PR3

We had some problems latter half of last year. Voltage dropping erratically 100~225v then back to normal, every time it happened the inverter reset on low input and it was going on some days every 3 or 4 minutes so didn't do much generation. Anyways it quietened down for a few weeks so I suspected it was just poor power management by our supplier at the time. In the end house went black and it was the only one on the street in that scenario. I thought either the meter or under road cabling until I got the detector out and realised we just had no power to the meter. They responded quickly (about 7 hours). Turned out there was a loose connection in the local junction box on their side just outside the moo baan. Tightened the connection and has been perfect ever since. When I think about it .....had been going on for quite some time, I guess it was arcing and welding the cable in place again. Lol. Had me confused and still don't quite understand how only we were affected. It's white man's magic that electrical stuff. Lol. Back to my beer. Best PR3

Limescale deposits (and soap scum) can be removed easily with a 25% phosphoric acid to 75% water mix but wear gloves and mask as it irritates the air passages. You can buy it cheap on Lazada amd mix yourself as I do. As other posters have mentioned you likely need a water softener putting into the water supply. Maybe good to get it tested to see what deposits are present.

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.PLPQ3 You'll have to know what frequency the remote works on in order to get the correct model if interested.

I'm not sure about Chiang Mai sorry. I bought some remotes of Lazada what copy the signal of the original. Used them on the old Foresee gate motor and the new RSE one too and they work great. Cost about 50 baht each from China. Batteries included.

Sometimes there's a one way valve fitted between the house pressurised pipework and the mains. They sometimes start to fail (water back pasees);and the pump switches on occasionally just to repressurise the house circuit. Why you would consider someone to be dodgy because he smokes tobacco and takes his shirt off if he's hot is quite amusing. Don't be so judgemental it's the tropics it's hot and many males smoke here.

Weigh 620g of water into the same bottle and see if it arrives at the same level, sorry if someone posted this already.

My wife has one on order, I also don't understand the fuss, probably because I'm old..lol. To be fair though; Apple connectivity is very good between devices and she uses an Apple desktop for her business so it makes sense. She offered to give me her 13 promax but I'm really not interested, it's heavy, large and wasted on me. I still have a perfect iPhone 4 which for me was the nicest phone ever made but only used as a music player these days. I use an S9 plus Samsung it's ancient but does everything I need easily and rarely carry it about anyways. If I want to browse the Web use a tablet. Ah well to be young and fashionable, those years are in the past for me but good luck to those who can afford it ahd want to look special.

I don't really plan anything anymore, any plans I had mostly were bolloxxxes up one way or another. If it wasn't for chance and taking a punt I'd still be stuck in the small town in England renting a room and living it week to week.

I had bugger all to sell, an old porche 944s and a zx9r, had a tech job at a local factory in Longridge what paid local wages (not a lot Lol). Never bought a house, every time I saved up approaching what would be enough deposit for a housing loan the goal posts moved because prices kept on upwards. To be fair I spent most my meagre income on motorbikes and beer anyway..Lol Went to work in the Middle East and came here for a holiday, loved it and moved here. Messed up a few times along the way but happy and settled now and a kept man. So yes, I'm all in, I do have a cold weather long coat in the UK, the suit I wore when I buried my Dad, pair of shoes and some undies etc. It's normal to worry about taking a chance and too easy to find an excuse not to do anything risky. I say get on with it, life's short. If it all goes wrong I'll just have to find another adventure. The end is the same for every living soul, regardless of what you have. There's no pockets in a coffin. Time for another health destroying beer. PR3

Agree with transam, every vehicle I've ever bought here the tyres leave the showroom at the max pressure shown on the tyre wall, which gives an interesting ride. I recently bought an adv350, the first thing I did when getting home was check the tyre pressure and remove 7 and 9 psi from the front and back respectively. No idea why this seems to be so common here. Always check too after a service, sometimes they come back over inflated again. You're always or often up against the "that's the way I does it" technicians here. And having a decent tyre pressure gauge is a must living in LOS. Regards PR3

