zlodnick

Damn, I thought it cant be that easy.

I also thought it might still be running on the battery, but it was shutdown for over 20 hours and I just turned it on and the battery is at 100%.

rawhod, I want to try your fix, but being such a novice, Im afraid Ill click on the wrong thing, mess everything up and not be able to get out of it.

Maybe Ill look for a farang that knows about these things and will help me out.

I just want to report, it appears Ive solved my problem.

I wanted to try the fix suggested by the op, but Im not smart enough and didnt dare try.

I tried different ways to shutdown my laptop, but all failed and I would end up removing the battery for a second then put it back in.

Then I found a way that worked. I right click the windows icon, then click shutdown. The screen goes black and I close the cover. The power light is still on, but then as always, I shut off the power strip that the laptop is plugged into and the machine is off.

Sorry, I dont remember any of the particulars about the pump, I just bought it and put it in.

I think the deeper the better. You shouldnt have any problems there, a submersable can push a long way.

chiang mai,

You might want to do some research on check valves.

I just assumed my 3 inch submersable had a built in check valve. It doesnt and when I shut the pump off, it drains all the way back down the well.

Google says the check valve should be just above the pump, but Im not about to pull the pump just for that.

The op said he did that and messed up his machine.

I just upgraded to Windows 10 and have the same problem as the op.

The only way I can shut down completely, is to take the battery out and put it back in. Good idea or not?

I looked at the weblink the op posted and it looks like something I could do. Only question is, after I follow the instructions, it says to restart the laptop. How do I do that?

Sincerely, Z

OK, Its been a few days and heres my report.

I took my laptop to a shop and had them upgrade to W10. (400 bht). Took the guy 4 hours, so there is definately no way I could have done it!

I got home and it was barely useable.

The next day it worked ok, about as fast as before.

I installed skype and got the little icon in the taskbar, (had to google what a taskbar was). The dam AVG is gone, thank goodness.

Now, yesterday and today its working great, faster than ever.

The stuff I do is very basic, (read newspapers, forums, facebook, email, youtube, and look up stuff, so I dont know if this is any benefit to me, other than being faster.

I got a message from W10, telling me I should make chrome my default browser and add it to my taskbar, so it will be easier to find. Whats that all about, it already has an icon and is easy to use?

Also, now I got rid of AVG, Im hoping W10 has enough virus protection. I googled it and as usual, I got conflicting information. Im very careful what I open and never watch porn, so I hope its enough?

So, in conclusion, Im very happy with W10 right now and I thank everyone for thier help.

Sincerely, Z

Thanks for all the help everyone.

Most of the posts sound like Greek to me, but Ive found in the past, if I take my time and use trial and error, I can figure stuff out eventually.

Ill spend the next few days working on this and let you know how I make out.

Thanks again, Z

I tried both refresh and reset, but no luck. I got as far as, "some files are missing. your windows instalation or recovery media will provide these files".

All the info on how to upgrade to W10 is way over my head. Ill have to find someone who has done it before.

Thanks for the help

Z

lostinissan,

It looks very simple to reset W8.1, but the video to upgrade to W10 looks way beyond my ability.

My computer use is very basic and Im not sure the upgrade would benefit me.

Z

Thanks lostinissan,

It does look very easy. Ill try to reset my W8.1, and if no luck, Ill try to upgrade to W10.

PS Have they worked out all the bugs from W10 yet?

Z

Thanks for the replys,

If I upgrade to W10, will it automatically get rid of avg?

Also, I remember when W10 first came out, there were alot of reports of problems.

Z

I have windows 8.1

I think removing avg is beyond my ability.

Just outside Khon Kaen

Z

My one and a half year old acer laptop is running really slow.

I did a google search and it says its possible to do a reset that will return it to the condition it was new.

It says it will wipe out all pictures, files, etc., but I dont have any of that stuff, so not an issue.

I also hope it will get rid of avg anti virus. I think that may be part of my problems.

I dont think I will be able to do this myself, so Ill have to take it to a shop.

Is google right? Is this possible?

Sincerely, Z

chiang mai,

I dont remember the brand, but think it was a Chineese made. Not too expensive, maybe 5,000 bt.

I went down 24 meters and have plenty of pressure.

The pipe from the pump is 1 inch and then it adapts to 3/4 inch.

chaing mai,

I had the same problem. My shallow well pump worked great and always had plenty of water. Till this year! In Dec. the water level dropped and when it got down to 9 meters, I was out of water.

A jet pump is the way to go, but like you, I have a 3 inch well. A jet pump needs 2 pipes down the bore hole and with the couplings they are more than 3 inches. They say there is a way of using a jet pump with one pipe down the well, but I havent seen one.

I found a submersable pump that just barely fits my 3 inch bore hole and the wife and I installed it in less than 2 hours. Been 3 months now and Ive run it for over an hour, every other day, no problem.

