BritManToo

2 hours ago, vogie said:

t would seem it is the Labour voters that are deficient in the old grey matter department.

Did they all vote for Brexit?

3 minutes ago, Jimbo2014 said:

Im dreading November to February again, the whole of Asia gets blanketed in a thick smog owing to open burning of agricultural fields.

Not the whole of Asia, just Thailand.

I took a trip to Saigon, then Phnom Penh to escape it and they were totally clear.

Flying back into Bangkok, it was as if there was a yellow blanket across the country from BKK to CNX.

8 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Well in that case, Corbyn and Momentum are right up your street! He needs your vote!

I won't vote for any party that doesn't have the forced redistribution of land and the ending of building restrictions for private homes as number 1 and 2 in it's election manifesto. (redistribution from the Aristocracy, church, government, RSPB and National trust to name a few)

Just now, DannyCarlton said:

As a Tory voter, obviously you would say that. As a Labour voter, obviously I would say otherwise.

 

The biggest obstacle to a Tory success it organising tactical voting in marginals. The Tories, Brexit party or their supporters aren't exactly the brightest pennies in the bucket.

Last vote I cast was for Arthur Skargill's Socialist Labour Party.

Not sure that makes me a Tory.

15 minutes ago, St George said:

The one saving grace for you is that your Wetherspoons pint will probably only be 5 Baht as a result of the Pound crashing to 20 Baht and Tim Martin discounting all his beers by 50%.

I changed pounds last week at 37.2, so of course this week it's gone up to 37.7.

1 hour ago, Tony125 said:

I had a heart attack 6 years ago after getting  fat and lazy but after fully recovering  changed my lifestyle a little

There you go, you should have died 6 years back aged 65-66 but got lucky.

My pals have been dying from age 50 up.

I'm nearly 64, I can't say I really have any desire to live any longer.

I'd rather go before my Brit pension becomes worthless.

34 minutes ago, clorox said:

make no mistake HCMC thai consulate is very ruthless, its easy if you have all your paper work in order for mult non o, i have seen many get rejected because missing document, every time im in there's always someone getting reject either for tourist visa or whatever visa they going for.

going to VN you need a visa 2700baht not cheap, hotel are not cheap either, if you're on a budget don't bother going there.

HCMC is the same price as Suvannahket.

Thai non-O Visa $200, free waiver on entry, same price as Laos if you include the $30 VISA fee.

Hotels in HCMC same price as Laos, $10/night, $5 if you're OK with a hostel.

Bus from the Airport to district 1 is 20,000VND (or $1).

3BB fibre doesn't allow port forwarding.

It shares IP address behind a firewall at their end.

1 minute ago, flexomike said:

Lucky you,  where I live in Rayong we have only had one rain in the last two weeks,  watering everyday, I have a large pond but if we dont get some decent rain in the next two months  it is going to be a major problem 

Torrential rain just started here again 5 minutes ago.

1 hour ago, Tony125 said:

Not meaning to pry but you said left wife at 52, been away for 10 years which would make you 62 and you say above you don't think you have 5 years left in you. Ae you in ill health?

Everyone over 60 is in ill health.

Hardly any foreigners in Thailand make it to 70.

My pals have been dropping like flies.

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

There's a teardown of the 1200W version here:-

 

Will you have to pay duty on that?

5k5bht is a reasonable price on AliExpress, but they're 9k5bht on Lazada.

39 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Sorted my will out in the UK, which protects my Thai wife as virtually all my assets are over there. Yet to sort a will out in Thailand to protect me as the house/car are in her name. If she dies I'm in the mire. Not easy to sort out here. Seems complicated with no easy answers.

I've got 23 years to run on the home loan (doubt I've more than five years left in me).

If anyone wants me out of the house, I just won't keep up the repayments.

It would save me money to walk away.

1 hour ago, Puchaiyank said:

You might try "Fascino" drug store...the one I use carries many supplies including wheelchairs...

Fascino is the most expensive pharmacy I've ever been in.

They wanted 1,000bht for a packet of drugs I could buy for 250bht elsewhere.

4 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Its time that you stopped denying climate change/sea level rises - unless you know more than the experts?

You're absolutely right, my childhood home (and my pals) must really be underwater.

PS,

Bangkok was built on a swamp, and they keep pumping out the groundwater, same in New Orleans, don't know about Jakata. Still I've got my panel up and working, while you're only talking about it.

9 minutes ago, elcaro said:

Nice man. If it is a success are you planning to expand? If so, how many? Or was it more an experiment and something to kill time?

More an experiment, and a build hobby.

I could add another, that's all I have room for, unless I encroach on the farmers field and mount a panel either side of the wall. The house casts a shadow in the afternoon that misses this panel (and room for one more nearer on the wall).

12:00, 200w.