I paid the requested sinsot when I got married to my wife, as her brother did when he married his, and when my brother in law did when he married my wife's sister. Ultimately we have a choice as foreigners to go with the flow or not. I've never been asked for anything since in 13 years. Sometimes it's just a cultural thing and we do or don't accept it, and sometimes parcels of land are given to the married couple in leiu of the payment. I didn't look at it any other way than pleasing the cultural side of things and because I didn't want my chosen life partner to have to feel uncomfortable in such circumstances. Sometimes better to look at it as a down-payment for what may be bequeathed in the future. Or just to accept the financial hurdle to get what you both want as a couple. We're not in the West, and having Western principles in Isaan specially doesn't cut it so well a lot of the time. Although I expect its not exclusive to this region in some cases. PR3

Also the peripheral vision test which was new here in kk when i renewed recently... correction...it wasn't there 5 years ago when I did my last one so it may well have been a requirement for a while now.

I bought an ADV350 with one years free insurance, but it's not 1st class it's for theft only according to the missus.

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.kdgfA Cheap and cheerful 110l/min.

Depending on how large the garden pond is; there are a large selection of 220v submersible pumps on Lazada to choose from. Some of them will do 20 m3 an hour amd not too pricey.

Just read an article that states the official proce will be announced later and will not be more than 200000 baht, so expect 199999 Lol

Smallest I could find was this 15 litre one, has performed well so far no complaints, there probably is a smaller one but I never got lucky in my searches. Just plugs into a domestic socket. https://s.lazada.co.th/s.9HStm

Pressure wash, then seal it with a water proofer...no more green slippery stuff. I did outside 4 years ago and had to again this year as there were small patches coming back. Best thing I ever did and keeps everything looking fresh for ages.

Makro KK this morning no Meiji at all and very few of the other better known brands, just some new brand and lots of it; all the labelling in Thai so cannot even establish the name, I bought some and sadly its not particularly pleasant. Hope the Meiji comes back soon.

I imagine the current confusion; or lack of collaboration if you like; is over a lack of transparency over how whoever is in charge will affect or not the prosperity of a few entitled entities. The rest is smoke and mirrors until clarity is established...if ever. Confusing at best for other observers with any interest. PR3

I have a 107w and they work just fine for basic printing, are cheap and have WiFi. I changed from inkjet as I don't use a printer often enough to avoid the problem of the print heads drying out. With laser that isn't ever an issue (or it hasn't been for me so far) Apologies but don't know where to buy in Pattaya. PR3

We have 3 stripey lizards which live under some decking, not sure what species but they're about 20cm in length, not scared of humans unless you get too close. Out by the water pump one day heard some rustling under a bush and one of them had caught a large centipede, not a huge one but I suspect big enough to have delivered a nasty bite. I watched as it ate the whole thing, made me heave a bit watching all those legs go down its throat. They do quite large dropping which can be messy, but I hope they stay around because we have hardly any nasties I guess they just eat them all.

Could always get some eyes tattooed on his eyelids.

I can't give advice on something which is of great importance to you as in your relationship. However I can tell a story.... many years ago I had a similar situation with a long term gf who wouldn't pick up the phone and had all manner of bs excuses as to why she wasn't available, flat battery flat tyres etc etc. I sort of stuck my head in the sand and hoped for the best as I wasn't ready to deal with what I thought maybe have been going on. Because of this I never found out she was messing around with other guys until one of them got so jealous (I spent more time with her) he sent me pictures of them together one of them in the bedroom too. Needless to say the relationship went south and of course cost a few quid too. Not suggesting that's going on in your case at all and try not to think that. You do need to find out where she's going and what she's doing. Since she makes all sorts of excuses already I'm not sure you'll get any honesty if you ask but you know her and I don't. Really; you need to know what's going on for the sake of peace of mind and to give you some sort of direction. I hope its just gambling and nothing else. Good Luck I hope you work it out. PR3

https://www.central.co.th/en/carplan-car-plan-t-cut-car-wax-kn-66233-ctu-size-500-ml-500-cds16658868 Lazada does the t-cut wax in the blue bottle