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Post by con's fly is open on Aug 8, 2005 20:41:55 GMT 7
I got an email from my aunt back home, asking if the monsoon was going to hit me. "No," I replied, "it's raining, but not that much. These things generally happen in the South."
Wrong- it's headed right this way. They've closed the Bayuquan school and are bracing for impact; we, being inland, will probably just get stiff wind and buckets of rain.
Hope the seal on the roof holds.
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Post by CarryAnn on Aug 8, 2005 20:46:34 GMT 7
You have a seal on your roof? How does it catch fish up there?  And isn't that a tad cruel? Liked it so much I said it twice - sorry - having a bad tech day. |
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Post by con's fly is open on Aug 8, 2005 21:53:22 GMT 7
And then removed the first. NOT posting padding- strange concept.
Anybody else in the path of this storm?
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 9, 2005 1:39:23 GMT 7
This is a TYPHOON. Pacific hurricane.
We just had one blow through here but don't know if it's the same one or not.
Liaoning can definitely get them...Dalian got some brushes with them too.
Monsoons are those seasonal heavy rains that happen in tropical areas. Only some deep southern fringes of China see those.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Aug 9, 2005 7:38:53 GMT 7
I thought it was what a Jamaican said when asked is it time to get stoned?
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Post by con's fly is open on Aug 9, 2005 10:22:49 GMT 7
 I'm looking for satellite maps, but so far mei-you. hamish usually steps in at this point... |
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Post by Hamish on Aug 9, 2005 10:34:52 GMT 7
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gengrant
SuperBarfly! 
Hao, Bu Hao?
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Post by gengrant on Aug 9, 2005 10:39:51 GMT 7
what I really want to know is how can I get a job painting the lines around all those countries so they show up so well on the maps? and what kind of paint do they use?  |
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Post by Mr Nobody on Aug 9, 2005 13:45:17 GMT 7
They do it with unskilled labour in Chinese sweatshops now. Thousands of western line-drawers around the globe are now unemployed.
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roaming kiwi
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Cum'ere, boy, un let ol' pappy tell ya a story.
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Post by roaming kiwi on Aug 9, 2005 15:46:11 GMT 7
It rained heavily over the passed/past/pissed weekend. A tree nearly fell over. Nice Chinese man/lady came and tied the tree back up. Very windy, it was.
Village next to the golf course (this is Shanghai daaaaarling, and that's where the school dumped us. Errr, the compound around the course, not the village) got flooded, the crops still look damaged today.
Yup - full circle. 3 years ago him and I visited Shanghai for a fateful 8 days. Yes, in a typhoon. "Can't be that bad", we thought. At least 45 workers died. "Just like Wellington on a bad day." Pudong was nothing but open vistas of empty new roads at that time. Plastic ponchos that sit in the safety of small bags didn't really do it.
Yesterday, we trawelled up the Oriental Pearl tower - BEING the tourist. We finally discovered the joint that we sheltered in during the 2003 typhoon. LOTS of people now - damn Super Brand Mall.
PS. Have I earned enough for that shot Raoul?
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Post by con's fly is open on Aug 9, 2005 17:47:08 GMT 7
KIWI!!!!  WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!? Oh, never mind. And you're money's no good here tonight. Prodigal daughter returns!  (And good on ya, Hamish) |
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 9, 2005 21:22:15 GMT 7
Yes, dear, you've earned your shot. Rabies or distemper?  |
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Newbs
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Post by Newbs on Aug 10, 2005 5:15:52 GMT 7
Yeah, welcome back, Kiwi.
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roaming kiwi
Barfly
Cum'ere, boy, un let ol' pappy tell ya a story.
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Post by roaming kiwi on Aug 17, 2005 7:44:18 GMT 7
I didn't realise you guys cared that much.
Distemper shot and a good nights sleep from Raoul please.
Monsoon - there so I don't get accused of hyjacking. (as you can see, spelling ability has returned.)
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Post by Mr Nobody on Aug 17, 2005 8:47:48 GMT 7
Ah, the marvels of Tequila therapy!
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Aug 17, 2005 10:38:42 GMT 7
Post by con's fly is open on Aug 17, 2005 10:38:42 GMT 7
Oh yeah, monsoons: it's rainy and gross here today. Almost chilly. Makes it tough to go out, but sure beats sticky heat.
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Post by acjade on Aug 17, 2005 16:55:48 GMT 7
Chilly is good. Already planning what soups to cook for the long winter just around the corner. Apart from the traditional fare I'm dreaming of a new recipe using those super big radishes... the ones that look like a carrot but have purple skins. This will be cooked and blended with stewed green apples and fresh yoghurt and flavoured with a good teaspoon of cumin and freshly ground black pepper.
And oh the joys of a baked dinner and perhaps a creme caramel for dessert.
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