Sakon FC hosts Yasothon FC 31 March 4pm provincial stadium Airport road

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Opinion; to date the temperatures have not been quite as hot as generally expected this time of the year

TodayScattered storm mostly early in the morning. UV rating 12 Extreme By April 5 we may feel like it's  over 100 for just a couple days here and there April 12 108 April 13  99 April 14  95 April 15 101 April 16 102

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Venue change confirmed

Summer rain Town Sakon Nakhon 2018 will be held in the open area west of Big C.  For me that's a ten minute walk from home

The Pinto Ranch/ error? them's black eyed peas, like em even better

 

Plants left picture are 4 days old. Plants right picture are 18 days. Still have not determined if it's bush or vine plant. Got close to 50 additional plants starting to pop out of the ground

I was looking for a truck in my photo album

After slide 5 it's all Thailand               use the next button

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

I seriously doubt any major tourism increase

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Japan Farmland tourism

Follow the pouncing price High $ea$on

source Air Asia Sakon Nakhon to Bangkok

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

A number of Futsal tournaments are coming up soon

Been sponsoring local football and futsal for a number of years

180326 14th Prime Minister Cup 334

It's not all that expensive: Ten or more jerseys with printed logos, 1,000 and up depending how much printing and how many team members.  I've averaged 3,000baht.  Depending on the circumstances water and other game refreshments. Some tournaments furnish drinking water and such.

Of course there are great social benefits, you get to meet a lot of people and get invited to other social events. Let's not forget there are victory parties

Places and things to see in Sakon Nakhon

it's a quick overview with english subtitles

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

14th Prime Minister Cup

All wins, no losses.  Thanks everyone for the really great time. Let's do it again.

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Then if you dare ...

Two sirloin steaks pan fried and cut into small cubes, 500 gram beans and seasoning  Cook beans until they begin to taste almost tender, add meat and seasoning. Then if you dare Recently did a small test planting of Pinto beans.  Turned out so successfully, had a lot more planted this weekend.

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Signs Sakon Nakhon 2003

Increased strain on the porcelain tends to cause serious bodily harm

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Sakon Nakhon hosts Yasothon Saturday, 31 March

Sunday's win 2 - 0 was expected, but still a pleasant surprise.  The win propelled Sakon Nakhon FC from 12th to 10th place.  Next game is finally a home game after three consecutive away games.   Yasothon just advanced from 8th to 7th place in the league. Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts    7 Yasothon 7 3 3 1 7 5 +2 12 10 Sakon Nakhon 7 2 2 3 9 15 −6 8 A win here would be excellent. The high number of goals Sakon Nakhon has allowed might suggest that defense needs a bit attention. Date .....Host ..... .....Visitor.....  Score  Album180211  Sakon FC  Khon Kaen 2 - 4 Album 180218  Sakon FC  Chaiyaphum FC 2 - 1  Nong Bua Pichai  Sakon FC 1 - 1  Album 180303  Sakon FC  Mahasarakham FC 2 - 3   Video  Ubon Umt United  Sakon FC 0 - 0  Video Surin City Sport  Sakon FC 6 - 0  Surin Sugar  Sakon FC 0 - 2

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Let's make powdered sugar

WILL POST LIVE FEED HERE, IF AND WHEN AVAIALABLE, CHECK AT 16:10

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

180325 Deception - Deceive - Salesmanship

Take that container of baby powder you just bought. Tear off that surround label and see what you got. They could save a lot of plastic by using appropriately sized containers.  But then they could not peddle talc at $2 and $3. per 400 gram container. There are other uses for talc.  It's an ingredient used in paints, stoneware glazing, lubricants, and countless other applications.  Not recommended for baby use due to the inhalation dangers, and other health hazards. Looking through price lists talc can be as little as $80 per ton and up into many hundreds of dollars.  Considering wholesale prices 400 gram costs 5 to 25 cents

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Sakon Nakhon Dirt Biking 24 & 25 March

