First neighbor already burning their fields today 10 December 24.

 

It will never change 

Yep. Sugarcane stations are open, lorries and tractors are hauling their loads all day long.

 

No burning yet, but only a matter of days.

 

I checked the AQ about a month ago.....it was five times worse than central London then!!!! God only knows what it will be end of January.

2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Yep. Sugarcane stations are open, lorries and tractors are hauling their loads all day long.

 

No burning yet, but only a matter of days.

 

I checked the AQ about a month ago.....it was five times worse than central London then!!!! God only knows what it will be end of January.

I might leave earlier than I thought

 

Just now, Hummin said:

I might leave earlier than I thought

 

 

 

Good idea. Not leaving till April....so I'm in line for a good few lung fulls.....

I do have a air purifier in my day room, and bed room. Very effective.

 

7min and you see the difference in a 36m2 room in my pics

 

8 minutes ago, Hummin said:

I do have a air purifier in my day room, and bed room. Very effective.

 

7min and you see the difference in a 36m2 room in my pics

 

 

Keep looking to buy one......must do it!!!

I was walking the dog at sunset on the farm on Sunday and heard the unmistakable crackle from a couple of fields away, followed by large plumes of black smoke.

 

It's coming.

 

 

3 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I was walking the dog at sunset on the farm on Sunday and heard the unmistakable crackle from a couple of fields away, followed by large plumes of black smoke.

 

It's coming.

 

 

 

And I had such high hopes it was going to be strictly controlled this year.....555

 

"The Thai government has taken a strict stance against crop burning to combat rising air pollution, particularly PM2.5 dust levels. The PM has emphasized the need for cooperation among farmers, provincial governors, and authorities to eliminate the practice, especially during the upcoming harvest season, as it significantly contributes to Thailand’s seasonal smog problem".

 

 

I'm not staying long if this continues

 

On 12/10/2024 at 7:45 AM, Hummin said:

First neighbor already burning their fields today 10 December 24.

 

Call the cops and demand a jail sentence.

24 minutes ago, watchcat said:

 

Call the cops and demand a jail sentence.

Here they do not call the police, they go to the village chief to solve problems. 

2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Here they do not call the police, they go to the village chief to solve problems. 

 

What can he or she do about it, nothing. The only thing these farmers nderstand is economic punishment or prison.

On 12/11/2024 at 8:28 AM, Hummin said:

I do have a air purifier in my day room, and bed room. Very effective.

 

7min and you see the difference in a 36m2 room in my pics

 

That is helpful, but you cannot stay inside all day. Eventually, you will experience the pollution.

On 12/11/2024 at 8:11 AM, Will B Good said:

Yep. Sugarcane stations are open, lorries and tractors are hauling their loads all day long.

 

No burning yet, but only a matter of days.

 

I checked the AQ about a month ago.....it was five times worse than central London then!!!! God only knows what it will be end of January.

Why would you live there? only yourself to blame.

These burnings on top of all the traffic pollution is so dangerous to your health you should wear a mask all day long! I start to wonder if it really is worth the risk staying longer than 2 weeks at the time here.

27 minutes ago, Chosenfew said:

Why would you live there? only yourself to blame.

Maybe it’s because he doesn’t want to live anywhere near crass, insensitive, rude people like you.  A price worth paying, I’d say.

3 hours ago, Hummin said:

Here they do not call the police, they go to the village chief to solve problems. 

....and nothing happend....I bet

3 minutes ago, Paul52 said:

Maybe it’s because he doesn’t want to live anywhere near crass, insensitive, rude people like you.  A price worth paying, I’d say.

According to your expression, by crass, insensitive, rude people you mean yourself

On 12/11/2024 at 8:07 AM, Owiee said:

It will never change 

until the last farmer dies of some lung related illness they will continue to burn as they have forever.  SInce the pollution affected illnesses take quite some time to actually begin to cause deteriorated health they just don't believe that doctors are telling them the truth.  Many smokers still don't believe that lung almost all lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking.  It took many trials and heavy fines on the manufacturers before they stopped fighting as the courts finally agreed with they doctors

4 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

....and nothing happend....I bet

It was generally speaking, not about burning. 

google aqi thailand, simple enough, and right now you can easily see that almost the entire country is over the WHO healthy air level.

 

On 12/11/2024 at 8:16 AM, Will B Good said:

 

 

Good idea. Not leaving till April....so I'm in line for a good few lung fulls.....

I only stayed once during burning season, but when I had smoke damage in my house the N95 mask worked wonders - the type with the valve in front. Might be worth looking into, that's what I would do if I was ever stuck there again

Funny, whenever I dust my apartment in Bangkok the dust is black. Wonder why?  

On 12/11/2024 at 8:36 AM, Will B Good said:

 

Keep looking to buy one......must do it!!!

here's a portable one for outside

Lovely enjoy lungfulls of the carsonagenic poison .

Why oh why doesn’t the government impose meaningful fines to uphold the fake / joke laws it makes

oh hold on a min this is Thailand 

Yes, a few years ago I lived in 'sugar-cane country'. Not only was there a 24 hour fog but the water was often turned off too. Car was often covered with black flakes. Now I have a next door neighbour who burns everything from plastic to dog's poo.

Isaan is a huge area, and not one person posting mentions where the burning is going on.

I live in Jomtien.  Just a few days ago, IQAir online showed Pattaya City Air Quality at 165. Right now it shows 86.

Removed a troll post.