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going on for hundreds of years.

That's a common misconception because actually it's new in our generation. Traditionally Thailand grew organic because that's all there was. What used to be reused to nourish the soil is now called "agricultural waste" and burned in this era of chemical and poison farming. I ran across someone who has been in Northern Thailand since the 70's which was the time before farming methods changed. He described burning back then as seldom and the air as clean. Compare that to today where maybe 8 months out of the year the north is blanketed in heavy smoke pollution that is harmful to the entire population there. It's the same/worse every year. Nothing will be done about this in our lifetime.They give a little lip service to pass the time, blame others, and wait for the rains to start--works like a charm every time so why do anything? They already have the perfect solution in place.

As far as what you can do, leaving is probably the best thing for your health. Otherwise make an artificial atmosphere in your house with windows and doors always closed, AC always on, and high quality air filters running. Stay inside during the dangerous 8 months of the year. When outside always wear a face mask like the government warns residents to do. I sometimes wonder if the lungs of people in the north are worse than heavy chain smokers.

I have never seen these type of splitters in Thailand. Thai's split bamboo all the time so why don't you just ask someone to demonstrate. No special tools are needed. Smaller stock they drive a machete through using a hammer. Bigger stock splitting is often assisted by wedges or hand driving the culm into a post. But maybe step back and think what are you doing with bamboo that needs it split? I don't like split bamboo because pieces are weaker than a circle and loses having the outer coating being total protection.

Hate to see any program do something special for the richer, more densely populated and completely ignore the poor further out who are suffering just as badly.

But they seriously cracked down on the air hostess show. Is there a double standard?

Acronym is similar but different: not KFC, but KCF brand eggs sold at Tesco.

For sure packaging abuse abounds, but this one isn't about quantity but rather it brings things to yet another level of stupidity. The stickers are tough to remove making it a time waster and deterrent to try composting egg shells. Also whether the glue they use is non-toxic is a question mark. I am not comfortable using the KCF egg/plastic/glue combination things for cooking or composting. You know how sometimes a piece of shell can land in the pan. Normally harmless, but not if the plastic and glue go in.

I use egg shells for composting. But the geniuses at KCF decided that every single individual egg must have a plastic sticker glued to it even though they are sold as a pack with KCF advertising on the outside. Hardly something you want at all, let alone in your compost pile. So buyer beware--when you buy eggs from KCF, you are the one that pays for these stickers and promote unwanted plastic waste.

I expected to see a plan to do something about containers bigger than the product inside. So how did they apparently fail to notice ever smaller products inside ever larger containers? Since over half of a land fill is consumed by empty food containers the unnecessary waste of this ludicrous marketing gimmick that no one likes is gigantic.

Even organic growers have to use something to kill the bugs.

I don't, but I must add a footnote everyone's situation is different and I don't have a field of saplings all being defoliated like the OP. A healthy tree is very good at defending itself naturally. I find mango trees to be very hardy among fruit tree species and various pests do little harm to the tree so I just let them be. However, wrapping each mango in a paper bag sold for this purpose is a must and then produces perfect, blemish free and bug free fruit. It's a relatively easy strategy and like Christmas time when it comes time to unwrap and see such wonderful, chemical free fruit. Very happy with this strategy.

In northern Thailand the burning season lasts roughly October to May. More specifically air quality plummets several days after the rains stop and stays bad until the rains start. It's all because things burn better when dry. While March usually has the most hazardous air to breath, other months like February this year were awful and made the news multiple times. Also noteworthy that dry spells even in the middle of the rainy season will see burning ramp up and cause noticeably decreased air quality as well.

Last year they really ramped up the cloud seeding and it was frequently in the news about all the rain they were making. It gave visions like after every flight they were high fiving and celebrating. But despite their boasting and congratulating themselves, in the end it was one of the driest years on record. I guess the strategy it to keep claiming success and expanding the project no matter what happens.

When comparing fittings check how deep the threads go. I dislike Ana because their fittings have so few threads to screw into. So what happens is some types of pipes will bottom out before having a chance to get tight.

