Chiang Mai Thailand Great Flood of September 29 2011

Taken on Sept 28th the day before the waters came

Taken Sept 29th the day the water came

Taken on Sept 28th the day before the waters came

Taken Sept 29th the day the waters came

Taken Sept 28th as the waters started to rise.  Look at the
following photo taken the next day.  Strangely
I captured the same white van.

Same Van following day with water much higher.  This time stuck in a sink hole

Novice Monk walking through the flood waters back to temple

Downtown Chiang Mai  Sept 29th 2011

Chiang Mai Police handing out food packages for flood victums

Chiang Mai Police handing out food packages for flood victums

Businesses and residence protecting shops 

Resident taking bottled water home

Some inhabitants break out the boats for transportation

Some inhabitants break out the boats for transportation

Some inhabitants break out the boats for transportation

Police and Emergency Rescue Personnel in Life Jackets

I believe this is the Governor or Mayor of Chiang Mai's house

Residential Street new the Ping River

Resident hoping the water won't get deeper

Novice Monks

Entrance to Buddhist Temple

Properties along the ping river

Flooded Street near the Ping River

Young boy in make shift boat

Teachers and Public Schools

The patina of sainthood I once allocated to school teachers was lost when I saw the modern day "union thug" school teachers rioting in Wisconsin earlier this year.

 Teachers as Thugs

It seems to me that teachers don't teach much anymore. Rather they dispense government propaganda on subjects ranging from Global Warming, Gay Rights and the rights of illegal immigrants and other "protected classes" to alleged genocide and environmental damage the United States has caused the world to suffer since this country was founded. They encourage students to report on their parents for anything from having legal weapons in the house to smoking tobacco. (I don't own weapons or smoke. But I have had 2 children in "government" schools and know first hand what's going on these days.) Teacher salaries, pensions and benefits are very nice by anyone's standard.

Teacher Salaries and Pensions

They certainly aren't in it for the kids these days. A 100,000 a year pension is very generous.

Did you know that as a parent you must affirmatively opt out of many government programs at public schools. I have in mind health testing here. If you don't state in writing that you do not wish to have your child tested for "eye exams and OTHER health services" your 12 year old daughter could receive abortion counseling and an abortion without your consent. Schools offer and provide a plethora of services today from breakfast, lunch and dinner food services to eye, dental and other "health services to various psychological services. All of these programs have noting to do with education.

Government does not create wealth. It confiscates it's citizens wealth and redistributes it. This stimulates nothin.

The great pretender to the presidency. An American in name only. Kow Tow's to the emperior of Japan. How pathetic. Our nation reaches a new low. Most American's think we can get our country back. We can't it's already gone but most don't realize it. What is the phrase they use in Hollywood...oh yes. Dead man walking. That's us.

Only in Thailand

Driven to Dispair

"10-year-old boy is spending his school holidays helping his family's business by driving a delivery van. Pol Lt Col Prasit Premkamol said allowing children aged 10 years old to get behind a wheel was illegal, according to traffic laws. However, this was a case of a "good kid" helping his parents and the boy only drove around his neighbourhood. Thus, permission could be granted, but main roads were definitely off limits."

Life is Really stranger than Fiction

Astronaut gone wild!

Sure, the space shuttle is going to be retired soon, but that doesn't mean NASA's astronauts won't keep us entertained — assuming, that is, that they keep giving us news like Lisa Marie Nowak. Nowak, you might know, is the Johnson Space Center-based astronaut who was arrested yesterday in Orlando, accused of attacking an Air Force captain in one of those bizarre love triangles we've heard about. (Continued in link)

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This is just so perfectly absurd that I can't add or subtract anything from the story. (I cut and pasted it as I found it.) It's important that this story is remembered when we're listening to some main stream news report from our "national experts and scientist" (Maybe, for example, "experts" on Global Warming. LOL). Just because these people are "experts" in their field doesn't' mean they are rational in other areas of life.

