Everything posted by topt
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Norway's Consumer Council takes aim at en<deleted>tification
This is the title from a Register article - https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/06/forbrukerradet_aim_en<deleted>tification/ If you haven't heard of "en<deleted>tification" it get's explained in a fairly amusing way in the video linked in the article - the video is only 4 minutes long and worth watching if only for the somewhat amusing ending........ Mods - any chance the link can be added with the deleted word? 4 letters denoting more solid excreta.......
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Is it me or my connection?
Well at least I know it is not just me. Some days it becomes unusable for some/many minutes often with a Cloudflare page popping up saying the AN server is unreachable - IE not my browser or Cloudflare...... Then it may just suddenly start working again as if nothing ever happened. Clearing the dns cache and cookies sometimes helps and sometimes not. It can be very frustrating.........
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ZORIN 18
I take it you have tried the Zorin Community forums to ask them? Someone here (or more likely in the Linux part of the forum) may be able to help you but I think you need to be a bit more specific about what exactly you are expecting to do that you cannot? One of the reasons I chose Mint over Zorin for my virtual box was the depth of their help forums.
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Pattaya music festival
Agreed. Traffic Friday and Saturday night seemed lighter than many recent weekends.
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Post (letter) not arriving from UK
When you drive in off Sukhumvit keep to the left of the first building and go to the building behind it - loads of parking space. Through the doors up the step/ramp and there is a desk with one or 2 people sitting there and 3/4 chairs for visitors. I think this is the same place to collect parcels that you mention as there were several people doing that when I was last there. This is where I was directed to go the first time after asking in the main building. Explain to whoever is there and ideally show them the address of a letter you had delivered before or just write out your address and give it to them. This last time I had no issues being understood using English only.......... Since I received the batch of letters I mentioned I have unfortunately not received any more recent post so it appears it is still WIP....... Best of luck
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Home and Contents Insurance
I can only suggest going to a local broker and asking them for options. I was a little surprised that the OP suggested no joy with AA Insure however you may struggle with contents only for the situation you mention.
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Home and Contents Insurance
Most home insurance policies apparently took out most of the flood cover, if they had it originally, after the major floods (2011 I think?). I know mine certainly did.
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Scanning on Linux Desktop: The ZANE of my existence?
Just buy a cheap printer/scanner that is supported - Brother for example...........
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Microsoft Teams and SKYPE
Well somehow you must have missed it as I always thought it was very clear how to reconnect - either via Teams or with the right web sign in from a certain date. It was notified in more than one email from MSN and discussed in one or more of the many Skype replacement threads in Computers and or mobile sub forums. Not really sure why you posted this in the AV sub forum....... Unfortunately I have now used up all but a few pennies of my previous credit so have moved to Localphone to call UK landlines.
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Lawyer that knows local police
That's a bummer. In case you are not aware many of the "assessors" that turn up to an accident on behalf of the insurance company do not work directly for that company but are sub contracted. Hence my earlier comment re buying via a broker. An ex partner of mine had a similar experience at a U turn where the mia of a police guy drove her her car into the back of hers. Fortunately with contact to our insurance broker she refused to sign anything and at the end of it the sub contracted agents were apparently removed from that insurance company's roster.
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Lawyer that knows local police
This comes up quite regularly and for anybody reading it is worthwhile, in my experience, having a good relationship with an established insurance broker. It should make no difference to the premiums you pay but in the situation mentioned they can be very helpful and should have more senior contacts with the insurance company.
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Advice needed on new water pump
Update just in case someone comes across this in the future. Decided to get a new pump and went for the Mitsu EP-255R2. Saleslady was trying to suggest going for the 300 but I fortunately demurred..... Not sure of the old wattage (probably 200 but could have been less....) the increase in pressure from what I had is great - except it made an old hose under the sink in the kitchen split.......new kitchen tap required.........☹️ I had replaced one of the old bathroom taps because of some issues including rusting on the tails but hadn't noticed the issue in the kitchen. I have also now noticed that on an outside hosepipe, when the tap is on but sprayer off, water is forcing its way out around the hose clamp - and the quick connector at the spray end which needs changing. Just hoping no issues in the glued blue water pipe anywhere........
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Upcoming changes to Wise operations in Thailand
Having just made a transfer substantially above that on Tuesday (not Wise) which hit my Thai account yesterday morning I am not seeing it either....... So interested @WROBE where you get that statement from?
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Pattaya is grinding to a halt
They were "unpopular" 15 years and more ago. It is not a recent phenomenon
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Pattaya is grinding to a halt
For me it is local - 10 minutes on the mc And went to get Tom yum phla from a specific seller.
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Pattaya is grinding to a halt
Why not? I just rode down to pick up food from Soi Buakhow food market.
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Pattaya is grinding to a halt
End of the month maybe - people paid so out for the weekend.....
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Advice needed on new water pump
Thanks for responding back. After posting I was looking at the Home pro site and at the bottom of the page after selecting one of the 2 types they had a fairly full description which I had not noticed before.
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Advice needed on new water pump
Thanks both of you . Normally good points but I am wanting to get some of the pipework changed as still have an underground tank connected which hasn't been used in 10 years (it has a leak in the seal at the bottom and could not find someone to guarantee a fix back then). Still looking to understand the difference in practice between constant pressure and what I have?
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Advice needed on new water pump
Existing pump appears to have rusted and now leaking. It is a Mitsubishi but not sure of the power Can someone tell me what are the disadvantages/benefits between constant pressure and automatic with pressure tank pumps (as described on the Home Pro web site) and whether Inverter pumps are worth the extra? Pump takes water from a tank and feeds a 2 storey medium sized house. Will probably go for another Mitsu or a Hitachi unless someone has another specific rec but I am not planning to spend for a Grundfoss.
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Big C Extra food court looks completely different
Thanks. Hadn't spotted that (well didn't really look either....)
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OpenClaw
You just proved my point.......🤣
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Masked Gang Raid Brit’s Pattaya Home, Flee With ฿2m
Or a cashier cheque which is what I thought the norm was before all this digital malarkey. I wonder where the house to be bought was as 2 million wouldn't buy much in Pattaya as a rule........
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I am very cheesed off.......
No I agree but it is what it is and it is not worth getting ones knickers in a twist over it........
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Upcoming changes to Wise operations in Thailand
Brave is Chrome based (as is Edge now) and it work on Brave for me.