On the road way  to dinner with wife close to Mae Taeng, We saw on the left side of the road, about 1 km. yes, ONE KILOMETER Line of fire on the forest. Spreading the smog to the road. Thanks that we are ready next weekend to RUN and ESCAPE avoiding this burning season like every years to any beach in southern Th. and come back after Song Kran Festival.

 

A simple question;

 

What happen with this people?
WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IN THE MIND OF THIS PEOPLE? ????

 

 

these recalcitrants deserve nothing short of the best response to put a dampener on them 

42 minutes ago, tifino said:

these recalcitrants deserve nothing short of the best response to put a dampener on them 

NO WORKS, Tifino, sadly no works.

Is this news ?

1 hour ago, Tarteso said:

WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IN THE MIND OF THIS PEOPLE?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Ok, perhaps a "me, me, me - I don´t give a sh... on others".

42 minutes ago, Dcheech said:

Is this news ?

Not for me, and  perhaps not for you. But after 8 years living in this hell. I Hope with this information, can spread this news to others new expaxts or TURISTS. ????

SIMPLY...This is the point of my Post.

41 minutes ago, CNXexpat said:

WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IN THE MIND OF THIS PEOPLE?

 

Mushrooms Money Burn Burn Burn ...

 

 

Nothing has changed...they still walk barefoot in the rice patties...trap rats...collect rice bugs...and fish for mud fish...gather green salad along the trail on the way home.

There's no ban currently on burning. That starts sometime in March.

 

So everyone is having to move their burning up earlier. Not as effective as when they wait till March/April (lots more leaves to fall, more undergrowth to dry up) but if the government is going to make it illegal then, better do it now.

 

Now ask yourself, if they don't burn annually/semi-annually, what sort of long-term danger is brewing if the dead matter keeps building up on the forest floor? Wild fires like in the U.S. and Australia?

 

8 minutes ago, qdinthailand said:

There's no ban currently on burning. That starts sometime in March.

 

So everyone is having to move their burning up earlier. Not as effective as when they wait till March/April (lots more leaves to fall, more undergrowth to dry up) but if the government is going to make it illegal then, better do it now.

 

Now ask yourself, if they don't burn annually/semi-annually, what sort of long-term danger is brewing if the dead matter keeps building up on the forest floor? Wild fires like in the U.S. and Australia?

 

Chiang Mai governor Charoenrit Sa-nguansat, to ban burning effective for 80 days (10^th January – 30^th April 2020)

 

Translated in to Thai means burn everything in sight for 4 months.

24 minutes ago, qdinthailand said:

Now ask yourself, if they don't burn annually/semi-annually, what sort of long-term danger is brewing if the dead matter keeps building up on the forest floor? Wild fires like in the U.S. and Australia?

 

The rainy season arrives & it composts & enriches the soil.

52 minutes ago, Thailand said:

1 hour ago, qdinthailand said:

 

Chiang Mai governor Charoenrit Sa-nguansat, to ban burning effective for 80 days (10^th January – 30^th April 2020)

...”and local authorities in each area have been stressed to monitor and explain to local people to follow the measure strictly”... ????????????

 

14 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

Nothing has changed

In Arizona? Plenty of change here in Thailand... but I guess people see what they want...

1 hour ago, kenk24 said:

In Arizona? Plenty of change here in Thailand... but I guess people see what they want...

"Nothing has changed"...refers to the eating of rice rats...rice bugs...and mud fish caught in rice patties...of course politics and economics forces change frequently...

16 hours ago, Mickeem said:

 

Mushrooms Money Burn Burn Burn ...

 

 

Yes indeed. On your return for Song Kran you will find many stalls alongside the roads selling wild mushrooms by the plastic bag load..

 

Looks like a secluded KaraOk place to me.

7 hours ago, qdinthailand said:

There's no ban currently on burning. That starts sometime in March.

 

So everyone is having to move their burning up earlier. Not as effective as when they wait till March/April (lots more leaves to fall, more undergrowth to dry up) but if the government is going to make it illegal then, better do it now.

 

Now ask yourself, if they don't burn annually/semi-annually, what sort of long-term danger is brewing if the dead matter keeps building up on the forest floor? Wild fires like in the U.S. and Australia?

 

Actually in Chiang Mai Province there has been a total ban on burning since Jan 1. Penalty if caught is 50,000 baht fine and/or 6 months gaol. That's why the burning is done at night. 

1 hour ago, Vacuum said:

Looks like a secluded KaraOk place to me.

Is the road 2 kms. way to the Dam in SI Lanna National Park, never saw any karaok Around this places... sadly ???? 

Unfortunately these numbers haven't been published very well..

40 minutes ago, Medicine Man said:

Unfortunately these numbers haven't been published very well..

Certainly not as well as the number for turning in your local neighbourhood farang for whatever reason 

Ok think about it, last year huge fire around Chiang Rai because they had not been able to burn off the last two years. Do you folks in the brain trust want CM to be a austrialia problem or a bit of burning every year to burn of leaves and debries on the forest floor.

On 2/14/2020 at 1:47 PM, qdinthailand said:

 

Now ask yourself, if they don't burn annually/semi-annually, what sort of long-term danger is brewing if the dead matter keeps building up on the forest floor? Wild fires like in the U.S. and Australia?

 

Not condoning the practice, but wildfires like Australia are unlikely. The difference is wind.

In Australia, winds can be up to 100 km/hr, and they push ember attacks 40 km ahead of the fire front.

I don't think I've seen wind in Thailand above 20 km/hr in 10 years here.

It’s all about the mushrooms, burn the national parks at night,

get more mushrooms 200 baht a kilo.

burn a few hundred rai might make a few thousand baht quickly.

the government banned the commercial selling of the mushrooms and has a total ban on fires......it’s all under control....