Hold on, how much of a tax increase

The way I understand it, the tax increase was presented one day, rubberstamped the next.  Those days no one knew how much of an increase.  Of course that allowed media to start guessing and false rumors.  For me it's been four days of trying to separate fiction from fact.  I had stocked up on a few days supply of beer and smokes.  Figured I'd wait till the dust settled. Very obvious in this new tax law is protectionism. There will probably appear a few complaints from foreign companies, but little will change in the end There's been a tobacco import argument going on for years.  Thailand ain't flinched. There's some tax increases consumers won't notice at first, it will creep up on a later date

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Got plastered this morning

Started  to fill some holes with plaster.  Think I'll get some fabric plaster tape with the next bucket of plaster.  Almost everything is white, so I'm thinking Mount McKinley National park, or Zugspitze. Been to both in the winter. Taking frequent photographs seems to aid in design.  Realized the third track was way too high.  Blocked my sitting view of the tracks at the other end of the table

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Saturday Sunday open pool day

A couple days a week I open my pool to neighborhood kids. Some days it gets quite crowded.  Most times a parent comes along.  I prefer when parent come along, seems to keep the rowdiness in check with larger crowds

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I'm working on my rail road

Everything had been on hold for a while, awaiting a shipment of rail tracks and other building material.  This morning I put my new skill saw to use and cut out a bridge base which will accommodate two side by side tracks.  It's not the final bridge. It's a lumber test.  Thinking of making the bridge siding from bamboo. Using plumbing pipe as bridge piers Had considered fabricating buildings from cardboard.  Changed my mind when I picked up a cardboard box and it collapsed from the humidity it had collected. Next up, wrap some tracks in plastic and build plaster hills

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Alcohol prices doubled and more

NOTICE: Other websites are reporting smaller tax increases on alcohol, this could be false news, or not photos by Hot News ประเทศไทย on facebook Incentive to quit, or incentive for black market?Bars and restaurants will suffer, tourism will alsoand then there are those who will keep drinking and shortchange the food bill. These huge price increases will have a ripple effect on other cost of living

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Saturday is maintenance day

Water tank is getting a cleansing.

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Gardening is healthy both physically and mentally

Covered walkways are a blessing during intense sun and rain Must wait for those green berries, love em with curry That hanging plant wasn't doing too well, now on the ground it's expanding into a green carpet and bugs don't seem to go near These trees are a nuisance, reproduce like a weed.  Now I'm letting them grow to a certain size, dry out the stems and add them to my HO railroad.

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This storm is gone, but the rainy season is not

DOKSURI has move on and is now centered over Vientiane Here at Sakon city some periods of heavy rain, a bit windy, but not as bad as forecast.  Not far from us Tao Ngoi experienced flooding, Nakhon Phanom seemed more in the path of the storm and experienced some damage. Facebook link↓↓ Reports from Nakhon Phanom indicate things got quite windy Facebook link↓↓ Wasn't all that bad at my house.  Made towels available to visitors Locally this storm is done and gone, but the rainy season is not.  Feels like temperatures in the lower to mid forties (C)

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Whatever makes you happy !! REALLY ??