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5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Most people in Thailand love the Thai Myna bird.

 

I am one who loves this bird, almost above all others.

 

What can I do to attract even more of this species to my lawn?

 

a.  Should I use recorded bird calls from an audio speaker?

b.  Should I set up a Thai Myna Bird...bird feeder?

 

c.  Or, what would be the best way to have the maximum number of Thai Myna birds strutting around my property, anyway?

 

This is NOT a JOKE Post.

The Thai Myna bird provides me with an enhanced sense of wellbeing.

 

Need some good input here.

 

Thank you.

 

Gamma

Maybe broadcast only in Myna keys??? 🎹🎹

OK OK - I'm going 

9 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

One thing I love most about ASIAN washing machines, including the old TaTung washing machines from Taiwan, is that they always tie one's clothes into knots during the wash.

 

This never happened to me when I was young, on The Main Line, using quality machines with a far better design.

 

These days, after each wash, it takes me about 5 minutes to untangle the knots in my clothes.

 

In addition, this knotting method of washing clothes can, in my opinion, have nothing but a very deleterious effect on the life of one's clothing.

 

Therefore, I must assume that the washing machine companies must be "in league" with the Asian clothes manufacturers....

 

Because, the quicker we have our clothes worn down to nothing, the better for the clothing industry.

 

Also, why don't we use the machines which rotate horizontally instead of vertically?

Good question!

 

Those machines which have drums which are horizontal are far more efficient and effective than the Samsung garbage most of us are forced to use here in Thailand, when resorting to the COIN-OP Option.

 

Regards,

Gamma

 

 

Get some of these....They minimize the whirly knotting....I got them at Big C.....They also have them through Lazada.....About 7-10฿ each..... Usually sold in 4 packs at the store....

I haven't really noticed this....I don't live in a touristy area + I've been in the area long enough to become a "local" (known entity) = that can work both ways.....

It's possible that with some groups the TIT folks are recently trying to attract - Chinese/Indian/Russian have the locals at a defensive posture.....

Having a farang physically attack & kick a Thai woman Dr. away from his villa makes all of us suspect..... Headlines none of us need..... I was told about it by my Thai neighbors before I saw it online.... 

6 hours ago, Patong2 said:

Envy you your planned trip.

Used to do a yearly USA trip Montana down to Texas and wherever. Not being a US citizen I was ineligible to buy a gun and you are right some of those roads are real lonely and you would be a bit vulnerable if stranded. Highway 50 in Nevada we thoroughly enjoyed but we never saw another vehicle. Would have been more comfortable with my CZ 9mm than the can of Bear Spray we had.

Ahh - fond memories of hwy 50, "the loneliest highway in the world"......We took it - starting from Reno, heading to St. George, Utah..... Mile after mile of desolation.....Brown land untouched by water, no lakes or streams, nothing green....No cattle, no birds on fences or in flight, no animals, jack rabbits - nothing - no traffic, and no signs of life.....We stopped to make lunch in a parking lot of a broken down motel = no cars parked, but people watching through the windows; you could see & feel it - dueling banjos creepy in the middle of nowhere.....

Hundreds of miles between rudimentary service stops & no cell service.....Driving along I thought I saw a sign for the St. George turn off at a slight fork in the road....I asked my wife and she said no.....

We wound up traveling 220 miles further to the north ending up closer to Salt Lake City than St. George.....

So, we saw about 220 more miles worth of Hwy 50 than we wanted....

It still comes up in conversation when we are near desolate sites.....

I've bought many 100% cotton T shirts through Lazada that are holding up well....No messages, but I've ordered in the colors that match the days of the week.... They're perfect for wearing at home but would be fine to wear out & about  (I prefer to wear a polo shirt style when venturing out).....

It only takes a few visits there to imagine island fever.....

It is pretty the first few times.....

Admittedly, I grew up just a short drive from the NORCAL coast so the beaches might not hold the same allure for me as it might for someone that's never experienced an ocean....

We booked EVA - CNX to SFO & IAH to CNX.....They code shared the departure from IAH to UAL & that was the only leg that had problems causing a 2 day delay....The EVA flights were seamless + they provided two nights of 4 Star accomodations & meals to offset the UAL delays.....

In fairness, the UAL leg was hampered by a huge weather front....However, there was no way UAL came even close to the proficiency, or experience of flying EVA....

We left CNX in Sept 23 & returned Jan 24.....

I always wondered why such an abrupt, quiet departure from CM Immigration - then off the radar for a few years....

None of it trumpeted loudly like at first when he was in the news everywhere....

No - I have been a fill in bouncer at a well known North Hollywood CW bar = fortunately mostly unchallenged ..... Although I had to disarm a situation involving a 44 magnum when I just happened to be there, mainly because I was standing behind the guy that he was aiming at across a pool table.....The bullet would have gone through both of us....

