Halcyon Days of Chiang Mai's December. Enjoying it much?

[GammaGlobulin]

Dear Fellow Chiang-Maiers,

 

Today, as of 4pm, has been the day we waited months to enjoy. 

 

Today has been an almost perfect day, weatherwise, with low humidity, a cloudless sky, and the sun hanging at just the right angle.  Not too hot, and not too cool; today has been the goldilocks-day of all days. Did you properly enjoy this day?  Or, did you waste it?

 

Still, one worries just how long this great weather might last, before we once-again must don our masks, following the uncertain but certain-return of smoke to our land, as it inevitably must.

 

Therefore: To the Virgins who are New to Chiang Mai

 

Gather ye Rose-buds while ye may,

    Old Time is still a-flying:

And this same flower that smiles to day,

    To morrow will be dying.

 

The glorious Lamp of Heaven, the Sun,

    The higher he's a getting;

The sooner will his Race be run,

    And neerer he's to Setting.

 

That Age is best, which is the first,

    When Youth and Blood are warmer;

But being spent, the worse, and worst

    Times, still succeed the former.

 

Then be not coy, but use your time;

    And while ye may, go marry:

For having lost but once your prime,

    You may forever tarry.

 

Enjoy this weather, while it lasts.

 

 

Best regards,

Gamma

 

 

[Old Curmudgeon]

I want to nominate this for Best Post of the Month award.

 

No!

Wait!

I just looked at it again:

 

Make that Best Post of the Year award!

 

 

[Lacessit]

We get more of that type of day in Chiang Rai, without the traffic jams.

[novacova]

3 hours ago, Old Curmudgeon said:

I want to nominate this for Best Post of the Month award.

 

No!

Wait!

I just looked at it again:

 

Make that Best Post of the Year award!

 

 

Nice you can pat yourself on the back GammaG 

[connda]

5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Fellow Chiang-Maiers,

 

Today, as of 4pm, has been the day we waited months to enjoy. 

 

Today has been an almost perfect day, weatherwise, with low humidity, a cloudless sky, and the sun hanging at just the right angle.  Not too hot, and not too cool; today has been the goldilocks-day of all days. Did you properly enjoy this day?  Or, did you waste it?

I don't mean to be disrespectful, but really - what planet are you on?  Wife and I drove to the market in our amphur here in NE Lamphun and the haze IS back already.  The AQI sucks - and this is the wonderful December Cool Season weather that you are celebrating.  According to wife the Thai government is implementing a burn ban starting Jan 1st until probably around May. 

I can once remember clear, blue skies and AQI in the "Good" range.  What is here now is not clear, blue skies.  Most people living here have probably forgot what a clear, blue sky looks like.  Look out - this years "Burn Season" is going to be a doozy.  My personal preference is the rainy season where I know the air is relatively clear.  With "Cool Season" comes inversion layers and with inversion layers come the smoke.  The PM 2.5 right now is anything but "Good."  But hey - look on the bright side - it's not violet or purple yet, only yellow, orange, and red!
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