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pareidoliaonthemove · 1 year ago

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A New Policy

Part Two: VIP (Very Important imPosition)

(And since Tumblr is being a pain and I can't find Part One here, you can find it here on AO3).

Apolline Morel looked up as the door gave its discreet chime.

And swore.

She had been the Invoicing and Reception Operative at Tracy Industries’ prestigious Custom Transport Paris office for the last seven years, and had seen all sorts of eccentric – and rich – persons come through the door, and by far Francois Lemaire was the worst of the worst.

She and her colleagues had often dreamed and schemed about refusing the obnoxious idiot service, and they had initially been overjoyed at the thought that they had official permission from the highest authority – Scott Tracy, CEO and homme de rêve – to do so. Until they realised that they would have to tell Lemaire that they would not sell whatever it was he wanted.

To his face.

Apolloine, as had all her colleagues, had consoled herself that the chances of having to actually do so were remote. After all, the Blacklisted persons had all been notified that they would no longer be served by Tracy Industries businesses, non?

Non; or at least, Lemaire hadn’t got the message. Apolline’s heart sank as the man burst through the secondary doors, a damned hovercamera flitting around him, and his wife – Madeline – trailing behind him, with the air of a woman who knew she was about to witness a train wreck and was helpless (and disinclined) to stop it.

“And here we are, at our first stop towards adventure! The luxurious offices of Custom Transport Paree” – Apolline rolled her eyes as his English-language monologue made a point of over-emphasising the proper (that is, French) pronunciation of the city – “where the best designers and technicians will spare no effort – and I will spare no expense – to ensure that I, Francois Lemaire, will be in comfort as I forge yet another world first! The first person to drive up Mount Everest!”

Apolline remembered his previous ‘expedition’ to Everest. It had taken three sherpas to carry the man’s cheeses to the top of the mountain. The outcry from the amount of rubbish that had been left on the top of the mountain – not just holy, but considered an actual goddess – had been the final straw that saw the Nepalese severely restricting access to the mountain. Never mind the idiocy on the descent that saw the man trapping himself and three sherpas in an ice cave. With a yak.

Lemaire’s monologue ended with a flourish as he presented himself to the desk. The holocamera drifted out for dramatic wide angle. “I am Francois Lemaire. Adventurer. Explorer!”

A pointed cough from behind him. “Oh, and this my biographer, Madeline Lemaire.” A vague handwave behind him.

“Your wife.” It was muttered, and not meant for Apolline to hear. Apolline met the woman’s eyes, and was surprised when she smirked. “Give it to him good” was mouthed silently.

Apolline didn’t have a chance to acknowledge Madeline, Lemaire had resumed speaking. “And I have come here today, to Custom Transport Paree to order the construction of a car that will enable me to be the first person to drive up Mount Everest!”

He struck a pose, clearly expecting some kind of accolade or ovation.

Apolline smiled at him, tightly. “Does Monsieur have an appointment?”

He stared at her, bewildered. “I am Francois Lemaire,” he repeated. “Explorer? Adventurer? World Famous? First person to visit Halley’s Comet? I brought the Solar Wind off you people!”

Apolline typed into the computer, as she tried to figure out how to handle this. “Francois … Lemaire …”

The computer beeped before Lemaire could list more ‘accomplishments’.

Apolline looked at the display. Apparently Lemaire had also brought a bathyscape, Artic snowcrawler, and submersible from them as well.

Across the client file display in big, violent red letters was the words ‘Account Closed. Blacklisted’. Apolline’s eyes widened. Management wasn’t taking any chances here, were they?

She took a deep breath, and went for broke. “I am sorry, Mr Lemaire, it appears you do not have an appointment, and that you no longer qualify for a client file.”

Apolline had once been visiting friends in Sicily when Mount Etna had undergone it’s biggest eruption in recorded history. The effects of the volcano had nothing on Lemaire’s reaction.

