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ScoutB
Jun 8, 2011 15:36:12 GMT -5
Post by SPLASH on Jun 8, 2011 15:36:12 GMT -5
How's China? All you're missing here is 90 degree plus temps. Are you eating with chopsticks? Are you the tallest man in town?
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ScoutB
Jun 8, 2011 17:49:37 GMT -5
Post by ScoutB on Jun 8, 2011 17:49:37 GMT -5
China is still here. That's about all I can report for now because my plane got in and I went straight to the hotel and to bed. I crashed about 9:00 pm local time and woke up propmtly at 3:00 am. It's gonna take a while to adjust to the new time zone. I'm exactly 12 hours ahead of you. Off this morning to a regional airport for another flight 1 hour north, then a car ride 1 hour west and I'll be at my final destination. No chopsticks yet, and I usually am the tallest man in town over here.
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ScoutB
Jun 8, 2011 17:53:10 GMT -5
Post by SPLASH on Jun 8, 2011 17:53:10 GMT -5
Car ride? I thought they traveled by bike taxi?
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ScoutB
Jun 8, 2011 17:59:01 GMT -5
Post by ScoutB on Jun 8, 2011 17:59:01 GMT -5
Haha...they do, but only in the city. That 1 hour car ride would be a few days on the bike taxi.
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ScoutB
Jun 8, 2011 18:00:04 GMT -5
Post by ScoutB on Jun 8, 2011 18:00:04 GMT -5
Well, I'm off to breakfast. Wish me luck. I brought Immodium just in case.
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ScoutB
Jun 8, 2011 19:08:41 GMT -5
Post by SPLASH on Jun 8, 2011 19:08:41 GMT -5
Good luck.
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ScoutB
Jun 9, 2011 8:03:21 GMT -5
Post by ScoutB on Jun 9, 2011 8:03:21 GMT -5
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ScoutB
Jun 9, 2011 10:36:25 GMT -5
Post by SPLASH on Jun 9, 2011 10:36:25 GMT -5
I see on the map, but couldn't tell ya what town, it's all in chinese lol.
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ScoutB
Jun 9, 2011 16:54:36 GMT -5
Post by ScoutB on Jun 9, 2011 16:54:36 GMT -5
The English spelling is Longkou (pronounced lawn-cow). It's a very industrial town and there are 3 or 4 nuke plant stacks visible from the hotel parking lot. Not exactly a vacation hotspot if you know what I mean.
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ScoutB
Jun 9, 2011 18:21:08 GMT -5
Post by SPLASH on Jun 9, 2011 18:21:08 GMT -5
Don't let JD see the way that town is pronounced, he'll be over there in a heartbeat!
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ScoutB
Jun 10, 2011 17:03:50 GMT -5
Post by ScoutB on Jun 10, 2011 17:03:50 GMT -5
Here are a couple of random photos. View from the hotel window. I'm not sure what the windmills are all about but they look out of place with the smokestacks in the background. The beer of choice if you are in China. It's the only beer you can buy so you'd better like it. They can get pretty creative with transportation here.
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ScoutB
Jun 11, 2011 12:33:08 GMT -5
Post by SPLASH on Jun 11, 2011 12:33:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics, and enjoy that beer.
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ScoutB
Jun 13, 2011 19:13:40 GMT -5
Post by SPLASH on Jun 13, 2011 19:13:40 GMT -5
Still in China?
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ScoutB
Jun 14, 2011 7:28:10 GMT -5
Post by ScoutB on Jun 14, 2011 7:28:10 GMT -5
Yes, still here. So far it's been 10+ hours of work per day, bad food, hard beds, no sleep, but otherwise it's been great. At least I don't have the screaming $hits yet. On a brighter note, the beer tastes pretty good every night when I get back to the hotel and the weather has been fine. The area I'm in is quite mountainous and the smog cleared enough yesterday to actually see some of the peaks. I should have gotten some photos.
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ScoutB
Jun 14, 2011 10:42:26 GMT -5
Post by SPLASH on Jun 14, 2011 10:42:26 GMT -5
How much longer are you there?
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