Took a little trip to Tha Rae

The world can't even agree on Daylight Savings Time

Most American countries changed to Daylight savings time on 9 March.

In Europe that's happening this coming Sunday, 30 March.

The rule 'Spring ahead, Fall back' didn't seem to apply in Thailand.

Before daylight savings time I watched the evening news (6 pm) at six in the morning.

Now with daylight savings time I watch the news at five in the morning

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Shack Shop

A number of complaints have been noted that the Shack Shop is difficult to finds due to lack of signage.

An immediate remedy has been promised.  Had not been there in quite a while, so I almost also missed it, had it not been that I spotted a familiar face.

Till the sign is in place look for the road sign as seen from the shop's entrance

Windstorm damaged Stupa repair underway

There's probably some reasonable explanation to my questions.
Why they stood around all day in discussions and poses and did the job in the cover of darkness.

• Possibly it's of some Buddhist significance? I remember the house blessing, the first pillar was erected at a precise time
• Or possibly they had to wait for the dignitaries to arrive

Video posted byDJM sutiporn Sakonnakhon 

At Apples breakfast is served all day steak is served every day

Smoky Sunday in Thailand

I was almost ready to reach for a facemask while watching tv in the livingroom.
Seems to be a weekly event, picture below was a week ago

Cool spell ends

After the recent wind storms local temperatures had been quite cool and pleasant for the last few days.

Expect that to change with temperatures climbing back the low forties probably by mid week or the weekend
(High yesterday 26, today 32 to 34).

Weather is arriving from the west, where there seems to be nothing but clear skies and partly cloudy.

Temperatures approaching Songkran may well be in the low to mid thirties, but its too far in the future to state with any certainty.  
Past experience, there has been at least one of the Songkran holidays with clouds and some rain.

Repairs to storm damage at my house have been concluded at a cost of nearly 10,000 baht.  

A tree did fall on the second house without damage, just a big mess to clean up. No sunflowers survived the windstorm.

Driving from Sakon Nakhon to Udon during Sugar Cane Harvest

Waiting for the cleaning crew to arrive

Thai Meteorological Department reports  local winds were 11.1 km  
I'd estimate some of the wind guts near 40 km (25 mph).
Recorded rain 16.6 mm (0.65 inch), not enough to end the drought conditions