Diary of a farang in Isaan

[HighPriority]

2 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

It looks a lot like this Mr Owl.Apparently it's new.

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-searches-for-cow-vaccine-for-lumpy-skin-disease

Geez !!

Dont bloody start him off on vaccines !

????
 

ps

you can laugh MrFFF but hes already at it !

Edited May 20, 2021 by HighPriority

[Odysseus123]

8 minutes ago, HighPriority said:

Geez !!

Dont bloody start him off on vaccines !

????
 

ps

you can laugh MrFFF but hes already at it !

There are fears that freelance Thai massage ladies may spread covid-but probably are very effective in the initial treatment of 5G symptoms and the odd lumps and bumps which may appear from time to time....????

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

 

Thanks for that FFF.

 

This looks to me like blood poisoning. The tell-tale signs are the pustules in the lower extremes. The beast cannot shed these toxins in a more natural way*, and the pustules are toxins, chompted up bits of cell and cell tissue desperate to get out. These pustules could possibly erupt; don't know yet. And they are not the problem. They are the result of the problem; whatever that may be.

 

Could I ask some searching questions? Has the cow been given any sort of medication or injections in the last 3 months or so? Has the cow had an anti-tick wash? Is there any new additives to the food? New transmitter?  Is it possible to be the result of any electrical transmitting. A long shot that, but as 5G gets rolled out more and more, I'm sure it will effect some animals; but perhaps not in this way. 5G is more likely to cause extreme fatigue.

 

** Normal ways as in poo-poo, peeing. exhaling, sweating or even coughing and sneezing.

Could be the recent injections about a week ago which I remember getting in trouble for not assisting and the pustules do erupt as is happening with the young red cow but she doesn't have so many.The 2 other cows are one with a calf and another is pregnant and I know the the pregnant cow didn't get the injection and doesn't seem to display any symptoms same with the cow with the calf although I'm not she if she got a jab but she also doesn't show any symptoms, so I'll check with misses FFF tonight and let her know and see what happens.If it's widespread in Thailand I'd say the Gov jab is a possible cause.I've already denied misses FFF's offer to register for the Covid vax saying I've already had it and probably wouldn't get one anyway not for this and not with the coercion going on.I notice the Buri Ram threat of gaol story has disappeared without trace.Oooops I see HP has warned me not to get you started so I'll just leave it there.

[FarFlungFalang]

1 minute ago, Odysseus123 said:

There are fears that freelance Thai massage ladies may spread covid-but probably are very effective in the initial treatment of 5G symptoms and the odd lumps and bumps which may appear from time to time....????

What about freelance hat ladies?Any fears about them spreading stuff by bumping lumps?

[Odysseus123]

8 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

What about freelance hat ladies?Any fears about them spreading stuff by bumping lumps?

Ah.."Bumping Lumps"(vernacular)...it's been with us for countless generations..I can't see it being eradicated soon.

[owl sees all]

25 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Could be the recent injections about a week ago which I remember getting in trouble for not assisting and the pustules do erupt as is happening with the young red cow but she doesn't have so many. The 2 other cows are one with a calf and another is pregnant and I know the the pregnant cow didn't get the injection and doesn't seem to display any symptoms same with the cow with the calf although I'm not she if she got a jab but she also doesn't show any symptoms, so I'll check with misses FFF tonight and let her know and see what happens.

 

If it's widespread in Thailand I'd say the Gov jab is a possible cause. I've already denied misses FFF's offer to register for the Covid vax saying I've already had it and probably wouldn't get one anyway not for this and not with the coercion going on.I notice the Buri Ram threat of gaol story has disappeared without trace.Oooops I see HP has warned me not to get you started so I'll just leave it there.

 

Thanks for the reply FFF.

 

On the whole animals are subject to similar basic body functions as humans. And although all creature's physiology differ they are basically similar. A cow, just like us, has two maintenance systems working in parallel; chemical and electrical. Problems arise when either, or both, are out of sync.

 

Cows will jog along, and prosper on good food nutrients, clean water and being free from toxins. However, even a minuscule amount of toxin, say from an injection, can cause the cow's  maintenance chemical system to go crazy. The infected sites are then flooded with repair cells. They attack the damaged cells and dissipate the toxin. This mush of toxicity, cells and body tissue is then eliminated from the body. When the skin erupts into a 'rash' it is a good sign that the body's maintenance is doing as best it can.

 

You might have put your finger on the answer FFF. But! Look at the other aspects to the cow's well-being. Check on food. Check on water, and the other essentials for a happy cow life that we looked at in an earlier post.

