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On 2/18/2025 at 3:43 PM, UWEB said:

I'm using always for such kind of cleaning some of my Pool Acid mixed with Water 10:1. You have to work in small sections and not leave the Acid on longer then 2 Minutes and clean it with clear Water. If still some left I repeat it again.

Pool acid is HCl usually 35%. As you say delete and wear a mask and goggles when pouring and using. Add acid to water, not reverse.

I razor blade scraper will help on glazed tile after the acid dissolves some of it.

Greenish color is not calcium carbonate the OP describes.

On 2/18/2025 at 11:00 AM, frank83628 said:

I've said it twice, if you followed the threads you'd know that, so perhaps don't pipe up when you know jack <deleted>

If you did follow the threads you see that there are a few that cannot go a day without posting threads about Trump, 3 of whom are not even American, why they feel the need to stars threads about American domestic politics is beyond me, but  shows a clear unhealthy obsession with the Orange Lord.

Have an opinion and join a thread, fine,  but leave it to the Americans to start them.

Worship your Lord (Lard) as you see fit but don't expect us all to grovel and show fealty.

5 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Bit like those here over using the word and generalising that everyone that likes Trump is MAGA or a culiltist.

Yes. A bit like that.

So why do you do it?

Does it live in your head rent free and just burst put sometimes when you can't think of a cogent response?

On 2/17/2025 at 5:11 AM, nomad22 said:

 

Anywhere outside your home country you will have the same problem opening a bank account.  These banking laws were forced on Thailand by western countries, and every country in the world that wants to be part of the international banking community has the follow the same rules.

Very true.

I opened a bank account in Singapore and canada about 15 years ago while living in America. It was an arduous process but I endured because I could see where it was all going.

Now it's all but impossible for  Americans to open offshore accounts without being present in the foreign country and even then it's hard.

The banks just don't want to open anemic accounts because of all the USA documentation required.

Be aware that the day is coming soon where more capital controls will be imposed by many countries making expatriating your money from your home country difficult.

Plant an international banking flag now!

Beyond that now is the time to take advantage of the Kingdom's 'no records required' attitude to stack some beautiful Thai jewelry and keep it out of the system. Financial monitoring/reporting is NOT going to loosen.

Good times ahead!

It's pretty easy to see how improving alcohol availability would enhance the entire Pattaya Experience for tourists and locals alike.

Let's be honest. The more alcohol involved the better everything goes.

When in doubt double down!

I've only been there once on an afternoon and left an hour later but it's clear from numerous news articles that I'm missing so much non-stop fun and excitement every day (and night).

I really must find time to fully immerse myself in the revelry.

On 2/15/2025 at 10:36 AM, Yagoda said:

 

Oh look, another flaming stalker. I thought I wiped you off of my computer screen.

We are legion.

On 2/13/2025 at 6:25 PM, Yagoda said:

Orange. Your deranged Trump obsession is showing.

Surely you are aware that your favorite epithet works both ways.

Your obsession is showing.

On 2/13/2025 at 6:16 PM, Yagoda said:

Why, someone already wiped you across my screen. Dont need anymore, you made enough of a schmear.

 

PS, some mod is going to cruise by and delete your post for mutilating my name. You forgot Mr.

Actually no. You are a celebrity only in your own mind.

16 hours ago, Jaunty said:

Bought some land in the NE of Thailand some 2 years ago, the Mrs has been using the neighbours water supply and paying overs for the right to do so, the previous owner of the land has taken the original water meter (belonging to the local water authority) with them and refuses to give it back unless we pay them. The local water authority seems to be telling us that it is up to us to somehow get the meter back from the previous owner.  Just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences and can suggest any solutions. Do not want to get a solicitor involved but may be necessary.  Realise it was silly to purchase the land without first ensuring the water meter was there. Thanks for any constructive comments.

Buy another one on lazada and install it. Fittings are universal.

I bought one just to monitor water filling my pool.

On 2/10/2025 at 6:26 PM, NoDisplayName said:

 

Did she happen to get an estimate (or two) and submit them to the insurance company for approval, before starting eight months of repairs?

Thank you.

The most germane reply to the OP yet.

Don't take those steps before repairs start and you're tossing the dice.

On 2/13/2025 at 9:24 AM, worgeordie said:

I think the folks that don't like them , their problem is they are afraid of the pain to get one,

Why not just leave people alone to do what they want to do , its their body.

 

regards Worgeordie

 

 

Agreed. Should apply to drugs, abortion, body weight, and so many other things.

Except pain never enters my mind. I wouldn't do it because it just looks infantile and disgusting. Looks like a bird ate raspberries and then barfed on their arm or leg.

