We found stores and stores full of all kinds of heavy duty fireworks for the local people to buy and blow up to celebrate the happiness and good fortune of the year of the tiger. We were suprised at how cheap they were and how large the firecrackers were. The package of larege sized firecrackers in my hand was priced at 12 Yuan divided by 7 to get dollars, so approximately $1.70. They were wrapped so that they could be all exploded in rapid sequence with one light of a match. They were loud and dangerous and everyone had to blow some of them up in order to guarantee a prosperous and lucky 2010. They were Smokin Pollution Makers?
We took these for Joseph to see. He will be so excited and wish he were here. They are cheap Joseph. No size or danger restrictions and no limits! Can you believe it? These people are so free to blow themselves up I guess...but still free.
This is a roll of firecrackers, M-80's I think.
ROLL UPON ROLL STILL TO BE BOUGHT, AND THE PRICE GOES DOWN, NOW THAT THE HOLIDAY IS OVER.
We finally found a Subway Sandwich store in Xian. They have one. There are no such stores in Jinan. Of course Jinan only has about 6 million people. We went a couple of times to remember just what real, healthy, fresh sub sandwiches taste like. It was wonderful.
Now this unusual electrical installation is a permanent one. In China, you would expect it, but I was surprised to find this photo at the check out counter of Home Depot, yes a real, actual, western store with everything you would want to buy...just like at home. This installation was feeding the Home Depot computers and the plug under foot is running a display. The wire has been fitted into a shallow crack in the concrete floor and then the wire was caulked over... Look closely. I don't think this would be allowed in the states. Oh, there is no OSHA in China.
3 comments:
That plug set up is crazy. Crazy funny.
I gotta tell Joe to come see all those fireworks. Insane.
What is that under your nose growing Jay? I haven't seen that before. Are trying to look like a Chinaman ?ayyyyyyyyy!!Great Fireworks !!
Wow those fireworks are huge. I wish we had some of those to light of here. Hopefully you guys were able to sleep when they were lighting those off.
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