Why does Chinese workmanship get a bad rap? Because things like THIS happen. Last week at a Shanghai suburb:

 

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Free skylights for everyone? Elevator free living with a 10th floor address?

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5661549/Block-of-flats-collapses-in-China.html

So I'm just not going to think about our own compound or the depth of the construction pillars below it. Instead, I'm going to continue my vacation countdown: SEVEN!