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This week Sakon Nakhon Hot, Hotter, Hottest

Click on image for current view at Thai Meteorological Department Weather movement continues west to east. The Earth's Hotbelt Thai MD  all days partly cloudy, no rain in forecast this week  Accuweather predicts afternoon Thundershower Apr 13. Hot all week, peaking  on Sunday  RP5ru Really hot Saturday 42C 107F    BBC Afternoon Thundershower this afternoon. Hot through Sunday   Wunderground is holding off on the thundershowers till next Monday  Weather com is in agreement with Wunderground: thundershowers next week. A cold damp towel around the neck if you're on the move.  Heat rises.  Icepack on head. Plastic bag, small towel, ice cubes.    Surviving with just a fan? Hang a cold wet towel over the fan. Caution! don't let water drip on the motor housing. Need to re-wetting the towel about every 10 minutes

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funny

 

Friends Names easy to remember: A, Bank, Dee, M, O, Funny Girl, Oley, #2, Zee

First of all, football in 100 plus degree temperatures has to be hardcore.
If you are a celsius person, over 40.
As a fan I was wearing an improvised icepack on my head.  A wet towel with ice cubes.

As for the game, lets call it a scrimmage, an informal game.
Only half of the Y.FC team showed. A Sakon FC player acted as goalie for the first half.
Referees for the game were Sakon FC players.

Y.FC players (youth under 19 years of age) gave Sakon Nakhon FC a run for their money (so to say). The Sakon FC coach was not very happy.  Didn't understand what he was saying, but he sure did not sound pleased.

Normally I'm a Sakon FC fan, this game is an exception I'm a sponsor. I supply water, ice, energy drinks and jerseys for "O" Osaka team.

A bit off topic, but I love The thai nickname system.  I know an A, an O, an M, a few Zee's, and then there's a few Banks, Oley, Funny girl.  It's a lot easier than remembering British Bob, English Tony, Australian Tony, etc.




The game was fun, but even better was the celebration at my house

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Sakon FC 3 Sakon Y.FC 1

It's one of those hot days- Outdoors feels like inside a pizza oven

109.4 f I spend most of the morning in the pool.    stopped by Apples to remind Dan of his anniversary. April 8, 2012 Happy fourth anniversary Apples of Sakon Nakhon Then I stopped by The Pitstop and purchased some takeouts. Next stop Samart. One of his 9 grandkids is visiting Samart and Sam Final stop of the evening.

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Now celebrating Sakon Songkran #14

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Conserve, survive

Compared the water level  from pictures I took February 22.  

I'd say since then the lake has gone down by about half a foot.  

Rainy season is probably another month and a half away.

Forecast indicate a few days of April showers after the holidays. 
Rainy season starts last weeks of May.  Forecasts that far in advance should be considered as scientific guesswork.
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UV Index: 12 (Extreme)

Numbers are high and climbing.
Nighttime lows climbing to 30's (upper 80's fahrenheit)
Still awhile off (18th or 19th), when the humidity feels like a sauna (drink plenty liquid) expect thunderstorms

April	Wed 6	Thu 7	Fri 8	Sat 9	Sun 10	Mon 11	Tue 12	Wed 13	Thu 14	Fri 15	Sat 16	Sun 17	Mon 18	Tue 19
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Accu FL*	41	43	42	42	41	45	42	42	43	41	41	43	44	47
Accu	39	40	38	38	38	41	40	41	41	37	37	37	36	39
Thai MD	40	40	40	41	41	42	42
BBC	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	40
Spark	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38
Com	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	40	41

FL* feels like

200 Thai fish farms close over drought

The worst drought in over 20 years in Thailand has forced 200 fish farms to close; 26 out of 76 provinces have been declared disaster zones.

AU.NEWS.YAHOO.COM

Vietnam warns of dire impact from planned Mekong dams

HANOI -- Vietnam has predicted “very high adverse effects” on the Mekong River environment and economy if 11 proposed dams are built on its lower mainstream.

BANGKOKPOST.COM|BY POST PUBLISHING PCL.

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