“I AM FRANCOIS LEMAIRE!!!” he screamed. “I AM WORLD FAMOUS!!! I AM RICH!!!! YOU CANNOT REFUSE TO BUILD MY MOUNTAIN CLIMBING CAR!!! I WANT IT!!! AND YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE IT TO ME!!!”

Apolline got to work on the computer as the man continued his tantrum. DM channels; where was … Ah, here. Blacklist: Situation. She started typing rapidly.

Name: Apolline Morel

Section: Invoicing and Reception, Custom Transport Paris

Details: Francois Lemaire arrived office, no appointment, demand construction of ‘mountaineering car’ to be ‘first person to drive up Mt Everest’. Became hysterical on being told no longer qualifies for client file. Request assistance.

She hit send and eyed the time display discreetly inlaid into the desk’s surface. Response within ten minutes, the memo and training packages had said. Well, she’d be testing that promise out today.

She didn’t think she could stand more than ten minutes of this.

They were seven and a half minutes in and Apolline hadn’t seen evidence of Lemaire drawing in a breath as his high-volume tirade continued non-stop. Behind him, Madeline was disinterestedly examining her nails as the holocamera zoomed around the room erratically, closing in and out from Lemaire and careening around in circles, apparently controlled by Lemaire’s hand gestures, his wild gesticulation had sent it haywire.

She was just about to try again to speak when in the ceiling a previously unknown holoprojector flared into life.

Lemaire was finally silenced as everyone in the room stared in shock as a hologram – a very high quality, almost solid appearing hologram – of Scott Tracy appeared standing behind the desk, next to Apolline, as large as life, and almost as physically real.

Mr Tracy turned to Apolline. “Ms Morel,” he said, smiling slightly at her. “I am sorry that you have had to deal with this. Please, take an extended lunch break – with full pay.”

Apolline quickly swiped her employee card at the terminal, logging her out of the system and securing the terminal, and she stood, fighting the urge to curtsy to her employer.

“I am sorry to have bothered you, Mr Tracy. Thank you for your assistance. If you need me, I shall be in the employee lounge, sir.”

Scott smiled, and nodded. “Thank you, Ms Morel. Please take your time.”

He turned back to Lemaire as Apolline backed away, awed to be in the presence of the legendary Scott Tracy, even if said presence was a holographic one.

In the background, Madeline grinned at her, and gave her a discreet ‘thumbs up’ – Apolline smiled back at the woman, and mouthed ‘thank you’ to her.

Holographic Scott Tracy had turned his attention to Lemaire as Apolline ordered the elevator to take her to the second floor. “Now, Mr Lemaire, I believe there are some matters we need to clear up…” was the last thing she heard as the elevator doors closed.

It seemed like every member of Custom Transport Paris’s staff was crammed into the employee lounge.

Apolline barely had time to register this fact when Andre, her manager, seized her by the arm. “Apolline, are you all right? It must have been awful, dealing with that terrible man!”

“I’m fine. But what’s everyone doing here?”

“Word got around that Lemaire was here. We all wanted to see what would happen when you refused him service.”

Apolline snorted. “Thanks. Nobody thought to help me?”

“I think you had plenty of help, without us.” Andre gestured at the security hologram of the lobby and reception desk on display in the centre of the room.

Apolline stared. A holographic Lemaire was scowling at the equally unimpressed holographic (double-holographic?) Scott Tracy. “What’s happened?” she asked.

“After you left Mr Tracy ‘reminded’ Lemaire that he had been blacklisted, and no Tracy Industries companies would serve him.” Andre started.

“And Lemaire kicked off about how that it was illegal,” snickered Juan, one of the designers.

Andre glared at him. “Mr Tracy’s just finished going through the legal details of why and how that is allowed,” he continued. “Mr Tracy either has a very thorough knowledge of business and customer service law, or he has been very well briefed, very quickly.”

“Shhhh!” someone hushed from near the hologram. “It’s starting to get good!”

Everyone pushed closer to the hologram, those in front sitting or kneeling down to allow a better view for those in back.

