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Cement is the expensive component in concrete so everyone tries to use as little as possible, that's why nothing concrete ever lasts long.

I want to paint it but need a stable surface first.

http://www.cmtoolsrental.com/

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Blood pressure does vary based on whether you're fully resting or not, have just eaten, have just woken up, the range you mention doesn't appear suspicious to me but I'm not a doctor, Sheryl is.

Not so. There's a tool rental place in CM on the ring road and they have one for rent.

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Can't, no depth available, it's a mated surface

Do you pay extra for the footprints or were they free. 🙂

Sissons paint in Bangkok is a paint factory but the brand is not well known. They have a product similar to what you describe, specifically for outside use but it MUST be a flat surface. They have a handy video on their website showing how it's applied using an undercoat, a gap filler layer and a top coat, all using a spreader rather than a brush or roller.

You need to read Ballpoint story of his tax audit and then apologise.

We already have driveway/traffic paint and the undercoat. Epoxy paint is what you refer to but it's not very good for outside because of UV. We had engineers from SIKA come take a look and they strongly advised against epoxy paint outdoors, The purpose of their visit was because I was looking for a patching product to fill small pin holes etc. They said just go ahead and paint it as is and didn't have a solution for a smoother surface apart from resurfacing, which is not possible because of the height. We didn't have the discussion about concrete grinding because they were too busy trying to sell me their products. From what I've read, a concrete grinder will remove about one sixteenth in a single pass and 50 square meters should take about 2 hours.

Yet when I wrote earlier that the Revenue would notify Immigration and a person would be prevented from leaving the country, I was admonished and accused of scaremongering! @DrJack54

I'm pretty certain it will, the slab itself is structural sound and 18 inches thick at one end, 6 inches at the road end plus extensive rebar inside.

I don't have 5cms to play with, unfortunately, it's either make this work or replace.

The sun is overhead at present, when it gets arounds 4pm I'll take a couple more and perhaps can see the surface more clearly.

As if every pensioner on 65k a month who has been audited, must report on AN!!!

I disagree, the system is eminently workable, it's just that many foreigners don't understand such things. The tax forms are available in English, as are the instructions, if you can fill out a tax form in your home country you can fill out one here. If you can't fill one out, you'll have to use a tax preparer, just like millions do in other countries.

Post of the year award candidate, best one I've read in ages.

There's always one. :))

In the US and UK, the number of investigations ranges between 1% and 2.5% of taxpayers, some being random but most based on information acquired. Have to say I've never known or met anyone who was ever audited in either country although I was investigated when I declared a prior mistake I had made. Most people are unlikely to want it known they've been audited since the vast majority result in extra tax being paid, along with some form of penalty.

Every bar stool hound in Soi Bukkhow is now going to boast about how they were called in for an audit but they told them to get stuffed, "I'm never going to pay tax here", and then stormed out after the officer backed down....not heard anything since, he said. "That's what you have to do lads, you mark my words", he said. Meanwhile, back on planet earth, life continued as usual.

Have you ever heard of the Revenue Department auditing anyone? The point is, we would never hear about these things, even if they happened daily, which I'm certain they do because that's what Revenue and Audit functions do.

Same problem with the Tsunami sensors on the buoys out at sea, no maintenance budget to replace the batteries....big sigh.

Apparently NATO's borders extend to Venezuela...I never knew!