I must always try to retain perspective. Hopefully you don't think that I complained too much when I had a spate of small incidents. I was indeed annoyed, of course, but I had such an extraordinarily good run of fortune that anything against that was quite the change and I may have disproportionately represented it.
The horrors of transport in China this week have reminded me that even my perceived bad luck, was in fact good. It meant that I didn't take any risks, that I took myself out of Guiyang (the capital of Guizhou province) and that I am back and safe now. It should be mentioned that this is not a 'China' issue, it is a reminder that big changes cannot be fully prepared for: freak weather is freakish. Poverty exacerbates it for sure, but if Wellington had 6 inches of snow, I don't believe we'd cope especially well in terms of infrastructure.
I can only sympathise with those people affected.
And if anyone wants a drink, they are welcome to buy me one :-). Jodes...?
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