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3 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

Visa price doubled to 2,000 Bht ? I must be missing something as I,ve never been charged a red cent !

 

Yes, reading comprehension.

16 hours ago, khwaibah said:

The article says 42 designated check points they only listed 40.

I count 41.

4 hours ago, SOTIRIOS said:

....duhh...he has a job and house now....

 

 

 

Never saw a house in which the bedroom was decorated like a hotel room.

1 hour ago, F4UCorsair said:

 

 

Thanks Don Mega.   I think I knew that that, but reverted to my old industry term, in which whenever there was a mark of any kind that needed to be noted, it was called a 'witness mark'.

 

Tread Wear Indicator seems to be much more appropriate in describing the ridges.

 

Never heard of a witness mark used to describe tire wear indicators.  This term is more commonly used in the disassembly of critical parts, so when reassembled they are in the same location or position.  

4 hours ago, thailand49 said:

Like one guy said, rotate the tires especially if 4 wheel drive.  I do my regular near my house it takes 10 minutes and 40-60 baht.  What I noticed here is when the tread starts to wear down or due to age the sidewall starts to crack because of the hot weather one has to check and put air more often  If you take your vehicle to a local shop and have it clean ask them not to spray solvent on your tire walls to make it shine. Whatever they use I noticed it causes cracking on my sidewall. Same with my motorbike I noticed whatever they were using took the color off my paint after a year.  If there isn't a clear leak then check the stem, I noticed and experience leaking from the stem needle and had them replaced and the leak stopped

 

Personally, the best tired I've ever purchased in the U.S. for my Jeep and F-150, and here for my Toyota has been the B.F. Goodridge,  the tread design and dept, tread wear is outstanding. In the States, I average 35-40,000 on a set, here my current set I've had for three years and still going.

 

A old fashion method to check tire when one should get ready to get a new set is take a coin, there should be a person on that coin take the coin and stick it into the tread if you can see the top of the head on the coin time to change.

 

A US  Penny is the only coin that works as you suggest.

Some gear oils that contain moly are black.

On 17/08/2016 at 11:22 AM, transam said:

Who remembers dark green oil.........

 

Answers on a post card too admin....First out the hat gets a Trans song collection CD vol.3.......

 

Kendahl GT 1

4 hours ago, Brer Fox said:

Yes it stinks. Refer here:

 I raised this matter with the Australian authorities and they simply said they are their rules for the safety of travellers. When I raised the point with them that Australia allows highly inflammable spirits on board planes leaving Australia they say - oh! that's OK because our duty shops are "sterile",  whatever that means. Does that also mean that duty free shops in airports all over the world are "unsterile"? I suspect what they are trying to do is get you to buy it duty free on arrival in Australia.

And where do you imagine the confiscated bottles of booze end up? I suspect sold off cheap to some lucky buyer known to the security staff who then pocket the cash.

 

 

I do not think you can buy duty-free, on arrival at any airport.  Duty-free shops are all in the departure terminal.  I have looked in the duty-free zones, a few times and never found any bargains.

4 hours ago, dotpoom said:

By all means comment all you like on their activities.....but I have to wonder what is going on in the minds of those who like to cast disparaging remarks on the facial features of another?

 

You can put clothes and make-up on a pig, but it is still a pig.

I just bought two AIS Lava 2 phones with phone and internet service on a one-year service plan on each.  My wife put the DTAC sim from her old phone into the second sim slot and now has service on both numbers, so the phone is not locked to one carrier.

If you are considering buying electronics in the US,  do some research first online. Two websites with some very good prices are Newegg and Tiger Direct. I have made purchases from both and very satisfied. If you sign up on Newegg"s website they have daily deals and weekly special emails.  Shipping your purchases to directly to Thailand is probably out of the question,  but I have made online purchases and had them shipped to a US address other than my home.  This would work if a friend could bring your purchase with them when they visit.  If you buy a laptop locally with dual English-Thai characters it should not be a big deal. All the keyboards I have seen, the English character is bigger in size,than the Thai and does not make typing difficult. The key layout is the same.

3 hours ago, shirtless said:

She wont be enjoying herself much anymore, at 73 she may never be released.

Wow, she sure has aged since being locked up.    Can prison age a person that fast or could it be a lack of reading comprehension?   She was 56 when arrested in early July.

14 minutes ago, louse1953 said:

But you will once you leave Thailand.

No, I will not.  The money I have in Thailand stays in the bank, till I come back.  I never had an atm card before I came to Thailand.  In the states,  I use  credit cards for purchases that are set up on monthly auto-pay.  

The Olympics broadcasts must be available in Thailand. The young man that won a bronze medal in weightlifting had his grandmother die from a heart attack while watching it in a village in Surin province. 

I have chipped cards from Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn, Krung Thai and have never had any issues  at ATM's in Surin Province

I have one better than no chocolate sauce. There is a chain of fast food restaurants in the midwest USA, called Steak N Shake. They are famous for their "steakburgers". You order your burger and they grill it and add the condiments you want.  I went to Steak n Shake one time and ordered a double burger with cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and ketchup. The waiter said "sorry we are out of onions".  I asked, " how can a burger place be out of onions?   The manager heard me and  said that the delivery truck did not come last night.  I pointed across the street to a Schnunck's grocery store, told him they have onions and for $3 you would not have to tell customers you are out of onions.  He replied that they have to get all their supplies from the company delivery truck.  I said, "you mean the truck that did not show up last night".  

