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Is Thailand Still a Good Place to Spend Time if You're on a Fixed Budget?
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Retiring soon? Don't be a 'Left Behind'
Prices in places like Bangkok or Hua Hin are often comparable with those in Europe. Mainly in the shopping malls and for house upgrade or repair services. In fact the worst cheating is in Hua Hin with crooked contractors charging prices close to those in the west, using lower grade materials, unqualified workers, jobs not finished or properly supervised. Hint : if you have construction upgrade to do in your house, check everything, starting with the cement they use as they tend to use the cheaper brands that are crap and not properly mixed. Next never pay anything more then 20% at start, a bit more in the middle and the balance only when the job is done. If you can, have a contract made in Thai with a local lawyer. It may cost a bit, but will avoid far more cheating from a majority of the building contractors in Hua Hin and probably elsewhere. And last of all, never mandate for work to be done when you are not around and watch them closely that they do not steal the surplus of material you have provided. And don't get fooled with the old lie of over quoting the cost of the materials. They will add 4000 to 5000 THB more, in comparison to what is the real cost even in places like Home Pro where the materials will be much cheaper. -
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Sleep is a healer, or is it?
a) For the last 5 to 6 years. b) Annual lung function test at the hospital, 2 weeks ago. Blood oxygen saturation a bit less than last year (no problem). c) I inhale 3 pumps of "Spiolto-Respimat" daily. I don't know if steroids are part of it. = Olodaterol/Tiotropium, manufactured by Boehringer/Ingelheim. The medics have no answer. But I am scheduled for a "Heart-Echokardiolagrophie" and a Thorax CT by the end of the month. Scrapping the bottom of the barrel, as the surface offers no clues. -
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Chiang Mai burning rice fields
These 60+ levels all over Thailand and around Bangkok are plainly toxic. People do not seem to want to enjoy their retirement for very long in comming to Thailand mainly in the northen parts. The southers parts or the islands are a bit better maybe. -
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British Cannabis Smuggler Caught in Major Thai Airport Bust
With all the money involved and the amount of people on the very top of the food chain getting their kickback, small chances that drug trafficking or consumption would ever be wiped out. Just look at the amount of top level deciders or politicians who are junkies themselves, no matter where in the world. That itself will give a scope on how deep the plague has gotten to. -
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Thailand Yet to Finalise Policy on Taxing Expats’ Overseas Income
I am not going to give a penny to the local xenophobic greed who never cease to hassle foreigners here in Thailand. Those who can, stay for 179 days only. Move over to other sunny and low cost nations like Portugal or Malta, or elsewhere in Asia. 2 of my neighbours in Hua Hin have already packed since last year and now only stay in Thailand for 4 months. The other lucky countries get their money for the remaining time on the calender year. -
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Split AC Keeps Freezing over in exercise room
This is a great Topic, since it involves problems with ACs in Thailand, and who does not love these? Here is what I would do if I were in the OP’s running shoes, faced with his dilemma. a. First, determine what is the optimal RH and room temp for evaporating sweat from human skin. (Meaning, the optimal ACHIEVABLE room conditions, given available equipment constraints.) b. It would be better to select a slightly higher room temperature and a lower RH. And this would cause sweat to evaporate faster from the skin. Higher temp: faster evaporation. Lower RH: faster evaporation. c. Personally, given my AC, I would try to keep the RH at about 55% or below. And room temp at 23-degrees C. This is, for me, the “sweet spot” affording fastest evaporation. c1. Also, at these levels of RH and temp, the dew point in the room will be under 13-degrees C, which is quite good for running. Do you not agree??? d. I would add a fan to the room directed at the man on the treadmill. This will evaporate sweat more quickly. And this would also compensate for the slightly higher room temp of 23. e. At 23-degrees C, the OP will create a lower RH than at 20-degrees C, for the same mass of water vapor in the room, and so sweat will evaporate more quickly. (obviously) f. Size of AC: As I have already noted, the OP has a VERY undersized AC for the size of the room, given his intended purpose for the room, which is, essentially, a private gym. THIS is just one of the problems causing the dilemma. The OP stated that the AC’s capacity is only 12,000 BTU. Is this adequate for the purpose? IMHO, no it is not. f1. I have stated previously that I use a 24,000 BTU unit which is rated at 4.1 Liters of water per hour, dehumidification, at a test temp and RH of about 28-degrees C, and 80%, as I recall. g. The OP has not, I think, yet stated the dehumidification rating of his machine, nor the model of his TLC AC. However, this should be checked before trying other solutions. h. IF he is actually evaporating 2-liters per hour of water vapor to the air, then a suitable machine should be installed which can easily compensate for this. Therefore, I would go with the machine that I purchased, or similar, which I have shown in one of my previous comments. i. To the question of using a dehumidifier: If adding a 700-watt dehumidifier to the exercise room, then this will produce a lot of heat. 700-watts of heat. Condensing water vapor to a liquid, as we all know, is an EXOTHERMIC reaction. This exothermic change and the energy required will ADD heat to the exercise room. How much heat? Well, just think of a 700-watt incandescent light bulb, is my guess. But I have not checked this, and the amount of heat added SHOULD be checked before purchasing a dehumidifier…maybe. (by the way, folks, an exothermic reaction releases heat to the surroundings, and in this case…the exercise room….!!!! So, maybe NOT such a good and logical idea, after all…right? Haha…because, one uses the AC for the purpose of cooling down the gym, and not heating it up…haha…!!! (smile)). I deeply regret that I will not have time to edit this comment before publishing because I am now very pressed for time…you see…I am in the midst of proofreading my PhD thesis on one very esoteric aspect of Thermodynamics. Still, I am confident that most of the information presented in this comment is accurate, or “fairly” accurate. And, a last final wish: I do hope that everyone here in this part of the world will enjoy the Cold Front now moving into this area, which the OP also mentioned in one of his good comments. Enjoy the cold, as much as you can, before the month of April, when it is bound to get Hot as Heck, as it always does in Thailand…during the months of April. Regards, Gamma Final Note: I would like to add a bit more info about some of the benefits of using a dehumidifier in conjunction with simultaneous use of an AC. There are good reasons for doing so, but only if the AC has sufficient cooling capacity, and if the outdoor temperature is lower than about 25-degrees C. (In the OP’s case, there is no excess cooling capacity of his AC which is sufficient to compensate for excess heat produced by a dehumidifier…IMHO.) So, Folks: Stay Hydrated, and keep your RH down in Thailand, too, during the impending Raining Season, which should hit us around June, this year, according to my calculations. Final Final Note: Kudos to the OP for such a great Topic, and for his sharing of his most sweaty exercise experiences....May all of us follow his lead...as we try to stay fit and full of vim.
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