That's unusual as you say normally would be flashing lights and reverse full speed lolstattointhailand wrote: ↑November 1, 2019, 2:36 pmI think they forgot to wire up the street lights before laying the concrete ..... TIT
Had first case of a (new?) Thai traffic manouvre (note spell checker needs correcting) yesterday evening ..... car started to travel towards NK , did a "U turn" and headed back down towards Udon into oncoming traffic
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Well I for one will be looking forward to flyover/underpass opening .......... not that I will use either for the first couple of weeks until i've confirmed that neither is going to have any dramatic failures. Having spent 2 years watching the "labour force" at work, I will wait patiently at the lights until both flyover/underpass have both been tested fully in all conditions
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Yes agree and by overladen lorries and idiotic bus drivers, then I know it is not going to collapse, may wait until the wet season to make sure the underpass will not flood either.....lol
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Just went thru at 08:45 plus I use it 4 times everyday during the week.
I have had no complaints and think the flow of traffic has been just great!!
Now try driving in other cities in the world Bangkok Pattaya to start with
If you enjoy efficiency look at video
Installing a 70 meter tunnel under a 5 or 6 lane Highway in a WEEKEND, now thats planning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btOE0rcKDC0
I have had no complaints and think the flow of traffic has been just great!!
Now try driving in other cities in the world Bangkok Pattaya to start with
If you enjoy efficiency look at video
Installing a 70 meter tunnel under a 5 or 6 lane Highway in a WEEKEND, now thats planning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btOE0rcKDC0
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I agree... the flyover should be on the ring-road and not on the cross roads. They've repeated the folly at old Tesco AND blessed the paltry few downtowners with an underpass. Looking at both junctions, I guess they can only do straight flyovers.dragonz wrote: ↑October 30, 2019, 5:09 pmI always thought the ring road at big c was the wrong way round ? Never thought to much until my wife`s son moved to Sakhon Nakhon and i have driven over it about 10 times in the last few months . Very little traffic on that flyover or road while there is very heavy traffic crossing underneath to and from bkk all having to stop at the lights ?
All that was wanted was a flyover to make a right turn
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WTF
One has to be right? Since each is the opposite of the other, that says it all.
just saying.
One has to be right? Since each is the opposite of the other, that says it all.
just saying.
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Anyone know what the metal ball & pipes are for?
I thought it was a bit of the scrap left over from building work, then yesterday some urk is on a bit of scaffolding painting the bloomin thing
I thought it was a bit of the scrap left over from building work, then yesterday some urk is on a bit of scaffolding painting the bloomin thing
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speed bumps of course.stattointhailand wrote: ↑November 2, 2019, 4:27 pmAnyone know what the metal ball & pipes are for?
I thought it was a bit of the scrap left over from building work, then yesterday some urk is on a bit of scaffolding painting the bloomin thing
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I agree... the flyover should be on the ring-road and not on the cross roads. They've repeated the folly at old Tesco AND blessed the paltry few downtowners with an underpass. Looking at both junctions, I guess they can only do straight flyovers.
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I think that had they done that then each and every traffic light on the Ring Road would have to be changed to deal with the obvious traffic build up .
In truth their traffic flow plans are a mess, there was once a system at Global where the traffic flowed both ways with the lights on Green on the ring road and turning right nad left wherre also seperat, but as Thais fail to understand that, they went back to each road being seperate, hence causing tail backs.
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I think that had they done that then each and every traffic light on the Ring Road would have to be changed to deal with the obvious traffic build up .
In truth their traffic flow plans are a mess, there was once a system at Global where the traffic flowed both ways with the lights on Green on the ring road and turning right nad left wherre also seperat, but as Thais fail to understand that, they went back to each road being seperate, hence causing tail backs.
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Dont you recognize Thai Art when you see it Stattostattointhailand wrote: ↑November 2, 2019, 4:27 pmAnyone know what the metal ball & pipes are for?
I thought it was a bit of the scrap left over from building work, then yesterday some urk is on a bit of scaffolding painting the bloomin thing
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I'd like to think that Udon had something more interesting, attractive than old pottery as its' province image and World Heritage site. But that's just my viewpoint. The locals seem to 'push it' a lot. Actually, if the new construction requires some enhancement to its' concrete, I do like the more modern? metal 'interpretation' of a pot.
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No, Thai art or anybody elses, but I'm quite good at recognising a pile of scrap metal ..... someone might get B200 - B300 if its the right type of metal, but value had probably diminished already due to the paint scraping that will be needed.pal52 wrote: ↑November 3, 2019, 6:52 amDont you recognize Thai Art when you see it Stattostattointhailand wrote: ↑November 2, 2019, 4:27 pmAnyone know what the metal ball & pipes are for?
I thought it was a bit of the scrap left over from building work, then yesterday some urk is on a bit of scaffolding painting the bloomin thing
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https://udontoday.co/170162-2/stattointhailand wrote: ↑November 3, 2019, 5:19 pmNo, Thai art or anybody elses, but I'm quite good at recognising a pile of scrap metal ..... someone might get B200 - B300 if its the right type of metal, but value had probably diminished already due to the paint scraping that will be needed.pal52 wrote: ↑November 3, 2019, 6:52 amDont you recognize Thai Art when you see it Stattostattointhailand wrote: ↑November 2, 2019, 4:27 pmAnyone know what the metal ball & pipes are for?
I thought it was a bit of the scrap left over from building work, then yesterday some urk is on a bit of scaffolding painting the bloomin thing
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Got absolutely no idea what that says parrot, but I'm pretty sure that that those in the picture do not look like the sort of people that would pay good money for a bit of scrap metal and then TRY to justify it by calling it ART
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Yep that is what it is, a 21 century take on a Clay pot, wsell it looks ok until the weather and the rust will make it unrecognisibleBrian Davis wrote: ↑November 3, 2019, 8:45 amI'd like to think that Udon had something more interesting, attractive than old pottery as its' province image and World Heritage site. But that's just my viewpoint. The locals seem to 'push it' a lot. Actually, if the new construction requires some enhancement to its' concrete, I do like the more modern? metal 'interpretation' of a pot.
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Hey KP what prey will it look like when the "weather & rust has made it unrecognisible" as a heap of scrap metal ???
With any luck it will disintegrate into rust and blow away within a few months.
With any luck it will disintegrate into rust and blow away within a few months.
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My Gob has been well and truly smacked ....... There are TWO of them waste of space and money heaps of junk
When you make such a pigs ear of the first attempt , surely, just give up, dont make the same mistakes again
When you make such a pigs ear of the first attempt , surely, just give up, dont make the same mistakes again
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Government produced video: https://www.facebook.com/interchangeath ... 760015032/
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Well if nothing else it shows the two heaps o scrap metal quite well
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double post I guess
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