travelmann

Your title is misleading its either a 1 bed or a studio, what a 1 bed studio is I have no idea.

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After reading this persons dilemma I looked on the National Parks website and found this advice for persons wishing to stay in the jungle.

There has been an increase in person/wild animal confrontations. The National Parks Department would like to issue this advice. The main issue we are having is with large pythons and, in some areas, wild tigers. For all travellers in this area we advise the following actions.

Pythons will not normally attack humans as we are too large for them to swallow. Tigers are different so it is important that people take precautions .We advise that if you are staying or walking in the jungle you should wear small bells on your clothing so that a tiger knows there is a human coming and will generally move away. You should also carry pepper spray in case of an encounter.

It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of python or tiger activity. You should also be able to recognise the difference between python and tiger poo. Python droppings are small and elliptical and contain some small bones and rodent fur......Tiger poo has little bells in it and smell like pepper.

We hope that this is of assistance.

Ha hahaahahah funny I love it

"exercise caution"................funny!!

I like the people who rampage thru the water creating a tidal wave for everyone else. Typical selfish

You must cut off the head its the only way, preferred way is nail clippers, it takes time and skill................you might not be man enough??

Anyway enough of your monkey business get back to work

Monkey work?

monkey see monkey do

gotta be a troll.

Upon evidence what do you come to that conclusion?

Clearly a monkey not a troll!

You must cut off the head its the only way, preferred way is nail clippers, it takes time and skill................you might not be man enough??

Anyway enough of your monkey business get back to work

Im always hot there and worst was building a house in April, but Ive been back in the Uk for 3 months and everyone is saying "isnt it hot and stuffy today (25c) and to be honest ever since coming back Ive been cold.

Thankfully ( i think) Im back October for 18 months.

I have reason to believe that asbestos products are available in Thailand. Whilst these products may be freely available in Thailand, guidelines for the safe use & removal of asbestos are not available.

Most developed countries have either greatly restricted or banned the use of any form of asbestos, as well as implementing programs for its safe removal & safe disposal.

There are many kinds of asbestos, all of which have varying degrees of personal human hazard but quite sensibly, all of these products are considered dangerous. The common asbestos hazard is breathing any dust.

In a nutshell, do not buy or use asbestos - it may have very serious & long term affects upon you & your family.

Attached below is a PDF file about asbestos guidelines.

Long post.

I worked in the Asbestos industry (Containment and removal) and can definately say that stuff is dangerous! The precautions to actually remove it defy the imagination! Plans, airlocks, negative pressure units breathing gear, liquid injection, mist sprayers etc.

To be fair Asbestos is still considered the ultimate wonder mineral (Lethality aside).

In ancient times an emporer could clean his Asbestos lined sheet by chucking it in the fire!

Flammable Airships in the early days allowed smoking because of the insulation effects of Asbestos in the smoking areas. Even now no material has quite matched Asbestos for being tough, lightweight, and heat proof. The substitute materials sacrifice one of the above usually (altough they are improving)

There is three catagories of asbestos: Blue, Brown and White. Blue is a real killer asbestos grade (croccyilodite) this stuff is nearly pure asbestos from the mineral mines! (>50% concentration) Its very easy to remove from a disposal angle (akin to cotton wool) but is very fibrous and lethal on the lungs (short and long term). Full on airlines and Outbreak style suits need to be worn! Thankfully this stuff is outlawed (since the 1980s) from being used in most countries, possibly even Thailand. This was/is used on towerblocks, in girders and yes this is probably still used in Thailand on new skyscrapers. It insulation materials are unmatched to rival its lethality. Good news is its not usually on peoples homes though.

When 9/11 kicked off a lot of the dust cloud from the towers was blue asbestos (they were built before regs came in) and many folks (emergency workers etc) have early signs of asbestosis etc. The NYC council keep very quiet on this one (they were criticised for re-opening wall st early etc but thats another story...)

The second and less severe than Blue is Brown Asbestos (Amosite >10-50% concentration). Usually found in pipework and in insulation materials all over the world. Outlawed in most countries but third-world countries still use this. Its been proved this is also a killer if the dust is inhaled (how much can vary)

Then there is White Asbestos (Chysotile >1-10% concentration) which is the contraversal one of the lot. This is often seen in large sheets on garages and false ceilings (similar to studio ceiling) This is the one thats really going full throttle in Thailand, I've been to Tropical Islands in Thailand where this is as well as up country. Now this is also used throughout SE Asia in Brake pad linings (unless things have changed) as again the wear resistant / heat resistant properties combined with being cheaper than conventional non asbestos brake pads make this cost-effective. It's hazardous to be in traffic for long periods because of this!

The asbestos industry (sales and distribution) argue very strongly that this type of material is not hazardous. They even continue to lobby governments to re-open trading citing no firm scientific evidence can prove its caused cancer (partly true). Its cheaper but since the 1990s even white asbestos remains outlawed.

Since most industrial diseases relating to Asbestos are of the blue type (dockworkers and laggers worked with this stuff a lot and suffer now because of it) and brown type.

The Asbestos mines are in South Africa and Eastern Asia (China?) and I think they still export round the world (S. America and Africa / Asia). The massive construction program in Shanghai probably involved asbestos in large quantities.

I can't see Thailand even considering to remove it just yet. Asbestos is cheap and does the job in their eyes, the workers installing it may pay the ultimate price though.

Even in the UK if asbestos thats already in place isn't presenting a danger to the public the HSE can recommend leaving it alone (subject to examination etc) The danger comes from disturbing it and damaging it (thus releasing fibres). Then it needs attention, like removal / isolations / encapsulation etc.

