HughJass

1. Yai and Noi chillin' after a hard day peeling onions

2. Hard at it.......I think this is lunch break, notice the empty Lao Khao bottles on the floor

3. The builders relaxing after work

4. Lifes a beach

5. Noi wishing it was finished today

that's very kind PunPun...they may just take you up on your offer when next in town

anyway the building work started yesterday and the builder suggested that they should have an en suite bathroom in the room which of course being ladies they jumped at so now

I am frantically costing the extra materials trying to balance the budget

The lazy brother who lives with Yai and Noi has suddenly woken up and is helping the four builders and is going to paint the wooden structure of the shack himself

I think the promise of satellite tv when its all finished may have had something to do with his new found enthusiasm

I will be updating this thread over the next couple of weeks as work progresses so please keep coming back

The wife aunt has one of them , I'm pretty sure they bought it new about 4 years ago.

Retro look bike I think, not old.

really?...........no matter but its incredibly heavy and looks and feels very different from the Chinese Tesco bikes

teracs birthday is coming up in two weeks and she is a lover of the classic look

so today I came across and bought an old Raleigh bicycle

its in good condition apart from a little corrosion here and there on the frame

needs a service to renew the brakes, grease the pedal mechanism and sort out a small clunk coming from the rear wheel centre when riding it

where in CM could I take it to get it seen to?

I did a little research on the frame number R748945 which I think equates to made in 1974 Washington USA

anybody tell me anything about it?

this is needed by the two disabled ladies I am helping in another thread

its more for calling for assistance rather than fighting off a rapist

where in CM can I purchase a Personal Alarm such as in the images below?

been to Global House and a selection of hardware stores but cant locate any

anybody seen them on their travels?

"hows about that then?"

sorry wrong catchphrase

For floor tiles try to get something non slip. Some of these tiles they sell are lethal in bare feet especially if wet, but dry also.

A lot of people like to put a mat , that slips even further - you get the picture!

Non slip is best.

Good point. We have ceramic tiles in the living room and the front foyer. Just a small drop of water and you could find your feet over your head or find out you could do the splits. We have rubber backed mats for just outside the bathroom doors.

fortunately the room that is being built is not connected to the bathroom /toilet area but as u and Sally have said non slip is the most important aspect before colour and design

I have been in and out of Homepro,Goban How and various DIY establishments this week photographing and pricing up the materials needed for the job...came across a tile shop that does C grade tiles much cheaper, apparently theres a size difference of 1-2 mm in the assorted boxes but u can forgive that when they are only 120 baht a metre

Anyway I need some help in choosing from the bevy of beautiful designs that are on offer at the shop and also the colour for the walls to match

I did ask Yai and Noi but they want pink and green but don't realise it would look like Peter Stringfellows bordello and drive them insane within a couple of months

so please ask your teerac to help and lets see what what we come up with

" CTH have recently got the rights to the English Premier League "

sorry to hijack the the thread but is anybody dumping True Visions to go with CTH because of the Premier League?

the reason I ask is that I am wanting the dish and box for the free to view channels for the two disabled ladies in the link

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655577-two-disabled-ladies-requiring-help/

I know a shop where I have seen a childs full face helmet

proceed down the night market road and thru the lights at Pantip plaza

50m onto Chang klan take the road that forks diagonally to the right

proceed about 1 km to the traffic lights

turn right and theres a helmet shop on your left about 50m

The brother who lives at the same house is a useless waste of space who drinks, gambles and doesn't have a full time job....he helps people out for a little money here and there when he can be bothered or catches a few fish in a local pond

My g/f tells me that a couple of times a year some people from the village committee show up and give them some food so its obvious that they are aware of the situation

I asked her why don't they approach the temple for help, I said "what about getting a few monks around to help clean the place up and do a few home improvements"

the answer is the monks don't do that sort of dirty work...they are their to pray for your soul and relieve you of your money to ensure that u will go to heaven

I have been told that many people in the village think that the twins have been born with this condition as punishment for sins committed in a former life

this explains a lot because in the West they would be getting support from the govt and various community groups as they would be classed as vulnerable people

Another point is that in some villages the Government gives the local council extra budgets for people of no wealth in similar situations. Has anyone approached the head man of the village to make inquiries?

they get 500 baht each a month from the govt , presumably its a disability pension

lucky the victim was wearing his amulet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUb0vkHBpCg

is she good looking and what about her English skills?

heard a rumour that analog tv that comes through the rooftop aerial which is still used by some people in the village will be stopped this year

can anyone tell me if this person who conveyed this to my g/f mum was correct?

