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I had unfortunate experiences with these bags, I found out that most of them were spent mushroom compost and therefore worthless. I raised tomatoes in one bag for ages, transplanting them into normal garden soil worked miracles (until the dreaded wilt took hold). At present I am experimenting with a mixture of coconut husks, well matured cow poo, home made compost (tomato plants burnt) and yes, some of this bagged compost to fill the cracks. I may follow my own advice and cultivate in pots (in the shade) or even go for hydroponics, there is a good thread on the farming forum.

try growing in pots with soil from elsewhere.

Just a thought: I once solved a lawn problem by telling the owner to sharpen the lawn mower blades and raise the cutting height. If the blades don't cut but rip off the grass, you have the impression that the lawn is yellowish.

Many people want a golf lawn, which is tremendously expensive to maintain. Like your lawn by the way!

The only difficulties that I have had with growing chillies here has been due to members of the aubergine/tomato/chilli family being repeatedly planted on the same spot for years, leading to wilt. I can no longer plant any of these in my garden for the time being.

I think the OP is worried about what may happen after the guy has moved out. Maybe he isn't registered in Buriram and I think that as tenant the OP should have reported him to the landlord. There are all sorts of ways the unwanted tenant can make things difficult. I really do think that he should go to the police station, find someone that speaks English, and explain his problem, the officer will then explain his problems to you and money will change hands.

The only idiots on the roads are the ones that expect everyone else to drive in a reasonable fashion. My foot is near the brake pedal all the time.

Why bother asking? If anything happens, the Farang pays, that's all you need to know.

Not in my case, full class A insurance off-course, so let the insurance deal with it.

I get way more room in my truck than I did in my ex Honda City.

I have had sedan cars for 12 years in Thailand, and would get on average 5 accident a year, but was in 99% of the cases not at fault.

For the past 5 years I drive a pickup, and haven't had a single accident since

I drove a battered old pickup for a year before I got a family car. It seemed to get me through traffic n Bangkokthan the nice new car I have now. They know you don't want to scratch your new car.

By the way, driving 100Km a day over allsorts of roads for two years now, no accident YET.

Why bother asking? If anything happens, the Farang pays, that's all you need to know.

First thoughts on reading title were, 'yeah, go get some of that moody W2II gold back off them Swiss folk'. How wrong was I!

Oh not another one! The Swiss accepted a lot more Jews than the Americans.... blah, blah, blah... any more misinformed preconceptions?

Thanks Captain Obvious... America is across an ocean and Switzerland is directly next-door to Germany. What else should we expect?

And taking in more Jews than America during WWII somehow absolves Switzerland of being the private bank of the Nazis and all the wealth they stole from the various peoples they enslaved?

Below contempt. The USA did very well and protected many Nazis after the war. Do some reading.

$10 for a cup of coffee? Slice of toast for hotel 'breakfast'? They have been robbing people for years

BS. I never paid more than 3.50 in my life. But then again I avoid Starbucks and the like like the plague. If you paid more or got a poor breakfast then that's your fault.

First thoughts on reading title were, 'yeah, go get some of that moody W2II gold back off them Swiss folk'. How wrong was I!

Oh not another one! The Swiss accepted a lot more Jews than the Americans.... blah, blah, blah... any more misinformed preconceptions?

I think we discussed this before in another context, Isaan Aussie. If you already have a lawn that is over 'calcareous' you don't want to be adding more stuff like gypsum. River sand works miracles.

I agree with Never Sure that the best solution would be to zap the lawn, but then add river sand and get a tractor tiller to work it in, followed by a rotovator.

I originally suggested adding 3 - 4 cm of river sand because this would certainly give some results without too much disturbance.

I never had a failure when I was renovating lawns but I did sometimes sweat a lot before making a decision, often going for a more expensive solution when I knew that customers wanted results. Difficult to say without visiting on site.

Most of us think in Bahts my dear boy.

Nope. Not more than 600. I guess.

Try it and see. You will be ok.

An established lawn doesn't need water twice a day. Try giving a lot every two - three days. If the lawn doesn't like this then you have far from ideal conditions for a lawn.

I graze the cows on my bit of 'lawn'.

When you dig down, how deep do the roots of the grass go? Are they down to the clay layer? If they are then the grass shouldn't show signs of thirst. Compacting sand: I guess you mean calcareous sand, that can set as solid as concrete. It is also calcareous, and lawns prefer acidic, river sand. I guess you have a lawn that tends to the yellow side, and that you have to use a lot of fertiliser.

I have limited experience with lawns here, but I have solved stuff like this by scattering 3 cm of river sand on the surface and raking it over.

I have rarely seen a lawn in Thailand that is worth looking at all the year round in Thailand.

I think that what you might be looking at, short term, is going through a village wedding which has no legal status. Sleeping with a virtuous girl (yes they exist in Isaan) would mean that you should marry. The whole village will know that you have a bar girl so will laugh at you behind your back.The wedding itself can be expensive and will of course add to the prestige of the family. We did ours for ฿20 000.- but you hear of hundreds of thousands being paid. Don't pay sin sot for a bar girl!

? When I bought the Nissan, all colours costed exactly the same.

A guy with a gun tells you to give your fingerprints? You give them.

I can see the WAT and its chimney from my window.

Went there to have a look. All looks decent. They (monks) even opened the door of the cremation compartment to inspect it.

I am satisfied that they use gas. Remains (ashes) are to be put in the sea.

Not being in a hurry but ready to go any time. No big drama but definitely do not want pain or prolonged suffering. Any recommendations for this?

ever tried painkillers?

You may need morphine and they severely restrict its use in Thailand .

A load of BS on this thread. We don't know what caused this tragedy so why discuss it? I posted earlier that 4 (not 3) members of my extended family died and you guys start an argument about hailstones . The response was deafening. Thanks guys.