Im wondering if bloodwork test results vary from one lab to the next?

Last year my PSA was 3.5 and this year its 3.09. The tests were done at different hospitals.

Also, I noticed the normal ranges for some tests were different. Makes understanding the results a bit confusing.

cooked,

Very good website, thanks for that.

Glad you're having success with the clay mixture, but Im sure that was causing my plants roots to rot. The plants above ground looked great, but when I would repot them, there were often rotted roots.

I have two large plants that I just planted in the ground in the garden. Its been about 10 years, I havent done a thing to them, no water, no fert., they havent grown a bit, but they always have lots of flowers!

Anyway, its a fun hobby and keeps me out of trouble. Dont know how anyone can say they are bored in Thailand.

Ive been raising Chuan chom (desert rose aka, adenium) for years. The flowers are beautiful and what I like best is that no two plants are alike.

I started out knowing nothing about them, and getting information from other growers is like pulling teeth. They really dont want to share thier expertise.

Anyway, slow but sure, I have been able to grow them from seed to beautiful, mature plants. I am not at all an expert, but Im very satisfied with what I have.

The last piece of the puzzle for me was the right soil. I knew they needed well drained soil, but I think "soil" might be the wrong word to use because the mixture I use has very little "dirt" or "soil".

The roots of the chuan chom cant handle any prolonged exposure to water or they will rot. I was using a mixture with too much dirt and much of the soil here in Thailand has clay in it and clay holds water, not good.

The mixture that I use now, and have been having great success with, is as follows. I start with about 25% raw dirt. I dig it up from the garden or get it from a pile I have delivered.( just dirt dug from the ricefields, 200 baht a truckload.). I make sure there is no clay in it. Some places the soil is all clay.

The rest, I dont really have a formula, I just go by what looks good. I add some potting soil. The black stuff that comes in bags, about 15 baht a bag. Then some sand, the kind for making concrete. Chopped up coconut husks and rice hulls. I pour it back and forth between two buckets to mix it well and thats it.

I repot them about every two years. First I remove the plant from the pot, and wash off all the soil. Then I hang the plant in the shed away from the sun for about a week. To repot them, I first put about 1 1/2 inches of chopped coconut hulls in the bottom of the pot. Then, I add some soil mixture and the plant, so that the plant will be sticking up about 2 inches higher than it was in the old pot.

Then I water it really well. I pick the pot up a couple inches and drop it to the ground a few times to settle the soil. I like to round the soil up above the top of the pot. (just my preference).

I have been watering my plants once a week. I really soak them, but after a couple of days, they are as dry as a bone. This seems to do the trick. They are loaded with flowers and look very healthy.

I hope this helps someone out, so they wont have to go through years of trial and error like I did.

Good luck, Z

Chubby,

Im the op and thanks for the post.

My reason for starting the thread, was to see if my situation was, mild, normal, or ready to do something about it. As I said, during the day, its not bad. At night its just a neusance to get up every hour. As it is, I can live with it.

I will be seeing a Dr.so I will be informed and ready, should the time come that I can not live with it.

One question I have for the Dr. is about some medications. As you mentioned, some lower the blood pressure. I have low blood pressure so those meds could be a problem.

Im 66 and was first diagnosed with an enlarged prostate 15 years ago. That scared the daylights out of me because all the men in my family have had prostate cancer. The good part is, they all lived well into thier 90's and I dont believe anyone ever had any surgery.

It is up to each of us to decide what is best for ourselves. For me, the quality of my life, is much more important than the length.

Thanks for all the replys. I got my answer, time to see the dr.

Last year, I did have a PSA test during a health check up. 3.5, not bad.

My prostate has gotten to the point where its a real nuisance. During the day its not too bad, but at night, Im up every hour, sometimes more often than that.

It takes a while to get the stream started, then its stop and go, stop and go, and then just drip, drip, drip.

My question is.. for those who have taken medication or had surgical procedures, what was it that made you decide that its was time to do something about it?

I dont know if an enlarged prostate is something that gets progressivley worse, or if this is as bad as it gets?

Thanks Crossey and Soi biker,

That is really helpful.

I want to go down to Bangkok soon just to ride the transport systems, and see the new airport.

I was hoping the BTS, MRT, and airport link, could all be accessed by one ticket, but... what are you gonna do?

I think, one day, I will buy a 1day BTS ticket, and get off at several stops. Im wondering, on another day, what kind of ticket do I buy if I want to get on, wait for the train to make a full circle and then get off at the same station?

Also, as Im just going to take the airport link to look around the airport, is there much to see, whereas Im not going to go beyond the immigration point?

Thanks for the replys. Ive been doing some more research and it doesnt look good. People are not only not able to uninstall avg and zen, but in trying, they have made the problem even worse.

I dont dare to try, so Im wondering if I should just leave it as it is?

Sincerely, Z