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In Topic: Tremor This Morning ?
2011-05-01 10:42:13
Nawtier, on 2011-05-01 08:49:45, said:
Go and count how many trees missing in your neighbourhood overnight Greggy..........
Its usually 30 seconds anyway for your information....sometime 45.
Its usually 30 seconds anyway for your information....sometime 45.
I apologize for my inappropriate post, earlier. Bad humor and it was just plain wrong. I cannot delete it, unfortunately.
As for trees, my wife is an orchid gardener and prolific tree planter. Most of the Thai people I know have an healthy, if not uncanny, knowledge of the local flora, city-dwellers notwithstanding. Go to any big Thai bookstore and you will see a large selection of books about trees, plants and their care. Our housekeeper has a fourth-grade education but can identify any of a hundred species of trees and even tell you which insects favor which trees. She can also tell you which trees have spirits living in them. Valuable folk knowledge that has been lost in more developed nations.
Thailand also has an unusually large number of national parks which protect natural forests and the wildlife in them. The country is starting to do a good job in eliminating trafficking of forest animals (to China?) and has almost wiped out illegal logging.
Sorry to digress.
In Topic: My Thailand And Why I Love It.
2011-04-29 20:35:22
Nawtier, on 2011-04-29 20:10:54, said:
NaiGreg, on 2011-04-29 18:51:34, said:
feelings about trees (not just the Bo tree) - Have you seen the trees in the roads that were NOT cut down? And, there's a reason Thai men piss in the grass instead of on trees in the forest.
That's hilarious....thanks for the giggle.
I'll give you some contacts re the care and attention Thai's lavish on their BIG trees in this country.......if you care to ruin your dream like state.
Sure, give me your contacts.
I'm sure you speak Thai, being an expert and all. So you've seen some of the Thai feature films about tree poaching and the exploitation of forest lands. Good stuff. In your opinion, when you see the wardens shooting the tree poachers do you think they were following instructions of the gov't or getting paid off by the logging companies. I'll give you the answer if your contacts can't provide the answer.
Thanks for waking me up from my dream state.
