I was walking on a busy section in Hamburg, Germany when I saw this car been towed away. A belt was put under the car, strapped on and the car was lifted. These cars are illegally parked in this busy street and were removed to the police station by these car removers (for want of better word - understand they are under contract with the traffic department).
The owner of this car is blissfully unaware that his car is been lifted into the truck. He will come out to find it missing.
This young girl and her brother were working in a Sushi fast food shop. The commotion caught their attention and they rushed out to 'save' their car before it being towed away. Now safely on the road, the girl rushed to the shop to get some goods for delivery. Ha ha. You cannot fault their business instinct even at critical moments.
I was not so surprised by the fact that there is more than one tow truck as to find that they are of different types. This one placed a platform under the car, then hooked a chain to it and pulled the car onto the truck. Noticed the boy sitting on his father's shoulder giving his undivided attention. Maybe someday, he would want to be a car tower too. What fun!
This car is lifted into the second truck - another goner. If the rest of the cars parking there are not removed soon, theirs will hauled away too. See another truck waiting for the first to finish. They are serious about clearing the street in one go. In efficient Germany, be careful where you park your car - don't play play.
I was walking on a busy section in Hamburg, Germany when I saw this car been towed away. A belt was put under the car, strapped on and the car was lifted. These cars are illegally parked in this busy street and were removed to the police station by these car removers (for want of better word - understand they are under contract with the traffic department).
The owner of this car is blissfully unaware that his car is been lifted into the truck. He will come out to find it missing.
This young girl and her brother were working in a Sushi fast food shop. The commotion caught their attention and they rushed out to 'save' their car before it being towed away. Now safely on the road, the girl rushed to the shop to get some goods for delivery. Ha ha. You cannot fault their business instinct even at critical moments.
I was not so surprised by the fact that there is more than one tow truck as to find that they are of different types. This one placed a platform under the car, then hooked a chain to it and pulled the car onto the truck. Noticed the boy sitting on his father's shoulder giving his undivided attention. Maybe someday, he would want to be a car tower too. What fun!
This car is lifted into the second truck - another goner. If the rest of the cars parking there are not removed soon, theirs will hauled away too. See another truck waiting for the first to finish. They are serious about clearing the street in one go. In efficient Germany, be careful where you park your car - don't play play.
I saw these ducks swimming in formation. How unafraid they are. Where I came from, they have good reasons to be fearful. But it is difficult to blame the hungry. This however is ideal, there is no reason to fear and there is no reason to hunt. Do the lucky inhabitants of this land know how much this peaceful scene means to some?
We have no leisurely dusk. From a hot afternoon to the rapidly approaching night, there is hardly anything in between. From a searing sun to a pitch dark night that brings out the feeding mosquitoes, are just fleeting minutes that drown faster than a sinking ship. A walk for us is almost always in sweat. I love my land because I was born there and I love its imperfection too but at times I wish my land was different. Like the leisure of a creeping dusk and a walk in cool crisp air.
Swans on a lake. Our most romantic vision. Our dreams of beauty and grace. Can't think of our equivalent. The peacock? Too showy.
