sipi

Ha ... I have the opposite problem.

A (one day will be) Thai Father-in-Law who tends to over engineer some things.

We built a double Carport space for him, space for me.

I suggested a galvanised roof baton ... no, no, ... must be Steel C-Section, which the whole Family was involved in priming with the anti-rust paint before construction.

No cutting corners with this guy. Heck, he even ground the welds lightly and then painted them before the roof tiles went on!

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Yes. I recall the FIL belt driven wheel arch cleaner. Gold.

Ok leaving now for Bangkok will post later

Weegee will give us a followup. Remember, no final confrontations, pack lightly, if somebody is in the house, otherwise, grab all you can put in the car. You will not be going back.

Be as one.

I would also suggest on getting to BKK go the hospital and get checked out, as if she was trying to poison the OP the shit will be in his system and proof he has been slow poisoned will be useful in the divorce court or if the op decides to lay charges with the BIB

He will definitely need a blood and urine check for that. Also check blood pressure/heart rate. No sort of medication should be taken, until he knows he is clean. He does not drink, that is a good thing, as well. At least until he gets some results. A good rest in a safe place, some healthy food, and some friendly advice...while waiting for the lab results.

If he does need something to calm down, make sure it is something mild..with no risk of interaction. The clinic will ask him what, if any, medication has been already consumed... at least any that he knows about. He may want to tell them he suspects something that he does not know about (drugged).

His anxiety of personal danger will go down, but depression may set in. Watch him close.

I can highly recommend the mission hospital on Pisanulok Rd for a check up. But up to you.

Stainless steel of course only being one choice of materials along with treated timber, zinc or powder coated aluminium etc. However I have been losing this arguement for years and can't see things changing. I am destined to an eternity of cutting bamboo and painting.?

And before we get too carried away. This isn't intended to become a Thai tradesmen bashing thread. More a DIY bashing thread.

I have been following this from a distance. And have genuinely been concerned for his safety. But the sums just don't add up.

I hope you are either running an interesting topic for the entertainment, or are genuine and safe.

Of course stress can do weird things.

Either way, please take care.

My wife and I agree on everything Thai, from tipping a good cab driver to eating, to building our house.

But one thing we just can't agree on is building "temporary" things like garden beds, trellises, those outdoor eating shelters.....

If we had it my way everything would be made once from industrial grade stainless steel. The wife is happy to make them from bamboo and sticks, and do it all again next year.

This seems to be the Thai way.

We manage to somehow compromise. Bamboo and sticks with a coat of varnish.

Brilliant CMHomeboy. You get the cigar. Great info.

The last time I looked in the mirror was 1992. Does that count?

I am no good at geography. But it seems to me like the northern Thais look more Nepalese than Chinese. Perhaps they originated from the Hymalayas?

In a nutshell. I just checked with the wife and her sister.

Good news. It is not common to use ganga in pla ra but some try, and the jail is just South of Bueng Kan. So at least the weather will be nice and cool on the inside.

A ganja plant in your yard for cooking? Geez you're a braver man than me. I stick to som tum, dum sua, bing plah....

The few that do hate Thailand would also hate the rest of Asia, the Americas, Europe, the UK, Africa, Antartica......

Keep paying him on the last day of the month and stay calm. He will have a heart attack before Christmas.

Wherever I see the big camera or video camera, rather than duck and weave I stand right in front of them in full camera view. It annoys the crap out of them.

Don't steer with your knees at 110kph along Vibhavadi Rangsit Rd whilst playing the flute. The wife enjoyed singing along in the front passenger seat. I was crapping myself in the back nursing our one year old baby.

If it doesn't have a piercing mechanism cut a small cross in the cap about one cm across. The water only has to enter the machine as fast as it leaves. No need to remove the cap.

He is full of himself. I call all my wife's brothers by their nickname, and they are in their 30's. They call me by my first name.

Sipi you are lucky that they call you by your first name.

They call me Farang.......

At least haven't heard them calling me Buk Farang.......but who knows what the say behind my back.

That's another secret to extract from my wife......

It actually took a while to figure out that they were addressing me by my first name. They would call me "Pillif", and when I asked my wife "What is the English translation of the Thai word "Pillif?" She replied...."They are calling you by your first name...Phillip"

And yes, I get called Farang (normally in the third person); but I love it. It is their country and I find it a term of endearment.

He is full of himself. I call all my wife's brothers by their nickname, and they are in their 30's. They call me by my first name.

My wife kept her maiden name. It is far more lucky than mine. Actually, I am thinking about changing my surname to hers.

Sipi ... are you related to Khun Costas?

Not a chance.

Unless his real name is Costas Papadomichalogeorgopoulos.

In which case, in future I will address him as Lung Costas.

Possibly consider Sala Keow Ku statute park in Nong Khai. It is never crowded and one of my favourite places.

My wife likes Prince William. Can you believe that? What does he have that I don't?

Apart from good looks, money, a personality, athletic body, fame and fortune, sense of humour. . . .

"I haven't got a bloody clue apart from that is who they met and fell for"

Well, that nails it for me..Bulls-eye.