unblocktheplanet

You have a great deal of knowledge about composting. I am both a newbie & an amateur. Thank you for such a thorough & incisive primer! I was not aware of different species of termites, though it stands to reason. Our demons have cored out one mango & are attacking another with chompoo for dessert. I agree; they were taking advantage of the compost’s moisture not eating the scraps. They also have eaten away some of our wood window frames before we caught on to their tracks. We love organic but we didn’t see any other way but professional poisoners. When we moved in more than 30 years ago, there was a termite mound the size of a Volkswagen. After the land was paved, they invaded us. They get in anywhere the tree has been pruned. Not ants. What a curse! My compost gardener in Canada tells me worms don’t like things too dry or too wet. She also says veggie-scrap compost must be mulched with leaves or clippings. We have no grass but lots of mango leaves. I also think our banana leaves may make for good mulch--too wet? Is mulch necessary for aeration (?) or can I just keep turning our fruit & veg? I would prefer to buy red wigglers & see what happens if Mae Jo might send them by EMS. Does you friend have contact details? Thanks so much!

The science is sound for therapeutic and micro-doses. Go after the real drugs, smack & speed, and leave 'shrooms alone!

Now he'll know how it feels to wear Julian Assange' shoes...

I'm not sure the laws on smoking tobacco in public could be applied to cannabis cafés. But it's likely 'they gave at the office' before opening. The scene in Amsterdam is over the top. That's the risk we take.

"Members", how quaint! Victims, more like!

Still clear as mud! The foreigner returnee logs in to his online account within 15 days before 90 days after his return, correct? Then he updates his arrival date & the system should be reset. yes?

Is the vax centre at Bang Rak Medical Centre 11th floor (St Louis BTS) still operating?

Profits from dope, then?

Hookahs?!? In Pattaya?!?

Have the blue-haired moral guardians finally all croaked?

Voting? I think I'm too wasted, man. Are they giving out Cheetos? (Always been a big cheat-o before!)

Thanks, Don. Great advice. Our soil is packed with earthworms. However, when we had a compost pile direct on soil, huge termite nest under it, got into our mango trees, etc. So I bought a black garbage pail from Big C. Very stinky! Switched to big plastic construction basket (taka), ventilated all round, like a giant laundry hamper. But I'm worried about putting it directly on the ground because of termites. Can I add earthworms to the compost itself, separated from the earth by a cement slab? Will they live & prosper? TIA!

Current? How about today! I had sudden onset deafness in my left ear. After exhausting the steroid remedies & ruling out a brain tumour with MRI, the next step is 20 two-hour sessions of 100% oxygen at 2.4 atmospheres in a hyperbaric decompression chamber. Trouble is, there are few of these in Thailand! Bangkok Hospital, 90 minutes (not 120), B5,730 x 20 = B114,600 + doctor fees & service charges Bumrungrad, also 90 minutes, B6,000 = N120,000, etc. Yanhee Hospital, renowned for its cosmetic surgery & sex-change surgeries, B3,450 = B69k (at at least it's two hours!) Of course, the folks with the most experience in decompression (sometimes including politica; decompression) is the Royal Thai Navy. They have an enormous hospital in Thonburi, Somdech Phra Pinklao, with a dedicated Hyperbarics Unit. Hyperbarics except for diving accidents are not cover by any insurance. They're considered alt-med. I've had good luck at private hospitals for more than 30 years. However, Thais pay B2,750 (B55,000) here; foreigners pay B4,000 (B80,000). These guys are the experts so I'm going to such it up & pay so I don't have to listen to The Beatles in mono (yeah, I know, right) but, at the end of my treatment, Commander-in-Chief Admiral Somprasong Nilsamai, the Minister of Defence & his Permanent Secretary (could change any minute), the Chief Medical Officer of the Royal Thai Navy, the Naval Secewtariat & Inspector General and the hospital's medical director will be advised by my lawyers they are in violation of Section 27 of the Thai Constitution 2560: "Unjust discrimination against a person on the grounds of differences in origin, race, language, sex, age, disability, physical or health condition, personal status, economic and social standing, religious belief, education, or political view which is not contrary to the provisions of the Constitution or on any other grounds, shall not be permitted." I likely won't be getting any refund or apology but perhaps they may rethink this dinosaur policy to benefit the next foreign patient.

Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I’m gonna go eat worms! Now I’ve got that off my chest, I’m looking for a supplier of earthworms for gardening? Anybody know? TIA!