The tiny Lemaire was pouting, “I don’t know why you’re making such a fuss, nobody died! Anyway, if the car that your company provides fails, you run International Rescue. You can stop people dying because your company provides inferior products.”

There were outraged gasps around the room. Most of the designers were casting longing looks at the door with clenched fists, but were being held in place by their friends from other departments.

Lemaire kept going. “Is that why you started International Rescue? So you can play the hero when your substandard products fail and put people in danger?” He was attempting to poke the hologram in the chest with his fingers. “You put me in danger! I could have got back from Halley’s Comet if your company had given me a safe spaceship.”

Scott Tracy’s eyes blazed. “MISTER Lemaire. I must warn you that, as per the signage, for security purposes the premises integrate security cameras, and that what you are saying is slander.” A hand appeared from behind Mr Tracy, disappearing into a red and black checked sleeve, and lightly touched his shoulder. Muttered words and Mr Tracy made a visible effort to calm himself, before speaking again and the hand disappeared.

“Mr Lemaire, your stated purpose for commissioning a quote ‘mountain climbing car’ is to ‘drive up’ Mount Sagarmatha–”

“Um, No! I’m going to drive up Mount Everest! I said that VERY clearly. Mount EVER-REST.”

“Mount Sagarmatha, and after your disastrous previous ‘expedition’ – and the numerous crimes you commited during that time–”

“What ‘crimes’? Now how’s slandering who? I committed no crimes!”

Mr Tracy stared. “You mean other than making false statements to gain your climb permit? Fraudulently claiming you had climbed other 8,000ft peaks? Fraudulently claiming you had appropriate insurance. Mistreatment of the Sherpas you hired? Interfering with burial sites?”

Lemaire shuddered. “I was not going to share a camp site with corpses,” he declared. “After all that fuss they made about ‘polluting’ the mountain, you think they’d clean up the corpses. Health hazard, that is.”

“Mr” – and there was no mistaking the disdain in that title – “Lemaire, Mount Sagarmatha is a recognised burial ground. It is dangerous to try and remove from the mountain anybody who cannot realistically be saved. What you did – pushing the bodies off the mountain – was a crime. And as such, the Nepalese Government deported you and banned you from ever returning to their country again.”

Lemaire waved his hand dismissively. “I’m not going back to Nepal. Why would I want to? Much better to drive up Mount Everest from Tibet. The route is all planned.”

There was a sigh. “In any case, other than approved helicopters at both North and South Face base camps, no mechanised vehicles are permitted on Mount Sagarmatha or Mount Chomolungma. Even Thunderbirds are forbidden under normal circumstances. As per our agreement with both the Nepalese and Tibetan Governments, International Rescue do not respond to calls from the Holy Mountain, other than at the request of the governments.” The disembodied hand returned, resting comforting on Mr Tracy’s shoulder.

Apolline shuddered. How many calls for help from dying mountaineers had they been forced to ignore? He heart ached, but she realised that the phrase ‘Holy Mountain’ was how Mr Tracy reminded himself that his help, there on a literal goddess, was not appropriate.

Lemaire sniffed. “Nobody will deny me. Nobody turns away the money I can pay. I’ll drive up Mount Everest. I’ll be the first person to do it, and the world will be watching.” He turned away. “And I’ll make sure everybody knows that Tracy Industries refuses to serve customers.”

Suddenly Lemaire spun back, again stabbing fingers at Mr Tracy’s holographic chest. “And don’t get any ideas about stealing my idea! I’ll sue you into poverty if I find out you’re even thinking about driving up Mount Everest before me!”

Lemaire turned again and flounced out of the building, the holocamera faithful tailing him, with Madeline reluctantly behind. Scott Tracy’s hologram remained, standing in front of the reception desk, hands on hips and frowning at the retreating ‘explorer’

In the employee lounge, people erupted into cheers and catcalls at Lemaire. There were backslaps and hugs all around.

All of which fell to awed silence as the hologram of the reception lobby disappeared to be replaced by the lifesized Scott Tracy. An eyebrow went up at the packed room, before he spoke. “Ms Morel?”

