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Authentic replica down to the last detail

Slight warming trend

in local night time temperature forecast

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♥ Sakon Nakhon the way I see it ♥

Sakon  Nakhon Pruning They're pruning the trees on all major roads in Sakon. It's not pruning as I would be used to.  It looks more like a decapitation. Here's a before and after view Trees which previously provided shade and shelter from the heavy rains are now mere skeletons

Off to see the stadium Road conditions kept me at a distance.

I Went Exploring East of the Airport

♥ Sakon Nakhon People ♥   I'm driving down a country road, rice fields on both sides.    A few houses here and there.  Groups of people sitting in the shade of big trees.  Stray dogs charging menacing at me.  I've learned how to deal with these dogs.    Swing a shopping bag, an umbrella, anything you are carrying, and these dogs back right off.  I stopped and swung my camera back and forth.  The dogs backed off.    I continued my drive till I came to a dead end in the road.When I made my u-turn some young boy came running towards me.  He was holding something black.    Took me a minute to realize it was the shade extention from my camera.  The young lad handed me my camera part and turned to leave.  I called him back and handed him 100 Baht.  Replacing that part would have cost me lots more and plenty of headaches.  Of course after I handed the young lad the money, there were plenty of shouts from groups of people sitting under the shade trees, all inviting me to join them

Rainy season is over, Burn season Starts Airport road under fire What's a lawnmower?

Sakon Robinson Construction in full swing Temporary housing for Robinson construction workers  Shame on you Mister Robinson

News Bites

Sakon Land Office intended transfer of public land called into question Fringe group must respect wishes of local people  - THE NATION

Miracle Thailand Card Launched in March 2012  ttrweekly 7 day accident insurance coverage of up to 500,000THB, 1million THB death insurance - bangkokeventscalendar

News Bites

Thailand's Central Region put on alert for flashfloods - China.org.cn    Fresh Floods in Northern Thailand Renew Fears - WSJ.com

Sanofi dengue vaccine less effective than hoped - chicagotribune.com

Thailand plans to borrow $70.8bn for infrastructure - Daily Times of Pakistan

Thai man was raising 6 tigers on rooftop  - Bradenton Herald

Teenage Suicide On The Rise In Thailand - BERNAMA

Thailand's Tiger Temple Invites Tourists to Poke Big Cats with Sticks     Footage of tourists 'teasing' drugged' tigers animal rights groups - The Sun -News

Canadian and Australian cities dominate top global liveability survey

Internet- Free WiFi in Thailand

In U.S., 2012 so far is hottest year on record - Yahoo! News

Taliban Threatens to Kill Prince Harry - Yahoo! News

New English Language Channel for Thailand called IN Channel - R Barrow in Thailand

Funny   Mail

Feels like temperatures today and tomorrow mid 40C  Feels Like Hot Trend continues in the low 40C until the later part of the month   (approx. Sept 20)  Weather pattern is moving from South-Southeast

6:30AM, Sept 12

Leo Cup, Bananas, Electrical Outage, Sakon Stadium

Football: Leo Cup starts October 20

Banana harvesting nears Problem is they all ripen at the same time and don't store well. My neighbors will be happy

A two hour power outage for I.T.U. area residents Tuesday afternoon. I just love this scheduled maintenance.  No one is told. The electricity is shut off. Hope you weren't doing anything important.

Sakon Nakhon Stadium location

46 Days till the Wax Castle Festival

Wax Castle Parade 2003

Tourism Thailand corrects the festival dates on their webpage