This topic may not interest some, but to get away from all the negativity of some posts, how about this......

FIRSTLY I AM NOT A GREENIE OR A TREEHUGGER!!!!

In the village where I am, the rubbish and low standard of living, prompeted me to try to do something. So I started to cleanup around the outside areas of the property. I spent a lot of my personal cash and bought machinery as required...excavator, loader, and large diesel mower (Golf course type), and got started.

This later extended to doing the community centre (2 acres) which had rubbish stacked and littering the whole area to a height in some places of a couple of mtrs.

I dug a dirty great hole in the middle and spent hours pushing the rubbish in....Following this I landscaped the area.

NOW TO THE POINT OF THIS POST....

Once you show people what can be achieved, it works wonders. The village now has Rubbish bins placed around and they are emptied weekly. The local people are cleaning around their own homes and starting to take pride in what they have...be it little for some... But they are doing it !!!!....

The Village here is at present looking great AND clean. The local children are using the community centre nearly daily, and always pick up their rubbish after themselves. People are planting trees and getting around with smiles on their faces.... Geez it's a good feeling to see this.....

So maybe....just maybe...others (Westerners, expats, vets and the like) can make a difference. Lets face it, some of us have plenty of time on our hands. And the exercise is good for you.....lol.

What do you think?....other than being negative.

its great and look i'm first!

Well done weegee, warms the cockles of my otherwise stone cold heart!

Good job Weegee, I like people who make a difference.

Thanks for sharing

Fantastic effort, I'm so lazy I would have paid them to do it so champion effort.

When you created a landfill did you install methane breather pipes?

Nope....just filled it in....It was dry waste.

Fantastic effort, I'm so lazy I would have paid them to do it so champion effort.

First of all i'd like to say, well done to the OP.

The problem is, if you pay them, they would expect payment everytime. When no payment came, they wouldn't do it anymore. Then your back to square one.

Fantastic effort, I'm so lazy I would have paid them to do it so champion effort.

First of all i'd like to say, well done to the OP.

The problem is, if you pay them, they would expect payment everytime. When no payment came, they wouldn't do it anymore. Then your back to square one.

Or they'd deliberately make a mess just to be able to make more money to clean it up!

Good work man

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You've done more good in a short time than many others have done in their entire life. And, I AM being serious.

signed with deep gratitude.

Rene Despartie

Well done if it makes you feel better, and others have joined in and people are feeling better and the environment has improved then mate you have kicked a goal as far as I'm concerned

Great work!

Lead by example, the best way.

Great job !

I wish one day I will be able to write a similar post and that that day I will not forget to thank you

Edited December 13, 201213 yr by JurgenG

Good man.

The land in front of my place leading to the lake is owned by the gov which l take care of. Next door is un-occupied and is/was in a shit state, l had trouble seeing to back out the motor. Sooooooo borrowed a heavy strimmer and chopped down most of the stuff. A week later a crew turned up and cleared the whole plot and burnt it.

News travels fast.

Excellent weegee!

Great to hear your efforts are being rewarded, hope it lasts and is not just a passing fad.

The bins are emptied weekly?? where do they take the rubbish too??

The bins are emptied weekly?? where do they take the rubbish too??

weegees garden, come on, wake up. .........................

In my experience I believe in listening to a balanced response that represents the views of all.

Of all.

To reject negative comments is to request to hear what you want to hear and that may not be a full and enlightening picture. let alone anything like the simple truth.

The actual fact is tht whilst I totally commend your actions it remains far too easy for any of us to upset our neighbours. And in some cases good community actions can do just that.

For example, It can be interpreted that your actions are provocative and critical of the community. You believe the place to need cleaning; to be dirty. Therefore are you not implying that the residents are themselves responsible and 'dirty'too? If that were the case then you may well upset someone who doesn't agree with you. Also, the very fact you have the time and money to spend on such un-neccesary and luxurious items can incite and offend the less priviledged.

Personally, I remain more circumspect and cautious regarding outward actions that impact upon others, however well intentioned.

Like I say ........... you can reject that as being negative as I disagree with your actions.

Well done, you did what needed to be done instead of simply accepting the status quo and being a cynic whilst not doing anything. The amazing thing here is that the community got involved, and the town is better for it.

Sent from my GT-I9003

In my experience I believe in listening to a balanced response that represents the views of all.

Of all.

To reject negative comments is to request to hear what you want to hear and that may not be a full and enlightening picture. let alone anything like the simple truth.

The actual fact is tht whilst I totally commend your actions it remains far too easy for any of us to upset our neighbours. And in some cases good community actions can do just that.

