MrY

On 9/8/2018 at 12:59 PM, Neeranam said:

On 8/29/2018 at 9:15 PM, MrY said:

Most of us qualify. If your alcohol consumption has had a negative effect on your health (physical or mental), your relationships, OR (not and) your finances, you're an alcoholic. 

I don't agree. This is just your humble opinion.

Yes, the above is just my humble opinion. But since this is a forum after all, everything is.

Searching "definition of alcoholism" you can find quotes like;

"Alcoholism, now known as alcohol use disorder, is a condition in which a person has a desire or physical need to consume alcohol, even though it has a negative impact on their life."

if more precise wording of the same is more to your liking. Google is your friend. (And for God's sake, that is just a saying, please don't get hung up on it. Google is not really your friend.)

On 9/8/2018 at 1:02 PM, Neeranam said:

On 9/6/2018 at 11:12 PM, MrY said:

(Note: Exercise during hangover may be downright dangerous.)

Why? 

I've heard that it's a great way to get rid of a hangover. 

If I had got hangovers, I might have not ended up being an alkie.

"Hangover and exercise" brings various results, the gist of it being you should keep it low impact and make sure you are no longer under the influence or dehydrated before exercise. "Sweating it out" (by exercise, sauna, etc) isn't so dangerous, but going hardcore early in the day while still having alcohol in your system, being dehydrated, foggy, and uncoordinated is the risky bit. Thus the "may be" part in my statement. "Listen to your body" is the best advice I found.

Alcohol tolerance (including reduced after effects) has been found to be a very high risk factor in becoming an alcoholic. Feel free to do your own research on this one.

Essentially you are saying that since you personally haven't had ill effects from vigorous exercise during the day after, everyone should be fine doing it. Sounds like "just a humble opinion" if I've ever heard one...

Have a nice day.

Cheers,

   Mr Y

A dry period is definitely a stellar idea (make it yearly). A task at the end of it is a good idea too. Another thought (borrowed from a friend) is to set an activity level that "earns" you a drink. For example for each unit (small beer, shot, etc.) you have you gotta run a km/mile/league (adjust to your liking). Too much drinking will automatically take away your ability to earn more drinks... ?

(Note: Exercise during hangover may be downright dangerous.)

6 hours ago, 5633572526 said:

Go see your doctor and get a physical. If that doesn’t convince you start planning your funeral.

3 of my friends have died from the effects of alcohol which is a great motivator for us who watch it happen so on the bright side maybe you can be an influence to others.

This is one f***king gloomy post, furthest from being constructive or reasonable. Nothing said indicates he's on his way to an early grave.

End is nigh, but never mind crap posts like this OP. Keep on keeping on.

On 8/28/2018 at 10:25 AM, dotpoom said:

Go to a few AA meetings around Pattaya or Jomtien or anywhere in Thailand and first learn if you have an Alcohol problem.

If you haven't found Jesus yet and do not feel like you have adequate levels of guilt in you, then by all means. There is no chance AA will tell you you don't have a problem with alcohol though. For them any consumption equals alcoholism. They will also tell you you will always be an 'alcoholic' no matter what. How's that for chance of curing it?

On 8/28/2018 at 7:31 AM, jaiyen said:

Is there such a thing as AA in your area ? That would be a good group to assist you. You need to get a hobby that keeps you busy.  

How about Thaivisa? It seems pretty good as far as groups go. There is a lot of constructive replies here in addition to this standard "one size fits all" stuff. Something to keep you busy is not a bad idea.

On 8/28/2018 at 9:07 AM, jimcarr65 said:

If you are at the point now of asking a question like this with alcohol you most likely have a problem with it. The only solution is not cutting down, its abstinence. Find an AA meeting and attend for 90 days, if it's not for you then you are probably not alcoholic.

Most of us qualify. If your alcohol consumption has had a negative effect on your health (physical or mental), your relationships, OR (not and) your finances, you're an alcoholic. There, saved you a visit. Self help has way higher rates of success than AA.

Moderation or abstinence is all up to you. Good Luck.

On 8/22/2018 at 5:01 PM, vukovar77 said:

Bualuang securities ,which is part of Bangkok Bank.They have very advanced trade tools and much more than You ask.

Well, no. They have the same Settrade system as others and some other antique interfaces with zero functionality. Settrade 'Streaming' is based on Tradingview, but neutered so badly that even technical charts are not in real time! No standalone programs, no API available, no scripts, no scanners.

Has anyone else found a way to use any of the real trading tools in Thailand? I am willing to learn and/or pay for a program I'm not familiar with as long as it has some real functionality.

