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17 hours ago, mistral53 said:

Your local "battery man" will have a tester,

The correct tester is a load tester, it puts a high load (100 to 200 amps) on the battery and measures the voltage drop.

A good battery will drop just a little (1 or 2volt) and not any further over the period of the test (15 to 30 seconds)

A poor battery will initially drop a little but will only hold it for a few seconds and then continue dropping.

If the tester is analogue you can see the needle falling.

It's worth remembering a battery when new is at full capacity, and over time the capacity reduces.
Eg: If your battery originally could produce 100 amp hour of power and your engine requires 50 amp hour to start, when your battery has aged to half it's original capacity, you are right on the cusp of not starting.!

I've suffered bloating all my life (until 5 years ago) didn't even know it was bloating, just thought it was normal.

5 years back I was recommended a 'blood type' diet.

I took it up (maybe stick to it 90%) and not looked back.

No bloating, better sleep, better wake ups in the morning, better overall health, even slightly reduced weight,  now stable at 75kg.

Some say it's <deleted>, some say it works, I say proof of the pudding it in the eating.

Give it a go, probably need to stick to it at least 80% for a few years, then compare with how you were previously, you won't ever know if you don't try.!

Probably helpful to give away alcohol, ciggies, snack/junk food and sugary soda pop.

Eat what your grandmother did, whole foods with little if any preprepared/packaged foods.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/a-z/blood-type-diet

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/the-blood-type-diet-review#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2

40 years ago, when living in Hidden valley Broome (Australia) the only water was bore water, it was a shallow bore and the valley was only 300m from the beach, the water was definitely brackish, you could see the white staining on the taps and sprinklers in the garden, obviously not salty enough to retard the garden, but brackish.

Showering didn't feel as god as it should because the soap didn't lather properly.

On the side of the house was a large tall box, we were told it was a water filter, and yes, certainly the water in the kitchen was fine, good drinking, no salty taste.

Strangely the filter required a large bag of pool salt, to be changed occasionally.

It was the only time I've seen such a device and I have no idea how it worked, but work it did.

Think it may have been Australian made as there are many outback stations that only have bore water, often salty, and sometimes hot

Not that this is very much help, unless the filter device can be identified and sourced in Thailand.

Perhaps Mr Google may help.

There are also sola water purifiers that remove salt as well as other rubbish, these look a little like a sola hot water panel but smaller and work differently, the panel is angled to face the sun but only slightly down from horizontal, the 'bad' water is slowly channelled down small lateral corrugations of black plastic to exit at the bottom. A panel of glass is placed ontop, about 30mm above the lateral channels, the sun heats the water in the channels which condensates on the underside of the glass, the condensate (pure water) accumulates and then moves down to the lower end of the glass from were it's collected.

No shortage of sun/heat in Bangkok for that to work.

Again Mr Google may help.

10 minutes ago, LALes said:

All these glass and steel boxes today are less than inspiring

Couldn't agree more.

Can't see these modern boxes lasting 100 years and then becoming a museum.!

If it's cooler outside than in, open everything, if it's hotter, keep everything closed.

Insulation helps, yes Thai insulation is a bit thin, so double it, it's what we did, it's not that expensive, and installed wall vents for the roof cavity just above ceiling height, and a giant whirlybird on the roof, circulation of air through the roof cavity.

If the roof is red painted or terracotta, get it painted with silver bituminous paint, to reflect the suns heat.

And shade the sun exposed walls too.
Lots of greenery, hanging baskets, lush gardens around the house, watered in the morning.

Passive cooling is way cheaper and better than running the A/C 24/7.

58 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

probably why the power went off

Sometimes in long periods of dry dusty polluted conditions the dust/pollution settles on the insulators (especially high voltage lines) then a light rain or even thick mist will settle on but not wash the dust off, instead shorting out and causing blackouts.

Thus generally a decent downpour after a long dry period is appreciated by more than just people, except of course those re-roofing their houses.

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai police officers owe a total of Bt270 billion in debts,

Now the flow of money embezzled out of tourists (one way or another) has stopped, is it any wonder.!

On 1/25/2021 at 9:45 PM, MAF666 said:

Velux

Agreed, these European windows are double glazed, reducing heat and noise.

And a holland blind through a small pulley at the bottom end would add extra heat insulation on those very hot days, if need be.

I doubt a local window specialist would be able to make them as the specialist hinging, sealing and double glazing may well be beyond capability.

May be worthwhile looking on their website and making an enquiry about local supply.

21 hours ago, CygnusX1 said:

Except that the Australian state of NSW, with a conservative government, has also seen very few cases of the China virus, and its declared suppression strategy has really amounted to an eradication strategy.

Which is true -  to some degree.