It's also my mind and I have a good cringe and then a laugh inside my mind looking at some of these folks and trying to guess why they think it looks so cool. Same as obese people pretending they can be both fat and healthy and that plus size women are beautiful too. But again, it's their body but I don't have to buy into their self-deception.

It's their right to do it and my right to be entertained by it, especially since I care not at all whether it helps or hurts them. 

Most of them seem desperate to prove something though and just want the attention it brings.

The faded, stretched, and sagging ones on the old folks are especially laughable and I even feel a short twitch of sympathy for them. I always wonder if they are still proud of themselves for getting them.

The cartoons I watched as a kid portrayed Africans wearing grass skirts with curly hair and bones in their noses. Tats still amuse me the same way. Some obscure native tradition.

The world is full of strange folks and these are just a subset, no reason to think of them as any more or less than that. To say it's popular and growing is stretching the truth a bit though.

34 minutes ago, Tailwagsdog said:

You seriously need some professional help.

And you are of course qualified to make such judgments.

I forget now if your profession is medicine or psychology.

Please inform us.

21 hours ago, steve187 said:

oil should be 0w20, if its going down, then it is going somewhere, if no visible signs then its being burnt in the engine, or going in the coolant

Thank you for stating the obvious, which hasn't been obvious in the reply posts before yours.

1. If the piston rings leak the oil is burned, exhaust is dirty.

2. If it goes into the antifreeze ports through the head gasket, then it will eventually show up in radiator overflow bottle.

3. If it's not burned or in the antifreeze then it leaked.

4. It's leaking around the valve cover gasket and must eventually run down over the engine and hit the ground.

Put some cardboard under the car when it's parked and even run the engine for a few minutes. If it leaks you will know it.

There are no other possibilities except magic.

20 hours ago, Elvis Presley said:

takes one to know one!

 

regards,

Elvis.

Wow. What a put down.

Did you just make that up or hear your 6 yo brother say it?

15 hours ago, Baht Simpson said:

No one's interested in your sex life. 🙂

Apparently you are.🙂

On 2/8/2025 at 6:17 AM, Luuk Chaai said:

more like just stay in your lane..   no need for the world to bend over backwards or genuflect at the whim of anybody that does not fit the standard definition .. do your thing..  and shut your trap,  nobody really cares what you wear or what your choice of lifestyle  is 

the "alphabet" squad is not owed or entiteld to anything special  ..    

 

Totally agree. We should all get excited and have lengthy and deeply emotional discussions about a string of alphabetic charcters and which is correct.

I'm all in! For about 5 microseconds.

You'll have to carry on without me though as I am engrossed in this thing called a 'life' and can't spare the time for such semantic nonsense.

5 hours ago, vukovar77 said:

As a foreigner, you can not buy land (house) in Thailand in your name.

Ahh, well, I think everybody knows that by now. My wife is Thai.

She can purchase the property any time I want if I give her the money.

Thanks, but I've been here for 8 years and had a Thai lawyer handle the property transaction.

4 minutes ago, proton said:

 

We bought 13 years ago, if we had been renting over this time we would have spent as much by now as we did on the house. Rent don't buy people are often the ones who don't even have the income for a legally obtained extension, they have no choice but to rent. Rent money is money down the drain, often paying somebody else's mortgage.

Precisely correct on all points Proton.

My life of luxury now was built on the backs of the folks who rented my properties for years, paying the mortgage plus profit every month.

I thank them for it at least once every five years.

It's sounds like I am bragging and maybe I am. I'm proud of the fact that I started saving and investing in my mid 20's.  My mantra was: I have to get old but I don't have to be poor.

My first job out of university in the mid 70's paid a whopping $12,000/yr. I too was renting a house in Houston ($115/month) while buying silver at $5/oz as well as land in Arkansas. We lived without aircon too. Both investments paid large returns.

Nobody ever gave me any money and I never inherited any. I just kept up that routine throughout my earning years until I retired at 67 in 2016 when the Orange Clown made his debut. Sold my house last year on the Mango Messiah's return performance.

Next step was planting offshore banking and metals vault flags in the early 2000's. Now I will start the process of moving assets out of his reach permanently.

I'm still proud to be American, and thankful to have had the best years of life in america, 1950-2010, but at a 5,000 mile remove.

Somehow I suspect your backstory is not much different than mine. If so we both paid for our ticket and get to enjoy the ride.

Sure, let's keep the airports smoke free.

Now, what do we do about bangkok air quality for those folks who don't live in the airport?

A smoke screen if I ever saw one.