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I married a mosquito killing device that also doubles as a washing machine.  Only downside is the running costs are extremely high.

At night try having a faint night-light in the room and have a small rubbish bin with a black plastic bag liner.  The Mozzies will be attracted to the darkness and settle there.  In the morning zap the bag with spray and they're gonners.  This even works outside at night.

Try opening in safe mode and restore to a previous backup point to unwind the upgrade, and then turn off auto update.

Mind you, the chances of there being a valid restoration point available is akin to winning the Thai lottery. I did it successfully recently and had a hard on for a week!

6 minutes ago, tonray said:

Use whatever the manufacturer recommends

...and remember to change the spark plugs every 30K or so.

Where I come from Pledge is a furniture polish.

I think they're only counting people incarcerated in a covid detention camp hospital.

Actually, only those who have contributed to the social security scheme are eligible to claim the Thai unemployment benefit. And when they do they will only get 50% of their average pay.  So filling in the paperwork and having to report monthly for less than the price of a SB coffee is hardly worth it.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Just behave yourself and you will never need to witness it, except in TV dramas. 

Call me old fashioned or call me conservative, but if there is one thing that needs preserving in our ever progressive society, I humbly suggest that it be the justice system.

In fact, to preserve the core of any society, the law should and must only be changed at the pace of a snail.  If this conservatism extends to mode of dress as an exhibition of tradition and ethical roots, then so be it.

I'd rather be sentenced for a crime by an elderly chap in traditional robes and a wig, than a 31 year old millennial wearing a T-shirt and jeans.  Somehow I believe the wigged chappie may have given my case some deeper consideration and applied traditional thinking before making a rash progressive decision that jean wearing millennials in positions of authority are prone to do.

The 12 "state fashion/customs" edicts issued in the early 1940's designed to modernize the then Siam specifically note in Mandate 10 what appropriate Thai dress should be:

"Thai people should not appear at public gatherings, in public places, or in city limits without being appropriately dressed. Inappropriate dress includes wearing only underpants, wearing no shirt, or wearing a wraparound cloth

Uniforms, as position and opportunity permits;

Polite international-style attire;

Polite traditional attire"

The government even published the attached poster (which I trust the moderators will regard as being of  appropriate historical significance) to encourage the appropriate dress style.  Inappropriate dress on the left, appropriate dress on the right.  Ever wonder why Thais don't carry things on their heads or have a fetish about uniforms - government mandate.

Any news article that manages to use the words nabbed, nefarious, and the ultimate hidden and oh-so subtle little gem of a  double entendre, "Now in custody the police are expanding their inquiry into his affairs" deserves an award of some sort.

He's considering buying and talking the price down.  Classic horse trader tactics.

If a six-year old kid doesn't understand it or the language used is not suitable for that age group, it ain't a Christmas Movie.

Probably the best Christmas movie ever made was Debbie does Santa.

5 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

It annoys me when they decide to indicate when they are 2 or 3 meters from

the turn,  when I first arrived here , I soon realized  that when a driver flashes

his lights, he's not letting out out , like you used to do in UK , but saying don't

pull out.....

regards Worgeordie

 

 

 

 

I love the way the flashing headlights are used here instead of the horn to say "don't even think about it". 

I'm considering having the horn button converted to trigger my headlights as it just feels much more therapeutic than waggling the indicator stalk - I tend to break them.

12 minutes ago, wombat said:

that makes perfect sense to me.

I'm curious what a 7/11 ham and cheese warmed between the thighs of a dusky maiden on agogo play mat will taste like?

I told her not to post that video!!!!

Driving or riding in Thailand is like dancing with a new partner every time you hit the dance floor.  If you stick rigidly to "your" style it ain't gonna be pretty. 

The secret to all good dancers is to be able to predict what your partner is going to do or not going to do, and adapt and capitalize accordingly. (We won't discuss the hypothesis of good dancing relating to horizontal performance in the sleeping room - perhaps in another thread.)

That's how I treat driving on the Thai dancefloor roads.  Ebbs and flows, two-step and a reverse turn, followed by a bit of moonwalking. Expect or at least anticipate their moves.  I can tell from 10 cars back if a clown is about to make a U-turn or change three lanes left to get to the durian stand, indicators or no indicators.

I go for the modern antique look.

My wife can turn a piece of new furniture into a modern antique tout suite.