For example, if you want to monitor 100 or so stocks for sudden activity, what could you use in Thailand to do it? Easy elsewhere, but here they do not want small traders to be able to do this. It's been like this for the last 20 years as far as I know. Just curious if anyone found a solution?

I was able to successfully trade (2-3% per day net on average 200-300,000 baht volume) a few years ago for about 6 months until my broker retired the program I was using. The program itself was from the dial-up era, but I was just feeding data from the ticker to my software via Wireshark. The trades themselves were not automated (even though it would also not be too difficult to accomplish), so no rules broken there. Unfortunately the new browser based program had different encryption, so I was not able to continue and instead I took a 5 year contract job which is now finished. I'm not sure if I have the time and energy to create a workaround like that again, but the information is available. I mean, it's rendered onto your screen, so it is information freely available to you and in real time (in the ticker). It's just that human brain can't process the trading flow of hundreds of stocks so it's practically useless to catch early activity. By the time you see a stock become active you are way late in the game and it is already the wrong time to buy in. If you join the herd anyway, you will only catch the down slope and lose. This is exactly how they want it.

I still see plenty of this kind of action on the SET, so there is yet money to be made. I did not need to do research, news, fundamentals, trends, nothing. Just get up after 9am and execute trades over a cup of coffee or two. The big players set it all up and I was just riding along with moderate amounts, not disturbing the flow. Vast majority of activity (80-90%) is in the first hour or two, so I used to be done by lunch (if I wanted to). I wouldn't mind doing it again...

Disclaimer: I'm not marketing anything, got no product, no scheme to join, don't want to attract 'investors', not interested in managing anyone's account, have no advice to sell, and am not posting for "bragging rights". Just trying to figure out a way to do what I used to do and know works. Thank You.

On 7/30/2018 at 4:32 PM, Sheryl said:

On 7/30/2018 at 1:40 PM, Dingo1170 said:

Thanks for your kind reply, my Cardiologist is having a goddam coronary lol with my ketonic diet. Thais learn by rote not by asking questions, but I have deal with him if I die its not his fault and I was wrong lol.

Why not change cardiologists? There are Thai cardiologist with extensive training in the west who do nto think by "rote".  Where do you live?

What he's doing is not "mainstream", so good luck finding any Thai doctor with any idea of his diet and the benefits thereof.....

I can find recommendations for brokers and "nice websites", but is there any broker in Thailand that provides or allows trading tools that let you to set alerts directly (= no delay) or let you run scripts like on Tradingview platform. Most seem to run a neutered version of Tradingview with minimal functionality and poor documentation. I have my preferred trading method that I know works. I just need tools to set monitoring parameters and alerts for 50-100 stocks individual settings. Otherwise I'm stuck figuring out how to stream the ticker into a spreadsheet in real time...

On 5/25/2018 at 12:09 PM, webfact said:

AOT said that by 2038, 137,790 flights will be arriving at Chiang Mai airport, bring some 23.33 million passengers.

They seem to think giving overly precise numbers for something in far distant unknown shows how smart they are. To me it shows pure lack of education.

"AOT currently projects that in 20 years (2038) over 130,000 flights will be arriving in Chiang Mai, bringing an estimated 23 million passengers."

There. Fixed it for you....

15 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

It's the egg in it that was the novelty for me.

But wait, is it somewhat American?!

Egg (coddled), hard cheese (Parmesan et al), and pork jowl (or Bacon) are in the original.

Is is supposed to be creamy but not actually have cream in it.

On 5/3/2018 at 6:31 AM, YetAnother said:

miami is No paradise; Far from it; truth and thailand are like oil and water

News flash:

Miami is way the hell cleaner than any part of Thailand that I know of.

On 3/29/2018 at 9:40 AM, Peterw42 said:

Have a look at Bangsaen, halfway between BKK and Pattaya. Its one of the closest beaches to BKK and and very popular with Thais, day trippers from BKK and 1st trip to the beach from issan etc. Busy during the weekend but quieter during the week. 

Dirty, getting overpriced. Go for Rayong/Sattahip.

Chiang Mai has a 5000 strong Muslim community, there may be no dogs in their part of town, but the rest of the city has plenty...

21 minutes ago, DavisH said:

michelin pilot sport 3 on my swift - close to 40K kms now, still plenty of tread but may replace at about 50K kms. These are the best performing tires I've owned - lots of dry and wet weather grip, but perhaps a little noisier than stock tires. Will replace with pilot sport 4 when they are done. 

Had pilot sports on my old Maserati. Good tires, but needed about 500km break-in. I only put about 20K on them, but will replace them with Pirellis I prefer as the car comes out from shop sometime this year. Nothing wrong with the Michelins, just couldn't find right size Pirellis back then.