Apolline stepped into the holograms reception field – although she suspected from his reaction that when Mr Tracy accessed it, the reception field was greatly expanded – assisted by a push from Andre. “Yes, Mr Tracy?”

His eyes raked her, assessing, “I wanted to make sure you were alright after your … unpleasant … experience earlier.” His eyes darted around the room. “And I must say, I am very pleased to see you so ably supported by your colleagues.”

Mr Durand, the General Manager, stepped forward. “Please forgive us, Mr Tracy. Mr Lemaire has in the past been an unpleasant person for many of our staff to deal with. When it became apparent that he had returned, despite his Blacklisted status, many people hoped for the satisfaction of seeing him turned away.”

Mr Tracy nodded, thoughtfully. “I hope I didn’t disappoint.” A pause. “And, to further reassure you all, the recording of Mr Lemaire’s statements here today will be forwarded to the Nepalese, Tibetan, and Chinese Governments. If anyone is foolish enough to supply him with the vehicle he is trying to purchase, he will be stopped before he can get anywhere near the mountain.”

There was a general murmur of approval throughout the room, and Mr Tracy frowned again. “Mr Durand, you said that Mr Lemaire has been unpleasant do deal with in the past. Can you please forward to an elaboration on that to my email? And sometime in the next fortnight, please provide a list and broad details of any comparable clients. It appears we need to educate some of our customers as to how to behave politely in public.”

The General Manager nodded, as another murmur of appreciation went up around the room. Mr Tracy turned back to Apolline. “Ms Morel, I am deeply sorry that you had to deal with that outburst earlier. If you feel you need it, please do not hesitate to take time off. I will make sure you receive full pay for any time.”

Apolline gathered herself. “Thank you for your kindness, Mr Tracy. I am perfectly all right. I do not need any time away from work. And it is I who should apologise to you. I am sorry that I disturbed you to deal with this matter.”

Mr Tracy smiled easily. “No apology necessary, Ms Morel. I am afraid we did expect something like this when we instigated the Blacklist, it’s why we set up the Blacklist DM. The people we have been forced to refuse custom are … not known for their social skills, and tend to operate with little regard for safety and the welfare of others.”

Apolline bowed her head. “Then I am sorry that you have to deal with them, Mr Tracy. Hopefully, this will be the last time.”

Mr Tracy sighed. “I doubt it, Ms Morel. Unfortunately, other companies will build what he wants because they cannot afford to turn away commissions. And they will wash their conscience by saying it falls to others to ensure the rules he will break are upheld.”

Someone else spoke up then. “Do you really not rescue people off of Mount, uh –”

Mr Tracy smiled. “The highest mountain in the world? It does get rather confusing about the name issue, but it was only fifty years ago Nepal and Tibet agreed on the official height of the mountain. And as for agreeing on an official name … Well, miracles do happen.” Then he sighed. “And yes, as I told Mr Lemaire, unless we get official requests from the appropriate governments, we do not respond. It is part of the agreement International Rescue has with the Council of World Governments that allows us to operate. We wouldn’t park a Thunderbird in a church, we will not park one on the mountain. Everyone who climbs the mountain does so knowing the risks, and they must accept the consequences.” He seemed to wilt, “It’s hard, but we must do it.”

A klaxon sounded, and a voice announced, “International Rescue, we have a situation.”

Mr Tracy glanced over his shoulder, before turning back to his employees speaking rapidly. “I’m sorry, I’m going to have to go. But thank you again, Ms Morel for your sterling work in a difficult situation, and thank you, everybody, for your support of your colleagues. It’s always a pleasure to see people who work together and look after each other. Mr Durand, I look forward to working with you to ensure our people are treated correctly. Tracy Island out.” The hologram fizzed and blinked out, the view of the empty lobby returning.

“Wow.” Apolline didn’t realise she had spoken until Andre placed a hand on her shoulder.

“Do as Mr Tracy says, Apolline, take some time. I’ll take over the desk for the rest of today.”

