Beachcomber

Hi

Thanks for all the info and Web link, really appreciate the effort put in finding relevant information. Is this a great Forum or what?

A few points for me to think about. Technically I’m a tourist so technically still resident of UK. I have my old paper license with me which is valid for some years yet so if I get the right forms I could arrange for someone in the UK to do it for me.

I would have to apply for change of address at the same time and get an International Driving Permit which as I understand it would allow me to get a Thai license.

Something just occurred to me I am/was on tourist visa but just a few months ago got the one year “O” Marriage Visa. Does that qualify me to apply for a Thai License or would I have to keep getting IDP every year?

Beachcomber.

Hi

Ok so I have been on the beach too long and renting or owning a motorbike is no great problem but reading through some of the other posts I realize that the DVLA has issued new Photocard driving Licences.

Has anyone got their old paper driving license upgraded to the new Photocard one while here in the LOS?

The DVLA website has lots of useful information but no application form to download.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Before Computers

Memory was something you lost with age

An application was for employment

A program was a TV show

A cursor used profanity

A keyboard was a piano

A web was a spider's home

A virus was the flu

A CD was a bank account

A hard drive was a long trip on the road

A mouse pad was where a mouse lived

And if you had a 3 inch floppy . ...

. . . you just hoped nobody ever found out!

My Favorite – Register Software

I believe the "N" decal denotes a button to select neutral gears. It can also be found on the steering wheel. I also think that the red line on the rev meter shows the optimum shifting point for the current gear. When the car is in a lower gear, optimum shifting point is at lower revs since the ratios are extremely close.

The ‘N’ to denote the neutral button seems it might be right, good for marshals to know.

I also thought the red needle could be for gear shift but if you notice the gears can change without the needle moving.

Don’t lets mention the Australian finish.

Hi

Thanks ‘KERRYD’ I hadn’t noticed the little white corner on the red briefcase so will look out for it in future.

Trouble is I will still have to go through all the pages of ‘new’ posts and as I’m on dial-up it can take some time. But at least the ones I’m interested in will be easier to spot.

‘INSIGHT’ your way has merit and will try that against the red briefcase.

Neither is ideal but an improvement on my current way.

Thanks

Beachcomber.

Got to Show this to Ms Beach

Oh! The memories

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Hi

I don’t get on the computer every day and with the number of posts after a few days there are pages of “View new posts” for me to wade through.

Trouble is all the posts are interesting (such nice people) so I never seem to get through the backlog to see a response to any posting I may have made.

The question is; is there a way of highlighting New Posts that I have contributed or answered to so I can view those first before I get engrossed with all the other new posts?

I do not want to be alerted by e-mail as I check that even less than logging on here.

I have looked through “My Controls” but can’t see anything obvious. Have I missed something?

Beachcomber

Hi

Thanks RCM that’s what I wanted to clarify.

I read something about this on the forum before and had it in mind to do in the future but was not 100% sure what they meant.

Will use that setup next time I need to do a re-install.

Thanks.

Beachcomber

Any F1 motor racing fans here?

I like to watch but don’t really know all that much about it.

A couple of things I’m curious about.

There is a letter N or Z depends on how you look at it in a circle on the car bonnet (hood!) just by the cockpit. You can see it with the camera mounted on the air intake.

It does not look like a sponsor’s ad as the color varies and is on quite a few cars though not all.

Anybody know what it means?

The other thing is the graphics that come up on the screen showing Revs, Brake, throttle, gear and things. On the tachometer dial the needle goes up the revs and when it drops again a red needle stays at the highest point to show max revs at that point.

What I’d like to know is what makes the red needle drop back down again. I thought it might have been when the driver lifted of the throttle or when the brakes were applied or a gear change but it doesn’t seem to be any of these things.

Anybody?

Australian; F1 Grand Prix tomorrow (Sunday 2nd) UBC Star Sports Ch40 11.00am.

What i like to do if too many things go wrong....i make a good back up of the Files i want to keep either on a external drive or Dvd Rw's and install Windows new again If you happend to have two Partitions you use the one Partition for the OS and the other Partition with the Files to keep ....

Reason for that doing is ...i want to be sure that all the spyware / adware is gone too.

Hi

RCM do you mean that you put ONLY the OS (Windows as it comes on the installation disc) on the first partition?

Any installed programs (ACDSee – Winamp – Blah! Blah!) you put on the second partition?

Does this help with virus and other nasties? do they only install themselves on the in OS on the first partition?

Also when you do an upgrade or update to an installed program it knows where the original program is (C:/programs\something\somewhere) If you put everything on the second partition will the update still find it?

Thanks.

I thought Los Angeles was the “City of Angels"

For Windows XP

Right click on ‘My Computer’ ‘Properties’ then the ‘Advanced’ tag

‘Startup and Recovery’ – ‘Settings’

There you should see ‘Default operating system’ with drop down window.

Uncheck the ‘Time to display list of operating systems: or reduce the value to zero.

