Popular Post BigBadGeordie Posted January 12, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2015 I know that everything is relative, but it is damned cold in Buriram tonight, my fish in the dam have not eaten for 3 days, the dog will not get off his blanket, all the people in the village look and dress like Nanook of the North. It's bloody cold. When I first arrived in Thailand my comment would be "it's not cold, it's cooler". And as anyone who knows anything about the Geordies, we take our shirts off at home games in December. But bugger me it's cold. I offer this post, primarly as an observation, and perhaps as a statement, that the more experience you have, the less you judge the values of others, 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 First glance of sun here (west of Khon Kaen) after 4 days with thick clouds. Yesterday windy, cool, dark. Some rain. Felt like European November Sitting in the room wearing a tracksuit plus socks and slippers. Nobody will believe that this is living in the tropics The Chinese are at fault, the bad weather comes from them Cross my fingers that the sun will break through tommorow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Not bad at all in CM....imagine riding a motorbike early or late would be cold.....extra blanket on the bed though which to me is a good idea because it keeps the wife from bundling up - hate the feeling of cloth next to me.....we have one window open in the bedroom and downstairs screen doors and windows open..... Edited January 12, 2015 by pgrahmm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sdanielmcev Posted January 12, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2015 60° is cold? After spending a winter in Duluth/Superior, not much is cold. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Not bad at all in CM....imagine riding a motorbike early or late would be cold.....extra blanket on the bed though which to me is a good idea because it keeps the wife from bundling up - hate the feeling of cloth next to me.....we have one window open in the bedroom and downstairs screen doors and windows open.....Took the kids to the highway for the bus to school, on the bike today BBBrrrrr. Big mistake will take them in the car this morning for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 60° is cold? After spending a winter in Duluth/Superior, not much is cold.As i said "Its all relative". But then again, as a child I swam in the North Sea 300 days a year, but hey we all get older, and perhaps, softer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Bangkok is chilly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhamBam Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I'll be taking a drop of 24 deg C in a couple of days and wishing it qas 30 deg C......... you lucky people .... relatively speaking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy B Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I like the cold during the day as I am teaching 40 students per class so it's more pleasant than the hotter months. The one thing I do not like is the morning showers, watching the light on the shower box to see that it's on and jumping in and out of the way of it's spray as it losses it's temperature. Also first thing in the morning and sitting for the morning bowel movement and the seat is bloody cold! Quite a shock!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_rad Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 first thing in the morning and sitting for the morning bowel movement and the seat is bloody cold! Quite a shock!! Try squatting, then only your feet get cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsycat Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Today, where i am, the sun was shining. I sat in normal 10 degrees on a terrace with friends with coats and scarfes on. and had a laugh. The sun was shining and i think my freckles came out again. And we had a laugh, probably thinking about the people that we know dying of heat in Thailand... cos they cant handle the heat. The see saw goes two ways. Edited January 12, 2015 by Patsycat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Bangkok is chilly too. No, it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadman Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Bangkok is chilly too.No, it isn't. YES, it is! 18 during the nights, yes, chilly is accurate for some of us.... Mi now, yen mi dee krup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanhull Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 My wife's walking around with my puffer jacket on, im sat in shorts and a tshirt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Yesterday was cloudy and cooler 23 ish , The weather over the last month has been a mixture of overcast days and no rain and absolutely glorious sunshine maxing at about 34 The worst 'Tropical Winter" I went through was in Wuhan in 2008. Normally their cold snap is about a month but this year happened to be the coldest winter in living memory, Minus 15 for a couple of months with nothing to warm the house up except a Air-con on heat, which are useless.The construction work stopped due to the weather so we were stuck at home freezing our nuts off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Bangkok is chilly too.No, it isn't. YES, it is! 18 during the nights, yes, chilly is accurate for some of us.... Mi now, yen mi dee krup! Chilly?? It's ruddy freezing. First time in 10 years I've needed to get out my woolly-pully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhamBam Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Bangkok is chilly too.No, it isn't. YES, it is! 18 during the nights, yes, chilly is accurate for some of us.... Mi now, yen mi dee krup! Chilly?? It's ruddy freezing. First time in 10 years I've needed to get out my woolly-pully Them bones, them bones, them cold, old bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtwo Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Cold near Rio et and I've only just come back from uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 SoiBiker must have been posting from the sauna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalmagic Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I offer this post, primarily as an observation, and perhaps as a statement, that the more experience you have, the less you judge the values of others, The final sentence of your post, copied above, is fantastic, and I totally agree with the sentiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 13 in balmy Hang Dong this morning... shower box had to be turned up to high to offset/feel hot..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILT Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 This is my favorite time of the year weather wise...Loving the cool/cold mornings and late nights... Unfortunately this nice weather will not last and then back to the great weather year round.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted January 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2015 It appears you are no longer a Geordie. They are never cold, refuse to wear jackets and umbrellas are for pooftahs! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 It appears you are no longer a Geordie. They are never cold, refuse to wear jackets and umbrellas are for pooftahs! I suspect I may have gone "native". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB87 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I am chilled right through to the bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 yes its cold down here in korat takeing the dog for his walk this morning i had to put shirt on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejcb Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It's not cold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Not as cold as some places I've lived but for Thailand I'd say it is cool. Wish it would last a bit longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Not bad at all in CM....imagine riding a motorbike early or late would be cold.....extra blanket on the bed though which to me is a good idea because it keeps the wife from bundling up - hate the feeling of cloth next to me.....we have one window open in the bedroom and downstairs screen doors and windows open..... Not bad? Ha! 20c in the condo this morn and my blood has been sufficiently thinned to be used to warmer weather. I am cold! The wife? She has discovered that I had a sleeping bag and she loves it. I fondly remember looking out over snow covered field in the U.S. but I did not come to Thailand for this much cool weather! Ah, well, this too shall pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdanielmcev Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Not bad at all in CM....imagine riding a motorbike early or late would be cold.....extra blanket on the bed though which to me is a good idea because it keeps the wife from bundling up - hate the feeling of cloth next to me.....we have one window open in the bedroom and downstairs screen doors and windows open..... Not bad? Ha! 20c in the condo this morn and my blood has been sufficiently thinned to be used to warmer weather. I am cold! The wife? She has discovered that I had a sleeping bag and she loves it. I fondly remember looking out over snow covered field in the U.S. but I did not come to Thailand for this much cool weather! Ah, well, this too shall pass. My gf is wearing my sheepskin coat. It probably weighs as much as she does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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