Tar asha prakare aamhi "MillCreek" yethe aamchya flat paashi pochlo...
Aha ha flat faarach masta watat hotaa... Flat madhye khaali mast jaad carpet aahe, hall madhye don araamdeh sofe aaahet. TV aahe, Computer aahe, sarvankade laptop aahet :-).
Ithle Kitchen ha electronic upkaranancha sathaa asto. Gas mhanje electronic, tyavar dhur/vaaf jayche yantra electronic, microwave oven, Fridge, toaster, Dish washer. Jawalach washer/dryer aahe, kapde agdi korde nightaat baher :-)
Ithlya lokanna pandharya tube chi aawad naahi, saglikade piwle ujedaache diwe astaat. Mandar, tula nahi awadnaar ha prakaash ;-)
Pratyek ghari heaters/coolers astaat. Aplyala temperature adjust karta yete...
Gharat vishesh surya prakaash yeu naye yachi kalaji ghetli aste ;-) Ka konas thaauk, pan he asech aste hyanche :-)
Ani sagli ghara hi lakadachi, no concrete, mhanunach pratyek ghara madhye smoke detectors, ani te paaani fawarnaare sprinklers astaaat. SAgalikade maximum height of a building is 3 majle (ground, pahila ani dusra). Downtown madhye unch unch Building pan astaat. Baaki thikani kuthech nastaat. Ha bhaag earthquake prone bhagan madhye yeto mhanun he ase.
Ithlya anek goshtin baddal mala kutuhal watanaryatli ajun ek goshta mhanje kaachechi dare. Khoop thikani kachechi dara astaat, without any grill. Ithli dukana tar kadhich shutter wagaire lavleli nastaat. Kayam kachechi dara, mala ascharya watta, ithe chorya kashya hot naahit... Tasech ithe, generally, gharnanna compound pan nastaat, offices chya buildings na tar nastaatach nastaat.
Tasech Building chi ji baaju rastyakade aste, tithe weg wegli shobhechi zaade, lawns, fulanche tatwe, ase sajawlele aste. Ani he sarva prakaar vyavasthit maintain kelele astaat. Jyamule jabbri effect yeto. Ani hya sarwa lawns, ani zadanmadhun chalayla kelele raste, hyane ajunach getup yeto :-)
Tasa baghayla gela tar aamhi baryapaiki Higher middle Class apartment madhye rahato. He mazya tevha lakshaat aaale, jevha mi ithlya local transport, "BART" ne pravaaas karat hoto. Hi aplya Mumbaichya local saarkhi suvidha aaahe, ji ithla Bay Area cha portion cover karte.
Eravhi gadyanmadhun pravaas kartana disat naahi generally ase drushya mala tevha disle. Ithli middle claas kiwwa lower class chhoti chhoti ghare. Jithe kapade walat astaat doryan var..., ghara maage ganjlele pimp, junya vastu padlelya vagaire vagaire. Aplya railway madhun jatana, jase advertisement ne rangawlelya bhinti distaat tashyaach bhinti, aplya saarkhech sagle. Fakt Railway aplya local saarkhi naahi, swachchha, kami gardi asaleli, jashi "Dilwale Dulhaniya le Jayenge" madhye dakhawli aahe na, thodi faar tashich. Ankhi ek goshta mhanje, ithe local madhye suddha Cycle gheun jaane allowed aste ... Ani hya pravaasaaat mi underground station pan baghtile, MATRIX madhye aahe tase :-) Photo baghitla aselach ;-)
Ithe electronic gosthincha khoop vapar hoto. Hya BART chya station var, amhi jevha gelo, tevha tithe ek sutte paise denaare machine hote. Apan machine madhye note sarkavaychi ki lagech dusrya baajune sutte paise tanana baaher padtaat. Tasech ithe ticket denaare pan machinach hote. Machine madhye paise sarkavayche ani ticktachi amount sangaychi, lagech, tya amount itke ticket tumhala milte. rahilele sutte paise pan miltaat.
Ani hya hoon Height mhanje, te ticket tapasnaare an machinach aste. Railway Platform la jaychya aadhi, eka machine madhye ticket sarkawawe lagte. Te ticket ajr valid asel tarach te machine tumhala pudhe jau dete. Dusrya bajune tumcha ticket parat baaher yete, ani tya tickitaamadhun, tumchya pravaasa evadhi rakkam kami keleli aste. Dusri kade utarle ki baaher padtana parat ticket dakhayche ani baher padayche.
Hya saarkhech ajun pan kaahi electronic vastu baghayla milalya. Pratyek chaukamadhye signal chya damba jawal ek a button aste. Chalat chalat, rasta cross karaycha asel, tar te button dabayche, mhanje samorchya dambawar, tumhi kadhi rasta cross karne yogya aahe tyawelela tumhala signal milto.
ajun ek machine mhanje newspaper wiknaare :-) Eka machine madhye papers thevle astaat. yogya paise machine madhye taakle, ki paper baher yeto.
petrol pump var konich maanus nasto. FAkt te machiens astaaat. Tithe aple card swipe karayche, ani apan swataha to pipe, gaadichya taki madhye takaycha, petrol bharne suru hote, taaki bharat aali ki sense kele jaate, ani petrol padne band hote, yogya paise aplya card chya accnt madhun kami hotaat.
Tasach prakaar car washing cha. Ek kholi saarkha prakaar asto, jithe apan aapli gaadi gheun jaychi, ani thodya welaane gaadi swachchha karne suru. Baaherun weglya prakaarche sabanche paani gaadi var marle jaate, brushes firayla lagtaat, nantar swachchha pani gaadi var otle jaate ki zaale. (Hi goshta mi ajun pahileli naahi, chuk asel tar akhyala marawe ;-) )