Rorri

transam, on 10 May 2014 - 14:21, said:

JLCrab, on 10 May 2014 - 14:08, said:

When around Thai people, never touch one of these with your feet:

Never, pickled onions should be eaten straight from the jar, noooooooooooo footy stuff..........

mmmmm... pickled onions... so miss then..

Tywais, on 10 May 2014 - 13:58, said:

Funny about the fan as that is how I turn it on at home. If they wanted you to use your hands they would put the switches up higher.

When I arrived here for military assignment decades ago they would give all of us a wallet size card with all the Do's and Don'ts on it. Perhaps TAT should give that some thought.

//edit - just asked my wife how she normally turns the floor fan on. She went and used her hand, then asked about using her foot and she promptly turned it on with her foot. But she said it was no problem around family and close friends but was a major no-no around guests. Learned something new.

As for not showing the soles of your feet, they do it all the time at temples when kneeling.. What should be said is don't point the soles at anyone, which again at times is impossible.

yanni, on 12 May 2014 - 16:47, said:

sounds like u know what you are talking about

personally I got into computers in middle age so I struggle at times

this is not really answering your question but thought I'd share anyway

bought a smart TV last year from PowerBuy

I was given the impression that it would work using the internet signal sullpied by the condo building

it didn't - the signal was not strong enough

PowerBuy resited when I returned the TV but they had to give in when I reminded them that the info they gave me was wrong

"Smart" TVs, "smart" phones, "smart" anything is only as "smart" as the user.

ezzra, on 12 May 2014 - 15:50, said:

I'm looking to buy a 65" UHD Led TV, not sure yes, Samsung or LG, both are superb

TV's and so smart, so smart infect that I was ashamed to stand next to them in shop....

UHD, nice for product promo. but no-one transmits UHD, no programs are recorded in UHD, I put it in the same basket as #D, a total waist of time and money

What does the rest of the family do, while you hog the TV... Use you computer and don't bore the family sh#tless.

NongKhaiKid, on 12 May 2014 - 07:30, said:

chainarong, on 12 May 2014 - 07:25, said:

The local authorities should set aside an area for them to build their rockets , with some input from the military , perhaps in decades to come they could become the HUB of space travel.

I rarely disagree with you but don't you mean HAVEN, we must be up to date with buzz words and be completely PC.

lol..input from the military, didn't they recently blow themselves up at a grenade demo.

NongKhaiKid, on 12 May 2014 - 07:08, said:

' preventative measures ', ' stricter controls ' Good luck with that, doesn't even sound good anymore, if ever it did.

Well, it doesn't actually state there will be "strict" controls on rocket "manufacturing," In many countries you would need a licence to produce and an explosives licence a long with knowing what you are doing...lol What I see is the local admin making more money but there same dangers will exist.

chooka, on 12 May 2014 - 06:40, said:

Maybe if she just gave showed them the 20K in cash.

Um, I for one would not carry 20000 baht in cash when travelling, she lives here and like most, keeps her money in the bank.. do you not read.

worgeordie, on 12 May 2014 - 08:54, said:

You just killed a Banded Krait ,yes can be fatal to humans,but a very docile

snake,not prone to attack,its main diet is other snakes,so only yourself to

blame if you get over run with Cobras.

Just don't understand why people have just got to kill anything that comes into

their space,,anything that moves,is dispatched without knowing what it actually

is,a little knowledge about what kind of animals are around would be a great help

to a lot of people ,and to the species thats habitat is our gardens,at this rate there

will be nothing left.

Regards Worgeordie

One problem with this "krait" is that it does look a little like a cobra...

worgeordie, on 12 May 2014 - 08:54, said:

You just killed a Banded Krait ,yes can be fatal to humans,but a very docile

snake,not prone to attack,its main diet is other snakes,so only yourself to

blame if you get over run with Cobras.

Just don't understand why people have just got to kill anything that comes into

their space,,anything that moves,is dispatched without knowing what it actually

is,a little knowledge about what kind of animals are around would be a great help

to a lot of people ,and to the species thats habitat is our gardens,at this rate there

will be nothing left.

