howdy again roger5120! yes Ma'am you gotta do what you gotta do and these guys did that with what they had! lol. do you see anything like that where you live?
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howdy again roger5120! yes Ma'am you gotta do what you gotta do and these guys did that with what they had! lol. do you see anything like that where you live?
Doing good how about you janton? Hope all's well. Yes, anything that'll work is always good. Cars like that? No, janton - not really, but I have seen where bikes, motorcycles, jeepneys etc that were loaded with people than it can handle and I think those are more dangerous.
hey roger5120.."bikes, motorcycles, jeepneys" sound like an Asian country to me, am I close?
Hello janton, how you doin?
Yeah, getting there. I had to gave you a hint. Jeepneys are found only in Asian countries. I wonder what it'd be like to have jeepneys here? You think it's workable?
howdy back roger5120! jeepneys? I've seen them over there in clips or tv but I'm not sure what they are, are they cabs?
I don't think people would like them here, we're too spoiled, the jeepneys look too old, not luxurious enough.
howdy janton, how are you? Good, i hope. Are you turning on your fan?
Well, you mean to say you've never been outside of the US? Or are you just pulling my leg? ha, lol
Anyways, no, they’re not cabs. Cabs are taxis on metered fares. The jeepneys are different from the taxicabs, although they're pretty much the same in terms of being a transportation vehicle.
Jeepneys in the Philippines were created from US military jeeps because just before WWII ended the US military had a surplus of these vehicles there and before the military left Philippines to go back to the US they gave or sold some of these vehicles to the local inhabitants. But one soldier named Harry Stonehill, who was responsible for the disposal of those vehicles was reported to have engaged in a black market to dispose those so-called vehicles.
If these vehicles are implemented here it'll probably take time to get used to it. Or perhaps the Americans will rebuild them back to their former look or maybe even make it more fashionable and luxurious. You know what janton? I think this is the SUV version. So, it's already been made here, is it not?
Then those local people began stripping down the military jeeps and used the body frames to redesign them; making, and turning them into colorful and decorated vehicles for public transportation like this one below as you can see in the picture.
Pictures are also taken this same website.
By Joost J. Bakker from IJmuiden - Willys Jeep 1943Uploaded by Oxyman, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16085443
thanks so much for the great photos!