38 minutes ago, dutch boy said:

I am considering purchasing a Dyson purifier. A bit expensive but I think it is worth it. Any thoughts?

 

https://www.dyson.co.th/en-TH/products/air-purifiers/purifiers/purifier-big-quiet-formaldehyde-blue-gold

 

 

We spent less than 1,000 baht each for two air purifiers for our condo from Lazada.

Placed correctly, they keep our apartment at single-digit numbers even when the AIQ is well into the red zone. We do NOT seal our windows or take any other household measures to keep those figures down. We just turn on the air purifiers, changing the filters at the start of each season.

(Edit - Our purifier doesn't have a built-in AIQ meter. We bought one for 500 baht at PowerBuy several years ago.)

1 hour ago, w00n s3n said:

 Not sure why you can't implement precautions while objecting to a poor state of affairs.

 

You can! Isn't that great news?

In fact, you can complain about it year after year if that makes you happy.  That works about as well as crystal healing (and we saw how well that worked during the Pandemic.)
Perhaps you could even try complaining about it in a Thai-language forum, just in case the Thai government forgets to read AN.

Anyone know where I can get a reasonably accurate and cheap indoor AQI monitor?   Besides Lazada.  

4 minutes ago, shdmn said:

Anyone know where I can get a reasonable accurate and cheap indoor AQI monitor?   Besides Lazada.  

6 hours ago, Woke to Sounds said:

 

Shocked by this rather New Age response of denial and surrender and acceptance of another sh!t sandwich from the Elite Controllers.

 

No.

 

People ought to be outraged.

 

Righteous anger is a good thing.

 

The AQ is unacceptable and has been for, what, the past 10 years at least?

 

People need to keep raising the issue - bitching, moaning, posting, humiliating, whatever - till something is done to solve it.

 

Brother Klaus had a solution but it didn't fly. 

9 hours ago, novacova said:

They’re trying to clear the air.

Come live in God's Country, uptown Issan. Beautiful nearly full moon shining above the mountain range, gentle breeze rustling the swaying palms, a lovely swim, a happy wifey and a healthy glass or three of very expensive Laughing Bird red.

No pollution here mate! 555

8 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

I guess the folks giving my posts the 'thumbs down' emoji prefer to bitch and moan about the AIQ in an internet forum year after year, rather than learning how to live comfortably.

That's too bad. Sorry, guys, but there really IS another way to live.

What ? You suggest depriving them the perpetual excuse/s for bitching on and on and on and on .....?

that cold spell seems to have moved in smoke with it too. The locals are out there doing their part too. They want pollution so they're going to get it.

6 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

We spent less than 1,000 baht each for two air purifiers for our condo from Lazada.

Placed correctly, they keep our apartment at single-digit numbers even when the AIQ is well into the red zone. We do NOT seal our windows or take any other household measures to keep those figures down. We just turn on the air purifiers, changing the filters at the start of each season.

(Edit - Our purifier doesn't have a built-in AIQ meter. We bought one for 500 baht at PowerBuy several years ago.)

Well tell us which ones are good for that 1000 B,

And are they quiet ?

New arrival?

 

 

Yeah, everyone got the memo.

13 hours ago, KhunLA said:

TH is out doing itself this year, after a long, very nice rainy season.  Even down here it's starting to get bad, though relative ...

 

 

I expect that it will be much worse in 2 weeks. I remember last year I had to wear a mask when I was walking along Phetkasem in Hua Hin.  Once the  traffic congestion hits peak from 25 December-2 January, it will be unbearable. 

51 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

I expect that it will be much worse in 2 weeks. I remember last year I had to wear a mask when I was walking along Phetkasem in Hua Hin.  Once the  traffic congestion hits peak from 25 December-2 January, it will be unbearable. 

 

That's just everyday rush hour traffic, all day on weekend, low level exhaust from gridlock traffic, and nothing to do with burning season 

 

Yep, it will get worse during high season.  Tell tale of burning season, looking west, and you don't even know there's nice hills to see.   Just a grey wall of smog.

 

Welcome to Hua Hin

 

4 hours ago, carlyai said:

Come live in God's Country, uptown Issan.

He's not wrong.  This is the AQI tonight - green is good.

The wind comes across from Vietnam and Laos and provides a steady breeze at this time of the year.  I have a kite flying overnight here tonight, as do other locals.
 

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

 

That's just everyday rush hour traffic, all day on weekend, low level exhaust from gridlock traffic, and nothing to do with burning season 

 

Yep, it will get worse during high season.  Tell tale of burning season, looking west, and you don't even know there's nice hills to see.   Just a grey wall of smog.