 

If you could FFF. Find out what the injection the cow had was for. Also what dose was administered. I don't suppose the vial is laying about?

 

Just on the point of pustules. In themselves they are a positive sign; but must look out for infections setting in if they begin to weep. Clear away any decay matter and keep the area clean!

 

 

[Golden Triangle]

3 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Ah.."Bumping Lumps"(vernacular)...it's been with us for countless generations..I can't see it being eradicated soon.

We call it belly boxing ????

[Odysseus123]

An ancient eucalypt for Owl..

 

[FarFlungFalang]

3 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

An ancient eucalypt for Owl..

 

Have you seen "The Grandis" Ode?

[owl sees all]

Owl Log - 21-05-2021 - Friday morning

 

Just relaxing in my spot near the window and got a lovely surprise.

 

 

He flew over from somewhere and proceeded to inject the caterpillar. I had the camera at hand but couldn't snap the actual injecting. Although it seemed to be more of a spray. Perhaps the caterpillar was sprayed to immobilise it and stop it wriggling about. Anyway; off went the wasp, or hornet, into the great outdoors, carrying its prize. That's nature for ya. Sometimes vicious, sometimes devastating, often beautiful but never ugly.

 

 

My new cutters arrived. They were marked up at 185 baht. I got them on a special offer; 104 baht, and that included delivery. No wonder many shops are struggling. What with covid and now the rapid growth of internet shopping!

 

 

Had an earlier delivery with Mildred's dancing shoes. Flash did the bizzo with these. The earlier cutter delivery being Kerry.

 

 

They were promoted as 'Disco shoes' on the selling platform. 77 baht including delivery.  Look good but not heavy duty.

 

Mrs Owl had a short chat with the delivery guy. He does around 150 parcels a day. Gets between 15 and 25 baht a delivery and with any luck, a tip. I always give something, and I reckon most do. A decent living for some of these chaps. This particular one brings his wife.

 

Made up a reishi brew. Ting (the hat girl) gave me so many reishi strips that I made a really strong elixir.

 

 

 

Drinking it right now. I make up two drinks. One is neat; very bitter with a strong after taste. The other a wine. 50/50 with Lao Khow. I drink that just in the evenings, after I've finished browsing any TV Forum covid threads.

 

Passed a new build on the way to the farm. Very dark pic this one. I'll keep an eye out for any progress.

 

 

The door has been erected. Must be a toilet. House will come later?

 

Mildred caught a couple of carp in her net yesterday. One was a beautiful red fish. Popped it into the tree pond next door (number 6).

 

 

While I was sitting watching the net fishing, I noticed a creeper winding its way around some stems of grass.

 

 

I think they would wrap around me if I fell asleep in the chair.

 

We did get a shower a day or so ago. Hard rain, but short lived. What we in the UK might call April showers.

 

Who is gonna join Norwich and Waford in the EPL next season. My dosh is on Swansea although Brentford would be nice.

 

Mrs Owl's sister Pook came around last evening to get some cat food. Mrs Owl gave her a full container. Evidently her cats get hungry; strange that. Maybe I should simply buy her cats a big 20kg bag of biscuit. Pook doesn't owe me any dosh though; just 16 sacks of rice. I'll forget the cat food.

 

Hip is improving. The footy lads are at the gate shouting; "Farang Owl. come out and show us how to do overhead kicks again." I shouted back; "Not today lads; later." This seemed to satisfy them.

 

Only one thing left to say; bye y'all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2021 by owl sees all

[bluesofa]

4 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Owl Log - 21-05-2021 - Friday morning

 

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My new cutters arrived. They were marked up at 185 baht. I got them on a special offer; 104 baht, and that included delivery. No wonder many shops are struggling. What with covid and now the rapid growth of internet shopping!

 

 

I bought a pair of cutters (secateurs as my mother used to refer to them) a couple of years ago from Globalhouse.

The only ones they had for sale were Chinese. The price for some reason has stuck in my mind - 95 Baht. I bought a pair.

They lasted almost a couple of months. For 95 Baht you could tell they were manufactured by price, not quality.

 

Initially I noticed 'Japan' on the packet of your purchase, and thought it would make them a bargain at 104 Baht.

Then I saw it actually says 'Japan pattern', which I bet sadly means they must be from the same place as mine were.

 

Let us know how well they fare.

[FarFlungFalang]

49 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Made up a reishi brew. Ting (the hat girl) gave me so many reishi strips that I made a really strong elixir.

So it's Ting now is it?This is heading straight into "danger Will Robinson" territory!