It should be noted the NSW government (NSW health) in the early days of the pandemic was responsible for allowing over 3000 passengers (860 of whom were infected) off the Ruby Princess, without any health checks at all, and these passengers proceeded to filter out across Sydney, NSW and Australia by car, taxi, train and plane, spreading it all over the country.
After the first country wide lockdown, NSW has pursued a suppression policy, only locking down specific areas when an outbreak occurs, only to find 1 week later it has popped up in another area, which then gets locked down and then it pops up in another area, and so on. This has happened not once but several times since the initial country wide lockdown, even once recently exporting the virus (3 infected people) to Victoria.
As a comparison to all the other states NSWs suppression policy (specific area lock down) has not worked all that well with 80% of all outbreaks within the country since the initial lockdown occurring in NSW. It feels a lot like closing the gate after the horse has bolted.!

As for the UK government, had they locked down when Victoria did, one can only wonder in what position they would be in now. They have never closed their borders, even today, and every day, 10,000 people arrive in UK, how many of those are infected.?

An economy in recession can be recovered from, a lost life cannot.!

14 hours ago, HighPriority said:

Just to clarify a minor point... Northern Territory has had zero cases of community transmission full stop.

Sorry, my mistake, thought (incorrectly) NT had a few in the past.

However the main point here is it just goes to prove total lockdown (at the beginning) and closed borders have given NT and WA a relatively normal post covid life, no restrictions (other than no international travel) and a healthy economy and populace, in no small part, as a result of socialist governments prioritising the health of it's citizenry over the economy.

10 hours ago, shdmn said:

Some countries are opposed to 'Vaccine' passport - No support in USA and  Canada  PM Trudeau already say he opposes because it is discriminatory.

I am wondering if there is a political line emerging here, A conservative/socialist line.

USA, Canada, UK, France, Brazil, Netherlands, India, Austria, all conservative governments with weak inconsistent, half hearted, control based covid responses. Perhaps less motivated due to economic concerns. Look where they are now.!

On the other hand socialists, New Zealand and most of the Australian states (not the federal government) have pursued an elimination agenda, Western Australia has had no community transmission for 9 months, Queensland about 3 in the last few months, Northern Territory 1 or 2 in the last 6 months and New Zealand has just found 1 case after about 5 months clear.
So for people in these places life is normal with the exception of no international travel allowed.
Their economies are in a good state, some growing, life is normal, no lockdown, no restrictions, people can go about their normal routine.

Even Victoria Australia (another socialist government) had 720 covid cases in August, UK had 756 at the same time, they locked down and since the end of October Victoria has recorded 3 new cases, how many new cases and how many have died in UK since then.

Whilst this suggests how poor some countries response has been it also suggests how important (to some countries) a covid vaccination passport will be,

This will be so, reluctant countries will run out of excuses and eventually will toe the line, especially when their citizens are denied entry to other countries through lack of a vaccination certificate/passport.

6 hours ago, CygnusX1 said:

Some expert virologists think that there’s no proof that any of the vaccines will actually prevent people from catching and transmitting the virus, but will only reduce the severity of symptoms.

From what I've heard that is exactly the case, immunisation does not prevent the virus from infecting you, the antibodies produced by your immune system at the prompting of the vaccine only attack the virus once you've got it.

Thus preventing the virus from multiplying and causing (in many cases) horrendous respiratory problems.

When infected after immunisation you are still contagious, until such time as your immune system has fought of the invaders.

Days.?

Weeks.?

Just as infectious as an non-immunised person.

Of course all promulgators of fake news (bull s**t) misinformation and fact deniers should be exposed.

Failure to do so only leads to ill informed decisions/opinions and paves the way for conspiracy theorists, zealots and flat earthers.!

On 1/16/2021 at 9:55 PM, Bangyai said:

there are criminals out there who make fake bank cards and attach stolen pin numbers to them to empty the account. Something like that.

The way I've seen it done, in a local news report on card security, is:
The criminal has a card reader in a briefcase, they walk past you closely enough for the card reader to connect (via the chip in your card) and read the number.
Usually your card is in your pocket in a wallet, easy for the secreted card reader to pass within a few millimetres to read the card successfully.

At this point they have enough to make a new card that will only work if it's a 'tap and go' aka 'paywave'.
Whatever your limit on 'tap and go' is, is the maximum they can use it for, purchases only, no cash withdrawals.

The next stage is a hidden camera, secreted above the touch pad where you enter your PIN.

So now they have both, your card number (from which they can create a new card) and your PIN.

They then proceed to withdraw as much as they can as quick as they can.
Most banks insure against this, when discovered, they immediately cancel your card, and in some, perhaps most cases eventually you will be compensated for the loss.
But that is not a guarantee.

Best to take as much responsibility for your financial security as possible, don't just expect that financial institutions will look after you, because they may not, especially if they can show that you have not taken security seriously.

1 hour ago, alant said:

what is CM Chana?

Maybe 'CM Chana' is the hotel Chana place in the south western corner of the old city.?

