Weather in Chiang Rai region

[SoilSpoil]

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

[sceadugenga]

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?

[villagefarang]

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.

[SoilSpoil]

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

[villagefarang]

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.

[villagefarang]

Daytime has been beautiful lately but every evening things take a turn for the worse. Here is a few minutes ago.

[villagefarang]

Heavy fog the last two mornings. Yesterday it didn't clear until 11am.

[sceadugenga]

Been clear up here.

[boomerangutang]

How about a topic called; 'Whether in Chiang Rai' ?

[Garry]

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

[boomerangutang]

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.

[canuckamuck]

9 degrees up here this morning. Of course were gonna light a fire.

[boomerangutang]

9 degrees up here this morning. Of course were gonna light a fire.

....in a Doors kinda way?

[canuckamuck]

Definitely

[villagefarang]

I love this weather and will enjoy every fleeting moment of it.

[Garry]

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

[Garry]

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]

[sceadugenga]

Too cold.

[canuckamuck]

6 degrees up here this morning

[villagefarang]

I am loving this weather.

[Garry]

I'm looking forward to the cool weather; back home on Friday

[villagefarang]

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.

[Garry]

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

[sceadugenga]

Do I see a predicted high of 13 tomorrow? [emoji16]

[villagefarang]

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.

[canuckamuck]

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.

[ripstanley]

We had light rain down here this afternoon. Did not last too long. I hope we get some more.

[Garry]

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

[sceadugenga]

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.

[ripstanley]

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.