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Where is the photo of the offending cable?

Honestly, the fact that a cable is caught by a passing lorry on the road that sent this man flying is entirely ignored in this story and by the TVF Commentariat.

Yes, standing on an electric cable --in front of a 12-metre deep shaft without barriers-- is daft! But no one can reasonably assume that such a cable will be yanked away under your feet by roadside traffic.

1 hour ago, OzMan said:

the cost of the funeral will be 150,000+ baht.

Not unusual at all and possibly not on the extravagant side.

Funeral costs are normally shared. People (who attend) normally give money towards the cost. 1,000-2,000 THB is probably fine for a friend's relative.

It's reciprocal. You should definitely give, if these friends attended (and gave money at) a wedding or funeral on your family's side.

So is this the prelude to a wave of litigation by those Thais who had been denied entry to country at the outbreak of Covid-19?

9 hours ago, KhunKenAP said:

3) Can you get COVID from the nether regions?

Transmission of the corona virus:

• From genitals to genitals is not possible.
• From mouth to genitals (or vice versa) is not possible.
• From anus to genitals (or vice versa) is not possible.
• From anus to mouth is possible.

A rather academic point though, because if you're engaging in sexual activities with an infected person, you are in such close proximity where transmission via airways will be very likely.

2 hours ago, CharlieH said:

I know the law is the law etc, but where is the "humanity" in this, where is the compassion ?

 

Are people really that jaded and programmed, ok daft question.

 

Just saddens me thats all, he isnt hurting anyone, he isnt a drug baron or peadophile no danger to society. 

Each case on its own merits would be my view. Not just a paperwork violation which ultimately thats all this actually is, clerical violation.

 

His paperwork is not in order so lets rip his life apart and ban him from what is now his home for 10yrs ! Shameful in my opinion.

Until very recently that was exactly the case in the UK. If you were found without a proper visa or leave permission and removed yourself voluntarily right away from the country, there were no legal consequences so ever.

2 hours ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Why would it be illegal?   There are no IB regulations requiring that lump sum money in the bank has to come from an IB-approved source.

It would not be illegal if the money would be gifted (and income tax paid on it).

But I don't think that's what the poster really suggested.

7 minutes ago, davemos said:

So restaurant  partitions are useless too .? 

They are pretty effective in some pubs to keep patrons apart.

7 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I went into Big C a couple of days ago.

The cashiers have been issued with face masks and also face shields. I noticed three out of the four cashiers had their face shields pushed up above their faces, on top of their heads. Pretty pointless having them.

 

Yes, most cashiers wear the shield as a visor... 

3 hours ago, pontious said:

No. The BE insist - no travel plans -no ETD.

Read my previous post  number #35.

That is what a BE official told someone who asked for advice.

Thanks, I was more hoping for a concrete case, where someone was actually issued an ETD or actually had their application rejected.

Sound like the official read out some generic statement.

On 5/21/2020 at 8:55 AM, ubonjoe said:

They can issue a emergency passport.

See: https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document

Has anyone managed to get a UK Emergency Passport without any specific travel plans, i.e. for the purpose of staying/ renewing their extension to stay in Thailand?

On 2/15/2020 at 4:31 PM, eyecatcher said:

The crack in the wall is structural. You have rotational movement on that foundation causing a diagonal crack that didnt chose the easy route via the joints which is normally the route expansion cracks go.

Really? @eyecatcher do you think there is differential settlement? But the crack is in the middle of the wall and not at the end. If there is movement, the parts of the wall next to the cracked section would be show damage too. @samuttodd is there damage elsewhere?

On 2/15/2020 at 4:31 PM, eyecatcher said:

Still interested to know what exactly is holding up the wall foundation.

Should this be the usual concrete pylons? Aren't the corrugated roof panels merely used to keep the filling in place to prevent it drifting into the swamp?

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any fix will have to be simply cosmetic.

Yes! This is not hairline crack, but a substantial damage that cannot be patched up.