One time in Napa I tossed a guy out the front door by his collar & belt that was blindsiding other patrons punching them as their backs were turned - he was picking & choosing who to bully.... I'm not really sure why I ran him & settled the situation, it was just a reactionary experience.....I got an ovation & free drinks for the effort....

Little did the guy know that the woman I was there with was crazier & more dangerous than he could ever be .....She was dynamite in the sack though.....But, she's a story for another time.....

2 hours ago, bbi1 said:

 

Just because a staff member in the shop says "hi" to you, it really doesn't mean they are hitting on you.

100% truth there....Just like the handsome man syndrome here.....

It's been years.... I'm a member of the CM Expats club....I went to meetings that had a speaker or topic I found useful...

It was an interesting mix from the quiet folks to the ones hunting out perspective clients glad handing & passing out business cards....Then there were guys who had their gals dressed to the 9's, obviously proud to show them off while strutting around...... Everybody showed up, found the same places they always say - with seemingly the same people they did every time....As soon as the meeting adjourned it looked like somebody yelled fire. Very few lingering conversations - boom - gone.....

They tried a NYE party which we went to.... Basically, the farang men seemed to be getting quietly plastered while their women sat at the table all dressed to party & looked bored to death.....Not fun or lively, after about 90 minutes I left.....

The real value to me seemed to be the interest groups....Where hobbyists, computer geeks, chess players, farang women, etc. had set their own groups meetings an agendas = this was a good spinoff of the expats....I basically just quit driving in from 50k away after a year or so and haven't really thought about it much since.....

3 hours ago, G_Money said:

I’m curious if others that make WISE transfers from their USA Bank or Credit Unions to their Thai banks are having the same issues.  Kasikorn is my Thai bank, however I don’t think that is the issue.

 

In the past my monthly transfer as always arrived in seconds.  Now it can take almost a week with the weekend included depending on the day I initially started the transfer.

 

Always had the proper amount in my USA credit union.  Never “bounced “ a check.

 

This has been happening for several months now.

I'm experiencing the same thing BoA to BKK....They initially say an hour....The there's a screen messsge citing 3 days, (BoA shows the transaction completed almost immediately) <<Wise then sends an email saying it's taking longer to receive the money - apologizing for the delay of up to 3 days>>

Then in about 3 or 4 days depending on weekends they email that they've received the money, they have to exchange currency & will forward = this takes one to three more days.....

I use to transfer at the end of a month = usually 1 hour to 2 days, which was ok..... It's taking 5 to 7 days now.....

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Even less relevant than my post!

Wasn't the OP's post about needing clothing for a graduation? I addressed that with a possibility.....

Yeah - 2nd part was probably less relevant than your post.....

Uncertain though, you've set that bar pretty high..😆

My oldest Thai daughter's Uni graduation is coming soon..... She ordered the robe online & asked me to take her to the local market (I didn't know why) where she bought a blouse & other items needed.....

She is a go getter and proudly used her own money from a job she went out and found of her own volition.....

This is the easy one = Daughter #2 doesn't believe she should have to lift a finger to do, expect, or get anything - she's going to have a rude awakening..... She's the more gifted of the 2 & life will be harder if she doesn't harness/channel her efforts.....

Not sure if they are voting for inches, the longevity, or the overall performance....

A little pounding sand in the wrong place & they will be VERY uncomfortable for awhile - especially her....

I grew up a half hour drive from the northern California coast......

32 minutes ago, ericthai said:

yes, sefl checkouts became a big thing during covid in the USA, now threre is allot of push back. I hate them.  $11 for a bag of ice??? think there was a mistake.

Nope - Napa, Ca....The price was proudly posted right at the outside freezer door - the small bag was $5.95....

We spent the first night in the RV storage lot with no hookups available & had to keep the foodstuffs that we bought overnight ....

I agree the price was way too high.....

In the US I went into a Circle K to get some water, snacks, etc...m

At checkout the counter had a basket like scanner that you placed the items in (including an $11 bag of ice).....It gave an amount and I went give the money to the "cashier"....They said no and pointed down under the counter to a bill machine that took the $$$ and dispensed the correct change....There were swipe/slots at the counter top for card payments.....

They also were not allowed to touch or bag the vended products....

Basically, 2-3 people manning a checkout counter that were not allowed, by policy, to do much of anything.....

It was my first purchase after arrival on the trip....After that, cards were the primary method of payment while I learned to check myself out almost everywhere we went.....

I think, only 2 ATM withdrawals during our 4 months there....

8 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

It's like an electronic mosquito.....Every time you swat it away it lands again....

The annoyance factor is huge.....