Andrew Dwyer

I stopped in the first of January and have had a relapse and been smoking again about a week now. Yes, I went out drinking with a friend, so that will be a no no for a while now. 
 
Your post has given me the strength to stop again on Monday. I did need the gum, but any quit is better than none, eh?

If you’re thinking about stopping ( again ) now is the time ! don’t wait till Monday !!

It’s all psychological, just set your mind to it !!

I know, it can be very hard to stop but you need to start off with a positive attitude and not create excuses.

You can do it !!

Like many on here I started early while still at school, maybe 13 or 14 . Smoked maybe 20 a day for many years, stopped for 10 years and started again ( I know, I know, what a fool !! ). Smoked for another couple of years and then finally decided to quit for good !!
15 years since I stopped, no patches, no gum , only will power .
Stopped drinking 2 years ago and bicycle between 15 and 20 km a day, never felt better !!

The food tastes a lot better when you stop but if you’re not careful you will pile the weight on !!

Well done SB !! Keep it up !!

Naughty but noice !!

 
 
 
 
Several years ago a fellow I met in the PI suggested the only possible solution to screen enhancement is something like a fold out screen.    ( accordion if you choose)  I suspect that is in the works or at least being investigated.
 
My last phone buy was an SE (128GB) as I don't wan't an oversized thing in my rear pocket.
 
I look forward to new developments.  
 
 

Samsung are working on a foldable phone ( with a foldable screen ).

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/samsungs-folding-phone-real-experts-11861067

The truth behind US news stories !!

I got quoted 420 psm ( including materials except tiles )! by the supervisor of the team who had built the houses in the Moobahn where I live when I asked him as he was doing some other work for me.
I made a quick mental calculation of the cost of the 100 + sm I need tiling, gave him my polite smile and it was never mentioned again !!

I'm so sorry eijoshincool, we're distracting from your pain.

 

Hopefully you realise we understand your pain, and are just venting our similar emotions.

Sorry to jump on the bandwagon here folks but i understand your pain too HeijoshinCool .

 

I lost one of mine 4 years ago ( 1 of 4 I had at the time ) Grandoo had an accelerated heart beat which caused him fatigue and complications later in life. When his time came we knew it was happening and so did he.

It was a long night as I sat on the floor holding him as he passed on , thankfully he didn’t suffer too much, only struggled to breathe at the very end.

 

But, I like to remember the great times and picture him at his best running round the garden with his sisters.

 

HeijoshinCool, try to remember the good times it does ease the pain a little, did for me anyway.

Surely all farang men who come here come for the scenery, beaches, food.
 
No they come here for Meow.
 

Well I came here for the scenery !!

You see some beautiful scenery walking round the mall, even Lotus or Big C [emoji51]

I tapped into an existing pipe for an outside tap, cutting through about 3” of concrete then sand and earth.
At first I thought I could make the hole long enough to lift the pipe and fit a straight connector but Noooooo !!.
Go with your idea, 4 x 90 degree elbows and short pieces, the only way IMO .

I have a daily rubbish collection in CM so some of the system is working.
In Melbourne, Australia we get a weekly rubbish collection.

Tuesday and Saturday is trash collection day in my Moobahn but i do have a small concrete “ bunker “ to keep it contained.
In the UK the Wheelie bins are emptied every two weeks now !!

But I think the real problem is education !!

Whether your rubbish/trash is collected daily or every 14 days is not the issue !!

Teaching people that they cannot just dump it anywhere or leave open bags of food waste open to the atmosphere is the key .

I lived in an apartment for over a year in a complex of roughly 420 apartments with an outhouse for people to dispose of their waste ( in several large plastic bins ).
This outhouse was emptied and hosed down probably 3 times a week but even so the stench was unbearable.
The tenants were too lazy to properly bag their waste and it looked like some people would just scrape their plates straight into the bins and onto the floor !!

So, IMO, the problem is education and needs to be tackled right from kindergarten age !!

Rant over [emoji51]

RIP Martin
Condolences to your family and friends.

26 minutes ago, Jeremy50 said:

Not so much as the long arm of the law, as the many fingers of the law. The crook got well and truly fingered. The cops name is Pol. Sgnt. 'Fingers' Somchai, well known for his dextrous touch. 

He’s one hell of a pianist !!

I remember Georgie Fame. Alan Price was great, wasn't he? A passing era.

They were both great !
A firm favourite on the telly in the seventies despite that hair and those sideburns !!

Of course it is possible, this woman drove a car and rode a motorcycle whilst sleeping !
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-42267790

But, doing something in your regular routine while asleep is quite feasible !!

This guy looks more like he’s under the influence of something rather than asleep !!

Just an opportunist thief IMO .

Alan and Georgie doing one of their many duets , seems like they were never off the telly in those days !
Of course, having a regular spot on Morecambe and Wise never hurt anyone’s career [emoji51]

Alan Price covering the Beatles