canuckamuck

There are funnier ways to say Phuket

Solo

In Japanese, called "Mukade" 百足, "one hundred feet".

Makes sense.

The same in Finnish, millipede is "one with thousands legs". Actually millipedes have about 100 legs and centipedes few tens. This is the reason why I always forgot which is which.

Better to think in Latin (or similar) as the length of the legs (pedes).

Millipede = millimetre legs

Centipede = centimetre legs

Or more easily milli meaning 1000 and centi meaning 100. pede meaning foot

DIY

Almost seems like a propaganda piece.

I just remember the shops that give me an unpleasant experience and I do my best not to return, Unfortunately there are a few shops that have products I can't find elsewhere and i have to bite the bullet and shop there.

I don't mind being ignored so much, because what is worse is having someone hanging on every glance you make and making useless suggestions when they have no clue what you really want. The commissioned sellers are possibly the worst, especially the ones that try to keep you from buying the product you came there to buy, in favor of theirs. I get some pleasure out of selecting the product that they have tried to discourage me from buying. Particularly if there is a pack of them surrounding you like vultures. Yes Homepro is bad for this, but only in some sections, like water heaters. Go shop for screws or plumbing parts and you can hear crickets chirping.

One of the worst thing about shopping in Thailand is that most employees do not know their products and can't answer very simple questions. Or even worse, just make something up because they think it is what you want to hear.

I would love to hear from more people who have sold teak recently, not that I doubt your story, but I would like to know if this is something everyone is facing.

Your teak should have been worth considerably more. I know that I pay a lot more than that for ordinary lumber. Teletiger points out that a single 3 meter 2x4 is worth 6 of your full trees at final sale. There is something seriously wrong with that.

It seems to me that they have created a situation where people have little choice but to sell through illegal channels.

Klingons

Perks

Without a new thread with a new title, to compliment the change in the contest: this isn't going to get much notice. We are 8 pages in and no one is looking anymore.

Money

I nominate the irreverent but not always irrelevant, Street Cowboy,

Jungle

Go-go

Actually it is like the "N" word, which only black people can use. If you don't live here don't let us hear ya calling it da Rai, Ya feel me?

This is the second warning of an attack to come without warning. I think Little Kim is confused about the concept of surprise attack. Unless of course his plan is to make so many warnings, no one will see it coming.

Spawn

As far as I know, there is no Amorn in the Rai. I could be wrong though.

Certainly Amorn have then but do not know if there is a Chiang Rai branch (certainly in Chiang Mai).

Have you checked the capacity of the DC accessory outlet in your truck ? Mine is rated at 10A which would not be enough for a 'at least 150W converter'.

Thanks for mentioning that, I will have to look. I do have an extra outlet, with wiring, that I bought in Canada, so if the standard one doesn't cut it I will install my extra which looks fairly robust.

I need an invertor of at least 150 watts to plug into DC accessory plug in my truck. I have been asking around, everyone knows what they are but no one seems to know where to buy one.

I would prefer a Chiang Rai location, but i might be in CM later this week.