Regards Worgeordie

Although I do not like to kill snakes it comes down to some very basic instincts, mainly, kill it before it bites the kids, or go and research it first.... sorry, the snake dies.

thailiketoo, on 12 May 2014 - 08:33, said:

AussieSteve, on 12 May 2014 - 08:20, said:

Thanks guys, a few good suggestions there and some good explanations of why this occurs.

Yes it is a fact that she is afraid to sleep by herself, although she is out of our bed and in her own now , it is still in the same room which I want to change.

I think a combination of bribery and putting my foot down should work.

Interesting take. You don't know you might be in jail for 20 do you? I'd go to another country and change my name. If she can find you, you might have to explain to the authorities in Thailand or Australia why you allowed a 12 year old to sleep in your bedroom. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Thai women are not different. Your Thai woman is not different.

He could simply keep the link to this story...it would help to prove his case.

Carmine6, on 12 May 2014 - 04:31, said:

krisb, on 12 May 2014 - 04:08, said:

I never knew there was 57 varieties of baked beans! Fascinating.

Op I would prefer my own bed. I sleep much better.

You can't sleep with a 12 yo.

If that's a real comment about the 57 varieties, it's actually an old marketing slogan of Heinz, rather than a statement of fact. They actually sell, or used to sell, a Heinz 57 steak sauce.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_57

I believe in 1934 they actually had 57 varieties of Heinz products....so your reference to Heinz 57 steak sauce is a little mmm strange.

maccaroni man, on 11 May 2014 - 20:02, said:

It's called the family bed

Nah, it's the family "making" bed

AussieSteve, on 11 May 2014 - 19:32, said:

fatdrunkandstupid, on 11 May 2014 - 19:19, said:

I see no problem here whatsoever.

If getting a good night sleep is the issue, get a bigger bed for all three of you. If you are going to be accused of something untoward with the minor, that will happen regardless of where she sleeps inside your house.

So perhaps, before the keyboard warriors assail you hereunder you can have a good think, and then post exactly why you are uncomfortable with the current arrangement.

Oh...and because it is "not my culture" is not an answer. It is a cloaked avoidance of the real reason(s) why you are uncomfortable.

You may be comfortable sleeping with a minor but I think you will be in a minority here ( or maybe not ......this is what people often associate with Thailand)

The "real" reason wether you see this as cloaked or otherwise is I want some privacy with my GF to have some "fun"

Plus I don't want to be in a position of being accused of "touching" a minor.

The fact that it isn't normally accepted in my culture covers both these topics. Or not???

Aussie, I think fat's name says it all... ignore such stupid posts, being drunk, and I guess often, has damage some of his brain cells.

PattayaPhom, on 12 May 2014 - 09:59, said:

Isnt this the whole reason for the clampdown, stop people working illegally. If the option of a WP isnt there dont accept or continue the job.

I believe the reason given was that people who do visa runs so regularly are criminals.... go figure, of course this simply is not true, by hey, it's the way these people think.

chainarong, on 10 May 2014 - 09:21, said:

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Mrjlh, on 10 May 2014 - 09:10, said:

No such thing exists! Another scam believed by the authorities.

Well these devises do exist , unfortunately they only alarm off when the event happens , to predict what mother nature is going to do is unpredictable , I have used detection gear underground and they detect where rock burst / ground movement happens , only when it happens , not before.

Um, sorry, but "Early Warning" means BEFORE it happens...not while it is happening. So, they do NOT exist.

Thai at Heart, on 10 May 2014 - 05:59, said:

-- Devices capable of giving an early warning for earthquakes, fires and floods

Wow. That is up there with the water pushers.

The rest of the world should be told of this technology, it might have save Japan, from tsunamis, many countries from dangerous forest fires and even Thailand from yearly flooding. Amazing.

slipperylobster, on 10 May 2014 - 15:06, said:

Change your IP.....how the hay would they know where you are?

You obviously do not understand IP address, it actually tells which country you r in...

krisb, on 16 Apr 2014 - 17:39, said:krisb, on 16 Apr 2014 - 17:39, said:

Your BIG problem if there's an accident and your the driver.

