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Volvos roll by rail - China to Belgium, three to a box.

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Posted by Miningman on Sunday, July 23, 2017 4:17 PM

Was the Swedish Secret Service at your door? The ABBA police? 

Lingonberry patrol? 

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Posted by wanswheel on Sunday, July 23, 2017 3:57 PM

Miningman, as you see, I deleted a quote and a video. I hope you never have to think another thought about palindromically named pop stars.  

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Posted by Miningman on Sunday, July 23, 2017 2:35 PM

Yes sir Wanswheel ..those are 2 very special meatballs! What is striking watching those ABBA videos is that we , all of us, not only used to, but could! get into those form fitting clothes, wear them and look good to boot. My my how things have changed. 

Polyester be gone and banished, here comes jogging and stretch pants. 

Which is worse? 

Your failed presidential candidate pulled off both simultaneously all the time. Someone should study that...could be the why?

It was hard not to sing along or swing along to ABBA, I mean what's to dislike really,  but still there was something contrived about the whole thing. They did one tune, very surreal, not like them at all, that I really liked but I'll be darned if I can remember what it was.  

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Posted by wanswheel on Sunday, July 23, 2017 1:55 PM

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, July 23, 2017 10:39 AM

My grandmother would have kicked their butts!

But she would have been very gracious about it, she appreciated good efforts and wasn't a gloater.

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Posted by schlimm on Sunday, July 23, 2017 9:39 AM

Firelock76

Being of Italian extraction I'd have to say there's no way Swedish meatballs could compare to my grandmothers!

However, I have to give credit where it's due.  THIS "Swedish Meatball" was pretty darn good!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4kE7xURt4M

 

 

An interesting Food Competition might be your grandma's Italian meatballs vs Swedish ones vs German ones, called Königsberger Klops which have a cream sauce that uses capers.

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Posted by CMStPnP on Sunday, July 23, 2017 6:44 AM

Firelock76

Being of Italian extraction I'd have to say there's no way Swedish meatballs could compare to my grandmothers!

However, I have to give credit where it's due.  THIS "Swedish Meatball" was pretty darn good!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4kE7xURt4M

One thing that is kind of cool about food dishes is to look and see where they originated via Google.     I think the sauce in Swedish Meatballs bears an amazing similarity to the sauce in the Russian dish Beef Stroganoff which is popular in Sweden as well.    I wonder if one dish was the inspiration for the other or it's just coincidence. 

BTW, if you ever shop at AKEA store they make Swedish Meatballs there and serve them to customers.    My brother loves them there.....though I think AKEA could do a better job making them.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, July 22, 2017 9:51 PM

Being of Italian extraction I'd have to say there's no way Swedish meatballs could compare to my grandmothers!

However, I have to give credit where it's due.  THIS "Swedish Meatball" was pretty darn good!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4kE7xURt4M

 

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Posted by Miningman on Saturday, July 22, 2017 9:17 PM

Ball bearings- Swedish meat balls, see it's all connected.

Next thing you know there will be Swedish meatball ball bearings made in China being shipped to Belgium via Russia accompanied by ABBA music. 

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Posted by schlimm on Saturday, July 22, 2017 9:10 PM

wanswheel

 

 
Firelock76

Gustavus Adolphus the Great must be turning over

 

 

 

The company was started in 1927 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SKF, the Swedish ball bearing company.

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Posted by Miningman on Saturday, July 22, 2017 9:03 PM

Firelock76- You can find that episode on U Tube, or a clip when he rolls it through the front door. 

Wanswheel- What is it about ABBA that I just could not warm up to?

It has been stated that at one time that ABBA was virtually the entire economy of Sweden. 

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Posted by wanswheel on Saturday, July 22, 2017 8:45 PM

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, July 22, 2017 8:33 PM

No dammit, I missed that one!  Can't imagine how, I loved that show.

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Posted by Miningman on Saturday, July 22, 2017 8:13 PM

Swedish meatballs roll pretty good too! Maybe Volvo makes them. 

Ever see that "Married with Children" episode where Al brings home a giant air conditioner he picked up at an Army surplus store...it is still wrapped up and marked "Rommel". He says " yeah and it's a Kaiser!

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, July 22, 2017 8:00 PM

I roll?  Considering the way this Swedish army band is uniformed and the march they're playing they must be talking about a kaiser roll.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJWFTtbie7A

By the way, these guys are GOOD!

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Posted by wanswheel on Saturday, July 22, 2017 7:52 PM

Firelock76

Gustavus Adolphus the Great must be turning over

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Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, July 22, 2017 6:36 PM

Buslist
Surprised you didn't read the part that said "Delivery was organised by Changjiu Logistics, HAO Logistics, Far East Land Bridge and DB Cargo, taking 20 days to cover the 9 832 km route via Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany to the distribution centre at Zeebrugge in Belgium."

The routing is controlled by China as they are marketing it.   China has a Northern alternative via Russia that it avoided this time and it took the shortest route through Russia on this second route.    China is building or hoping to build a third route that will traverses Iran and avoid transit through Russia entirely.    Parts of it are in place.    They are missing a link across Afghanistan but have already started on Afghans new rail network via Khzakistan.    See map below.

http://www.bruneleuropean.co.uk/china-railway-freight.html

China will pick the route that serves it's National Interests and that might not be the route that is most advantageous to Russia.

 

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Posted by schlimm on Saturday, July 22, 2017 6:06 PM

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"Delivery was organised by Changjiu Logistics, HAO Logistics, Far East Land Bridge and DB Cargo, taking 20 days to cover the 9 832 km route via Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany to the distribution centre at Zeebrugge in Belgium."

Versus 60 days by ship.  These are luxury Volvos, made in Volvo's plant in Daqing, China. Far East Land Bridge is a Russian company, part of RZDL, which is part of Russian Railways.  The others are Chinese (2) and German.

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Posted by Deggesty on Saturday, July 22, 2017 4:42 PM

Firelock76

Volvos made in China?

Gustavus Adolphus the Great must be turning over in his grave, at about 1,500 RPM.

 

Quick! Hook him up to something and make us of his spinning!Smile

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, July 22, 2017 4:29 PM

Volvos made in China?

Gustavus Adolphus the Great must be turning over in his grave, at about 1,500 RPM.

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Posted by daveklepper on Saturday, July 22, 2017 3:48 PM

The Russian railways may be perfectly happy to let the Chinese do all the organizing with their gettting a major portion of the profits by virtue of the mileage on their tracks.

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Posted by Buslist on Saturday, July 22, 2017 3:28 PM

CMStPnP

 

 
Gramp

 

I am surprised that Russia let the inland rail opportunity slip by and stood by why China picked it up.

 

Surprised you didn't read the part that said "Delivery was organised by Changjiu Logistics, HAO Logistics, Far East Land Bridge and DB Cargo, taking 20 days to cover the 9 832 km route via Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany to the distribution centre at Zeebrugge in Belgium."

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Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, July 22, 2017 3:15 PM

Gramp

I am surprised that Russia let the inland rail opportunity slip by and stood by why China picked it up.

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Volvos roll by rail - China to Belgium, three to a box.
Posted by Gramp on Saturday, July 22, 2017 2:18 PM

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