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On closer inspection, Plymouth are in the drop mix also.

On form of the last 5 games, any two from Hudds, Brum and Blackburn would go down with Rotherham. Bristol city got out of the reckoning yesterday. Yes! That bus. Strange one that. Hope I see it again to get a better look. That lady was touching up her buddha and giving all the crew on the thread a ''hi there'.

He is fine. Oscar is the 'enforcer'. Anyone even thinks about coming thru the gate he is up, barking and ready for action. Robert is far more laid back in that respect. He just wants to play with any children in the soi.

It's the afternoon of Sunday 10th of March. This is the weekly Owl Log. Mildred finished her last day of the school year on Friday. Off for seven weeks. Let's hope she can do other things other than watch the telephone for 12 hours a day. Her art has certainly taken a back-seat in the last few months. Had a bit of a surprise when in Ban Dung last week. Went along to see the new build progress and, see if they had started fixing up the old neglected house. It had gone!! The build is coming along just grand though. Wonder what it's gonna be? Mrs Owl says a fruit and veg market. Did myself a reishi tonic brew yesterday. Not gonna lace it with Lao khow this time. Just swig it back neat. Finished up with 4.8 litres. That will keep me active for a couple of weeks. Other stuff in there also. I like to add the three 'g's; ginseng, garlic and ginger. Sometime put a chili in too. Bring to the boil and let simmer for 3 or more hours. Thought about making some lollies with the brew. Saw a funny looking vehicle on the road leading to the village from the 2022. Thought it was a bus from a distance. Unusual to see one in our parts. Only usually see school buses. Very fancy. The pineapple will soon be ready to eat. Well, hopefully this year. Both me and Mildred were a bit concerned about the level of water in pond 5. We decided to go full throttle on the second solar system. Had originally planned to have a Saturday (yesterday) fix-up. But there was a problem with the solar panel delivery, so it's now Tuesday. But! The delay didn't help the fishes. So on Thursday, we set up the petrol pump and transferred water from 2 to 5. Water very low. Around 60 metres of pipe. Started the pump at oneish, and I returned to the farm at five-thirty. About 2 litres a second. Got a few inches in there. That will do until later this week. I've so much old PVC laying about at the farm. Must be a hundred metres of both one and a half, and two inch. I'll try to use most of it in farm 2 for the irrigation. Other pipes as well. Will have to have a clear our. See what can be used. Not yet worked out how to utilise any of it. Just had a call from the deliver man. Last panel due at 0ne today. Will slip it alongside the others in the bedroom.' This last solar panel delivery was a bit of a mare. Ordered 3 as one order. Two arrived. Where is the other one? Returned to sender! Came the reply. What? Couldn't really get to the bottom of it. So reordered. 350 baht more; this one. Be here shortly. One of the interesting things about village plumbing is that it's so simple. Confusing for me though. Obviously the Thais know what pipe goes where. Stopped to have a butchers at the place where Mildred's cat was made. To see what they were making. A lady climbed up and gave the her item a touch-up. There ya go! Much better. Wave for the camera dear. . Lovely! Still some messy pups in the village. But as long as the farm, and our soi, is trash-free; I'm happy enough. As soon as I get anywhere near the farm the chickens come running. They certainly love their grub. +++++ It's so, so tight at the bottom of the Championship. The best contest for years. Rotherham are gone. But from the Owls up to the Swans it's close. Gonna be any two from nine to go down. Who can string a couple of results together? EPL is a good contest also. Leyton Orient lose again. Will be difficult to get into the play offs. Aveley the same. Even Cove Rangers lost at home. Not a good w/e for me on the footy scene. All my fave's came unstuck. Well not all. Saints won. Foxes drew. +++++ Have to un-set the alarm for the 5-45 wake up call. Just imagine; get up when I want for the next few weeks. Mildred had a shock on Friday. She said she was cruising through the maths' exam. Finished with 20 minutes to spare. Went over the questions again; just to make sure. Handed the paper in to teacher., who turned it over. There were questions on t'other side. Never mind dear. Happened to me years ago; the same. +++++ There is a forecast of rain for later on today. Believe it when I see it. +++++ Red Bull win again! I'm more interested to hear that the rascal who killed the cop, is coming back to face the music. Been a bit about the case in the news. +++++ Another death. Lady of 30, with two children. M/c accident in Bangkok, the Mrs informed me. Especially sad that. Body brought back this morning. +++++ Have to give AN the thumbs-up. A lot quicker today. The up-loader worked without any prob's. No pop-ups during the 60 minutes I was posting. +++++ Have to do some work this afternoon. Will drill the holes for the main bearers to be bolted onto the posts. And hot-weld a couple of cables ready for Tuesday. Solar panel just arrived. Didn't need it in the end. Have decided to mount two at the farm. That will give 1,100 Watts. The pump is 750 Watts. What I 'think' this means, is that instead of getting water at 11, there will be a delay of about 30 minutes, until about 11-30, when there should be enough voltage coming through, from the panels, to kick-start everything into action. Then it should be water until about 4. We will see. It's all a learning curve. +++++ Just glanced out the door and saw Mildred is working on a painting. Happy! Only one thing left to say; thanks for visiting. PS. Nearly forgot. Crossroads gang have a new member. VID_20240308_070732(1).mp4

