Just like it did in Ethiopia, the ingenuity of these people impresses me. They park cars at a 90 degree angle to the sidewalk, with the rear end on the curb. That way they can twice as many cars parked in the same sized spot. It's the little stuff.
A city crew pulled up by the hotel a few nights ago. They erected a very rudimentary contraption on which they suspended an amber blinking light. Guess how they powered said light ... you guessed it; they clamped its two wires to a small motorcycle battery they always cart around.
They park their motorcycles sometimes 3 or 4 deep on the sidewalk. Then when the poor soul completely boxed in needs to get out, they drag obstructing motorcycles out of they way. No dragging ... two cycles deep; with dragging ... as many as you want.
The lights in out offices go off at 5PM automatically. They cannot be turned on again until 5:05. Remember Esplanade Laurier where most lights are on 24 by 7.
I was given a charge card for getting to and from work via taxi. The charge registers on the meter and debited from the driver's waybill with no paper involved.
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