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Maybole

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  1. I was going to suggest the same, but you beat me to it.
  2. Non story. Minor fault probably in the air con system. Probably no specialist staff in Singapore so he turned back to get it fixed. The 4 "loops" were probably getting advice from technical crew in Bangkok in an effort to fix it without landing.
  3. There are also some shops just south of Kad Farang on the East side of Hwy108.
  4. It looks like Loch Leven with the Pap of Glencoe.
  5. I would like to learn what proportion of the Thai government's income depends on money sent back from overseas, including remittances from foreign spouses.
  6. Has he not heard of using a lower gear, or can he not spell brain?
  7. The collared starling is very close but I cannot see the yellow under the eye. However I may not have been near enough to see that.
  8. I regularly see an unusual pair in the soi. They squawk like Mynahs, they strut like mynahs, they are the same size and shape as Mynahs, but they are less reluctant to fly as Mynahs. They have black backs and wings, but white heads and bellies. I cannot get close enough to photograph, nor can I find anything in my book nor on Google which resembles them closely enough. What might they be?
  9. Just over double, but we had Grandweans staying for 10 days and they are heavy on a/c use.
  10. I cannot speak for other countries . After retirement, I worked temporarily for the Royal Mail in a mainly automated mail centre. Many companies used automated mail printing and addressing companies for routine mail. Almost all were sent out with UK 2nd class postage, and thus any to an overseas address were rejected by the machines and returned to sender. I very much doubt if they were ever resent with the correct postage. Banks, Pension management companies and UK government mail was almost universally underpriced.
  11. It appears to be a Tambol election, so she who must be obeyed has inflated it to a province wide prohibition. She has done this before when she wants me to stay at hame. It usually means that she has spent all her housekeeping for the month and will want to "borrow" my beer money.
  12. Wife ( who has a history of exaggeration ), informs me that all pubs will be closed and alcohol sales prohibited tomorrow Sunday, because of a province wide election. What is the truth?
  13. Many years ago when bum guns became common, I took 2 back to Scotland to install in my toilets there. They were successful nut COLD.
  14. I Think you mean Bang Pa In, it is beautiful!
  15. Your assessment agrees with mine. The car is a Chevrolet, and Chevrolet withdrew from Thailand about 2 years ago, so no specialist support available.
  16. I am looking for local knowledge although technical advice would also be welcomed. I have difficulty getting my manual car into 1st and 2nd gears The lever comes up against the detente which prevents unintentional selection of reverse but will not move forward or back to engage 1st or 2nd gears. 3rd, 4th and 5th select normally, If I pull up the ring toggle which over rides the detente I can , by moving the leaver a fraction to the left, find 1st but the lever will not move back to engage 2nd. I suspect a small adjustment of the connecting rod is all that is needed. Is there a workshop in Chiang mai which specializes in gearbox repairs? My local garage tells me I need a new gearbox.
  17. Who writes your headlines? It suggests that the straw was carrying the truck!
  18. My info is 30 years out of date. My wife never had a birth certificate. After proof of 3 years living in UK with me , UK marriage certificate and Thai passport she obtained UK citizenship. It took 18 months to be processed. She obtained a UK passport 3 weeks later with no bother.
  19. Even the natives are complaining!
  20. Back in the 1980s the Thai government encouraged contraception and a limit on family numbers. Their citizens are now reaping the consequences.
  21. The pump price of fuel has not changed in at least 3 months
  22. Relax, it only lasts a few days. My neice had it some years ago and recovered fully in about two weeks.
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