RocketDog

As bizarre as it sounds, given the way things work here it may be the best solution. Though I've seen numerous posts about such problems yours is a unique answer. In the end probably the fastest and easiest way to solve the problem.

The exact formula is proprietary but it contains petroleum distillates, similar to lacquer and paint thinners. I'd sure be hesitant to rub into my skin.

What the CCP cannot gain with soft power they will gain with force. This aggression will only end in war because eventually some country will be forced to fight. The CCP sees every facet of society as a battlefield and every country an adversary to be conquered. It's just the way they roll.

If you are desparately in need of anything, this is the wrong country to be in. Relying on anybody here for anything is a mistake. You are more likely to be scammed, robbed, thrown in jail, or simply ignored.

Agreed. But it actually started years ago with the 'challenges' that killed kids and has progressed to the point of utter idiocy. They are now nothing but a metastasizing cancer on the internet.

I had the same problem, once, for 30 seconds. Thanks for the tip. Here's another one that's not so obvious: when pouring from a bottle remove the cap first. See how much better that works? I'd been breaking the necks off the bottles for several years before a convenience store clerk clued me in.

How clever. I just got lucky I guess because I have used a watch to tell time for the last 60 years and have never turned on my phone to get the time. Again, pure luck because my phone stays on my dresser most of the time and I keep my back pockets clean. I even remember when watches didn't need batteries. Just think of that!

You desparately need to get a different hobby.

Not confusing. I just choose not to swim in those cesspools.

Thanks but I don't do FakeBook or others of its ilk. No big loss.

Great story link if one can read Thai. I can't.

Wow. How sad. Gaining hits is so very important too. How do you get through the day after that?

What nonsense! On regular basis scientists confirm Einstein's work. Gravitational lensing is a good example. His very earliest work showing that light can also manifest in particle form is another. That has long been accepted as demonstrably correct from the simplest of experiments. To date his grossest error was a refusal to accept his own findings, which laid the groundwork for quantum theory. Oh, and he also suffered the God Delusion. Hey nobody is perfect.

Like most forms of mental illness, the disorder known as religion crosses all social boundaries. No real point in making lists of those afflicted. To see the magnitude of the impairment just make a list of the multitude of different religions now extant, most of which claim to be the only 'true' one. 55555! Unfortunately it's all but incurable and has plagued mankind from the beginning of time. Fortunately, as society becomes more enlightened, the fraction of society suffering from this delusion gradually decreases, as statistics clearly show, especially in the EU. It won't happen in my lifetime but this 'destroyer of reason' will eventually be eradicated, hopefully before we make it the stars and poison other intelligent life there.

That may be true but it doesn't matter if they don't use any at all. As far as I know, the primer is just a strong solvent that cleans and preps the pieces being joined. Interesting that the instructions advise joining the pieces while the solvent is still wet. I have to assume it serves a purpose. I don't really believe the cement here is any different than anywhere else. I think they don't use primer here because it's not free, requires effort, they don't really care about doing it right, and probably don't know how anyway. In any event the primer is much more important for pipes greater than 2" diameter. Too often, no cement is used at all, especially with buried electrical pvc conduit. In USA electrical pvc conduit is usually just friction fit, but glued if buried; not here. Also I've seen water pipe joints that come apart (my sprinkler system). When I find the leak and dig it up, the pipes slip apart very easily. Close inspection shows a ring of pvc cement around the ridge of the fitting. They shoved the pipe into the fitting and then put a bead of cement around the interface, NOT inside the fitting. Just ignorance I have to assume. Bottom line, as others have observed is that quality of workmanship here, in virtually all areas of construction, is just p*ss poor. If you can't do it yourself then it usually won't be done right.

You misunderstood me. I can appreciate the stance Thailand is taking. Too many smaller countries are faced with this dilemma. Playing one side against another is a delicate and dangerous game, That's unfortunate but the struggle against autocracy is ongoing. The difference is that China and Russia wish for our total demise, are our enemy, and their destructive efforts should and must be resisted. Their enmity is a fact, not conjecture or even questionable, as you imply. America helped China rise to become a global force. Nixon created an enemy by helping open China to the world. He falsely believed it would put China on a track to democracy. This was naive in the extreme, but America did not wish to destroy China as it does to us. There is finally beginning a global recognition of the threat that China represents, and actions taken to defend against that threat. The sooner that happens the sooner a safer stable balance of power can be achieved. But it has to start by recognizing China very clearly as our enemy.

True, if the leak is in external plumbing fixtures. Nearly all such leaks in my 11yo house have turned out to be in buried pvc pipes usually at a pipe fitting that had no cement on it. It is very common for them to fit pipes and conduits just as a friction fit. Even if they do use glue, I've never ever seen a joint done with primer. Such primer is purple so that inspection for good practice is easy. I count myself lucky if they just use glue though.

This is not simply hearsay subject to individual interpretation. Both Russia and China explicitly state that they oppose western countries whose political/social structures they strive to dismantle or dominate. But even if not stated, to any rational observer their actions make the fact abundantly clear on a daily basis. Those who do not recognize their sworn enemies will surely succumb to them. Any species lacking this beneficial understanding are doomed to extinction. That is a fact of the natural world, not hearsay.

Exactly correct. Morals and ethics are artificial psychological structures peculiar to humans only in the physical world. Therefore they exist only in the eye of the particular human viewing them. It's naive to expect such artifice to be the same all over the world, because humans are not the same everywhere.

'Correct'? How exactly do you know this? Who said it? I think you mean that's the version you remember so it must be the 'officially true' one.

Hmmm. Yes, I was using a VPN (doesn't everyone now who understands the issues?), but think it was probably connected to Singapore. I had the same problem with my bank but finally twigged to the problem and switched the connection. I can call IRS,SSA, etc but logging on is a different thing. I too plan to use a close friend to get the phone codes she can message me on LINE. I'll try again with IRS using a USA connection. Thanks.

And more of it. Anything that crawls, walks, flys or swims is considered food along with inanimate objects such as anything with roots, bird nests or shark fins. What's not to like?

The UI is clumsy and awkward to use with half second delays in clicking buttons, but the call quality is good generally. Still get drops occasionally too. Still, the best I've found for my needs. The only fail I've found is using that number to open a USA IRS account. They accept only USA land-line and mobile number for verification during account login, and I have neither. They won't accept the Skype USA number for some reason.

I got a USA Skype number and can call any USA landline or mobile phone. $10/month. The Skype unlimited plan mentioned edrlier in this thread may be a better deal though. If both parties are on the free Skype account they can call each other without any paid plan. LINE, telegram, signal and others wifi services are free too but require each party to have the app.

That would have gotten very hot. It looks they used a hacksaw blade or toothed file. The saw marks show it wasn't an angle grinder blade. That's why it took so long. Rhetorical question : Would you let an unknown Thai man go at your tool with an angle grinder whining?