Yes, the phone really has become a nuisance for me. I can never get any peace and quiet in the house. It is always rings or buzzing. It's either the call center employees trying to push some product, the wrong number or some other totally irrelevant phone call. The caller id does help out a lot after I have identified the number and fed it into the phone. I also tell the caller not to call me again regarding these promotional items which he/she is pushing. But in some cases it does not help at all and I really do lose my cool. The only thing I really do is to give them a good yelling and tell them that I'll report them next time. In some cases, I keep the phone switched off if I've had a rough day. I am seriously thinking another phone. One I will keep only for office purpose. The other for personal home use. The home one will be a brand new number which I haven't given out to anyone. Maybe, I'll change the phone number on my other phone also.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Transformer-Tastic
The rush hour varies from day to day, but watch out for the weekend buddy. But the Friday evenings are just the worst. There is bumper to bumper traffic and the tempers are running high when suddenly your car can do what is shown below:
No that is really irritating and a real pain in the neck no matter how cool headed you might be. So if you live in one of the following markets
Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia, Hungary, Ukraine, Turkey, Netherlands, Belgium, UK or the USA, you can try out something more useful like a Chevrolet Europe.
Working over the net
Life has become so much easier after a lot of facilities become available over the net. before the widespread use of net, I practically had to step out of the house for each and everything. These days, I let the fingers do the work and I can relax in the comfort of my home. For example, I can do most of my financial transaction from home. If I would like to communicate with one of my friends, I do not need to go to the post office. I can just e-mail the letter to him or send a short message over the messenger. I can also buy a lot of the products online also. We should use the Internet so that we can derive the maximum benefit out of it. I really like getting the product specifications of the products which I am interested from the net and then go window shopping. This way I will be a better informed person when I visit some show room and I will be able to ask more intelligent questions. What I am trying to say is - do your homework before going out and seeing the product. A lot of employer even offer the employees an option where they can opt to work from home. If it is feasible, then the employee should definitely give it a try. No more commuting hassles.
Hensley Arrow
I checked out the features of the product and I found it to be a truly amazing product. Here are the specs for you:
Solid Steel Construction
Heavy Duty Jacks & Spring Bars
Patented Converging Linkage System
Continuous Sway Control
Improves Steering Over Uneven Roads
Improved Handling During Braking
Tighter Turning Radius
14,000 Pound Rating, 1,400 Pound Tongue Weight (with proper weight distribution bars)
It is the best possible trailer hitch that is available out there today. So if you are looking for the best with extreme safety capabilities then this one is just the right one for you. Go out and buy the product. You will not regret it. Anyway, the company gives you a 60 trial period. If you are not completely satisfied with it the product then you can return it and get full refund back. Otherwise, if you are completely satisfied then you can opt for the lifetime warranty.
So what are you waiting for? Go out and purchase this product and have safe enjoyable vacations.
Allowance and kids
After talking to a friend of mine who has a little kid about whether they should be given an allowance or not, I really got thinking about it. I think what we should do is assign them chores to do and at the end of the week they would be paid they have earned. Bad behaviour though would earn negative marking meaning that they would have to do some extra chore. Giving them an allowance when they are young for some work done properly will teach them a lot about such as responsibility. But on the same note, we must teach them how to spend the money earned so that they can save it to buy something useful.I think this is a great concept if used properly and wisely. The kid should understand the significance of all this.
Mega advantages with SocialSpark
Blogging has always been one of my passions which I thoroughly enjoy. With the passage of time I discovered a site called SocialSpark.com which helped to earn some extra income from my writings. This site is really great in the sense that you get paid for what you love to do – blogging. SocialSpark has been such a success since it was able to unite bloggers with advertisers in an environment that is more than business.
The advertisers are the backbone of the entire enterprise. These people who give out the assignments, make them interesting and fun, and then pay us the money for a job properly finished according to the guidelines set out by them. I am sure that the Opportunities will get bigger and more exciting as time goes on. But as of now there is a scarcity of advertisers, and bloggers have a very limited number of opportunities available. Hopefully this will change as more advertisers join the SocialSpark bandwagon.
This site is able to successfully merge the social networking, blogging and advertisers into one platform. It is a win – win situation for all. Even though the site is only a couple of months old, it has become very well established and very dynamic.
