This visitor is quite a Flasher

 Prelude to the cool season   

The weather man at the Thai meteorological department has put on a sweater.
Night time temperatures in the low 20C, dipping below 20C in some areas.
Up to 10 km wind gusts from East - Northeast.
Now is the perfect time to plant vegetables which generally do not survive in the tropical heat and rain periods.

 Disco Dan is is quite a 'FLASHER.'  

New temporary house guest arrived early last night.  Nicknamed Disco D.
He  is quite a 'FLASHER.'  He puts on quite a show. I really love the all night free show.
He wears a flashing light on his rear end for special effects.  Quite some interesting and provocative moves.
I'd like to applaud the show, but I dare not.  I might squash the firefly Disco D. 

 Inflation in Thailand's future? 

The increase of the minimum wage will in the end not benefit the average Thai wage earner.
Businesses will not absorb those additional costs, instead they will raise their prices to stay profitable.

Add to that the shortages of goods due to the flood.
Prices will increase on everything, it's inevitable.  It's already started!!

 It's not a lack of modern equipment 

Lack of new equipment was the explanation given by the Meteorological Department, for not alerting the nation ahead of the severity of the flood disaster.
Reminds me a bit of an alcoholic making excuses for his/her continued drinking.
Alcoholics first have to recognize and then admit the problem.
The Meteorological Department's problem is not antiquated equipment.
The problem is educated and trained personnel.

I've only had one college course in weather phenomenon.  Yet, I have been able to alert my local readers of changing weather conditions with fair accuracy.  Frequently my alerts were days ahead of the Meteorological Department, using information from their website

Changwat (province) Sakon Nakhon 2552 (2009) 

Loi Krathong November 10