Maybole

Burns' country.

I suggest using plastic water pipe of a suitable diameter. t usually comes in 4 metre lengths and joining pieces are available.  Plastic clip on clamps can be screwed to any nearby wall or railing.

I am concerned by their silence. Already been nearly mown down by very quiet cars while cycling. Some form of noise generator is a must.

In the first half of last century Glasgow had electric trams which rattled and the local pedestrians did not bother to look because they could hear them a long way off. Then in the 1960s, Glasgow replaced its trams with silent trolley busses. This caused a huge spike in pedestrian deaths and injuries.

If you can arrange to fly into a UK airport other than LHR, do so. It has always been difficult. I have avoided it for 30 years.

Paw Luang announced that the village health centre would be open for registration of ALL village residents front Mon 10 May to Fri 14. I registered on 15th and on Thursday 20th at approx 5pm a motorcycle messenger came to my gate with an appointment card for me to attend Sanpatong Hospital on 2nd July at 9am to receive my first injection. The registration staff were not 100% sure but believed that I would receive the AZ vaccine.

As I understand this, it appears that the hospitals are charging patients for treatment that they can be reimbursed for by the government.

The scanner is now working. I made one last attempt intending to record exactly what commands I was using and their effect. I had originally got the printer to work using the Easy Linux Tips site in preference to Brother's own site (which did not work).

I started using Brother's own installation guide and to my surprise, it worked.

Alles in ordnung ist !

The topic is now redundant.Thanks to all who tried to help

Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon, Brother DCP-T300 printer/scanner.

I have got the printer working without much trouble using drivers downloaded from Brother website and instructions from Easy Linux tips project..

I have tried without success many times to make the scanner work using instructions from both the Brother website and the Easy Linux tips project . Each attempt ends after about 4 commands in "invalid command" or "command not recognised".

Has any expert any advice to offer? I do not want to lug the equipment into Chiangmai to find a Linux specialist

Brother-in-law's,  eighteen months ago was Thb 100000 approx.. Coffin and accoutrements alone  cost just over Thb25000.

6 hours ago, Tony125 said:

But when he retires can probably live very well on his pension over here.

When I die, wife will get thb 40000 approx per month. She is panicking because that is not enough, eh?

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I registered at our village health centre on Thursday, today I was telephoned by a health official. Because her English was no better than my Thai my sister-in-law spoke to her. I can expect an appointment in July and the vaccine will be AstraZenica. I expressed my satisfaction with that.

Further to my post above, this afternoon I managed to register at our local village health centre. My Tabien Ban Farang (Yellow Book), Passport and Pink Card were all scrutinised. There was a short consultation with a more senior official when they saw that my extension of stay had expired but I pointed out that I had an "under consideration" stamp for my new application and that satisfied them.

I was not given a date but I was instructed that I must refrain from alcohol, tea and coffee for a day before the injection until a day after. The alcohol I understand but I think coffee and tea are over the top

Leo No8 is too sweet for me. I usually drink Tiger because it is the best of a poor lot. It is 56 Baht per 630ml bottle from Big C

Can you be a wee bit more precise as to location, Please ?

My grand niece shares a room at university for which she pays a fixed amount of Thb700 per month for electricity, i.e. 1400 for two per month, I am quite sure she will not get a discount from her university,

North Thailand is too wide an area . I can only speak for Chiangmai and around.

Kam Thiam behind Tesco Lotus in Pa Tan or Buffalo Market on the south side of Sanpatong on a Saturday.

She who must be obeyed does not want me to register. She claims that our neighbour, who is ages with me, was phoned yesterday by his daughter, who lives and works in Bangkok, instructing him to refuse to be vaccinated because too many people are dying from it. She, the neighbour's daughter, claimed that MANY MORE people in Bangkok are dying from the vaccination than from the virus. There is a massive campaign if disinformation being mounted.

How old and worn is it ? Old style motor bikes used to need renewal of suspension bearings, steering head bearing and front fork sliders every 5000 miles. The transformation on renewal of steering head bearing (very easy to do) could be delightful.

An African and his son are walking through the bush when they spot two lions. One lion is licking the other's anus.

Daddy, Daddy, cries the wee boy, what are these lions doing ?

His father replied, " Well, Son, the lion at the back has just eaten a white man and he is trying to get the taste out of his mouth.

I am puzzled by these figures. I have never met anybody who has had the virus. All I get is "you cannot go to any Big C because a (one) customer who tested positive had visited Big C Mae Hia (17 km away), or you cannot go to the market because "I heard that somebody in the neighbouring village has been taken to hospital". There is so much misinformation circulating that I suspect people with their own agenda stand to profit.

 All the locals in my moban are keeping indoors as much as possible, mask wearing is 100%.  The usual group of gamblers and drinkers continue to meet discreetly in the back shop. There have been only two deaths so far this year neither Covid related.

As I said, none of my wife's extended family nor acquaintances have contracted the virus nor known anybody who has.

I recall many years ago buying Dry-charged battery. I had to add the acid myself and let it sit for an hour before using. Could this be what is meant ?

A drop in the ocean.