For example, It can be interpreted that your actions are provocative and critical of the community. You believe the place to need cleaning; to be dirty. Therefore are you not implying that the residents are themselves responsible and 'dirty'too? If that were the case then you may well upset someone who doesn't agree with you. Also, the very fact you have the time and money to spend on such un-neccesary and luxurious items can incite and offend the less priviledged.

Personally, I remain more circumspect and cautious regarding outward actions that impact upon others, however well intentioned.

Like I say ........... you can reject that as being negative as I disagree with your actions.

Are you taking the piss?

In my experience I believe in listening to a balanced response that represents the views of all.

Of all.

To reject negative comments is to request to hear what you want to hear and that may not be a full and enlightening picture. let alone anything like the simple truth.

The actual fact is tht whilst I totally commend your actions it remains far too easy for any of us to upset our neighbours. And in some cases good community actions can do just that.

For example, It can be interpreted that your actions are provocative and critical of the community. You believe the place to need cleaning; to be dirty. Therefore are you not implying that the residents are themselves responsible and 'dirty'too? If that were the case then you may well upset someone who doesn't agree with you. Also, the very fact you have the time and money to spend on such un-neccesary and luxurious items can incite and offend the less priviledged.

Personally, I remain more circumspect and cautious regarding outward actions that impact upon others, however well intentioned.

Like I say ........... you can reject that as being negative as I disagree with your actions.

Are you taking the piss?

Think it a paper for ''some'' Uni-exam.

BiB going to hit you up for your working permit

BiB going to hit you up for your working permit

No mate they are helping....tee hee.

In my experience I believe in listening to a balanced response that represents the views of all.

Of all.

To reject negative comments is to request to hear what you want to hear and that may not be a full and enlightening picture. let alone anything like the simple truth.

The actual fact is tht whilst I totally commend your actions it remains far too easy for any of us to upset our neighbours. And in some cases good community actions can do just that.

For example, It can be interpreted that your actions are provocative and critical of the community. You believe the place to need cleaning; to be dirty. Therefore are you not implying that the residents are themselves responsible and 'dirty'too? If that were the case then you may well upset someone who doesn't agree with you. Also, the very fact you have the time and money to spend on such un-neccesary and luxurious items can incite and offend the less priviledged.

Personally, I remain more circumspect and cautious regarding outward actions that impact upon others, however well intentioned.

Like I say ........... you can reject that as being negative as I disagree with your actions.

I think that he hit them with such intensity that they didn't get time to think. They probably spent most of the time wondering what the crazy farang would do next!

I have done something similar, but on a much small scale. I saw the same positive response from my neighbours too. I must, however, inject a warning. Please make sure that you make the HUGE effort (or something similar) an annual event. Without it the old habits will slip back in too quickly. Keep it up and you will make the change in mentality that does make for a good life. Well done OP. Stand up and be counted, you life is not worth much without it

In my experience I believe in listening to a balanced response that represents the views of all.

Of all.

To reject negative comments is to request to hear what you want to hear and that may not be a full and enlightening picture. let alone anything like the simple truth.

The actual fact is tht whilst I totally commend your actions it remains far too easy for any of us to upset our neighbours. And in some cases good community actions can do just that.

For example, It can be interpreted that your actions are provocative and critical of the community. You believe the place to need cleaning; to be dirty. Therefore are you not implying that the residents are themselves responsible and 'dirty'too? If that were the case then you may well upset someone who doesn't agree with you. Also, the very fact you have the time and money to spend on such un-neccesary and luxurious items can incite and offend the less priviledged.

Personally, I remain more circumspect and cautious regarding outward actions that impact upon others, however well intentioned.

Like I say ........... you can reject that as being negative as I disagree with your actions.

What a sad, sad, LITTLE man you are....life is the best educator there is.....get some.

Thanks all for your positive replies to this post....

To clear up a point regarding Luxury items, those machines were necessary items, and were sold on except for the Mower, when not required anymore.

I broke even on the deal and achieved a lot... so i was happy.

Anyone else got a project simular they want to do....I have time on my hands, let me know...maybe we can organise something.

Now if we could just get the rest of the TV barstool pundits to get off their lazy butts and do the same - Thailand would really have some progress in this area...

But they won't...because they are lazy.

Great story and community action does work in the right circumstances.

But what is wrong with being a greenie or treehugger???

FIRSTLY I AM NOT A GREENIE OR A TREEHUGGER!!!!

Certainly needed in this country where much of the natural environment has either been trashed or is at under threat in some way.

Great story and community action does work in the right circumstances.

But what is wrong with being a greenie or treehugger???

FIRSTLY I AM NOT A GREENIE OR A TREEHUGGER!!!!

Certainly needed in this country where much of the natural environment has either been trashed or is at under threat in some way.

Absolutely nothing wrong with it....I put it there to save the trolls asking....lol.

I will cut a tree down as quick as look at you....If it's needed to clean up a mess, or in the way.