Perhaps it's the gazetted quarantine hotel.?

The pressure washer (initially with soap) at a car wash would suffice for a dirty motor (mostly dust, mud and other non oil based grime) however it won't do such a good job on grease.!
25 years in the garage, we found a 50/50 mix of kero (parafin in UK) and CT14 cleaner made an excellent degreaser.

Yes, liberally sprayed on a warm motor, left to penetrate for 5 - 10 minutes and washed off with the pressure washer.
In the early days pre 2000 with kettering ingition (coil, points and distributors) we occasionally had to blow the water out of the distributor cap with compressed air, but these days the waterproofing of the ECU and other associated electronics is so good you could probably drive them underwater (with snorkel) without any problem.
I've never had a problem pressure washing a modern engine.!

Personally I would prefer LNG (liquefied natural gas) as it's lighter than air, and thus dissipates much more easily.
LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) is heavier than air, has a tendency to accumulate in low areas, mixing with air until it gets to an explosive ratio, and if there is a ignition source nearby, then blamo, it's goodbye Mary.

When I was a kid it demolished a kitchen of the hotel we were staying in, the cook turned on a jet but didn't light it, instead (luckily) had a call of nature, left the kitchen, the gas leaked until an explosive ratio was met and the pilot light sent it on it's way.

Yep, good idea to leave the bottles outside, but check all the unions with soap and water on a brush, look for bubbles.
Not a fan of tempered glass either.

5 hours ago, 4reaL said:

Interesting as I've asked doctors about the blood type diets all told me its absolutely bovine scatology.

Definitely works for me, not saying it will work for anyone else, but labelling it as 'BS' is a closed mind to it, thus eliminating any possibility it might work them.!

15 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

I would like to ask, would you have took a pic if it was a Thai driver?

Thai or Farang, the skull is the same, fragile and exposed without a helmet.!

Mind you might not be much going on inside it, even less after he hits the concrete/bitumen in a crash.!

And as per usual we look upon them and wonder how they made it this far.?

Can't speak with any authority on any diet I've not tried but I have for the last 7 years been eating a blood type '0' diet, (google it) took a few years to settle into it, but heaps better for it now.

It's more about not eating unsuitable foods for blood type '0' rather than eating any special foods.

And you don't have to stick to it 100%, if you can manage 90% it's fine.

Have heard doing a day fast a fortnight is a help with the health too.
That is no eating for an entire day, from wake up till go to sleep, just liquids, electrolytes would be acceptable.

I'd respectively suggest Toshiba brand, they make very good reliable machines.

My P870 is nearly 8 years old now, has worked faultlessly all that time, and has the same specs as new machines, 16gb RAM Intel i7 2.6Ghz CPU, it just weighs a ton whereas new machines are much lighter.

Other than getting lighter computers don't seem to have advances so much since I got the P870, maybe that's because much of the advancements are made in smart phones now, after all they are just a smaller computer.!
Al in one should not be an issue these days, but they all come with bloat ware, just go through it and delete as much unnecessary software you can as it only slows the machine.

As for the OS, well I hate win 10, but there's really no choice so I suggest pro or enterprise as at least you have some ability to customise it to suit, much less so with win 10 home.!

You are right, it has been discussed before, not sure why you're not able to access that thread.

Nonetheless here's the cheap non chemical solution.!

Mixing baking powder (bi carb soda) with honey or gom (sugar syrup) place on little pieces of tin foil or jar lids and leave where they will find it.

Eventually after they have eaten some they will die, it causes gas in the stomach and cockroaches can't fart, so they sort of explode, in their own tiny way.
 

On 12/1/2020 at 10:51 PM, sometimewoodworker said:

It’s not at all easy to get an official PEA approval, it will probably at least double the private install cost and even if you can get it the feed-in tariff is about ¼ of the normal cost, it also takes a very long time to process.

 

the way you may get a 4 year ROI is if you can run your meter backwards without getting caught by your meter reader and do your own install. If caught you will probably have a meter fitted that won’t run backwards.

 

So you will need to size the system carefully as a negative number will throw up red flags to the PEA.

I didn't even know PEA now allows 'feed in' when we looked into it a few years ago it was a flat 'no'.
If you do have an 'analog' meter, with a disc that rotates, yes you can feed in, but care needs to be taken not to get caught.

Learn how to read your meter, learn when the PEA man comes to read your meter.

Do not allow your meter to read less than the previous read as sure as chickens lay eggs your PEA man will report it and bingo, a new digital (non reversible) meter will be installed.

Always check your meter has more on it than last time, about a week before your PEA man comes to read it.
Turn your panels off if need be, to ensure your meter reads more.

Try to graduate it as time goes by, eg: first period 30% less, second period 40% less, third period 50% less and so on, chances are gradually reduced consumption will not raise any alarm bells at PEA.

If you can sight the panels to the rear of the house better still as no one can see them from the road.