I'm glad you had a lovely holiday, the scenery must have been breathtaking and quite a contrast from the UK.
Actually, I just thought of something particular about Hong Kong's scenery which might interest / amuse you, given your expertise in pavement architecture. The landscape there is _very_ hilly (nay, mountainous), which means that a lot of the roads there are cut into the sides of steep slopes. Where this happens, the slope at the side of the road is generally coated in concrete to stop it slipping onto the road. A small plaque is then affixed to the side of the conrete slope, which displays its 'Slope Registration No', and has a number to call to report any problems with the slope. I have photos as proof!
Can you imagine being the person whose job it is to sit by a phoneline all day, and take calls from people saying, 'Yes, I'd like to report a problem with slope no.....'?
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Actually, I just thought of something particular about Hong Kong's scenery which might interest / amuse you, given your expertise in pavement architecture. The landscape there is _very_ hilly (nay, mountainous), which means that a lot of the roads there are cut into the sides of steep slopes. Where this happens, the slope at the side of the road is generally coated in concrete to stop it slipping onto the road. A small plaque is then affixed to the side of the conrete slope, which displays its 'Slope Registration No', and has a number to call to report any problems with the slope. I have photos as proof!
Can you imagine being the person whose job it is to sit by a phoneline all day, and take calls from people saying, 'Yes, I'd like to report a problem with slope no.....'?