rickudon Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 That Thai meteorologist probably also does the governments forecasts. Probably explains why on Saturday they were still predicting temperatures well over 20 centigrade for NE Thailand for the next 3 days ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh2121 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I'd be curious if snow would be an occasion for them to wear socks and shoes/boots as opposed to pretending to be penguins with jacket, scarf, pullover and what not.....and still walk around with flip flops and no socks Come on, nearly every Thai knows it's a serious fashion crime to wear socks and sandals or flip-flops. Very unusual weather in Ban Dung, Udon Thani province at the moment- heavy rain and a cold biting wind. I've seen rain in January now and again.not often mind, but rarely with such cold weather. Couldn't give a monkey's (brass balls or not). If my feet are cold I'll wear socks! Who cares what fashion dictates anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 A Thai friend used to be posted at the radar-station, up on the top of Doi Inthanon, and he claimed to have seen sleet & snow up there several times. But perhaps he was mistaken, or Doi Inthanon isn't in Thailand, because "its not possible". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPDEHSOI Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Seen some Brass Monkeys looking for something in the grass but ! regards Worgeordie I know i will sound like a jerk here so please forgive me.But just got to tell every one because it is a common mistake. On ships years ago with cannons aboard,they had to store the cannon balls on shelves or trays. These shelves or trays were made of brass.and were called monkeys.. When it got really cold the brass monkeys would contract and the balls would fall off of the shelves or trays. Strange but true. Actually, there are a few explanations as to where this expression originated. But I still like worgeordie's comment. ( it sounds reasonable in this weather ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Seen some Brass Monkeys looking for something in the grass but ! regards Worgeordie I know i will sound like a jerk here so please forgive me.But just got to tell every one because it is a common mistake. On ships years ago with cannons aboard,they had to store the cannon balls on shelves or trays. These shelves or trays were made of brass.and were called monkeys.. When it got really cold the brass monkeys would contract and the balls would fall off of the shelves or trays. Strange but true. Thank you for the explanation - I wondered why people here on TVF now started talking about monkeys made of brass when it gets cold. Your explanation make sense, but it appears then that Worgeordie is talking about a brass shelf looking for something in the grass, and that does not make any sense at all. The expression is "It's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey". The origin explained above is correct. However, these days, and for some time, it has had a dual meaning, especially as canon balls are no longer used. As pointed it is urban myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snackbar Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 My Thai wife told me a story of when she was a kid in phitsanulok. One day hail stones fell, the adults collected them up thinking they were diamonds. And were dumbfounded when the diamonds disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 If they are using the same prediction methods as "there will be no flooding" then i guess it is time to order the snowmobile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Reports of "snow" in Thailand usually turn out to be hail. quite a different thing and common in tropics/sub-tropics. one problem is that most of the people who "identify" it have never seen snow. Edited January 27, 2016 by cumgranosalum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 That's good news. Otherwise there will be one more excuse for them idiot van and lorry drivers on why the wrapped their vehicles around a tree or lamp post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I'd be curious if snow would be an occasion for them to wear socks and shoes/boots as opposed to pretending to be penguins with jacket, scarf, pullover and what not.....and still walk around with flip flops and no socks In Prasat, Surin, near Cambodia and very far from any mountains, it got down to about 60F once, maybe 58F. I'm from Florida, and had been in Pattaya for months and I was chilly. Father-in-Law comes out at 0600 hrs wearing a US Army field jacket, shorts, and flip-flops. ------------ The Indians/Bangladeshis/Pakistanis were fantastic to watch in Kuwait, which gets down to freezing on occasion. The doorman at my condo would wear a bandanna around his head to keep his ears warm, but mostly looked like he had a sore tooth or a broken jaw....and flip-flops. Edited January 27, 2016 by jaywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generealty Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Reports of "snow" in Thailand usually turn out to be hail. quite a different thing and common in tropics/sub-tropics. one problem is that most of the people who "identify" it have never seen snow. Have you bothered to read my post and see photos ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Reports of "snow" in Thailand usually turn out to be hail. quite a different thing and common in tropics/sub-tropics. one problem is that most of the people who "identify" it have never seen snow. Have you bothered to read my post and see photos ? Yes - looks like hail to me. do you have the location and date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBlue05 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Got 70 cm of snow here in the eastern US over the weekend. Thailand still sounds like a tropical paradise to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Reports of "snow" in Thailand usually turn out to be hail. quite a different thing and common in tropics/sub-tropics. one problem is that most of the people who "identify" it have never seen snow. Have you bothered to read my post and see photos ? Yes - looks like hail to me. do you have the location and date? Yes - I thought so! "Old photo of Doi Inthanon after a hailstorm in May 2013" HAIL - not SNOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generealty Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Reports of "snow" in Thailand usually turn out to be hail. quite a different thing and common in tropics/sub-tropics. one problem is that most of the people who "identify" it have never seen snow. Have you bothered to read my post and see photos ? Yes - looks like hail to me. do you have the location and date? Yes - I thought so! "Old photo of Doi Inthanon after a hailstorm in May 2013" HAIL - not SNOW Sorry my mistake, I took it from Facebook uploaded the day before. I apologise Edited January 28, 2016 by generealty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Hail behaves more like ball bearings so it rolls off higher places. Quite common in warmer climes as any Queenslander will tell you. Edited January 28, 2016 by cumgranosalum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrizzla Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I am loving this cold snap to be honest. Haven't had the fan or AC on in days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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