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2 hours ago, ubonr1971 said:

From what Ive read on this breed it sounds a terrible idea to take a 4 yr old  bangkaew. Typical hopeless thai family wanting to be rid of their dog. Not good for the dog either

It is a farang family & this is their trained family pet they have to part with....Nothing indicated anything different....

Given the tone of the listing & the accompanying pictures I would have no trouble accepting it, and the dog on face value....

It's a nice looking/presented pup & I thought briefly about checking further.....

We just don't have the space to take in another....

1 hour ago, connda said:

Yeah, I was looking on Lazada and was those.  They run in the 5K to 6K THB range.  Thanks for the info.  Any recommendations on recipes?

Garlic oregano french bread is a fav + Mango Hawaiian bread seem to be the 2 front runners.....I thought the cinnamon raisin turned out ok, but response was lukewarm....Those are the 2 that seem pretty standard.....

The ads are popping up like crazy....It seems the timing is staggered to aid in the ad opening up...

Pretty damn annoying....

If anyone is interested, around 3 weeks ago in a Chiang Mai FB group there was a family looking to re-home a 4 year old male Bangkaew....

They said people, kid, family, & cat friendly.....They were moving out of country....

It appeared to be a nice, healthy animal in the pics....

Unfortunately, I didn't save the info.....

1 hour ago, pagallim said:

I have an oven that I use almost on a daily basis for roasting and baking.   In particular, bread and rolls, nothing beats the smell of freshly baked bread in the house.   Pies, pasties, and some desserts are easy too.

 

Some Portuguese custard tarts ("Pastel de Nata") that I made today, and some recent rolls and bread.   The versatily of an oven far outweighs those of a bread making machine.

 

We have a full sized oven along with the bread machine....Great to have both...I make 2 or 3 full tray pizzas at a time.....5 minutes of kneading in the bread machine makes things flow along nicely....

There's more than a few things a bread maker can be used for.... 

It's nice to have both on tap....

Making a family fav bread takes less than 10 minutes to compile the ingredients & turn the machine on....Then on to other things.....

I spent a frustrated year or longer trying to get consistent results/satisfaction with my first bread machine - a Russell Taylor.....

I ordered this Biolo Mix machine from Shopee & was stunned by the immediate good results along with shorter bread making times....

Now my family & neighbors put in requests for bread.....

The results are close to 100% success to the point where I know I somehow screwed it up if it didn't turn out.....

I read all the reviews carefully of each machine I considered & this machine had much more positive feedback.....

Along the way I learned to add ingredients differently than either machine's instructions.....

I recommend this Biolo.....

Shop prices as you'll find a wide variance for the same machine.....Lazada started carrying the machine shortly after I bought mine.....

54 minutes ago, ubonr1971 said:

what are they like with snakes?

The Ridgeback can snap into aggressive bite mode & can get more aggressive with age....My FIL has them and I trust them zero percent....

My youngest daughter has permanent facial scars from one of his ridgebacks - just rocked up and bit her straight on the face....

They apparently bond close during growth years....Anyone outside those formative years needs to beware.....

She was about 4 then ... Fortunately most of the scars follow her lip lines.....

Study up on this breed....As my FILs dogs aged they had to be quartered/penned off as they became very unpredictable.....

I have somewhat the same scenario....Does anyone know how far ahead of expiration a TDL can be renewed? It would be expiring in the middle of our travel, making rentals, etc., difficult....

There is an online pharmacy in Bangkok that can post it to you....

Found it - Medisafe Pharmacy in Bangkok....

I have used them before, but have forgotten the name.....I can get a better price locally - but - their prices are discounted....

Perhaps somebody can fill in the blank or add others....

Auto body shop near you?

Alaska has some pretty sophisticated top secret facilities.....Not sure how off the books they are, but if they catch you lurking around; you might not be seen again....

I have some friends there watching the fire falls right now, today/yesterday.....

It's spectacular to watch as is the rest of the upper and lower valleys.....

Bodie, above Yosemite is also worth a look.....

For accessable natural beauty California is hard to beat no matter the terrain extreme/preference 

I'm not sure of the fault line situation in Thailand, however, that could easily be what the aftermath would look like.....

If you've experienced a 7.0 quake in person, it's something you don't want to see again....

From the brick and mortar construction, to the rebar & cement framed condos + cement power poles & high rise thinly rooted water towers....Let alone the minimal road construction & earth dams that have dried out do to droughts....

Not a pretty picture....

Central Thailand is treacherous place....

There were shops in Baan Tawai that did this pre Covid...You might want to check there ...

There are also vendors on Facebook marketplace making custom wood signs... 

2 hours ago, poyai111 said:

5 years ago I purchased a pull-up bar (doorway fitting) for around 150 baht and a stationery bicycle for around 5000 baht. Both have served me well. Strength and cardio equally addressed. Bicycle was designed for short legged Asians (no disrespect) so seat height had to be raised by the addition of a short section of broom handle.

That could be uncomfortable ????

11 hours ago, IslandLover said:

I've got the "Rare" symbol on 4 out of my 5 badges.  This is getting silly now.

Yeah - you're at least medium well....

I went with Lazada for my home gym ..... It's built well & no problems 2 years in....There were multiple choices.....

Everywhere I looked locally was 2-4x grossly overpriced.....

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

My Mrs was going on at me not to except calls on my mobile because if you answer questions they can take money from your bank account by hacking your mobile or whatever, don't know what the ell she's going on about. 

That is currently taking place....My wife warned me 1st - then I read an article where this was taking place....

There have been some instances in Thailand....

4 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I was in a McDonalds in Thailand and a young American teenager bought a McDonalds and he got seven Baht back in change from the cashier , cashier being a middle aged man .

  The American kid  picked the seven Baht up, and proudly said the the cashier "This my friend is for you" and handed the seven Baht over to him , he seemed to be expecting the cashier to be overjoyed and thankful for the 7 Baht

To bad they don't have those money for orphans, dogs, causes, etc on the counter like they do in the US....The cashier could've just dropped it in there....

Some of the antics of others can just take a smile away.....