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Every time we RV in the US the people look less & less happy....Many are not shy about sharing their misery....They voice their concerns about different aspects of life....To me they feel like they are trapped in an existence & a cycle they cannot break & feel that it's just getting worse....

Part of it broken dreams based in reality, sometimes life choices or circumstances.....

They voice the "someday" they are going to change their lot....

A lot of disenchantment....

I feel bad for them....

It's such a naturally beautiful country to visit....

I have one daughter that has a very successful company she's built with her husband....They will take maybe 4 days off every 2 years....In their 50's and still caught in the competitiveness of life....At least they see it and are acquiring rental properties to supplant their income, but how many can afford to do that?

I hope one doesn't drop first before they reach their goal.....

Based on the definition, it's extremely common..... I'm hard pressed to think of any couples I know that didn't.....Including myself....

Most ended up married - others bailed out, (both ways), during the test drive.....

50 minutes ago, seedy said:

From your posts - you said an MG was a fast car - I find it hard to believe that you have ever owned anything remotely 'Fast'

And I never mentioned 'in a straight line'

Had a '67 Camaro that ran Hi 9's - street legal

Had a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 that went 0-100 in less than 5 secs. when stock, and I modded it to perform better.

Four wheel drive handled mountain roads like a purebred.

Embarrassed Porsches and BMW's

The 3000GTs were  absolutely driving porn....A perfect mating of power, speed, handling, comfort, and performance....

A real driving pleasure....

Took roads like perfectly fitted leather gloves feel....A perfect slalom machine.....An often overlooked vehicle that had some serious capability....

Sound seems to travel here across the flat land much louder than I remember in the US.....

It's possible there's just less other background noise pollution or prevailing winds to help filter it out.....

All stone/brick houses acting like echo chambers probably doesn't help either.....

In many instances it's saved me hours searching store to store trying to find what I have in mind.....

Trudging around stores on a search & sometimes hunting with a phone pic down widgets/whatever two aisles away after being told "no have" isn't fun after awhile.....

City after city burned down organized by bused in instigators & participants..... Successful in some cities, chased out of others....

All responsible should be investigated & prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law....

Go to the Philippines - their garbage trucks are blasting music that you can hear 1/4 mile away.....The collectors revel in it....The louder the better....

A few times a week.....

Call Tonn at ProAuto....He can have it towed in & checked....If unable to cure he will get it to the right people....

You want to get pointed in the right direction as A/T repair technicians are few in Thailand.....

Also, a caution = A/T fluids cannot be incorrect or mixed....In the old days ATF was the same for all transmissions...

With the advent of OD trans the fluid that they need is very specific to the manufacturer & needs to be the correct specs.....If you don't know the type of how to check & top off, either educate yourself or trust a pro....

It's nothing a shade tree "mechanic" around here should attempt or be trusted with....

It might not hurt to research Google with your model & concern/complaint= it could help, or at least inform....

2 hours ago, Swiss1960 said:

It is all your mistake!!! If you would not be such a d****, they would have invited you to the party and you would have a blast too!

Kind of a "wild west" thing....The last Monk ordination one we were around ended up with a shoot out over some man complimenting a lady on how she looked.....

One reason I stay away from my wife's families' location in central TH as far as living is concerned.....

Her family are regular folks - but there's a reason they have a 7ft wall around their property....

I think the Rain ????️ thread has had a long run......

40 minutes ago, seedy said:

Want a fast car - get one that does the 1/4 mile in under 10 seconds.

THATS a fast car.

 

Well - the next in line for me = I built a 53 Studebaker truck with a Chrysler Hemi, Pontiac rear end & a few other mods....That truck weighed in at 2276 pounds - with 852 of that for a power plant.....The only thing that walked away from it was another Stude pick up with a full blown Hemi....Cool thing about those trucks besides build quality was you could put anything under the hood & it was completely hidden....

My wife's car was a 64 Malibu SS convertible 4 speed Hurst Muncie & 300/327....

FIL's car was a 58 Chrysler 300 Hemi convertible with the fins & dual quads....He never drove it so I did....

He liked his Caddie powered GMC pick up.....

Any of those float your boat?.....

Wish I still had the 300 or the Stude.....

12 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

First gear was never synchronized, in most cars. 

 

Nobody downshifts into first gear. Why would you? 

I remember it still grinding at close to Zero MPH at stop lights that changed at just the wrong time to accelerate in 2nd gear....Just at that oozing to a complete stop limbo land where the rest of the traffic is surging ahead & you have to make a complete stop.....

That's why I called them square cut gears.....

Most cars of that day you could ease into 1st at a slow crawl speed.....Not the XKE.....

However - since neither of us has an XKE, TR3B, or MG tattoo - we might want get on topic.....