Tell the stupid mother it's the car seat or nothing, and she has to pay for the hire of it. At least he has to be belted in the back seat.

He's in a no win situation... remember this is a country where they carry the babe's on a motorbike. You CAN NOT tell a Thai they are wrong... they KNOW they are right... If you haven't already been labelied stupid, crazy farang, then you will be soon.

Thaiisnotrequired, on 08 May 2014 - 23:29, said:

axact, on 08 May 2014 - 23:11, said:

The poor guy, he must feel really left out.

I see quite a few monks staying at our $60 a night rooms. They usually have Ipads, Iphones and the latest digital cameras. Has Louis Vittion designed a monks robe yet as they already have the handbags ?

Show me a religion that isnt full of hyprocrites.

I thought I was trying to cope with Greek then, until I spotted your intentional mispelling, of course

"Show me a religion that isnt full of hyprocrites", and I'll show you my nostra anus.

Did you really mean 'hyprocites'? Or did you mean 'hypocrites'?

If you did... please send a cover letter to Oxbride, they'll soon discover a new meaning adjacent to Poo's ass.

Oh dear, another grammar/spell checker......... get a life.

wandasloan, on 09 May 2014 - 10:12, said:wandasloan, on 09 May 2014 - 10:12, said:

lomatopo, on 08 May 2014 - 17:21, said:lomatopo, on 08 May 2014 - 17:21, said:

QuoteQuoteI guess, your router is blocking the ports, not 3BB.

Agreed. Believe this is evidence that your "firewall" is enabled , and working, on your modem/router.

For what it's worth, I third the motion. Either that or the ISP is picking on the OP personally, that's about the only other possibility. Time to go back to the starting line on router setup.

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The only way the ISP can block ports is if they have access to you modem, so either you have , or they have, given them remote access rights..... check you modem settings.

Suradit69, on 08 May 2014 - 12:55, said:

Rorri, on 08 May 2014 - 11:49, said:

cacruden, on 08 May 2014 - 08:35, said:cacruden, on 08 May 2014 - 08:35, said:

I find the supply chain to go in cycles with (soda) pop. It will go for weeks without stock in something (like tonic water) then it will reappear (which it just did), or Coke Zero. Not sure it is the bottlers or the stores that can't seem to manage supply.... but it has been like that for years.

I find it amazing that stores run out of popular items, but will have shelves stocked with items not so popular. Being of simple mind, if I owned a store, I would stock more of the popular items and less of the less popular ones... but then as I said, I am of simple mind.

"I find it amazing that stores run out of popular items, but will have shelves stocked with items not so popular. Being of simple mind, if I owned a store, I would stock more of the popular items and less of the less popular ones... but then as I said, I am of simple mind."

They run out of popular items because they're popular and the supplier can't keep up with the demand or there's a poor distribution network, which is out of the control of the retailer. When they get in a new supply of something and put it on the shelves, it may appear to be over-stocked when you see how much is available, but that doesn't mean it's unpopular. Most of the large retailers have stacks and stacks of rice. That doesn't imply that rice is unpopular. Quite the opposite.

The large supermarkets have very good monitors on inventory, but they can't always keep the shelves full of things you think are popular. They're going to give priority to things that generate the most profit and that they know are wanted by the majority of customers as far as they are able.You may or may not be simple-minded, as you say, but clearly you're easily amazed and think your tastes are all that retail stores should cater for.

Another example of a self absorbed view of the world:

I was always told, high turn over means profit, low turn over means shelf space taken up be non profit making goods... if distribution is problem then order more in on your order. You can go into Tesco or Big C any time and find popular ideas shelf empty, distribution is not an excuse, if a manger gave me that reason he would be looking for a new job. Slow moving products do not make profit, order less and make space for those products that do sell. The same thing happens in clothing, popular sizes disappear, leaving racks full of non popular sizes.... now, don't try and tell me that L, XL, XXL sizes are on the shelves because they sell more of them...Thais are not that big.