Paul Pogba. What a wally! All be it a rich one. Wasted talent. At United, expended more energy doing his hair before games than on the pitch.

Indeed! How many could they catch if there was more dosh about?

Send in the Hells Angels (Pattaya chapter) to sort them out. It all started when Bam Bam - of GOT7 fame - said he would go to Manila.

Owl weekly Log - Tuesday afternoon. Another 'interesting' time. Everything as normal - well as normal as normal can be in Isaan - until Sunday morning. Ma in Law was taken sick. She is not in the best of health, so not a great shock. I was at the farm, and on return, was informed that she had been taken to Udon. The wife said we had to go and take stuff. No problem. We left at 10ish. Because of the trauma, the wife said she wanted to go to the big Reclining Buddha in Udon. But she couldn't remember where it was. Fortunately I knew, although not having been there for about 10 years. But! Fair doos. Would Mrs Owl mind if I called into Sum Sao Wat for an update on the way? A bit of moaning; but OK. Pulled in next to the Sum Sao Wat and wandered over to the rear area where there was some serious action. On my last visit in 2023, I'd not seen a soul all the while I was there. A new flight of stairs! A young lad seemed to be in charge. The lower area was being used as an equipment store. Upstairs was different. New things and even more decorations. At the upstairs rear, it was absolutely magnificent. A fantastic green see-thru buddha. Other items including glass orbs. Lots of new items. Gong for summoning the congregation. The one thing different at the front was a new water tower. TBH, it spoilt it for me. Why didn't they stick it right at the back; out of sight? We were back on our way. Next stop the Reclining Buddha. I told the Mrs that I wanted to call into Do Home on the way back for some pipes. Pulled into the Reclining Buddha Wat, and would you believe it?! There was a concert going on. Didn't hang about near the music. Ears were ringing. Head was thumping. Found the buddha Mrs Owl was after. Mrs Owl at meditation. The whole area is run down something chronic. What a contrast to the wat at Sum Sao. Bit of a shame to see a place so poorly. And it's a huge site of 60 rai. A big dose of TLC - and money(?) - needed. Just as we were about to hit Udon centre, the Mrs had a call mobile. Well, well well!! Mother was not in the hospital in Udon. She was in Ban Dung!!?? So back we went. But not before going to Do Home for the pipes. Turned out that one of Mrs Owl's sisters was with the mum. So we went home. Took the Mrs to Ban Dung yesterday; and she stayed the night. Brought the other sister back. Still go on with some work on the next solar system. This next one about 200 metres from the first. The solar panels will go around there somewhere. And here's the spot! Me and me new mucker Kun, got to work. Bit of levelling before putting in the posts. Check for square. Check for upright. Check for level. And concrete the sods in. The panels will be about 4 metres from the well. Will pick up the metal bearers this afternoon. Gonna do things a little differently with this second one. Not so many bearers and less brackets. If it all blows away in one of the really strong winds later in the year, well!!!!!!! Job for me and Mildred yesterday, was to put on the male and female connectors, and take the PVC to the farm. Have ordered the same panels and DC pump as last time. Have got the wires already so if the deliveries come; maybe this w/e?! +++++ The Owls won at neighbours Rotherham. So it looks like survival is more than possible. And if they stay up, next year they will be facing soon to be demoted Blades. City easily came out on top in the Manchester derby. Lucky Liverpool. An outrageous ref' decision led to their goal. Arsenal hit 6. 0-0; Aveley v Yoville. Gorgeous George did the bizzo in Rochdale with something to spare. Will he shake up the 'two party' lot at the next election? Workers Party hope to put in up to 80 candidates. No rain for another week. Will think seriously about pumping water into number 5 pond, if I'm not sure the solar system will be sorted this w/e. Family events have taken over in the last few days. Trauma all round. F1 started. Red Bull win. Is that guy coming back to hear the music? Off school for two days. Mildred starts her exams tomorrow. Today and yesterday are supposed to be revision days. I'll go over some maths with her this afternoon. Her art has taken a back seat this year. But she has two paintings nearly finished. And she has been my right-hand on the solar. Waiting to hear if I have to go to Ban Dung or not. Only one thing left to say; bye y'all.