I would love to see more opportunities in the following fields: Technology, Music, Internet, Health, Food, and Education.
I would like to request all advertisers to come and join SocialSpark. Take advantage of the wide variety of bloggers at SocialSpark and you will see increased traffic to your site. Your product and/or services will get written about on many blog sites, therefore the company’s net visibility will increase dramatically.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Spiraling gas prices
Gas has reached it's all time peak in our area and it is finally pinching us hard. We are making fewer trips and we have warmed up to the idea of car pooling, especially when going to the office. This car pooling idea was ideally suited for us since alot of us who work togather live close by. A different person is assigned for every day. When going out shopping, we try to limit our shopping excursions to once a week instead of thrice a week. If you are able to plan out most of your exersions well in advance, then you will save quiet a bit of cash. This extra bit of surplus cash you can productively use in other areas. Plan out your trips and you'll see the benefits accuring right away.
My Victory Hair
Sometimes I have a real bad hair day just before I have to meet someone or someone tells me that I am starting to look real old and when I change my look and style. Then I realised that I need an Extreme Style by VO5. This will give me good looking hair and I can have confidence to meet anyone I want. Shiny and beautiful hair can add immense value to any man or women, since it gives insight into who we are on the surface.
If someone asks me to define Victory Hair, I would define as when two really great looking people meet, get together, have some fun and in the end their hair gets pretty messed up. Anyone can join the Ultimate Flirting Championship , which is a flirting game. To participate you can click on the above widget, you can also grab the widget and put it on your blog. You can meet others in the game, there are 3 persons, 1 will be the judge and the other 2 will be players, either you are a judge or players. I had a lot of fun on this site and I also got the chance to choose who the winner. I am not letting you in to my pick up line since I would like to keep it top secret, and if I revealed it then everyone would start using it. But play the game and you can brush up your pick up lines real quick. So now I am going in to get my hair style completely redone so that I can achieve my victory hair.
It is an extremely entertaining and addictive game and it is a must play game. I am positive that you will enjoy the game it has potential for a lot of fun. So play the game and have fun.
I simply love the supermarkets
Shopping at the supermarket is fun. We get to see so many varieties of products which under other situations we would never see. Usually at a very large well stocked supermarket, you can see products from most parts of the world. I am a food lover and I am able to try out different dishes whenever I see something new. I especially like the Chinese, Mexican, and Italian cuisine. If you have not yet tried the different food dishes that our world has to offer, then you have not lived your life fully. Remember, a person with a stomach full of delicious mouth watering food will be in a much jovial mood than one who isn't. So go out and enjoy a new dish today. Your stomach will love you for it.
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Cash vs Credit
I really like going out to the local mall at times especially during the weekends. This is the only time when I actually have some free time to do some window shopping. No matter what I buy, I had set a few rules for myself when making purchases. First of all, before leaving for the shopping spree, have a clear idea of what you are looking for. Secondly, how much you want to spend. Finally, do you really need it? or have you fallen for the marketing tactics? If I am interested in some product or service, I prefer to do a little bit of window shopping to see what the product looks like in real life and how it performs in real world conditions. If it's some service which I would like to subscribe to, then I would like to get in touch with a few of it's customers, so that I know how well the company performs. I always like to think thu my payment mode. In the end it all boils down to whether I want to pay by cash or credit. It really depends on the situation. If it's a large purchase, then it's always paid thru the credit route. Smaller purchase are usually paid by cash, unless I think that I might cash for some other transaction later on. Cash is usually the best mode to pay, so that you do not have to settle your dues at the end of the credit cycle later on. But credit also has it's plus points if you use it wisely, and pay your dues completely on time thereby avoiding any debt. I like to use both and it has suited me well.
Blogging mothers
It is extremely important for at least one of the parents during the growing up years to stay home with their little ones so that they can be properly. With SocialSpark mothers finally have an option to work at home, earn some extra cash and spend some quality time with the little ones.
It opens a new avenue to earn that extra bit which can be used in a variety of ways like pays off credit card bills, medical bills, buy groceries, gas and maybe even that electronic gadget that you have been fancying for quiet awhile. Hardly any investment is required. All you need is a computer, a net connection, a little time to search for the right opportunity on their website.
