GammaGlobulin

Normally, I just refer to myself as...The Omega... Or, I also call myself: The Alpha and the Omega.

This is too often the case, I fear. However, this is not out of personal choice, but due to something else.... What else, I wish I knew.

Your opinion jibes with that of my fellow alum Noam, it seems. Which means, too, that your opinion agrees with mine, in this case.

a. If the upgrades/installation is not destructive to the house, then the landlord is not a problem. Fortunately, this time around, I lucked out on a very nice landlord. (This goes for 3 ACs installed, as well. I never live in a place where I cannot install my own machines, and then take them with me...when the time comes.) b. The budget depends upon what is needed to accomplish the goal. I will first try to search a few solutions, in order to come up with some reasonable budget. Since, however, I do not own the house, I will always choose the lowest cost, but still reliable, solution. My thought was to connect the backup-power supply to the entire house. Then, when the outages occur, I would just turn off ACs, and use the power-supply to operate what is still operating. Then, the other question is how to stabilize the voltage delivered to appliances, on a continuous basis, as the voltage from PEA fluctuates, hour by hour, as it seems to do. The other point is: Compensating for fluctuating voltage can, in some designs, drain batteries. However, the APC UPSs I use are able to compensate for fluctuations in voltage WITHOUT draining the APC batteries.

Thanks, Man! Some good food for thought in what you have mentioned. Also, I think no need for me to look at my power meter. For one thing, it's just better and more accurate to estimate power requirement by counting up essential appliances and computer equipment that must remain operational during a 2-hour power outage. Also, in my house, the power meter is located across the street, and not inside my walls. And, I have said many times, I do not enjoy venturing forth when it's not absolutely necessary. Sometimes the neighbors will stare at me, for example, being curious about what kind of person might lock themselves up, behind walls, for months on end. ============= In my case, I think that the bare minimum might be... 2K-watts of power for two hours. And this would be true if I decided I did not want to use at least one AC during these periods of power loss. ============ Still, there is more to the story than this: I have noticed that the voltage here is also not stable, on an ongoing basis. For example, the CFL bulbs will often flicker, which brings me to the conclusion that this is caused by a temporary dip in voltage. This is not caused by loose wiring in-house, nor by faulty bulb sockets. Also, my hot water Stiebel Eltron machine is designed to draw about 37 amps to provide 8000 watts of heating, depending on actual voltage being delivered to the machine. However, after doing a bit of testing, I see that the voltage dips amazingly low after the machine has been operating for about 5 seconds. What I would like to have for my Eltron machine is a steady 240VOLTS, and then this would give me about 9.5kW of water heating. Instead, I think the voltage dips down to about 205VOLTS, which means less than 8kW of heating, far less. And, this, for me, is totally inadequate for a decent shower on some of our FREEZING CM winters, when the Sun don't shine. Therefore, I would be interested in some add-on battery inverter which could maintain 240VOLTS of steady and pure electrical power. ============== Then, I think this crazy local power supply is playing havoc with my computer equipment, even though I have three APC UPS machines in use. What a waste! ============ So, in conclusion, thank you much for your food for thought. Now, I will need to consider my minimum requirements. Which means, I need completely uninterupted internet access, and I mean high bandwidth of no less than about 500Kbps, even during power outages. I need to run ceiling lights. And, I want to be able to use at least two of my microwave ovens. And, I want the refrigerators to stay on, too. I think, initially, I can get by without running the ACs. BUT, I am ALWAYS IN FEAR of the power failing while I am in the middle of one of my long hot showers. The soap gets in my eyes when this happens. And, often reminds me of that great Nat King Cole song. ======= Good thought about being able to add a solar panel, in the near future, and on an ongoing basis. I run ACs 24/7/365.... So, during daylight hours, I could probably save about Bt.2500.00 PER MONTH, off my PEA bill. Thanks again for your suggestions. I just need to think a bit about the minimum that I will need. And then calculate the savings of having 2 -panels. BUT, the real impetus for doing....ANYTHING....is pretty much solely to solve this very regrettable situation of being forced to sit in the dark, at odd hours, and often. Also, losing internet even for a brief period of time is not acceptable, due to the UNCERTAINTY of the TIMING of these outages. All I know now is that this MUST be done if I am to continue living here. Otherwise, maybe I should move to a hospital or something...where the power supplied by PEA is more of a priority. Tks!!!!

Good to know.

Yes. Verbosity is a very annoying thing.

Please do not blame ME. I didn't vote for him. I don't vote for anyone that I do not approve of. This means...I do not vote when given a choice between Trump and that...that....that...... What's her face.

Fine. But now, what they MUST do... Is to publish a timeline, and an accurate graph, so that people can plainly see the yearly progress they are making. Otherwise, they will just continue to go in the wrong direction. The first thing that must be fixed is the POWER GRID.

