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Currently watching 'The North Water' with Stephen Graham and enjoying it very much. Also watched 'The Virtues' another with Stephen Graham and thought it was good. Very gritty realism as expected from Shane Meadows, almost painful to watch sometimes. I thought the ending could have been better though. 'Sisu' is another I enjoyed. I finally got through 'Griselda' thought it got a bit stale towards the end. I tried '3 Body Problem' and gave up after the first episode and downloaded the Chinese original ' The Three-Body Problem' which is much better. Thanks to all those who recommended these.

If you look at the average temp, it looks hotter this year to me.

Here's the historical data for Chiang Mai for April for the last 3 years. 2024 2023 2022 https://www.wunderground.com/history/monthly/th/mueang-chiang-mai/VTCC/date/2022-4

@Bandersnatch I've been growing veggies in pots in coco coir for several years quite successfully, peppers never seem to do that well though. This year I grew some Short Karen peppers, they did quite well but died off after the first harvest. However, I decided to put one in the ground and it's got HUGE and still going, despite the heat. Everything else seems to have become dormant. The Leaf Mustard is probably doing the best. You are misting the sides of the pots though, which probably makes a big difference.

Temperature and humidity in my kitchen a few days ago (CM) The fridge doesn't help, I sometimes turn it off for a few hours and back on at night. What I don't understand is I still see Thais wearing coats while on mopeds. Yesterday I saw a girl dressed up like she was going into the Arctic- which begs the question, are they trying to keep the heat out? It must be well over 50 degrees C in places on the road and quite painful to the skin.

https://weather.tmd.go.th/criLoop.php

It's been trying to rain last couple of days but nothing really. It is cooler though.

Parts of Europe are almost there already. 'The latest five-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are now running 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels' https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/22/europe-is-the-fastest-warming-continent-with-devastating-effects-on-health-and-economy#:~:text=The latest five-year averages,climate agency%2C Copernicus%2C said.

You beat me at being skinflint of the month. Mine went up from 89 to 122 😕

Try putting the AC on dehumidify mode and take regular (probably lukewarm) showers. Also, a spray nozzle shower head works to cool the water coming out of the shower. Here's a chart showing the cooling effect of water at various temps and humidity levels.

Spoke to some locals and they said this year is the worst they can remember here in Chiang Mai. I don't use AC during the day, I just use one of those spritzer spray bottles filled with water. Actually, I have 2 and keep one in the fridge. I also spray the sides of the fridge a few times during the hottest part of the day. You can also spray the cooling fins of the air con with a hose pipe and spray nozzle but need to be careful of limescale buildup if you have hard water.

'Gamma Goblins' was a track by Infected Mushroom.

How much is not so much? I'm in the same situation, immigration told me they couldn't issue me with one but a local agent said they could do it for 1,000 Baht, as long as I had a TM30, which I do. I was wondering how much it would cost to 'bribe' immigration.

You have connected the batteries in series, not parallel, not that it matters, just FYI. What is the current when the batteries are connected? Could be there is not enough ampage in the power supply.

https://thai.news/news/thailand/thailands-first-digital-cannabis-card-network

I make my own sourdough bread every day and got it down to just a few minutes work. Hands-free, no kneading and no cleaning required, just re-use the same mixing container again the next day.

Just open the Line app on your phone and click on the add person icon top right. Then go to QR Code and point it at your monitor. I bought 2 grams of Godfather and 2 grams of Gorilla from the same shop. Both 30 baht for 1 gram and 40 baht delivery. It's free if you spend over 300. Swift delivery, of the 2, I prefer Godfather, very relaxing sort of body high.

https://line.me/R/ti/p/@ca08?from=page&liff.referrer=https%3A%2F%2Faseannow.com%2F&accountId=ca08

^ And this is the second one. https://joker-plant.com/shop/

Yes, it is. The last time I ordered some weed from them they sent me seeds instead. When I asked why, they said because it was out of stock, a bit strange. They do have an interesting selection of seeds that isn't on their website or Line shop. I ordered 7 and 3 sprouted. Here is the menu they sent. 50 baht per seed.

Wombat, could you please post links to these shops or at least give a name?

I have insomnia quite bad sometimes, I usually resort to antihistamine tablets but less so since weed has been easily available. The problem is weed tends to give me paranoia, so been trying to find the best strain. Gorilla Glue really works well but recently have found Money Maker, zero paranoia and puts me straight to sleep. You can buy it here, currently out of stock though. https://bkkushhh.com/product/money-maker-m/

Emily the Criminal (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15255876/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_emily%20the One of the better things I've seen on Netflix recently amongst all the other bilge. I also enjoyed the Japanese series 'Alice in Borderland' https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795658/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_alice%20in I tried watching 'Yankee' and had to give up after about 5 episodes. Became boring and not very believable.

Have a look at 'Brett Dev' channel on Youtube. He's been doing for years on all kinds of visas and obviously made no secret of the fact.

Is that an emergency stop button right at the top of the image, towards the left? From the PBS article, it stopped itself automatically after 20 seconds, which is an awfully long time for no action to be taken by staff or other passengers. Maybe there wasn't an emergency stop?