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23 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Rubbish. 

State the reason you were refused entry. 

Simple question.

I stated that in my first post.  It was because I refused to pay USD 180.

Do the search I suggested.  Extortion at that airport is not uncommon.

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23 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Have NEVER had an issue.

Clearly your paperwork was not in order.

Why were you refused entry. 

You're a Doctor (medical?  academic?  imaginary?) so you can do a search?  Google <Ho Chi Minh City airport extortion>

15 hours ago, CanadaSam said:

 

A date would really help, was this many years ago?

 

4 years ago.

14 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

leaving the cuntry

Bit harsh isn't it?  But I see your point ...

23 hours ago, dj230 said:

And is there anything you have to bring like with Thailand requiring cash

If flying into Ho Chi Minh City it's a good idea to have about USD 200 as the extortion at that airport is rampant.  In my case, I refused to pay the USD 180 demanded by Immigration Officials for a fabricated "error" in my paperwork and was detained in a guarded room until I could manage to get a flight back to my originating airport - in my case BKK.  I saw other tourists paying up to USD 250.

That room had no Wi-Fi and I relied on a kind employee at JetStar to get me a sim card with which I was able to buy the return flight ticket.  I had to stay in that room until the flight time neared.  One of the worst travel experiences of my life and I will never return to Vietnam.

Hmmm ... lot of conjecture here ...

5 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Strangely written article,  almost like there is something missing 

Doesn't matter.  Just post a few incoherent words, call it "news", and people here will feverishly comment on it ... 

7 hours ago, Red Phoenix said:

And the obvious question whether the train driver was mandated to take the jabs in order to keep his job was not addressed. 

Are you daring to cast aspersions toward the trusted jibby jabs?

Trying not to be negative here but Thailand's notable for it's air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, food pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, architectural pollution and no doubt a few others ...

Which were you seeking to escape?

1 hour ago, Northstar1 said:

Didn’t realize how good I had it till I landed back home!

true paradise!

That'll wear off.  No offence but I've been to Canada ...

It's VALUE that counts. 

Thailand was undeniably good value once.

Now not so much.

17 minutes ago, SamSanuk said:

The nice thing is the LED number. I wake up at night, look at the low number and it gives me peace of mind. How much is that worth?

Not sure how much if that number is the air quality in or at the unit itself and not the rest of the room.

Presumably the measurement unit should be well-separated from the filtration unit so the unit is not just measuring filtered air from its immediate vicinity?  

"Is it time to get an air cleaner?"

"It is time for us to do what we have been doing. And that time is every day. Every day it is time for us to agree that there are things and tools that are available to us to slow this thing down," Harris said.

For sheer perseverance, Jingthing for the win here.  Per capita he's right about more stuff.  (For example, Americans really do never state it when they COULD care less about something.)

And, thankfully, he served to distract us from the original topic.  

JT - What do Americans say when they really COULD care less?

Vitamin B Diminishes Effects of Air Pollution-Induced Cardiovascular Disease

This is a small study, and, oddly, there has been no follow-up that I could find.  Essentially it reports that a stack of folic acid, B6, and B12 may be useful in mitigating the effects of air pollution.

The usual caveats but for many suffering this polluted Thai air, a B-complex tablet might prove beneficial and be worth a try.

A link to the actual study is in the article.

20 hours ago, grego49 said:

Same <deleted> every year from the government and nothing changes.

Be fair!  Things are changing ... for the worse.

After a couple years' respite during the covid fiasco, this year is by far the worst I have seen.  Some days this year the AQI at this site has been in the 400s, particularly around Chiang Mai.  It is frequently and persistently in the 200s.

The proportion of the problem that can be blamed on neighboring countries is unclear.  But there is plenty of evidence that Thailand itself must accept responsibility for much of the problem.

46 minutes ago, Enzian said:

I don't think she would risk killing a long term golden goose ...

Until a double-golden goose appears?

1 hour ago, lopburi3 said:

No this would not help - this is for drinking water only and not more than a dribble flow when having to process water - it fills a small pressure tank to allow us to get a few liters of water before have to start RO process again.  What you need is a whole house filter and they are available with backflow to clean like used in water softener.  Should have local filter knowledge for what type of filters required.  But if only issue is wire filter on shower just clean every week may be all you need to do.

Think there was a bit of misunderstanding here.  I intended to use the unit you've described for drinking water.  Just mentioned the shower filter experience to give an indication of the water quality.  Do you think the system you've described (the one in the photo) would be suitable?  Can the 1st (sediment) filter be washed and reused in these units?   Thx.

On 3/7/2023 at 5:57 PM, lopburi3 said:

 

 

The water in my place causes the wire mesh filter upstream of the shower water heater to be half-clogged after 3 weeks with what appears to be dark rust particles.

Do you think a unit such as you have pictured would work in this circumstance?  Can that first (sediment) filter be washed and reused?    

Chinese are graciously showing others where not to go.

On 3/5/2023 at 1:18 PM, rankric said:

15000 members on one i frequent. Great place full of positive content. 

Positive content and experience are inversely correlated