What's Wrong with the Rain?

[GammaGlobulin]

Two years ago, as well as last year, we were parched. 

 

This year, people tell me that we might have our wettest year, in many years. 

 

Still, the rain just starts and stops. 

 

Here, we do not have a truly long soaking rain, for days and days, which is what we need. 

 

At least, this meagre rain which we are now experiencing might provide welcome respite to farmers who slave away in order to put food on our table. 

 

Every time I take a bite of food, I give thanks to the farm workers who provide the food which keeps me alive. 

 

Any farmer who might read this message,... Thank you. 

 

No words to say, 

No words to convey, 

 

Without farmers, our entire world would come to a halt. 

 

Farmers should be paid more for the work they do. Farming is relatively dangerous and backbreaking work. Everybody knows this. 

 

I love rice. 

Thank you! 

[beachproperty]

You must think a lot of yourself! When you write its like a story but its not......its just  a mish mash of gobbly guck. Try getting  your point across quicker and don't drag it out.

[JensenZ]

Farmers do not produce food for any altruistic reasons. The people who do the hard work are just trying to make a living, not to feed you. A lot of farms are owned by very rich people who aren't too concerned about your table either, but their profit.

[Ralf001]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:08 AM, beachproperty said:

You must think a lot of yourself! When you write its like a story but its not......its just  a mish mash of gobbly guck. Try getting  your point across quicker and don't drag it out.

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To be fair it was a farmer whom farmed the rice that went into the making the Lao Khao the OP was drinking when smashing out that post !!

[GammaGlobulin]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:08 AM, beachproperty said:

You must think a lot of yourself! When you write its like a story but its not......its just  a mish mash of gobbly guck. Try getting  your point across quicker and don't drag it out.

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Rice cultivation is backbreaking work. 

 

Don't waste rice. 

 

Waste of rice is a sacrilege. 

 

Clear? 

 

[OneMoreFarang]

You can look it up. It's called Climate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Thailand#Climate

 

[Ralf001]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:13 AM, JensenZ said:

Farmers do not produce food for any altruistic reasons. The people who do the hard work are just trying to make a living, not to feed you. A lot of farms are owned by very rich people who aren't too concerned about your table either, but their profit.

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Not to mention the lads that supply seed to the farmers...

The Chearavanont lads have done well for themselves !

[GammaGlobulin]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:19 AM, Ralf001 said:

Not to mention the lads that supply seed to the farmers...

The Chearavanont lads have done well for themselves !

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I am not thinking about Monsanto. 

[Ralf001]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:23 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

I am not thinking about Monsanto. 

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Have you never heard of CP and how their fortune started ?

 

"The family behind Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world's largest producers of animal feed and livestock, got a nearly $9 billion boost to its wealth in 2017 partly due to a surge in the value of its holding in Chinese insurer Ping An, whose shares jumped on rising income and bond yields. The business dates back to 1921, when brothers Chia ek Chor and Choncharoen Chiaravanont opened a shop selling seeds imported from China to Thai farmers. Today the group is led by Chia Ek Chor's son Dhanin, who is senior chairman and shares the fortune with his 3 brothers and other relatives. After 48 years as chairman and CEO, in January 2017, Dhanin Chearavanont crowned his eldest son, Soopakij, 53, and the youngest, Suphachai, 50, as CP's chairman and CEO, respectively."

[GammaGlobulin]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:34 AM, Ralf001 said:

Have you never heard of CP and how their fortune started ?

 

"The family behind Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world's largest producers of animal feed and livestock, got a nearly $9 billion boost to its wealth in 2017 partly due to a surge in the value of its holding in Chinese insurer Ping An, whose shares jumped on rising income and bond yields. The business dates back to 1921, when brothers Chia ek Chor and Choncharoen Chiaravanont opened a shop selling seeds imported from China to Thai farmers. Today the group is led by Chia Ek Chor's son Dhanin, who is senior chairman and shares the fortune with his 3 brothers and other relatives. After 48 years as chairman and CEO, in January 2017, Dhanin Chearavanont crowned his eldest son, Soopakij, 53, and the youngest, Suphachai, 50, as CP's chairman and CEO, respectively."

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Without industrial farming, and without plenty of petroleum, not to mention phosphate fertilizer, there might be no way for us to soon enjoy 10 billion of us here. 

 

After 50 years of watching our hockey stick transfold, maybe we will soon be pucked... 

 

GOAL! 

[TC17]

You are welcome ???? 

[GammaGlobulin]

  On 8/31/2021 at 1:03 AM, TC17 said:

You are welcome ???? 

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If you mean that you are a farmer, then thank you. 

 

Too many of us mistakenly believe that the food we depend on drops like manna from heaven. 

 

Some might even assume that our rice comes from Suckerberger at Facebook. 

 

Difficult to expand Facebook's reach if the world were to suddenly go hungry. 

 

Sucking Suckerberger, we love his megalomania. But, can he sow rice? 

[Ralf001]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:52 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

Without industrial farming, and without plenty of petroleum, not to mention phosphate fertilizer, there might be no way for us to soon enjoy 10 billion of us here. 

