11/27/2000

I worked all through night after years without taking nap at all. Just on time when the result of U.S. Presidential Election's vote counting in Florida was going to be announced formerly, I went to bed after six o'clock. When I waked up before noon, TV news reported that the state election commissioner announced Mr. Bush's got more votes than Mr. Gore and he had 25 electorates of Florida. Mr. Gore did not approve the defeat and the fight between both campuses went into legal struggles at courts.

After two o'clock in afternoon, I left for Lake Kawaguchi after weeks. When I passed over Lake Sagami, mountains and hills along the highway became colorful. But only a few days ago, the concentration repair works on Chuo Express Way was finished. Still there was a heavy 17 kilometer length congestion around Dangozaka and it took two times more hours to arrive there than usual. It took three hours from Tokyo to Lake Kawaguchi. The construction work for enlarging the width of a long elevated bridge was coming to an end. They also had to inspect and repair the ceiling of tunnel in order to prevent falls of concrete fragments. So both of construction works must be done by all means. I gave consent to them.

The purpose of this trip was to repair and adjust my computers. I arrived there after dark and came back while it was dark. So I could not enjoy colorful autumn leaves. Next week I would like to come again to enjoy autumn leaves if possible,

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