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It was a big hit and I liked it. I don't think village Thai people have the idle time or patience to cook low and slow. I wished I had brought a bag of hickory chips with me. To me it's the gold standard. I will chse with apple and cherry but it's always main wood of mesquite or hickory in my WSM with temp controller.

Yes this village has had trouble with yiung kids and drugs. But then the old ladies being Bettlenut baskets everywhere and use it first thing in the morning and spit that <deleted> everywhere. And Lau khau by 8 am or some Leo or both seems AOK to these same old folks. My biggest issue living in a village is just the trash everywhere. Have a kid some candy and in front of his parents he gleefully ran 5 meters to toss it into the wind. Young to old they are pigs. I know a generalization as I've met and seen some who keep nice clean yards in Thailand. It the school's dedicated 10% of the time spent teaching singing to learning about litter and plastic and recycling it would be a big improvement.

I grew once in chest freezer lined with foil and temp control. Really a pretty good grow Problem was I used bad seeds. I did worry about the strong smell in the later stages of the grow since it was not legal where I lived then and I didn't want to exhiust outside for sure. I used a bank of 8 4' fluorescent grow lights that were kept close to the 2 or 3 plants. I don't smoke so much at home and usually get more gifts than I can use. I use a bong when I do. I have used it every few days the last month on my visit in Thailand. Biggest issue is I'm a non smoker and don't have my bong and seem to get a cough from smoking. I did enjoy at least 4 samples of edibles from Asoke area. The strength needs to get under control as the sellers didn't know for sure and 1 kicked my ass. From what I've been reading the last 8 months I expected many Thais in rural areas to be trying this as a cash Crop but maybe not so much. I should add that the one grower doesn't like to smoke due to his worry it would reduce his lung capacity as he is a hard worker so it seems putting it in soup is the norm here. I was given some top cuttings. It is a female with young buds it does have hairs but is not ready. I doubt it adds much kick to soup but Iay find out. He didn't know to kill the boys or the flowers is where it is at. He says his grow is outside and gets sun from noon on.

Interesting thread. What about reflected light? Don't these mylar tents reflect the light so more is available for the plant rather than just in the direct line from the light source? It would be a fun hobby of I was living here since it's legal and I need to keep occupied. I considered setting up bro in law and sister in-law with basic equipment but I have decided there is no way they would understand how to do this. The one grower in town didn't know about female or male plants or that the flowers are prime. So the soil and pots I bought can be used for her house plants. 1 more question. If there is a freshness need for pot what is it? 2 months? 4?and your grow yeilds more than you can consume it means you need to sell some or reduce your grow size. I know it would depend on strength and how much you consume. I get like 3 uses out of the 1/2 g rolls I bought in asoke. So what would be best size rent and light for a single user who didn't plan to sell or give a way much.

Condo airbnbs with balconies just got popular.

I just thought the legalization was received better than I've observed in this small Isaan village. Are other villages like this? So much money is spent on Leo when earningscare so low it seems like pot would be a lower cost drug to use for these people. I guess like old people they either use it or are against it's use. And the older peoples opinions are respected in the villages

I would be interested in the value of the car you've lost, priced out over time so we can compare to the cost of short term rentals.

It is illegal to rent for under 30 days. There are many on Airbnb and I like to use them as much as possible when I travel . Many foreign condo dwellers get very angry on this subject as your about to find out. Many times the hosts ask you to say if asked your a friend. On some of my stays I never saw or heard anyone entering another room in the floor. The room and host review system is good and reliable and the pictures pertain to your exact room unlike Agoda or booking. Many times the places are very nicely decorated and furnished.

Sad to learn her late father sold his eucalyptus tree 2 times and the 2nd time they cut the root so no more. If it was up to me I would plant some teak or rosewood and leave a legacy. The last timber stand was sold 4 years ago and is now cassava. I'm sure mom got ripped off with the trees. What other woods are good to smoke with. I have read lamai is the best. I'm a heavy smoke flavor guy and like hickory and mesquite the best. I still have 10 days here squatting on the toilet before asoke then Anghor wat so maybe I can smoke again.

Well it was a hit. Gone in 20 mins. Seared to please the crispy Thai lovers. The thickest part seemed a bit pink so I seared it more. I'm happy with smoke ring and flavor. 9:30-2 cook.

Well it was a hit. Gone in 20 mins. Seared to please the crispy Thai lovers. The thickest part seemed a bit pink so I seared it more. I'm happy with smoke ring and flavor. 9:30-2 cook.

