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1 hour ago, topt said:

He uses his phone for basic phone functions and feels he does not need all the other functionality.

5 letters.

 A O K I N

Rearrange. 

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

No wifi or third party apps

Sounds fun. 

Facing China? 

2 hours ago, RayC said:

You seem have already decided that Assange has committed no crime without hearing the evidence.

I have decided that he is not an American citizen, never has been, has never been there, and they have absolutely no right to demand that he is taken there, akin to kidnapping. 

53 minutes ago, RayC said:

 

Actions have consequences. It is clear from his behaviour over the years that Assange takes no responsibility or accountability for his actions.

 

So he should be forcibly sent to a country he isn't a native of, and has committed no crime in? Wow.

If China comes calling for Americans to be forcibly sent to China for trial even though they've never been there? Send them over because you feel they acted without responsibility or accountability?

365 day long songkran. 

2 minutes ago, Crossy said:

It's been possible for some years, and it's the cheapest option.

Approx how much is a solar panel and setup to power one 18000 BTU air conditioner as long as the sun is shining on it?

I'm a gay virgin and would be interested in 200,000 baht. 

How small are Chinese penises again? 

I'd like ones for the daytime. 

Maybe connected to an air conditioner. So the AC can run all day from sunrise to sunset with no effect on the electrical bill. No battery. A simple panel that powers an air conditioner as long as it is sunny.

Is that possible yet? 

38 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

 

weird how the crack goes. it goes left towards the beam and not straight out towards the outer wall.

 

I will have to research that. I am not very knowledgeable about this, but you are giving me a line to follow. Everyone I asked said it would be fine. The foreman who built the house and a few other people. I guess the idiom 'trust no one' comes to mind

It isn't really an answer that anybody can give with 100% accuracy. Far too many variables.

The soil changing from water logged and soft to dry and hard and back again often lead to subsidence. Especially during a tropical rainy season where it could be waterlogged for months.

It's why roofs have gutters. Water from the entire area of the roof is pouring down into the foundation area without them.

Foundation area gets soft and water logged, subsidence and cracks appear. 

36 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

 

ohhh... that will be difficult. the only place i have 5 meters is in the front of the house. the rest of the house only has about 2.5 meters from house to retaining wall on 3 sides

You want the water to drain as far as possible from the foundation. 

2 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

I didn't put in any drainage. But when it rains hard, there is no accumulation of water.

That's because it is accumulating under the ground, where the foundations are. 

Put in guttering and a drain to a soakaway 5 meters away from the building before the rainy season. 

Prevention is better than cure. 

You will likely get a crack from the top corner of the window to the column at a 45 degree angle next, and the vertical crack will go from the top to the bottom of the wall. 

The size of the cracks aren't concerning at this stage.

The floor tiles popping were likely an issue of too little space between. Thai tilers often only leave 1 mm. 

Those cracks look like exterior render cracks, the wall likely isn't cracked, only the rendering. The interior crack would be the most concerning.

How is drainage? Full guttering into a soakaway 5 meters from the dwelling?

Thailand goes through big swings in temperature, which effects the rendering, and wet and dry seasons, which effects the ground and foundations.

Make sure your drainage system is well set up for the rainy season.

Measure the cracks with a pencil and ruler. Draw a straight 50mm line with the crack around the center point. Document the date and length, You can then go back to measure each line is still exactly 50mm. 

Worst case scenario is needing to get the house underpinned. Around 150,000THB for 4 underpins.

Make sure the drainage cannot be an issue, fill in the cracks, and monitor and measure over the next few wet and dry seasons. 

7 hours ago, Ken444 said:

I went on and on to my wife about wearing a helmet - till the point where I threatened to remove all the keys.

 

2 weeks after she complied she had an accident helmet smashed and cracked on one side, would have taken half her face off and cracked her skull.  Now she never goes ot without one ( probably because I would remove the keys - but that is the attitude here)

Ken the knight in shining armor.

Saving the Thais from themselves, through threats. 

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

severe brain damage and paralysis on one side of his body

And insurance isn't going to cover anything.

I'd wish to have the family around, then turn off the switch. 

18 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

think I remember Thailand wanted to make sure every tourist has a health insurance

H.I. won't cover motorbike riders that don't wear helmets. 

54 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Was this just a salute to Beijing?

No, their watches are made in China. 

10 hours ago, brianthainess said:

my wife's husband died from asthma

You died from asthma? 

I see a rock.

Still better driving than the wife's.