click image 4 lagerThis lovely piece of street furniture can be found in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. where you can purchase an ice cold Asahi or Kirin for a reasonable sum.
It's outside an off licence and is there for the times the offey is closed, it automatically goes off at 11:00 pm due to licensing restrictions and although not shown in the picture there is a cigarette machine on the other side of the doorway, so you're sorted for your tabs as well.
It's interesting to note that neither machine is brought in at close of business and remains on the street at all times, I wonder how long that would last here?
Actually it would never happen here, I mean look at it, beer on the street, advertising cigarettes,
"Won't somebody think of the cheeeeeldren "
In fact on nearly every corner you can find a working coke machine and/or fag machine ( plus machines that sell cans of hot coffee, great for winter mornings). None of them vandalised or robbed.
In fact I remember arriving back at Heathrow once, gasping for a sugar and caffeine hit after a 12 hour flight, not one of the myriad machines in Baggage Claim was working, but the automated 'Not Smoking' tannoy was working fine, I couldn't get a coke till out of customs and then it was an overpriced bottle from the robbing, captive market, charge what you fucking like WH Smiths, all the time being reminded "This is a non-smoking airport"
"Welcome To The UK and Fuck You" I thought.
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It's outside an off licence and is there for the times the offey is closed, it automatically goes off at 11:00 pm due to licensing restrictions and although not shown in the picture there is a cigarette machine on the other side of the doorway, so you're sorted for your tabs as well.
It's interesting to note that neither machine is brought in at close of business and remains on the street at all times, I wonder how long that would last here?
Actually it would never happen here, I mean look at it, beer on the street, advertising cigarettes,
"Won't somebody think of the cheeeeeldren "
In fact on nearly every corner you can find a working coke machine and/or fag machine ( plus machines that sell cans of hot coffee, great for winter mornings). None of them vandalised or robbed.
In fact I remember arriving back at Heathrow once, gasping for a sugar and caffeine hit after a 12 hour flight, not one of the myriad machines in Baggage Claim was working, but the automated 'Not Smoking' tannoy was working fine, I couldn't get a coke till out of customs and then it was an overpriced bottle from the robbing, captive market, charge what you fucking like WH Smiths, all the time being reminded "This is a non-smoking airport"
"Welcome To The UK and Fuck You" I thought.
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Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI still miss mine.
Whenever I see/hear notices of the "This is a non-smoking airport" variety, I am sorely tempted to comment in a loud voice, "Not if set light to it, it isn't". I have never done so, of course*, the consequences of public flippancy being all too predictable.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I am always grateful and reassured to be advised that, "Due to today's wet weather, surfaces may be slippery."
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* never commented, I hasten to add.
Beer vending machines - for when the drive throughs are closed.
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