Seventy-four-year-old former electrician Mr. Ma began creating intricate model bicycles out of copper wire after he retired nearly two decades ago. Until now, his unique works of art—which fit in the palm of your hand—were available only on the streets of Shanghai.
Modeled after what is known as a san lun che, literally "three-wheeled vehicle," this miniature is 5.5 inches long, 3.75 inches tall and 2.13 inches wide (14 cm x 9.5 cm x 5.5 cm). It has a collapsable canopy and a rear seat that moves up and down. The "Shanghai Taxi" Tricycle is available in blue and red. San lun che are rarely seen transporting people on the streets of Shanghai anymore, but Ma remembers a different time. "These tricycles were everywhere from the 30s to 50s," he said. "Back then there were no taxis. These bikes were the taxis."
http://mudanboutique.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=158&ccSID=9c7cfeee4b3a140daca365dabd635df1 | See also the interview with the maker - Thanks Joe!
Anyone interested in this sort of thing, can head for Thailand's night markets (or beg someone who's going) — they've had Thai rickshaw, vespa, Beetles, made from bent wire for years, sometimes adorned with Heineken cans acting as the "ads" on the rickshaws. They're very very cool, very cheap, and make for a great souvenir.
My daughter adopted a feral kitten found under the hood of a friend's car. She took the kitten to the vet, and she was pronounced healthy. She's been a handful, and when my grandson brought home another cat, she got much worse. The solution my daughter found was cat pheromones. All of a sudden, the feral cat is fine, and friends with the new kitten.
Can't see whether the cat actually makes off with the chicken. If it doesn't - well, I assume he's going to cook it, so just get on with it.
We've four cats - and have given up trying to keep them off the worktops. We just wipe down carefully before we cook. The youngest particularly likes to play in the sink. Right now he's sitting under a dribbling tap negotiation with The Squid about who gets to use the tap.
I'm pretty sure it was already cooked. The cat stepped in it, and he said he ate it anyway. Yesterday, the company that makes the security cameras offered to buy him dinner after the video went viral.
I can attest to the sscat's effectiveness. It seems the neighborhood kittehs were using my greenhouse as their personal rest room. Summer days, I have to leave the door open or it gets too hot in there. Toasty cat poops can get rather - aromatic, shall we say?? I bought the ssscat, put it inside the greenhouse and aimed it at the doorway. Scared the p*ss out of myself the first couple of times I walked past it! But I'm pleased to say that my greenhouse is no longer a kitteh-toilet!
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We've four cats - and have given up trying to keep them off the worktops. We just wipe down carefully before we cook. The youngest particularly likes to play in the sink. Right now he's sitting under a dribbling tap negotiation with The Squid about who gets to use the tap.