dash riposki
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I had a last minute trip out of town in a rental car over the weekend. (an ant infested rental car which had no working radio)
In the news lately has been accidents related to the common practice of using any available pavement, or even not available pavement, to dry harvested rice on.
They lay down what looks like common blue tarps but I keep hearing them called 'mesh', on the pavement, INCLUDING public streets and roads, and pile freshly harvested rice on it, to dry in the sun.
I'm talking sometimes 100 yards of the pavement in one lane is covered with this stuff.
There have been some serious accidents due to drivers not paying attention, doing some last minute, inept lane changes or sliding on the rice.
I saw a lot of that this weekend on back roads, heading to Surin province. You really have to pay attention.
The police are supposed to crack down on this, but like any police effort in Thailand, it's mostly Talk, Talk a little more....and forget.
The rental car was dropped off at my apartment two hours late, which meant the last minute itinerary fell to pieces pretty fast.
We did get to attend one important cultural event.
I also maintained my patron of the arts status by purchasing a Painting, that was painted, live, as we watched, by a pregnant elephant. (Baby needs shoes...and BIG ones!)
Made the 9 year old daughter of my friend very happy. I only thought of the happiness of a small child.
(OK, her mother is cute....and divorced...)
In the news lately has been accidents related to the common practice of using any available pavement, or even not available pavement, to dry harvested rice on.
They lay down what looks like common blue tarps but I keep hearing them called 'mesh', on the pavement, INCLUDING public streets and roads, and pile freshly harvested rice on it, to dry in the sun.
I'm talking sometimes 100 yards of the pavement in one lane is covered with this stuff.
There have been some serious accidents due to drivers not paying attention, doing some last minute, inept lane changes or sliding on the rice.
I saw a lot of that this weekend on back roads, heading to Surin province. You really have to pay attention.
The police are supposed to crack down on this, but like any police effort in Thailand, it's mostly Talk, Talk a little more....and forget.
The rental car was dropped off at my apartment two hours late, which meant the last minute itinerary fell to pieces pretty fast.
We did get to attend one important cultural event.
I also maintained my patron of the arts status by purchasing a Painting, that was painted, live, as we watched, by a pregnant elephant. (Baby needs shoes...and BIG ones!)
Made the 9 year old daughter of my friend very happy. I only thought of the happiness of a small child.
(OK, her mother is cute....and divorced...)