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Seems like youv'e got some good recommendations. Just a suggestion on a couple of things if your town water supply is pretty dirty, ie like in parts of Hua Hin the abrasive content in the water will shorten the life of the pressure washer so if you can use either filtered or settled tank water it will help. If your trying to remove the black algae/mould from the concrete and sand wash pre spray with liquid chlorine (sodium hypochlorite) commonly used as a sanitiser for swimming pools diluted 1/3chlorine 2/3 water. Add a small amount of liquid washing detergent to the mix. PH value is similar to cement PH 13-14 so it will not degrade the cement bond as will Hydrochloric acid. Try to spray and brush in the shade as UV in sunlight will rapidly dillute the chlorine. Leave chlorine for about 20 mins and the algae should have a slight colour change to brown Pressure wash off. Further suggest when the rsiny season comes to an end to spray the affected areas with a dilluted mix of Benzekonium Chloride (Sold here as a sanitiser from Lazada and called BKC) which is a type of cationic surfactant This will inhibit the regrowth of algae/mould but you will have to apply it on a regular basis. Be sure to use correct safety equipt procedures as liquid chlorine will strip off skin in undiluted form. Hope this helps for a loger term solution. If you can't find liquid chlorine Haiter bleach will do close to neat but a bit expensive. Hope this is f help

In Australia I was using "Eaton" UPS backups that were quite reliable. Always used good quality batteries. My wife tried some of the local products here and generally issues with reliability after 18 months or so the incidence of Gel Cell battery failure here was also a bit of an issue as problems only became apparent when the UPS was in use. I think you can purchase "Eaton" products here hope this helps http://powerquality.eaton.com/thailand/products-services/legacy/th-legacy-products.asp?cx=45

I am probably only an 'average Joe' investor primarily invested on the ASX in Oz. Have generally maintained positions but have sold down some Tech and speculative stocks . Did hedge my tech holdings in Dec last year with some PUT warrants against the NASDAQ which I will hold until there is a floor forming on the index which I would expect once there is a little more clarity on the cost of money (interest) and progress on logistics/supply chain issues. Topping up on commodities (base metals) and probably a little overweight on those and energy for the time being. I would expect volatility to continue for the remainder of the year. Will be looking at the the VIX or fear index (Chicargo Board of Exchange Volatility Index) for some smaller positions when opportunities arise. At this time no intentions to sell down on core holdings but rather look towards hedges. Purely crystal ball gazing and personal thoughts and mulling s. Not under any circumstance investment advice.

Likewise with regards to frozen veg. Personal preferences generally run to the brands that are produced in Australia or New Zealand. As part of my former agribusiness holdings I was a grower/ supplier. Given the stringent conditions I had to observe during the the production/harvest/transport process I am a little more comfortable with the product. Usage of herbicides/insecticides/fungicides are strictly governed along with withholding periods between application and harvest. These conditions further extend to harvesting transport with time limitations and logging thermometers to ensure quality of product.

Having lived in Hua Hin now for some 8 years the town has changed considerably, some things for the better and some things not so good. From a personal perspective I have been fairly satisfied with my retirement lifestyle here. The downside being the quality of roads infrastructure within the municipality and the town water are the main downfall in my view.