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    Quality of Thai paint?

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    I used Dulux Weathershield (white) for all my walls inside and out including garden walls.  5 years down the track and still like new.  One thing I am impressed with is that touch-ups (damage caused by careless builders or wife moving her pot plants etc) are almost impossible to notice.  The only place I have had problems is a small area on a boundary wall that is only rendered and painted on one side.  This area seems to get all the weather so I am certain it is dampness penetrating through the unsealed side and lifting the paint on the other side.  Scraping, sanding and touching up the damaged areas has rectified the problem and is not noticeable....especially if you "feather out" when touching up.  I might add this is more like bubbling of the paint (up to 10 baht size) rather than fine blistering shown earlier.

     

    Polyurethane:  While slightly off topic I would like to relay a warning about using polyurethane.  I have used polyurethane finishers as a handyman and DIY for nearly 40 years without a problem.  All the woodwork in my current house is TOA Polyurethane .  Unfortunately polyurethane does not handle full sun very well here so my verandah posts and a teak bridge over my fishpond etc that get full sun need to be sanded clean and re-coated every 15 months approx.  About a month ago I performed this maintenance as per usual over a period of about 10 days (working cool mornings only).  I followed the instructions as per usual wearing gloves and having adequate ventilation (no mask because outdoors).  After a week I started having breathing problems (heavy phlegm) but put it down to some seasonal bug due to new rainy season.  After 10 days I woke with a full body rash.  Hospital explained it as change in the weather and smoking.  I wasnt convinced so did some research.

     

    Apparently polyurethane contains a substance called isocyanate.  Exposure to isocyanate over many years can cause some people to become sensitized to it....like they have no tolerance to it.  Some people can even develop a nasty rash from a fracture cast which today are a mixture of fiberglass and polyurethane not plaster as previous.  End result is my lungs are damaged and I can never use polyurethane again.  I would suggest people always wear a mask and gloves (no skin contact) irregardless when using any coating containing polyurethane or isocyanate.

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    Living in a quiet Issan village.

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    15 hours ago, jenny2017 said:

    The rape of minors is incredible, while villagers seem to be afraid to treat HIV/AIDS victims. I've seen uncles and grandfathers I wouldn't trust one minute. 

     

    I know a woman who never washed her HIV/Aids infected daughter because she thought that she'd get infected. The poor girl died in circumstances I don't want to talk about.

     

      Another woman, who's married to a Japanese guy was brought back to the village to die. I always visited her and tried to give her the feeling that she's not alone, but Thais don't seem to understand that. 

     

       But all villages have the same rules, not talking about something where anybody could lose face. A girl losing her virginity through her uncle, dad, granddad, etc.. is mostly unreported and they give birth to a child that shouldn't be there first place. 

     

    I'm not kidding now. 

    Not disputing your post(every village is different Im sure, just like people) but we have two women with AIDS in our village and they are both treated normally.  In fact one was a neighbour of ours who has an unaffected husband and not long had a baby.  She has even quite openly and in company on the street mentioned how she was on her way to pick up her AIDS drugs.  I feel sometimes they are a bit too relaxed about it...especially when this ladies mother tries to encourage the youngest sister to go work bar for more money!

     

    No ours is a reasonably quiet village but we do have a resident thief/burglar who the police catch periodically.   Everyone knows who it is and they just keep an eye on his movements and each others properties.  No-one dares to call the police because there is no money in it (the thief and his family are broke).  So if the police are involved they need money to pay for their time, so they turn on you and next thing they are wanting tea money because your number plate is obscured, tail light blown, or you are painting your own house without a work permit etc (hasnt happened here yet but I have read about it before).

     

    Only violence I have seen here has been from the jealous lashing tongue of some other farangs Thai wife lol!

    Renewed appeal for British man missing in Thailand who posted concerning video on Facebook

    in Thailand News

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    5 minutes ago, Loaded said:

    I Googled "In my experience and you can GOOGLE this, most people who are serious about killing themselves don't announce it, they do it." and found this:

     

    "Myth: People who talk about suicide aren’t serious and won’t go through with it.

    Fact: People who kill themselves have often told someone that they do not feel life is worth living or that they have no future. Some may have actually said they want to die. While it’s possible that someone might talk about suicide as a way of getting the attention they need, it’s vitally important to take anybody who talks about feeling suicidal seriously."

     

    https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/what-speak-us-about/signs-you-may-be-struggling-cope/myths-about-suicide

     

     

     

     

    We heard you the first time lol!

     

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    Renewed appeal for British man missing in Thailand who posted concerning video on Facebook

    in Thailand News

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    So sad.  I have known numerous people like this in my life and its always the same story.  They were either orphaned or rejected very young and somehow blame themselves.  A lot of incest victims are the same, they believe it was something they did that caused the family member to sexually abuse them.  It goes further than that in that they have to prove themselves right that they are a f##k up.  They continually sabotage themselves.

     

    The difficulty I found is getting through to these people.  The video poster said "be aware of the symptoms....notice the signs etc and help them". You can do that and reach out but it is really difficult to get through to them.  Its frustrating.  I imagine that it has taken years for their belief system to develop and thus it will take years to help them change it.  In turn they actually drive people away through frustration and their continual f#ck ups.  Hence, as he said, they feel unloved and their depression magnifies.

     

    The movie "Good Will Hunting" is a great example of the problem.  The crunch line is when Robin Williams corners Matt Damon and keeps repeating "Its not your fault"  "Its not your fault".  Powerful movie if you havn't seen it.

     

    One thing I learnt early in life is that others cant make you happy and if you are not happy on your own, then you wont really be happy with others.  I wish him all the best.

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    Thai authorities to contact the UK for Yingluck's address as Interpol refuses Blue Notice - spokesman.

    in Thailand News

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    20 hours ago, ezzra said:

    Let's face it, the Thai authorities are not good it either tracing people, and they find them, to extradite them back to Thailand, and the list is too long to mention, i think that they really don't want want these people back from all sorts of reasons, so when they say they can;t find them when they are hiding in plain sight it's nothing but a cop out...

    Dont you worry about that.  The Thai authorities will track her down to the ends of the earth...and then ask her to report to the police station at her earliest convenience!!

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    Trawler captains face massive fine after catching whale shark

    in Phuket News

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    7 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

    Highly unlikely it was accidental. You are either willfully ignoring the sordid history of Thai fishing fleets or are genuinely ignorant.  Thai fishing fleets have had a lengthy history of violating  international rules and  of  engaging in environmentally irresponsible acts. It goes beyond the dumping of raw waste and bilge water.

    Not to mention their sordid history as part time pirates responsible for countless murders, kidnappings, rapes, tortures, and human trafficking particularly against Vietnamese refugees.  I remember being here in the late 80's and the news was full of the discovery of a group of dead Vietnamese women and girls found drowned and naked washed up on the beach here.  They had been kidnapped by Thai fisherman, taken on to the Thai trawlers while the refugee men and boys were murdered and their boats sunk.  The older refugee women had their vaginas slit open because there was a rumour that they carried a lot of gold and thats where it was kept.  The women and girls were used as sex toys and raped for days until the Thai fisherman had had their fill.  Then for a bit of fun the women were tied together in a long string and the first one pushed over board while they motored along watching each girl struggled to not get dragged overboard.  Just do a google, its full of it.

     

    Yes I am sure these Thai fisherman have a lot of respect for the sea and its poor defensive sea creatures!!

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