Ulysses G. Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The Thapae Gate area is being blockaded by a good number of reds and traffic can't get by. They have issued a staement that they will not move until the reds in Bangkok do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The Redcoats have NOT taken over dowtown, but the have taken over Thapae Gate area.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Where are all the gays in their pink outfits in times like these? I gotta organize a BLUES rally when I get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loaded Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) There's gonna be a lot of angry people. How are people going to get to Mike's, Paradise Pizza, Miguels, Maddog? What about during songran? If they have blocked that junction, the traditional drive round will be severely affected. Edited April 10, 2009 by Loaded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john b good Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The Thapae Gate area is being blockaded by a good number of reds and traffic can't get by.They have issued a statement that they will not move until the reds in Bangkok do. Looks like I got my books changed at around 11.00 this morning (at Gecko!, last soi on right before Thapae Gate "where else") just in the nick of time before they shut everything down. I would have been stuffed if I didn't have my reading material organised before Songkran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldar1 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "The Redcoats Have Taken Over Downtown Chiang Mai, streets blocked" The English colonial army has taken over Chaing Mai !???? sorry i just could not resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "The Redcoats Have Taken Over Downtown Chiang Mai, streets blocked"The English colonial army has taken over Chaing Mai !???? sorry i just could not resist Can't help but notice what a lovely avatar! Sorry I just could not resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbeer Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 looks like a perfect time to go set up a table and sell bottles of water or beer, Souvenirs, Red Shirts. Pizza and perhaps some used books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbeer Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "The Redcoats Have Taken Over Downtown Chiang Mai, streets blocked"The English colonial army has taken over Chaing Mai !???? sorry i just could not resist Can't help but notice what a lovely avatar! Sorry I just could not resist. Does she (in the avatar) only do that or can she do more??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mild7even Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The Thapae Gate area is being blockaded by a good number of reds and traffic can't get by.They have issued a staement that they will not move until the reds in Bangkok do. Was there just minutes ago and managed to make it through the tuk-tuk barricade on my motorcycle, but looks like traffic was getting backed up. Not sure if you could make it through now. And of course the BIB were just down the road taking a load off, and of course the farang at Black Canyon were taking pics and elated to be a part of the action. A young girl just before the gate was getting her water pistol primed. All essential parts of being in Thailand. A red shirt was taking a photo of the barricade with the digital camera (no doubt to be uploaded to the web and distro'd via twitter), and masked red shirts were patrolling up and down the moat. They seem somewhat organized, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I got caught up in the red coat procession yesterday around 15:00 as I turned on to Sapan Nawarat. Unfortunately they took the same route as I needed to go. It was not so bad though. The police were escorting them to hurry them along so that the traffic didn't get too congested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo80 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 A Thought........... Water cannons! They can use songkran as an excuse! Im sure that will clear them out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john b good Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "The Redcoats Have Taken Over Downtown Chiang Mai, streets blocked"The English colonial army has taken over Chaing Mai !???? sorry i just could not resist Can't help but notice what a lovely avatar! Sorry I just could not resist. Yes eldar1. Would you please PM me with her telephone number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "The Redcoats Have Taken Over Downtown Chiang Mai, streets blocked"The English colonial army has taken over Chaing Mai !???? sorry i just could not resist Can't help but notice what a lovely avatar! Sorry I just could not resist. Yes eldar1. Would you please PM me with her telephone number While you're at it, please PM me with her number too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realthaideal Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Yuck! This is dumb. It's just gonna mess things up for all the fun that's supposed to be around the corner, and any last minute business plans any of us have b4 the craziness starts. What a bummer this back-and-forth with its zeal for disrupting everyday life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) The police have blockades up on Thapae Road somewhere near the Night Bazzar (it looks like) and Chiang Moi road at the moat to keep anyone from entering those areas. Edited April 10, 2009 by Ulysses G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldar1 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "The Redcoats Have Taken Over Downtown Chiang Mai, streets blocked"The English colonial army has taken over Chaing Mai !???? sorry i just could not resist Can't help but notice what a lovely avatar! Sorry I just could not resist. Does she (in the avatar) only do that or can she do more??? I'm afraid it's all she does and she has a phobia for phones, that's my story and i'm sticking too it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangCravings Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "The Redcoats Have Taken Over Downtown Chiang Mai, streets blocked"The English colonial army has taken over Chaing Mai !???? sorry i just could not resist Can't help but notice what a lovely avatar! Sorry I just could not resist. Yes eldar1. Would you please PM me with her telephone number While you're at it, please PM me with her number too! She's about 10 years old you pedo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo80 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 im sure they will at least wait till school's out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbeer Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 the regular non red shirts would overwhelm them with their water pistols and beer Chang. there is no stopping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieH Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The police have blockades up on Thapae Road somewhere near the Night Bazzar (it looks like) and Chiang Moi road at the moat to keep anyone from entering those areas. it's about halfway down tha pae road just before the big watch shop. i didn't see any red shirts anywhere though, just lots of BIB blocking off roads and redirecting traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Plenty of Redcoats at the Gate, but no Yellowjackets (I had to change out of my bright yellow shirt). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) Interesting.. No matter what though I need to get to the bars tonight.. Think I'll go through the old town entering near Suan Dok gate. Edited April 10, 2009 by WinnieTheKhwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovenman Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Yuck! This is dumb. It's just gonna mess things up for all the fun that's supposed to be around the corner, and any last minute business plans any of us have b4 the craziness starts. What a bummer this back-and-forth with its zeal for disrupting everyday life! Yup. We certainly wouldn't want this icky political stuff messing up the important things in life like the big annual water fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 So, are these the Rak 51 Chiang Mai red shirts who kill innocent old yellow shirt radio station owners, or are these the Rak 51 Chiang Mai red shirts who threaten violence against gays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 There you go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 They have closed off Tapae Rd and around Tapae Gate. Not a lot of traffic on the moat around there too, not sure if inner moat rd. closed. It's been announced on local radio that this would happen since this morning. They even said time would be 1pm, so it is organised; apparently by songtaew and tuk tuk drivers. Policemen are all gathered under a shady tree, all provided with bottles of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieH Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 tha pae gate and the area around starbucks was closed off to traffic last songkran regardless wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The police have blockades up on Thapae Road somewhere near the Night Bazzar (it looks like) and Chiang Moi road at the moat to keep anyone from entering those areas. So Thapae is a no entry area. Better tell the ladyboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 So Thapae is a no entry area. Better tell the ladyboys. There's gotta be a joke in there but can't quite make it work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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