Ford EcoSport 2015 (2&1/2 years) 47,000km original Goodyears still looking fresh. Will replace before 5 year mark.

Deaths per visitors? Considering the average length of stay in Thailand is over twice as long as in Europe, these are pretty worthless statistics, I'd say...

225 Billion Baht for this? And the Thaivisa link I clicked said 300 baht tickets (even though I can't find it in the article). Doesn't seem possible. Even at reasonable interest rates it would take over 50,000 of those 300 Baht tickets to pay for interest alone....

On 3/27/2018 at 8:52 PM, jackdd said:

Why didn't they walk over the Porsche but just "roll over". Afraid?

Maybe they are not quite as suicidal as suggested (a.k.a. "ran out of balls").

8 hours ago, Psimbo said:

I refer you to post #6- as far as I am aware the Hudson is in New York, not Phuket. We also have comment about a crash in Kenya- both totally irrelevant. 

 

'A lack of pre-checks'?- 2 flights had already been conducted without any issues.

 

Accident reports have taken up to a year in the past- as did the one when the fighter crashed last year.

 

Some of your comments are pure conjecture (comments like 'seems like'), posts #16  and 20 refer. 

Speed-reading, eh?

Post #6 comments about Bonanza in reference to post #5 where someone speculates about pre-flight and mentions the Bonanza (an aircraft with a reputation to accident prone).

The Kenya post was a reminder that airline pilots do not remain proficient/qualified to fly GA aircraft without further training (and I fully concur).

None of the posts so far mention any incidents, accidents, or crashes, other than the one in the OP.

Accident reports have often taken far more than a year (as in 'never'). Commercial and military accident reports usually get finished eventually, but often the conclusions are disagreed on. General aviation is where the reports are most lacking (delays/content). By the time anything gets released from AAIC, this accident will hardly be 'news' anymore.
 

The "2-flights already" comment did send shivers down my spine. I would very much consider a kitplane with only 2 prior flights to still be in a 'shakedown' (unless of course someone from Jabiru had done the final inspection). Seems awful early to be carrying a full load of passengers. Even renting a GA aircraft, most rentals require 5 hours with an instructor before release these days. And those aircraft are fully certified and previously flown.

I used "seems like", as the information available was of the kind I cannot independently verify. Hardly 'conjecture' (=a conclusion based on incomplete information) though, as I did not draw conclusions and the source is exactly the same as the OP! (Which I also mentioned in my post). If you don't like (or disagree with) someone's post, it is completely up to you. But please remain factual, read the posts fully, and use words according to their intended meaning. Thank you.

8 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Why have news reports referred to the aircraft type as a Butterfly 05?

Because that is what they see written on the side of the aircraft. The actual type of the aircraft is/was Jabiru 450. Jabiru builds factory-built (certified) airplanes, kitplanes, and their own engines. The 450 is built from a kit with a Jabiru engine, i.e. it's an 'experimental' class of aircraft.

5 hours ago, MrY said:

 

I also wouldn't go fly a small plane after flying a jet without taking an instructor (or at least another pilot) with me just to tell me to keep on going down on flare. There's definitely a "pucker factor", it feels like your ass is scraping the ground when you're still 10 feet off the ground...

 

That said, I fully concur with the ones noting there seems to have been zero forward speed on impact as the pilot seems to have stalled the aircraft. If indeed the engine quit, then it is pilot error not to pitch down to maintain airspeed. That should be the very first reaction regardless the type of aircraft. He seems to have had an instructor with him, was he so intimidated by the Sky-God's experience level that he didn't react?

Seems like the "aviation instructor" in the front seat was an aviation maintenance instructor (according to Phuket News), so one pilot and three passengers after all.

3 hours ago, Psimbo said:

I see the normal conjecture and completely irrelevant comments have started (WT Heck does an incident in the US involving a plane with a retractable undercart have to do with this?)

 

3 friends were approximately 300m away when it went overhead with the engine sounding rough, comment from one was 'that doesn't sound too healthy'. There was a silence for a few seconds then the explosion/bang as it hit the ground.

 

Apparently loads of rubberneckers didn't help the emergency services getting there and on the volunteer's video you can see Somchai's taxi pootle-ing along and not getting out of the way of two ambulances. I wish they would record the VRNs on Dashcams and report these inconsiderate idiots to the cops for action. 

 

As for the exact circumstances of the crash I will wait for the report as opposed to armchair analysis. 

