Dean1953

Any place around Chiang Mai that I could buy some grafted macadamia trees?

IMG_2673.mov I had galvanized gutters installed in 2005 when my house was built. The first to go were the ones in the back of my house. I took the second floor roof off that was over the far back end of my house and put a tiled patio in its place. I just had an awning put on top, so those gutters aren’t necessarily. After I leave to go back to the U.S. in a week, my old small entryway into the house will be torn down and a much larger entryway will be built with a large awning that will divert water coming off the front roof to mango trees planted on the side. The only gutters that I have left are on my garage, which work fine, and the one at the top of my house on the side, which has a large hole in the middle. I want it replaced with a stainless steel version that will outlast me at age 71. The lady that takes care of my house wants to try to have the old gutter repaired, which is BS. It’s going to be hard to find someone to work that high up, let alone trying to fix the old gutter. Any suggestions on a SS gutter would be appreciated! IMG_2673.mov IMG_2673.mov IMG_2674.mov

After having an awing placed over my tiled second floor patio, mainly because water leaked through several areas onto my exterior walls below (but also because the tiles got way too hot during the day to walk on barefoot), I just have 2 projects left to finish in the next 2-2.5 years before I move back permanently. The front door has a small overhang seperate roof that is 19 years old and for the last 2 years is being held up by 2 teak logs. Also, the exterior of my house is brick in the first level, that I repainted last year. The second level is teak siding that needs to be sanded and restained. I would like to buy a ladder that extends far enough to reach the highest spot on my house. Looking on Facebook Marketplace and googling extension ladders, I find combination ladders. Ladders that can be used as step ladders and converted to extension ladders. I want something like what I have in the U.S., a Louisville ladder that extends to either 28 or 36 feet and has a weight load of at least 250 pounds. Does anyone know of a store in Chiangmai which has them? If not, someplace in Thailand? Thanks!

I sent an email to Thai VietJet partially to clarify how the 40 kilos that I bought on their website can be distributed with 2 checked bags. The email concerns my purchase of the 40 kilos through the Thai VietJet app while logged in. In retrospect, I should have bought the kilos through eDreams, the 3rd party travel agency that I bough my ticket. When I look at my reservation on the app, it details my reservation in detail, except for purchasing the checked baggage 40 kilos. I can’t find the email confirming the purchase but I did make a copy of my bank statement where I was charged $36 for the 49 kilos. I haven’t heard back from Thai VietJet yet but may have to stop at the CNX airport in advance of 30 May flight to confirm that I won’t have any problems on 30 May when I fly to BKK.

This is my electronics shipment. Anything that I might need in Milwaukee tool products, I stock up on over the period of a year. I take advantage of Christmas sales, last minute sales, reconditioned tools and all sorts of blades I would love to bring a Milwaukee lawn mower but it weighs 70 pounds. I’ve probably made at least 10 trips in 10 years. I have all the clothes and tennis shoes that I would ever need. I have a teak house, so any tool that cuts wood is fair game for me to bring. After this trip, I have maybe 3-4 more trips before I move back to CM in 3 years. I let my wife have use of my suitcases on the way home. Usually, she wants Thai food stuffs that are legal to bring back to the U.S., along with spices.

I’m taking the train to CM next week, after arriving at BKK. I’ll have plenty of time to go by the VietJet checkin counter, or their office at the airport

I’m taking Thai Viet jet airlines on 30 May from CNX to BKK, then 5.5 hours later, I catch a flight to LAX I originally was going to send luggage by train and go pick it up on arriving at BKK. I finally checked the Thai Viet Jet website and 40 kilos of luggage was $36, so I paid it. On my receipt, it shows one luggage and the amount paid in Baht. Now, there’s some doubt that I’ll be allowed 2 bags, with 20 kilos apiece. I sent them the question on Messenger but haven’t heard back yet. I can’t imagine that they would allow 1 bag with 40 kilos in it but I’ve seen airlines do stranger things. If nobody knows, I arrive at BKK from LAX on 1 May, and I have 10 hours to kill before my train to Chiangmai leaves. That gives me plenty of rime to ask someone with Thai Vier Jet whether I’m allowed one or two bags and to plan accordingly. But if anyone here knows, I would appreciate it.

I had cataract surgery at Rutnin on my left eye about 20 years ago. I think it was less than 35,000 baht. I have my right eye checked every couple of years and so far, Doctors have told me I don’t need it yet. Living in the U.S. with Medicare, I’ll be over my deductible by this Summer. I’d like to get a couple of elective surgeries done this fall, including cataract surgery on my right eye. In 2 years, I expect to retire in Chiangmai.

Yes there is a pvc pipe sticking out above where the septic tank was buried. That part was done in December, while I was there. The laying of the concrete base and putting the pavers back down has been this week.

The worker and my caretaker at the house talked with a company that sells pavers and the problem with cutting blocks in half is , with the amount of rain in rainy season, the pieces might float out If I had done it, I would have cut the pieces, put some concrete in the hole, push the cut pieces in place and wiped off the excess concrete. They weren’t going to do that, so they did it yesterday with a lot of concrete. I guess that it will grow on me with time

I know that there are lots of places to buy them. I bought these at a business lot across the street from Global House. I’ll ask either the installer or my Thai neighbor that watches over my house whien I’m not there if they know of anyplace closer to Bo Sang, where my house is. The only other place where I have a smaller patio, using the same pavers, and having the same sand base under the pavers, after 12-13 years of mailing unsupervised growth, the grass grew high enough between the pavers that you couldn’t see the pavers any longer. I pulled all the pavers off and hired someone else to pour a concrete base there and put the pavers on top. He decided to fill in where the half square pavers would have fit with concrete. It looks alright but I’d prefer to use the half pavers this time.

Underneath my patio is my septic tank, which cracked and drained a section of sand out to the creek behind my house. Rather than pulling out the septic tank, which also had a considerable amount of sand in it, a new septic tank was installed next to the old one. All of this was done while I was at my house in December. A person that occasionally works on stuff at my house was contracted to pour a concrete base and reinstall the pavers on top, which he has done as of yesterday. My question is whether I can buy paver square blocks already in half size? Or, do I have to cut them in half, to fit them in the sides of the patio? If the latter, I know what I’ll be doing in May when I get back. Thanks!

That’s why I’m not overly concerned about it. She has a Pharmacy degree from a U.S. University. Her future Ks in the U.S., working. Now that she knows what a PITA Thai officials are, I’m sure that she will be prepared next time she comes to Thailand.

The step daughter in question has an older sister who was 17 in 2008 and presumably has a Thai ID card. She has a brother who was 14 in 2008 and I’m not sure if he has one. The youngest in the family, my 15 year old son, who was 11 months old in 2008 when we all moved, does not have a Thai ID card.