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Good rain today which will have helped, first decent rain for months! 

At the nearest reservoir to where I am west of Udon the level this morning was 23%, at the start of the "rainy season" it was at 50%, not been a lot of rain this year, plenty of rainy days but no volume, they had to release water to keep crops alive.

10 hours ago, surfinglife said:

More = a long long time, possibly never.

Indeed the longer "they" can keep the masses believing a lockdown is necessary? Probably indefinite? ???? 

In the UK there are 69 cases/100,000 people compared to 28/100,000 in Sweden The infection rate in France is almost 7 times higher than in Sweden and the virus is 10 times more prevalent in Spain, both countries that implemented strict lockdowns, maybe they got it wrong? 

Where are all the Sweden critics now? Why is this Never in the news?

So many - who lets be honest - deserve to be "locked down" still believe that they have been saved* from the not-so-deadly virus by creating the biggest mental health and poverty crisis in history, by corrupted politicians, eyes open! 

40 minutes ago, Nout said:

The evidence to support the scaremongering predictions by these to government experts are as reliable as the dodgy dossier that took us into the Iraq war.

You don't have to look very far to realise that the major players in this "agenda" are compromised at best, criminal some would say? but most are incapable of "looking" any more they trust the "media" as they used to protect us from crooked politicians - those days are long gone, they closed that door! 

I guess most people can no longer read a graph, why would they need too in a "technocratic" society where they no longer have to think for themselves 

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19roundup/2020-03-26

17 hours ago, torturedsole said:

I don't need a vaccine for a virus that really isn't up to much.  

Don't go upsetting the masses by not joining in the "fear" vaccine will save you! your immune system is useless, testing isn't flawed!

Oh and by the way the world is now neo Marxist - "technocracy" is all being!   

19 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

I have used Zenni for years but believe someone posted recently they will not currently ship to Thailand.

I have used Zenni also, just had a look and there is no restriction on shipping to Thailand, just a warning of possible delays.

1 hour ago, lopburi3 said:

Online may not be an option these days of limited air shipments.

Pretty much hit & miss, seems to be a lot better than a couple of months ago, did receive a couple of parcels today.

Buying glasses in Thailand is pretty much the same - hit & miss, I have used First Optic and found them no better (or worse!) than many other places though they are more expensive, online is a 1/4 of the price these days than buying at opticians.

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

You can send some to Udon if you want.

There's been some rain here, but nowt out of the ordinary.

Exactly! West of Udon we have had about 37 mm, plenty of rainfall but there's no "volume" hasn't even filled the pool, never mind reservoir that is 100m, away!

On 9/19/2020 at 4:07 AM, Poet said:

It is completely safe to be in close proximity to lots of people not wearing masks as long as you wear a t-shirt with some sort of social justice slogan.
Just don't forget to put on a mask before you start looting.

My thoughts exactly, if your a looting leftie you will be fine, conservative! your doomed 

Either way, welcome to the New "Marxist" era, so just be scared regardless! 

3 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

No sense in banning it because they just ignore the ban anyway

Not all rice fields are irrigated, they are deforested lands, no rain no floods, no rice - being that a lot of rice "farmers" grow rice for personal/family consumption isn't going to have a happy ending ???? 

1 hour ago, Chassa said:

Not stopped raining in Nong Bua Lamphu since 9:30am yeserday!

How much rain? are you in the city? are the reservoirs now full with All the rain, are the adjacent reservoirs full, UdonRat is empty, not making it to there, Huai Luang is at 32% - 40% less rain than this time last year, do you know how to gauge rainfall? besides looking out the window?

Storm had everything, apart from the heavy rain we need! It's cool, its moderately breezy with scattered light rain, - West of Udon, be lucky if we have had 1 mm of rain ???? So far made zero difference to local reservoirs! 

Khon Kaen going to get a good sprinkle tonight by the looks, they need it, had little rain this year.

42 minutes ago, ICELANDMAN said:

Why don't you move again, I lived 3 years in Udon but then I couldn't stand the heat anymore it was hell I'm now in the Hua Hin area

Funnily enough! I was thinking about that, the only reason I moved out of Pattaya was got fed up with how busy it was, now with the "New Norm" it's going to be a good place to stay with no tourists as doubt the world will ever open up again to the extent it was "free" before.

I do like the "Winter" up here, from now through till March it is pleasant, the nighttime temperatures are far cooler, the days nice also without the humidity you get in the South or East.

Just April / May that are intolerable, fortunate that house is well built and easy to cool.

5 minutes ago, RichCor said:

oh god ...I sense yet another Thai Love Song about to be sung

"They say" the van driving was singing :- 

Going back to my crocheting now................

Memories 

4 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

10 minutes to put it out. What was it carrying?

Fire extinguishers ???? 

2 hours ago, keith101 said:

Thai logic says go faster so you dont get wet .

Hydroplaning saves fuel 

14 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

They must know something.

Indeed, they know how gullible & "trusting" some are & first and foremost they know how to make money! good business to be in ????

"Government" taking the opportunity for "show boating" - showing how caring and considerate they are! 

Very little rain so far West of Udon Thani.

7 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

Which all goes to show criminals can leave and enter countries without necessarily being detected.

? I think those days are over now, your referring to the "good old days" when we had a degree or two of Freedom ???? 

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

What a brilliant website. And according to its trajectory, it's heading straight for us. Yikes!

Ventusky has great graphics but its not very accurate due to the "modelling" they use, not as pretty but far more accurate is https://www.windy.com/-Rain-thunder-rain?rain,17.382,102.799,11 , they also have it heading my way so best start tying stuff down! 

We need the rain!