What incident in the U.S.? The commentary has been pretty spot-on so far. The only conjecture being the "evidently maybe no pre-check" post. "If indeed, then" comments don't quite qualify as speculation either.

As to waiting for accident report, you may have years to wait. This is Thailand after all. If there ever will be a final report, it is not a given that it will be publicly available. Some of them will leave you scratching your head as to what they are trying to say or how did they arrive to their 'conclusions'.

In any case, R.I.P.

1 hour ago, tropo said:

Yes, it wasn't a typo. The copper pipe feeding the evaporator needs to be cut, the gas expelled and the heavy unit lifted out of the ceiling space for dismantling and cleaning, which is a 3 man job, then welded back in and regassed. They can't be cleaned in place (as far as I know and was told) and are very difficult to access even to clean the filters. I wish I could find someone to do it cheaper. The guy who last did it doesn't really want the job even at that price. Of the 6 units, 3 are hardly used, and I only have to deal with one unit that is used often - the bedroom one. The one in my gym works for only about 10 hours a week. Do you have any suggestions for someone I could call that doesn't mind more difficult than usual jobs.

From the pictures it looks like the filters should be underneath the unit (thus easily removable) and the air exits from the side into another room, right?

The cleaning should be done in place using a pressure washer (backflush). If the unit is so poorly installed/designed that it cannot be adequately dismantled in place (fans removed, if that), then next time it's out you should have the framework modified accordingly (may be as simple as drilling out pop rivets and putting in galvanized sheet metal screws to allow disassembly in place). Only takes maybe 10L to clean, first with solvent/detergent solution, then mild soap water (or plain). We used a makeshift PVC tube rack and a large tarp underneath to collect the water back into a bucket.

My old partner Tam is no longer in the business, but I can ask him for recommendations (if I can still get in touch).

1 hour ago, Daffy D said:

Probably nothing to do with this incident.

 

Many years ago in Kenya when international Jumbo pilots made stopovers in Nairobi they would sometimes wander down to the local flying club and get some of the local "Kenya Cowboys" let them fly their small planes "just to keep their hand in"

 

Obviously they were all seasoned pilots and quickly got back into handling a small plane, except when it came to landing. They were used to sitting 30 odd feet off the ground in the Jumbo cockpit that their ground perception was a bit off when landing a small plane so near the ground.

 

There were a few close calls but, as far as I recall never an accident.

 

As I said probably nothing to do with this story but maybe an interesting anecdote for some.

I also wouldn't go fly a small plane after flying a jet without taking an instructor (or at least another pilot) with me just to tell me to keep on going down on flare. There's definitely a "pucker factor", it feels like your ass is scraping the ground when you're still 10 feet off the ground...

That said, I fully concur with the ones noting there seems to have been zero forward speed on impact as the pilot seems to have stalled the aircraft. If indeed the engine quit, then it is pilot error not to pitch down to maintain airspeed. That should be the very first reaction regardless the type of aircraft. He seems to have had an instructor with him, was he so intimidated by the Sky-God's experience level that he didn't react?

On 3/9/2018 at 9:18 AM, tropo said:

Not all filters are easy to clean. Mine are very difficult to access because they are industrial-type units fitted above the ceiling. I certainly wouldn't clean them more than once a year as it costs 3000 per unit... and I have 6. Having said that, I cleaned the filter yesterday on a unit that had run nightly for 4 months and there was hardly any dust on it. If the filter has hardly any dust on it, it's unlikely the evaporator coils are dirty and full of mold. In other places I've lived I had thick dust on the filter after only a month. It would depend a lot on the amount of dust in the air where you live. You generally smell the "moldiness" of a unit by how fresh the air smells in the room after it has been running. You turn it on, go out for awhile and then come back in.

I just noticed you said it's 3000 baht per unit to clean, not 300..! I used to own half of an Aircon shop in Jomtien for a while (by default to a loan). Cleaning was 400 baht per unit on a contract (4x a year) or 500 baht per single visit. Out of town (more than 10K) was at 10 baht a kilometer and refrigerant was charged by weight. Something's off if you pay that much.

Best way to smell mold is that first 'puff' of air when you turn on a unit that has been off a few hours (=has dried already). As to dirty filters, you may have practically no dirt (dust) on filters, but still have mold due to high humidity. It all depends on type of usage, the environment and the climate (rainy/dry season). I doubt you use all 6 units the same, so you don't have to clean them all on the same schedule. I would have the one in the bedroom (most exposure) cleaned most often. When I was living in Jomtien, my house had 8 units and our restaurant had 6 units plus a cold room. They weren't all serviced the same, restaurant kitchen units were cleaned most often (every 2 months) and the pool hut unit the least (once a year).