It will be a good thing when TOT gets back online but for now it's been a slow day here in the Rai.

It will be a good thing when TOT gets back online but for now it's been a slow day here in the Rai.

quite fast for me.3bb is excelling themselves.

It will be a good thing when TOT gets back online but for now it's been a slow day here in the Rai.

I was right, being back online is a very good thing. Smart phones and EDGE are a good things too, but WiFi is better.

30,000 Profile Views, is that a good thing? I am not sure.

Wasn't a bad day, I was offered alternative internet but read a bit and watch a couple of old English TV shows.

Budgie and Rising Damp... that should test even the keenest TV watcher.

30,000 is a lot of profile views, I'd go and check but that would make it 30,001.

Wasn't a bad day, I was offered alternative internet but read a bit and watch a couple of old English TV shows.

Budgie and Rising Damp... that should test even the keenest TV watcher.

30,000 is a lot of profile views, I'd go and check but that would make it 30,001.

They are probabely bots. good to know you are making money for george...he must need it..

It is a good thing when you encounter a spontaneous outpouring of goodwill and kind words from fellow posters. Thanks guys.VF Mister Nice Guy

So how did your profile count go yesterday?

So how did your profile count go yesterday?

30161 profile view now. Got over 700 page views on the blog, too.

Have you read my latest 4 part trip report?

Edited February 18, 201313 yr by villagefarang

My dog knowing it's Sunday.

How does he know?

Less noise?

The Hills Tribe Christians ring their church bells?

Why does he care?

Sundays we go to the lake in the car!!!!

Edited February 24, 201313 yr by sceadugenga

A touch of cool weather at the end of February is a very good thing.

I was debating whether to post this here or in Keeping Things In Perspective but I decided it was more of a Good Thing.

Chiang Rai is often in the news with stories of drugs and death, so it is really nice to have Chiang Rai featured on a hit television show like The Bachelor on ABC. If nothing else it helps to keep things in perspective and shows another side of Chiang Rai to the world.

Riding elephants at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort and filming at the exclusive Pa Sak Tong, show a more elegant side of our little corner of paradise. Unfortunately the Pa Sak Tong website is down but it says a new page is coming soon. Here are a couple of shots I took at Pa Sak Tong.

Your pond looks better:)

Your pond looks better:)

I don’t know, this place was pretty impressive.

Yes it does look nice....and good to see it getting publicity for CR but I am surprised you watch things like "The Batchelor"

Yes it does look nice....and good to see it getting publicity for CR but I am surprised you watch things like "The Batchelor"

I don’t actually. I just caught this on a newsfeed and thought I would bring it to the attention of others who may not be watchers. I believe the finale is tomorrow night.

Looks like the campaign is under way to clear the air.

Seems like they could do with a little more funding though...

Looks like the campaign is under way to clear the air.

Be fine till the sign gets a bit old and they burn it. Seriosly it has been much better this year. I went to MaeSai a couple of days ago and the smoke was ok till I got 4km from the border. Had to make a quick U turn. I think the locals have moderated things a lot.

It's the people in the mountains, as soon as things started drying out after the last rain we had you could see the smoke plumes going up into the air.

I have been marveling at how the burnt orange color of the moon at night is getting close to rivaling the color of the sun as it sets into the smokey horizon each evening. Not sure if it is a good thing but it is pretty in a way. At least I can still see it.

Thats not the Moon , its Mars , its on course to hit us in a couple of weeks

I think it is because VFs clock has gone wrong and shows pm when it should show am and he sees the sun and thinks it is the moon. It is dark because of the smoke not because it is nightime.

I think it is because VFs clock has gone wrong and shows pm when it should show am and he sees the sun and thinks it is the moon. It is dark because of the smoke not because it is nightime.

Could be.

While walking the dogs last evening, there was a fire off in the fields, belching a thick column of smoke skyward. As the breeze topped it off and sent it horizontally across the valley, the hills were blocked from view. To my surprise I saw a local firetruck navigating the trail in an attempt to get close enough to put it out.

Sometimes there are a half dozen or more of these infernos going at the same time and I have never before seen anyone take notice, let alone try to put it out. I can’t be certain whether the fire ran out of fuel or the firefighters actually did their job but I thought it was worthy of a good things tag none the less.

The PM10 numbers are on a downward trajectory over the last few days and that is a very good thing. All the road deaths and accidents are not a good thing at all, however.

The air has been clean enough that I managed to get out on the mountain bike again after 6 weeks indoors.

Well Trend Setters, the bad news first.

Last night the water pump packed it in. It's been so

hot lately and I was dreading being without water for too long.

So the wife called the village handyman this morning and he popped

around to take a look. Seems there was an electrical fault somewhere.

So after fiddling around with his meters and replacing a small part, it

was, to my great relief, up and running within the hour.

All for the princely sum of 200 Baht.

So I'm adding it in the "Good Things Topic".

Regards

Will

Thanks Will

Good example of a good thing, having problems sorted quickly and cheaply.

I guess I could add that I sold my Ninja 650, with no fuss or hassle, to the good things list as well.

The air has been clean enough that I managed to get out on the mountain bike again after 6 weeks indoors.

The air has been clean enough that I managed to get out on the mountain bike again after 6 weeks indoors.

VF

Is that a trainer on your bike?

I picked up a good CycleOps trainer from Northern Bikes

about 4 months ago.

I prefer the open road but lately with the smoke and and some

unruly dogs I've been using it a fair bit.

Regards

Will