Mr Owl I spoke with Mrs FFF and she said it's a brand new disease and they say it's spread by flies and mozzies.Flies I here you inquire?Yes they have what we call March flies in Oz don't ask why they call them March flies,we also have some nasty little blood sucking flies that look similar to your average common fly but they are definitely not your common fly and they hang around the cows.As for cleaning away the decaying matter,BS in other terms, I do this every so often, well maybe not often but every so anyway, and I could tell what an ordeal it is.I have cleared a 2m by 1m area and got 18 bags of manure and I'm not even into the thick stuff yet.

[owl sees all]

49 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I bought a pair of cutters (secateurs as my mother used to refer to them) a couple of years ago from Globalhouse.

The only ones they had for sale were Chinese. The price for some reason has stuck in my mind - 95 Baht. I bought a pair.

They lasted almost a couple of months. For 95 Baht you could tell they were manufactured by price, not quality.

 

Initially I noticed 'Japan' on the packet of your purchase, and thought it would make them a bargain at 104 Baht.

Then I saw it actually says 'Japan pattern', which I bet sadly means they must be from the same place as mine were.

 

Let us know how well they fare.

 

Might start to use them today. Rear view.

 

 

www.shintystargroup.com

 

They look robust enough. Let you all know after trials at the farm.

 

Edited May 21, 2021 by owl sees all

[FarFlungFalang]

I remember as a kid the phrase "Siberian sh** shoveler" it's rather ironic that I have become an Isaanian sh** shoveler! Some may laugh who don't understand how to convert cow manure into money.

[owl sees all]

2 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

I remember as a kid the phrase "Siberian sh** shoveler" it's rather ironic that I have become an Isaanian sh** shoveler! Some may laugh who don't understand how to convert cow manure into money.

 

Indeed!

 

Mrs Owl buys buffalo poo from a near-by farm. I think cow poo is just as good; if not better, but it's not so available.

 

This disease that Mrs FFF mentioned. Can't say anything here; but PM me FFF.

[owl sees all]

2 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

Might start to use them today. Rear view.

 

 

www.shintystargroup.com

 

They look robust enough. Let you all know after trials at the farm.

 

 

Sorry guys: www.shinystargroup.com

 

http://www.shinystargroup.com/en/products_detail.php?pid=3

 

Edited May 21, 2021 by owl sees all

[Odysseus123]

4 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Have you seen "The Grandis" Ode?

No...please enlighten me...

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

Might start to use them today. Rear view.

 

 

www.shintystargroup.com

 

They look robust enough. Let you all know after trials at the farm.

 

Took me ages to see clearly when I zoomed in (second line of text at the bottom).

They're made in China.

[owl sees all]

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Took me ages to see clearly when I zoomed in (second line of text at the bottom).

They're made in China.

Had a good look at their web site. It looks as though 'shiny star group' are a wholesale distributor. Their range is ginormous.

 

Gonna try to get a deal on some extendable garden cutters.

 

 

See what I can come up with.

 

I don't mind a bit of Chinese. Some of their stuff is very nice.

Edited May 21, 2021 by owl sees all

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, owl sees all said:

Had a good look at their web site. It looks as though 'shiny star group' and a wholesale distributor. Their range is ginormous.

 

Gonna try to get a deal on some extendable garden cutters.

 

 

I'll see what I can come up with.

 

I don't mind a bit of Chinese. Some of their stuff is very nice.

Don't let Mrs Owl hear that!

Or it will be curtains for you - with no one in them.

[Damrongsak]

13 hours ago, owl sees all said:

...  My new cutters arrived. They were marked up at 185 baht. I got them on a special offer; 104 baht, and that included delivery. No wonder many shops are struggling. What with covid and now the rapid growth of internet shopping!  ...

 

I have several pair of that style I've accumulated over the years.  FELCO brand from Switzerland. Love 'em. I got my first pair around 1976 and still as good as new.  The model I have currently sells for about 1,700 Baht in the U.S. I have some #2s and maybe a #8. 

 

[FarFlungFalang]

20 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

No...please enlighten me...

Tallest tree in NSW just north of Bulahdelah just off the Princess Hwy they even have a nice picnic area, well worth a look if you're in the area.

[FarFlungFalang]

These bags are full of sh*t, all 30 of them.I can also tell you that it's pretty heavy sh*t.The sh*t I go through is almost unbelievable, and now I have to put up with this sh*t for god knows how long is a piece of string?

 

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by FarFlungFalang

[Odysseus123]

6 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Tallest tree in NSW just north of Bulahdelah just off the Princess Hwy they even have a nice picnic area, well worth a look if you're in the area.

