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The problem here is the news reporting, at least in English, of infrastructure projects is pretty sparse. Might be because topics like the price of pussy are more popular. One of the graphics in the Eastwater report mentions plans to divert water from Bang Pa Kong River when reservoir levels drop below a set level. That would imply the pipeline has been completed.

I've no doubt the data exists on a computer somewhere, but unfortunately it's data they're not making available to the general public. Some speculation, but I'd hazard a guess that in a western country I could walk into the water dept and request that data with a good chance of being given the data. Try that here, even if I were a tax paying Thai citizen and I'd probably not make it past the reception desk. Reason being, those in power want to control access to information as information is power, and that same information can be used against them to point out their failings.

Thought I would reply in this topic rather than go to OT in the other thread. My guess is we would be in dire straits for water if it wasn't for the pandemic. Mentioned before in an earlier post is the Eastwater site which is a good source for weekly updates on the water situation. What I wish they had was a chart that showed water consumption over time. That would be good info to nail down just what kind of shape we would be in with tourists present. The graphic below has demand figures (brown shaded boxes) which I first thought was actual demand. But looking back at the graphics for the same week the past three years, I see the same demand numbers for 2018, 2019 and 2020, which leads me to believe these are guestimates of what actual demand will be. And even then, they're piss poor estimates if they don't revaluate and change them from year to year.

Worked fine for me. When you click on Ignore User, did you also check one of the Ignore boxes before clicking on Update Preferences?

I think if the IO sees the TM47 receipt in your passport it saves him the time and effort of looking it up.

Thanks for the reminder the agent will handle the 90 day for free as part of the extension to stay. In the past I've declined that part of the service as it was easy and quick for me to do the report online. Now with the reporting website having been down for months, I can't be arsed to go to immigration myself so will stop by the agent's office to have them do it for me.

Some good news if it comes to pass. Govt mulls visa rule overhaul for expats, tourists, investors The government could revamp immigration RULES this year to make it easier for expats and long-term tourists to stay in the country, part of a strategy to boost investment and tourism revenue once the pandemic eases. The proposed changes could mean foreigners would no longer have to file 90-day reports of their whereabouts -- a deeply deeply unpopular requirement, particularly now that the online filing system has been down for more than a month.

Cleanup in aisle Arunotai today. Parking for four wheeler and jet ski maybe.

Police checkpoint on 2nd Rd this morning. Saw them in the same place, same time during my ride about yesterday morning. And over on Soi Xzyte they're enlarging the drain openings.

More death traps for those on two wheels going in on Soi Bong Koch. Almost as bad are the new drain grates on Soi 21. Don't understand why they couldn't have rotated the covers 90 degrees before installing.

Wisdom Valley, next to Rugby School Thailand and near Khao Mai Kaew has opened a new mtn bike trail system consisting of 7, 10, and 21 km trail loops. I hope to get out there soon and do a picture report of the trails.

The Tesco Lotus on that corner does a good trade. The Family Mart and large 7-11 on the Klang end of Arunotai have thrown in the towel though. Both are now closed.

Based on how thin the concrete pad they're pouring this morning, think the Soi Love Inn and Arunotai corner is getting something more like the shops on the opposite side of the soi. And a bit farther up Soi Love Inn more decorative metal work going up on the Nirun market.

They were putting down the forms for the concrete pad yesterday. Given how low in height the form was I expect it's just a thin pad they're going to pour, like the shops on the other side of the soi. Best guess is a low cost building/shack to house another market and/or food stall that when the time comes to build something better on the land, easy to knock down and start over.

Looks like the corner of Soi Love Inn and Arunotai is getting a new building.

^^^ That last pic, now that is hilarious. As I posted elsewhere, can't believe the drivel that is considered news.

The new Nirun market is getting a bit of decoration.

For those that might be interested in how effective air purifiers are, here's a mini review of the Sharp FP-F3061-C that I've been using in my home office for a little over four years now. What prompted the review was a question on another forum on how effective the Sharp Clean Ion Shower is. Here's the CnP of the reply I posted. Just turned my Clean Ion Shower on and like you can't smell anything different that would indicate it's having an effect. As luck would have it though, my latest toy from Lazada arrived today. A SNDWAY SW-825 PM2.5 detector. So I ran some tests to see if the meter can quantify what my nose can't detect. Outside the detector is currently showing this as the PM2.5 number. And just outside my office door... In the comfort of my office with the purifier going at the medium fan setting and no Clean Ion Shower it drops down to... And sitting on top of the purifier it's even a bit lower... However when I kicked on the Clean Ion Shower it immediately jumped up to around 12, probably because the increased fan speed was blowing accumulated dust out, but in a few minutes settled down to... Conclusion, Clean Ion Shower is probably not worth the extra cost, nor even the small bit of extra electricity required to run it. Another data point. This morning the office reading was sitting at 67. I closed the window and door, turned on the A/C and air purifier and 30 minutes later the reading is now hovering between 2 and 3. My office is 4m x 4m to give you an idea of the volume of air that was cleaned over the course of half an hour. Quite happy with how effective the purifier is at cleansing the air.

Out for a bike ride this morning and was thinking the haze sure looks thick this morning. AQI confirms what I was seeing. Not a healthy day to be out exercising. Just glad I'm not living in Mae Sot.

Are you thinking of the Thai Wake Park just off of Hwy 7 (map link)? They have a set up for water skiing. Southeast of Pattaya is an artificial lake created on the side of Huai Chak Nok reservoir that does jet ski rentals. I see on Google Maps it's called Settura Lake. Here's a pic of the lake from a year ago in the midst of the draught.

CnP would be great, and well received here. Hope you're staying warm in TX.

@VPI78 to the thread. He has a lot of experience with dairy farming in Thailand. VPI, miss your dairy farming thread. Any chance of you continuing it on this forum?

Just finished watching the 3 part series. Outstanding job by the guy that produced the video and telling of the battle of Midway. TFP.

I was thinking it's about time for another update. I'll do that sometime in the next week.