Nong Hahn Water level receeding

 

October 2012

Residents complain: Too much Dust

Filling the land once occupied by a lake continues.
Recent heavy winds had created some very unpleasant dust storms, along the northern end of ITU (road).

Road construction further south is also adding to the dust misery

Road construction at my house has been at a standstill for over a week.

'pool and margarita' season begins this weekend

Weather at the moment arriving from North West

5 am, March 5

One more cool night ahead followed by a warming trend. 

Weekend ahead 'pool and margarita' season begins            

It got a bit windy, mostly outside the city

Violent storm destroys houses in Northeast


Over 100 Sakon Nakhon homes damaged by storms 

          

5:30 am March 4

Motorcycle Road Accident> picture

Slippery road condition, non injury accident> picture


Summer storm floods Kalasin. More than 50 homes destroyed

Thailand’s

Unemployment Rate

Down At 0.48%

e-mail distorts the facts
11 U.S. states with more people on welfare than employed 

 

Seen at Sakon Daily: 

businesses you can expect to see at Robinson's 

Opens July 1 

(5 links or click next at the first image) 

1  2  3  4 5

More wind gusts likely

The weather is 'circling the wagons' around Sakon,     
   as can be seen in this NOAA image.

Showery weather night of Sunday to Monday

Continued on and off gusts of wind, cloudy

Next 5 nights cool  (18-19 C)

After 5 days expect night time temperatures to rise,

  with a couple uncomfortable hot nights

Tree soup

The coconut tree was getting quite tall.
No longer accessible by ladder. 

Three foot from the house, it had to be dealt with eventually.

Neighbors and friends eagerly accepted the abundant coconuts.

Unbeknownst to me was that the upper part of the tree is edible.
There was a brief argument who was getting the tree.
  
One look and I settled the matter, there's enough for everybody.
Quite tasty at that, more tender and creamier tasting than the coconut flesh.

TiTN plus

So much for peace talk.  

Probably more than one faction/syndicate involved

Thailand, rebel group agree to seek peace talks - Channel NewsAsia 

  Bomb in Thai south wounds six day after landmark deal - Reuters 

  Bomb in southern Thailand wounds six 

  Bomb blast injures 6 in Thailand's south - ABC Radio Australia

Not what we like to hear

Thai Baht Has Weekly Gain on View Faster Growth to Spur Inflows - Bloomberg

Bus mishap in TH 

Thailand crash survivor recalls 'extreme pain' - News - getsurrey

Oscars distant relative

Thailand National Film Association Awards Names 'Home' Best Picture

Sakon Nakhon True Move Roadshow 24 February

          Gone fishing                          Thai Football

Thailand Electric Shortages Likely

Electric Shortages Ahead
Industry expansion under Threat

• Thailand braces for blackouts - beyondbrics

• Thai Power Woes Threaten Tech Supply Chain... Forbes

• Thai energy demands to double in 25 years: study - The Nation

• Thailand and a Whimsical Energy Policy NEI Nuclear Notes
    The minister said that 70 per cent of Thailand's electricity generation comes from gas ...

• Coal Mining in Thailand - 2009 Overview   MBendi

•  coal reserves of 1354 million tonnes 
•  coal production of 18.83 million tonnes
•  coal consumption of 14.11 million tonnes
•  generating around 13% of Thailand’s electric power production

Inevitable short term solution: Coal generators

My 'One stone two birds' theory

Thailand's weather swings like a huge pendulum from one extreme to another. 

Floods to drought 

Global warming will probably cause the pendulum to swing more violently.
More water reservoirs need be created with a canal system which can capture the floodwater before it's run off. Distribution canals can generate electricity.

Electric repair at High Heat

Two hour electric repairs create power outage

 at my house yesterday at feels like 42C. 

Lesson learned:  Make such appointments early, when it's cool

Bought a new water heater for my kitchen. Arranged a 2 pm installation.

I said: "Kitchen" 20 times, I said: "mai abnam (not shower)."
When the installer arrived first thing he pointed out, "it's the wrong water heater."  

Next he questioned why I was replacing what he'd fixed two days earlier.

Refund on the new water heater.  Main circuit breakers were the problem.

One example:  Shower water heater has a 20 amp breaker going into a 16 amp main breaker.

Luckily I had my laptop charged and was able to watch internet TV while power was shut off to replace three breakers and replace a scorched wire.

With the video game out of commission, everyone else convened at the pool.