{"id":239,"date":"2010-01-26T21:46:15","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T11:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2010-01-26T21:46:15","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T11:46:15","slug":"dont-carry-inflammable-articles-your-lucky-number-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/26\/dont-carry-inflammable-articles-your-lucky-number-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Carry Inflammable Articles (Your Lucky Number 6)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"health card\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/health card1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"218\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"health card\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/health card2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"218\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"weighing machine India\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/weighing machine1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"373\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"weighing machine India\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/weighing machine2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"373\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"weighing machine India\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/weighing machine3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"373\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"weighing machine India\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/weighing machine4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"373\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"weighing machine India\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/weighing machine6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"373\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"weighing machine India\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/weighing machine7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"373\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"weighing machine India\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/weighing machine8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"373\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"weighing machine India\" src=\"http:\/\/www.girlprinter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/01-Jan10\/weighing machine9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure what these machines were when I first saw them on train platforms in India. Carnival games? Fortune-telling machines? Neither: they&#8217;re weighing scales. As was pointed out to me in Mumbai when I went to set my bag on the ground, there is a handle on which to hang your stuff as you stand on the scale. A little card pops out with your weight printed on it. I tried two machines, but have more faith in the calibration of the one that spat out the lower number.<\/p>\n<p>Like fortune cookies which also suggest lotto numbers, the &#8220;health cards&#8221; are comprehensive in their sources of advice. Your weight, your lucky number, a fortune, and a practical tip about know not to get killed in a rail-related way. According to my cards, this year is &#8220;A favourable year for money-making and for all matters of affection and friendship&#8221; and &#8220;[I] excel in matters of judgement, analysis and instinctive reasoning.&#8221; Which is why I probably won&#8217;t walk along the railway tracks or carry inflammable articles.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve finally uploaded my photos from India to flickr. They&#8217;re <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/carolyn\/sets\/72157623164854060\/\">here<\/a> if you&#8217;re interested.<\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;d like to see some truly gorgeous photographs from India, have a look at Meena Kadri&#8217;s amazing photographs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/meanestindian\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure what these machines were when I first saw them on train platforms in India. Carnival games? Fortune-telling machines? Neither: they&#8217;re weighing scales. 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