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It's tiresome reading these diversions, so I don't read them. You could eliminate 100% of fossil fuels tomorrow (good thing, of course), but the difference it would make to the smog we breathe = nought.

Please change topic title to 'Snake bite survival advise'

Well it nearly killed him, the word I use is reckless. Even the deep penetration wound of a non-venomous snake can do serious harm to the body. I do also handle snakes, a lot, and I don't differentiate between that style of snake handling and juggling a loaded and cocked gun. I mean no ill will, but IMO I'ts complete recklessness.

I just watched that video. I really don't understand why these people are so reckless with the snakes they handle.

37 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Monocled cobra bite.  In this vid here @ 11:20, his body was starting to shut in < 30 ish minutes ... scary stuff.

Right, this one is the one that really alarms me. There a loads of juveniles around at this time, they seem to strike more readily. I killed this one in our main office a few weeks ago. I prefer to catch and release but I couldn't risk this one getting past me and into the woodwork (child friendly office). . .

18 minutes ago, G Rex said:

you would be unlikely to be successful. (No disrespect)

None taken. As I said, this is a big gap in my knowledge. I'm more interested in the things that can be done to give the patient the best chances while en route to skilled care.

6 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Prevention is obviously best approach. Most snake bites occur from accidentally stepping on or near the snake. From what you describe of your situation I would strongly urge wearing thick, high rubber boots when entering the forest, and donning thick gloves before opening electrical and other cabinets where snakes might be lurking.

Thanks for your input. One thing I repeatedly drum into my son is he shouldn't just be looking on the floor. He must have his eyes to the trees and bushes as well. Many Pit Vipers strike at head height.

Is Antivenin not something someone like me could be trained to keep for emergency use, for example if I'm working really off the track?

7 minutes ago, Hummin said:

FB Snakes of Chiang Mai

So basically just a Facebook forum of farangs chewing the cud. I know there is medical expertise on these forums, this is what I'm interested in (emergency first aid etc etc)

2 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Best google snakes in Thailand most expert advice is there from my experience.

It's mostly amatuer herpetologists online copying and pasting from eachother. I class this information as worse than useless.

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

You might ask thatcquestion on one of the many regional snakes groups on facebook, they are updated on antivenom. 

Can you post me an example? I am in Chiang Rai

Without going into details, my work puts me in regular face to face contact with snakes. Our business is very rural and forested, I cut through undergrowth a lot and maintain remote networking and switchgear, often finding live snakes in electrical cabinets (also sometimes dry and desiccated snakes after they put themselves across 380 volts). Sometimes I'll go weeks without seeing one, then I'll have flush of encountering them several times a day. The most common ones I see are harmless Kukris but I also encounter a lot of extremely dangerous varieties, including numerous Banded Kraits, Malayan Kraits, Pit Vipers, various Cobras etc etc. . .

I've become very good at snake identification over the last 20 years, but I have a huge knowledge gap when it comes to snake antivenin. I've done the maths and in an emergency I could be in the nearest ER within 30 minutes, which is the best place to be of course. However, around 30 minutes ago my son almost stepped on a Monocled Cobra. For some reason I've seen a number of this species on our land in the last few weeks, I don't know why, I've never encountered them before. They seem to be everywhere now though. My son having this near miss really scared me. It was FAST, really aggressive. So if there is any expertise on treating snake bites, I'd sure be interested if you could share it with me. . .

What Thailand really needs is it's own cocktail using the historical country name for mystique.

... Oh, hang on a minute ..

. . . I also see what appears to be at least one <=2.5mm cable on a 32 Amp breaker. Also, what is that 10mm cable on a 40 amp breaker supplying, some kind of sub-main? (for sure that's a sub-main). . . and if so, it looks like the neutral for that sub-main might be derived from the ground bar of the MDB, and is there another ground rod on that sub-main with reversed LN??? .  . .

Honestly, I hate Chang electrical gear. I hate the way Thai electricians use non-standard colours for everything. I hate the way Thai electricians do just about anything and everything. I really, really hate it. It's sloppy, dangerous, and basically $#It.
 

4 hours ago, SunshineHarvey7 said:

I'd be tempted to soak the ground near that steel cable to see if it would make a better "ground."

I'd advise you to stop. Just stop. Stop stop stop :facepalm: You're the sort of guy we read about in the news. . . "Death by misadventure". You should stay well away from utility poles, especially in Thailand, especially in the rain. Stay away. Next you'll be sticking your tongue on the wires to see if you get a tingle.

4 hours ago, SunshineHarvey7 said:

Another bit of info: Seems that one of the closest power polls to our office has a large steel cable passing from the neutral line at the top of the poll down to the ground.

This is normal. It's essential these connections from neutral to ground on the utility side exist for a TNC-S-MEN system to function normally and safely. You should be reassured that they exist. Your problems are unrelated to that.

4 hours ago, SunshineHarvey7 said:

If the voltage at the second ground rod is around 2-5 volts, and if the current going to that rod is 0.25 amps, then I suppose the power being dissipated to the second ground rod would be 0.5 to 1.25 watts. I have no complaints about that.

Your maths is wrong. 0.25 amps at 220 volts is something like 60 watts depending on how long and thick the cable is. That sort of power flowing between bonded ground rods (as I understand your description of things) indicates something is seriously wrong. The only reason the voltage is being held down to a few volts is because it's buried in the ground. Think it through. It's just not something that should be happening under normal conditions.

EDIT: I just read the rest of the topic. Unfortunately CM is a 3 hour drive for me. You have serious, SERIOUS problems.

2 hours ago, SunshineHarvey7 said:

I have measured a small current (less than 0.25 amps) between the fire and second rod. I have yet to positively identify the cable that goes to the first rod, so I haven’t measured total current on the main ground wire.

Really I wouldn't call that a small current. Assuming they're bonded (which they absolutely should be) there should be nothing flowing. I really think you have serious issues here but I'll wait for some pics.

None of you are thinking this through properly. Trichlor 90% is for use in outdoor pools. It has a UV stabilizer to hold the chlorine in the pool for longer so the sunlight doesn't break it down, meaning you use less over time. So it may cost a little more, but you use MUCH LESS.

You can't just throw anything into your pool. You have to know what chemistry you're using specific for your pool. Think it through, do your homework.

I'm running a large commercial pool but it's freshwater. I've been giving serious consideration to conversion to saltwater chlorination. Until such time though it makes more sense to use Trichloroisocyanuric Acid in outdoor pools.

I'm guessing these are outdoor pools, and if so why aren't you using Trichlor?

4 hours ago, EscapetheUK said:

not married (yet)

So it sounds like you're planning to get married. This is probably going to be the easiest route, and from your forum nom-de-plume, you're willing to take that risk just to stay here.

6 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

1 Do you have western food?

2 is the pool working?

 

Not that difficult to make a phone call.

The problem is, you're unlikely to get the correct answer.

I think it's common for farang to become frustrated by the Thai language and just write it off as primitive. About local dialects, I sit at a bar in Glasgow I can barely understand a word being spoken, the only reason I can understand anything is I used to work with a Glaswegian chef.

Yes, red gold (copper), hard water (ice) and things like that may seem childish, and there are many borrowed words in the Thai language, computing terminology for example. . . but a vast swathe of English vocabulary is borrowed from French, Latin, other romance languages.

6 hours ago, SunshineHarvey7 said:

I’m working in a newly constructed office that has 3-phase power.

It should be highlighted that what you are doing is very dangerous. One mistake can blow your face off from an arc flash, in addition to the risk of electrocution. Where is the electrician that installed this system? Please respond.