Tuesday, August 24, 2010

So, you think you've been in a traffic jam?

Just in case you've ever been stuck in what you consider the traffic-jam-from-hell...you know, the Garden State (NJ) Parkway on a hot, sunny Saturday of a Holiday weekend where things are blistering and you could actually fry an egg on your forehead and you creep along at one car length an hour because some idiot at the tool plaza DIDN'T have exact change. You might want to reconsider and count your blessings since you're not in this mess:

China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks

BEIJING – A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said.
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I love the comments about the villagers along the way doing what good entrepreneurs everywhere would be doing. Supplying a need (food and water) at inflated prices to a captive customer base. LOL Grassroots capitalism at work.

2 comments:

Rev. Paul said...

Think of it as an object lesson in supply-and-demand.

joated said...

Actually, I think it clearly displays that we are naturally capitalistic (in a good way). That the (slowly freer) citizens of China are reverting to basic human instincts is a good thing. Makes me like--and understand--them that much more.