Although Singapore and some of the Gulf States do have a removal program in place it will be at least fifteen years (my estimate) before Thailand could possibly even implement a substitution and removal program. The UK and other countries have been doing such since the 1980s and theres still enough Asbetos left to keep firms busy for another twenty years!

If you suspect you've got the stuff in your home (which is possible) then I would advise against removing it yourself unless you've got experience of removing the stuff prior. The white / grey tile sheets seen all over thailand are the mildest form of the stuff going they present only a slight danger if damaged as their fibrosity is low compared with the other two and the fibres are less serpentine (barbed).

You could ask the Thai workers to remove it (trying to explain its dangers will be interesting in English to Thai!) but getting replacement materials may be tricky (especially as they may only have asbestos materials in the first place!)

The blue and brown type is found (usually) in city centers, offices and industrial zones, again this is the real nasty stuff to watch out for. Housing is extremely unlikely to have this.

If raining or subject to liquid asbestos lethality (all types) falls dramatically, something to consider if you twt a sheet in error!

An even lower grade of Asbestos is asbestos cement (similar to the stuff you see on garage roofs etc), this is still legal to remove yourself (UK) as its below decimal the amount of asbestos inside the cement.

I see this everywhere in Thailand!

Hope I haven't bored you all to death, But the stuff is out there and should be approached carefully, but not fearfully!

Sorry to hear about you all who have lost loved ones. The asbestosis is a horrible fate!

A buddy of mine in the Asbestos game who used to lag the pipeworks in the 1970s with blue asi. He's dying now from Asbestosis, coughing and all the misery. The UK government gave him about £15,000 compensation and thats his lot!

Any further questions give me a message!

Sorry didn't see the PDF file until I just wrote this post. Apologies if any of my info contradicts the OPs PDF.

Builders on my job used this stuff?? maybe its the asbestos type but it was half the price of sheera board. They then cut it with and angle grinder!!!!

do you mean the bamboo laminate flooring like this one? Termites will also enjoy it

I told them to nail me to a tree and let the crows eat me................should generate some good ghost stories for later about the wailing Farang.................although theyll say we didnt notice any difference when he was alive!!

Sounds like your trying to impose ridiculous western values on this lovely idiot free country we love... Go HOME

Agreed.

Pathetic when some communities tries to state what colors one can re-paint the house in, the length of the grass in the yard and other such nonsense.

Which is why many look like sh**e after a few years.

How many ladyboys have girlfriends?

lol never would of thought of that.

There must be some, so what do you call them...............it all seems a bit daft though really

How many ladyboys have girlfriends?

I never got any sex education because I went to an all girls Catholic school run by nuns. I'm going to hell apparently.

Dont worry everything they taught you from the words " in the beginning" onwards were lies you come into the world and dont know youll exit the same way

Wait, what? I'm going to exit this world kicking and screaming back into my Mum's vagina?!

Yeah but she might need to take a deeper breath on your exit

There are rules at my condo too.

No Dogs - Loads of people have dogs

No alcohol in the outside areas - There are always people drinking beer/whiskey

No smoking in the outside areas - Smokers always

I dont go grassing people up everytime i see someone breaking the rules and neither does anyone else for the matter, if you did you would become extremely unpopular very quickly

Must be a dump by now then if theres no enforcement?

Its actually very nice, but whats your point? whether my condo is a dump or not is not the issue here

The point is why not just have total anarchy then and do what you want, I always love the school ground " not grassing up" route.

Sounds like your condo is great for smokers dog owners and drinkers....................which I bet isnt the majority?

I never got any sex education because I went to an all girls Catholic school run by nuns. I'm going to hell apparently.

Dont worry everything they taught you from the words " in the beginning" onwards were lies you come into the world and dont know youll exit the same way

Plodprasob said he was currently immune to legal prosecution because he is a sitting member of Parliament.

How convenient!!

Another act of bastardy by Thai law enforcement agencies. This man's management knew of this efforts and the likely outcome. Yet he was not provided any protection or transferred.

As with anything here, the desire to change is cancelled out by the fear of repercussions and in most cases, death.

I am sure there are governmant officials that want to change things, to do the right thing but it isnt worth losing your life for.

The army are untouchable as is the police. The prime minister is afraid to make changes in either and has been told by the army to butt out, they will look after themselves. Things will never change here.

And it all stems from the unmentionable top but Ill probably get banned for even mentioning it.

I dont agree with any minimum wages, staff Ive had sometimes werent worth 3 baht a day

all in the mind, why stick to one species ask him?

"food by phone" might get u that Sid?

Out of all the races in the world, if you are in your natural evioriment then it's all about size,diet and personal hygiene.

Asians don't have oral hygiene.(smell their breath)

Africans it's about the hair.(don't want that fizz bomb getting out of control).

Farangs personal hygiene. (fat,sweaty, lazy and dirty)

And Indians all of the above.

I think i've offended just about everyone, role on Saturday night............................

My wifes breath stinks but is masked by chillies, shes Asian.

lol, you can tell who are the bitter mobs in this forum.

Bitter? No, why? Because I can see through all the crap that's posted here and voice my opinion?

Even when its incorrect, and the crap you mention you dont want to listen to as it doesnt fit in with your small minded views, then YES you're correct.

In your words if it doesnt fit in with your imgaginary position its all BS, oh yeah Im still trolling for you.

Thanks everyone.

In the end, I used my cement mix to fill the gap, used an angle grinder to smooth the surface, and stuck the tile on with silicone sealer. As I had only one tile to replace didn't want to be buying bags of anything.

However, if I ever have a big tiling job, your advice will be very useful.

Thanks again.

Doubt silicone sealer will hold a tile on for long.

My only problem with thais is bad breath, so the solution is deodorant for one and mouth wash for the other.

I find they have bad breath but its masked by chillies, on saying that I think once over mid 30's everyone does no matter how hard they clean.