http://www.chetanislazy.com/blog/2007/01/01/cleaning-fee/ ooh, shiny! Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:26:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.chetanislazy.com/blog/2007/01/01/cleaning-fee/#comment-7 Welcome (back) to Basel at international geographic Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:11:18 +0000 http://www.chetanislazy.com/blog/2007/01/01/cleaning-fee/#comment-7 [...] The welcome mat is well timed though. Today saw Basel’s first snow fall. It’s been snowing all day but so far only a couple of inches accumulation. Mostly just light flurries since noon or so, but still damn cold. For a country with insane hygiene laws I find it really odd that there are no snow plows or salt trucks and no laws requiring the removal of snow from sidewalks. Even in public areas like the central tram station, they just don’t bother. Makes me wonder what their personal injury laws are like… [...] [...] The welcome mat is well timed though. Today saw Basel’s first snow fall. It’s been snowing all day but so far only a couple of inches accumulation. Mostly just light flurries since noon or so, but still damn cold. For a country with insane hygiene laws I find it really odd that there are no snow plows or salt trucks and no laws requiring the removal of snow from sidewalks. Even in public areas like the central tram station, they just don’t bother. Makes me wonder what their personal injury laws are like… [...]

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