You may not understand. What turned the entire thing 180 degrees is seeing that JoeB and Harris, and the rest of the idiots at the WH...tried to pull a fast one. They, in a real sense, scammed the public. They put the US in danger through their scam. I have a very low threshold for being scammed. THIS is why I take such glee in seeing those scammers, incl Harris, fall. Also, she has never been exposed to a real vetting in the democratic process, such as through primary election candidacy and competition. She is NOT Fit. But, she dreamed an unrealistic dream. Now she is paying for her stupid move. AND, all her doners are paying too. The sooner we get a new pres in the WH, the better.

Does Thailand have any date for becoming carbon free, zero carbon emissions? What is the date, and is it doable?

The question is not relevant. If your question is what changes might cause destruction of organized human existence... Then, there are a few reasonable causes that come to mind.

The guy in yellow looks very bored. The guy in blue looks scared out of his gourd. Their position looks rather dire. Glad I am not stupid like them. But, how do they get this stupid?

How much per hour did you pay this operator in the image you uploaded, with the operator standing on the metal roof, using the mini-pressure washer?

Earlier this evening, I was sitting in the dark cogitating, as is my wont, due to local electrical power supply vagaries and uncertain power-outage times.... The local power consumers in my area love surprises. So, they have told the power company to cut the power, just any old time, and DO NOT TELL US in advance....Because, "We Love Surprises!". Power-supply outages occur at the rate of about one per week, during times when there is a trickle of rain falling, and often when there is only forecasted rain. As I was sitting in the dark, I thought: This is STUPID of me!!!! Why should I sit in the dark? Is there any benefit to me for engaging in this behavior? As soon as the power was restored, I logged on to my computer. I began reading about all the options. However, I just want to know what might work very well in Thailand, either with or without a solar panel connected, but having this option. The backup must be capable of providing 220 volts, and a steady 4k to 6k watts of power, and for period of two hours. a. While I might like to connect a solar panel to the battery-inverter sometime in the future, I have no plan to do so now. b. I need to be able to have more control over my life. When power outages happen at this rate, like what is happening around me locally, it's really purposeless to try to plan your life, to plan work, to plan video conferences, to meet a schedule, or to meet other's expectations, or follow-through on promises, or obligations. Pretty near IMPOSSIBLE, i would say..... It would be impossible for any logical person, in my view. c. I am trying to find a solution that I can afford, and that is cost-effective, and not buy something so expensive that the cost is not justified relative to my needs. d. Most of the garbage I buy in Thailand seems to be quite unreliable. Therefore, what would be the purpose of buying an unreliable backup-power-supply in order to protect me from a very unreliable power company supply? True IRONY. Also, I need something that most electricians can install...if possible....nothing super complex or complicated. I need to get more control over my electrically-powered life. Things like this just cannot be allowed to continue. Even now, how do I know if I can even finish this Top

No. It is not extinction that worries anyone. It is the RATE of extinction that is frightening.

Perfectly acceptable to be cheerful. Also, ecstatic. And, relieved, too.

I do not doubt the correctness of what you report, except for just one thing. Pores.

Very nice post. In my case, during uni, I stuck needles into the heads of what they called mental patients, at the State Hospital, the loony bin, in order to provide research data for a MD/PhD who was also a shink...I think. I believe the real name of Nurse Ratched was probably Nurse Wretched.

How many more years before we see .... Number 57?

Correct. Completely correct. This is the oft forgotten, and most important, corollary of Boyle's law. Elections perform a useful function to stress-test prospective candidates. Without first stress-testing, then failure is often likely. This same phenomenon often rears its ugly head in almost any new venture....as can be witnessed here: Without proper stress-testing.... Most birds never get off the ground. And, Kamala, too, never did. Which should have been easily predictable, by those with a science background.

Most assuredly, when muff diving, proper management of gases and pressure is paramount.

Dear Folks, Political pundits will be discussing Kamala's meltdown for months....maybe.... However, there might be a more scientific explanation for her sudden contraction in the polls. I would refer you to the mechanics described by Boyle's law.... Perhaps it was the case that Kamala began with too much gas, at the beginning of the race. Then, she expelled too much gas, before the end of the race. And then, she just imploded like an old bag of wind? What is the famous equation in science which best describes this relationship between pressure and gas in an Open System, a Closed System, and in an Isolated System? It comes from.... Boyle's law, of course. So you see... In fact, Robert Boyle could have predicted the result of the 2024 Harris candidacy, way back in 1662. No need for pollsters, if only Robert Boyle had been alive this past year. This is what happens when, at room temperature and pressure, in Washington DC, one exerts too much pressure on an old bag of gas. The particles inside the bag begin to vibrate. And then the bag begins to expel gas. And then the bag of gas completely implodes. You can see this just by close examination of the graph, above. Pressure is inversely proportional to the volume of IQ. Put another way.... Too many leaks in the gas bag will lead to implosion of the container. But let's not get too scientific this morning. Regards, Gamma

It's the forcing of increased CO2 concentration in the atmosphere that we are talking about. Not the forces of nature. What were you thinking when you composed this comment?

You may be cheerful, as you say. However, I would hardly call you charitable, in any way. Shame on you, Sir!