from Oct 1979 to 30 July 2002, retired age 58
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Friday, July 6, 2018
"... two places where they discovered rain entered the cave have been blocked ..."
A water damaged telephone is being replaced to establish communication
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Keeping cool at less than half the cost
Last year some of my electric bills ran nearly 6,000 Baht. Based on last year's exchange rate that was US$200 per month. I do run a pool pump for an hour most days, but it does not account for the high electric usage. The pool pump uses 550 watt, the air conditioner uses 4,000 watt on it's high settings. Instead of keeping the whole house cool, I decided to use the air con in only one room.
Running the air con and fan almost continuously, and using other appliances as usual (daily hot shower, weekly laundry etc), my electric bill is now an average of 2,000 baht per month. That's roughly US$60 |
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Thailand news is the lead story all over the world at the moment
Weather: No flooding in the foreseeable future. Occasional scattered showers. I'd say 'unusually dry July.' |
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Thailand has been the lead story on many news programs since yesterday, when the boys were discovered in a flooded cave. Authorities are weighing their options, even considering a lengthy underground stay. It's a continuing developing story. A telephone cable has been laid with emphasis for parents to be able to talk to their sons. Plenty rumors are flying, some probably unrealistic, but hey, this is Thailand.
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 Observed this place from my house for some time. It's a hot pot type restaurant and the food is quite good   |
Sakon FC next travels to Surin this Sunday, 8 June. Had considered seeing the game in person. Five to six hour drive is a bit too much with the prospect of winning not great. No commercial airport in Surin, flying and driving would also add up to half a day's travel. So I'm hoping for a live feed next Sunday afternoon |
Much has changed in the city while the military base outside of town has been walled in, walls at the local temple have been removed changing the atmosphere considerably   |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Rescue effort underway
At 10:30 Monday evening the announcement was made that the team and coach have been found, discovered by British volunteers. Copies of this video have been viewed by over 10 million people during the first 10 hours.
I personally thought that the rescue efforts were a bit slow during the initial days, then turned into a bit of a media circus
Chiang Mai News live feed
Monday, July 2, 2018
Sakon Nakhon FC 4 Ubon UMT 1
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No big surprise here, in fact I had anticipated a high scoring win.
Ubon B is a newly formed team starting out this year with only one win to date.
Until this win, Sakon FC pretty much sat in the basement, 12th of 14 in the league.
Sakon FC next travels to Surin on 8 July. Surin City is second in the league, a Sakon win would be a total shocker. A home game on 15 July with Surin Sugar should be a win
Only three more home games this season
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Saturday, June 30, 2018
June Exchange Rate shows movement
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For the last six months there had been very little movement in the dollar to baht exchange rate.
The recent movement is caused by the threat of a trade war, according to one plausible explanation.
Exporting countries are trying to stay competitive.
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July memories and anticipated events
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  060709 Wax Candle Parade with S.BAC students ➚ | |||
080716 Wax Candle Parade➘      | |||
July is also the month when floods seem more likely
 
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| There's a whole lot of birthday parties in July | |||
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