tomgreen

Our back garden is constantly covered in weeds , my Thai wife goes to the local shop and buys some weed killer then she manually sprays all the weeds using a large blue plastic spraying tank that she straps to her back. The weeds then over about week start to go brown and dry looking . Within a few days of those all ready weed killer sprayed weeds turning brown and dry looking , more new greener weeds start to grow in the same exact location. It seems a never ending cycle of … spray the weeds / the weeds turn brown and look dry / new green looking weeds start to grow once more in the exact same spot . On seeing the new green looking weeds now growing in the exact same spot as the brown and dry weeds, my wife then starts using a metal garden hoe and cuts the tops off the weeds. Doing that cutting the tops of the brown and dry weeds generally just leaves a short stubble protruding. And surprise surprise , the weeds that were originally sprayed with weed killer , then were cut down using a garden hoe by my wife , start to grow all over again. Ive attached a screen shot of the weed killer that my wife currently uses and a screen shot of the offending weeds. So I’m looking for help to once and for all finally get rid of these never ending weeds . Is there some thing that can be sprayed / powder / that will actually kill the weeds once and for all . Any advice or suggestions would be most welcome Thanks.

Ive recently purchased a new Ford Ranger 4 door Wildtrak 2022 ( 2x2 ) Model. Ive power washed this pickup several times and never really noticed the rear wheel brake caliper assembly's. Yesterday I parked this Ford Ranger Wildtrak in a supermarket carpark , when I came back to the pickup I happened to notice that both the rear wheel calipers assembly's , some how they now looked different . My first thought was looking at the rear wheels and the calipers assembly's , that some sort of cover from the top of the calipers assembly was missing. Looking at the calipers assembly's you can see that on both sides there are what appears to look like protruding clips ( Marked A ) where some sort of cover can be attached . I contacted the Ford Dealership where I purchased the vehicle from and asked about the rear wheel calipers assembly's and sent the dealership a photograph of the rear wheels . The Ford Dealership then told me that the photograph I had sent them of the rear wheel caliper assembly , was normal and all new Ford Ranger Wildtrak 2022 models came exactly like that . Now to me just looking at the calipers assembly's and the obvious two protruding clips that look like they are made to take some sort of protective cover, leaving the calipers assembly's open to the weather and dust elements does not seem correct. Any thoughts on the above would be welcome ( not looking for comments about Ford Vehicles ) just about my thoughts that there should be some sort of cover over the rear calipers assembly's.

A big thanks to every one for your input and advice . I was hoping that some one could make a comment on the main fact that the majority of those expats in their early 70s seem to be making which was when your reach the ripe old age of say 70 , any future real attempt to alter your life style through a diet or other method is going to be a complete waste of time . Those expats sitting around the table were it seems convinced that when some one reaches that point in their life ( 70 years old or more ) then the most rewarding path to take would not be to start a diet in the hope that doing so may increase their life span by a few months , but to throw the diet sheet in the dustbin and just eat , drink and be merry until their final day arrives. I wonder if there’s any actual long term medical evidence that may prove without a doubt that in fact if you are 70 years or older , going on a diet or life style change will not make much difference when it comes to extending your actual life span. So you should just appreciate your remaining years and enjoy your food and drink to the fullest . Study A = In this study the 70 year old and over people followed a healthy life style including following a diet plan until their final day arrived . Study B = In this study the 70 year old and over people were not on diets or planned healthy life style changes , they were allowed to eat and drink what ever the wanted until their final day arrived . I wonder out of A & B , which study contained the highest number of people who lived the longest .

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I’m 74 years of age and in general good health with no past real health issues other than being over weight for my height at 76.4 Kg . I am currently trying to reduce my weight by going on a diet. This diet I am doing I have to leave out or reduce many types of foods and drinks that I have come to really love and enjoy. I’m hoping that being on this new diet will not only reduce my body weight , but in some way help extend my life span , by becoming more healthy. I belong to a local Expats Club and attend the weekly get togethers where I and other local expats talk about many things , including personal health subjects. At the last expat get together those other expats who are also all in their early 70s . listened to my daily diet routine and my comments about how I miss many things food and drink wise that I now have to leave out . I would say that the vast majority of those other expats sitting around the table and who had been listening to my diet comments , mumbled the words ‘’ stupid ‘’ and ‘’ waste of time ‘’ . Their other comments after hearing about my diet routine consisted of the following …...................... In their minds once you reach the age of 70 , any attempt to reduce your body weight , even if its done in an attempt to extend your life span or personal fitness , is a complete waste of time and in their view going on a diet at my age would have no real benefits or general positive outcome. At my age ( 74 ) in their minds the only thing that attempting a diet or life style changes will achieve is unhappiness and mental stress . The majority of those expats sitting around the table said that I should instantly abandon my diet and just enjoy my remaining years eating and drinking what ever I wanted . One 76 year old very vocal expat made the comment that he would never consider giving up the things he like to eat or drink by going on a diet or life style changes , that just maybe only add a few extra months to his life span . The above comments made by those other 70 + year old expats got me thinking , could they some how be on the right track and at my age I’m foolish to attempt any life style changes in the hope that I live just a few months longer or should I follow all the other 70 + year old expats advice and just eat , drink and be merry until my final day arrives. Do you agree with those 70 + year old expats and their comments .

Ive just remembered I had this un opened box of pills, that I never gave to Mee Mee , looks like give these a try ?

I have a large bangkaew bitch ( Called - Mee Mee ) who has developed a red patch on her skin , other than that red skin area, Mee Mee seems to be in general good health. I live in a rural location and the nearest vet is about 190 km away ( round trip ) Before I make that long journey I thought I would ask if any one here may have an idea what the red skin on my bangkaew may be due to. I know its difficult to diagnose a problem , but any advice or suggestions that may help Mee Mee before she has to take the 190km trip on the back of my pickup to see a vet , would be most appreciated.

I have an Android mobile phone that I use as a secondary back up mobile phone and I don’t use it that often . This android backup mobile phone has a TrueMove SIM card installed that I some times top up the credit amount . I have noticed that even if I don’t make any telephone calls or connect to the internet for a few days , the TrueMove SIM card credit balance still goes down. I have an Android app installed on this mobile phone called … NetGuard ( paid ) . https://play.google.com/store/search?q=NetGuard&c=apps This NetGuard app can block any other app from connecting to the internet via Wifi or SIM card. Even if I block all the apps from connecting to the internet on my mobile phone using NetGuard and make no telephone calls or SMS messages etc, still my TrueMove SIM card credit balance goes down. The amount the SIM card balance goes down is around 80 Baht over 7 days . I’m just wondering if any one else has noticed their mobile phone SIM card credit balance disappearing for no apparent reason . Any thoughts , suggestions or comments on how to stop the SIM card credit balance from being deducted , would be most welcome. Thanks .

I have a saving account with krungsri bank and normally I go to the bank around March time to request the forms so I can claim back the tax that has been taken from that savings account . In the past I have had no problems and used my Tax ID card ( 13 digits ) and eventually received a tax refund payment cheque in the post. Due to a family bereavement I totally forgot to go to the krungsri bank in March this year ( 2022 ) to request the forms to claim back any tax taken for the previous year ( 2021 ) and only now just remembered that I had not claimed the past tax back . Its a days travailing to the krungsri bank where my savings account is held , so before I make that long journey I wanted to try and find out how I stand with missing making a claim for a tax refund I also wondered if its possible to make a claim for any tax taken from my savings account , but online some how . Any advice or suggestions would be most welcome - Thank You .