Thailand's New "Leaders'

Date : Jan 29, 2007 05:24 AMAuthor : AD Subject : Cowardly Military Junta
Whilst proudly being feted (with his wife of course) by the Burmese military. I wonder if Thai General Boonsrang spared a thought for the truely elected leader of Myanmar, AUNG SANG SU CHI.  Did he even have the guts to question the way his Burmese General "buddies" are treating this gracious lady.I read now that the Burmese Generals have decided to charge her with illegal tax evaision just because she has told her sons who live abroad, to spend the money awarded to her outside of Burmah. Shame on these dictators and their snivelling "flunkies" from other countries who honour them with "pat on the back" red carpet visits !  See Original here

I'm supprised Post Publishing had the cahonies to publish your views. You really shouldn't be supprised how Thailand's new leaders were feted in Burma. They are all cut (Thailand's new leaders and the Burmese leaders) from the same cloth. Anti democratic dictators one and all.

If I had the guts I would publish this in the Bangkok post in reply to your original post but I'm a coward. I have a wife and two children here. I know the Post Publishing has my ip address and the men in brown or green would soon come to pay me a visit if I dared to criticize them. Freedom of speech has sadly disappeared in the LOS since our beloved Prime Ministers unlawful removal from power.  The Truth Here

A Tiny bit of truth in humor

If your married to a girl from Thailand as I am, you may resent all the implications of this cartoon, but you just have to laugh at it.

Thailand Works Out

What I observe here. What I experience is that Thai people, in general, are much more healthy than Americans. Even Thai's who aren't healthy on purpose but are healthy just because they are poor and have to work their ass off. In Thailand even office workers and blue collar workers make a major effort to stay in shape. It is not uncommon to see large groups of Thai's doing aerobic exercise daily after work in a shopping mall or parking lot. You would never see this in America. Most Falangs I see here are disgusting fat pigs and it America it's even worse.  See below.

An American, on welfare food stamps and so fat she can't even walk.   How do I know she had food stamps?  I saw her talking to her mother and checking to make sure she had the convenient "debit type" food stamp card in her purse.  I wanted to spank this girl but decided it could be dangerous.

Viet Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan a common theme

I've tried to clear up my original post here today.

Admittedly the message of my original post was somewhat fuzzy.  I should say, up front here,  that I supported the war in Vietnam and I also supported both President Bush I and II's desision to invade Iraq.

Click Here  wait a few minutes for the song to play. Close your eyes and think about it.

Regardless of how you stand on the US involvement in either conflict I think you'll agree our soldiers make some tremendous sacrifices.  The decisions and actions they take on the battlefield can not only restult in losing their lives but in completely and irrevocably altering their lives.  That result is poignantly brought home in this song.   Originally by Kenny Rodgers but now by some punk upstart band called the Killers.  This is a  damn good rendition of it if I do say so myself. Good on ya boys. Ya done Kenny proud.

Catching up on old Kerry Humor

Our troops respond to Kerry's comment that if your smart you go to college..if your stupid you go to Iraq. My son just got back from Iraq. He is a pilot and aviation mechanic. Not too stupid.  For more info on this subject check out the link here.

Saddam and Tojo and now Gaddafi

Why is everyone in such an uproar over the videos of Saddam’s hanging? Why are our own government officials acting shocked? “We would have done it differently, etc. are the quotes from our own government. Why are American’s afraid to say, Screw you! You bastard. You hurt us and you brutalized and terrorized thousands of your own people and the Kurds, now this is what we’ll do to you!

Something terrible has happened to our country. We have become a Nation of apologists….trying to please a world that only wants to see us destroyed.

In WWII General Macarthur ordered the execution of Japan’s Premier and Military High Commander Tojo. The photos of his hanging were celebrated around the World and were happily published in Life Magazine and other publications including in China who suffered terribly at the hands of the Japs, remember Nanjing?
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Preparations for the hanging of Tojo,The Razor, Premier of Japan at Macarthur's Order
My note: Doesn’t this US Military Police guy in the photo behind Tojo look like he’s “taunting” Tojo? At a minimum he’s certainly enjoying his job.

