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The Shipment Equation

Our shipment has been a complicated math problem. While complicated, it might simply be expressed simply as  s=d I'll define the variables:  s=shipment    d=drama Every few days a new point on the graph is added.  On again.  Off again.  Up a little.  Down a lot. Up a lot, down a little.  The plots on the graph definitely reflect a roller coaster ride rather than a smooth glide on a serene pond.   Here are just the highlights of the plotted points. 🎢Point A:  While still at home:  review the long list of prohibited items to be taken into China.  Unpack many things we had wanted to take.  (mostly food items and seeds for herbs, tomatoes etc.)  Re-itemize every single item that goes into the boxes (tedious!!). 📈Point B:  Fly to Dallas and only after obtaining permission to fly into China do we summon the movers to pick up our boxes. ⊶Point C:  Make arrangements for the shippers to meet Chandler at h...

Adventures--The First 48 Hours

I apologize in advance for the lengthiness of this, but I think you'll be quite entertained! On Monday morning we set out to get a SIM card for our phones so we could get the apps that are needed to pay for things and travel around China.  We went to China Telacom.  For reasons we couldn't understand, our landlady (I'll call her LL) had to be in attendance for this event.   First obstacle:  get in the door.  You have to show a QR code to enter any building to show you have a green bill of health.  You get that on your phone.  Well, not having the app, we don't have that.  So no entrance.  Stella tried to explain we just got out of quarantine the day before and we presented papers showing our release from the quarantine, but that didn't work.  After special permission from the manager, we were finally allowed to enter.  We get our cue number (think DMV type of experience) and finally get to the station--7 of us:  LL, Stella...