Escaped Lunatic
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Civet Burger? Sounds tempting. Can I get fries with that?
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Sept 13, 2006 19:58:03 GMT 7
Post by Escaped Lunatic on Sept 13, 2006 19:58:03 GMT 7
Callous cabbies force roadside birth in China
Wed Sep 13, 2:53 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese woman was forced to give birth on a roadside earlier this month after a dozen taxi drivers refused to take her to a hospital just 300 metres away, local media reported on Wednesday.
The woman, surnamed Wang, and her husband were initially heading for a hospital in a taxi in the southwestern city of Chongqing, the Beijing News said.
But when Wang went into labour and started moaning, the driver stopped the car at a traffic light and dragged the husband out, shouting "Don't deliver the baby in my car, or I'll have very bad luck throughout the year!".
"Wang had to crouch on the roadside under the scorching sun and the husband tried to hail another taxi, but none of the 11 passing by stopped," the report said.
They attracted a crowd and someone called for an ambulance, but it did not arrive for two hours, after Wang had already delivered a 3.4-kg (7.5-lb) boy, the newspaper said.
Both the mother and the son were doing well after medical checks despite the outdoor birth in heat of 41 Celsius (106 F).
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Sept 13, 2006 20:33:07 GMT 7
Post by Mr Nobody on Sept 13, 2006 20:33:07 GMT 7
Luckily, we live next door to the hospital. Maybe one hundred metres. I could CARRY Mrs N that far if I had to.
Err, how do you do a firemans lift to a 9 - month pregnant woman with an attitude? Other than carefully, I mean.
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Ruth
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God's provisions are strategically placed along the path of your obedience.
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Sept 14, 2006 6:53:04 GMT 7
Post by Ruth on Sept 14, 2006 6:53:04 GMT 7
Especially when the 'carrier' has a bad back. Better heed the initial warning signs and get to the hospital without having to resort to carrying her.
And what's up with the 'bad luck for a year' thing? I think the birth of a child is a miracle and would surely bring good luck.
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Sept 20, 2006 1:15:21 GMT 7
Post by con's fly is open on Sept 20, 2006 1:15:21 GMT 7
Not to mention a story to tell for the rest of his life. What an asshole.
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Nov 3, 2006 16:07:12 GMT 7
Post by cheekygal on Nov 3, 2006 16:07:12 GMT 7
Speaking of taxi drivers. They become more and more frivolous. I dyed my hair so now I am a redhead (that's a different story). So I took one taxi today and this taxi driver - a man in his 50s - before I even opened my mouth to say where I was going grabbed my hair! I pulled away, and said: "BU KE YI!" Then he started asking me where I was from and how come my hair is of such a beautiful color. I told him I was French ( ) and according to my culture I can't have my hair touched. That didn't stop him, he asked me if I dyed my hair and I said it was real. So he tried to touch it again and then said: "It's ok, you can touch MY HAIR". I thanked him, paid and left the taxi. My Juanbimba suggested I should have asked him to pay first. I am now thinking that I should have asked him for a free ride and let him touch my hair. Though EEEWWW.
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Nov 3, 2006 21:19:55 GMT 7
Post by Raoul Duke on Nov 3, 2006 21:19:55 GMT 7
Always carry an umbrella. A good stout one.
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Nov 3, 2006 21:51:45 GMT 7
Post by Mr Nobody on Nov 3, 2006 21:51:45 GMT 7
Or set of carving knives.
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