Brian Robson

At the risk of repeating myself and duplicating other posts, N20 is like other incapacitating drugs like booze, and also lethal.

http://pattayadailynews.com/inhaling-laughing-gas-balloons-could-be-fatal/

So, is it responsible to wait around until someone dies in Thailand? (Can't find a story....yet!). Guaranteed to happen before the end of the year.

Thorazine 100 mgs, STAT!

Normally N20 (Nitrous Oxide) is administered with Oxygen as a 50/50 mixture in medical applications where rapid analgesia is needed without anaesthesia. BOC supply this under the trade name ENTONOX .

http://www.bochealthcare.co.uk/en/Products-and-services/Products-and-services-by-category/Medical-gases/ENTONOX/ENTONOX.html

What is being supplied by street sellers is pure 100% N20 which can rapidly induce hypoxia (lack of Oxygen) in the lungs leading to sudden cardiac arrest. (same applies to Helium balloons).

Just don't take the risk, and discourage others from doing so!

Much greater danger in the availability to make an IED out of perchlorate, used in agricultulture!

Even Nigerians get scammed by Thais.

It could be genetic, it could be something else, whatever reason is, the Thais truly excel at it!

Scammer, scammed by scammer's scam!

How to fight an electrical fire, Thai style!

In South Africa it is mandatory to have an earth leakage switch. Anything more than 20mA going to ground throws the main circuit breaker to the house!

Interesting to see the leccy bills being bandied about, and pleased to see I'm in the 4-5000 Baht range depending on visitors in a three bedroomed villa. But 18-20K sounds excessive!

I have four ACs but only run one at a time depending on the room occupied. Plus side, is I've lived in Africa most of my life, so 27 Deg C is comfortable!

But a 12,000 unit uses round 4 kW, the equivalent of a four bar electric fire at full blast. I'm a stickler for keeping windows and doors closed. If the bill hits 5000 Baht I make economies.

You might want to consider a new AC if yours is using 4kW (!)

e.g. The Daikin Ekira 12,590 BTU uses 4.2A at max. power.

Erm, a big difference between Watts (power) and Amps (current).

These are the technical specs...

http://www.samsung.com/za/consumer/home-appliances/air-conditioner/inverter/AR12FSFNAWKNFA

Interesting to see the leccy bills being bandied about, and pleased to see I'm in the 4-5000 Baht range depending on visitors in a three bedroomed villa. But 18-20K sounds excessive!

I have four ACs but only run one at a time depending on the room occupied. Plus side, is I've lived in Africa most of my life, so 27 Deg C is comfortable!

But a 12,000 unit uses round 4 kW, the equivalent of a four bar electric fire at full blast. I'm a stickler for keeping windows and doors closed. If the bill hits 5000 Baht I make economies.

He's done eff all for a of money, though the Middle East was supposedly pro bono!

Since Tony Blair resigned as prime minister he has devoted a great deal of his time to making money. His accounts are obscure, but it has been estimated he earns some £20 million a year. It’s clear the former British prime minister is a very rich man.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/9806139/Tony-Blairs-record-in-the-Middle-East-is-a-sorry-one-its-time-he-quit.html

The name of the game now.............

I want to know who in their right minds would be caught dead with a penis shaped soap on a rope in their bathroom?

Probably not a good idea if these perps get a prison sentence!

I'm sure it's easier if you have a rental history with the company, otherwise they have to cover themselves against con men!

Alzheimers takes "No prisoners"!

It's profiling, innit!

African from Africa = Hooker, fraudster, con man.

African from US = Tourist or Marine on shore leave.

Anecdote on the subject of liguistics, two Scots came into a bar on 2nd Road with an African lady. Her English was good but not American. I said a word on two in Swahili, and nobody got a word in edgeways after that. She was Tanzanian and I was raised in Kenya!

1 rock hit it's intended target, yet 2 impact points shown in photo.

Whats that all about ?

I think the intended target was a Chinese tour bus which infest the streets of Pattaya!

I stand well away from "tame" wild animals like tigers and elephants.

I've lived most of my life in Africa, so what do I know!

karma is a bitch

So is a female tiger!

I don't understand!

Which part of "wild animal" do people not comprehend?

Scotty's engineering Law

A good engineer always keeps 20% in reserve!

Applies to AC capacities too

Go falang, and you never want another wang

In Durban a guy got cut in two, when jumping into a moving faulty lift whose doors hadn't closed.

In Johannesburg I was using a lift to transport display material for a conference and used a chipboard to block the infra red detectors stopping the doors from closing. As I walked away there was a BANG and splintering of the board as the lift took off and jammed between floors trapping a security guard and ironically the building manager! Turned out the lifts had been serviced the day before and the safety interlocks were left switched off!

In Thailand, a one credit card man is king!

I strongly advice against selfprescribing a diuretic. For one thing, fluid retention is often a sign of cardiac or kidney problems which need to be assessed and if present treated by a specialist. For another, diuretics cause electrolyte imbalances which can be serious and need to be monitored. This is especially a concern in hot weather when there are already heavy losses due to sweat....especially among us farang.

Have to agree with you there, and any advice I give, carries the rider to see a doctor in any event, because I am not a doctor, dammit!!

I have had the problem of low Potassium levels since being on diuretics even in the UK, and hot weather with certainly exacerbate Potassium loss also diarrhea, which is all too common here .

The first symptom is usually cramp and weakness.

I have a box or Oreda powders handy, but most electrolyte powders over the pharmacy counter will have about 200mg of Potassium salt, and should be kept handy in any case.

As a pharmacologist I speak with some expertise, but as with any advice on the 'net check with a doc!

How have you been storing your UK meds? The heat here can be detrimental to some drugs, which normally have a maximum storage recommendation of 25 Deg C. Keep them in the fridge (NOT FREEZER!) This may have caused your UK medication to stop working.

150/90 is considered mild to moderate hypertension and a common drug of choice is Ramipril (ACE inhibitor). I have been taking these for years without side effects, but stopped three weeks ago after giving up beer and my BP is now a normal 140/75.

If you start at 5 mg per day in your case, that should bring your BP into line, and only cost 600 Baht/100 at my pharmacy. A thiazide diuretic can reduce water retention if you have any.

As I said at the beginning, check with a doc first thing, especially if you are on any other meds!

Hi Brian.

I am on Ramipril and i got some Tritace in Pattaya 10mg and it cost be around 1300baht for 30 tablets, How did you get yours so cheap, I have asked around but the only place i could find them was on North Pattaya Road. Also i am on a Diuretic called Dichlotride.

I bought Ramapril at THB 600 for a packet of 100 5mg tablets at a pharmacy next to Tesco opposite the Soi Khao Talo market.

Just a bit off topic...but does the resort change the water and disinfect the pool after this tragic episode?

Why would they?

This just perpetuates the false premise that dead bodies spread disease, especially after a disaster like a quake.

Disease is spread by poor hygiene, not dead bodies.

http://www.funerals.org/frequently-asked-questions/142-embalming-myths-facts