Nice New Plants On Silom...Why?

[Grawburg]

Noticed a few days ago that there are new plants and a wodden, log fence in the medium of Silom Road up near Rama 4. Any idea why?

There is a sign up that probably explains why, but after 5 minutes of trying to sound out the Thai and then remember what the words are, I gave up.

[Slaps]

I bet it would have made a nice photograph

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[Gone]

1) For beauty?

2) Help with Environment?

3) Beats having nothing.

4) They do this all over Thailand usually. I've never been to a community that wasn't decorated.

[x5david]

I saw it as well, it of course will be trashed during Songkran next month. That road gets crazy at that time...

[rak sa_ngop]

I've been wondering for a long time what happened to the two windmill sculptures that they installed about 3 years ago. One was on the median strip at the head of Silom road near Silom MRT, and the other was on the median strip at the junction with Narathiwat.

Made out of nice shiny looking (expensive?) metal.

They weren't there long.

Stolen???

[surayu]

1) For beauty?

2) Help with Environment?

3) Beats having nothing.

4) They do this all over Thailand usually. I've never been to a community that wasn't decorated.

5) Because someone is going to get some money from this ?

[WarpSpeed]

Flood rehab money has to be spent somehow, why not this? Besides this year the logs can used for rafts when the waters come..

Edited March 8, 2012 by WarpSpeed

[Nisa]

doom and gloomers once again looking for clouds in silver linings.

[w11guy]

I've been wondering for a long time what happened to the two windmill sculptures that they installed about 3 years ago. One was on the median strip at the head of Silom road near Silom MRT, and the other was on the median strip at the junction with Narathiwat.

Made out of nice shiny looking (expensive?) metal.

They weren't there long.

Stolen???

The windmill is still at the Silom/Narathiwat junction.

[w11guy]

I bet it would have made a nice photograph

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Obviously there to improve the look of the place. Are you trying to say that you couldn't work that out yourself. For your information, roads are landscaped in almost every country in the world.

[rak sa_ngop]

I've been wondering for a long time what happened to the two windmill sculptures that they installed about 3 years ago. One was on the median strip at the head of Silom road near Silom MRT, and the other was on the median strip at the junction with Narathiwat.

Made out of nice shiny looking (expensive?) metal.

They weren't there long.

Stolen???

The windmill is still at the Silom/Narathiwat junction.

There is the old one mounted in the klong, but there used to be a smaller one ON Silom road on the median strip underneath the skytrain, and if you were more than 6ft 3 in tall you were likely to have your head sliced open if you walked too close when you crossed the road.

[Slaps]

There is a sign up that probably explains why, but after 5 minutes of trying to sound out the Thai and then remember what the words are, I gave up.

I bet it would have made a nice photograph

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Obviously there to improve the look of the place. Are you trying to say that you couldn't work that out yourself. For your information, roads are landscaped in almost every country in the world.

My attempt at sarcasm, a pic of the sign would have explained it

Sorry if it was above you

Anyway shouldn't you be at school?

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Edited March 9, 2012 by Slaps

[bino]

This is to prevent street vendors who pay nothing from setting up shop in this area.

Edited March 9, 2012 by bino

[tw25rw]

I've been wondering for a long time what happened to the two windmill sculptures that they installed about 3 years ago. One was on the median strip at the head of Silom road near Silom MRT, and the other was on the median strip at the junction with Narathiwat.

Made out of nice shiny looking (expensive?) metal.

They weren't there long.

Stolen???

The windmill is still at the Silom/Narathiwat junction.

I think silom means windmill.. There used to be a canal down the middle..

[Carib]

Hmmm, no conspiracy suggestions yet as to why the plants and fence are placed there ......come on, we can do better than that

[tombkk]

I've been wondering for a long time what happened to the two windmill sculptures that they installed about 3 years ago. One was on the median strip at the head of Silom road near Silom MRT, and the other was on the median strip at the junction with Narathiwat.

Made out of nice shiny looking (expensive?) metal.

They weren't there long.

Stolen???

The windmill is still at the Silom/Narathiwat junction.

I think silom means windmill.. There used to be a canal down the middle..

Silom (see lom) does indeed mean windmill. But that has nothing to do with the question why new plants have been planted.

It may be just for the oxygen. I encourage planting plants in every part of every city.