Life in the Isaan Boonies.

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[SnapDragon]

Snaps in the Boonies here.

No rain for 60 days now. This season could be the worst I've experienced since rooting down 17 years ago. Plenty of the wet stuff down south.

Ponds are holding their own though. Can't complain. Number one has dropped about 15 inches.

The ponds further up the gentle slope are doing OK. The water filling them is not that much - about 20 thousand litres a day - but it appears to be keeping up with evaporation. At least for ponds 5, 6 and 7.

Moved the water pipe from pond 7 to pond 4 though. First had to service the waterway, and put the top ring in. That some dippo had reversed his pick-up into and smashed the original.

Just enough gap for the water to flow easily.

At the business end.

All done. Mildred says to run the water as it is until this w/e coming, then revert back to number 7. Sounds good to me.

The farm next to us held a big chicken gala last week. About 30 vehicles and 100 plus people attended.

Plenty of encouragement, for the chickens.

A wagon selling food and drink did a good trade on site.

Chickens waiting their turn to perform.

Only stayed for a couple of minutes to take the pics. I was assured by the wife that it was all just fun. No gambling what-so-ever took place. Only gamboling. I was certainly relieved to hear that.

Went to Udon's IO for my 12 month visa a week or so ago. Everything went smoothly. Afterwards I met up with a gentleman I had met through the AN and TT threads. Spent a great couple of hours chatting over food and drink in the MAKRO restaurant.

On the way to Udon I called into Sum Sao Wat to see build progress.

Looked into the ground floor. Didn't go in as last time I was constantly hitting me head. That's what yer get being 2 metres tall, and the place is built to accommodate Thais.

New flight of stairs leading up. And down of course. I didn't like them one bit, and used the wooden ones. The 'going' was just too steep for me.

Back wall was built up.

Gold everywhere. And it's real stuff. Not paint.

Windows in place.

Sad to note that the smashed items outside had not been fixed. Only requires a blob of cement and a lick of paint.

Rice harvest last month. 27 sacks for us. had to give two to the thresher for the work.

Farm next door.

The Buddha farm used the harvester.

Work done. Unload the rice and get the harvester onto the carry-away truck.

We finished up with 54 sacks in storage. 8 more to come from a late sower; for a total of 62 sacks. About half-half Thai rice and Isaan..

The village square put to good use.

Buffs will not move for Mrs snaps on her leccymobile.

It was the big day. Float the little boats out across the pond, and make a wish.

There was a big do about 6k away from us. Mildred, the Mrs, her sister Pook and Wow were all keen. Unfortunately I had a hairache. And couldn't make it. Mildred took charge of the snapping. 

The Mrs doing the honours.

The offering will soon get the feel of water.

Ladies head straight to the food tent.

Mrs Snap's favourites.

Traditional dancing  ladies entertaining the masses.

And then, the gong was sounded, and it was all over to the lake.

Family shot. Mrs Snaps, Wow and Pook.

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Pool are running away with it. Ten points clear. Just hand over the title now I say. City playing relegation footy. Good win for the Owls yesterday. Change at the top of The Championship. Blades in control.

Two of my old local clubs won through to the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Orient and Dagenham n Redbridge. Now! Who would you like in the 3rd rounds chaps? I'm sure the 'O's would settle for The Irons, while D & R would like Man City at home. Be sure to get through there.

Barca lose at home.

I'm not one for women's footy. It's alright i guess; alongside ladies cricket and boxing. I much prefer mud wrestling ad beach volleyball. But!! I have taken to one team in particular.

No! Not Bradford, Burnley or Forest. I'm now a big fan of Long Itchington WFC. A small village near Brum, with less than 70 ladies of football age to pick their team from. I'll send you my love and kisses. Go to it girls. And that's not all. Right in the middle of their village is a delightful pond. When I go there, I'll take me rattle and some bread.

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Been right down in the dumps recently. The Mrs has been giving me hell. Yak, yak for this; and yak yak for that. Can't seem to do anything right now-a-days. One morning last week I didn't even get a cup of Rosy. Mildred says to keep calm and in a few years everything will be OK. Can't wait for the day.

Three deliveries today. another water pump, and controller, for me next water project. A 20kg sack of dog biscuit and a solar lamp for the farm. 

As I type there is a big commotion outside with a herd of buffaloes. They are taking over. Mildred is outside with the camera. Pics next post.

The village had a big party. Dancing girls and everything. Also two processions through the village. Have lots of pics to sort out.

Mildred is off school today. Also Thursday and Friday this week. She don't know why. I'm not unhappy about it one little bit. When Mildred is at home her mum is not so volatile towards me.

Went to pay the land tax last week. At the same place as they float the boats (above). Got 'fined' 89 baht for late pay.

