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We took a bus trip to Hainan this week. On the way back, the bus turns off the frreeway near a little one-intersection town where the road is chewed up for repairs. The speed is about 5 mph. Three boys on a motorcycle come up behind the bus and pull off the license plate, offering it for sale back to the driver for ¥200 (about $30). One of them saw me taking pictures and asked to see the camera, with his buddies joining in. I politely didn't laugh, and didn't move. Once in town, there's a police checkpoint, where, they made us stop and put the plate back on. No corruption involved (I don't think) - this was just 3 kids on a motorcycle. The police were checking papers and licenses. Police don't investigate much of anything. The solution is to make sure your plate is securely fastened. This plate had the round-head screws, but was only mounted with sheet metal screws into fiberglass.

It looks like they finally tired of keeping us in the system. She received notice on April 15 that the visa had been printed. It arrived 2 days later on April 17th. I will be going to China for another visit on May 6, and this time we come home together to the good 'ol USA!

I see. Zhongi. It's that time of year soon. ChunMei doesn't make them, but last trip she tried to bring a couple home with her. Got busted by Customs at LAX. Funny thing is, on one of my trips before she came here I brough back four of them in my suitcase. Didn't have a bit of trouble, but then nobody asked me. We also have the jar of salted citrus fruit, but in our case it's lomes. She's put the jar out on the patio in the sun every day it's sunny, but I've never seen her eat them. When we go shopping at the local Chinese grocery store I let her shop on her own while I wander around and play the game, "People really eat that?"

Well my wife is pretty down to earth. No food in the bath tube (Sorry Carl) for she say People clean here. No food hanging from the rafters, Though there is something in a large jar on the kitchen counter that has been fermenting for about 4 years. She cooks with it everyday and I'm still alive so it must be good for me. But there is two things i have seen that the wife likes to do. 4Wheelers and Guns.