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Thunderstorms likely, starting tonight

Tropical Storm KAI-TAK (Helen) quickly dissipated over Vietnam and Laos.
Remnants of the storm are now moving south.
Expect Thunderstorms late Sunday evening.

Highway 213 Road construction

Sakon Nakhon - Phu Phan Mountain  Driving Advisory
Two bridges on Route 213 are under repair/construction in the Phu Phan mountain range Approaches to the one lane construction areas are posted in Thai (only). Traffic from both directions alternately have to use a single lane. No stop and go lights in either direction Black and red arrows indicate which traffic has the right of way

Mukdahan Waterfront Market

An entire kitchen, complete with vented BBQ pit mounted on a motorcycle side car

Mekong River seems almost filled to the brim

Around town with my Phone Camera

Ain't seen no "largemouth" in this part of the word, not the fish anyway  !
Notice all the election posters on the corner. Think this is the fourth election I have witnessed this year

Peugeot was founded in 1810 as a coffee mill company,
it began bicycle manufacture in 1882, and motorcycles in 1898.
Think the above is a Peugeot 404 built from 1960 to 1975

It's a bit of a rust bucket.  For Sale, it's taken up a two week residence across the street from Apple's

Found these pictures on my phone. 

 No recollection when I took them

Great artistry, but the electrical wiring distorts the view

Road Trip

Sakon FC at Yasothon, today.  Posted start time 4pm (?)

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Tropical Storm KAI-TAK (Helen)

Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) Weather warning
"...isolated heavy to very heavy (rain) over the North and the Northeast of Thailand during 17-19 August."

Tropical Storm KAI-TAK with wind speeds of 120 kph is moving at 25 miles per hour in a West - Northwest direction.

The center of the storm is expected to travel through Northern Laos.
Tropical Storm KAI-TAK is the 13th tropical storm to hit China this year, it is expected to make landfall in Quang Ninh, Vietnam sometime tonight.

  News Bites

Thailand rice prices stir up debate - Asia-pacific - Al Jazeera English Thailand Sees U.S. Drought Lifting Rice Prices as Stocks Grow - Bloomberg

Man died in Thailand after beating by teen (From Oxford Mail)

Four dead in pub fire on Thai holiday island of Phuket - Reuters Four dead in fire at Thai tourist spot Foreign tourists killed in Phuket, Thailand, nightclub fire - The Australian

Fewer Malaysians visit Thailand - TTR Weekly

Kaew Pongprayoon Leaves Boxing After Winning Silver - Boxing News

555555 Thailand says film, music piracy on the decline

Escargot Travels

As the story goes:

 Snails were imported as a farm crop for export, due to a seemingly high demand by certain foreigners.
Of course the crop quickly turned into a major pest for local  rice farmers.

They especially flourish during the rainy season