Pacificperson

15 hours ago, bendejo said:

 

Well, there's something else to that.  I worked as an assistant chef once, the chef was a Chinese lady.  She would bring me cups of tea.  "I have tea for you."  But her motive wasn't being nice to me, it was because she wanted the teabag's 2nd brew.

 

 

In a lot of places in China, the first brew is for rinsing the dishes.

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Three years is a good cooling off period. What did you do to upset him?

My biggest shock was when the male attendant in the basement of a sky scraper in Hong Kong used his hands to wash my hands after doing my duty. As he was of limited mental capacity, I did not object and left him a tip.

My understanding is that each key has a unique chip and the car has to be programed to recognize it. So, you are pretty well stuck with going to the dealer and paying twice - first for a Kia key and secondly for the mechanic to tell the car that the new key belongs to it.

Many hotels will allow an early check-in with an added 1/2 day charge. When doing this, 6 am seems to be a common check-in time.

Go back to the makers and let them know what a crock their "agents" in Bangkok are being. They are the only ones with leverage here.

When I was growing up, a neighbor had three boys: pickles, popcorn and peanuts. These were the mother's cravings during her pregnancies. Another friend was Stormy. He was nicknamed because he pissed on his father when his father picked him up.

An urn full of water and little fish in the yard will help keep the population down. The mossies lay their eggs in the water and the fish eat the larvae.

Your monk is bullying the whole village. Is there anyway to remove him? Is there a supervisory group for your temple or an oversight group for temples in general?

I went to a place the other day where they had a 10% service fee that was explicitly not a tip added onto the bill. Then at the bottom of the bill, they had printed out how much a 10, 15 and 20% tip would be for the bill presented. I will definitely not be going back.

Mark Zuckerman will not die poor. The one percent that he is keeping for himself is $450 million and he is still a very young man. I say good for him and I hope he does some good with his charity.

When I was in high school, I worked on a golf course. We used a "fogger", it partially burnt kerosene laced with an insecticide to kill the mozzies. It was good for a few days. I think that I remember doing it every couple of weeks or so in the season.

If the water levels are correct (top of source higher than the top of the receiving water), then most likely there is a pinhole air leak.

Two kinds of money: our money which I earn, and her money which she earns. Her money is her safety net in case I get wanderlust. I only get it if she dies.

I once lived in a house with so many termites that they swarmed from the inside-out. i would open the doors and turn on the outside lights to get rid of them.

General says to the Colonel - the soldier should be disciplined

Colonel says to the Major - punish the soldier

Major says to the Captain - be hard on him

Captain says to the Lieutenant - show him no mercy

Lieutenant says to the soldier - sorry its the firing squad for you today

I dont drink, but this hits the spot on a hot Sunday afternoon.

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Oh come on Charlie, that's not an indulgence, that's a time machine back to your (misspent) youth.

And another thing, will you stop chopping and changing your avatar?

You confuse me some mornings when I log on to find that my (naughty) posts have been removed by a moderator with no fixed avatar.

Charlie, at my age and cholesterol level, that would be an overindulgence.

I am curious about what simple indulgences people allow themselves to make life more pleasant.

For me, a large brandy in the hot tub before bed while watching the clouds and the stars is a great way to end the day.

Another, would be meeting the wife at the beach for a drink while watching the sunset.

What sorts of things do you allow yourself to make the day more pleasant?

If the tank has any air flow, the chlorine will evaporate quite quickly on its own.

Trolls can be highly critical.

Safety first - when installing bars on windows or door areas, at a minimum you should consider the one's that provide a design that enables a method of exit. They have them with a swing hindge that can be opened from inside the home.

The worst thing someone can do is bar up all windows and not have an alternative exit path in the event of an emergency such as smoke and fire. If you have children in your home it's a good time to think about and talk about safety in the home and exit paths if there were ever a fire.

Bars are a deterrent for potential intruders but don't ever bar yourself in from the inside. Think smart when installing bars on the windows.

We bought a rental property with bars. The fire department made us put escape hatches in them. The key to the padlock is kept inside the room. The second time around, I had the escape window made larger.

They are held into the concrete wall with lead anchors, which are pretty hard to remove/

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Let her have some fun, get some exercise and socialize. If you have been married many years, you shouldn't have to worry. If another farang stares too lustfully, punch him out.

The US Center for Disease Control says the life expectancy of a 65 year old male is 17.7 years, and if you use this figure to plan your spending, then you have a 50% chance of out living your money.

Check the start-up amperage on the pump motor, then size your generator.

http://www.submersibleborepumps.com.au/generator_size_for_pump.html