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It's down to the ratio between storage and consumption. If consumption is too high - a little rain won't make any difference.

THe reservoirs are filled with rain water THey have over the last few years laid down a load of pipes to connect to the undersea pipeline. which is part of the isands supply - so if the rain wter fills up th reserb=voir, where will the water from the pipeline go? - I guess it will just run off.

Apparently Working in Thailand without a work permit is considered a more serious offense than overstaying your visa. The penalties for working without a work permit are much harsher, including imprisonment of up to 5 years and/or a fine of up to 100,000 baht. Overstaying your visa can result in a fine of up to 20,000 baht and deportation, but you are not likely to be imprisoned. Overstaying your visa - Fine of up to 20,000 baht and deportation Working without a work permitIm - prisonment of up to 5 years and/or a fine of up to 100,000 baht

sadly that says more about you than Thailand

All over the world, it is the poor who fare worst when it comes to road safety. corruption is a major factor with any institution - it means for a start that people don't get their job on merit, this means that they are often not fully trained or incompetent. The entire police force needs a reform from the bottom to the top and this includes a fully trained traffic police and crash assessment department - when was the last time you saw a crash report?? The truth is after an accident there is no real study or calibration of what actually happened, just the dreamed up opinion of one or two coppers who weren't even there. Without this information we can't learn from crashes and put in place measures to prevent them happening again. E.G. -an accident hotspot isn't somewhere where people suddenly become stupid, there is something wrong with the road design. In fact there is an Australian organisation looking at this at present, I believe...as are a Swedish government agency.

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ll over the world, it is the poor who fare worst when it comes to road safty.

Do you think it's changed?

I suppose they'll have to close all the gyms and dive schools

One has to question the competence of anyone who says or thinks they can do that.

no one looks at the drawing board.....it also makes you wonder about the architect.

I'm sure that's what every hotelier would say too

can't see the point of putting it in the reservoirs as it is just r=taking the place of water that had previously been stored there.

If the rail is higher it's less likely that people will be able to sit on it. As previously said safety concerns should take into account inebriation - especially in holiday accommodation. Not reckless in most cases - What you are looking at is not wildly aberrant behaviour but the normal range of human error- this is why in Europe they have a higher minimum level.

Apparently low railing are a problem in the US too. Yes, falls from balconies where the rails are too low are common in the USA. According to a study by the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), there were an estimated 20,000 falls 2019. 1,500 resulted in serious injuries. Thry found that the most common cause of falls was people leaning over the railing to get a better view. Other causes included people sitting or standing on the railing, people jumping from one balcony to another, and people being pushed or pulled over the railing. All of this is less likely with higher railings. The study also found that the risk was highest amongst young adults, people who were intoxicated, and people who were not familiar with the balcony. risks are increased if balconies aren't clear of furniture and other objects that could be used to climb over the railing or raise the CoG of a person US recommends extra rails in the balconies are high above the ground. Of course little of this applies in Thailand.

most states follow international lines Height: According to the International Residential Code (IRC), which is generally adopted by most U.S. cities, decks more than 30-inches above the ground require railings at least 36-inches in height measured from the deck’s surface to the top of the rail.

a selfie accident could occur from a slippery floor - the problem being the centre of gravity on a lower rail is all wrong and the person is more likely to topple over the rail.

I don't have a balcony in Thailand. In Europe its 1.1 What is your point?

that's way too low - in Europe it's 1.1 In commercial buildings it is 106 in the USA.

It would be very difficult for the military-backed government to claim any form of mandate after that. Another election? ..or a coup?

It's alomst universal - measure you railings

...and the sizes are within regulations?

you just seem to be making up clauses insurance policies off the top of your head?

I have a friend who doesn't drink. He was standing on the deck of a bungalow, about 3 or 4 feet above the ground. THey had just cleaned his room and washed the balcony. A slight movement and he plummeted over the rails to the ground below hitting the corner of the steps on the way down and ended up in hospital with 3 broken ribs and bleeding on the lung. this was because th friction quality of the tiles was non-existant and the railing was too low.

and if the balcony was. the right height, he wouldn't have fallen off it. -