Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year

Earlier yesterday evening I walked to my Thai friend's house on I.T.U., to watch the kids shoot off fireworks.
They shot off fireworks from the center road divide.
One of those rockets was upside down, and of course sent fireworks across four lanes of road.
Lucky there was a break in the traffic, no cars or motorbikes.
They avoided what could have been a major carnage.

While sitting there on "Mainstreet," a number of ambulances and police vehicles passed by with their emergency lights flashing. Busier than usual.

One two year old used her sparklers to make burn marks in the pavement.  She has a good chance of becoming a welder when she grows up.



A guy across the street lit one of those flying lanterns, similar to the ones pictured.

It momentarily got hung up in the electrical cables hanging along the road.  Another major incident averted!
After bumping into the cables, it rapidly lifted upward.


I had enough of watching this tomfoolery, my bottle of wine was empty, I headed home early.

I got a few hours of sleep before the neighborhood sounded more like a war zone.

 

Loud party music continued throughout the night.
The party music isn't as loud anymore.  At 6 AM I can still hear it while standing outside in my yard.
6:30 AM the community speakers began broadcasting. 7:00 AM intermittent fireworks continue.
The parties continue. It's not New Years yet in some Parts of the world.

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