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Not 100% sure, but I think it's the Netherlands where when you learn driving you're instructed (as the driver) to open the car door with your right hand. In Thailand (and others) it's the left hand accordingly. Try it and you'll see that you almost can't avoid to look back automatically. Have to get used to it though

Currents can be a problem.

I don't know how it is between Samui and Ang Thong. Samui/Phangan is very strong. Friends of mine (in the diving business) wanted to recover a big lost anchor there. To search for it they had to bring smaller anchors (for themselves) with ropes attached to not get washed away

First of all I am NOT a scientist and I do NOT have an opinion on the subject itself (climate change). I just don't know

When this became popular I wanted to know more about the 97.1 % consensus amongst scientists. So I, naively, started a Google search: "how many climate scientists are there worldwide" or "number of climate s....." etc.

First page always shows: 97.1 % consensus, climate change etc. and the Wiki list gives you names of climate scientists over the centuries. Not my question. Anyway, I went a little deeper and came, of course, across the cook et al study and the categories it's based on. If you want to know what it says exactly, look it up yourself. I make it a bit shorter

Categories:

1. Humanity is responsible (more than 50% human influence)

2. Humanity is responsible (without quantification)

3. Implies humans as a cause (without stating it)

4. No position/Uncertain (studies only on climate itself)

5. Implies humans have a minimal impact (proposing)

6. Explicit rejection (without quantification)

7. Explicit rejection (humans are less than 50% responsible)

In the end the study was based on 11944 scientific articles. The percentages, numbers and grafics vary somewhat from platform to platform, but they have one thing in common. Cat.4. More about that later

From one website: Numbers of articles that stated

Cat.1     64 = 0.54%

Cat.2     922 = 7,72%

Cat.3     2910 = 24.36%

Cat.4     7970 = 66.73%

Cat.5     54 = 0.45%

Cat.6     15 = 0.13%

Cat.7      9 = 0.08%

2 and 3 are overlapping with 5 and 6 and should have been taken out of consideration as they do not say much.

What was taken out is Cat.4 as it tells nothing about human influence. Like an election, non voters are not counted.

Now we have 3896 articles out of 3974 that refer to Cat.1-3 and 78 to Cat.5-7. As said before the numbers vary in studies but here you got the  95+ % (could be 97.1 as aggreed on).

I still do not have an opinon about the matter. I think we should do everything possible to save our planet. Best for us

I do certainly not believe in statistics of any kind....... apart from TAT of course

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/drip-irrigation-system-10-10-i382958699-s744310336.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.6.7d8ec238EgNgyO&search=1

Something like that is the most efficent but you would still have a lot of plastic on your land. I copied the link as an example. Would be probably cheaper at an agricultural warehouse as you need quantity

15 minutes ago, abrahamzvi said:

but if you wish to remain registered in Germany (I wouldn't know why, as it would have no advantages), you can always register your address with a friend or a family.

Advantage can be health insurace. All the "travel insurances" also long term ones, require residency in Germany

21 hours ago, digeldoop5 said:

Another concern is my Passport, if it were to expire, can I just get a new one at the Embassy in Bangkok despite it not being an emergency?

Not an issue. Whenever your passport expires (or got lost) you can apply for a new one. Either at the Embassy or at a Consulate (Ching Mai, Pattaya, Phuket). I got my new one from Phuket (so I can tell for sure that it's possible there)

Don't know about the other Consulates. Convenient was that Phuket Consulate staff fly to Koh Samui (I live on Koh Phangan) once a month and you can meet them there in a restaurant and do your things. Just look at their website.

Keep in mind that it will take several weeks to get a new PP. Apply well before expiry date

On 12/2/2019 at 8:32 PM, Birdman said:

Only thing I worry about are jellyfish. There were none until a few years ago. Have even seen some this year, small ones, in the water in front of my house. 

"StingerSuits" available at "All Scuba Solutions" on Koh Phangan

Where have you been?

Air, water, food, power supply and many other things are more important. But in the end the only thing that pays for it

IMHO is and will be GOLD

or LOVE

could be a blister beetle

friend of mine got bitten and it lasted quite a while. Solution in the end was squashed garlic applied

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Street_Day

On 11/27/2019 at 12:45 PM, webfact said:

New SWAT unit formed at the CSD to handle special situations

Finally they do something to handle "special situations" at the Christopher Street Day

14 hours ago, mok199 said:

Youth is wasted on the young....

Communication is the answer to the problem

Should make it easyer to get a prescription, I think

And many doctors wouldn't care anyway as long as you pay the asking price. Like the health certificates for Visa or DL

Some of them don't even see you, the nurse fills the form and the doctor (in another room) sings it and that's it

17 minutes ago, revgreen said:

What conditions are treated with CBD / THC oil?

The answer to this question is on the web site that you linked to

A bit off topic... not too much

Being on Phuket in 1981 we stayed at Kata Noi Beach which by then had two accomodations. One on each extreme of the beach. First one consisted of two bamboo huts and an unfinished restaurant and the second one of about five huts.

In between was only beach and bush

The off topic : one day asking for a dish with chicken, the answer was : "Sorry, no chicken accident today". Still like it

Back to topic : walking the beach between the two resorts (day time, no people around...so nice, apart from this situation) out of the bush came this pack of savaged dogs.(Thais at this time would literally kick out dogs of restaurants and other places.) About 15 of them. In front there was the leader and they approached in plan of attack, obviousely.

So this piece of driftwood (solid branch) lying close came in very handy. Beating the ground hard with it in front of the leader did the job. They backed off

6 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

However they recognize the noise of some bike driven by people who tried to hit them before and they try to bite these guy anytime. 

I know that and I'm not the guy who hits the dogs. Normally if dogs come after me (rarely happens) I slow down and talk to them. Works. On this road they attack me (have been only one time at night) and friends who live in this area that also don't hit them. The dogs just like it

On 10/15/2019 at 4:22 AM, Don Mega said:

Yeah sounds like he has used red RTV to seal the rocker cover which is fairly common and wont be causing any of your issues.

 

Can you take a video of the engine running and upload it.

I also think that it's more about the fuel pump or the injectors. I'm just worried to start up the engine as it sounds really bad and shaking a lot. The fuel pump was leaking when I took the car to the shop. Apart from that it was running very smooth.

On 10/15/2019 at 10:18 AM, thaiguzzi said:

By reading your posts it appears also you not mechanically minded, ref cam cover or head removed.

Yes and no. I have a good ear for strange sounds in engines. Not so much when it comes down to technical terms.

It's the rocker (ref cam) cover gasket. Why would you change the gasket ( I have the used part and it looks good to me) when you repair the fuel pump ?  asking