The good news is that doesn't seem to be a structural issue with the re-enforced concrete; it's merely the masonry part. The cause by the looks of it, are inadequate size of joints and one-sided rendering.

A proper fix would be to rebuild parts of that section.

Burglar proof mesh might be a good alternative if there is a real risk of people gaining entry through windows. This stainless steel material also  doubles an insect screen.

Not particularly cheap though.

5 hours ago, ubonr1971 said:

I dont understand your comment actually. The gypsum patches are in some spots where gaps have been filled etc. Its not all over. I cant see why this cant just be sanded along with the existing concrete walls and then painted with a waterbased primer. I dont understand your first sentence. 

As you are only painting this wall, the problem is merely cosmetic. I think, you will have a hard time to create a finish without the gypsum patches showing up. It's not a mater of sanding it down, but using a paint that will apply like on the rest of the wall. It wont be a sterling result my option, certainly not with regular paint.

If you are not happy with your final paint job, sand down the entire wall and apply a thin layer of gypsum plaster all over the wall. But this means you cannot easily paint it. You may just have the gypsum plaster as the top finish, nice and white. If you want colour you can add pigments to the gypsum plaster. It's not too difficult but you need suitable tools to work with gypsum.

A potentially more serious problem would be plastering over the the gypsum with a cement-based plaster. Lumps of gypsum inside a masonry wall will cause the cement plaster to break over time.

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Will using the gyprock/ plastering mix do the job achieve  the same end result. Any problems with his methods as opposed to using concrete and a silicon gap gun?

Mixing cement-based material with gypsum-based material can pose a considerable problem! The reason is that concrete cures in a fundamentally different way than gypsum; chemically speaking, cement-based concrete releases water, whereas gypsum retains it.

Depending on the size of these gypsum patches, your options for the wall finish can now be considerably limited. You cannot skim coat over it any more with anything another than plaster of Paris (gypsym). This in turn affects your choice of paint.

Having said this, there is nothing wrong with gypsum plaster on masonry walls as a top layer. In fact I have several indoor wall in my house here in Thailand with plaster of Paris and it is a beautiful, durable material that nicely regulates humidity. You may however find that local builders may not know how to properly work with such plaster.

37 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Very true...  Each Wedding we go to we pay about 2000-4000 baht (Wife and I) depending on venue and how well we know the couple (usually its extended family) - about 3 weddings a year at the moment. 

 

My In-laws seem to be going to a Wedding every other week. In the November - December period they go to a wedding every week, sometimes a couple per week and sometimes MiL goes to one wedding while FiL goes to another !!! - It keeps them busy, but for sure, the cost (of paying out envelope money) add up. 

 

But at an Average of 3000 baht per wedding, that’s still over 430 weddings !!! - I think I may just shoot myself first !!! 

 

 

 

Don't worry!! If you get too many invites, just tell them you're busy. You may return the envelop with less offering and enjoy the discount at your own discretion.

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The Wedding itself cost about 1.3MB, we recovered that in envelope money (about 800 guests - mostly friends of my in-laws).

Surely you need to factor in the long-term reciprocal payment plan of paying for attending other people's weddings and funerals.

1 hour ago, HeyHeyHey said:

All the most polluted countries are Asian

 

But little retard Greta barks at 1st world countries

Greta Thunberg is campaigning on air pollution in the West? Did I miss something?

Quite some heated discussion. Nice!

Here some essential readings on natural ventilation that may be of interest to interlocutors.

Intro to Cooling Buildings by Nat. Vent.pdf Natural_Ventilation_Approach_in_Designing_Urban_Tropical_House.pdf

13 minutes ago, ubonr1971 said:

yes. and there's also the square shaped ones that one can install on the vertical wall in the roof. Are they necessary

 

Not strictly necessary, but may improve the situation if there's a lot heat retention. 

If you have a gable roof, you should go for gable vents. It's an infinitely better solution.

What's process for the TM30 at CW and what document do I need in my case: Residing with Thai spouse who owns the property and is listed as House Master in the blue book, while I'm listed as occupant in the Yellow Book?