And while were thinking about it what is wrong with soldiers getting a little personal satisfaction from the leaders ultimately responsible for the death of their comrades? Have you ever seen your friends shot, tortured, blown up and killed in battle. I think the popular liberal psyco babble term is "Having closure." I’m sure the American press at the time did not call for the arrest and court marshal of this soldier.

Have you seen the photos of Saddam’s hanging?

It seems to me Tojo’s were very similar to Saddam's. With Tojo everyone thought, at the time, that the “son of a bitch” got what he deserved. However, today’s American Liberals and the world liberal press, cringe at the photos of Saddam, and say, “Gee we're so sorry for this. It wasn't handled properly”. What a bunch of crap.

Today’s leaders need to get a set of balls! Blair and Bush included. (I applaud Bush for going after the bastard. I just regret his recent mea culpa’s for the video’s and the manner in which the execution was carried out. Pay attention people this is not new. President Bush and the United States didn't invent this, we didn't cause this, we didn't start this but as the Harvard educated Admiral who worked under Tojo once said, "We have aroused a sleeping giant, and filled him with a terrible resolve."

A rope is placed around Saddam's neck before his execution. Photo: AP/IRAQI TV


I Think Tojo’s rope was bigger. Saddam should be pissed off. “Hey, why did Tojo get a bigger rope than me? Tojo did get a bag over his head but personally, think about it, I’d prefer to be able to see the final moments of my life. You know what it’s like to have a burlap bag over your head, your breath is damp and moist inside the bag….Oh shit I think Saddam got better treatment than Tojo! Where was the guy who was suppose to show up with the bag for Saddam’s head? I think that’s what the Iraq government should be investigating. Give these poor bastards who took the video a commendation medal for capturing a moment in History. (Post script: I found out after doing additional research that Saddam refused to wear a hood. What a stand up nice guy!)

For further reading on, “The disposal of dictators” Read the Hoover Institutions report. Especially interesting here is what happened to the Nazi’s
.Hoover Report

Let us not forget the fall of the Shah of Iran.

Revolution: 1979-1999
The Shah's generals before their trial at a press conference on the evening of 23rd of Bahman (Feb 12, 1979) held at the Alavi School in Tehran: (From left): Air Force Commander Rabii; Tehran Martial Law Governor Mehdi Rahimi; Air Force General Ayat Mahaghghi; Isfahan Martial Law Governor Reza Naji.

(Note: When I was in the Navy (1975 1979) we were training the Israeli Air Force in 1975 in Pensacola Florida and then a year later when I got stationed at Point Mugu, California we were training the Iranian Imperial Air Force. I worked with both organizations, taking air to air photos of engagements between Drone's configured with a radar signature to look like Russian Migs. The US had sold F 14 Tomcat’s to both governments and as I remember it we were training them on the use of the “sidewinder missile.” 
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Revolution: 1979-1999
Generals executed days after the fall of the monarchy: Bottom: Isfahan Martial Law Governor Reza Nazi; (top right); Tehran Martial Law Governor Mehdi Rahimi; (top left) Army Aviation Commander Manuchehr Khosrowdad.

As long as I’m on this thread…..How about IL Duce? For more of the following check out this site.
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IL Duce Life Magazine (Man of the Year LOL)

Close-up of Mussolini in a pile of bodies. His mistress is right next to him.

IL Duce Seriously Dead


Do our politicians and the liberal main stream media think we are stupid and have no memory of the past? The answer is YES!!!! And the truth is YES!!! Even some of my closest friends think we are a bad evil super power trying to impose our will on the world.

However, the truth is we are the last stand against a deteriorating, decadent world that is being led down a path of destruction by liberal fuzzy thinking where there are no absolutes.

The Colonel about to be dead.
And now we have the assassination of another world leader.  But this time it's at that hands of  Hussein Obama the Magic President of the United States.  What's funny is unlike with Saddam's death photos no one in the US Government or the Main Stream Media seemed bothered at all by these images.  You think it might have something to do with the political affiliation of the president in power.  Yep.  If a democrat is running the show and kills people it's OK but a Republican, oh my God, how barbaric!