My 2nd smoke in this contraption. Luckily mach 5 tape is now in isaan as this smoker had big air gaps on the door. At least mach 5 tape (also HVAC use now) is what we called it in 90' and it's standard on many missile systems including the Javi. Back to today's cook. After yesterday's wedding ceremony I grabbed the loin to smoke today. It was the last best peice of the 118kg hog as far as I'm concerned. The locals can eat the organ meat although I will eat liver and it's best the day after you harvest a mule deer or elk. Wife's brother failed to being lamai wood from lampoon so I used coconut cour soaked in water for smoke Started off cooking a bit low at 180f because it's hard to throttle this cooker down . I learned that last cook of 2 shoats. Then I added coals an it's d been cooking at 230f last 2 hours. 3 hours total. Loin at 140f now so will be done shortly. I plan to pull at 145f. I my shoats were great by my standards but Thai people like crispy more. So I'm thinking of getting a nice coal bed on the open half barrel and searing it on all sides for about 20 mins total. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Brought some dry rub from USA. Also of there is a special smoking meat area please move this post. Pic is at 2 hours in

I get paranoid when I smoke when I'm Utah where it's not legal and my neighbors are Mormons. I once smelled some teens smoking on a porch 400 yards down the fareway. The wind was blowing towards me. I've even seen strangers jogging with what I thought were drug dogs and I suspected they were smelling for indoor grows or meth labs. I know one guy who got busted fir a dirty pipe in his car. It was nearly a year later and he said it had a big impact on his life. He lost his current job, had to pay for random drug testing for a year, lawyer fees. Overall he said he was out 10 k USD. I don't feel paranoid in Thailand right now. But don't they say flowers are illegal? But that's all they sell in the shops and tables in Asoke area. In fact in Utah people are creative in making pipes that are disposable so they don't have contraband with residue. One is buying a bunch of small 2.5mm sockets. Then at a mountain party spot they heat it up and melt it into the cap of a water bottle. Punch a suction hole and carb hole in the bottle on the side. Use it like a one or 2 hit bowl and then just discard the whole thing. In fact I was at a mountain parking lot and found several of these and so I asked some friends what it was. Maybe meth too IDK

Maybe it's just the family and all their relatives but it does growing or smoking pot is taboo. No issue with bettlenuts, Lau khau , or Leo for breakfast or m150. Only one grower who didn't even know about male or female plants or that the flowers are what's important. But I've read posts where most of a village are growing it. I did hear that like most valuable things they would worry the teens would heist the plant if grown outside.

Not planning to live or move here at present. We get inversions often in SLC Utah because it's a big valley with mountains around. In fact I'm glad I wasn't there last week. AQI seems better today. I use purpleair.org my buddies company but not lots of sensors in Thailand.

Still hoping there are survivor's. Why even say that for the poor grieving families? Let's see who is the fall guy. It seems Cha Cha has kept out of this stink. But he was in ultimate charge of all. He should resign and Seems like head of the military needs sacking. And on down

I see minimum Crop burning near SI sa khet. Did this high pm 2.5 air blow in from the North? It actually doesn't look so bad so just imaging the aqi numbers when we think it's dirty looking.

I am not excited to see the hordes of Chinese tourists. Hopefully they don't start traveling much before my trip to angor wat is past and I'm back in USA. Such a large population with no immunity or effective vac is a perfect breeding ground for a new problem variant to arise. What will Anutin say upon the first in flight death from china? Still no issue folks.

He may be wishing he wasn't avoiding his responsibility at home.

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The overgrowth is amazing locally

All these check points in isaan for several days or longer but it looks like village older men just drink free coffee and water and visit all day 20eters feim the road. What would be the budget to operate one of these for 10 days. They don't seem to be in a uniform. I've survived so far. There is this one stretch where going the wrong way saves some amount of time. TIT

I don't each much ice cream but I have 2 thoughts on ice cream to share. I was slightly distracted this close to NYE . After my ice cream craving due to this thread subsided. Thoughts of moms homeade ice cream hand chuned by dad circa 1965 . Think the cleavers/Simpsons. Tall hairdue, pinnacle club as an excuse to rotating parties with tall hair, smoking as wide bar choices. Coors was bootlegged elsewhere. and Schlitz was a thing. To my limited knowledge of B&J I think they were hippies who took a good idea and made it big. Lots of converts and pot and what else. Business exploded and they succeeded. Now some claim they are "woke". But I need a definition along with that word. Political company? Have you seen the donor lists? I think what these wise men's companies or their stance is where I aide until I further we investigate this topic. 2nd story. My wife's god mother who, after the war asked if her and husband could clean out a chicken coop to live in. Well her dad owned 5 original shared of Bluebell. In about 1985 the dividend on these xx,000 shares after splitscand things was over 100k/ month and the family was offering 2x price to buy it back. Wow what a hard working lady till she died.

4.5 Leo

MY I suggest a leviron smart wall wartnif weather proof location . Uses wifi so needs a good signal. Can control ON times based on actual sunset sunrise times. And via smart phone app and can with with apple home kit and other voice systems like alexa. I install these as well as lutron. Luton has an outdoor switch short extension cord wifi switch. But it needs a bridge. I am not sure what's sold for 240v in Thai8