Tchooptip

It is a little off-topic...but  it is also about water and electricity.

It was 2.3 years ago... there is a  water pump which is in used to give enough water pressure for the houses after the water tank which is about ten meters in height, so this water pump suddenly was not working any more. The Thai owner called a company to replace it.

When they put the new pump it did not works either, by mere chance I was next to them out of pure curiosity.

I speak a little Thai with the workmen and one told me well,  we do not understand there IS some current, but  all they had to control was a screwdriver with a small resistance inside, you know when you put your finger at the end of the screwdriver it turns on red. I told them, don't move I'm going to get my electric controller I'm coming back.

I checked the line after the switch there was 40/50 Volts before the switch 200volts, so they dismantle the switch which looks old no doubt of it, the poor thing was completely oxidized and rusty inside I told them, well here is the problem they answer yes of course, one takes, his motorbike came back 1 hour later,  after changing the switch/interrupter with a new one the new pump started in one second. They told me ah that's great this controller you have, how much it costs we have to ask the boss to buy  one... Supposed to be professionals electricians  working for a company who dig wells and install water supplies! But in the same time not a word about the pump which has been changed which by the way was  a much more expensive and bigger model!  

 When you are the witness of things like this how could to trust electricians and companies in this country? Impossible!

" In a case that has raised questions about impunity for the well-connected "????

 In a case that proved impunity for the well-connected! ????

I became a tea totaller but many see it as a social illness ????

Ask an electricity question about the earth connection, everyone will tell you that in Thailand it is useless!

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

A more accurate statement would have been 8.500 police stationed at 14 sites in  Bangkok to intimidate student protesters.

Hoping it won't go beyond intimidation!

10 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Fools - Like him or hate him - China destroyed Thailand, not any American president

It's gonna be hard to contradict you ????

That happened to me over many years with different credit card with a chip also, once lately in Thailand, every time I did rub the chip a few times on my shirt, for instance on my left shoulder or my breast, ant it works again every time, I have been said it could be due to a little problem caused by static electricity, by rubbing the chip it is discharge I have no idea if this explanation is true or not but it worked all the time for me!

1 hour ago, Isaan sailor said:

Same as 2016.  Americans won’t so much vote for Trump.  They will vote against Biden, like they voted against Hillary.

"They will vote against Biden, like they voted against Hillary"....Hilary won the popular vote by not far 3,000,000 voters 

Nominee	Donald Trump	Hillary Clinton
Party	Republican	Democratic
Home state	New York	New York
Running mate	Mike Pence	Tim Kaine
Electoral vote	304[a]	227[a]
States carried	30 + ME-02	20 + DC
Popular vote	62,984,828[2]	65,853,514[2]
Percentage	46.1%	48.2%   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election

3 hours ago, Matzzon said:

You are mocking and overreacting! He is not hiding anywhere. However, it must be better to follow the rules, than to break his own rules as Trump.

Trump's answer is corona what? ????

9 minutes ago, androokery said:

Two million tourists would only equate to about 4% of the yearly take, so it's a good starting point. Even though I'm not sure why you think one tourist will feed one normal poor Thai. I didn't know it was that symmetrical. 

I never said what you seem to want me to say, all I was saying in response is that if the goal is to get out of the misery millions of Thais it is not a few thousand or ten thousand tourists who will solve the problem.

4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Another rich <deleted>, sitting in his office on a nice salary.

It is not about big businesses making money, it's about getting millions of normal Thais out of poverty, and able to put food on the table for their families. 

 

it's about getting millions of normal Thais out of poverty, and able to put food on the table for their families. 

So if I understand you correctly they should let in millions of tourist?

On 9/12/2020 at 3:36 PM, Onrai said:

As I said-We (thai girlfriend and me) spent a lot of time with the immigration officer, taking notes and making sure we understood the renewal guidelines. Unfortunately, they didn’t include the 3 months after in their written guidelines. As for not knowing because it was posted so many times thai visa forum-I generally get some snarky, unhelpful comment, like your comment, which makes me want to steer clear of asking any questions or reading tv.

"Unfortunately, they didn’t include the 3 months after in their written guidelines" 

Bad luck really!

But if anyone here asks a question about anything concerning the visas, 99,9% of the time, among many answers by some members you'll find an answer of the moderator ubonjoe his answers are precise and correct 100% of the time, I am sorry for what happened to you, unfortunately I guess you did not know.  

4 hours ago, jvs said:

The middle picture,the yellow blade is what i feel naked without.

Sometimes I wonder why I have always had sympathy for collectors when they are a little crazy ????

6 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Make you are not in a deep sleep if someone comes into the room. ????????

With my dog, a pure race Thai bangkeo hardly possible to come into the house, I should say approach the house without the dog waking me up first.

Of all the dogs that I have it is the best guardian, it does not bark at any other dog passing by, only at humans, it never barks like crazy but very controlled dull woof woof more he is incredibly obedient, this is a gift from my daughter-in-law she paid 20,000 Baht

I sleep with this one in a case that hangs on my headboard ????

And is it to help us travel in the country more easily that us retirees have ฿800,000 blocked for 5 months instead of 3 months and ฿400,000 blocked ad vitam æternam in a Thai bank?

 When it started I thought it was a guarantee because some expats have supposedly not pay their hospital's bill. Now we are insured for ฿400,000  but the ฿400,000 are still blocked for life 

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1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

Does that make it better? Huh!

It is not what I meant It means every country closed their eyes, in front of the power of money far more important than the health of millions of humans. 

3 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

It is very difficult to understand why these cancer causing chemicals had not been banned years ago already as in many other countries .

The only explanation for this seem to be a complete disregard for the health of the consumers by the Thai government .

40000 people should consider to take legal action against the government ...

 

------> One survey found that 2.65 million households used chemicals, while 677,522 used agricultural chemicals. The other found that household members suffered from symptoms or illnesses related to pesticide poisoning. Of the respondents, 12,554 suffered from shaky hands or walking problems, 79,645 suffered from numbness in hands or feet, 22,569 had developed dermatitis, 641 suffered necrotising fasciitis, 370 developed leukaemia, 922 were lymphoma patients, 1,132 developed mental problems while 2,349 required haemodialysis. <-----

 

Pesticide poisoning does not only affect the ecosystems , it makes people sick , too .

Is that really so hard to understand ...?

 

 

 

 

"The only explanation for this seem to be a complete disregard for the health of the consumers by the Thai government" ????

Glyphosate the worst of all is a Monsanto product and it is used ALL OVER THE WORLD,  

A study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe reveals that Americans have applied 1.8 million tons of glyphosate since its introduction in 1974. Worldwide, 9.4 million tons of the chemical have been sprayed onto fields.  It's enough to spray nearly half a pound of Round-up on every cultivated acre of land in the world.

 And it's troubling, considering that in March 2015 the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer unanimously determined that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic to humans,"  

12 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

Winning hearts and minds by attacking Rand Paul and his wife? The intolerance on display is quite staggering, this is fascism in action. Lucky the police haven't been totally defunded and were there to protect the couple from the leftist mob. I don't suppose this violence and intimidation will impress the average voter. Hope they find out who paid for this and take drastic action to stop this disgraceful behaviour.

In my opinion they are not paid by anyone But why not then be paid by Trump's friends, so he can add another layer?