OldChinaHam

"Always check university libraries." Thank you. 2 outta 3 ain't bad!

And, what DMC1 says is actually true. After passing a certain age, this probably varies with the individual, fiction ceases to have much interest, especially with the world falling apart around us. It has been quite some time since I have been able to read more than a few pages of fiction. It may be my age, or it may just be my world.

Thank you for replying to the question. I have searched around for reliable information about this and have found a few gov studies. I do not think it matters which country you live in now, it is all just boiling down to one thing, water resources and sustainability of water usage and water planning. This has become a huge issue in north east China. But I am not very familiar with the situation in this Chiang Mai area.

One way to tell what's up, I guess, might be to judge by the energy usage/consumption on farms over time, to power pumps.

I also do not see much fresh produce that relies on heavy irrigation such as fruit trees.

All this is a guess because I am no expert. But I remain very interested in the subject because I am a consumer.

"Oh aye George......I think I should point out that theblether has now sailed over the 5,000 Likes figure."

How much corruption in this figure?

If this is actually a valid figure, and truly representative of the will of the forum, which I doubt, then it looks like you are unbeatable.

In this case we will just outlast you.

Does anyone know what's going on with the Underground Aquifers in the Chiang Mai-Lamphun Basin?

Smokie says:

"Ignore it JT....you invoked an emotional response....and that's good enough. "

Good advice to all.

But why would anyone wish to go to the trouble of invoking it, when evoking an emotional response is easier?

I would be reading Jared Diamond, THE WORLD UNTIL YESTERDAY, but holy cow I can't find a library in CM.

Does anyone know of a good library in CM which might have this book?

I have read JD's previous scribblings, and guys with beards are good writers.

So, please, which library should I use for English titles?

Re This Book:

"POO POO MAKE PRANT GLOW"

I found this title in an old dusty bookshop 30 years ago.

Well worth the read if you can find it.

Seriously.

I think Stradavarius has been listening to too much Rostropovich.

I am full of pork.

Every meal when not opening cans, I order MuShuRou (MooShuRou)

Sorry.

I meant "Violin of Solo"

"when I complained I was offered a lemon cello shot by the "fawlty towers" manager"

'Lemon Cello'?

You should have ordered solo violin, Bach, played by YoYo Ma.

"(Hint: Google translate doesn't work well enough for that. Better you hear it here/now than when you write somethign to someone significant.)"

To me, sir, you are someone significant.

"Slightly off topic........ does anyone remember when Immigration would refuse to service someone that was not "dressed politely" ?

MSPain"

Better to be refused a bit of service here,

Than over there and caned for riding and chewing gum.

That WAS a long time ago,

Yes, you would.

All those who come from The Heart of Texas have

Big Ones

"It feels better not to make a thing about every mistake"

Probably your gut feels better, too, that you did not make a stink and get food poisoned.

That has happened to the best of us, sometimes even without our knowing.

Since I don't know what I order, I don't have a great deal to complain about.

And when I am not in a restaurant, it would not matter even if I were living on food from cans with lost labels.

Probably the days are coming when all our food will just be reconstituted from the same generic goo, and made to appear and smell different.

I am now gradually conditioning myself to not be shocked by the future.

One other point, in this land of smiles, I do not prefer to be the first to provoke my server's frown.

Yes Shaggy, you are very correct about this.

We should all try a little tenderness.

And when that won’t work, resort to science.

We all need to understand relativity

When considering the feelings of others.

The science of posting book covers appears to be beyond me.

Very sorry.

Thank you, Lawrence.

Now I know what you mean when you say you like to go birding.

Nice dog, though!

And, Lawrence,

With all these languages you speak, how are we to know whether you are Wu Wu Wu Wuing, or Haa Haa Haa Haaing when you write something like this?::

"55555 it's an interesting language to learn"

Would you please kindly just supply us with another code so we know?

"Oh those Chinese girls "

Have you tried the KimChee?

You might ask Lawrence, seems he's already been almost everywhere else.

If you farm fish, or abalone, shrimp or eel, please send some my way.

Raising these, is not such hard work as tilling the fields.

Very good money, too. (As far as I know)

Actually, this was exactly my point, one which I continue to try making.

This morning, I was thinking that this man with the plate of fruit may also have a son or daughter at MIT.

I have met many like him.

These men are usually not migrant workers, though some have children who move to the cities to become robots in factories.

If I were a Farmer's Daughter, I would prefer MIT over FoxConn, any old Sunday.

If I were younger, I might prefer the Farmer's Daughter.

Yes, how did you know?

I do enjoy my food.

Keep on planting, Sugar.

I like your hat.

To qualify this a bit, when for example we read the history of Tom Jones, we realize that city dwellers and country folk have different ideas about what might be acceptable behavior. I was wondering what others might find acceptable down on the farm, or back home, which is not acceptable here. There must be many of these behaviors.

Care to mention a few?