Sawasdee Khrup, Khun HughJass,

Your concern for these ladies is very admirable, and I wish you, and them, the best of luck.

There's usually a good reason that a house like that is up-off-the-ground: floods; run-off from heavy rain, as well as general protection from dogs, bugs, etc.

If the ladies are still going to need to sleep upstairs, how is having a block structure below ground, going to help them with access to the upper room where they will sleep ? I do appreciate that a roof (hopefully) would protect them when they are below ground, though, but are you sure that a roof could resist whatever load would be placed on it by the house falling on them ? I would hope that if there is "ceiling" it's built from some form of light-weight lath under a steel horizontal framework connecting to steel-reinforced concrete piers carrying the vertical load.

Also, assuming these ladies are Buddhist, what about their local Wat ? While few farangs are aware of it, Wats do serve their community, here, in many ways. Has anyone in your family gone and talked to the Abbot of the local Wat ?

Is it the case, right now, that the ladies have anyone to help them safely go up the steps to where, I assume, they sleep in the upper-structure ?

~o:37;

the two ladies do not use the wooden house except at bedtime when their brother assists them up the rickety stairs to a room barely big enough to contain their small double bed

there they stay until the morning

My g/f informs me that there is flooding on the land but its further down away from the house

the pic gives an idea of what is planned but the downstairs room wont be as big

I asked my g/f about help from the Wat or the head guy in the village and she says they will say that u have a farang b/f to help your family

I do have a friend who was a builder in uk and plan to get him to survey the house and give his advice before proceeding

the budget is limited and TIT but the ladies need a room at ground level to live and sleep in

of course in an ideal world I would build them a two room house separate from the wooden house but there just isn't the resources to do that

best is to donate furniture, kettle(if they need a better one) and kitchen stuffs(if they do cook)

thanks Eden.yes kitchen stuff is always good

after their new room is built they will be looking for

small coffee table

two seater sofa bed

lamp

true visions sat dish ( I have a box that will get Freeview channels)

curtains

pictures

wall clock

again they do not need expensive or nearly new just serviceable

sorry to make it sound like a shopping list ........if u have anything that u are planning to replace or throw away please let me know.....thanks

For the best value Fish & Chips dinner, Gecko Garden's 109 Baht special any day before 4pm takes some beating and they only charge 20 baht for a coke. The F&C comes with side salad, pickle, there's malt vinegar and other sauces. They normally give two fair sized pieces of nice white fish and usually quite full. I'm not going to say it's the best F&C in the world, but it's the hardest to beat for value especially taking into account the price of a coke etc too. A very good meal for 129 Baht TOTAL.

just make sure you eat it quick before the mozzies get it

A very sad state of affairs. To be honest I wouldn’t even let my dogs live in those sorts of conditions. Really upsetting to see this.

If the sisters were living in the West, the Government would have provided them with a purpose built home and stair lifts installed.

I looked at the pictures and some questions: Does the supporting structure of that wooden shack seem safe? What would happen in the event of gale force winds or an earth tremor? Could the whole lot come tumbling down on them?

I am no expert at house building, and don`t claim to be, but it would make sense to me to ensure that the supporting pillars are secure and safe first, prior to building any rooms below the present structure.

the plan at the moment is to put block walls on foundations dug into the floor...the floor plan will encompass the bamboo room that they live in at present and the area behind ( middle pic on top line)

as u say that side of the wooden house is the most dilapidated I presume from 30 years of sunshine coupled with no maintenance

however the posts seem solid and with the extra support around the outside using the block walls as well as an internal room dividing wall the building should be a lot more stable

the work will be done by a local thai guy who from what I have seen does a reasonable job....I will have him assess the structure before work begins

Before this topic gets closed, let me quickly put in a recommendation for some of Chiang Mai's Facebook used goods groups or free stuff groups. Put in the same request there, which may also result in some people helping out. Those are groups like:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/689332284416789/ (Free stuff)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/149726448524351/ (Second hand, but reaches a lot of Chiang Mai people; just ask)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndhandchiangmai/ (Same)

thanks Winnie......I did read the forum rules before posting this topic and couldn't see any problem.....I thought there would be a better chance of them getting some help on the CM thaivisa forum where hundreds will view the topic rather than a for sale website....let me be clear that I am not asking anyone for a financial contribution of any sort

time to end the war in Afghanistan so lets buy off the Talibanis......we got other fish to fry in Syria then Iran.....got to keep the arms manufacturers profits rolling in

I would rather eat my own arm than put that into my body