cooked

It doesn't really work anywhere, maybe in the first springtime (what's the equivalent to that here?), but after that many flowers disappear. Some are annuals, so you have to mow after their seeding, which in its turn will disturb other flowers that are not yet matured. Maintenance free? I got quite cynical about the natural garden movement selling themselves as maintenance free to individuals that were too lazy to mow their lawns.  That tangle of grasses, flowers etc certainly couldn't be cut with a normal lawn mower and often I would use a scythe. . The material then had to be gathered up and disposed of, maybe waiting a few days for the seeds to ripen and sow themselves out.

Maybe I'm a rotten gardener but I never got this stuff to work for more than one season.

22 hours ago, PPMMUU said:

If you have sodium problem it could be bad if you take strong potassium electrolyte drinks.

In order to state something like that you have to go into the whole business concerning electrolytes, so I request an explanation.

OR: I could say "No it couldn't".

I take it during runs longer than one hour, especially when it is hot. That's a time when I really need electrolytes in order to avoid heat exhaustion/ cramps etc. Seems to work, it's quite cheap (many electrolytic drinks are way too expensive) and tastes OK. 

However you can get sodium from your diet, ignore those that tell you to cut back salt intake, I add as much as I feel I need. My blood pressure is OK, thanks.

It's true that although cuttings will grow, sometimes very well, for a few years, they do eventually succumb to the ravages of soil borne disease. 

The amount of work that was done in order to 1: develop a rootstock that worked in temperate climates and 2: to propagate and get into general use was quite impressive. I don't think that Thailand is a suitable place for the traditional rose and so can't imagine a 'tropical root stock' being developed here. 

Maybe in Singapore or some other place where the English were established for a few years?

Where does one buy running shoes? I should take size 45, which often means I end up buying size 44 as they are the only shoes in the shop available, and not necessarily the shoes I would buy normally.

I tried to buy  on Lazada, first order was 'cancelled' after two weeks, second order after two days. I tried another shop and they proudly sent me size 44.

I live near Buriram, and I think I have tried all the sports shops in the region although I haven't tried Korat yet.

Thanks.

You can prevent leaf miners taking over but once they are in there protected by the leaf itself, you will need a systemic pesticide, which you might object to if you want healthy vegetables (I might spray earlier on but once the fruits are forming I might just start again).

I occasionally use "Jacket" which contains, I think, Abamectin.

You're looking for repatriation insurance. If you think about it, it's similar to life insurance. I was told, at the age of 66, that I was too old to start. Although I plan on going back home occasionally, I will most likely die here unless they refuse to give me morphine or something.

23 hours ago, easydoor said:

no doubt. it is an amaryllis. Very easy to grow and likes warm areas.

ISN'T

Pak bung does seed itself out but not outrageously.  I no longer sow it as the one plant I have seems to have decided to live forever and now covers about 8 M2 of garden, don't worry I planted turmeric in rows before it started to grow with the rains. We bought Pak bung in the market years ago and after eating the top bit we planted the roots, they grew. 

Anyway I have seen seeds for sale in BigC, maybe you aren't recognising the package?

23 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

I agree that the figures shown are on the low side and are probably higher. You are the one in your initial post saying that Songkran figures are half of normal figures not me. But the published figures for normal days and holidays are around the same. I also do not believe Thailand is a safe place to drive. Where did I say that?

OH dear, you ARE going to have the last word, aren't you?

" I also do not believe Thailand is a safe place to drive. Where did I say that?"

I never said that you did either. Blocking you now for being extremely boring.

Can't help, but at this time of the year near Buriram I see places everywhere selling at the roadside, generally sold out in a few months. Ask for "Yukka".

20 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

I am not arguing I am just stating facts., like these:-

2015 364 dead 52 per day

2016 442 dead 63 per day

2017 390 dead 56 per day

2018 418 dead 60 per day

2019 386 dead 55 per day.

So certainly not way below normal during Songkran these numbers are usual every day numbers. I will agree the efforts of the BIB do not make much difference.

It is generally accepted that Thailand has a lot more road deaths than that, read this through:

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/road-deaths/thai-road-deaths-surpass-6000-for-year-to-date#:~:text=Thailand's publicly announced goal of,factor of 10 of more.&text=Most estimates put the figure,way to hospitals, are added.

and try to avoid reports depicting Thailand as a safe place to drive.

There seems to be an awful lot of self congratulatory "Thais are superstitious, obsessed with good luck" comments here.

It must be so gratifying to now that if these posters had grown up in similar circumstances they certainly wouldn't have believed in such things. They probably haven't seen and experienced the things that I have seen in Isaan (not Sisaket) involving suicides, lucky lotto numbers, strange things happening at funerals, monks solving family problems, ghosts in the car (seen by everyone but me, not that I care). 

