Scenic rides

Sakon Nakhon

Different ways of looking at it

Train collides with a tour bus on a railway crossing in Nakhon Pathom Province.

Let's call this meeting to order

Today: 

• All day Silk Market Road near Wat Phra That Choeng Chum closed for traffic
• Art Market  4pm to 8 pm
• YFC Semi final  1pm

School's out for Summer, Thai Summer that is

Weather coming from the west-southwest.
Chance of scattered thunderstorm through Sunday.
Next week: Hot - Hotter - low 40's by midweek

Sakon Nakhon

Opening soon is today, 5pm (We wait you 5pm)

Green area represents BigC shopping center  Approaching from the north, take the first legal u-turn on Thanon Borannasathan and find parking

Sakon Nakhon

Football on a scorching day

Was invited to attend a couple YFC (Youth Football) games and had received a map. Simple so far.. not.  The map was not accurate, The marker should have been a bit to the left   Stopped at a guardhouse and showed the map to the guard.  He was baffled.  Took the next turn and a U-turn and I was at the football field, about 50 yards from the guardhouse where I first stopped.  The compound appears to be a police training center Was tempted to climb the tower at one end of the field, but figured I'd be surrounded by some not so pleased lawmen.  There was a moment of mental time travel into my own military past By halftime The temperature was above 40, I decided time to head to cooler pastures... home and pool

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Food related illnesses on the increase during the hot season

Any cooked food that has been sitting unrefrigerated for more than three hours should be examined carefully and discarded if a foul smell is detected. Microwaving foods may in many cases be sufficient to kill bacteria and make the food safe.    If you do have a case of diarrhea due to food bacteria, over the counter medications may be sufficient.  If diarrhea persists for more than a day, a doctor visit, or antibiotics may be required.  While  plagued with a case of diarrhea drink plenty extra water to avoid dehydration.  Use electrolyte drinks.    Diarrhea can be transmitted from person to person, wash your hands frequently, don't share towels. Recommended reading: Food Poisoning in Adults

It's worth checking out

Top speed test BBB Bottom speed test STV Ping rate is the time between sending out a request and receiving a reply Been using BBB for nearly a decade at 845.30 Baht per month.  Recently there had been almost daily interruptions, most only a few moments, but also a couple that lasted hours in predawn hours.  The speed wasn't always what was advertised.  Recently STV added internet service to their cable service.  The TV service of 80 channels are pretty much all Thai channels.  Did come across three news channels in English, Deutsche Welle and Telemundo.  The TV service is not of interest to me since I get most of my TV over the internet. Don't know the area covered by STV, but it seems to cover a large part of Sakon City. Obviously I will be discontinuing the slower service There's quite a discount if you pay for 12 months at time of installation. Saved 998 Baht. Compared to BBB my yearly savings is over 5,000 Baht

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