tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post2572060617676019333..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: Shaky foundationsmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-72236492716208715012008-05-31T16:19:00.000+09:002008-05-31T16:19:00.000+09:00I like your blog so much I got a hard-on. You tell...I like your blog so much I got a hard-on. You tell it like it is and staight forward. I wonder home many of your readers (or if you) have ever seen anyone hit. I have seen two men hit(murdered) by drivers and one woman who literally ran into the side of a bus while trying to run across the street.<BR/>And to add to the Sampoong deparment store story, management of the store convened a meeting before the store opened as there was a crack that had developed going from the basement up to the top floor. The decided to leave the store open, but they would all take the day off. Class act.Unique Sterling Silver Crosseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341874521668457733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-33780311363573064882008-05-30T08:24:00.000+09:002008-05-30T08:24:00.000+09:00Speaking of traffic safety... somebody must be doi...Speaking of traffic safety... somebody must be doing something right.<BR/><BR/>Some Korean traffic stats from the Korea Statistics Office ...<BR/><BR/>1991: 13,429 traffic deaths, 4,247, 816 registered vehicles<BR/><BR/>2005: 6,376 traffic deaths, 15,396, 715 registered vehicles<BR/><BR/>That's roughly 3x more cars but half the fatalities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-39122685219143598162008-05-30T06:48:00.000+09:002008-05-30T06:48:00.000+09:00While I'm sure these events led to new laws regard...<I>While I'm sure these events led to new laws regarding the construction of buildings, whether these laws were enforced would be a good question.</I><BR/><BR/>A friend of mine taught at Samsung for a couple of years and was housed in a newish apartment in Bundang. Her businessmen students told her with a chuckle that they would never live in those apartments because they'd probably fall down within twenty years. This conversation took place just prior to the collapse of Sampoong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com