Certainly do Sunny. I'm with nature.

Longest post in the history of posts. Fundamentally, humans are only interested in two things; survival and reproduction. All other traits are secondary.

Sorry everyone. Weekly Owl Log on its way, but delayed due to a family crisis. M in Law (Mrs Owl's mum) taken to hospital yesterday morning. And you know what it's like with that. Rushing here and rushing there. Take care out there.

Don't think Hatters will go down. My guess would be; Blades, Clarets and either Forest or Bees. To be replaced by; Foxes, Saints and Albion.

Could well be owned by an 'investment' group. This all started under Maggie and (Sir) Tony carried it on. The biggest problem I see with it, is that different parts of a very complicated, and complex concern, is that different parts are subbed out to different firms. Finishes up that that virtually nothing is decided 'in house', under one umbrella. And the result is that one hand don't know what the other is up to. The thing is, the customers are paying for these essential services. Sometimes they are bottom of the priority list. And as for the 'regulatory' bodies??

Got the PVC sections a while back. Cut off the female ends and glued on the screw sections. From pump to the first row of irrigation pipes it's all 1.5 inch PVC. Will get some more concrete posts delivered this week. Gonna change a couple of things for the next two solar systems.

Is Southern Water a foreign company? They should take better care of their customers. Debbie Evans (UK Column) is always on about the terrible service she is getting from her water company. Poor water quality and raw sewage everywhere. Nome of my family back in England and Wales would drink tap water. In fact even cooking with the water is a no, no.

Good point Garry. Me and Mildred cut the female ends off the PVC sections a couple of weeks ago and glued on a male and female screw fitting on each end. On the day the team simply screwed them together, as the pump went down. I have heard that some DIY farmers (include myself here) have glued the section together, only to have to cut them if they had to pull up the pump for whatever reason. Sometimes the PVC is used to hold it all together in the well, instead of a rope. In the US, they tend to use metal pipes with no rope. All sorts of ways to skin the cat. I'm also not keen on those metal caps. At least not in the rural environment. They put the pipework - and often cables - under stress. Because the PVC, cable and anything else attached, will rise and fall as the water fills the pipe them gradually runs away, back down to water table level. Better, IMO, to allow this up and down movement. But that has to be factored in with the ground PVC. We will see. Will change my mind for the next one if I have to. Gonna do four in all. Had a really bad sore throat for a couple of days, so not doing any more until tomorrow. Jest resting up.

As you know Owl, I'm a wizard at the old webmastering. So! I'll take a butchers and report back. Easy 3 points coming up this w/e. Could possibly lift the Owls out of the rel zone; if QPR and Stoke lose. Rangers at Foxes. Stoke have toughie at home.

