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Yes there are not many films being released,  I saw  that at the Avenue they have one film in English "Ava"

The cinema at  Central Festival Marina ( A.K.A  Big C north)  has only shown movies in Thai language for a long time now ( Since the cinema at Royal Garden closed )

29 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Not sure how a fault on the supply side can cause the meter to spin....

Yes good point

18 hours ago, rocky123 said:

After I turned off my supply from the mains box, and showed them my meter, outside , on the pole was still spinning,

So it would seem that someone has "tapped"  into the output side of the meter and when they poked about

it got disconnected , they should have investigated where that rogue  connection wire  lead to.

They have laid new pavement  but it was  overwhelmed immediately  on the market side of the road

4 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

50-60 it's actually recorded.

The important point being  ...actually recording..   they did a similar thing with HIV/AIDS.

2 minutes ago, Makoshark said:

TIME TO INCREASE PRICES????  ????  ????  ????  ????????

Yes Thai business  practice 101 !!!

As you are in the Pattaya area  maybe you could try some sea salt form the "Naklue" area  

A.K.A north Pattaya   where there are still salt flats and the salt is "farmed" and sold.

5 hours ago, DoctorG said:

I just saw the story of the British Lancasters that were ready to do the deed if the Enola Gay was not readied in time. Very interesting. I did not know this beforehand.

I watched a documentary   "Trinity and Beyond"

amazing how many "A bombs" the Americans detonated on their own soil !

13 minutes ago, Polarizing said:

the philips transformer like the one from the ad, but i got that hooked up already with my koogeek

That looks like its just a transformer  220-240v to 12volts ?  fixed at 12 volts it provides no way of dimming

 the LEDs

2 minutes ago, Metropolitian said:

The mask for transfering the pcb tracees ( either way, toner transfer or UV method) was flipped

Yes correct ???? .. the original author's gerber file was (I think) correct   but I had a "brain fart" and  flipped image before laser printing ...tried the "cold transfer" method using  nail polish remover and isopropyl alcohol  which took a couple of attempts to get  the transfer to stick , didn't realise the mistake until looking for the tiniest little drill bit I could find in my collection.

14 minutes ago, maxpower said:

Best to dim led strips at the low voltage point using  a PWM dimmer which are available from specialist LED shops.

Yes  Pulse Width Modulation  to dim LED's

if  anyone is interested in a D.I.Y project  ( yes I did get it to work eventually even made my own PCB )

https://www.instructables.com/id/Easier-WiFi-LED-Light-Strip-Controller/

spot the "un-deliberate" mistake  which worked out ok as I didn't have to drill loads of holes ????

I'm sure I'm  missing something  but... why ?   salt is salt is it not ?

25 minutes ago, rocky123 said:

I asked whether I would get a refund, and they said no, it was not their fault. I pay by standing order so they took out my bank already.

Well from your explanation it clearly is  their fault  as the "fault" was on "their" side of the meter..getting a refund from them is another matter..but I do remember reading of some people getting refunds after the cases got some  media attention.

11 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

For delivery guys 400 Baht is acceptable - 1,000 Baht for skilled workers.... and maybe only in Bangkok.

if  <30,000 baht per month in Bangkok is "great"   how can they "all" afford to drive their  Fortunas and Benz's for a holiday to Pattaya every weekend..let alone pay for food,electric,water,mortgage  etc  during the week ????  ????

55 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:

When using the +400K funds-in-bank method for your 1-year extension of stay marriage application, there is no need to prove the foreign origin nor the source of the funds.

They have asked me before where the money in the bank came from  but excepted my answer with no need of proof.

2 minutes ago, gamini said:

If they see you got a copy of everything they don't bother to ask you for anything and everythings quite straightforward and easy.

Can we assume ( Location:hua hin) that you don't use the Jomtien office ?

Mama Noodles,Chang and Leo beer,ice,cigarette lighters,fish sauce.