Apolline shook herself, and went to speak, but she saw the rest of the company nodding at her, encouragingly. She reconsidered. “Thank you, Andre. I think after this morning a break from reception will be welcome. I will work on invoicing today, if I may.”

Andre glanced at Mr Durand, and they both shrugged. “If you feel that’s best for you, Apolline,” he said.

Mr Durand nodded. “And before everybody returns to their work, may I please request that you provide me with details of past … unpleasant encounters, both with Mr Lemaire and other clients, as Mr Tracy requested. Hopefully we will be able to prevent further such displays.”

The room broke up, Apolline snatching her lunch from the refrigerator before joining the huddle of Invoicing and Reception staff returning to their backroom offices. As she joined in with her own stories of horrible customers, she felt a sense of pride. Not just in herself, but in her colleagues – her friends. Coming to work was still a pain many days, but Tracy Industries went out of its way to treat its people well.

And today proved how far out of its way it would go.

Notes:

I MAY have been fantasising a bit about employers who actually care about and support their employees.

I may also have been catching up on some reading / viewing and had a convergence of Mt Everest (name used for simplicity) related 'texts' (most of which is 'Dead Lucky: life after death on Mount Everest' by Lincoln Hall) - and I now understand MORE about the logistics of doing so, and understand LESS about why anyone would be so insane as to wish to do so.

I hope everyone has employers and colleagues as supportive as Apolline has.

#thunderbirds are go #thunderbird fanfic #fanfic #my fanfic #scott tracy #tracy industries #francois lemaire #a new policy

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livingforstars · 1 year ago

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Pluto Not Yet Explored - February 12th, 1996.

"Cold, distant, Pluto was the only planet in our Solar System that had not been visited by a spacecraft from Earth at the time. The story goes that the legend "Pluto Not Yet Explored" on a US postal stamp, depicting the tiny, mysterious world, inspired a JPL employee to develop plans for a Pluto flyby. These plans evolved into the "Pluto Express" mission that was intended for launch early in the following decade. The type of small, high-tech spacecraft that was proposed is depicted above in an artist's vision, approaching Pluto's mottled surface. A tenuous, transient atmosphere is visible as blue haze beyond the bright limb, while Pluto's companion Charon looms in the distance. Images and data from such a mission was said to be an incredible boon to those studying these bizarre, inaccessible worlds, as evidence mounts that Pluto itself is only the largest of many small ice dwarf mini-planets."

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duckapus · 1 month ago

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Project Dark Arms

Dark Arms Meowth The Scratch Cat Pokemon Dragon Ability: Pickup/Technician/(Hidden)Intimidate

Dark Arms Perrserker The Black Warrior Pokemon Dragon Ability: Battle Armor/Merciless/(Hidden)Telepathy Evolves from Dark Arms Meowth at Level 28

Dark Arms Togepi The Spike Ball Pokemon Fairy/Dragon Ability: Mystic Force (The Pokemon's Fairy Type Moves will count as Dragon Type if it will be more effective, or vice-versa)

Dark Arms Togetic The Black Wing Pokemon Fairy/Dragon Ability: Mystic Force Evolves from Dark Arms Togepi if Leveled up with high Friendship at night

Togevyrn The Black Hawk Pokemon Fairy/Dragon Ability: Mystic Force Evolves from Dark Arms Togetic if exposed to high amounts of Chaos Energy

Dark Arms Joltik The Attaching Pokemon Dark/Electric Ability: Compound Eyes/Intimidate/(Hidden)Pressure

Dark Arms Galvantula The EleSpider Pokemon Dark/Electric Ability: Compound Eyes/Intimidate/(Hidden)Pressure Evolves from Dark Arms Joltik at Level 36

Doomyu The Doom Eye Pokemon Psychic Ability: Telepathy/Forewarn/(Hidden)Supreme Overlord

Doomie The Doom Eye Pokemon Psychic/Dark Ability: Telepathy/Forewarn/(Hidden)Supreme Overlord Evolves from Doomie when exposed to a Demon's Tooth

Doomyu and Doomie are Convergent Pokemon based on Staryu and Starmie, and are the result of saturating a tissue sample from the Doom's Eye with Infinity Energy.

