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Just now, DezLez said:
If you are paying 50 baht for a shave in a shop it is probably with a rusty razor.
Our local Mom-n-Pop shop has a barber, he's actually pretty ok, just don't go on "monk haircut" day. Haircut and a shave, 100 Baht.
Yes, he uses a fresh blade each time.
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Back (sort of) on topic.
I also got fed up with the constant outlay on Mach-3 blades, brilliant shave (from genuine ones) but hardly cheap.
So, I got myself a Philips wet-n-dry job (no, not a shop-vac) it's actually pretty good used wet with a bit of foam, I keep the Mach-3 for those hot dates when you have to be baby soft!!
My blades now last approximately 10^3 years coz i don't get many hot dates 😞
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1 minute ago, Keeps said:Second dibs on the water as well as I had an older brother.
I bet he peed in the water!!
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8 minutes ago, short-Timer said:Oh, bloody hell, another idiotic topic nobody wants. What's next? A bathing survey? How often do you dump? Cmon, give it up. Pure desperation here.
PLEASE!!
Do not give him ideas!
I mean, who really needs to know that us Brits bathe once a week, whether we need it or not!
The scary bit is, when I was a kid that's how it worked, and yes, I went in my mum's bathwater.
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Shave?
Where**??
Yes, it matters
** Do I really have to list the places one might wish to shave?? Really???
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Just now, JackGats said:Why does the system not work with foreign faces? This must be because we have weird facial features compared to the Thais.
No idea, it works (reasonably) well for Bangkok Bank.
Actually, I believe it's more to do with not being able to handle the various formats of passport numbers.
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https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/06/18/spains-blackout-cause-finally-revealed/
The report itself https://d1n1o4zeyfu21r.cloudfront.net/WEB_Incident_ 28A_SpanishPeninsularElectricalSystem_18june25.pdf
From here https://www.ree.es/en/operation
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"The incident was NOT caused by a lack of system inertia. Rather, it was triggered by a voltage issue and the cascading disconnection of renewable generation plants, as previously indicated. Higher inertia would have only resulted in a slightly slower frequency decline. However, due to the massive generation loss caused by voltage instability, the system would still have been unrecoverable."
The TL;DR sequence of events is summarised in the report as follows: -
(Note: The generation that must comply with P.O. 7.4 regulates, in a mandatory way, voltage dynamically and independently of the active power they are generating, thus it ensures stable voltages in the network.
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RCW = Renewable, Cogeneration, and Waste)
1. Forced oscillation at 0.6 Hz, possibly originating in a photovoltaic power plant in the province of Badajoz,triggers system-altering protocolized actions. Shunt reactors are operated, lines are coupled due to oscillations, and schedules are modified. (N-1)2. Natural oscillation at 0.2 Hz triggers further system-altering protocolized actions. Shunt reactors are operated, lines are coupled due to oscillations, and schedules are adjusted. (N-2).
3. Generation under P.O. 7.4 does not absorb the required reactive power. (N-3).
4. Variations in RCW generation during active power regulation affect voltage control and many of them don't fulfil their obligations. (N-4).
5. The conventional generation requested after the oscillations was not connected.
6. Generation loss in distribution: P < 1 MW and self-consumption of 435 MW before 12:32:57 (N-5).
7. Inappropriate tripping of a generation transformer in Granada (N-6).
8. Inappropriate tripping of solar thermal generation (Badajoz) and tripping of photovoltaic (Badajoz) withoutpoint-of-interconnection data from transmission network (N-7).
9. Inappropriate tripping of a photovoltaic power plant connected also in the province of Badajoz but in a different transmission substation (N-8).
10. Tripping of three wind farms (Segovia) without point-of-interconnection data from transmission network.
11. Tripping of one wind farm and a PV plant located at the province of Huelva, without point-of-interconnection data from transmission network.
12. Inappropriate tripping of photovoltaic power plant in Seville (N-9).
13. Inappropriate tripping a PV generation located in the province of Cáceres (N-10).
14. Tripping of PV generation connected to a 220 kV substation located in the province of Badajoz, withoutpoint-of-interconnection data from transmission network.
15. Tripping of one CCGT unit located at Valencia (N-11).
16. Load shedding of pumping units and loads due to underfrequency results in increased system voltage.
17. The HVDC link operating in constant power mode continues exporting 1,000 MW to France.
18. Tripping of Nuclear Power Plant. (N-12)
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Elkie Brooks in fine voice, should have been a single!!
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It might be worth a trip to the Ampur office in the relevant area.
They usually have a bunch of free construction plans on file which have cost estimates. Pick something that looks like what you want, check the date on the drawings, adjust for inflation, and you're gold.
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Are there any other clues??
And, of course, what is the purpose of the inquiry?
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30 minutes ago, MaiDong said:
Hmm, ok then, how about if just using this pic as reference?
It certainly looks like a shophouse as was originally noted if it has a living area, so it would be 16, 17 or 18.
That said it could also be a commercial building.
This would be a commercial building (no living area) which could look like the intial photo.
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4 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:
Since the classification relates to construction costs, I would suggest the costings would relate to a shophouse style.
It actually appears to be three shophouses, as the second picture shows no continuation of the dividing wall between the neighbours to the left and right.
Yeah a No.16, 17, or 18 would be more accurate then 🙂
Missed those on my first scan through of the document.
Makes the construction cost rather cheaper 🙂
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I reckon ^^^, No.23 => Commercial Building <23m
Looks something like this from outside.
Add another floor and you could be approaching No.24 territory.
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14 hours ago, BarraMarra said:
You don't see 4-5 Brits bartering for the same girl trying to get a freebie only the Indians behave like this.
Why did I immediately think of this scene?
Fetching my coat 🙂
Warning - grown up language!!
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On 6/14/2025 at 3:26 PM, TimBKK said:no need to cut the power, just turn the light switch off.
And then die when you "discover" that the original sparks put the switch in the neutral line or that your light has a "borrowed neutral"!
Kill all the power at the main switch.
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Just now, NanLaew said:
Do you know if they have updated their app so that foreigners can do the 'face thingy'?
I believe not at this time, I'm going to give it a go probably next week, maybe try with pink ID which has a Thai ID compliant 13 digit number.
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I've had a few "Genuine Fake Lorex" over the years, always the automatic Submariner. if they keep going it's usually the plating that wears off.
One memorable incident in Hong Kong.
Pete a workmate and long time friend, wandered into the office sporting a Submariner.
"That's a nice fake Pete"
"It's a bloody real one"
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High last night (big tide) nothing to worry about right now.
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12 hours ago, topt said:
Received a message today when I opened the SCB app saying that the waiver, for me, was void from the 16th - so 4 days time.
Been a few different dates mentioned which is a little strange.
Mine was yesterday the 12th.
One assumes they staggered dates to avoid being over-run with people trying to activate the face thingy.
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20 hours ago, MaiDong said:
I just found this post and I'm so glad I did, this is excellent info!
12 years on, how are your walls?
Sadly, Ackybang hasn't been seen since 2020, Resa since 2018 😞
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Some posts that contravene AseanNow Community Standards have been removed.
I know it's hot, but let's keep US politics out of unrelated threads please.
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2 hours ago, Kinok Farang said:I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
Ah, memories of a childhood long, long ago!
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4 hours ago, save the frogs said:
doesnt look like a ducati
More like a "duck-ati"
Fetching my coat ...
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