I want to be notified about any footy posts. No matter what thread they are from. I like talking about it. Don't get many notifications now. Just don't get the interest that we once did. Generally;;;:: Over-enthuaistic moderation (not the footy mods - I must add) sent some members packing. They haven't yet returned; and might not I fear. The site is dog-slow, and has very intrusive adds. The site web-master needs a talking to. In saying the above; I'm still here, and so are you Rick. So let's not get too down in the dumps.

Thanks Bob. Gives me a lift to know the posts are likes. Anyone out there that wants to know any more; either post the query or PM me.

Day of the solar cell - Saturday 24th. Finally got to grips with erecting in all. The plan was to get everything to the spot. Prepare everything; cables, PVC pipes and panels. Put the DC pump down the well. Put up the panels. Screw-fix them in place. Bolt on the controller Pull off the coverings. Switch it on. Marvel at the water. Stretched out both the wires. The main one for the pump and t'other for the 'low water' sensor. Didn't glue any of the 8 PVC pipe sections. Or use sealing tape. Made sure the holding rope was secured. This pic seems out of sinc. The last one metre section had to have the male connector glued on. Couldn't find the glue. It was hiding in the back of the pick-up. While someone went to get a put, we put on the first panel. Pump all sorted. Put on the other two panels. Got out the special tools. And started fixing the panels into place. I had made 100 assorted fittings. So they were ready. Bolted on the control unit. Will tidy up the wiring later. No rush for that. Switched on and waited. And waited. Nothing. The next hour was spent trying to get to grips with the 'error' (E) messages on the controller. This one shows E-3; which is not enough leccy. It was E-2 that showed the problem. All as clear as mud at the time. Simple now. We got there in the end after Mildred translating the Thai 'E' scripts to English, on her telephone. This flow is in late afternoon with 112 volts. Max voltage, just a tad under 150. So not bad. I reckon I'll get over 2 litres a second at noon on a bright day. And provided the water down below don't run out, that will be 20k+ litres a day. Plenty! So it's onward and upward. Ordered the posts for the the next two systems this afternoon. Praise must go to the DeWALT battery drill. Held up really well. And the team of course. Bye y'all.

I agree Rick. Don't know why though. There are a few regular posters and some occasional (me), but nothing like a few years back. What's you take on it?

Tuesday Morning now. Back from escorting Mildred to catch the school bus. Then it was a walk along the soi picking up trash. It was a long w/e so plenty to pick up. New calf in the farm across the highway from our number 2. Is there action on the leccy front? Could be. Some soil was dropped on the section of the road where the leccy posts will be erected. Picked Mildred up from school on Friday. Must have been at least 50 m/cs charging out the gate at 15-30. Hardly a crash helmet to be seen. Spotted a cute little house in Ban Dung. Found another little vid of the scout camping. Line up with red sticks.mp4 +++++ Orient get another cracking result. This time at Oxford. Owls get another win, and next up is Rotherham. Easy 3 points there. What's occurring in the Championship? Foxes and Saints dropping points. PNE, Peacocks and Tractors resurgent. Interesting results in the Championship on Saturday. Ten matches. Six ended in a 2-1 or a 1-2. The Uniteds had a tough time in the EPL at the w/e. First three all lost. Could the Irons help them out last evening. No problem; 4-2. Bowen hatrick. Girona back to winning ways. Big by-election excitement in the UK this week. Will George Galloway get the Workers Party their first seat? Rochdale on the edge of something of a shock as Labour have imploded. The 100 freestyle has gone. David Popivici's mark was bettered by China's Pan Zhanle at the worlds. Nth Ireland's Daniel Wiffen (born in England), is the new boss in the men's distance events. The first Irishman to ever break a world record in the pool. At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, he took golds in the 800 and 1500. interesting to note that the 51-74 ladies' 100 free world record by Sarah Sjöström, is faster that the first of Mark Spitz's marks in 1970. No rain. Could possibly get a drop at the w/e. There is a cloud drifting over from Vietnam. But will it divert south to Bangkok? One of my new sandals went missing. Found it this morning up the soi on the waste patch. It's that Robert at it again. Put two new tyres on the Mazza. The best; Dunlops! 3,500 baht each. MOT due next month. Have to start sorting out the palm pipework this week. Another death in the outskirts of the village. It was Mrs Owl's brother's wife's brother. Not old at 56. Don't know any details. Three Owl Log specials to get on with. Kham Chanod. The festival and the solar saga. Watch this space for exciting stuff. Bye y'all and take care out there.

