Hehe.. don't forget the phenle (spelling?). The mixture of phenle, napthalene, bodily fluids, din, sure do elevate your senses (of smell).
Yes, its still there. On 1/11/08, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK Ram. I understand the rationale of the floors flowing over with > bodily fluids. But how is the aroma of arrival? It used to be urea > laced with naphthelene. Has it changed any? > > > > > > > > > > > At 1:00 PM -0600 1/11/08, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > >C'da > > > >Hehehe! > > > >Well, these seemed to be of the right height > > > >On a side note, and in my unending research on the status of restrooms in > >India, I did talk to some people. :) :) > > > >One observation was (which I found quite plausible) that people use > >"different" areas in the restrooms. So if user 1 used one urinal, the > next > >person might use the same urinal, but at a slightly different spot (which > >could be the floor or even outside areas) > >This sort of thing goes on and on. > >The resaon being, they don't want to use the same spot someone else used > >because its dirty. And the reason its dirty, is because the flush hardly > >ever works. So a fresh spot is supposedly cleaner than any other. > >The other thing is the idea of clean restrooms is wet whole damn > restroom. > >One has to pay good money to see dry restrooms in India. > > > >The cleanest place is of course behind the bushes :) > > > >That being the psyche, it is no wonder, the restrooms in flights to India > >are good for only the first five minutes of the flight. > >After that, all bets are off. > > > >--Ram > > > > > >On 1/11/08, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >While we were picking up the baggage, I did make the customary > trip to > >> the > >> >restroom. They had Kohler fitting and were comparitively nicer. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Have they installed step-stools (or ladders ) at > >> the urinals yet? Even Kohler fixtures, mounted at > >> the wrong heights could be a streeeetch. > >> > >> Something about Indian airport authority toilet > >> designers leaves to be desired about their > >> ergonomics sense. The urinals are so high, I > >> always wondered if they are designed for future > >> generations of Indians who could be expected to > >> be Brobdingnagians, what with the booming economy > >> raising well nourished desis instead of short and > >> squat ghee-bellies , who probably, like other > >> shorties like yours truly have to stretch on the > >> toes to reach 'em. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> At 12:14 PM -0600 1/11/08, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > >> >Ram > >> > > >> >That link to Delhi airport - its nothing like what we saw on Dec 27th > >> (for a > >> >few hours) on the way to Guwahati. > >> > > >> >While we were picking up the baggage, I did make the customary trip > to > >> the > >> >restroom. They had Kohler fitting and were comparitively nicer. > >> > > >> >Btw: Does anyone know why Delhi always seems to a have a problem with > >> >flights in the winter fog? I thought they were all now equipped > with ILS > >> >(Instrument Landing Systems). > >> > > >> >--Ram > >> > > >> > > >> >On 1/11/08, Ram Dhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Tell me what is not expensive these days in Indian Metros :-) > >> >> > >> >> Delhi prices have gone up as much as 40% in 5 star hotels in the > last > >> 2 > >> >> years . Bcoz of room shortages and high prices I read recently > many > >> >> international tour operators are now bypassig Delhi and Bombay . > >> Rajasthan, > >> >> Kerala, Goa are popular for the tour operators . > >> >> > >> >> Approx 30,000 additional hotel rooms will be required in the city > of > >> >> Delhi and the NCR to meet the requirement of Commonwealth Games > 2010. > >> Read > >> >> it in newspapers that 5 years tax holiday for budget and luxury > >> hotels > >> >> announced to promote investment in hotel sector. > > > >> > >> >> > >> >> In calcutta if u book ahead of time , oberoi grand /Taj Bengal > rooms > >> can > >> >> be booked for 145 - 170 dollars/nite. Both very good > >> hotels. Food and > >> >> service in both Taj Bengal /Oberoi ..simply superb ! Peerless Inn > near > >> >> oberoi hotel is also pretty reaonable and good. It was around Rs > >> 3000/nite > >> >> few years back.They have a great restaurant, Aheli ...bengali > thali > >> there > >> >> is out of the world !! Location is also great as one can just > walk > > > around > >> >> there do all the shopping in maidan area. > >> >> > >> >> Calcutta International airport - it's in a bad shape ...do u know > >> there > >> >> are two unions among porters there ....one backed by red brigade > and > >> one by > >> >> Mamatas .......so lets stop the discussion here .....only place > you > >> will get > >> >> hot tea/coffee after late nite arrival is Jyoti Basus house in > >> saltlake > >> >> ...coz the coffee shops and restaurant are all closed between 10 > pm > >> and 6 AM > >> >> (atleast last time I was there in 2006) ! > >> >> > >> >> Lets hope Intl/domestic airports in Delhi-Bombay (facelift > >> and additional > >> >> runways et al) are completed per schedule by 2010 ...it's an eye > >> sore and > >> >> torture to go to these airports --> two classic examples of > INDIA > >> GROWING > >> >> BUT NOT SHOWING. > >> >> > >> >> Something really good happening to Bl're atlast, see the status , > >> photos > >> >> of the new Bangalore airport : > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > http://www.bialairport.com/project_pictures.htm?cid=leftnavigation&ses=bial > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> $US 1.3 Billion being spent for Delhi Airport upgrade - > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1171837303.html > >> >> > >> >> work progress status - > >> >> > >> >> http://www.newdelhiairport.in/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:09:29 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > >> >> [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano > stuff> > >> > > >> >> Just a few points.