Hattreza The Little Witch Pokemon Psychic/Dark Ability: Long Reach/(Hidden)Dancer Evolves from Hatenna when Leveled up within range of the Black Arms Hivemind

Hatteneta The Wicked Pokemon Psychic/Dark Ability: Long Reach/(Hidden)Dancer Evolves from Hattreza when Leveled up with a Cheshpurr or Dark Arms Pokemon in the Party

Dark Arms Minior The Black Comet Pokemon Rock/Poison Ability: Doom Aura (The same as Sheilds Down, except it functionally has Static while in Core Form)

Dark Arms Binacle The Death Leech Pokemon Rock/Psychic Ability: Tough Claws/Poison Point/(Hidden)Telepathy

Dark Arms Barbaracle The Collective Pokemon Rock/Psychic Ability: Tough Claws/Poison Point/(Hidden)Telepathy

Dark Arms Filesis The Sun-Starved Pokemon Grass/Ground Ability: Earth Eater/Sweet Scent

Rayclipse The False Sun Pokemon Grass/Dark Ability: Drought Evolves from Dark Arms Filesis when exposed to a Sun Stone

Just for the record: Filesis The Solar Pokemon Grass/Electric Ability: Chlorophyl/Solar Power

Solray The Solar Pokemon Grass/Electric Ability: Chlorophyl/Solar Power Evolves from Filesis when Leveled up in Harsh Sunlight

(Flilesis and Solray are Donandan Pokemon, with Filesis being a lightbulb and flower bud and Solray being a living desk lamp. the Dark Arms form takes inspiration from that one underground rhubarb farming method, while Rayclipse is based on Eggman's artificial sun towers in that one Sonic X arc where he "accidentally" causes a permanent eclipse after fixing the moon)

Dark Arms Cyclizar The Mount Pokemon Dragon/Dark Ability: Speed Boost/(Hidden)Rivalry (Based on Shadow's motorcycle, of course)

Mephelbi The Lost Timeline Pokemon Rock/Dark Ability: Event Horizon Despite supposedly being a mutant Celebi, Mephelbi is currently not powerful enough to travel through time. It can still manipulate the speed of its flow, at least. Seems to have beef with the Cyclizars for some reason.

#smg4 ocs #fakemon #black arms #au lore #mephiles the dark

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lastimeexteriors-nebraska · 1 month ago

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Are there skylights that can open and close automatically?

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chaitanyasolars · 3 months ago

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focusonarchitecture · 3 months ago

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Day 77— Melbourne Observatory

The Melbourne Observatory is composed of a number of different buildings. South Equatorial House and Photoheliograph House (pictured here) were built in 1873 and 1874 with funds provided by the Government for observation of the Transit of Venus in 1874. The Photoheliograph was used to make a daily photograph of the sun to study changes in the sun's behaviour and surface.

The Equatorial House was constructed to house an equatorial telescope, which is a type of telescope mounted in such a way that it can easily track celestial objects as they move across the sky. It featured a rotating dome to allow astronomers to observe different sections of the sky without obstruction. The telescope was primarily used for astronomical observations, timekeeping, and mapping the southern hemisphere's stars.

The Photoheliograph House was built to accommodate the photoheliograph, a specialised telescope designed for photographing the Sun. It was used to study sunspots, solar activity, and eclipses, contributing to the understanding of solar cycles. The photoheliograph at Melbourne Observatory was originally part of a worldwide network observing the Transit of Venus in 1874, a key event in refining measurements of the Earth-Sun distance. The building itself was designed to provide a stable environment for solar photography, with features that minimised vibrations and light interference.

Although Melbourne Observatory was decommissioned in 1945, the telescopes and most other equipment are still fully operational. It is used to this day for sky observing by the Astronomical Society of Victoria, and hosts visiting star buffs from around the world.

