Hot day

08:35 and the temperature is already climbing beyond 31C.

Humidity is 63 making the feels like temperature 36C.

Lucy is settling down in front of the fan

According to news reports provincial air quality is surging into the red, while my reading are in the green.  Obviously it depends on location  https://sakonnakhon.prd.go.th/th/content/category/detail/id/57/iid/376426

Thursday evening power outage was apparently planned to update parts of the electrical service

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U.S. Embassy announces April holiday schedule

"Consulate Department will be closed for the following days."
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Drinking and smoking in public places prohibited

Information Campaign continues advising visitor of public parks that drinking alcohol or smoking is prohibited in public places. Hefty fines and even jail time may result.

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Sakon Nakhon province 2025 Indigo City Festival from March 28 to 30 at the King Rama V Monument Plaza

 

One of the biggest problems in the Thai tourism industries is timely advertising. Two day notice is not going to get a lot of tourist attention. Most tourists plan their vacations, weeks or even months in advance. Short notice of events only draws attention to locals to attend สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Retiring abroad is more affordable

Some good point made, 

the incogni promotion is a bit off subject though

Restaurant destroyed by fire

A local outdoor restaurant was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning at around 10:30. 

A friend sent me the video clip as it was happening.  

I had visited the restaurant on the previous two Sundays with friends.

The restaurant is located at Khu Muang Rd, almost across the street from the '@ Sakon Hotel.' 

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The video received 1.3 thousand views on facebook by Tuesday evening. Probably the most one day views I have experienced since the haydays of this blog สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Sakon Nakhon City Mayor celebrates end of 5th term

Photos from years past ⬇️

Is it real or is it fake, hard to tell

"The North Face" products are made in a number of Asian and South American countries and in South Carolina.

Depends on the product. Can be a hat, a jacket, footwear or backpack, or tent.

                         

Did some online research in trying to determine if my hat is the real thing or fake. Can't tell.  

The quality seems to be perfect.  The hat has lining which also seems to be good quality 

It might be fake based solely on the fact that I bought the hat at a street market, instead of a sport store.  But then again that is not so unusual in Thailand.

Years ago I bought a GUCCI sweater from a street vendor, it was the real thing. It's been known that underpaid laborers sneak out a product from the factory to enhance their income
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Air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups

Having just survived another bronchitis infection, I consider myself in the sensitive group. 

During the dry season there's plenty of dusty farm fields, unpaved highways, dust everywhere.  Add a light breeze with occasional heavy gusts and you have 'dirty air.'

I've tested the air at different locations around my house. Air seems to be more polluted around windy areas

My small pool is a good example of pollution, dirt at the bottom of the pool two days after cleaning it. Stuff floating on top is just as bad.

During the hot and dry summer months it's important to clean the air conditioners with regular frequency.  The accumulated dirt is just unbelievable.

Sakon Nakhon City installed a number of air quality sensors throughout the area last month. Think in an effort to calm fears.

This morning, the dust levels in the country exceeded the standard in 37 provinces.  MGR online dated 20 March 2025

Sakon Nakhon air quality map | IQAir 
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