It's Monday Evening 26-02-2024. This is the weekly Owl Log. At last we have water from the ground; solar powered. Four of us got to work at 9 on Sunday Morning and water came just after 15-00. Absolutely no problem with the pump, the PVC pipework, safety rope and the cables. That was all done and dusted in a little over 30 minutes. Then it was the panels. Put the first one into place and secured it with metal screws. Adjusted the other metal members - once the first one was square - and put up the other two. A couple came over to watch. They asked question. Mostly about the costing. Good job Mildred was there as interpreter. Secured the last 20 or so screws, and it was time to take off the covers (cardboard panel packaging) and watch the action. Nothing!!! Trouble-shoot time. Checked all the connections. They seemed fine. Checked the leads into the control box; all seemed OK. Then a brainwave! First of the day!? Switched the positive and negative over. And!? It all lit up and the controller fan came on. But!! Aan error message then appeared. Had a butchers at the manual. All in Thai. Showed it to the helpers. Don't think they can read. Mildred read it but said it was gobble-gook. In the back of the manual (all 12 pages if it) it had the error messages; and what they meant. Mildred took a pic with her smart-phone and got am on-line translation. It was the sensor causing the problem. It was reading 'no water'. It had been attached about half-metre above the pump. Wasn't going to pull it all up, so I disconnected it. And water flowed. Lubbly-jubbly. And a decent lick too at 15-21. Only one thing left to do. Put the little spade back where it came from inside the controller. Did that. Up came the 'E 2' message again. Took out the spade and again got water. Tidied up the wires and that was that. After picking Mildred up from the Cinema at Big C this afternoon we tried to sort the 'low-water' sensor again. Switched some wires round, as yer do, and we were off. Mrs Owl was with us this time. And she seemed to be happy. If not impressed. So a win, win. Sort of! Dozens of pics. I'll prepare them and do an Owl Log special tomorrow. I've noted everything of worthwhileness/interest/value down as a record for anyone to refer to. The last bit of road was concreted on Friday. Not many dirt sections left now. Two I think, in the down-town part of the village. My pineapple is giving another fruit. That will be three fruits from this plant, that was originally grown from a pineapple top a couple of years ago. . What was that row? Went on for 10 minutes before I ventured outside to investigate. It was a tractor, making a racket, at the end of the soi. Backwards and forward. Forwards and Backward. What was occurring? After watching for another 10 minutes, I just had to walk down the soi and have a look. It was then the penny dropped. Say no more. . Mildred's school bus stopped in front of the pigeon soapy-massage house. There was the annual festival at the river. Thousands there. Another special. Some great sights. Three stages. Plenty of music. Some a bit loud. 0concert.mp4 Bought myself a nice knife. Sorted out the kitchen lighting. A three metre LED strip arrived, and I soon had it up and running. Bit of double-sided tape and a screw or two. All done. Called into the fish market on the way back from the festival. ''Did you buy anything teerak?'' '' Yes farang. I bought myself a treat. And you're not getting any.'' Opposite the fish market there is 'deserted city'. So eerie! Had a wander round. No one about. No snakes. No dogs. Nothing. Anything of value; long gone. Ban Dung is going wire crazy! Dear me!!! Now the up-loader is playing up. This is woeful. So slow. It's late. Finish tomorrow. Sorry all.

Owl Log later today. Good news.

Looked at the footy results on the BBC www - as I do every morning - and I notice that the EPL game between Wolves and Blades had top spot. I agree! Far more important in my book. 88k at Wembley though. Someone must like this nonsense comp'.