Not exactly, Max. But something slightly sinister - the gas has been
out in Linfen for three days and the restaurant used bottled gas to
make up for it. Locals use gas to cook with, so more people (who could
afford it) were out at restaurants. Methinks the bottled gas company
had a sudden rush on its supplies and made-do with whatever they could
... no safety measures here! The restaurant blew up, but the local
people and authorities haven't whispered a word of it. I just heard on
the Western grapevine and remembered the huge explosion earlier. I
truly thought it was the coal mines, but it did shake the building I
am in. (We eat at home a lot because I can't stand MSG and they all
use it. We have a local cook, which costs peanuts - and is a lovely
person. But she has only Chinese and we have about eight local words
:-)
Back to work ...
Andrew
On 09/11/06, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Between the lines, Andrew, MSG use has led to a restaurant-obliterating
> explosion...take care...Max
>
> Explosions are so frequent
> from fireworks to coalface
> that one which shook
> the foundations
> didn't go noticed.
> Another bang, somewhat
> bigger - but what of it.
> The news service said
> nothing. But the sirens
> of ambulence and police,
> the local fire brigade,
> they played out of tune
> all afternoon and
> the hospital closed its doors.
> I asked but they
> only looked away.
> They are tidying-up
> a building site this morning
> where last month
> fireworks heralded an opening
> and we dined and
> tried to say 'no MSG'.
> The TV news reports
> visiting African dignitaries
> support 'the one-China' policy.
>
> --
> Andrew
>
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