Photo: 2023

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thaifanfests · 1 year ago

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💧ประกาศสงกรานต์ ปีพุทธศักราช 2567💧

💧Songkran Announcement 2567 Buddhist era💧

From Brahmin astrologers from the Royal Ceremonial Division of the Bureau of the Royal Household

Translated by @recentadultburnout

ปีมะโรง (เทวดาผู้ชาย ธาตุทอง) ฉอศก จุลศักราช 1386 ทางจันทรคติ เป็น ปกติ มาสวาร ทางสุริยคติ เป็น อธิกสุรทิน

Year of great snake (male angel, gold element) 1386 Thai minor era.

The lunar cycle is a Poktimat-wan (a normal year where the even months have 15 days of waxing moon and 15 days of waning moon and the odd months have 15 days of waxing moon and 14 days of waning moon, the total days in a year are (306+296) = 354 days).

The solar calendar is a leap year

วันที่ 13 เมษายน เป็น วันมหาสงกรานต์ ทางจันทรคติตรงกับวันเสาร์ ขึ้น 5 ค่ำ เดือน 5 เวลา 22 นาฬิกา 24 นาที

April 13th is the Maha Songkran Day.

On the lunar cycle, it falls on Saturday, the 5th waxing moon of the 5th lunar month at 10:24 p.m.

นางสงกรานต์ ทรงนามว่า “มโหธรเทวี” ทรงพาหุรัดทัดดอกสามหาว อาภรณ์แก้วนิลรัตน์

Lady Songkran named Mahothorn Devi. Wearing a bracelet. Behind her ear is water hyacinth. Robed in blue sapphire.

ภักษาหารเนื้อทราย พระหัตถ์ขวาทรงจักร พระหัตถ์ซ้ายทรงตรีศูล เสด็จไสยาสน์ลืมเนตรมาเหนือหลัง มยุรา (นกยูง) เป็นพาหนะ

Hog deer is her food. Her right hand holding a “chakram” gear wheel and her left hand holding a trident.

Her Majesty lay on the back of a peacock as a vehicle with her eyes open.

วันที่ 16 เมษายน เวลา 02 นาฬิกา 15 นาที 00 วินาที เปลี่ยนจุลศักราชใหม่เป็น 1386 ปีนี้ วันอังคาร เป็น ธงชัย, วันพฤหัสบดี เป็น อธิบดี, วันจันทร์ เป็น อุบาทว์, วันเสาร์ เป็น โลกาวินาศ

April 16 at 02:15 minutes 00 seconds, changed to the new Thai minor era, 1386. Tuesday is Thongchai (type of auspicious day according to astrology). Thursday is Athipbodi (auspicious day). Monday is Ubat (a type of day according to astrology). Saturday is Lokawinat. (inauspicious day).

ปีนี้ วันอังคาร เป็นอธิบดีฝน บันดาลให้ฝนตก 300 ห่า ตกในโลกมนุษย์ 30 ห่า ตกในมหาสมุทร 60 ห่า ตกในป่าหิมพานต์ 90 ห่า ตกในเขาจักรวาล 120 ห่า นาคให้น้ำ 7 ตัว

This year, Tuesday is Athipbodi of the Rain causing 300 showers of rain. Falling into the human world 30 showers of rain. Falling into the ocean 60 showers of rain. Fell on the Himmapan forest 90 showers of rain. Fell on Mount Meru 120 showers of rain. 7 Nagas give water (also a prediction about the amount of rain. Mean that there will be little water).

เกณฑ์ธัญญาหาร ได้เศษ 5 ชื่อ วิบัติ ข้าวกล้าในภูมินาจะเกิดกิมิชาติ จะได้ผลกึ่ง เสียกึ่ง

The grain criteria gets 5 fractions. The name is Wibat (catastrophe) The rice seedlings in the rice field will be born with beetles or various insects. The results will be half good and half bad.

เกณฑ์ธาราธิคุณ ตกราศีวาโย (ลม) น้ำน้อย

Tharathikhun's criteria fall under the zodiac sign of Wayo(wind). There will be little water.

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