see your face you looks like 35 or 40, so now how old are you actually, i read few page of your blog, and the word time, i have no time, come again and again, how old are you, all theses recents upload is because you feel old or that it's time ?Sorry if it's too personal. It's very strange i looked at your videos and i can't stop thinking waouw this little girl or boy is now maybe 30 yo, of this old guy must be dead by now, oh this salary men must be a grand-pa now, very strange feeling, it's not melancoly but it's a strange feeling :)
@lylehsaxon7 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm not going to tell you how old I am, but I can tell you that I was younger in the early nineties than the figures you mention! Still, yeah, I'm not very young any more.... About seeing people in the videos and projecting forward, wondering how the people from a generation ago are today... yes, I do the same thing! As for myself... well, I know very well what became of that young man in the videos! He's not young anymore and looks back at himself and ponders many things!