The public residing in haze covered areas are urged to avoid engaging in outdoor activities, cover their nose and mouth when going outside

Imagine a place where going outside to breathe the air puts you at risk of a trip to the hospital. Where you are warned to seal all doors and windows tight and remain indoors around the clock for months. Told not to exercise or do anything strenuous. And we are not talking about a smoggy city, but the countryside of Thailand where the air is complete filth. No one could believe it if you told them. In the future the rural population will increase along with land encroachment and usage which means more fires and burning and ever worsening air quality. We live in the worst time in history for air quality in Thailand and yet things are about to get really, really bad in the coming years. I wonder as the needle goes ever deeper and longer into hazardous air just how much needless death and suffering will occur as they simply "monitor" the situation every year. It's already to the point that hundreds of thousands of country people can end up at the hospital on a yearly basis due to the smog. The country I am from you need a permit to burn anything and you can be sure to get a visit from the fire department and citation if you don't. So when I see farmer daeng choking a whole village with his useless fires it's quite a spectacle that the reaction is everyone just goes on pretending not to notice.

especially in the southern region where due to a large amount of rubber farms, mosquitoes are able to thrive

Never heard this before. Anyone know why this is?

Temps have been in the single digits in the mountains day and night. Never seen anything like this in my years here. As low as 4°C today and breezy. Fingers are numb trying to type on the keyboard. Tomorrow and the next day will be colder? Wow! If you are from a cold climate and think that's nothing then turn off your thermostat and see how long you can take it before turning it on. No heaters in the houses or cars here is a whole different thing.

Part of being an engineer is trying out different things until u have a solution

Really? That sounds like a layman, not an engineer.

On the Home Pro online shopping web site all I see are blinds that attach to the wall. Are you certain they have the type that attach to the window sash as pictured in my samples?

Where might one find blinds or shades that attach to the window or a manufacturer that can embed them between window panes? A few examples of what is being sought after are below.

As others say, up sizing your pipes is a good idea. Less pipe friction means you'll get more flow and also can run more than one tap in parallel. But it won't solve this particular issue. The problem is internally shower heaters send water through tiny pipes inside, way smaller than half inch. You could use a demand pump or replace the gas heater with a solar water heater that doesn't reduce the pipe size.

The funny thing is that "Nam Nao" in Thai language is actually Dirty Water.

No, that word is a different tone. nao (หนาว) in the name of this park means "cold", not "dirty".

The reason it is pulling apart is the sealant is applied in the wrong shape. When shaped in an hour glass the sealant can get close to 200% elongation. The key is to put some backer rod in first to allow the sealant to have the correct shape on the back. They sell backer rod in 100 meter rolls at watsadu, global, etc. Then apply sealant with the proper shape on the front.

Surprising change for sure and nice web site. Steak thickness is crucial. They need to be an inch thick or more. I have a hard time with places with steak on their sign board that make them 1/2" thick or less. My guess is their marketing department decided if they tripled the thickness for taste, then the portion would shrink to look like one third the size on the plate and that is less appealing to the common man. I would not stop in there for a steak.

Very nice kannot. How did you cut the circular hole in the tile?

Yes, MEN is used in this area and I have implemented it in the past. There is no question that I will connect the incoming N to ground. My question is would sending N through the main breaker first be a good idea or not.

Just one more thing. The instructions say to run neutral from the mains directly to the ground bar, then connect the ground bar to the neutral bar. For developed countries this sounds like a great idea, but it makes me slightly nervous that if some genius messes up something nearby I have no way of isolating from the neutral line coming in. Would it be plausible to address this concern to instead send neutral through the 2nd pole of the main circuit breaker and then connect the neutral bar to the ground bar? This way turning off the main breaker isolates the site from both line and neutral. Or maybe it's not a good idea? Thanks for any suggestions.

Below is the instruction sheet and the top panel is the configuration I am working with (primary panel) and the 2nd picture doesn't apply (sub-panel).