Number 4 market on Wednesday. Have a couple of things to get. Will probably get a koi ot two. And yesterday we (Mildred and I) saw the black long-tail carp for the first time on 6 months.

Also on Thursday I'll pick up some PVC pipework and fittings for the new solar project.

Still have it in mind to grow some Durians. in the area where the rice is grown, I reckon we could grow about 40. They would need water every day. So I've got it in mind to used a 1000 litre tank on stilts and pump water from the pond to fill it. I'll put in an overflow, that will run back into the pond. The idea being that the extra 'umph' from the water tank (2 metres up) will allow water to get to all the Durian trees at the same time. I'm working on it.

Fell into deep water with a mod on AN. Posted 'misinformation' I was told. Only upset me for a week though.

I've cheered up a bit today. Thanks for visiting people. Take care out there.

Robert. Miss Lala. Lttle Jack Wagger. Mimi.

 

[Nomore]

Should send your mate bighewer over to AN  to sort that other geezer out mate

 Glad to hear that you’re otherwise fairly ok, yak yaks not withstanding.

[SnapDragon]

13 hours ago, Nomore said:

Should send your mate bighewer over to AN  to sort that other geezer out mate

 Glad to hear that you’re otherwise fairly ok, yak yaks not withstanding.

There is so much difference with AN and TT, even though they are twins now.

I run into trouble because a poster bubbled me. The mods were letting the posts go up until then. Over 10 posts were taken down, and I got the usual warning about posting misinformation.

So what to do?

Leave AN for the time being. I do miss posting on the footy section though. Shame the footy on TT has died a death. Although, in saying that, the TT Premier Fantasy Football League has 50 players.

Saw Mildred off to school and went straight over to the next village to try to catch the water drillers at home before they left for work. Was there before 7-30. But! All locked up. Been there 3 times. Have phoned them lots too. Just get call-back service. I have to try a new drilling team. All the supplies arrive this Saturday. Stone, cement, posts etc.

 

[BlueSphinx]

3 minutes ago, SnapDragon said:

There is so much difference with AN and TT, even though they are twins now.

I run into trouble because a poster bubbled me. The mods were letting the posts go up until then. Over 10 posts were taken down, and I got the usual warning about posting misinformation.

So what to do?

Hi Snaps,

I ran into same trouble like yourself with Covid and Vax-critical posts removed and threads deleted or closed.  It seems the Free Speech experiment in the AseanNow Covid-19 sub-forum was short-lived, but it was good while it lasted (some 2-3 weeks without any interference by the Mods). 

So I am once again refrained from posting useful info on that biased and toxic cesspool as I don't want to provide them with the pleasure of unilaterally deleting/closing my posts and branding my posts as mis-/dis-information. 

The only thing which they will not take down are hard facts coming from the 'trusted' sources.  So I just posted the CDC's 2024-2025 vac schedule which recommends mRNA shots for babies from 6 months (3 shots over a 3 month period).  This is so over-the-top evil - there is no other word for it - that only the most brainwashed msm-parrots will endorse it, but it will make on the fence members that have seen or experienced the harms of these ineffective, dangerous and totally useless shots, might start questioning the motives of that augias-stable called CDC.

Only a total overhaul of all these 3-letter Big Pharma reps posing as government agencies to 'protect' us can put a stop to this Greatest Crime of All Time.  It looks fairly certain that with Trump's appointments that some clean-up will take place, but I am not holding my breath that the root of the problem will be addressed as all of them are still staunch believers in the dogma of 'Vaccines Saves Lives' and only want more stringent testing and follow-up so that the worst and unmistakable harmful jabs will not be authorized or drawn from the market. 

[SnapDragon]

 

 

 

25 minutes ago, BlueSphinx said:

Only a total overhaul of all these 3-letter Big Pharma reps posing as government agencies to 'protect' us can put a stop to this Greatest Crime of All Time.  It looks fairly certain that with Trump's appointments that some clean-up will take place, but I am not holding my breath that the root of the problem will be addressed as all of them are still staunch believers in the dogma of 'Vaccines Saves Lives' and only want more stringent testing and follow-up so that the worst and unmistakable harmful jabs will not be authorized or drawn from the market. 

I have addressed this on your recent topic (as mentioned) Bluey.

As far as AN goes. Am I going to accept that I've posted misinformation, when I certainly have not? I fear the urge to post on the footy threads will trump all. As the great actor once said; ''I'll be back.''

The problem for me, as any readers of my past posts will know, is one of basic truths. There has never been a paper showing that a virus has been even isolated; let alone shown to cause illness/sickness/disease.

However!! Things are improving on the home front. The Mrs has made me a nice cuppa. Also some small pieces of Cheddar Cheese have been passed to me in my favourite dish. She wants something. Find out later.