NorthernRyland

It's hard to tell but I think the joint where it's crimped is leaking. It's just a rubber tube which is inserted over some plastic and then crimped on with that metal. I think at least but I haven't tried ripping it apart just yet until I have a good plan. Honestly there are other sorts of these crimping rings I could maybe use but I'd have to hunt for those.

Good idea I'll try that. If it doesn't work no harm.

Has anyone seen a hose like this and know how to replace the tip? There's a plastic insert which is attached by the metal ring and this is where it's leaking. If you could find that insert the old one could be pulled out and replaced possibly. The hose is a cloth wrapper and I think a soft tube inside.

yeah that's nice back there but the city is encroaching fast and you're stuck in the one that little quadrant. I know I was there for years and burned out. So many better places for cycling in Northern Thailand.

That's a good guess. It's all such a fraud. They treat everyone who flies like criminals and then when you go outside it's a free for all with drug addicts on the streets and people carrying firearms. Anyone could still get a bomb into a mall of office building and kills hundreds of people so they've done nothing in the end. I think it's just a make-work program for TSA employees and increases the size of government.

Yeah right, where? maybe you mean 30 mins. Even my massage place by my wives house in Mae Jo is 250 baht since last year. I see 300+ baht prices in the city often as they're taking advantage of all the tourists.

Chiang Mai's popularity speaks for itself. You're an army of one regarding the pollution though. For me and others like me that like the unique things about Northern Thailand, we don't want to live in gated housing projects and get stuck in traffic lights on busy roads, fight for parking or spend our days in shopping malls. Too much of that city is just ugly urban sprawl and headaches at this point but obviously that comes with benefits and more modern living.

People seem to be doing research on social media and choose between a handful of locations in Thailand. If you don't want the beach or busy islands and Bangkok is too big you come to Chiang Mai. It's just the network effect I think and what happens to all cities it seems. Living outside the city is not easy for new expats either due to lack of quality housing, no English and little or no western food so once again they choose Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai has dozens of gated housing projects which makes new expats feel safe too and probably a big draw. I live outside the city in the mountains now but it's not a good place for most people and you need to have a strong reason to be there, which isn't a lifestyle upgrade for less than you were paying back home.

some years ago I heard the Chinese were totally colonizing it and were even buying out properties and kicking out other expats who were renting there. It could be really bad today so I would check that first.

For a person who liked the old Luang Prabang, Chiang Mai is well past its prime and going downhill fast. Traffic jams, tourist ghettos including lots of Chinese, year round pollution, urban heat blank effect, housing developments sprouting up everywhere, fast food chains and the list goes on. Move to one of the smaller cities in the north and only come into Chiang Mai occasionally for shopping.

Who does this benefit? the US did this under the pretense of terrorism but what reason does Thailand have? It seems to be coming out of nowhere.

Did a person even write that? It says "Adapted by ASEAN Now from [source]" so no help there. We don't know and we can't ask or they delete our comments. Anyone see the problem here?

They had this uniform for years right? Are people getting poorer or has this always been a problem? I didn't realize it was such a problem so if people really can't afford it then of course they need to go.

Kwilco is the only person I ever had to block on here. I don't know what his deal is but I found his explanations totally incomprehensible and he made some insulting comments when I tried asking questions. Lectures are exactly what they are and the rest of us are too stupid to understand and take notes apparently.

Thai people are suffering from a collective denial that they're dangerous lunatics when driving. Look at the bus in the video weaving in and out of traffic. This isn't the busses fault, it's the guy at the wheel but never will be blamed personally. It's always the route, wet road, fell asleep, brakes failed, bus is too big etc...

These road wizards can also turn a two land road into a one lane road by driving slowly in the middle.

The uniform was part of the whole experience and appeal. Thailand may be doing this because of widespread poverty, which is sad but this shouldn't be an indictment on the uniforms themselves.

Remember when they did this in the US? You can't even have a place for boys now and yes of course there must be some gay element to it.

So what I'm hearing from everyone is that financial burden is simply too high for the uniforms. I would not have guessed this and how did they carry on for so many years. It's kind of like expensive books the universities mandate I guess.

I thought the uniform was part of the fun and made it feel more official and real. I'm sad to see them go. I always liked seeing the kids out wearing them and doing their activities. How expensive could a child's uniform be anyways?

What happens to tourists then? I just got a Bangkok Bank account a couple years ago but I never setup the QR codes/Prompt Pay for whatever it's all called. I'm basically in the same boat as tourists now unless my wife is with me. Honestly I think I would just stop eating KFC and Pizza Co out of spite, which is easy because they're both pretty crap to be honest.

Maybe they got bored of Thailand and don't want to come back? The major tourist areas are so crowded they aren't even worth visiting anymore and the quality of the tourists themselves can be offensive. How much longer can Thailand be on her back for the tourist dollars until she's totally blown out and used up?

Yes I use it for work. It's often more concise information than Google. The problem is it WILL lie with impunity so if you're at all skeptical you need to double-check the work I use it for programming so if it's wrong then the program doesn't compile and I know but this could really lead you astray with other information.

this isn't strictly about race like you're imagining, the point is Thailand makes public comments about wanting high quality tourist while the US is trying to attract the lowest common denominator. Remember when Trump said he didn't want immigrants from <deleted> hole countries and celebrities starting wearing "Haiti is already great already" shirts? That's what I'm talking about.