Blue Muton

10 hours ago, gargamon said:

It's going to be a good week for series returns.

 

Snowfall

 

Peaky Blinders

 

Killing Eve

 

The following week

 

Star Trek Picard

......and the second series of what I found to be very enjoyable watching, the reboot of Van der Valk starring Marc Warren has just started airing / streaming.

"Following a street smart and unapologetic Dutch detective as he navigates the lively and enigmatic city of Amsterdam, solving mysterious crimes using astute human observation and inspired detection."

On 2/18/2022 at 5:20 PM, sanuk711 said:

Thanks--I enjoyed the first series of this---took them quite a while to get around to doing number 2......................

 

And you got it from...............????????????

Long delays between series seems to be quite common now, it started before the pandemic so that's not entirely to blame. Fargo and True Detective are just a couple that come to mind. Slightly annoying as is the breaks between episodes and releasing of series in two parts, IMO.

Back to 'Traces', as you say, TVC has episode 1, episode 2 is due to air in the UK on Tuesday.

19 hours ago, LarrySR said:

Keep using it. 

I trust you’re amply rewarded for your counseling par excellence!

Just now, giddyup said:

It's called Life, it's not always a bed of roses.

What is it, a box of chocolates?

1 hour ago, Thunglom said:

Eyes right,
Eyes left,
Eyes right again.
If the road is clear,
Quick march—walk straight across.

 

This was the RoSPA mantra up until the 1970s.

It was dropped in favour of Greencross......

 

1. THINK! First find the safest place to cross
2. STOP! Stand on the pavement near the kerb
3. USE YOUR EYES AND EARS! Look all around for traffic and listen
4. WAIT UNTIL IT IS SAFE TO CROSS! If traffic is coming, let it pass
5. LOOK AND LISTEN! When it is safe, go straight across the road – do not run
6. ARRIVE ALIVE! Keep looking and listening while you cross.

one of the reasons for this is demonstrated on this thread - people either forgot it or got it the wrong way round.

 

 

PS - actor David Prowse who played Green Cross also played Darth Vadar (with his West Country accent overdubbed)

Try telling that to the guy who says we're wrong, he clearly knows more about it than the rest of us put, RoSPA, Tufty, NHTSA et al together!

Perhaps he needs pointing to some reading material....

https://www.osv.ltd.uk/green-cross-code/    (UK)

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/811026.pdf    (US)

8 hours ago, Artisi said:

Yes you are correct about where the traffic is, but completely wrong instruction - - you look left first - the direction of least danger, then look right before you step-out into the traffic on your right, and then left again as you step out. 

Expect Thailand of course as the traffic can come from any direction, left or right or behind you on the footpath. 

Zzzzzzzzzz you’re wrong, ‘m bored with you now, bye.

On 1/27/2022 at 8:13 AM, BritManToo said:

The whole season was released about 4 months back.

(aired 24/08/2021)

Oops, must try harder.

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

And the reason is? 

In Thailand traffic should drive on the left, which means that if you’re standing on the pavement the oncoming traffic nearest to you would approach from your right.

In countries where you drive on the right the advice is for pedestrians to look L-R-L, where you drive on the left it’s R-L-R.

2 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Steven, have you started on the <deleted> already?

????

Without wanting to sound patronising, I must say that I find it refreshing for somebody to simply admit to a trivial error, far too many people struggle to do that, so whatever he may be on or not on, long may it continue.

Just now, steven100 said:

i stand corrected....  should be look right ... left .... then right again .     tks

....and don't forget to keep looking until you get safely to the other side!

It may have been a long, long time ago but I haven't forgotten my Kerb Drill. None of this new-fangled, gimicky Tufty or Green Cross Code malarkey!

I still have my Cycling Proficiency badge somewhere, too!

Once your government (in the US) has done their part of the legalisation you need to get it done by the Thai embassy / consulate there. They should have details of how to get this done on their website.

After that you take it to the MFA. There are agents milling around there who can quickly and inexpensively get translations done that meet the requirements of the MFA. I'm not a fan of agents but I used one to do that after the translation from a lawyer in Bangkok wasn't acceptable to the MFA.

3 hours ago, Shannoblic said:

Excel - it was the Han Kha office in Chai Nat province.

My nearest town, although I'm over the border in Suphanburi, near Bung Chawak.

You won't get the same discounts here as 'back home' because traders here don't have the same mark-ups. I've found small independents to be generally less expensive than the sheds.

I was introduced the English speaking owner of a hardware shop by our builder seven years ago and because we spent quite a bit there we always got discounts and to this day they usually knock something off the marked prices no matter how much or how little we're spending at the time. Sometimes they don't even charge for very small purchases.

17 hours ago, Will27 said:

He was brilliant in The Shield.

True although TBF, they were all brilliant in that.

A couple of potentially good ones there @Will27.

Just substitute '27' for 'Griggs' and job's a good un......

Apologies if this got a mention in last year's thread but I've just stumbled upon the remake of P.D. James' Dalgliesh. James is a crime novelist of great repute but some will undoubtedly find the tv adaptations somewhat plodding (no pun intended) compared with more action packed examples of the genre. The two or three part extended episodes do, however, allow a more in depth portrayal of the main characters and I liked the 1980's Roy Marsden so I thought I'd give the reboot a try and have just watched the first episode.

IMDb ratings barely split the two versions at 7.5 and 7.6 respectively and from my first viewing I'd concur with that.

On the subject of reboots I note that a second series of Marc Warren's Van der Valk is on the way, but there's no release date as yet.

On 1/21/2022 at 11:44 AM, KhunLA said:

Most buying now, either ignorant to their past production &  track record, or realize, it's in the past, and China is putting out a good, dependable product.

 

When I first saw them here, I thought, no way, since my brother & friend struggled with their MGBs & Midget.  Then realized, 'then & now', is completely different, 'brand / company', MG / SAIC. ????

I have a Navara, it's extremely versatile with a Carryboy fitted and is a manual, which I've always gone for.

We were looking for a smaller, automatic job for Mrs BM and purchased a ZS about three years ago and I have to say it's been great. Reliable, completely trouble free and I even like driving it despite it having no stick.