Off to another month in hell

Grits said:
It sucks when your feet hurt. I deal with neuropathy in my feet.

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Had one for surgery already. Back in 2008. They cut off the big toe on my left foot. Ground down the over growth in my first metatarsal. Then screwed it back on.
I'll eventually need that in my right foot too. Just depends on how long I can take the pain when it gets inflamed and nearly rigid.

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Oof. Sorry 'bout yer feet. That's gotta suck.

Yer feelings toward going to China seem to mimic mine toward Africa. Spent a year there in total, over the course of 4 or 5 deployments & 6 different countries The corruption & apathy are unreal. No one gives a damn about anything as long as you grease the right palms. Fun fact- if yer in a 3/4 ton Suburban with Embassy tags, you can safely blow through the shake-down police checkpoints. In fact, they'll scramble to get out of your way ;)

The worst part? Everywhere I've been on that continent smelled the same. As soon as the aircraft door opened, you knew exactly where you were. Not pulling yer leg at all, but picture a big steaming turd, covered in hair, soaked in diesel & set on fire. That is what that continent smells like.
 
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Crazy Carl said:
Oof. Sorry 'bout yer feet. That's gotta suck.

Yer feelings toward going to China seem to mimic mine toward Africa. Spent a year there in total, over the course of 4 or 5 deployments & 6 different countries The corruption & apathy are unreal. No one gives a damn about anything as long as you grease the right palms. Fun fact- if yer in a 3/4 ton Suburban with Embassy tags, you can safely blow through the shake-down police checkpoints. In fact, they'll scramble to get out of your way ;)

The worst part? Everywhere I've been on that continent smelled the same. As soon as the aircraft door opened, you knew exactly where you were. Not pulling yer leg at all, but picture a big steaming turd, covered in hair, soaked in diesel & set on fire. That is what that continent smells like.
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So, Africa smells like San Francisco?

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This is my laptop cover art.
I use a mini dock so it stays closed and I display for all to see here in China.
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fishgutzy said:
So, Africa smells like San Francisco?

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Ham radio buddy says you can drug him and fly him to Indonesia, once you revive him he'll recognize the smell of the city.
He did VoIP jobs for them, lot of corruption. Everyone has a driver and a car with tinted windows, he rode in front and driver had to pay off several checkpoints. The project manager explained to him to ride in the back so they won't get the shakedown.:)
 
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Ham radio buddy says you can drug him and fly him to Indonesia, once you revive him he'll recognize the smell of the city.
He did VoIP jobs for them, lot of corruption. Everyone has a driver and a car with tinted windows, he rode in front and driver had to pay off several checkpoints. The project manager explained to him to ride in the back so they won't get the shakedown.:)
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The worst part is that you can get prosecuted in the US for paying these "road taxes " in a foreign country.
Chiquita for prosecuted for paying "tolls" to FARC foe allowing the banana harvest to pass.

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fishgutzy said:
Will's Fitness has one roped lane. It has a sign saying "Fast Track" but the Chinese do know what fast means. I've shared the lane with 5 other people all doing a slow breast stroke. They hang out at the ends of the pool and rest for 5 to 10 minutes before doing a couple more laps. A few actually try to swim.
They are all shocked by how much this old guy swims. And some even ask for tips, if they speak some English.
The pool is at a "better than nothing" grade.
22 meter length but the sales people are told it is 25 meters. They hate it when they are told they are wrong. They are not allowed to question management.

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If it's anything like Korea, that's not a pool it's a community bath lol.

Watch out for overly friendly dudes offering to scrub your back...
 
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If it's anything like Korea, that's not a pool it's a community bath lol.

Watch out for overly friendly dudes offering to scrub your back...
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The one roped lane actually is better than the unroped section. And unlike South Korea, Nobody is wearing life vests. [emoji6][emoji6]

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CZfool68 said:
Wow, that is very warm and inviting. Maybe you should try to bring a bean bag on the plane next time.
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That would be highly inefficient...to bring something all the way back from whence it came. Think of that furniture's feelings!
 
fishgutzy said:
My prison cell this time.
Heating in the bed room. No furniture or heat in the common area. Kitchen does had a gas stove. So far I'm the only one in the entire apartment.
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I hope they don't have a crane and a wrecking ball in the parking lot or many runs of det cord in the lobby.
 
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What do your followers do when you come out dressed like that?
By followers I mean the .govco trailers.
 
ronn47 said:
What do your followers do when you come out dressed like that?
By followers I mean the .govco trailers.
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Ha! They got bored after my 3rd trip. They don't follow me anymore.
One of my early trips to Hangzhou, I noticed this guy several times in the same bus I was on despite having left the office at different times. He got a little pushy. Offered to share his umbrella on a rainy day even though I said no and had a rain parka on.
He claimed he lived in the same complex we were in. He tried inviting himself up to the apartment. I said no and walked away from. He told me that his job was censoring Chinese social media posts.
No way i was letting him anywhere near my personal space.
Never saw him again after that.

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In the Shanghai office, the default position they put computer monitors in is such that one's back is toward anyone who might approach.
Sorry. But I can't sit that way. Moved everything so I can see anyone corning and they can't "passively" monitor what I'm doing.
At least when I'm in Hangzhou I have a private office. But those rarer Shanghai trips I'm still out in cubicle land.

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That's normal. The best way for the managers to verify people working, not buying fidget spinners on Taobao. ;)
 
Another kicker about being at the Shanghai office.
I'm supposed to sit in my corner cubicle and be silent, as any sound I make is considered disruptive.
Basically STFU and don't speak to Anyone unless I am required to answer a question.

In Hangzhou I have my own office to hide in. Nobody cares about the sound leakage from cranking American rock or country.

And the desks are so effing small.
I have a 42 tall desk at home.
The Chinese are tiny. It really sucks for the Chinese that are 6' and taller.

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Wish me luck. I got the location of an archery club in Shanghai that is not far and in the same line I use to get to the office and gym.
If they have any cute girls ill post pictures.

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I really hate when one if the China bosses looks at my simulation data then says "but it doesn't meet this other data sheet" that I have never seen or heard of.

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fishgutzy said:
puking, dry heaving and shitting today.
I have no idea what caused it.
Maybe the pool water.
Sux

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No chlorine in the pool? Hate that you’re sick. Get better


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Zbizzle911 said:
No chlorine in the pool? Hate that you’re sick. Get better


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There is chlorine. But one time in vacation in PR the hotel kept the level to low and let guest take babies in the pool who then dump leaky loads. Half of the family for e coli poisoning from the pool. My nephew had to be hospitalized for extreme dehydration.
So it is not uncommon.
Could be worse. I don't eat much in China so not much to clear out.

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When I was living in China, I thought about carrying a tiny vial of OTO with me. One drop in the pool and you'd instantly know whether there's chlorine. A bit will be light yellow...lots will be orange.
 
You can pick it up at WalMart or Leslie's near the K'ville Starbucks.
 
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