Went to the Agenzy to rent a morterbike to do some Domestick travel

Saturday: high 28C 82F cloudy, scattered chance of rain

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Weekend ahead

Apples final day of March Promotion Friday From 1st April Thailand will no longer accept old British £5 notes Oh! Never mind, new driver testing rules are being reconsidered Rainy weather in Korat Submarines are on order.  No money for drainage available at this time. Prostitution will always be around, especially if sufficient other jobs are not available These people live among us So that's your best friend?

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Bulk shopping

Just cut up 20 pounds sirloin into 20 portions.  Ziplocked them and put them in the freezer. Do the same with chicken, fish and pork  to avoid having to shop frequently.

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Tomato Festival ? What's that all about ?

A few hot days, increasing rain chance thursday, friday. Noticeable temperature drop in time for "fools day." Real feel from 43 to 32
Thai authorities give ex-PM Thaksin $503 million tax bill | Fox News
Thailand stomped 4-0
This Sakon Nakhon Province guy hasn't clipped his fingernails in 7some years.
If some friends were missing in action yesterday, then they were probably at the free admission opening day at the Sakon Nakhon Aloha Park.
Justice bought and paid for

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Seems to me I remember this as a Sunday evening television special, mid eighties.

Another day of Sakon Nakhon Smiles

Game time was windy and cool, actually pleasant. 66 F with a chilly hefty breeze from the north. I had spent the morning at the hospital outpatient clinic. An old 'industrial injury,' which had been dormant for a while, decided to revisit. From the neck through the shoulder blade agonizing and painful PAIN.  Got a shot in the rear and some relaxants. After a short nap I had to make the decision to go or not go.  Obviously: I went.  A quick beer stop at Chilly Bar, a couple of beers at the ballgame, and the physical pains were less obvious as long as I moved carefully. Sakon Nakhon FC hosted Muang Loi United :: A player collision early in the game, sent one man to the hospital. The game did seem a bit rough at times, the referee noticed and handed out half a dozen yellow cars. Even though the game ended in a tie, neither team scored, Sakon Nakhon FC seemed to have the upper hand in this game Hans-Juergen Lenz shared an album with you 170326 MuangLoi at Sakon FC 62 View album

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Chance of Thunderstorm 60% early in the day

For Sale : : Teknetics Delta 4000 metal detector. High level discrimination features that discerns all types of metals with depth indicator. Have used it successfully in Sakon Nakhon area for 4 years. Price when new was 11,000 baht. Am selling it for 6,000 baht. Call 0800128328 TODAY Join the audience and cheer competition, shooting sports, soda soft bb gun off the championship ball isan na stadium municipalities #sakon nakhon Today 4 pm Sakon Provincial Sport Center Cost of scanners could have bought a lot of shit paper, China invented the stuff Looks like army weapons One says  "let's party," ↷                               the other says "let's not." ↷

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Many Thailand Balconies are unsafe. Tourists be warned, especially if you had a few drinks

It's in the news quite often, especially during the tourism high season, someone falling off the hotel balcony. It was again in recent news:  March 15, British man dies after falling from Udon Thani hotel Recently stayed at that hotel and used the third floor balcony to have a smoke. Looking out of the balcony was quite scary.  I did not have a measuring tape with me. The balcony wall reached well below my crotch.  I estimate the balcony wall height at 70 cm (2 feet, 4 inches).    Of course I am a bit surprised that the hotel has not installed safety barriers or warns guests of the dangers.  Then again T.i.T. and nothing should surprise me.    There are many such low balcony walls, I've experienced such low walls as high as the 17th floor in another building.  Tourists be warned, especially if you had a few drinks

Weather alert Saturday through Monday, thunderstorms and high winds likely.

Some People believe the curb in front of their house belongs to them exclusively  Wonder if there will be more cancellations announced Driving dangerously

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Mostly hot and humid, increased chance of scattered thunderstorms, a certainty over the weekend

Thailand invites eligible men to a big gamble  Pregnancy prevention education COPY Accidental cucumber

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Friday Night options

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Ding Dong Restaurant and Spa For Sale

Price 150,000 baht negotiable.  Monthly rent 6,000 baht With upstairs living quarters. For further details call 087-2226-549

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Seatbelts now mandatory for all vehicle passengers

The law is meant to reduce traffic deaths. It does not address passengers riding in the back of pickups,  The new law has flaws. Older cars do not have seatbelts in back seats. Older buses do not have seatbelts.  Songthaews don't have seatbelts.  Don't see how this will reduce the highway carnage, it will increase opportunities for more tea money. There are moments when seat belts become useless, in fact they can be deadly

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It ain't all sunshine

Scattered thundershowers.  Heavy tropical downpour by the weekend Sakon Nakhon Recoup Annual report Internal organ failure

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Tropical Rain easing this evening

Always been a bit suspicious regarding reported rainfall.  They average it out for the entire province and come up with some low numbers.  My rain gauge recorded over 2 inches of rain in an hour. Neighbors roof I got a clog, waiting for the next clear moment

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Toilets in the news and other important stuff

REALY? YEP ! LOCAL HEADLINES     DELIVERANCE   Villagers protested  sugar factory   Look out for Boobytraps    Produced and edited in Mukdahan Which Phad Thai do you prefer Thailand education in need of upgrade Mob tourism coming to your neighborhood It's really Healthy My electric bill  ฿ says a lot about the weather. Airconditioners and pool pump suck up most of the energy                    January -271.93   February -547.71       March -231.10 Tuesday: unlucky colors white and yellow Mars / Mangala god of war