I really like this site since it is able to mix blogging and social networking in a real neat package. I never really realised that there were so many good bloggers until I joined this site. Working from home can be more enjoyable at time. No more getting up before the sun rises and hurrying thru everything so that you can reach the office on time. You can work from home with no work pressure. They give you plenty of time to finish the posts assigned to you. Go to the SocialSpark today, and sigh up for their newsletter. You will be put on the list of receivers as soon as the newsletter becomes public and you can receive the latest news about all the things that are happening at SocialSpark. So, what are you waiting for? Visit the site and join up now. Earn that extra cash, while at the same time spending quality time with the kids. It’s a win – win situation for all.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Friendships
No matter how good a friendship we have, I noticed that people tend to drift apart during the course of time and not much can be done about it. Sometimes, I think it's better to let go completly than to cling on to a person who just doesn't share the same personal bond with you as earlier. I think it's natural to outgrow some friendships, but other friendships last for a lifetime. I think it might depend on how much "elbow room" you give to the other person an how much we are to mentally connect with the other person.
Golfing in Las Vegas
Just give them one phone call and the golf professional is ready to take care of all the details for you, including recommending golf course choices that are specific to your groups overall needs, including your entire golf vacation, golf tournament event, or even your corporate excursion?
Well, LasVegasGolfAdventures.com does just all that and booking a Golf Vacation thru them is a breeze. They offer the lowest prices in Las Vegas Golf Packages. They offer personalized packages and extra services for bigger groups. Planning the golf vacation getaway in Vegas couldn't get any easier than this! Expect to have fun, since this is one vacation that will leave you totally satisfied.
How to increase web traffic for your blog
I really love blogging, but what I like better is when people actually come to read my articles which I have written. If I am able to increase the traffic to my blog page, then I will be able to get more readers, and my page ranking will go up.
Here are some tips which you can use to increase the traffic to your site:
1.) You need to create great content, since everything starts with great content. Try to write about stuff that people are interested in and will want to link to you. It can be a music related where you write about something that people prefer to other sites; resource related where you have the only information available or maybe a humor related. If you have great content, it will attract people to your site and they will come back for more.
2.) You must update the content on a regular basis – your visitors will only come back again and again to your blog if you are able to provide regular updates. This is one of the vital points to remember. Otherwise, the readers might lose interest if they see that their is activity not on a regular basis. The blogger does not need to post everyday. But whatever schedule he/she chooses - he should follow religiously.
3.) Sometimes it helps if you write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. This way you get a lot of exposure for your business with minimum amount of work; it helps to establish you as an authority in the field which you are writing about, and it also allows you to get backlinks for your website. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.
4.) Create a network with other bloggers – comment on their blogs, read and link to other blogs and request them to link back to you. This will help your site greatly in increasing it's ranking.
I hope these tips have helped you out. There are many more. If you know any which I have missed, leave a comment and I'll incorporate it into my blog. And yes, I'll comment back if you do.
Abra Cadabra!!!!
I remember even as a little kid that I was fascinated by magic shows. This fascination has stayed with me till now. One of my earliest favorites was the original Harry Houdini did a lot of illusions and mastered his tricks that no one has ever done before. One of our modern day master magicians and illusionist is Criss Angel who can executed similar skills with ease. This master of magic is currently showcasing his arts and skills together with the Cirque Du Soleil at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. The last time I had seen him was on television and he was simply the best performer that I had seen. The tricks which mesmerized me completely were the card tricks as well and the levitation thing.
In an attempt to pay homage to the late and great Harry Houdini, Criss chose "Believe" as the title for this unprecedented live experience. CRISS ANGEL Believe will be a great show to watch. This provocative artist will take you into a haunting trip deep inside his mind as he straddles the land of the living and a surreal world giving you an outside the box experience, making it limitless uniquely woven together by the distinctive imaginations of Cirque du Soleil and himself.
I got some really good news for you if you are a CRISS ANGEL fan and would love to watch his illusions and performances live. They have a current Text Message contest going on right now. Just text 'Believe' to 22122 and you could win 2 tickets to 'CRISS ANGEL Believe'!
