Seen at the local warehouse store 

Idaho(an) instant mashed potatoes,
near the pancake mix and flower
PANG !! 90 Baht

If you come to Sakon City, Bring a raincoat

	With only brief intermissions, it's been raining light and steady, now for the third day. No tropical downpours.  Drainage seems to be working fine. Just enough rain to  wash more potholes into the roadway.
	Took two days to fill my water tanks. During tropical rains they can fill in ten minutes.
	Moss is flourishing on the uncovered walkways. Slippery as hell, you don't want to walk barefoot there Not a dancefloor

**Thunderstorms in the area Friday morning through late Tuesday night **Accu Weather

	Tue Jul31	Wed Aug1	Thu Aug2	Fri Aug3	Sat Aug4	Sun Aug5	Mon Aug6	Tue Aug7	Wed Aug8	Thu Aug 9
AccuWeather	28/23 60%	30/24 55%	32/24 60%	31/24 75%	30/25 95%	30/25 80%	30/25 80%	30/24 80%	31/24 75%	31/24 95%
AccuWeather Feels Like	34/24	39/26	42/26	41/26	39/27	38/27	37/27	40/28	40/27	40/26
MeoWeather	26/23	28/23	29/23	30/24	30/24	29/24	32/24
Thai Meteorological	26/24 60%	29/24 50%	31/24 50%	29/24 60%	28/24 40%	29/24 40%
The Weather Channel	29/24 50%	31/24 20%	31/24 20%	30/24 60%	30/24 60%	32/25 30%	31/25 30%	31/25 60%	31/25 30%	29/25 20%
Wunderground	29/22 90%	29/23 80%	32/24 50%	30/23 50%	30/23 70%

Even though forecasts vary, all tend to agree: daily rain, heavier Friday.
For the moment our weather is arriving from the North

 Mars Landing, August 6, 1:31 AM (edt), 12:31 (Tt)

Wat Phra Suthawat

I couldn't have said it better A very informative read Ajahn Mun shrine at Wat Pa Suthawat, Sakon Nakhon  at travelfish

News Bites Thailand seen exporting 6.5 million tonnes of rice - Business Recorder (they hope) Thai rice losing on world market - The Nation 700 dogs rescued from smugglers - The Nation  (Business continues) Illegal transnational dog trader caught in Nakhon Phanom, 700 dogs rescued - Pattaya Daily Shoppers hurt in building ceiling collapse at a Tesco Lotus outlet in Ayutthaya Police Seize Sex Aids and Toys from 13 Bangkok Warehouses - Pattaya Daily Rowan Atkins Sequence Opening Ceremony 2012 Olympics

Sakon FC vs Nong Bua Lamphu no zip

Overall the game lacked enthusiasm and energy (zip).
Of course there were a few exiting moments, but most of the time I was thinking if I should take up embroidery to keep myself busy. It's something I used to be really good at in my early teens (1960).

I had really expected a win. Instead of 0-0

The refereeing wasn't all that great either.  Yellow cards when there really was no reason.  No cards when there should have been one, like the time it looked like handball.

Probably the only excitement for me was half time.
The two farangs, Tony and myself were chosen to draw the winning tickets.
As luck would have it, Tony drew my number.
It was the first time in seven years of attending Sakon FC games that I had won ANYTHING.

I won a t-shirt

It was obvious to me that I was bored at times.  Hazardous electrical wiring and an unusual way of spelling Sakon Nakhon caught my attention.

Sakon FC next travels to Kalasin on August 5.
I hope the team overcomes the doldrums in time to face Kalasin FC.

In other local sport news another Futsal season begins next month and there are hints that the teams are looking for sponsors.

Rainy Season = Flu Season Thought I was the only one with an extremely sore throat. I noticed I'm not alone, plenty of folk are carrying cough syrup in their hip pockets. This one was especially harsh, had to resort to taking  1g Augmentin  twice a day. I know when it's working, I sleep for 18 hours and feel weak when I am awake. I'm over the worst of it now.

Cool Videos from Dong Ma Fai by djwave2009 21 km from Sakon City on Hwy 22

Nok Air increases domestic flights

Recently mentioned that NOK Air begins 3 daily flights service Bangkok to Sakon Nakhon   effective September 1 All Sakon Nakhon flights will be made by ATR72-200 aircraft BKK Departure SNO Arrival SNO Departure BKK Arrival 06:15 07:45 08:15 09:45 13:15 15:00 15:30 17:00 16:40 18:10 18:40 20:10 Among other increased flights the airline announced: five daily flights to Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai and Hat Yai four daily flights to Ubon Ratchathani, three daily flights to Mae Hong Son and Udon Thani two daily flights to Roi Et, Most of the increased flights become effective over the next three months. Even though the increased flights may be beneficial to much of the traveling public, all flights originate in Bangkok. Of greater benefit would be flights with multiple destinations, such as Bangkok, Sakon Nakhon, Udon Thani, Bangkok. I for one would make weekly shopping trips to Udon Thani, without detouring through Bangkok. I'd be more interested getting to other destinations without the hassles of deplaning and reboarding planes in Bangkok. Back in the nineties Thai airlines flew from Bangkok to Sakon Nakhon, to Nakhon Phanom, to Bangkok.  This made it possible to fly from Sakon Nakhon to Nakhon Phanom in a matter of ten minutes