maikidmag

40 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

They are for lazy people and waste a lot of water

Sorry, but wrong.

Twice.

3 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Not true. Unless you're really good at saving water when washing them by hand.

 

As for lazy people. They are a convenience. When you finish eating you can just put dishes in the box and there's not a mountain of dirty dishes that need to be washed immediately. When it's full you turn it on and it does the job. And given high temperature of water inside a much better job than by hand. But each to their own. If I was a retiree with nothing to do all day, I'd gladly do all by hand just to have something to do. But with lacking time for everything including sleep, anything helps, and if this one dies I'll buy another one the same day.

You're are absolutely right.

But there is no answer to the OP's question:

'Can someone explain - why don't Thais accept these amazing inventions into their households? '

There may be many different reasons, one of the problems might be different size

and form of the dishes. Especially if there is 'family nearby'.
 

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

Actually it isn't that easy.

 

Have a look here http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_dam_1.php?lang=en

 

and here http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/show_sm_dam.php?lang=en

 

Then select the dams nearest to you to see how much they need to be full and then simply guess how much rain would be needed to refill all these ground water bores.

 

IMHO they will need about 3 years average rainfall every year for the next 3 or 4 years to fill the dams up. Part of the problem is that there are too many water related agencies all sticking their fingers in the pie plus the governments going back many years come up with so many wonderful infrastructure plans such as the ECC etc they don't think about where the water will come from nor where all the waste water and sewage will go to.

 

When they build new roads and railways the manage to plan them so they block the older water courses which in turn causes flooding and they fill in the monkey cheeks and natural flood plains, which in turn will cause more flooding as the water has nowhere else to go.

Thanks for the info, billd766.

' Actually it isn't that easy. '

Everyone could/should think about it themselves.

Only one picture

A great video, thanks to   tomazbodner

On 7/19/2019 at 9:06 PM, MeePeeMai said:

 

I've been waiting for her for so long

Open the sky and let her come down

Thanks, but

So on YT  -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajkDmWG8OAk

In July 2019 in Chennai, India they ran out of water, but they don't have aqueducts,

so they use trains:

Btw. it's almost the same latitude as Bangkok:

@rickudon

' But the sheer economic cost of moving large quantities of water around (especially pumping it uphill) would be prohibitive. '

I think, for example, the Romans some years ago were able to organise this.

Our society is at least a bit lazy. And stupid too.

They/we don't realise the urgency of this water thing.

Because it's so basic?

Do we really need kindergarden kids to think about this and that each Friday?

Older Rain. In Cascades.

5 hours ago, ripstanley said:

In May June 2016 the lake dropped to a very low level. Lower than it is now. The Wat in the lake which people visit by boat had to have a foot bridge erected so the tourists could visit. It was only temporary . On the western side of the lake they also excavated  parts of the lake to allow greater water storage. 

OK, but it's almost end of July.

' shut the watergates to preserve raw water for making tap water' - this might become 

the main problem. For humans. And for the fish too. And then for humans again.

But really interesting, we have an ' ongoing drought ' an official said.

Let's hope there will be more rain the next weeks.

But better not this(CCR):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDey60Hm3O8

I would call this a tragedy.

Nothing else.

Thanks, canopy, for your wise words.

I would support your 3points.

No question.

My PC is having problems.

Maybe later an answer.

Very interesting.

Good luck for all involved.

Thank you.