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Rainy interlude

Looks are deceiving High chance of rain today and tomorrow. Then a couple of days with less chance of rain. Increased chance again as the weekend approaches.  Spring rains appear to be running late this year. Songkran thunderstorms seem highly likely this year. With the rains come nightly free bullfrog concerts. Snakes are listening. Be Aware !!    Much of the recent damage seems the result of poor construction and maintenance (including tree trimming)

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Sensible drivers pulled to the side of the road, stopped and had their emergency flashers on, vision limited safe driving speed to 30 km

Sakon Nakhon rainfall 13.3 mm    4pm to 1am  Mukdahan rainfall 16.5mm            7pm to 10pm Rain started right around the time we got on the road, 2 pm. It quickly got very heavy.  Then there were miles of land where it had not rained for days, then back to another heavy rain. Mukdahan was bright in the distance. We arrived at the Mukdahan stadium at about game time and were told the field they are playing on is some distance away.  A forty minute drive, like a bat outa hell, and  we arrived at the correct stadium as halftime started. Sakon FC 0. It was a well played game, Mukdahan players obviously performed better. Refereeing was flawless. Mukdahan Chaiyuenyong 4 Sakon Nakhon        1 Arrived home shortly before 9pm. Heard that the players were somewhere. Bus broke down, waiting for mechanic.

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It's Saturday, the sun is out, I'm outa here

Kickstarting the day  Breakfast coffee with chocolate and muscle relaxant Planning a happy day
Guess I been on social media since the mid 1980's.  Then known as BBS Bulletin Board Service. Had a Commodore 64 with 7 floppy drives connected to the phone.  Lived in Seattle at the time, called it "the Entertainer."
There still is rain in the forecast,  I just don't see it.  The weather from the west has forced the rain system to stay further south of us.  I'm expecting a dry football field in Mukdahan later in the day
I've heard it said before,  this time Merkel used the line on Trump You got a nice ASS

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Try to stay dry

Happy saint paddy's day Weather Warning "Summer Thunderstorm over upper Thailand "  No. 15 Time Issued : March 17, 2017 TMD "Outbreaks of summer thunderstorms occur over the upper country composed of thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail in many places ... ...During 17-18 March..." Travel direction from south

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How many Thais can afford this education

New drivers license requirements have been proposed.  Every new or renewal applicant must undergo 15 hours of driver training at a cost of up to 6,000 baht.  In Thailand's 76 provinces there are less than 100 certified driving schools.    The plan has to be modified.  There aren't enough schools to handle the demand.   Just like you can at many private schools in Thailand, you can probably get your license for the right price without ever attending.     What's the sense of rules when they are not uniformly enforced and allow corruption to flourish. Farm vehicle sales, including three wheeled motorcycles, will probably benefit. No license needed.  In my days high schools offered driving classes.  I received a student drivers license, which mean a licensed driver had to be in the vehicle with me.  I learned driving in a VW bus.

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There's a new road decoration on local roads.

50 km speed limit sign.   It must be decoration, because no one seems to be slowing down.   I dared to speed up to 60, just to compare speed of passing vehicles.  Everything was passing me at jet speed. The speed limit signs are a perfect accompaniment to the 100% helmet sign.

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OH SHIT!! it's the rainy season

Forecast especially heavy rains Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  After that some scattered rain for at least another week By next week we could even see some planting for that second crop. Second crop is generally early spring, while the main crop is planted in June or July. Our weather is coming from the southwest and gaining a bit of strength over the Phu Phan mountain range. click image for current animation Worth watching is the weather developing far southeast of us. Southeast and East is where the heavy rainy season usually comes from.  Next week overnight lows 23 to 24.

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THAI VISA and THE NATION merge

Thai VISA is now THAI VISA THE NATION

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Miracles of Modern Technology

Heartwarming  How EnChroma’s Glasses Correct Color-Blindness - MIT Technology Review  by Ryan Cross   June 27, 2016

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Are you ready for the hot Season

First talk of drought, won't be the last Si Saket in preparation for approaching drought - Thailand | ReliefWeb

"NO PROBLEM"  found

added to Calendar  April 29 Saturday 3 pm to 8 pm at Sakon Nakhon Robinson televised on Thai TV 7  International beauty contest winners  and television personalities will be in attendance

added to Calendar April 22 + 23 A Cup semi-finals at Wembley Chelsea vs Tottenham   Arsenal vs Manchester City

Alcohol vs Marijuana

Avoid running the AC all night

Of course I have insulation in the attic.  I also have blackout curtains over the window and most of the outside wall.  Blackout curtains are generally a bit thicker and heavier and act as insulation.    I run the AC till the bedroom has cooled down.  When I go to bed I switch off the AC and turn on an overhead fan.  The room remains cool till after I get up in the morning

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Snowball season in Sakon Nakhon

Most Thais have seen snow in the movies or in pictures.  They've never experienced it This hot weather is a perfect time to clean the walls of my freezer... ... And give many of my friends a first hand experience of getting hit with a snowball.  With feels like temperatures at 103 F, that's a real shock

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There's only one way and that is up

Pretty much suspected it, but I held off until the official stats were posted. Sakon Nakhon FC is at the bottom of the league, 12th. Sat, 18 Mar 16:00 Sakon FC travels to Mukdahan, 7th in the League with four draws and one loss. Sun, 26 Mar 16:00 Sakon Nakhon FC hosts Loi, 8th, also with four draws and one loss. Next three upcoming games are the best chances for Sakon FC to improve its standing

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Hydrate more live better

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Inspect your gutters

Weather moving north. Rain systems tend to loose strength traveling over land.  Forecasters have not agreed on the severity locally. While some reports indicate thunderstorms in spots, others are betting that the rain will be an all day event, from Friday Through Monday Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue 0mm 1mm 6mm 12mm 15mm 17mm 4mm 0 10% 10% 20% 40% 60% 60%

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