![](Adyar_river.jpg)
Adyar_river, on a better day
![](Adyar_signs.jpg)
Adyar has signs, signs and more signs.
You get the impression that sign making is the Indian strategy for
reducing unimployment
![](auto_repair.jpg)
This guy advertises that he
vulcanizes tirs - but its all a front for full fledged motorcycle repair
![](bread_chunks.jpg)
This is the bread factory at
the Madras Club - started in the 1800s by somebody
![](bread_forming.jpg)
This guys is smushing a chunk
of dough into a well formed loaf
![](bread_french+pullman.jpg)
What happens to the loaf once
it has been passed the "well formed loaf" process?
![](bread_pullman.jpg)
It rests in the pullman loaf pan
![](meals_cooking.jpg)
These guys make snacks. In fact, they
make fantastic fried snacks at night.
![](meals_night_looking.jpg)
Look at the peppers and onions and
carrots - all for making tasty night fried snacks.
![](petrol_bank.jpg)
Stopping at a petrol_bank is always an
adventure
![](putting_petrol.jpg)
See - look at these guys
making petrol-putting an adventure. It takes 3
![](signs_2.jpg)
In case you were worried about the speculation
about sign making - here are more signs in Adyar.
![](signs_3.jpg)
See, its impossible to hide any sign - they are
impossible to hide.
![](tea_pour_medium.jpg)
This guy never gets tired of
tea pouring: here is a medium distance pour
![](tea_pour_short.jpg)
See - he never tires.
Here is tea pouring - but only for a short distance
![](tea_pouring.jpg)
And here he is pouring tea
so rapidly that it is blurred. This is no photo artifact
![](water_man.jpg)
Anyone seen the water_man?