 

After 50 years of watching our hockey stick transfold, maybe we will soon be pucked... 

 

GOAL! 

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Thailand will be a bit ordinary with 10 billion here... even moreso if that stupid hockey game becomes popular.

[Will B Good]

  On 8/31/2021 at 1:25 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

But, can he sow rice? 

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Can he knit potatoes?

[rott]

  On 8/31/2021 at 1:25 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

If you mean that you are a farmer, then thank you. 

 

Too many of us mistakenly believe that the food we depend on drops like manna from heaven. 

 

Some might even assume that our rice comes from Suckerberger at Facebook. 

 

Difficult to expand Facebook's reach if the world were to suddenly go hungry. 

 

Sucking Suckerberger, we love his megalomania. But, can he sow rice? 

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So you are the only one on here who understands how the world works. Well done, we are lucky to have you with us. 

I suppose you imagine that everyone else resembles a character in a Larson cartoon. 

[toofarnorth]

  On 8/31/2021 at 3:07 AM, Will B Good said:

Can he knit potatoes?

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He said sow not sew so stop being a sow sew.

[GammaGlobulin]

  On 8/31/2021 at 3:13 AM, rott said:

So you are the only one on here who understands how the world works. Well done, we are lucky to have you with us. 

I suppose you imagine that everyone else resembles a character in a Larson cartoon. 

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Years ago, Larson was more interesting.

These days, Larson is watered down.

 

[Will B Good]

  On 8/31/2021 at 3:29 AM, toofarnorth said:

He said sow not sew 

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So?

 

555

[Saltire]

  On 8/30/2021 at 11:54 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

Two years ago, as well as last year, we were parched. 

 

This year, people tell me that we might have our wettest year, in many years. 

 

Still, the rain just starts and stops. 

 

Here, we do not have a truly long soaking rain, for days and days, which is what we need. 

 

At least, this meagre rain which we are now experiencing might provide welcome respite to farmers who slave away in order to put food on our table. 

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Speak for yourself, just had non stop rain for the last 5 weeks.

 

And I live in a farming province so will pass on your compliments, sure they'll appreciate it.

 

 

[sanuk711]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:08 AM, beachproperty said:

You must think a lot of yourself! When you write its like a story but its not......its just  a mish mash of gobbly guck. Try getting  your point across quicker and don't drag it out.

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I think there is a competition going on----"GammaGlobulin" Joined 8 days ago and has 343 post---but neck and neck is "Will B Good" also joined the very same day (last week) and has 337 posts. 

 

Supposing they are the same person---- 1 week = 680 post--- 98 a day......................

[jak2002003]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:16 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

Rice cultivation is backbreaking work. 

 

Don't waste rice. 

 

Waste of rice is a sacrilege. 

 

Clear? 

 

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From what I see the rice farmers themselves are not doing much 'back braking work'.

 

1. Open gate to floor field.

 

2. Pay someone to drive a tractor around to prepare the area.

 

3.  Pay under minimum wage to a load of poor migrant workers, including women and children,  to plant the rice.

 

4.  Spray some toxic chemicals on the rice which you have not read any of the instructions and don't use safety gear.

 

5. Sit back for several months.

 

6. Pay the harvesting machine people to harvest it for you 

 

7.  Collect the money.

 

8.  Don't forget to then burn the fields  to make pollution for the dry season to give people lung problems. 

 

9. Repeat year after year. 

 

 

[itsari]

When ever has the rain just continued ?

Farmers need consumers and consumers need farmers . 

Market forces will prevail.

[simon43]

No doubt as many others have done, I'd added the OP to my ignore list ????

[userabcd]

Pondering if because there are less airplanes flying about in the sky which were blowing all the clouds away.

 

Clouds are now settled and drop the rain in the right spots.

[johng]

  On 8/31/2021 at 5:57 AM, userabcd said:

Pondering if because there are less airplanes flying

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Don't forget less  "vapour trails" too.????

[nahkit]

"Too many of us mistakenly believe that the food we depend on drops like manna from heaven."

 

If that was the case I wouldn't bother taking my wallet with me to Makro.

 

"Some might even assume that our rice comes from Suckerberger at Facebook. "

 

That has to be one of the most stupid comments I've ever read on here and there have been lots over the years.

[starky]

Ahhh the overly verbose troll strikes again.

[AgMech Cowboy]

  On 8/31/2021 at 12:13 AM, JensenZ said:

A lot of farms are owned by very rich people who aren't too concerned about your table either, but their profit.

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Don't confuse Thailand with other country's farmers. It's the co-ops and levels above the Thai farmer who make most of the money off of farming in Thailand.

[marin]

  On 8/30/2021 at 11:54 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

Here, we do not have a truly long soaking rain, for days and days, which is what we need. 

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Unless you say where is here your attempt at prose is worthless mate. Here in Bangkok we have had rain and flooding the last few days.  You bored by Covid restrictions by any chance?

[natway09]

If you come on up where I am you will be praying for a day or 2 without rain.

Many crops are rotting in the ground