Water level dropping

more two steps since December 27 looks like the end of the steps
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December 27 ↑

Absolutely amazing football stadium idea

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Water level low

First picture January 8, second picture December 27.  I'd estimate the level is 20 inches lower now compared to the beginning of the year

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Will this be the year we will see the sunken treasure ?

I'm guessing it's a legend:  There's a submerged buddha statue and even a shrine out there in Nong Hahn.
Reason I have such thoughts: We had a very limited rainy season. Counting the steps, we are almost two steps lower than in January.
You have to hope for some spring rains early in the new year

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Road Repairs to road leading to Bus Terminal 2

My temperature forecast dated Saturday, Dec 7, remains unchanged, 

slow and slight warming trend this week.

The lower section of the highway, from the highway intersection to the Bus station is municipal property. The old blacktop had been entirely removed and a layer of gravel is being leveled out before pavement is installed

The road beyond the bus station is privately owned and is being covered with a layer of black tar

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Football then Brunch, sometimes I have to remind myself where I am

The first game was supposed to start at 11:30. For Thai time add 'whatever."
Took over 300 hundred pictures, edited it down to 200. Mostly out of focus, a few to avoid embarrassment. Our team won again

After 2 games I was in no mood to be doing any cooking. Stopped off at Champions Sports Bar and was very pleased by the Schnitzel

If  you've been there and know the condition of the road, then you may wonder if this pickup made it

Sometimes I have to pinch myself  and remind myself I am in Thailand

 

Took this picture ten days ago (6 Nov). Not a parking space along the waterfront road, vendors galore. Did not stop to take a picture today, all the vendors have moved elsewhere. It's nice to enjoy a relaxing waterfront 

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190811 The professionalism was impressive

Moments after the Sakon Football halftime whistle blew  an officer appeared to be ready to collapse when two officers came to his aid.  The apparently ill officer was foaming from the mouth. 
He was rushed to a gurney and attended to by medics and rescue personnel.
The ambulance was underway in less than three minutes from the moment the officer was assisted off the field

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New Governor

Facebook Link
Mr. Monsit Phaisan, Thanawat, Inspector General, Ministry of Interior Is the governor of Sakon Nakhon

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Compared to last year, water level way down

July 30, 2019

August 3, 2018

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Sakon City 7-11 robbed with ax

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190721 - Friday night shooting ...

...at  the middle of the intersection in front of Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University



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190706 Been open a few years, now the sign

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190513 Busy weekend ends school vacation

Some schools started last week with a half day introduction schedule.  Many officially start today

Last night heavy traffic  ended a three day festival at the Sakon Nakhon Waterfront

Earlier in the day at Robinson, the Miss Sakon Nakhon contest, part of the Miss Thailand contest

Elsewhere in the province

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190423 The Old Theater turned Fertilizer Warehouse Epilogue

There's a 2018 view at GOOGLE Maps

To me the scary part is this was a chemical fire. Much of the water used to extinguish this fire gets washed down the street drains and winds up at the nearby  Lake  (Nong Han). The lake is the city's water source.

I've been to similar such warehouses (fertilizer) within the city, no fire extinguisher in sight. Hazardous product  warehouses should be properly equipped such as sprinkler systems and chemical containment

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Sakon Nakhon Airport No longer DOA as facilities improvements continue

This Facebook post informs us that the airport now has four parking spaces for aircraft instead of the formerly two spaces.    A Bangkok Post link explains  how the AOT takeover of the airport from Department of Airports (DoA) will make improvements with an ultimate goal of raising fees 


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190418 Movie Theater turned Fertilizer Warehouse fire under investigation

It was the last of the original movie theaters in Sakon Nakhon, most likely built in the 1960's according to a 2009 blog entry by  "The Southeast Asia Movie Theater Project."   The theater had not been used to show movies in at least the past two decades.

It had recently been used as a fertilizer warehouse

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190418 Compared to other parts of the City damage in my neighborhood seems to be minimal

Across the street  at my house potted tree was easy pickings for high winds

elsewhere is was more hazardous

Cows struck by lightning


Police box on the move





Some injuries have been reported.

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Lake water level down, yet normal for this time of the year

Pictured below water level August 3, 2018


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"... about 10 cases, worth over 10 million baht ..."

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There's a whole new meaning to "Sperm Count"

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