Wish I still had that TR3B = I just learned there were only ever 530 made....

15 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Austin-Healey was too expensive. 

 

I would have preferred an XKE, at the time. 

 

USD6000, in 1967. 

 

The neighbor had one. 

She drove it like a grandmother. 

Criminal, we thought. 

 

 

Yeah - shifting the XKE's it felt like square cut gears....They weren't the smoothest shifting gearboxes & had that typical whine sound - which somehow made it feel cooler/racier .....A non synchro 1st gear that you couldn't get into, even at a crawl speed.....

Cool to tool around in.....

57 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Yes, you might think so.

 

However, 

 

This car is very light.

It's more or less just a skateboard.

 

This car can do 130 MPH.

 

Some say 120.

But, I had it past 125.

 

Also, you can stop on a dime with this car.

 

But, if you don't stop fast enough, then you wrack it up.

And then, your head goes through the windscreen.

 

 

 

 

They were cute, but not really fast/quick & were flat out poor in cornering....

My/A TR3 left these in a wake miles & miles behind....

We used to open road, flying the Pacific Coast Highway & side roads from SF to Monterey/Big Sur.....

The Austin Healey's usually took the lead & top end with the TR's within sight....At a prearranged stopping site we'd sit & wait for the MG's usually running 20-30 minutes behind....And finally the bug eyed Sprites would show up about 20 minutes after the MG's.....

We never had a Mini Cooper with us....A MC would have eaten up the twisty roads.....

I do have a scar from a MG windshield at about what used to be my hair line....A buddy cornering his MG in an being developed area (Foster City).....Cut a left - he got the left part right = but 4 wheel slid into the right curb.....Lucky me, because of my height I didn't hit the windshield - I hit the top of the frame ....

The cute thing was, for some unholy reason = most MG guys had a wanky attitude....

5 liters isn't very much....

I fill my 30oz Yeti more than 5x a day on most days....

Seems like you'd need a closet full of those kegs if you're beer inclined.....

It's one taste I've never acquired.....

Nothing is surprising about the Pelosi syndicate .......

This attacker is obviously quite insane....

2 hours ago, ed strong said:

If i see an old guy with faded navy type tattoos you can be sure for some interesting conversation and i'll make an effort to speak to them, however if they are over 40 and have tribal type tattoos i would do the opposite and not make any attempt to engage.

 

If i meet a women / man with daft slogans or 'inspirational' quotes then again i wouldn't generally warm to them, of course there are exceptions.

 

A women with a large back tattoo can be quite nice and i will appreciate the art and commitment to it.

 

Why not commission an artist to draw on canvas rather than your own body, would be my thoughts if wishing to commenorate someone, you cant pass your tattoos onto anyone after you die.

Cute girl from the front.....

I saw what looked to be identical kegs in Big C yesterday (Hang Dong)...

My wife pointed them out....

Sorry, I didn't notice the brand.....

2 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

 

You see this phonies interview where he said he could not even drive a car when he wrote all his racing songs in New Jersey?

The first of the Justin Bieber saga of manufactured artists. 

So, every author out there is a phony?

As opposed to possessing a superior imagination & the ability to visualize & express their storyline, whether by song, poem, or written....

5 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

Anyone else prefer looking at (especially when switched off) a 20 inch 4:3 CRT television set instead of a 75+ inch monster that dominates/overpowers any room?

I watch everything on my phone, even sports/World Series....I can cast it to the big screen in the living room - but don't bother.....

57 channels and nothing on....

I wouldn't let our cats roam.... There's some ugly diseases out there....A flu passed through a few months back....When riding my bike I'll count cats & I counted up to 17....After the flu I've never seen 5....

Best vet we've found is Hang Dong Animal Hospital.....Open 24/7 with clean and modern facilities....No appointments needed.....We have multiple cats & have used many vets....

We have one cat that also had a hole in the skin 1baht sized....Dr said it was a cat bite that our cat licked & chewed at to try to heal....

The Dr cut away the discolored skin at the perimeter then cleaned, put medicine in, then gauze & surgical tape....We change the dressing daily as it has to heal from the inside out - which could take up to a month....Of course he's wearing the cone of shame to keep him from biting/licking....+ Meds....

We had a flu come through our bunch that's 80% fatal....They pulled all of ours through....We have 11....None are outside roaming cats....

I've had big bikes (Harley, Ducati, Goldwing) & small bikes - I won't ride here....

Driving our straight shot 108/Hang Dong Rd to & from CM.....It amazes me how many vehicles pull out of blind side streets by half a length without stopping/looking to clear traffic to turn & merge... Spatial awareness is not a common thing here.....

Regardless of how proficient we think we are....I use space as a buffer as much as I can....