That should get rid of your start up problem.

As for the dark and blinking screens can’t help you. I am getting similar thing happening. Don’t know if it was happening before but I seem to notice it recently. Any help on that would be welcome.

Beachcomber.

If you don’t have any friendly neighbors with a pick up I would think your best bet is to rent a vehicle with driver. That way you would not have to worry about returning the vehicle once you finished the move.

One time we were in Bangkok and rented a minibus with driver for a day for 1800bt. Plus fuel. I would imagine you could find some one with a pick-up to do something similar.

We just went into one of the many travel shops round the Koh San Road area but would guess any travel shop would do.

You could also contact one of the major rental companies like Hertz or Avis and see what they have to offer.

God luck.

How about right click on ‘My Computer’ then ‘Properties’ that gives you the RAM at the bottom of that window.

Then click the ‘Hardware’ tag then ‘Device Manager’ open all the little boxes to get the info.

You can take the minibus straight through from Penang to Koh Lanta. You have to change busses but it is all arranged so you don’t have to walk anywhere.

Normally on a visa run you get your visa back (from Parvez) about 2pm and can catch the 3pm minibus to Hat Yai. By that time it’s too late to get to Koh Lanta the last bus has gone so get the bus next morning.

At Hat Yai there are many travel shops round the railway station any of them will get you a ticket to Koh Lanta. Try K.S.T Travel used to be opposite The Kings hotel, but have moved recently, the minibus from Penang will drop you off at their office.

At Trang a company specializing in Koh Lanta is K.K. Travel they are right opposite the Trang railway station.

Koh Lanta is an island but has a car ferry service. The distance is no more than river wide. There are two Lantas so two ferry crossings.

You do not have to go to Krabi if you want to go by road. The Lanta turn off is on the road several miles before you get to Krabi.

As mentioned the minibus will drop you off almost anywhere on Lanta but you will have to know where you want to stay.

Good Luck.

I’m having no problems with LimeWire.

I have TOT dial up and use TOT provider. Also the free LimeWire.

Not stingy just poor.

It’s slooooow but time I got and it gets there in the end.

Thanks SLEEPYJOHN the corrugated cement sheet seems like a good solution. Since this all came up I have been taking more notice of roofs and have seen those sheets finished with cement edgings that did not look too bad.

SBKPETERPAN - the insulated sheet steel sounds promising as combined solution solver. I will follow up the link and try get a picture to see what the finished look will be.

We plan to go visit up-country, where the house is, in the next month or so, and I’ll take more notice of the roof structure details. Wasn’t relevant last time.

Beachcomber

Just out of interest what do couples, married or otherwise, do about their bank accounts?

As we all have to have money in the bank to be here what would happen if ‘husband’ got killed and the wife did not have a PIN number.

How long would it take for her to get at the money?

What is the general consensus? Does your other half have your PIN number?

At this time Ms Beach does not have my PIN number mainly because I never thought about it too much but now with the problem of getting access to money in the event of something happening to me I will let her have it. She would not need the extra worry of dealing with officious bank manager.

I always go to Penang by minibus they take you right through the border without changing.

If you take your visa application in early it will be back afternoon next day.

On the left side at the entrance to Swiss Hotel

Get a minibus all the way Penang – Hat Yai – Trang - Koh Lanta.

Get a minibus to Hat Yai then another to Trang then another to Koh Lanta.

Get a minibus to Krabi then the boat to Koh Lanta.

Get a minibus to Hat Yai get them to drop you at the bus station get the big bus to Krabi bus station then local taxi to jetty boat to Koh Lanta.

In Penang you can get minibus from Parvez Book Store Chulia Street on the left at the entrance to Swiss Hotel.

You can also go via Lankawi to Trang but I never tried that

Get a double or triple entry tourist visa from Thai Embassy before you leave the UK.

That will see you alright for six months. By that time you will have been here long enough to decide what to do next.

Visa runs don’t have to be expensive if you go by minibus or local transport.

Enjoy.

First time to try this sorry if it don't work....

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Thank you all for the informed replies all the uninformed replies and comments about my personal well being.

I’m fairly new at this forum posting thing but thought that I had read enough of other postings to feel that the whole thing was supposed to be a light hearted discussion forum with members exchanging information, experiences and general trivia.

Most of the things mentioned about my age, eye tests and general awareness of my surroundings are no doubt true and I believe they were intended to be said in a joking manor.

Unfortunately as there do not seem to be any qualified comedy script writers here the written humor does not come across very well.

I don’t take this personally as I’m sure you are all VERY nice people really just needing something more interesting in your lives than putting others down.

I’m thinking of putting a disclaimer at the end of any future posts, something on the lines of “any comments made by this poster either sober or under the influence of any alcohol have no relation to the real world and any similarity to events or persons in the real word are purely coincidental and under no circumstances should any recommendation or suggestions regarding any situation made by this poster be tried or be taken seriously by anyone living or dead”

Any comments as to the wording of my disclaimer will be welcome.