 

Welcome to Hua Hin

 

Looks like Bejing used to look. 

 

 

I'm in pattaya now. It is hazy for sure. I remember as far back as 2004 I would see quite a difference between rainy and dry seasons.  I could clearly see koh lawn sometimes and not at others. 

19 hours ago, Woke to Sounds said:

 

Shocked by this rather New Age response of denial and surrender and acceptance of another sh!t sandwich from the Elite Controllers.

 

No.

 

People ought to be outraged.

 

Righteous anger is a good thing.

 

The AQ is unacceptable and has been for, what, the past 10 years at least?

 

People need to keep raising the issue - bitching, moaning, posting, humiliating, whatever - till something is done to solve it.

Good and also include the sh*t lodes of these disgusting cigarette smokers polluting the outside air in Pattaya.. Sick people getting sicker. Saw one of these sorry smokers sitting on platform in front of Jomtien immigration yesterday: As I walk by him , (older white male) I say no smoking. Walking up Soi 5 I look back at this guy needing help getting up from one of the office girls.

5 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

I'm in pattaya now. It is hazy for sure. I remember as far back as 2004 I would see quite a difference between rainy and dry seasons.  I could clearly see koh lawn sometimes and not at others. 

 

Couldn't see Koh Larn at all yesterday.  Much better today, so naturally everyone will just forget about it until the next time it happens. 

15 minutes ago, shdmn said:

 

Couldn't see Koh Larn at all yesterday.  Much better today, so naturally everyone will just forget about it until the next time it happens. 

What do you suggest they should do?

I don't trim my nasal hair from mid-October to Christmas. Seems to help. 

48 minutes ago, shdmn said:

 

Couldn't see Koh Larn at all yesterday.  Much better today, so naturally everyone will just forget about it until the next time it happens. 

It's similar to the old joke.."Cant's fix the roof while it's raining,  and don't need to fix the roof when it's not raining..

Couple packs of Camel, no filters......WHY NOT!

On 12/3/2025 at 8:48 AM, johng said:

Yes I think its the worst so far this year this morning 

🤧

 

Understandable as we've just entered the worst time of year for it 🤔😳

1 hour ago, grumpyoldman said:

Couple packs of Camel, no filters......WHY NOT!

 

Truly 

 

Probably 20 to 50% of this thread is made up of smokers 👍

17 hours ago, shdmn said:

Anyone know where I can get a reasonably accurate and cheap indoor AQI monitor?   Besides Lazada.  

PowerBuy

For the record.

 

Central Bangkok 

 

Windows wide open all day (AC at night)

 

10k steps a day.

 

65yo

 

Y'all a bunch of girlies

1 minute ago, FolkGuitar said:

Anyone know where I can get a reasonably accurate and cheap indoor AQI monitor?   Besides Lazada.  

 

Can you adjust the AQI down or something? 🤣

2 hours ago, morrobay said:

Good and also include the sh*t lodes of these disgusting cigarette smokers polluting the outside air in Pattaya.. Sick people getting sicker. Saw one of these sorry smokers sitting on platform in front of Jomtien immigration yesterday: As I walk by him , (older white male) I say no smoking. Walking up Soi 5 I look back at this guy needing help getting up from one of the office girls.

 

I hate cigarette smoking as well and they always smoke the nastiest cigarettes too. Yet, if I'm in a pub on lower Sukhumvit I know what goes on. It's probably illegal nevertheless are ashtray set about. Up to me stay or go 

 

I think it's kind of insane to complain about people smoking outdoors the caveat that the butts don't belong on the ground 

 

The world and Thailand has enough laws and regulations. If people want to commit suicide by smoking let them have on it

The air is much better this morning.

31 minutes ago, MarcusAurelius said:

The world and Thailand has enough laws and regulations. If people want to commit suicide by smoking let them have on it

I have no problem with people who want to smoke. 

I only have a problem if they insist that I share their smoke by smoking near me.

It's not the 'smoke' I object to, it's the smell of 'tobacco smoke' that I don't like.

Most Incense is fine.

There IS one place where I really don't like cigarettes... That's when trapped in a small elevator with a smoker. Guys (and ladies...) you stink.  You can't smell it, be every non-smoker can. And it really smells bad.

 

50 minutes ago, johng said:

The air is much better this morning.

 

Yes the reading was 44 AQI , no thick haze present like yesterday.