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I was considering making a land border to an adjacent field with bamboo planted in a row. It would be ideal if each grove stays less than 2 meters in diameter over time. What bamboo types might be suitable for this?

I've lost several routers and a motherboard due to lightning strikes through the phone line. Lightning also made the phone line protection built on my UPS inoperable. I've noticed the phone line does not appear to have any sort of protection--it is strung across the street and goes straight to my router. Are there some ways to improve lightning protection?

I wish to make a tank to supply the water needs of a house fed exclusively by rainwater catchment. That means the tank must have enough water supply to last up to 6 consecutive months. I have read enough topics in the archives to understand an expert will be needed to properly design such a tank. How can I go about getting a sound design? I have no idea whom to contact or where to start.

Underground is not required, but it would be preferable to have the tank out of the way. Are there other tradeoffs to consider there? I plan to use a pressure tank to deliver the water since the house is near the highest elevation point. This is in mountainous terrain, high clay soil with good drainage.

This is probably a long shot. Can anyone help find the wind load for Thailand or specifically Phetchabun province? This is needed by a structural engineer state side designing a residential house frame. Would by chance Thailand building codes be available somewhere?

Like other countries, I am sure everyone has noticed various provinces offer a decorative license plate option instead of the standard white background. In Phetchabun, they have a picture of tamarind. I inquired about these plates and was given a color brochure about an incredible auction that will take place with special numbers on these special plates that can be bid on. The most desirable numbers with lots of 9's are expected to go for hundreds of thousands of baht. Having a bit of experience with auctions in Thailand, I expect the auction to be seeded with fake bidders to drum up the activity and the prices. I asked the dmv if I didn't care what number was on them and after a long pause was told I could get such a plate if I paid 15,000 baht. The process seems surprisingly expensive and underhanded so in the end I decided to opt out. Anyone else have experiences with these or know what this is all about?