Thanks for the info.....

Buladelah is well within my bailiwick being about an hours drive south of town.

[Kwarium]

On 5/12/2021 at 4:16 PM, owl sees all said:

I think you have nailed it Sterling.

 

 

This is what the flash-drive contains

 

 

 

As soon as I click on it, it goes.

Usually just enjoying the diary, but have a suggestion for the computer problem.

 

Try a right mouse button click on the “Removable Disk (E:)”

Then left click “Properties”

Then look for “Tools” and left click.

See if there is an option to check or scan or repair in there somewhere.

 

If the right click causes the same disappearing act, try and find the E: drive under “Computer” and see if you can get the right click to work from there.

 

Carry on fellow Issan farangs! ????

[Odysseus123]

48 minutes ago, Kwarium said:

Carry on fellow Issan farangs! ????

Good advice!

an' I'm very dodgy with computers!

 

[bannork]

On 5/19/2021 at 6:27 PM, faraday said:

Been meaning to ask about your bike, was it completely ruined or is it repairable? ????

 

I had a Trek - don't remember which one, about 25 years ago, cost around £800 if I remember correctly.

 

Loved the damn thing, but it got nicked & for some reason wasn't covered by insurance.????

 

It was nicked by some 'bagheads' (probably) outside of Bristol library. When I discovered it was gone, someone came up to me & said they'd seen some scrotes bashing the lock with a brick....! ????

 

 

 

 

I lived in Bristol from 74 to 92. A great city, could cycle from Clifton, the posh part, to St Paul's, inner city ghetto, man in 15 mins ( downhill all the way). Towns with hills are always more interesting except when your Morris Minor's handbrake is kaput. 

Unemployed in the early 80s ( officially) due to respiratory problems, I spent a considerable time in the library. In love with South East Asia, there were no books on Thailand, though plenty about the Vietnam War.

I had a bad experience in the Victorian public toilets behind the library. Cycling from home to the library one day, I found myself gasping for air. Crawled into a WC and sat on the seat for an hour till I recovered. 

What a place to croak, I thought, foul graffiti and rusty, leaking cisterns. 

The doc said I had early signs of emphysema ( 25 years old!) and I never smoked again.

Apart from the interesting variety in architectural styles, the countryside around is lovely too, Chew Magna, etc.

But after living in Thailand all these years I can't get over the feeling when I go back that it's like a toy town, lots of mini roundabouts and even 20 mph speed limits signs.

Come on! Give me some chaos!

 

 

[faraday]

I just missed you then, I lived in Brizzul from '92 until 2008.

 

Ahh yes, Clifton Downs... lovely.

 

Some great cafes on Gloucester Road for a decent fry-up!

 

Did you ever see 'The Line' in St Paul's?

The drug dealers used to line up either side of the road by the Black & White cafe, selling Class A's - not my cup o' tea though.

Loved living there in Westbury on Trym, but got divorced & then later, made a new life here.

 

 

 

@bannork

[bannork]

29 minutes ago, faraday said:

I just missed you then, I lived in Brizzul from '92 until 2008.

 

Ahh yes, Clifton Downs... lovely.

 

Some great cafes on Gloucester Road for a decent fry-up!

 

Did you ever see 'The Line' in St Paul's?

The drug dealers used to line up either side of the road by the Black & White cafe, selling Class A's - not my cup o' tea though.

Loved living there in Westbury on Trym, but got divorced & then later, made a new life here.

 

 

 

@bannork

From 1974- 78 I lived on Ashley Road at 127, almost opposite the Black and White cafe. Hungry one day, I walked into the cafe and ordered beans on toast. Funny, I thought, everyone's black, but I didn't think anything more of it, in Hull I had never seen a black face and as a kid I lived in Nigeria so I wasn't fazed being the only white. Time went by, 15 minutes, half an hour, fifty minutes and nothing came. I got the picture and walked out. My first lesson in racism.

[bluesofa]

37 minutes ago, bannork said:

From 1974- 78 I lived on Ashley Road at 127, almost opposite the Black and White cafe. Hungry one day, I walked into the cafe and ordered beans on toast. Funny, I thought, everyone's black, but I didn't think anything more of it, in Hull I had never seen a black face and as a kid I lived in Nigeria so I wasn't fazed being the only white. Time went by, 15 minutes, half an hour, fifty minutes and nothing came. I got the picture and walked out. My first lesson in racism.

Perhaps they couldn't understand your Yorkshire accent.