OneMoreFarang

Bad driving, and it seems it gets worse. Especially when I see motorcycle riders who play with their smart phones in the middle of the traffic. I guess one reason the phones have this name is because they are certainly smarter than many of their users. Another problematic issue are all those incompetent people, especially craftsmen, who know little, are not interested to improve their skills, and don't care. And obviously they are upset if anybody dares to tell them about this situation. How much I am irritated by things depends very much on my mood. Sometimes it is just amusing, but sometimes I really hate it.

If you would have such an IQ, then you would know that your sentence doesn't make sense.

Maybe you can explain to us how sex with well educated women with high paying jobs is better than sex with just a hot girls/women? Normally I don't talk much when I have sex. And definitely no talking which requires a good education or a high paying job. You must be one of those guys with hundreds of fb-friends. Wow, I am the guy, I have so many friends. Personally, I need maximum two hands to count my good friends. But maybe that's just me.

Luckily there is still Swenson, in case I don't find Mars anywhere. ????

AI won't break bank codes, that is not what AI does. Breaking bank codes is for quantum computers.

I am sure it will be used to scam even more money from the people with low IQ. Same as now, but on a bigger scale. And that is obviously only part of what will happen.

Thanks for your information. I saw some videos on YouTube about mixed neutrals and the problems with that. It was scary enough to remember it. It seems two RCBOs are not recommended in some countries to that only "half" of everything is off. I.e. a light in one room is off but in the next room the light is still on. I never thought about that but obviously it makes sense. A 6A or 10A MCB won't make a difference to safe a human life. That's the job of the RCCBs. The smallest cable which I intend to use are 1.5sqmm.

I am sure it can get scary. But not just because of AI. If we look at the two likely US presidential candidates: Who would have predicted that years ago? And Putin invading Ukraine. And the possible use of nuclear weapons and the destruction of the world as we know it. I don't know how likely it is. But it certainly possible. So AI is just one of those things which might ruin the day - and future.

I never had a big problem with this, but occasionally relatives and friends of my long-time gf needed money. I did the following: I told her I am willing to help them. But obviously we all need money, so I want to limit how much I give. I also told her that when people borrow money then I expect to get it back. So I asked her what she thinks about how much money we should make available for those people. She didn't ask for a huge amount. I think we settled on 20,000B. I said something like: Ok, I will have a budget of 20k for those people in need. If the first one wants 5k, fine, the second person wants 15k, ok. And then, there is only money available when the first people pay it back- like they promised they would. Obviously, as expected, many didn't pay it back. So now, if Noi asks for money, my gf can tell her: We gave Somchai and Nit 20,000B, and they promised to give it back last year. We are still waiting for that money. When they pay the money back like they promised then we are happy to help you. That system worked for me - at least mostly. And it also worked for my gf. Because she knows I helped her family and friends. And she knows that they promised to pay it back but never did. First she thought the 20k budget should be more than enough. 5k here and 3k there, no problem. And it would have worked if the people would have paid the money back. Now she had herself the experience that the 20k is gone and probably will never be returned. She learned from that. And if anybody asks again, she can tell them about Somchai and Nit. Convince them to pay it back and they you can have it... To be fair there are other situations. I.e. my gf's father was involved in an accident and the other guy, who caused the crash, didn't pay as much as he should. I helped her father. And it was a present. I don't expect to get it back. But situations like that don't happen often.

But when you grow up in Thailand and learn to respect your parents and elders for many many years, then it's not so easy to change that behavior.

The following is a general reply, but maybe still helpful. When men hear about a problem, then they want to present a solution. When women talk about a problem, they want mostly moral support and are not necessary looking for a solution. With this in mind it is probably the best that you listen to her and tell her something like "I understand you are under a lot of pressure from your family" etc. Hold her hand and make her feel better. Presenting possible solutions is probably not what she expects. I know this is very general, but often it is true.

It seems there are mostly two options: a) she gets pressure, and she goes right away to you and gives you pressure. b) she gets pressure, and she manages it herself without telling you, or maybe she tells you just sometimes. I don't think there is option c in real life in Thailand.

I don't really look at the prices. There are many other chocolate products in the same price range and some more expensive. They all seem to be in stock - except Mars.