Reading books vs watching movies
Reading books and watching movies are a few of my favorite activities. But what I really hate it when movies are remade from novels. In the movies, they don't change just a few minor parts, but go the whole hog at times. The end result is that often the story line gets changed. Personally I think it is safer to say that most of the times the book is much better than the movie. This is usually because there is more character development and scenes are more left to your own imagination. Books are more complete. It can be difficult to translate how you imagined a scene into a live action scene. Sometimes, there have been instances when I have actually enjoyed the movie more than the book, despite the changes and the missing scenes. Though the movies are great in their own way, I find books better than the movies. What I like about books is that I can create my own imagines in my head, and even certain pronunciations of certain words or names. I do like movies about books, but they are just never as good as the book.
Carbon Neutral Search engine
Due to increased industrialization, our planet is getting really polluted. We are using a lot of our natural resources and depleting our planet resources and spewing out toxic materials. Once you have realised the dangers which we will face in the future due to our own actions, I think you would defiantly want to contribute to saving the planet’s Environment.
After a lot of research, the Climate Care organization in United Kingdom came up with a great idea called Carbon Neutral Search Engine will offset each search query by a minimum of 300g via the offsetters Climate Care and Carbon Fund (300g is over and above the emissions that will be most likely be generated in any country in the world, as emissions vary hugely from country to country based on power generation).
This is a fantastic idea but we all have to work with each other to help our environmental to be free from materials that will lead to Global warming. You can use their search from any country in the world and they will offset 300g per search as a minimum. You can view the Carbon Neutral Search Engine home page for the exact emissions offset to date. We all have to take this issue seriously since it affects us all. It is good to know that some body out there is doing something to save our planet. Say no to excessive CO2 emissions and save our environment before it’s too late. So make the right choice today and do your bit for a brighter tomorrow.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Could not sleep last nite
I really cannot sleep tonight. I was tossing and turning. No matter how many times I tried counting sheeps, nothing helped. There are just too many things cluttering my mind today. So I got out of bed. No use struggling going off to sleep. Finally got some coffee made, pizza reheated, turned on the computer and started surfing the net to catch up on my e-mails. I even managed to find a long lost friend of mine which I had not been in contact with in a long time. It really felt good to get in touch with him and it brought back a lot of memories. I am finally all relaxed. Guess I'll head off to bed now.
Blogging simplified
Hey fellow Bloggers. Were you ever in a situation where you wanted to inform your readers about your latest blog, but did not know how? I had accumulated a lot of readers who were interested in my blogs, but had they had no way to know when the blog was updated. I had to constantly remind people to visit my site to view my latest blog posting and this took up a lot of my time.
Keeping the Bloggers in mind, Izea launched a site called ZookodaZookoda, which has really simplified my life. It allows the blog owners to keep their readers interested by sending them blog summaries via email. Zookoda is specially designed for Bloggers who would like to promote their site. It provides blog owners with the tools to manage their mailing lists, design their emails, broadcast blog summaries and track recipient usage, so that they know who is getting what and keep an eye on the blog traffic.
Once you put the code for a Zookoda subscription form which you place on your blog, your readers can then subscribe to it by entering their email addresses, and helps you to identify which feed you wish to broadcast, select a template, schedule a broadcast and track the results. It's that easy! You can customise your newsletters so that they match with your blog look and feel. For the readers who are constantly on the move, it provides a facility which lets them receive e-mailed blog content in text format. Registration for Zookoda is really hassle free since it is simplified to the point that you only have to enter the important details and they will do the rest.
I highly recommend this site since it offers so many features. Oh...did I mention that it’s all FREE! So join now and keep your readers informed on a regular basis. You have nothing to lose.
How do you sleep – with or without lights on?
I was talking to someone recently and a something which they said really got me thinking. They said that they simply cannot sleep with the lights on. So I am wondering….how do you sleep…with the lights on or off? I am not one of those people who can sleep with the lights on, unless of course I am totally exhausted. In this case I fall asleep as soon my head hits the pillow. But it seems that some people love sleeping with the lights on. They simply dislike total darkness. Sure I keep a light on in the main corridor or maybe the staircase just in case someone needs to go to the fridge to get something or go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. But I simply cannot have a light on in the room where I am sleeping, because even with my eyes closed I will still see a lot of light. If I am sleeping at someone else’s place, and they are sleeping with the light on….then I usually cover my eyes with some cloth so that the light doesn’t disturb my sleep.
