Greasy black dust

Saturday morning inspection

Greasy black dust.

What is the catalogue number for this annoyance in Bangkok's registry of invasions, threats and assorted hazards? All those things that are going to make it impossble to live in an old wood Thai house?

No question, after a few weeks of neglect there is a black film on everything.

But lets not get hysterical here! Jack pops open a Singh, lights a cigar, and meditates on World War Two years in Boston, USA, when he used to visit his grandmothers old house in the city. Wasn't everything covered with soot, including the snow? They burned coal. Not an unpleasant smell (it comes back to Jack when he has another beer and concentrates on it).

But dirty nonetheless.

Herald Tribune has an article about pollution in Asian cities.



Better Bangkok than Beijing

Wait a minute, Bangkok doesn't look so bad! Not any worse than LA or Chicago.

For more on Bangkok air:
http://www.aqnis.pcd.go.th/news/health_effects.html