Cheech Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 So it appears that Facebook and youtube are both blocked by the Great Firewall of China, so my only outlet for snark while I'm in Shanghai are you good people. Lucky you. I promise not to make 10 threads, I'll keep all my blogging here.People on 2 wheels here are INSANE. I've seen 125cc cruisers with sheet metal tacked onto the sides where highway bars might go, I'm guessing that's to deflect water spray. If you can last here for 15 minutes, you can ride anywhere in the US, up to and including NYC. Some of the other Americans here were telling me they saw an entire family of 5 on a scooter, and that some dude in a 3-wheeled bicycle with a cart on the back was hauling a washer/dryer, 3 27in TV's, and a rear projection TV. Traffic is a complete free-for-all, nevermind about lines, rights-of-way, any of that. The locals tell me that it's better to not make eye contact with anyone not a pedestrian while crossing, eye contact only seems to want to make them drive towards you.Flight was uneventful. 13 hours is a LONG time to spend on a plane, and it gets a hell of a lot longer when I'm sitting next to some guy that's literally spilling out into my seat. Protip to whoever is thinking about long-haul travel beyond 4 hours: Make DAMN sure that the plane has in-seat entertainment. My flight to Amsterdam was 6 hours, but it was a lot easier with a LCD in front of me and about 15 movies to choose from. Airbus A330's and 777's have this, 747's definitely do not.More to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 what ya doing over there man. i must have missed you were leaving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Post 'em up! Don't even try to say you can't get a camera in China! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Dude, bring us all back some stuff we can't get here in the states...like rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 what ya doing over there man. i must have missed you were leaving!hes working he has an awsome job I want in on that cheech , hook a brother up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Dude, bring us all back some stuff we can't get here in the states...like rice.It's CHINA man, just about everything here IS from over there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Dude, bring us all back some stuff we can't get here in the states...like rice.I'll have to get these pics, apparently someone thought it was a good idea to use 3 lanes of a 4 lane roadway to dry rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 hes working he has an awsome job I want in on that cheech , hook a brother up do tell!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I'll have to get these pics, apparently someone thought it was a good idea to use 3 lanes of a 4 lane roadway to dry rice.That'll drive prices up for sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmagicglock Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Cheech I know you're a liberal, but visiting commies in China for a field trip.. so not necessary, there's plenty of commies in the U.S. Well have fun, stay out of trouble, and if you get a massage don't forget to ask for the happy ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Here they are. Most everyone here was pretty understanding of it apparently, but since they only left one lane and the shoulder (which everyone drives on anyway), if the truckers needed to get through they would just drive on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 i want details of your job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Here they are. Most everyone here was pretty understanding of it apparently, but since they only left one lane and the shoulder (which everyone drives on anyway), if the truckers needed to get through they would just drive on top of it.now you know where that organic fancy brown rice at whole foods gets all that earthy flavor from.suckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I'll have to get these pics, apparently someone thought it was a good idea to use 3 lanes of a 4 lane roadway to dry rice.hmmm.... reminds me of flying over a hill on a Honda CL350, with a girl on back, to find a rice harvest in progress blocking my lane of a two lane country road. Did a drum brake stoppie right up to this farm dude's feet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Did a drum brake stoppieI thought that was an oxymoron?I bet you were going and wiping afterward... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Cheech I know you're a liberal, but visiting commies in China for a field trip.. so not necessary, there's plenty of commies in the U.S. Well have fun, stay out of trouble, and if you get a massage don't forget to ask for the happy ending.You have to ask for it? Thats weak, they just give it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Thanks for the rice pics. That's the American special pricing. Where are all the birds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Birds are not allowed in Communist China! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 In Communist China, rice eats yOU!Keep posting pics, I plan on visiting next year. My vocabulary is only a couple hundred words, trying to get more fluent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 That's awesome, other than the flight of course. Can't wait to see more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hey!!! Is everything at Wal-Mart made in the USA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Good morning campers!I had mentioned before about the ridiculous amount of scooters on the roads. It's interesting to note that most of the electric scooters or mopeds will actually shut off their headlights at night to conserve battery power. I don't understand what a full battery will get you if you get smacked by a car at night, but oh well. I can absolutely say that these are some of the best urban riders in the WORLD. Rain, fog, haze, it doesn't matter. It's kinda funny as you're turning a corner in our van you'll see an entire army of them coming right at you.Last night we had dinner at a noodle shop about 100 meters from the hotel. One of the guys I've been traveling with is originally from Vietnam and is quite the food adventurer, so on seeing duck tongue on the menu he had to have it. I'll throw up some pics once I get them off my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 what you doing over there again? nobody else seems to wanna answer me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 what you doing over there again? nobody else seems to wanna answer me You probably don't really want to find out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 what you doing over there again? nobody else seems to wanna answer me Installing voice over IP phones for our international sites, and upgrading/refreshing their network infrastructure. When we're done it will be possible to call our sites here from the US using a 5 digit extension for free, or to call someplace in the US from China and only be charged for a local or long distance call, since it will come out of the phone lines in Columbus instead of China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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