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My reply to you in post #260 had a link to a topic on the Beach Rd work.

On another forum there was a post that cited unnamed sources that Jomtien immigration is no longer requiring the 90 day financial report. As I agree Jomtien is one of the better immigration offices, I wouldn't be surprised if this was true as it would be more efficient to check hat your balance hadn't dropped below 400k in the preceding 12 months at the time of your next extension renewal.

Early November it's fine. From later November until early March we get an increasing number of burning fields combined with seasonal temperature inversion layer that trap the shit close to the ground. Temperature inversion, a reversal of the normal behaviour of temperature in the troposphere (the region of the atmosphere nearest the Earth’s surface), in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer air. (Under normal conditions air temperature usually decreases with height.) temperature inversionSmoke ceiling formed by a temperature invers

Pattaya Water Reservoir at Mapprachan Lake at lowest level in twenty years Interesting stat from the article... "the reservoir hit the lowest level in twenty years at 16% left of the total volume of the lake", I think that's a fair estimate of what usable water remains. I call BS on this statement though, "local leaders say the volume of water they have is enough to last through May when more rain is predicted" At current consumption levels I expect the reservoir to run out of usable water by mid-April, if not sooner.

A very hazy sunrise this morning, and the reason why...

The house water supply has a more expensive Hitachi water booster pump. I went cheap on the rainwater system as it's low use, intended only for watering the garden.

Think it was sometime around 2014/2015 they dredged out the north end and used the spoil to fill in and create the park areas on the north and northeast sides of the reservoir.

They might be waiting for the reservoir to run dry before starting that work. At the very least I would expect they'll take a close look of where the pockets of water are and dredge deeper channels to them. They'll then have full access to all the water without having to resort to pumps to get the water to the pumping station.

Thanks. The rainwater system catches rain from the downspout on one side of the house, which is the only side the owner installed gutters on. Even though it's only one side of the roof that I'm catching rain from, during normal rainy times it will be more than enough to keep the 1,000L tank topped up. The clear plastic tubing on side of the tank is my DIY water level measuring device. The tank feeds into a cheap, 1450B water pump. I made a mistake by using screw in elbow joints to the pump. In order to align the elbow in the correct direction, I couldn't tighten them all

Time for the bi-weekly update of the shrinking Mabprachan Reservoir. As before, for reference purposes a screenshot of where the pics were taken. Water Edge as of 23 Feb, 2020 Pic 01: Quite a few more tree stumps exposed. Pic 02 Only a small gap now in the land bridge. Pic 03: Estimate another 1/2m drop in the water level. Probably the last time I can use this spot as a water level gauge since it looks like in another week there'll be dry land around the structure. Water Edge as of 23 Feb, 2020 Pic 04: Innovative use of a boat's pontoon f

Not cable laying, but enlarging the storm water drains.

Slow pipes leave Pattaya water trucks awash in business With water pressure running low in many areas, water suppliers are awash in business in Pattaya. Earlier facing the threat of the worst water shortage Pattaya has seen in five years, the Provincial Waterworks Authority last year cut water pressure in some areas by as much as 20 percent. That means water runs more slowly and sometimes even stops, most recently last week. In South Pattaya and along Thepprasit Road water trucks have been doing good business, selling water for 10-13 baht a liter. One driver said he normall

Almost did just that setting up to take this pic. The sand underfoot started to give way. Fortunately most of my weight was still on the other foot so easily jumped back. It did give me pause when I considered just how bad it would have been if I tumbled the other way. That would have been no ones fault but my own for standing so close to a construction site.

Now we know where the water trucks are getting their clean water. My neighbor is selling his swimming pool water.

I really think it's a shame their parents didn't teach them better manners. Hate being their surrogate parent, but I have no trouble telling someone to use headphones. Or if no headphones then don't play their music, videos, games or other sound making devices in public places.

Update on the Beach Rd drainage project. Concrete drain forms in place and ready for use on the north end. Breaking up the existing pavement is now up to Soi 2. And digging commences at Soi 3. They've tied the trees to each other to keep the ones closest to the road from toppling over due to soil erosion. This is odd. Where's the connecting drain south of Soi 6. Gutters and pavement being poured just north of Klang intersection. Turned my camera to sea and what do I see. Only two parasailers in the air this morning.

I put in another 1,000L tank about six weeks ago to collect rainwater to be used for watering the garden. In the early morning hours today was the first time I got to test the system. Collected about 150L from the brief downpour. Not bad considering how quickly the storm passed through Pattaya.

They may not even be aware of when the water is cut to their place if they have a large enough tank. Same at my house. The tank that gets filled from the city supply is underground and has a 2m x 2m, heavy metal access lid over the top. I decided last week to prop the lid open so I could periodically check when city water was flowing into the tank. It was only then that I could tell the water was cut during the day, but turned back on in the evening.

Think that's why we've seen a drop from 6 MCM to 4 MCM per week consumption. Even at the lower consumption rate it doesn't bode well. The only PWA announcement I've read as to water conservation efforts is a reduction in water pressure. But I now know for a fact they're also turning off the water during the day as that is what has been happening at my house, and others in our neighborhood for at least a week. I see that as a good thing, but I wish they would have announced they were doing that so we could plan to limit our day time use. My guess as to why they haven't, don't want to scare

Same here, but don't carry a credit card, too much of a hassle to replace if lost or stolen. Instead carry two bank ATM cards. The bank accounts have a sufficient balance, along with my insurance card, to get the hospital to admit me in the event of an emergency.

The Eastern Water Resources dept has finally gotten around to updating their Weekly Water Situation reports for February 7th & 14th. Consumption has slowed from 6 million cubic meters (MCM)/week to about 4 MCM/week. Storage volume as of 14 Feb was 67.5 MCM. Subtracting the minimum storage volume of 31.7 MCM leaves about 36 MCM of usable water, or about a 9 week supply at current consumption levels. That will get us to 17 April, far short of June that a recent PWA news report would have us believe.

Had a nice ride out to Huai Chak Nok Reservoir today. The water situation is looking pretty dire there too. Google Earth view of the photo stops today. I've also noted the change in the water's edge since the last update on 28 December. Pic 1 Pic 2 For comparison, pic from 28 December Pic 3: Workers taking advantage of the low water levels to dig a channel into the shallow part of the reservoir. Should help in future draughts as they won't have to set up pumps to get the water from the shallow areas into the main body of water. Pic 4

If you have respiratory issues, by all means mask up with the PM2.5 masks. If you're otherwise healthy, the AQI levels we're seeing in Pattaya are upwards of 150 and at that level you'll notice a haze in the air, but I've not noticed any congestion issues from the pollution. And I'm out on long bicycle rides for exercise most days. For virus protection you'll need N95 masks, but even wearing one of them won't give you much protection. For the best virus protection you'll have to walk around with a face shield or goggles to keep the virus from entering your system via your eyes. If you're

That's a classy addition the Nirun market is getting. Even has walls between the shops.

Speaking of grubbing around for change, I get annoyed when I'm held up at the checkout counter by a lady that insists on digging around, searching the bottom of her purse, to find that last one baht coin so she can pay the exact amount due.