> > The Airport Hotel in Kolkata is under > >> contruction. We > >> >> did get to stay in the> Senator (Camay street). Pretty good. > Rs7500 > >> +luxury > >> >> tax. Airport pickup/drop> is about 1600.> > The biggest hotel > scams > >> are in > >> >> Delhi though. Last year we stayed at the the> JP Vasan > International > >> (near > >> > > the airport). They charge about 13,000 + lux.> tax. For that > price, > >> one > >> >> would expect a great room. The room was ok -> nothing to write > home > >> about. > >> >> The hotel has a great foyer, great> complementary breakfast > though.> > > >> A > >> >> great hotel for its price was the Swagatham Beach Hotel in > Kovalam. We > >> got> > >> >> a suite with a balcony overlooking the sea for 4500 per night. > B'fast> > >> >> complementary.> > I find that hotels in Delhi/Mumbai are simply > >> overrated > >> >> and over priced.> > --Ram> > > > > On 1/11/08, Chan Mahanta < > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> >> > > >BTW, how about comparing > the > >> Star > >> >> hotels ... the> > >hotel in Orlando (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as > rated > >> by> > > >> >> >AAA> >> >> >> > **** How about it?> >> > Should that define the > >> general > >> >> standard of hotels and motels across> > the USA? Incidentally HOJO > is > >> owned > >> >> by desis if I am not mistaken.> > That might explain it :-). BTW, > did > >> you > >> >> report it to AAA? It does> > make a difference. Once I was getting > the > >> >> run-around on the published> > sale price and what I was being > charged > >> for a > >> >> room at a national> > chain rated by AAA. I paid but told the > hotel > >> clerk > >> >> that I am going> > straight to AAA about it. Shortly thereafter I > got > >> a call > >> >> in my> > room, with apologies, and a refund.> >> > I won't try to > >> compare > >> >> the US quality of motels and hotels with> > Indian ones. It will > not > >> be fair > >> >> to do so. But when an Indian hotel> > charges prices like US > hotels, > >> you > >> >> would expect it , at the very> > least, to have similar amenities, > >> even > >> >> though it could reasonably be> > argued that that they ought to be > >> much > >> >> better, considering what that> > amount of Rupees can buy in the > local > >> >> marketplace.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > At 8:07 AM -0800 > 1/11/08, > > > >> Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:> > >The question of comparision > does not > >> arise > >> >> because you> > >DO NOT find a $30 hotel in major US city that too > >> near> > > >> >> >airport. To compare you will first need to find one> > >such > hotel> > > >> >> > > >> >> >BTW, how about comparing the Star hotels ... the> > >hotel in > Orlando > >> >> (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated by> > >AAA> > >> > >> > >>>To > >> compare the > >> >> quality of $ 30 hotels in the USA> > >>>where the minimum> > > >>>wage > > > is $ > >> >> 6.55 per hour with those in India for the> > >>>same amount is> > > >> >>>quite > >> >> an interesting tactic.> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >At 6:57 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu > Chakraborty> > >> > > >> >> >wrote:> > >>Chennai airport is definitely great and so is Mumbai> > > > >> >> >>Domestic (not international) which was upgraded about> > >>2 > years > >> back.> > >> >> > >>> > >>In Cal airport, the airport condition is definitely> > > >>not > >> upto > >> >> mark and even locals do not venture out at> > >>night. You took a > risk > >> >> venturing out even in Pre-Paid> > >>taxi.> > >>> > >>As far as the > >> hotel > >> >> goes, for $30 a night (INR 1200)> > >>you cannot even expect a > >> "Gohali" in > >> >> ANY major city> > >in> > >>US and Bed Bugs are common in Luxury > hotels > >> in > >> >> NY> > >>too.> > >>Just check travelocity and you will see how the > >> Star> > > >> >> >>hotels fare in US.> > >>> > >>My experience a couple of years > back > >> in a > >> >> Hojo in> > >>Orlando was unclean room, leaking toilet ceiling.> > > >> >>When > >> >> complained to Hojo the response was ..... our> > >>hotels are > operated > >> by > >> >> local frainchise and we have> > >no> > >>control !!> > >>> > >>> > > >> > >> > >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >>>____________________________________________________________________________________> > >> >> > >Be a better friend, newshound, and> > >know-it-all with Yahoo! > >> Mobile. > >> >> Try it now.> > > > >> http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> > >> >> > >> > >> > >_______________________________________________> > > >assam > >> >> mailing list> > >[email protected]> > > > >> >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> >> > > >> >> _______________________________________________> > assam mailing > list> > >> > > >> >> [email protected]> > > >> >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________> assam mailing > list> > >> >> [email protected]> > >> >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >> >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> > > Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista(R) + > Windows > >> Live . > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/digitallife/keepintouch.mspx?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_CPC_VideoChat_distantfamily_012008 > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> assam mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >> >> > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >assam mailing list > >> >[email protected] > >> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> assam mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
