They're Back

Road paving on the dead end street where I live was done in March of last year.  But the street getting there was left unfinished until now. 
Sewer pipes were brought in yesterday and the digging has started.  

They are laying the sewer down the middle of the road.  Traffic in and out today should prove interesting.  Guess I can go the long way around . 
I'd say laying pipe the length of the entire road will take close to a week.  After that the paving should be a bit quicker.

Meanwhile, any rainstorm is going to make the road into a dirt bike track.

 

"Brady Bunch Alice" Ann B. Davis dead at 88

Apple's new Menu Item

Pork dinner steak 
with homemade mashed potatoes , gravy and brussels sprouts.

149 ฿.

Wakeup Call for Vassakan, God of Rain

Wallet matters

Thailand Inflation Hits 14-Month High - WSJ.com

Back in 2003 you could go to one of the local 'all you can eat restaurants' where they advertised 59 B prices.
These days it's around 139 B (or more).  The biggest increase in cost of living occured when minimum wage was doubled a few years ago

Never mind the taxi from the airport

Chinese Inventor Builds a Scooter

That Doubles As a Suitcase - Thai PBS English News

Silly Tourist

Dazed and confused-
Swedish tourist loses hotel,
saved by police volunteers .phuketgazette

Oh for god's sake if you're in a hotel and want to take a walking tour, ask for a business card of the hotel, and maybe even a map.

I have to apologize, but reading of the man's plight made me giggle. 
Leaving the hotel without sufficient pocket money, well I have done that too, but purely accidentally.

A standing ovation to:

1. "Local residents chipped in ..."
2. Tourist police to the rescue. 

OK so I really should not giggle.  My first day in Sakon Nakhon I left my friends at a restaurant and went on a walking tour.  I got lost for about an hour, but did finally find my way back to the restaurant.  Friends weren't worried that I was lost.  Apparently I walked past the restaurant seven times.

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Little respite from the heat

Another hot week ahead.  Temperatures in the upper thirties until Saturday.  
Expect Tuesday to be the hottest day of the week reaching 38 (100F), with a feels like temperature at around 45 (113F).
Even though temperatures are expected to drop slightly next week (32), the lower temperature will hardly be noticeable, as it will still feel like in the mid 40's.

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Silver Lining

Local media adhering to the present day law are scrambling for news that's fit to be broadcast.
Regional football seems to be a winner.  Where there had been only one DV camera at games all season... the big boys have arrived.





It's only my opinion, but it seems that referees tend to do a better job when they know they are being recorded.  Less bad calls.

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