News Regarding "Surviving World Steam" for May 2003 The "Surviving World Steam" project is documenting the last of the world's remaining steam locomotives,...
Dear all, I uploaded my latest trip report about China in April 2003. www.farrail.net/frames/main-7_df-1-trip-report.html In addition, the interested reader...
Hello All, Since the 2002-3 China steam season is about over, I was wondering if anyone had visited the Meihekou Mining Bureau Railway. It is the only one of...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Steam_in_China group. File : /Photo...
Steam_in_China@yahoog...
May 7, 2003 2:05 pm
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Although every year about 5,000 people die in Germany of Influenza flu viruses nobody would cancel a single train or announce a security alert, the Chines...
... flu viruses nobody would cancel a single train or announce a security alert, the Chines authorities are thinking more serious ... officials will do next....
Hello again, the statistic yearbook of Germany gives another statement. Usually, we have 5,000 to 8,000 (five thousand to eight thousand) people, who die in a...
Bernd You make some very good points regarding how people react to "things". Despite giving people warnings you can't stop them being stupid. I guess the...
Colin, Have no problems with using chopsticks etc but it's the continuous spitting that amazes me, even on the floor in restaurants. But until the Chinese get...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Steam_in_China group. File : /Photo...
Steam_in_China@yahoog...
May 8, 2003 6:16 pm
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... And also that SARS is new and not understood as well as the Flu, which we are all intimately familiar with. Mike Slaney __________________________________ ...
Ian You are probably right about the chopsticks, but was hard at first. Spitting on the other hand is something that gives me the creeps. I find here in Aus...
Colin, Given the living conditions of may Chinese and the inability to provide them with proper sanitation, I wonder just how much effect closing a few railway...
Ian Watching the antics of the WHO in the past & present maybe it would be good if they could put other places also off limits, at least they are to me. Noted...
Colin, 40 - 65 suits me just fine - I'm bang in the middle. I'm also looking forward to Jing Peng etc. again at the end of the year so like you I'm waiting for...
The reason is Huhehaote (Hohhot), the capital of Inner Mongolia province. Especially the hospital and their staff is affected. According to my information...
... Doesn't seem much of a mystery to me. Haven't these "health officials" heard of trains & aircraft! According to a documentary on British TV, we already...
Hello all, For those wanting to see Chinese steam right now, but not wanting to go to areas under WHO warnings for SARS, Shenyang city and Liaonong province...
... looking It would also suit me, if it was correct.... The death risk increases with age and is almost 100% for people above 65. Young people (under 25) do...
The first German who got SARS was 72 years old. He didn't die, he's recovered. Bernd ... From: ameling algra To: Steam_in_China@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
One of the things that was reported here was the way that Sars has been beat up by the media. While everyone, myself included would be concerned, and I am...
... he's recovered. ... above 65. Well, that explains that the death risk is almost 100% and not exactly 100%. Like all of you, I had an uncle who smoked a lot...
In April 2003 I was with Farrail/Bernd Seiler two weeks in China (just before hell broke loose in Beijing). On my homepage (see below for URL) you can find 38...
I think the worst problem may not be the disease as is, but the trouble you may get in if someone thinks you may have contracted the disease. Most of us catch...
schaefer.testing@...
May 10, 2003 8:50 pm
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I put a new photo of the driver, Mr Zhang Wenzhong, on my web page: home.c2i.net/schaefer/jitongtielu/zhangwenzhong.jpg Hans Schaefer ... WebMail fra Tele2...
schaefer.testing@...
May 10, 2003 8:51 pm
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Hans, I agree absolutely! Bernd ... From: schaefer.testing@... To: steam_in_china@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 10:50 PM Subject:...
Certainly what Hans has to say puts the right perspective on the situation as is at the moment. I am thankful that I never got sick in any way while over...
Potential illness is why I've always gone for a guide. On my first trip one group member dropped down dead and on the second a friend spent the best part of a...
... trip one group member dropped down dead and on the second a friend spent the best part of a day in hospital after developing a fever and getting himself...
