Yesterday five of us went to visit the Boeing plant that's here. Our Branch President is the General Manager and he gave us a power point presentation, pizza and a tour! It was very interesting. The starting wage for an assembly line person is about 1200 yuan a month, that's about $189.00 US. That's not very much. They employ over 800 people. In fact, most of the work we saw was being done by hand; smoothing fabric over shapes to be cooked and hardened into parts of the airplane. And then those parts have to be cleaned up and shipped out. Afterwards we went to another market place; full of watches, binoculars, knives, and phones.
I bought a few scarfs and Dad bought some matches that last forever.
It is definitely a holiday season. Lots of people were around.
I watched a man at one of the street vendors sample 6 different sauces that were out there in open pans and then he put the spoon back in the sauce each time!
There were a lot of fish out also. The shrimp looks interesting but we're just not sure where it was raised at. The water is so polluted.
The foreigners who live here, like our Branch Pres, are not allowed to drive. They all have a driver, sometimes two, one for the husband and one for the wife. It's probably safer that way too. Although the local drivers drive like crazy people!! I always make sure I sit in the back seat so I can't see.
Dad's in Beijing today with another BYU teacher, Marv Johnson. Marv's looking for golf clubs. Dad got a blood test. Heaven only knows what else they'll find!
Love you all!! Take care of each other!! Love Mom
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