SocialSpark – Bloggers paradise
How often do we get the chance to discover a site which combines the benefits of social networking and getting paid to blog. Just recently I discovered Social SparkSocialSparksite which combines the benefits of both things in one site. It is an excellent site in which I get to express my views, while at the same time interacting with fellow bloggers. SocialSparkSocialSparkis unique in the sense that it does not force the reader to watch ads, and gives the writers the product and services that they can use to put their ideas into words. Well, I certainly could not resist this opportunity and signed up immediately when I discovered the site. On this site, the code of ethics is strictly enforced. Every sponsored post has 100% transparency with an in-post disclosure and the blogger get paid to give their own 100% real opinion, 100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure and of course and 100% Search Engine Friendly.
SocialSpark gives many opportunities to bloggers who are looking for a way to earn some money from expressing their ideas thru blogs. This site offers bloggers and advertisers a common platform where both parties can interact and socialise. Once you have signed up and your blog approved, you get a list of opportunities to write about. Sometimes the opportunity is available right away, but at other times it is not so readily available. In this case you can apply for it and if you are assigned this opportunity then SocialSpark will send you an email signifying that the opportunity is reserved for you.
Overall, I think it is a great place where you can write what you want, get paid for it,build a network, and if you do a good job your site will see an increased traffic. So join today. You will really like this site.
One fine day…..
About a year ago when I had gotten up from a short nap on a Sunday afternoon, I noticed that it seemed that allot of cats were making one helluva noise just outside the house. At first I ignored it thinking that the bunch of cats will go away by themselves. But the sound was persist ant.
So I went outside and took a peek. It was not exactly what I had expected. There was a mother cat with 3 kittens sitting on the driveway. The kittens were really hungry it seemed. The mother cat saw me and just froze. So I backed up a bit and started thinking what should be done next. I really didn't want to drive them away at all considering that there were 3 very young kittens with the mother cat.
After taking stock of the situation, I went inside to hunt for some food for the cat family. Going thru all the food items in the fridge, it was decided that just a plain simple bowl of milk was the best option at the moment. I went off on a bowl hunting mission all through out the house....finally locating a medium sized one after 10 minutes. Looked outside and the mother cat and its litter was still outside. I quickly poured some milk in the bowl and placed it outside near the cat and kittens. All four looked at me and the bowl as if I was some alien from outer space. Noticing that they might run away and not drink the milk, I withdrew to a safe distance and hid behind the car to watch them.
So all four of them looked in my general direction and then at the bowl of milk and then back in my general direction and then back at the bowl of milk, not knowing what to do. Finally, the mother got curious and started investigating the bowl of milk. The kittens followed suit. Apparently they liked it so much that the milk simply disappeared in a matter of minutes. I refilled the bowl of milk so that they could have something whenever they got hungry. After hiding the kittens behind some leftover construction stuff, the mother cat went off somewhere....probably to hunt for food. She used to come by on a regular basis initially, but as the kittens grew older...the visits became less frequent.
Of the three kittens, we gave the first 2 kittens the following names: Softy and blackie. I really do not remember what the third kitten was called. I don't think we ever gave it a proper name. No name suited it. It just seemed so unfriendly and mean.
We really fell in love with Softie and Blackie. We really looked forward to seeing them each and every day. They were real inquisitive, friendly, adorable and it seemed like they really did like us. We fed them on a regular basis with whatever leftover food item we had. Whenever they got hungry between meals, they usually went on a hunting mission to see if they could catch something to eat like a mouse or a bird. As night time approached, they usually found a safe cozy corner in one of the trees or in between the leftover construction material. Early in the morning when I used to go out to get the paper, they used to see me from where ever they were hiding, run up to me and follow me around.
As time flew by, they got older, bigger, bolder, they started venturing more and more outside our property. Pretty soon they only used to show up in the morning and in the evening by our front door and go meow...meow and wait till we showed up with something to eat. They always managed to lighten up our dull day and put a simile on our face. But I guess it was bound to happen. One fine day, they were all gone,and it has been 5 months since then. I think it all started with the meanie cat as I sometimes called it. It was the first one to leave. But it never occurred to me that one day that the remaining two would seek their own place. I guess what they say is true...We don't adopt cats...it's the cats who adopt us. They will stay as long as they wish. Wherever they are, I hope they are happy and in good health.
