Free Poolwater Season has arrived

My water tanks were running precariously on empty and I was tempted to fill them through city water, during the recent extremely hot spell.

Mother nature was quite obliging and kept the hot weather going through the Songkran festivities.

On the last day of celebrations things began to cool down quite noticeably in the evening.

No need for the air conditioning, in fact my fan was running on low speed.  That was two days ago.
Mother Nature let it be known today that the hot season is over and the rainy season is under way.

I had to grab the ladder and clean out some gutters.
That took care of my morning shower.

When the rain stops, frogs and toads gather for choir practice.  Actually they are just calling all snakes to let them know where meals are being served.

SakonNakhon's other Airport

Terminal                                           Runway

Flight Crew                                       Air Show

 

Crash Recovery Crew

End of Runway
 

SakonNakhon Golfing

Tournament 24 April

    

   

Laughter is the best medicine.

Take your medicine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go&feature=player_embedded#!

Buffet

Thailand Tourism

Is it really going to make a difference?

Free Tourist Visa and Travel Insurance extended through March 2011

Local

A local college is making a video Welcome to SakonNakhon.
They want to have a foreigner in the video. Can you be here in 20 minutes?
NO WAY !  I need advance notice for s.s.s. (s. shower,shave), wardrobe selection, travel.
Tell me the day before.
I'll call you back.
World

Are we having more than usual earthquakes.

Not so far. This years earthquakes are happening more in populated areas
Humor

Who writes this stuff?

Spanish Viagra Bandit tells Pharmacist "Stick it up."
Says the law officer "He faces stiff sentence."
Says the politician: miss-use of the drug is a throbbing issue... atlanticdrugs

Who says there's never a policeman available when you need one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBTGgT_V5F8&feature=player_embedded

Guys being Helpful

The party is over

Pauls Birthday Bash at the Welcome Bar

Plenty of good food and plenty of people made for a pleasant party at the Welcome Bar this evening.
Kudos to Julie.  At the party she looked vibrant  as always.  It didn't show that she had spent the entire day preparing the evening meal in mid forties temperatures.

That had to have been an interesting motorbike ride

 

 

 

 

 

 

I feel dizzy and weak... quick go get the ladder

Over the last few days I've encountered dizziness and weakness brought on due to the heat, and of course my own misbehavior: Five double dose coffees in the morning, two to four mixed drinks after lunch.

Apparently I wasn't the only one in town with heat exhaustion.
Met an elderly traveler who had almost fainted while in a major department store.

Recommend Treatment

• Avoid alcohol and coffee.  
• Drink electrolyte (sodium and potassium salts)
• rest in a shaded area
• air conditioning
• drink plenty of water (** CAUTION: some medical conditions and medications require limited water intake),  
• cool shower or pool
• coconut juice 
• banana (potassium)

"...one cup-full of coconut water contains more electrolytes than most sports drinks and more potassium than a banana" wikipedia

 

Now I realize why I prefer rum with coconut juice instead of COKE.

Additional reading
Heat stress in the Elderly CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
About Coconut asianonlinerecipes

Keeping cool

Another Scorcher ahead

    

7:20 a.m. (in the shade)                                  9:20 a.m. (in the sun)

Recently: Pool water was getting a bit too warm, more like a hot tub.  So we added four blocks of ice 

 

 Totally disappeared in four minutes.

Caution, playing with ice may cause armpit frostbite

SakonNakhon formerly Nonghaneyai and Nonghaneluang  Lao Voices