Rocket Festival - Ban That Dates

Post by **Allen A Hale** » April 27, 2013, 9:30 pm

Does anyone know the dates, better yet the schedule, for this year's Ban That Rocket Festival (A. Phen)?

Post by **parrot** » April 27, 2013, 10:16 pm

According to the info at
http://mohlumesan.com/index.php?topic=17.0

23 พฤษภาคม 2556 แสดงที่ บ้านธาตุ อ.เพ็ญ จ.อุดรธานี (งานบุญบั้งไฟล้าน). (23 May)

Post by **Mosquito** » April 28, 2013, 7:25 am

Nong Or, Nong Wua So rocket festival today and tomorrow (small event, though fun to watch).

Post by **Allen A Hale** » April 28, 2013, 9:14 am

Thank You Mosquito and Parrot

Post by **trubrit** » April 28, 2013, 10:05 am

Mosquito wrote:Nong Or, Nong Wua So rocket festival today and tomorrow (small event, though fun to watch).

Yes Today is the beauty competitions, tomorrow the rockets take center stage.Just a word to any one thinking of going, especially with kids. Explosives and alcohol are a potent mixture and there is plenty of both here. :-"

Post by **pienmash** » April 28, 2013, 10:15 am

trubrit wrote:
Mosquito wrote:Nong Or, Nong Wua So rocket festival today and tomorrow (small event, though fun to watch).
Yes Today is the beauty competitions, tomorrow the rockets take center stage.Just a word to any one thinking of going, especially with kids. Explosives and alcohol are a potent mixture and there is plenty of both here. :-"

Very diplomatically put Tb .... i went once ,,, the mixture of booze and explosives indeed turned out to be eye opening , lots of fun that turned rapidly into violence .... i wont be going again tho the beauty pageant sounds interesting .

Post by **parrot** » May 22, 2013, 10:46 am

Just a reminder......the rocket festival at Ban That, A. Phen (บ้านธาตุ, เพ็ญ) runs from 22-28 May.
1000 rockets, lots of prizes, and hopefully, lots of rain as a result.

https://i-san.tourismthailand.org/index ... &fdNum=552

Post by **Allen A Hale** » May 22, 2013, 3:36 pm

Thank You Kuhn Parrot - I will definitely get out there for a day or two.

Post by **parrot** » May 26, 2013, 8:14 pm

A man and a woman died in Nongkai this morning....after an errant rocket smashed through their windshield shortly after ignition. The male driver of the truck was looking for a parking spot in the vicinity of festival when the rocket entered the vehicle, killing a 41 year old woman. The 47 year old man died shortly after being taken to a nearby hospital.

The festival was canceled by authorities shortly after the accident.

http://www.thairath.co.th/content/region/347201

Post by **Svein66** » May 26, 2013, 9:34 pm

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews ... t-festival

Post by **pienmash** » May 27, 2013, 10:35 am

i was in Nong Khai yesterday and heard about this .......very sad indeed.

This highlights the dangers of such events ,, usually in the news for gang fights , shootings and drunkeness .. this tragic accident should lead to restrictions in future ...but i doubt it will .... Thais playing with alcohol and explosives not a good combo imo.

I suppose its similar to November 5th Bonfire night in the UK ,,, tho that is without the alcohol thrown in ..

Post by **trubrit** » May 27, 2013, 11:48 am

pienmash wrote:i was in Nong Khai yesterday and heard about this .......very sad indeed.

This highlights the dangers of such events ,, usually in the news for gang fights , shootings and drunkeness .. this tragic accident should lead to restrictions in future ...but i doubt it will .... Thais playing with alcohol and explosives not a good combo imo.

I suppose its similar to November 5th Bonfire night in the UK ,,, tho that is without the alcohol thrown in ..

Of course now in the UK, all events are strictly controlled and supervised and the big thing , the bangers are professionally made not a lot of fertilizer stuffed in a plastic pipe. There was another incident last week when one turned round and ploughed through a marquee killing a young lad inside .Sheer madness. I often wonder where these massive pipes come down . I am sure they don't disintegrate .