"The Quiet Man" starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. "Stagecoach" the original film shot in 1939. " The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". James Stewart, Lee Marvin and John Wayne. All were directed by John Ford. Also the original "Flight of the Phoenix" starring James Stewart.

I have entered at the Chong Chom crossing 2 times. Before you get out of the exit point, people are asking "where you go" and want to take you to get your visa. The first time through, I followed a man and when we got to the entry building he started filling out the arrival card, then wanted my passport. He handed everything to window staff and left. The man at the window wanted 1400 baht for the visa for which I asked for a receipt. His reply "no receipt". As I had not given him the money yet, I told him "no receipt, no 1400 baht". He then refused to take the correct visa charge posted on the website. Well, I then played my hole card. A couple of years prior I had a long distance relationship with a Cambodian women that lived in Houston Texas. During this time she asked me to be her guest at an upcoming friends wedding. So I flew to Houston for the weekend. This friend was also Cambodian, who lived with her mother and brother in North Houston. The father worked in Cambodia and had moved the family to the states several years prior and flew home regulary to be with the family. This gentleman was a secretary for the King of Cambodia. He gave me a card with the royal seal, his name, title and contact information. I opened my wallet and pulled out this card and showed it to the visa staffer. He looked at it, then spoke with the ranking officer. Shortly, my passport was handed back with the visa stamp and I paid the normal charge. My second visit went smoother. I did all the paperwork myself, handed it in with the correct US dollars. The same Captain that had been in charge my first visit even gave me a smile and nod. But I must say, when I went to be stamped out, they asked for 200 baht. I just smiled and said no. Took my passport and re-entered Thailand.

Having been born just 17 days after Christmas seemed like a bummer when I was younger. What I remember of my 60th birthday is getting out of bed that morning at 5:45 and getting ready for work. I packed my lunch, got in my truck and drove the 15 miles arriving just before 6:30. At 2:30pm, I clocked out and drove back home. When I got home, I retrieved my mail and the newspaper, which I read while sitting on the porcelain throne. When I finished I took a shower, put on my lounging clothes and surfed the internet. Around 6pm, I fixed my dinner, then back to the computer for some online poker. Shortly after 10 pm, I went to bed with the thrill I would be doing it again the day after my birthday. But the most memorial day in my life is February 18, 2014.

Whats the difference between an "out of date" licence and "no licence"????

The same difference in the US, when you are either charged with "driving with an expired license" or "driving without an operators license". There is also "driving while license suspended". Three very different violations.

smedly, I challenge you to provide factual data to substantiate your claim that assault weapons (AK47's and M16's) are readily available to be sold and purchased over the counter, in the USA. But, you will not be able to do so because there is no truth in your statement. Did you post that misinformation believing all who read it would think it was true? If some readers do, they are as foolishly misinformed as you. I am a legally born US citizen and I find statements of posters from other countries who seem to make it their mission in life, to find fault and criticize the US appalling. Whether it be US politics, constitutional law, race issues, the right to own guns or how we don't speak real (5555) English. I like many other US citizens am concerned about the current political, racial, immigration issues and armed violence that are occurring in our country. But, these are our problems to deal not anyone else's. On the other hand, I don't give a <deleted> whether you think I do not speak real English (at least the people I talk to understand what I say), if Great Brittian leaves the EU or if Scotland leaves GB. Whether the EU collapses and the surge of middle east immigrants overwhelms Europe. I do not care if you feel safe in your country because your citizens do not have legal access to firearms. "Gotta ax" or should I have written "axe." But, be sure to ask the US for financial or military aid.

We need background checks on ax purchases and a Federal Database.

Just as well people in Europe are unable to walk into a gun shop and buy a gun like they can in the US

and "legally" buy "and possess" a gun like they can in the US.

This article left out some very important information that contributed to the court officers deaths. The prisoner was facing several felony charges and was being escorted from the holding cell area to the courtroom, without being restrained in handcuffs or shackles, when he assaulted the officers and was able to get one of their weapons and shoot them. He was then shot and killed by another bailiff, while he was trying to exit the building. The shooter was white. Failure to use handcuffs and restraints led to their deaths, which was probably in violation of SOP. These officers were both retired from other law enforcement agencies and should have known better.

My experience is as follows, here in Ubon when we eat out my wife insists that no tip is necessary, so if she pays that's what happens.

On several occasions I have paid and left a small, 20-30 baht tip and she has been quite annoyed.

Her attitude is the same when we are in Bangkok and Pattaya visiting our foreign friends, but she does accept the Service Charge element where added.

Personally, if I am out alone, I usually tip 20 baht.

Sounds like a great girl. If it isn't her money that she earned she shouldn't say a word about what it is tipped. Did her philosophy about tipping change since she stopped receiving them at whatever bar she was working at?

Your reply is indignant, to imply that this gentleman's wife may have been a bargirl. I believe that you are more than a smartarse, but also a smartarse pr*ck.