SoilSpoil Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Lot of burning rice fields yesterday east and north of the city. We are having itchy eyes again. Dont remember this happening so early. Edited December 9, 2015 by SoilSpoil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 They're spreading it over the fields here and burning the entire area black, obviously going the plant something that need a high potash content in the soil. Beans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 They're spreading it over the fields here and burning the entire area black, obviously going the plant something that need a high potash content in the soil. Beans? They like to plant pumpkins in our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoilSpoil Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 whatever they plant, its giving us a headache and not the way we want to spend our holiday in Chiang Rai. We expected cool weather and mountain views Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I am sure we are all deeply sympathetic that the natives did not live up to your expectation. I somehow doubt Thai farmers are too concerned with what you think, sadly. I just came in from walking the dogs and found myself not displeased with what I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Daytime has been beautiful lately but every evening things take a turn for the worse. Here is a few minutes ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Heavy fog the last two mornings. Yesterday it didn't clear until 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Been clear up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 How about a topic called; 'Whether in Chiang Rai' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Daytime has been beautiful lately but every evening things take a turn for the worse. Here is a few minutes ago. I'm sure the police are doing their job and handing out ฿20,000 fines for illegal burning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Like with drinking beer or illicit sex, sometimes some burning is ok. If a person has brush to burn (for example: a pile of sticks from pruning) then it would be better to burn now, then in two months when the air is dirtier. Smoke from fires is not good, but not as bad as toxic chemicals or city smog. Many ordinary household items (and interior of cars and buildings) have toxic fumes. People generally don't equate consumer items with toxicity, so it's easier to point to dried weeds burning as problematic for lungs. Sure, too much burning is bad, but look at it in the overall perspective of what's breathed in. P.S. I have 2 designs for contraptions which could lessen particulate (smog) large scale. Useful for inner cities, in particular. Am low income, so can't afford to make prototypes, even though they would be low cost. If anyone wants to buddy-up on building prototypes, let me know. Each uses passive solar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 9 degrees up here this morning. Of course were gonna light a fire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 9 degrees up here this morning. Of course were gonna light a fire. ....in a Doors kinda way? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I love this weather and will enjoy every fleeting moment of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Like with drinking beer or illicit sex, sometimes some burning is ok. If a person has brush to burn (for example: a pile of sticks from pruning) then it would be better to burn now, then in two months when the air is dirtier. Smoke from fires is not good, but not as bad as toxic chemicals or city smog. Many ordinary household items (and interior of cars and buildings) have toxic fumes. People generally don't equate consumer items with toxicity, so it's easier to point to dried weeds burning as problematic for lungs. Sure, too much burning is bad, but look at it in the overall perspective of what's breathed in. P.S. I have 2 designs for contraptions which could lessen particulate (smog) large scale. Useful for inner cities, in particular. Am low income, so can't afford to make prototypes, even though they would be low cost. If anyone wants to buddy-up on building prototypes, let me know. Each uses passive solar. Could you imagine, large scale mobile incinerators with the systems in place as you suggest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I love this weather and will enjoy every fleeting moment of it.I always enjoy the cool season. I'll be home at the end of this month for a couple of weeks. So looking forward to that fresh, cool, rural smell to the air and of course the visual candy of being around green foliage again [emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Too cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 6 degrees up here this morning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I am loving this weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm looking forward to the cool weather; back home on Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm looking forward to the cool weather; back home on Friday Sorry Garry but I have it on good authority that the hot season with begin on Thursday at precisely 11:59 pm. Maybe next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm looking forward to the cool weather; back home on Friday Sorry Garry but I have it on good authority that the hot season with begin on Thursday at precisely 11:59 pm. Maybe next year. I booked an extra day for all of us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Do I see a predicted high of 13 tomorrow? [emoji16] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Walking the dogs this evening was a bone chilling experience. The combination of wind and cold was impressive especially considering how warm it was this morning. I am in no way complaining, though, because I just got back from Bangkok where it was very hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 It rained up here tonight. enough to make the dirt wet, and it knocked our power out for an hour. Its raining again now, very slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We had light rain down here this afternoon. Did not last too long. I hope we get some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Rained out my way yesterday afternoon and drizzled off and on through out the night. Cold spell coming through this week. It's 10○c here in Wiang Nuea right now, strong wind not helping. Reverse cycle AC has it plus's 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sceadugenga Posted January 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2016 Appears to have rained over night here, cold as a mother in law's kiss. Wife and dog in shoving competition for the 2 bar radiator. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Its the coldest I have felt since my permanent move to Thailand in 2011. We have had rain during the night and still a little drizzle this morning. It was 10 degrees outside at 7am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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