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Chiang Mai burning
Editor;
Re: Chiang Mai speeds up easing of smog ahead of Songkran festival (PM /
MCOT Tuesday, 26 March 2013) - LOL, the dust level has been way over 200+
the last few days and there are hundreds, I repeat, hundreds of fires just
outside and around the city of Chiang Mai (even more around Chiang Rai and
Mae Hong Son). The so called officials haven’t done anything about it. They
are even burning in national parks, and the armed guards are just sitting
there picking their noses and smoke their krongthips. It is also nice to
know that Khun Adisorn is more concerned about tourism than the health of
the local population. 90,000 people have suffered from illness since
January. Disgrace!
Farang CNX
Workmanship
Editor;
On the soi where I live in Pattaya, a new 4-inch PVC water line was
installed this week. In one day, a 2-ft deep, 18-inch wide trench was dug,
the pipe strung, coupled, laid in the trench and backfilled. None of the
broken concrete from the original street (other than extra large pieces) was
removed, just dumped back in the trench on top of the pipe. No leak test was
made prior to backfilling.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that sharp edged, broken concrete
dropped on PVC pipe will eventually, through time and settlement, damage, or
even wear holes in the pipe, not to mention coupling leaks if they were not
tested before hand.
Are there no rules or quality inspections required for civil work in
Thailand?
And we wonder why, when work like this is done, 6 months later crews are
back digging up the line to find out where all this water is disappearing
too.
Charlie Brown
Pattaya
Chiang Mai burning, too
Editor;
Re: Chiang Mai speeds up easing of smog ahead of Songkran festival (PM /
MCOT Tuesday, 26 March 2013) - Where did you get this information? This is a
joke. Closely monitoring, does that mean they are standing close to the
fires watching them burn? People are leaving, getting their children out.
Will threaten health? It’s long past will threaten.
Barbara
No mention of traffic enforcement
Editor;
Re: Land Transport Dept to hold road safety promotion activities during
Songkran (PM Friday, 29 March 2013) - As usual, no mention of traffic law
enforcement. When will Thailand decide to implement a co-ordinated response
to the carnage on the Thai roads based on what has been achieved elsewhere?
Or would that be admitting that they do not know what is best and lose face?
Des
Chiang Mai (still) burning
Editor;
Re: Chiang Mai speeds up easing of smog ahead of Songkran festival (PM /
MCOT Tuesday, 26 March 2013) - Ha! I live in Chiang Mai and can say without
any hesitation that none of this is true. CM is as smoggy as ever and the
government is doing absolutely nothing about it. How about stopping the
fires rather than “spraying water mist into the air”? Burning season smog is
miserable and a huge health concern and it would be nice to see real
journalism uncovering the reasons behind it and trying to put a stop to it
rather than more false government propaganda.
Megan
Start with rental bikes & tour buses
Editor;
Re: City regulators stand firm against street vendor protest over fines,
arrests (PM Friday, 29 March 2013) - Why don’t the police & politicians
start on the scores of rental bikes & tour buses if they want to start
fixing traffic woes? The vendors are minor compared to the others.
Harvey
Keep pavements safe
Editor;
Re: City regulators stand firm against street vendor protest over fines,
arrests (PM Friday, 29 March 2013) - Yes the traders are a hindrance. I
travel along Pattaya Klang daily and find that they not only obstruct
traffic but make life difficult for people using the pavement. This, I
hasten to add, is not confined to just Pattaya Klang but to most of the
small sois close by. As for tourists I lol; mostly Thais use these vendors.
So move on and keep the traffic flowing and the pavements safe for
tourists/Thais alike.
Bratski
Will the duel track budget be sufficient and well invested?
Editor;
Re: SRT board finally approves dual-track railway plans (PM Thursday, 28
March 2013) - Will the duel track budget be sufficient and well invested? By
means of engineering and transportation studies, overtake and lay-by tracks
could save needed funds that could be used for rolling stock upgrades and
signaling. This brings in the question as to whether the duel track cost
estimates include signaling, grade crossings, flyovers and crossovers
required for a safe and efficient rail system.
Jim Shaffer
Upset over losing Idol
Editor;
True Vision shows its lack of vision in canceling one of most popular
channels with little notice. If there are any “die hard” American Idol or
Glee fans - bad news. While viewing American Idol this Friday March 29 a
message scrolled in Thai and English at the bottom of the screen stating
that effective Monday April 1 True was canceling Star World channel 54 and
replacing it with a lifestyle format channel (cooking, glamor, health, and
travel programs).
I had my Thai wife call and evaluate the situation and check if perhaps Star
World would be reassigned to a different channel. After a long delay the
True Visions phone operator came back and said Star World was simply being
canceled. Little advance notice via a scrolled message that True Vision is
“sorry for the inconvenience”. The True Visions phone operator did state
that if there were enough complaints they might reconsider canceling Star
World. Hence why I am bringing this information to your attention so that
you if you enjoy the programs offered on Star World then perhaps you should
contact True Visions and express your concerns over their decision to cancel
a popular channel.
List of some programs that will be lost if Star World is canceled: Glee,
American Idol, America’s Next Top Model, Revenge season 2, Greek, Miss
Advised, New Girl, Parenthood, How I Met Your Mother, Royal Pains, Ben and
Kate, Happy Endings, Switched At Birth, 90210, Slash TV, Cougar Town, Don’t
Trust The B*** In Apartment 23, Raising Hope, Happy Endings.
BW
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