Dirt free house
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Desktop vs. Laptop
Looking back I have realised how much we have come technologically. I really do prefer the laptop over desktop as it is more convenient as it takes up less space and gives very similar if not the same performance. In comparison, desktops look so bulky and outdated. I can take the laptop almost any place since it is really portable. All I need is a net connection and a power supply point. Alot of places have WI-FI hotspots where I can have access to the net at nominal costs. Now I can go to the mall, just wander around for awhile...grab a bite to eat...and surf the net in some cozy corner. I like doing this especially during hot summers months, where I can enjoy the air conditioning at the mall without spending a fortune on electricity.
Monday, June 16, 2008
My myLot friends
myLot is an excellent site for getting questions answered. You can connect with people and learn new things and help others in clarifying their questions. It seems to a good site to learn new things.I had found it to be a very entertaining and informative site. If you ever go over to the site, don't forget to take a peek inside. Who knows, you might like it so much that you might jump right in.
Rainy days
I really love rainy days especially if they fall on the weekends. I can sleep in late without feeling guilty about it. As the day progresses, I usually just bum around the house in my regular house clothes. Usually I can found surfing the net. When I get bored with it, I either flip thru some reading material, watch some t.v. or listen to music. Some when I feel like not doing any of the usual stuff, I sit on the porch either sipping coffee/tea or eating something something hot. I just love to sit outside and watch it rain and drizzle, which really refreshes me.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Time indeed has changed
Peoples attitudes have undergone a sea of change in the last decade. I distinctly remember that people used to be more friendlier towards each other, even towards strangers. When someone ran across someone or saw them across the store, they used to give some sort of greeting. Maybe a hello/hi or just a nod of head. Even strangers sometimes seemed to be courteous. But these days, no one has the time for simple greetings and everyone seems like total strangers. Times seems to have changed alot it seems. People have seemed to have lost all their grace and manners with the passage of time. Everyone seems to be in such a rush these days that they simply do not have the time for simple greetings. Everyone seems so withdrawn into their own shell. No one wants to make eye contact with the other person on the bus, taxi, etc.
Supermarket experiance
Finally it's that time of year when I have to go out of the house to purchase groceries. The pantries and fridge are both bare empty. But I had to fit in the food shopping between the dentist appointment and picking up a relative later on. So after a short drive, I ended up inside the supermarket. The first thing I noticed immediatly was how cool it was inside the store. Bought some veggies first. I noticed that I had just took too long and I was really running short of time. So I had to rush thru the shopping. I was actually running thru the store with the cart. Found some washing detergent, soap, necessary food supplies, which were quickly dumped into the cart. Almost forgot to pay in my mad rush to leave quickly. But luckly, at the end of the day I was able to accomplish the remaining two tasks without missing any deadlines. Next time, I probably won't compress so many items into such a narrow time band.
Exercise regimen
A proper well planned exercise regimen is necessary to maintain proper health. Choose an exercise which suits you. If you have never any exercise at all, then you should start off with simple stretching exercise and a little bit of walking. As your body loosens up and builds up stamina, then increase the duration of the exercise. Be flexible in setting goals for yourself. Plan out in advance your exercise schedule. Switch from eating unhealthy foods to healthier less oily foods. Eat lighter meals instead of heavier meals. This makes you less lethargic. Never do exercise after eating heavy meals. Initially you will tired, but soon your body will adapt to the exercise regimen which you have set out for your self. Soon you will notice that you are feeling more vibrant, more full of energy and more mentally alert. There are so many positive health benefits to exercise. So if you haven't done so already, switch now and reap the harvest of healthy living.
My favorite days
The weekends are the days which I really like I alot. It gives me time to unwind and relax. The slow lazy Sunday spring/summer afternoons are one of my favorites especially when the weather is just right. On these days, I like to pull up a chair on the porch and either read something, listen to radio or maybe just nod off. Commercial vehicles are not allowed on these inner roads so we do not get much traffic here. So it's pretty much quiet here and one can get away from the daily city grind without going off to some remote corner of the planet.
