Many Thailand Balconies are unsafe. Tourists be warned, especially if you had a few drinks

It's in the news quite often, especially during the tourism high season, someone falling off the hotel balcony. It was again in recent news:  March 15, British man dies after falling from Udon Thani hotel Recently stayed at that hotel and used the third floor balcony to have a smoke. Looking out of the balcony was quite scary.  I did not have a measuring tape with me. The balcony wall reached well below my crotch.  I estimate the balcony wall height at 70 cm (2 feet, 4 inches).    Of course I am a bit surprised that the hotel has not installed safety barriers or warns guests of the dangers.  Then again T.i.T. and nothing should surprise me.    There are many such low balcony walls, I've experienced such low walls as high as the 17th floor in another building.  Tourists be warned, especially if you had a few drinks

Weather alert Saturday through Monday, thunderstorms and high winds likely.

Some People believe the curb in front of their house belongs to them exclusively  Wonder if there will be more cancellations announced Driving dangerously

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Mostly hot and humid, increased chance of scattered thunderstorms, a certainty over the weekend

Thailand invites eligible men to a big gamble  Pregnancy prevention education COPY Accidental cucumber

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Friday Night options

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Ding Dong Restaurant and Spa For Sale

Price 150,000 baht negotiable.  Monthly rent 6,000 baht With upstairs living quarters. For further details call 087-2226-549

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Seatbelts now mandatory for all vehicle passengers

The law is meant to reduce traffic deaths. It does not address passengers riding in the back of pickups,  The new law has flaws. Older cars do not have seatbelts in back seats. Older buses do not have seatbelts.  Songthaews don't have seatbelts.  Don't see how this will reduce the highway carnage, it will increase opportunities for more tea money. There are moments when seat belts become useless, in fact they can be deadly

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It ain't all sunshine

Scattered thundershowers.  Heavy tropical downpour by the weekend Sakon Nakhon Recoup Annual report Internal organ failure

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Tropical Rain easing this evening

Always been a bit suspicious regarding reported rainfall.  They average it out for the entire province and come up with some low numbers.  My rain gauge recorded over 2 inches of rain in an hour. Neighbors roof I got a clog, waiting for the next clear moment

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Toilets in the news and other important stuff

REALY? YEP ! LOCAL HEADLINES     DELIVERANCE   Villagers protested  sugar factory   Look out for Boobytraps    Produced and edited in Mukdahan Which Phad Thai do you prefer Thailand education in need of upgrade Mob tourism coming to your neighborhood It's really Healthy My electric bill  ฿ says a lot about the weather. Airconditioners and pool pump suck up most of the energy                    January -271.93   February -547.71       March -231.10 Tuesday: unlucky colors white and yellow Mars / Mangala god of war

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