That's what I though a month ago. They never arrived.

Does she have a 18 yo daughter in schoolgirl outfit? ????

I agree they got smaller and smaller. Probably all those people who want to control their weight. Now they are so small that one, even "big size", is still too small. The good old times...

I see lots of Bounty in Villa Market. It seems they have it always in stock. A long time ago in a cold country far away Bounty was always something special, with exotic coconut taste. Now, in Thailand, it is not so special anymore. ????

I have some background in theory and practice with electrical installations from a long time ago. I know about wire sizes, MCBs, RCBOs, etc. I do the electrical installation in my new renovated condominium myself. I am pretty sure that I know how to do it technically correct. What I don't know are best practices. I.e. when to use RCBOs instead of RCCBs with MCBs? If I have a circuit with just one 100W device, should I use a 6A MCB, the smallest available (i.e. from ABB), or is 10A just fine? My kitchen has a left side and a right side. Does it make sense to have one MCB for each side? I am looking for a website with information like above or a small book. If possible I don't want to read a 1,000 pages book or look up lots of different details in different places. As far as I know there is often no right or wrong. It is a question of what is recommended and sometimes what makes sense compared to how much money spent for each little detail. Until now I have the following situation: I have empty pipes to each switch, power outlet, etc. Large wire trays in the ceiling. I have ceiling tiles and can easily open the ceiling anywhere and add new cables or change anything. I have one large breaker box with some RCBOs i.e. for the water heater, hobs, etc. Two rows with each a RCCB and many MCBs. In total I have space for about 40 MCBs (or similar). Can anybody of you recommend some websites, books, etc.? Thanks

There are lots of chocolate products, just no Mars. Currently my alternative is Toblerone. That is mostly still available - not molten.

I am a big fan of Mars. Previously that was available in many shops including Foodland, Tops, Villa, 7/11, etc. Now it seems to be mostly out of stock, or maybe available for a few days and then not anymore. Why? Is there a global Mars shortage or who eats it all?

Did anybody think about the BiB? They will lose a lot of income when the venues will be able to legally stay open. Somehow I wouldn't be surprised that in the future legally the places have to be shut but somehow the police don't see when they are open.

Long time ago they were pretty good.

It's difficult. In my experience there are few Thai builder (including electricians and others) who work according to the standards which farangs expect. I think often they learned to do something in a way, and (somehow) it works. And then they just continue with every new job the same way. It seems to me only very few are interested to know if there are other and better ways to do any job. And if Thais do that for some time and they are supposed to be the long term experts, then nobody (Thai) dares to tell them that things could be done differently and better. Keeping that in mind they obviously also calculate how much time and material they need according to what they think is good enough to get it done. And I guess few think about the possibility that things might go wrong and they are responsible for what they damage. One way to try to solve this problem is to agree in detail about all the things which have to be done, with quality measurements. If anybody agrees on that and feels responsible if it is not according to that standard then that is wonderful - and it seems to happen seldom. Bad builder will just say yes yes yes and do it any way they want. And real good builders are reluctant to look at lots of details and sign such contracts because they have enough work with that hassle. My short summary from my renovation experience is that we need a trusted Thai person who knows "farang thinking" and knows Thai thinking and has enough experience to translate and explain and is influential enough so that the builder understands he can't just get away with bad work. And it is obviously difficult to find such a person, especially for small jobs.

I don't think any healthy human can die when he eats bread...

Personally I don't own a TV and I seldom watch movies. Some movies are obviously good, but many, and especially many new movies, not so much. I like to learn more things about things of interest. AI is definitely fascinating. I wouldn't watch a politician talk about AI, but watching people who develop cutting edge AI is definitely interesting. And about agreeing or not: I don't expect that I hear only things I agree with. And sometimes I learn new things and change my mind, maybe after more research. But obviously sometimes the disagreement is so big that it would be a waste of time to listen more. Trump is sometimes and interesting topic. There are at least 100 reasons why I don't like him. But there are about 70 million Americans who would still vote for him. Obviously it's easy to conclude they are all idiots. And I am sure many are. But some are not. And to hear from those people is sometimes interesting.