I feel unaffected by these things, but pay respect to the feelings of those that are. 

Removing people's sense of cultural identity has become very popular recently, not only in Thailand, the Western world is convinced that that's the way to go (unless you are an ethnic minority, of course, you are lower down on the list).

On 4/19/2021 at 7:50 AM, Asquith Production said:

I didnt say travel had reduced by 50%. Its a combination of travel and Covid restrictions. Plus every year that I can remember fatalities dont reduce by 50% they stay about the same.

OK, continue the argument. EVERY year, and I mean EVERY year, we get this kind of rubbish, terrible seven days stats and we see that they are way below normal. WHO reckons Thailand has about 25 000 road fatalities yearly, that's about 70 a day. Miraculously, EVERY year, Covid or no Covid, the stats get halved over SONG kran.

Of course you could say that this was as a result of our gallant police force making extra efforts to keep accidents down, 

38 minutes ago, Asquith Production said:

Half the normal because of Covid. Reduced travel and celebrations.

You may have noticed that I wrote "same as every year'. You're telling me that Songkran travel was reduced by 50%? It wasn't. 

But it doesn't matter, because over the "seven dangerous days" of Songkran, apparently road deaths were about half of normal, same as every year. We can thank the statistic gatherers and Thai Tourist Authority for that I guess. 

19 hours ago, Tagged said:

We found water @30m but drilled to 60. Where you find water depends on the season you drilling, because the water table changes during the wet and dry season. Always better to drill deeper than the neighbour. 

 

 

We paid 32 000,- for plug and play all included + one year warranty. 

I hadn't thought about that, but the work was done towards the end of the dry season so I guess that's OK. Having a reputable and experienced crew doing the work is important.

6 minutes ago, Farma said:

We had quotes of 5k to 9k to drill the bore. Also told the price is the same if water found at 1 metre or 40. 

..  probably depends on the area. Everybody in the village (6 households I think) paid ฿6 000 here, pump + various bits and pieces brought the cost to ฿12 - or 13 000. We found water at 27 metres.

"A bit late".... I started to answer as I vaguely recall and the weekly internet failure decided to happen then.

https://www.runlah.com/events?d=2021-4-19 

https://events.wingnaidee.com/events?d=2021-04-01&t=&p=

https://www.tnrunnershub.com/home

https://race.thai.run

On Facebook the search term "running' will get you quite a few results and seems to be the main means of communication for the organisers of most events.

The season is over for me and although I will be training seriously, my next event will likely be in September, Half Marathon in Wang Nam Kiao.

Well I'm jealous that you have a creature that large in your garden, I'm sure our dogs would never have let it get near. 

23 hours ago, millymoopoo said:

Simple solution, as the speakers are usually below the electricity wires, just get a ladder, a pair of side cutters or scissors and cut the wires going to the speakers (not the wires continuing on to the next pole or from the previous pole), you can't get electrocuted as there is no voltage on the wires if the speakers aren't functioning, and even if they were it's only 100v max but less than 1 amp.

Or even pay a few baht to a local youngster to climb up and cut them.

If you just cut the speaker wires only, the next speaker further down the road and the previous one up the road will still work, most likely no one will notice the speakers near you aren't working, but it will be quieter.

Too obvious. Banging a nail in so that the wires are short circuited would take longer to find and fix.

Not that I'd advise anyone to do anything illegal of course, who, me?

You can try, but in view of the fact that the hotter it is, the faster the flowers wilt, I'm not sure it's worth it. Usually if you can't find a plant here, it's for a good reason. Seeds? Never seen naturally occurring seedlings.

I'm sure you'll find something to replace them with, try Crocosmia? 

"Easy to grow" generally means "grows like a bloody weed", which you don't need in the tropics!

46 minutes ago, HAPPYNUFF said:

Or more correctly, its used   to aerate   a lawn area,  thats what the   piece on the side is for,  use your foot to drive the tongs into the lawn and loosen   the soil to allow  air i.

Yes I bought something very similar many years ago, it's something that you only use once and that doesn't really do a good job as earth isn't extracted from the hole. The sides of the hole are compacted, so not necessarily improving drainage. You're supposed to sweep in sand (quarz sand) into the holes. 

I rarely come up with the "I was in the business for 40 years" argument. BUT: I was in the business for 40 years. 

The quality looks insufficient to me for the price.

22 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

 

The OP wants to know if you have bought the kind of fork he is thinking about and not just any old fork.

That's why I wrote what I wrote. Can't see your point.