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Small update: the orange monstrosity is about done and right on schedule. One nice thing is the new sidewalk which is heaven to walk on. Outside of that….TIT. ????

Here in Chiang Mai, on Huay Kaew Road, there is a zebra walk, with stop light that you activate. With a red light, motorbikes zoom right on by! They don’t care.
 

No cops at anytime in the years I’ve been here. Not one cop. Honestly it’s embarrassing. 
 

Why stop when you are never going to be caught? 
 

Oh, and there is a school right next to the crosswalk. 

“It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.”

32 minutes ago, SiamAndy said:

Have the public blue buses (R1, R3) resumed their routes in CM?

I don’t think so…and THOSE I miss. 

1 hour ago, Whale said:

You should see what they have done for Bangkok and surrounding provinces regarding bulldozers and concrete. If it foretells the future it is not a good omen. An ugly concrete tip.

More concrete means higher temperatures. 
 

In America, most tire centers are in business districts, next to car dealerships. Putting one next to a condominium reinforces my decision to rent not buy.

9 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

I just bought some Bananas from her today.  She is still there but just like the photo. Really feel for her.  I first saw her selling bananas in the same spot in 2017.  She is like a warrior(out there in the heat and rain).  I hope she continues.  

Miss Ya is such a nice lady and she’s probably just making ends meet. Thank you for helping her out. When she makes corn I buy some. 
 

I wonder how one goes about making a more permanent stall with shade and a sign? 

My lady friends in their makeshift food stalls are surviving but have been pushed close to the road.

Yet they smile and say Nid Noi. Little room.

TIT

On 3/19/2022 at 7:15 PM, Dante99 said:

Guess it has been a while since you listened to the pneumatic drivers they use to remove and install the wheel lug nuts.  Even though it is a daytime event it would be rather like having construction nearby everyday with no end in sight.  Oh maybe closed Sunday but maybe not.

Rebar arrives. PanSook Condominiums next door. Time to sell?
 

Gonna be a noisy few months of construction….then followed by Pneumatic drivers and lug nuts as you so rightly mentioned. Ugh!

5 hours ago, Bill97 said:

Valuable land = tire center???

 

If it is a tire center it appears the land size will make it 10X larger than any tire place currently in CM.  Is there something special about calling it a tire “center “?  Like they will sell tricycle size to 10 wheel truck tires in all brands plus have multiple movie theaters and 5 restaurants for the waiting room?

Ha! Would appreciate the restaurant. ????

In America, tire centers are fairly good size. You need a showroom for the tires and customer service. Then you have 3 or 4 bays to put the tires on, maybe with car lifts. Then you need parking. So, all in all, the center could take up the entire lot. 
 

Wait and see. I’ll post pictures as construction begins.

So far, the lady food vendors are hanging in, but one has to imagine they will be booted, or the construction itself will force them to move. 

In this case, can’t stand being right. Talked to the boys with the plan.
 

New Tire Center … expected in 4 months.

10 minutes ago, neilrob said:

This must be a very valuable plot, given its size and location, certainly too valuable to be used as a parking lot or vendor space indefinitely. It is adjacent to two condo buildings and a hotel, as can be seen in the photos. I suspect it is only a matter of time before it too becomes the site for a condominium or similar.

I agree, unfortunately.

In a world of unicorns and rainbows, a rich Thai would have purchased the land and made a nice park. Trees would have stayed. Room for vendors. Nightly events, maybe a concert shell. 
 

My banana seller, Miss Ya, may be on her last days at this spot. She is beside herself. Very sad.

Backhoe is clearing out the tree roots.

Spoke to Miss Ya, banana seller extraordinaire, who seems to know what’s going on.

She told me, drum roll please…..

…A brand new Tire Center!

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

Who told you that it will be covered over with concrete?

Wait and see, I guess.
 

But why clear all the trees, if indeed just for parking? Mosquito control seems far fetched. 
 

If anyone knows different, look forward to the reason. ????

13 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

Do you remember when the moved all the food vendor out of the lot, and made them set up on the sidewalk outside? The only 'shop' remaining inside was the bike tire place. Then he got move out onto the sidewalk too. Then the turned the lot into a tent city for clothing vendors, which lasted just a few month before they kicked them all out? Then, two years ago they put up solar panels. How long did they last?

The odds are against them actually building something substantial on that property. More likely just complying with municipal mosquito control regulations.

Tuesday: All remaining trees coming down. Concrete jungle. My banana seller, Miss Ya, is so sad. 

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

They have done this every year since they moved the food vendors outside of the lot several years ago. Nothing new here.  Once or twice a year they use the lot for car parking for a day or two... I guess it's for graduation of the Tech college across the street.

Ok, we will see. But they did take down some big trees which is a shame for a two-day parking lot.
 

The last time I saw this chopping down trees was up the block on Huay Kaew Road for the newly built Hotel that has yet to have a customer. Go figure.

I walk by it everyday on Huay Kaew Road, cornered by Ratchhaphuek Alley leading into Santitham.
 

Corner Lot. Lots of green and big old trees. Kids sometimes play in among the tall weeds. 

Not anymore. Today they started to tear the trees down. For what I’m not so sure.

The food stall ladies who sit all hours on Ratchhaphuek already know that Summer heat is going to get worse without those old trees shielding them. 

I thought of Joni Mitchells song Big Yellow Taxi:

Don't it always seem to go 
That you don't know what you've got 
Till it's gone 
They paved paradise 
And put up a parking lot

 Nimmenhaimen, I hear.
 

You can’t miss the sandbags that surround it.

53 minutes ago, steven100 said:

seen this one on Shopee which looks solid &  very comfortable with reclining backrest ....

 

That does look comfortable…thanks for the suggestion. I’m still looking for a place to sit in a number of chairs….so at the moment, Idea Furniture is one such upcoming visit.

1 hour ago, novacova said:

One can find a plastic chair with arm rests for about 150฿ at a Thai household goods shop that are pretty much everywhere. I have a few and think they are comfortable and my Thai friends like them.

Generally I have no problem with that type of chair…..but I’m looking for something that might have wheels for small movements….thanks!

2 minutes ago, FriendlyFarang said:

You can try it here: Idea Furniture
053 412 588
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EPf9xDCtPT4YVupK6

Not expensive, free delivery, but I think the only person that speaks some English is the manager

Will take a look. thanks. As long as I can sit and test, see a price clearly….I can google translate the rest.????

I’m on the hunt for a sitting chair. Nothing too expensive…around 1000 baht, but comfortable.
 

Not the giant lazy boy type. I have a small apartment.

What I would like to do is go to a store that sells chairs, try them out, decide on one and have them deliver to my hotel.

Any recommendations would be helpful in CM city.

Kad Suen Kaew….Central Outlet has a small toy department on 3rd floor? Also the mall has a 20 baht store that has some toys and I think they have figurines from Marvel.

1 minute ago, FriendlyFarang said:

Yes, that's the official main website.

OK. Thanks!