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pgrahmm

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  1. Here in San PaTong we just switched to the municipal water supply after years of getting it from catch, as catch can.....We have a pump & tank that we've used for the past few years because of low water pressure about 40/50% of the time..... The new Muni system has provided adequate water since we adopted it....With few interruptions.....They installed new mainlines as well as lines & gauges at each house .... I walk past the main valves / slash hydrants a few times every day walking the pooch....The PSI is a little over 20#....For a time it was closer to 30#..... I'm unsure if they have throttled back to meet the demand or it has equalized over time.....The 20# psi seems to give enough water to meet the mubaan's demand.....No need for pump/tank assist.... Each house in our area does have it's own well - which my wife uses for her gardening.... Only one time have we had to augment our tank from the well and that was from a major system failure somewhere upstream from us..... Up until now, everywhere we lived in the Hang Dong area has had random water supply problems.... Our current situation is the most stable, adequate water supply in 10 years....
  2. She overcame a lot & had several peaceful decades.... I was fortunate enough to see her perform.... R.I.P.
  3. Star Visa provides attorney & translation services.....
  4. Could have been nicked off a clothesline/or air drying rack & not missed until the next sport day....
  5. I don't know if they start counting at the date of acceptance, day of submission, or celestial calendar..... My acceptance & subsequent new reporting date - issued by the computer for online reporting fell about 7 days before the manually processed date that I had been given at the last drive through.....
  6. A few years back before the reconfiguration, Kad Farang had small streets with a few going bars to choose from....Many pleasant evenings to be had there .....
  7. My favorite & daily use tumbler is a 30oz "Yeti" style that my wife gave me as a birthday gift..... Usually for water, Coke Zero, or Rum & Coke when we karaoke.....I had a red one made for her, from trip's memories.....She uses it for travel, then keeps it boxed..... If we are celebrating something, we use the goblets from the Madonna Inn (California) as our go to for special occasions.....
  8. The Wild Hog pub/saloon in Pa Deat next to Hang Dong....I can't vouch for how many people are there in the evenings.....We go for the food .....
  9. I got mine back today.... Submitted on Monday - approval on Thursday = 3 or 4 days.... HOWEVER When I printed it out to attach to the passport it printed in a light green/blue color..... Is the ink color correct? I'm thinking it's to keep it from being duplicated....?
  10. We've used Straight Talk purchased through Walmart..... When we go we RV, so need it for calls, reservations, etc.... Straight Talk uses all available cell towers making it useful & the RVer's choice for day to day..... If you plan on YouTubing & posting videos needing lots of data usage, you might need to go with a carrier's plan....
  11. Mr Bag Fix on Hang Dong Rd... A yellow & black sign - on the northbound side 1?-2? Kilometers south of the Airport Plaza Mall....
  12. The Thai people like to graze.....Organized, sit down meals which might have nutritional values built into the meals - not so much..... Years ago they'd "graze" on fruits, etc. - it was their sweet treats + healthy.... Now they graze at 7/11's when the hunger strikes.....If you see a school there's a 7/11 nearby to take their money, while conditioning each new generation.... It's not going to get any better.....
  13. Yes, I feel safe here.....We do lock & bolt the doors.... Our dog would make anyone pause that might think about coming into our yard.....Our MuBaan does not have a guarded gate, but in the years here = zero threatening incidents..... When house hunting I passed on the biggest/nicest house in small villages.....We can travel 4-6 months a year & coming home to an emptied out/plundered house was one of the reasons I passed..... I've lived in the PI.... It's definitely not safe in multiple ways.....
  14. We have a police big wig down the street.....Harley, multiple cars....A big house & a walled property..... He has 5 aggressive Chihuahua dogs patrolling the place & they make an ungodly amount of noise when anything gets near their gate....They have a couple of larger dogs that seem to keep a distance from the the Chihuahuas which I've dubbed the Rat Patrol....
  15. Dr Morgan seems to be very popular.... Health Care Medical Clinic in Hang Dong... Check out their FB page.... They also publish health updates & current maladies & medication/vaccine availability.....
  16. So - Basically, anything you mount is ridden....
  17. Local delivery off a water supply truck....Both the big 5 gal & 1 liter??? bottles that come in crates.... No idea what "name", there's about 3 services that come around & the wife decided which to use....5 crates & 6 big jugs each visit....
  18. I'm sorry - too much to itemize & almost all of what has already mentioned.... The one day of travel that jolted/ affected me enough to give me a serious, sober pause was the Civil War battlefields where 10,000's to 100,000's of men died during a single day.....While unable to visualize the carnage each place; the heart was very heavy that day....
  19. My family moved from Massachusetts when I was 2 - 3 years old.... I can remember the house, the outside places around the house - the hill - the equipment parked up the street....My Mom's friends - where they lived & where she worked.....I remember my baby sitter trying to tie me to a tree because I always went wherever I wanted.... I remember the flight to SF & the fight I had with the airline employees that tried to take my basket of toys.... However, about half the time I don't remember where I last left my phone..... So, if you never hear from me again, you'll know I'm still looking for the damn thing.....
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