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You should see my face when I'm really constipated.

Prophet 01, it is a very simple straight gutter down the side of the house. Nothing special.

Astroturf or other such surfaces are not being considered. As mentioned in a previous post, it is going to be my wife's kitchen/veggie/herb garden so a path down the middle is what I need. There is no longer a "roof wash" (necronix' specific vocab - I would have just called it a waterfall or something else inappropiate), so I have more options for the path. I think I will probably go more along the lines of something like farangme, i.e. larger paving stones closer together on sand or fine gravel.

I am real to me in my own dimension, otherwise I am a wraith.

Have you ever tried to be helpful, only to have had your advice/suggestions taken in completely the wrong way and had your butt kicked as a result? Seems to be par for the course some days on TV.

The answer to the question is the re-incarnation of Stalin!!!!

JT, you should try yam mama one of these days. If done properly with minced pork, seafood, nuts, chili, onion, spring onions, tomato, lime juice, etc. it is delicious.

So the gov't continues to do what it does best; line the ministers' pockets, pay back those who need paying back (through rigged bids or whatever) and in the meantime runs the country into the ground through populist policies and bullshit promises. When that happens they finally get voted out and another lot come in with better fiscal policies, which while dragging the country out of the doldrums hurt the average Joe, who then proceeds to vote back in the very people who caused his problem in the first place. Simplified to the extreme, but does that ring a bell.

Pride swallowed. Advice taken. Guttering is now in place. I went with stainless over galvanized as I do not want to have to replace it four or five years down the road. So now down the garden path again.

From the office, but I can't post a pic as some member may recognize it and I could end up getting fired for posting on office.time.

I prefer watching paint dry in airconditioned surroundings. It irritates the nose though.

learn to be self sufficient....I am sometimes for a week or 2 in the south in my wifes house complete alone (she is in BKK) I have some repair work to do.

No communication with anyone, not leaving the house.....no problem

Hi, yes, thanks. I have my garden, so that kills a lot of time for me. But its just sometimes, its nice to have a beer and talk.

Be grateful you have a garden! I have to resort to internet forums to have a "conversation", and don't have enough available space for a decent garden.

I don't know any farangs where I live, because there aren't any!

Luckily I receive several English language tv channels. Even ABC, which has to be the most PC tv channel I've ever seen is better than what we had in the village ( only RT ).

Were it not for them, I'd be gaga by now.

dam_n, and there I was thinking it was your upcoming concert BKK and the woman is an imposter.

Will I get a warning for being off topic and a vindictive horrible wee bastard ?

Where can I get some some essence of hiso ?

There's a certain cricket fan on the General Forum who is quite an expert on it.

Just saying.

By the way no one has noticed that I have been promoted to Pedigree Blether...........

You've got to be careful when your pedigree is recognized. You'll end up being put out to stud to all and sundry.

Oh my gosh is that not correct. I have taught thousands of children in Thai government schools, thousands mind you. And almost none of them can direct a person to the location of a toilet. Thousands, honest. My first lesson of the new term was always teaching the children how to tell a Farang where the toilet was. Simple question really, "Where is the toilet?" So if you run into a child in Thailand who knows where the toilet is; yup one of my students. No one got out of my class without being able to tell a Farang where the toilet was. Even the retarded children. I taught em all. Not much else but the term was not that long. Term two was usually, "Where is da bus?" "Over dare."

Nice story mate - what is your point?

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I think the point is that for the vast majority their ability in English is rudimentary at best. BTW I know quite a few women under 30 in a working environment, all uni graduates, and their English is hopeless, with only a few exceptions.

Thai only. My wife and I have never spoken to each other in English.

Also, how about introducing a pseudo air miles system whereby members who contribute a high-volume of quality content (measured by likes as a proxy) are rewarded for driving traffic into the site, by way of discounts with TV's esteemed sponsors?...

That would just be so boring. The usual suspects would start going PC and posting thoughful comments and well thought out arguments. Where is the entertainment value in that?

You have done something to be very proud of. I know not how to help but wish you all the best.

The last I heard was that Newin said he would not return to politics and would stick with football. He was quoted as saying this by Matichon. However, some of those who will return to the playing field after serving their 5 year ban have mentioned that they are interested in moving to Bhumjai Thai. Perhaps, Newin will stay in the role of manager, but increase the number of available players in his team, changing and substituting as appropriate to gain the advantage and a share of the spoils. In the meantime Thunder Castle may not do too badly either.

So far so good. No warnings this morning. You guys work fast.

I will send a screen shot by PM to you tomorrow.

I wish I could ignore it, but it keeps popping up and notifies our tech department. It seems I will no longer be able to log in at work now, which is a shame.

I keep getting repeated warnings from Trend Micro about the URL widgets.amung.us/a_pros.js since the site came back online after maintenance. The Risk Level is marked as Dangerous. Prior to maintenance there were no such warnings and so I could log on at the office.

Is there any way this can be resolved?

Breaking news in the other paper has Red Shirt Leader Out On Bail Jatuporn addressing reports that he is tapped for becoming the new Deputy Interior Minister at the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle slotted for June and incorporates the Guilty Thai Rak Thai 111 Foundation. It would be the first Red Shirt in Yingluck's Cabinet AFAIK.

Additionally, the scheduled Constitution Court date for rendering a decision on whether he will lose his MP seat for failing to vote is upcoming on May 18.

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Nattavut Saikuar (spelling) is not a red shirt?

I think that when the woman involved has a propensity for using knives and assorted other instruments of pain, doing a runner is the only sane option. Those fellows and fellowettes who are apt to mount a soapbox and admonish the OP to be a man and sort it out face to face, know not of what they speak. Run chops, run.

Not one of the people I made acquaintance with when I first came to Thailand still lives here. In fact all of the foreigners I have known on a friendly basis since I first came to Thailand have since moved on. You start to think "Why bother?"

Thai Workers 'Unable To Pay Bills' Despite Pay Rise

You don't say. Now isn't that a surprise. I wonder how much they had to spend on that survey.

And to the poster who says that most of the workers don't pay for their own accommodation, you are spouting tosh. Even those who are housed by the factories with which they work have accommodation charges deducted from their pay. Meals too, if the factory is feeding them. As the cost of living goes up so do the deductions the factories make.

If the heat and sweating is such a terrible burden to bear, perhaps Thailand is not the most suitable place for you to take up residence Mr. Farang 000999. There are many places much cooler than here. Its like moving to Siberia and complaining about the cold.