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A 92 year old gentleman was sitting in a quiet corner of the pub drinking his beer minding his own business. He notices two elderly ladies who keep looking across at him and exchanging words.

Eventually they come across and one says “I’m sure I know you. Did you used to do a strongman act around the clubs about 50 years ago?”

He said “Actually, you are right but that was a long time ago so I am amazed that you recognised me.”

She said “ You were ever so strong and I remember at the end of your act you used to bend a big metal bar across your willy.” “Wow” said her friend “Can you still do that?”

He replied, rather wistfully, “No, not these days, my wrists have gone!”

And whilst we are straining our memories, does anyone else remember the ITV Public Information Film (it would appear that the actual footage is lost) that featured this poem?

Sir Isaac Newton told us why an apple falls down from the sky 
And from this fact, it's very plain, all other objects do the same 
A brick, a bolt, a bar, a cup, invariably fall down, not up 
And every common working tool is governed by the self-same rule 
So when you handle tools up there, let your watchword be "Take Care" 
If at work, you drop a spanner, it travels in a downward manner 
At work, a fifth of accidents or more, illustrate old Newton's law 
But one thing he forgot to add, the damage won't be half as bad if you are wearing proper clothes, especially on your head and toes 
These hats and shoes are there to save the wearer from an early grave 
So best feet forward and take care about the kind of shoes you wear 
It's better to be sure, than dead, so get a hat and keep your head 
Don't think to go without is brave; the effects of gravity can be grave

From 1976 - Still totally relevant.

Did he meet these chaps with their "tamed" wild Haggis' ?

Wild haggis can never be truly domesticated and remain dangerous at all times.

Could you link to a thread which does this please?

Which browser, OS, ISP etc are you using?

4 hours ago, Jurghh said:

 

My bad, the photo I uploaded wasn't the correct model. I have the MK K5045 in the photo below. I think i'll make the connection with some Wago 227s for now and replace this cooker outlet with a dual terminal flex outlet when I next visit SG or the UK.

 

Yeah, those type of terminals work reasonably well when the wire sizes are fairly similar, 4mm² and 1.5mm² (particularly if it's stranded) is certainly marginal.

On 7/1/2025 at 3:22 PM, Jurghh said:

I have a 3400W built in oven that can go to 340C for pizzas. I mention that because maybe it will get close to 3400W under normal use, I don’t know. I’ve installed an MK 45A cooker outlet plate in the wall for the connection. The oven is on a dedicated 20A circuit with 4mm2 THW wire and came with a heat resistant 3x1.5mm2 flex cable which I ferruled the ends of. I was a bit surprised that it wasn’t at least 2.5mm2 but I’m sure the manufacturer knows best. The issue is… the cooker outlet plate only has one terminal each for L, N & E so two wires have to share a terminal. The screw hits down on the 4mm2 first making it difficult to secure the 1.5mm2 however with much effort I managed to make it work. Of course now I’m worried about the connections coming loose in the future. Do you think it would be better to connect the wires using wagos in the back box and put cover over? I wouldn’t ferrule the 1.5mm2 if I use Wagos. 

The flex to the oven goes in the two bottom terminal tunnels pointing down and through the strain relief clamp.

The supply goes in the centre two of the 4 top terminals.

E goes to the two top outside terminals (Supply one side, flex the other).

Numbers for June. We are aiming to use nothing from PEA in July (breaker is off).

I do notice we are consistently making more than we use.

Overall system round-trip efficiency from DC energy input to 220V usage is about 85%.

Obviously the inverters use some energy, they do get pretty warm at times after all. 

Battery efficiency in to out is about 97%.

I suspect some measurement errors too as the data is what is reported by the inverters.

Does it really matter? Not really, the input energy is after all, free 🙂 

The most important reading is that of the PEA meter

Evidently the SA forecasting is on a par with the UK weather forecast by the great Michael Fish.

Have you tried the Thai Biodiversity group on Facebore??

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thai.species.id

Interestingly, Pathum Thani immigration always did a home visit for marriage extensions, not just the first one. 

Then , last November, despite verifying Madam's phone number, no visit. We shall see what occurs this November, all bets are off.

The "Check Visa Status" Line thingy simply said visa approved, please collect. 

The chickens have been electrified!!

That's 3 panels that were in the garage plus one moved from the tool shed which was a bit shaded.

We are now truly full (no panels left over).

Also, the latest Beta of Solar Assistant adds live production forecasting. 

Of course, we can now see how much energy we are "wasting" by not having an EV to charge!

Not using Solcast, but the latest Beta of Solar Assistant adds weather and generation prediction.

https://solar-assistant.io/help/updates/changelog?

Yup, give them a fuse or breaker, particularly those on the mains supply.

They do (mostly) have internal overheat protection but a fuse or breaker guarantees safety.

The problem is that each time they absorb a surge the trigger voltage goes DOWN slightly. Eventually they are triggering on the normal supply voltage and can generat a LOT of heat.

28 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

short time rooms. 

Apparently the pong of burnt, used condoms was dreadful. 

Maybe we should add  to the available post reactions

1 minute ago, simon43 said:

I'm like the OP, retired, use my Bangkok Bank debit card to pay for Lazada/AliExpress.  I have never used a card to pay for goods in a bricks and mortar shop, nor ever been asked to pay other than with cash....

It does seem the be the coffee/donut/waffle huts (and of course many Starbucks) which are cashless.

Most, if not all, of the various outlets in our village have QR codes to pay, they all still accept cash.

3 minutes ago, 86Tiger said:

And on your previous comment, it would be good news indeed if the pink ID doesn't expire after 60.  Mine is up for renew December of next year so I will learn for sure. 

I got mine in 2021 when I was 62, the expiry date says "for life" 🙂 

14 hours ago, impulse said:

That should be the mantra of every foreigner living in Asia.  Not just Thailand.

Yup, but some things can be incredibly easy.

When we first arrived in Thailand and rented a condo we were using dial-up internet, I noticed (I don't remember where) that a new company was offering ADSL in our area, I called the number, they emailed me the application form which I faxed back (it was a while back) one morning.

It was my intention to inform Madam when I got home from the office, however she called a couple of hours later that "there was a man at the door to install internet".

As above YMMV!