BritManToo

7 minutes ago, oilinki said:

One question: Which government? USA, Europeans, China, Russia, India or all of them, working in one great conspiracy?

 

Only the Western governments (now essentially one world order), as we can't understand Chinese, Russian, or Urdu.

1 hour ago, steve73 said:

3.  If it's much too warm during the "proving" (rising) stage it can rise too fast & too much, then I've noticed it will often collapse during cooking.  Breadmakers usually have to warm it a little at this stage; ideally around 25C, but often it's a little too warm in T/L.  Perhaps add a little more sugar to give the yeast extra "food".

Breadmakers have thermostats, it's always the right temperature for rising.

Falling is nearly always too much water.

7 minutes ago, Retiredandhappyhere said:

As it happens, one poster stated that the guy had just come out of prison, which, if true, might just suggest that he was perhaps not the "perfectly good father and husband" you felt he might have been.

But women love murderers and drug dealers, and hardly ever want 'a perfectly good father and husband' in their bed.

Maybe it was her poor life choices that led to her sudden death.

Not that anyone deserves to be murdered for any reason, and certainly not children.

7 minutes ago, sharktooth said:

Thanks I’ll give that a bash. Just double up for 1kg loaf? Would adding seeds affect the rise on this recipe do you think?

If you add seeds, reduce whole wheat by the same weight (or volume).

I usually use a cup measure, 1 of white bread flour, then the next cup 1/3 to 1/2 white bread flour then just top it off with everything else.

I also tend to use a digital scale with the bread mixing tin on top, after everything has been added I'll top it off to 500gm exactly with extra white bread flour.

8 minutes ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said:

I never had problem 100 percent wholemeal flour, probably poor yeast or touching salt. 

We're using bread machines, it's different.

2 hours ago, sharktooth said:

recently bought a bread maker as I was fed up with the garbage sold in CM. Anyhoo, had three efforts already at “healthy” bread and while each tasted great, they completely collapsed during the rise cycle. I suspect it is because I am adding too many grains combined with whole wheat flour (although I did try and balance it up with proportions of white flour).

I use the following for 500gm loaf of wholewheat bread in my machine.

1/2 teaspoon salt.

20 gm soy oil

15 gm white sugar (food for the yeast, not for the final bread)

170 ml water

1 & 1/3 cup bread flour

2/3 cup wholewheat flour

1 teaspoon instant dried yeast (fermipan red)

Gives good results every time.

Collapsed rise is usually too much liquid in the mix.

More than 1/3 of the flour whole wheat (or anything else) rarely works in a machine.

If you want to add different grains/nuts/fruits reduce the whole wheat by the same amount.

Stick to 2/3 white bread flour in every mix.

Sometimes I use half the wholewheat and an equal amount of rye flour or muesli, as long as you stick with 2/3 of your mix white bread flour, it always works.  

23 minutes ago, sharktooth said:

when using instant yeast says this is kept dry and away from the salt when mixing.

Where you put the ingredients only matters if you are using a delayed bake, cos the *yeast goes off.

* Instant dried yeast is designed to be put dry in the machine, it's not supposed to get wet until the paddle starts turning.

36 minutes ago, losworld said:

I have always said we have the illusion of freedom in the west until it is challenged agains the rulers. 

As I said, try having a serious disagreement with your western wife and see what happens.

Broke and homeless.

Just for fun I made a really big bagel.

2 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Living in Pattaya, I rarely see your vision. I see bargirls who have been promised the earth by 2 week millionaires, to get it at a reduced rate or even free, only to shatter their dreams when they go home and never get in touch again.

AWALT.

No point in being truthful, honourable or loyal to any woman, they don't believe in any of those things.

The more truthful you are with them, the more power they have to manipulate you.

Bargirls are just like any other woman, maybe a little bit more honest and upfront about what's going on, and with a few more miles on the clock.

Sandra Bullock ...... well past her 'sell by' date.

Why do they let these post wall women still make bad movies?

OMG she looks old!

How come a 54 year old actress was pregnant in this movie?

Couldn't they find someone 30 years old to play the lead actress?

Just now, Spidey said:

Can't you apply to the courts for her to sell the house and give you 50%, once the kids have come of age?

Nope, they get full title 'in the interests of the children'.

2 hours ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

In the west at least you get 50% of your assets and possibly even more even if you were born stupid. In Thailand you may get robbed of everything.

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In the UK, the woman with kids under 15 gets the house 100% and 50% of everything else (In my case a house worth 600,000gbp). Plus child maintenance of 20% of your income for the next 19 years.

In Thailand I have a house with a 90% mortgage, the wife gave it to me in the divorce because she couldn't make the repayments.

3 hours ago, terryw said:

However if Vietnam is so wonderful, why is it that any Vietnamese family with money wants their children to get an education and job outside Vietnam.

I doubt any of them decide to relocate to Thailand.

4 minutes ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

No advice for the op, but reading it this is exactly why at 45 I still have no kids. In the west the above scenario would be terrible, but manageable. In Thailand it's catastrophic.

It's actually the other way round.

In the west they can just take the kids and you never see them again (the western government will finance everything).

In Thailand they still want your money, and you can negotiate cash deals for the kids.

3 hours ago, JimmyJ said:

Nobody has mentioned the incessant horn honking.

I never noticed.

Being drunk every night has it's perks.

16 hours ago, Richard S said:

Anyone out there can tell how much the minimum insurance would be ...  please

 

You'll be able to buy a bit of paper to cover you for whatever level immigration want for very little money.

Just don't expect it to ever pay out. There's always an easy way around all the regulations.

2 hours ago, rasg said:

Surely Aberdeen or Glasgow is a lot better than Croydon?

I've lived and worked in all three places, Croydon is by far the best.

Not as wet, windy or cold, and a lot more things to do.

9 minutes ago, BestB said:

Oh and here we go again with trolling, 9900 is the minimum wage it is NOT the average wage, feel free to google it to save yourself the embarrassment of me posting links

300bht/day is the minimum wage for people employed by a registered company.

There's no requirement to employ them for 30 days in a month either.

Most rural workers (about 80% of the Thai population) earn between 3000bht and 5000bht per month, self-employed and selling what they grow. 

But they usually have a few bottles of rice whiskey or a Leo or two on new years eve, and some of them have invited me round for a drink this evening (no charge).

On 12/29/2018 at 5:40 PM, BTB1977 said:

Hotel here in Hua Hin asking 5,900 baht per person to celebrate New Year's..  Think I will pass. 

I just had a big bowl of chicken & vegetable soup, 1/2 a bagel and a mince pie, washed down with a cup of tea.

Made it all myself and it cost around 40bht in total, you high flyers and your 6,000bht celebrations, have more money than sense.

On 12/30/2018 at 2:42 PM, sambum said:

The first time I came to Thailand (more than 15 years ago) I noticed that - and also on my return to London that when you smiled at somebody you got a "who the <deleted> are you looking at" type of response.

I found the people in London, when I was living there 2016-2018, universally polite, pleasant and helpful.