Friday Funnies

Hi,

The rain returned to Chiang Rai today. We had a sunny morning, and a storm during nap time. We did the Big C trip this morning and witnessed some interesting things around town.

Our 'Summer of Love' song eluded almost everyone. Denny and Ricardo knew it was "Tell It Like It Is" by Aaron Neville. Hmm, it's been a tough week, song wise. This 'Old School Friday' tune should be easy for you.
"You don't remember me, but I remember you. 'Twas not so long ago, you broke my heart in two. __ __ __ __, pain in my heart caused by you." Hint: It's by a singer and a group, and the singer's first name was 'Little' (Ha). Somebody was crying in bed.

We got an early start on the day and went to Big C before the rush. On the way, while sitting at a traffic light, I watched as a policeman on his motorbike forced a bike, with three guys on it, to the curb. None of them was wearing a helmet. I thought he would just site the driver and let them go. Instead, he motioned to one of them to get on his bike (not a police bike), with one of the guys. The policeman then got on the suspect's bike with the last passenger and had them follow him down the street to the police station. The cop figured the guy wouldn't try to run on a policeman's bike. Hmm, somebody's goin' to jail.

All week there has been a large digging machine dredging the river by the fairgrounds. They have piled up giant mounds of sand, hauled away truckloads, and made what looks like a big pond. We have no idea what this is about. On the fairgrounds, things are really going strong on the first night of the annual Fruit Festival. They kicked it off with a barrage of fireworks around 4:30 this afternoon. It will last until the 26th so we'll be stopping by to check it out.

We met with our friend Atom this afternoon for coffee at Doi Chaang. We always have fun visits with her. She told us about the family visit to Hong Kong, among other things. While we were talking, the man who directs traffic in the parking lot came in and very politely asked her if she could move her car. He was almost apologetic about it.

When we got back from our coffee visit it was time to hit the pool. The water had a slight chill on entry, but was actually very comfortable once we started swimming. The rain seems to be the leveler when it comes to the temp in the pool. It heats up on the hot, sunny days and then gets cooled by the rain. We've got to find a way to keep it like this all year.

This weekend is the Formula One Grand Prix of Spain. Next week it's Monte Carlo. Zoom. Speaking of sports, we watched part of the Yamaha All Thailand Marching Band Competition today. Very interesting. There were different configurations of what one might call a 'band', but they were all very good. Some were heavy on the drum section and played some very intricate cadences. Others were brass heavy, with stories being told by 'actors' in costume moving about the field. One band's presentation was called 'Columbus' and featured a young man in costume, complete with a telescope. We had no idea competitions like this existed.

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd. It's time for the 'Funnies'.

Peace,
Danny

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense
of humor. Here are some actual complaints submitted by
the UPS pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions
recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.

By the way, UPS is the only major airline that has
never, ever, had an accident.

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit
S: Something tightened in cockpit

P: Auto pilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200
feet per minute descent
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

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