Approximately 15 km from Sakon Nakhon City on Khok Si Suphan Highway

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Double Win Day

I was wearing three shirts yesterday to stay comfortable for the motorcycle drive to  Khok Si Suphan. There is a bit of Sakon Nakhon history along the way. Thai French Beef:  Mr. Francois Max Adair, hailed the godfather of Ponyangkham beef. Encountered him once in 2007. He was a bit frail then. The highway is four lane all the way. Many new businesses have sprung up along the way. The game I attended, we won 3 - 1.  I did not attend the afternoon game as I was somewhat worn out from the morning trip.  That game also ended in a 3 - 1 win. Indoor plumbing at the stadium was broken and still in use. Outdoor plumbing was just too far in the distance The double win was well worth a bit of celebration

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Open flame grilling and well done meats may be hazardous to your health

Having pan fried sirloin for breakfast.  I'll be checking in on my blood pressure a few times today. Used to be I had to wear suspenders to keep my jeans from falling.  Then I stopped smoking.  Pretty quickly I realized I no longer needed suspenders. Had not worn jeans for over a week.  Wore one yesterday, quite painful considering it had shrunk by nearly two inches.  I now have a fear of weight scales. I suppose I'll have to stop that fistfull of mozarella as an afternoon snack.

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

It's a zoo out there

Blue Gold Map50 km from Sakon Nakhon Airport to Phon Chan, Amphoe Phon Sawan Received this message from Paul and consider it worthwhile sharing Hi Hans, just a bit of information for you, near my village Phon Sawan, about 7 km away there is a place called Blue Gold. It is a coffee shop with a zoo, restaurant, gift shop.  The zoo is fantastic, with 2 lions, kangaroos, lama, chipmunks and many more animals, they also have donkeys and about 40 horses, you can have horse rides or horse and cart rides, they have flower gardens, fruit trees etc.  They have about 90 staff. They are in the process of clearing land to build a big water park , which will be ready early next year.  I think it has only opened in the last 3 months or so and are expanding the area . It's really is a fantastic place to go and is free to all. It is about 5 km from main road.

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Cool pleasant temperatures through the weekend

Followed by a warming trend middle of next week.   Real temperatures and feels like temperatures are distaning due to increased humidity.  Thu April 12 Fri April 13 Sat April 14 Sun April 15 Mon April 16 95 - 105 95 - 103 91 - 99 92 - 102 91 - 100 35 - 40 33 - 40 33 - 38 33 - 39 33 - 38 Increased humidity also increases the chances of locally generated thunderstorms.  Expect at least one rainy period over the Songkran holidays Summer vacation has begun. A visit to the local canals is a unique experience Map location previous visits

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Thai Baht remains strong (updated GBP added)

Bank transfer US$ to Thai Baht

I hear a lot of Brits groaning, so I thought I'd compare

What me worry ?? It's just tiny plastic particles.

Video published on Mar 15, 2018

Video published on Mar 16, 2018

Video published on Apr 9, 2008

Those microwavable plastic bowls I have aren't that safe either.  The plastic gets discolored and the surface deformed. 

Thunderstorms likely overnight and Tuesday

Change of weather direction SW colidest with strong East  22 km Gusts

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Songkran Sakon Nakhon

The Thai New Year, Songkran is normally celebrated on 13, 14, 15 April. If any of those holidays fall on a weekend, additional days are added.  At other times days are added purely for economic tourism purposes. Hours before the parade a stop at the assembly area is worthwhile Waterproof bags for mobiles and wallets highly recommended, are readily available. If your phone gets wet, remove the battery and stick everything in a small bag of rice. Dry rice absorbs moisture. For good pictures you want the sun behind you. Best stand in an open restaurant or store.  As a rule water is not thrown into a building 2015 The long (6:45) Version

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

I have not confirmed the dates of this year's easter parade in Tha Rae

Base on previous years most likely Saturday  Photo albums 2011 Saturday April 23 2014 Saturday April 19

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

It's not my kind of fun

reminded me of my own experiences: survived the real thing, some friendly and enemy fire unscathed.  The amount of protective gear on a hot and humid day (feels like 40C / 104F)  has to be exhaustive. Should be a cool season event. These shootouts were timed. The episode I watched was over in less than three minutes.

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

What went wrong

With a huge loss Saturday, Sakon FC sunk down one tier to 12th in a league of 14 teams. Surin advanced to third place in the league.  Sakon FC next faces that other Surin team "Surin Sugar Khongcheemool." The teams are equal in wins, losses and draws. Only difference is Sakon FC has allowed more goals by their opponents. 6 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 1 3 - 3 0 - 0 4 - 2 0 - 1

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon