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a news item
about the Beijing Olympics and how everything was going
according to plan: “Craftsmen were even using hand tools to
finish the new running track which is made entirely of wood”. I
could almost picture the ubiquitous white van on its way there
in the early morning and the conversation in the front as
follows:
“But you said, “Just take this German plane and I’ll take you to
the job, it’s a bit of finishing” What is it?””
“Wait and see, we’ll be there in a minute” as they screech
through the traffic.
Later, as they look at the running track;
“Why? Why no electricity?”
“Well they say it’s in the national interest - smog problems.
Coal-fired power stations are polluting the atmosphere and you
will be doing your bit for the country if you finish this by
hand.”
“But why me?”
“Look, stop moaning and get on with it. There’s a shed over
there with sand-paper and cork blocks in it, and another shed
with varnish.”
“What about face masks?”
“They’re in the shed with the varnish brushes. See you in a
year.”
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