Formaleins

Having just survived my 2nd Earthquake here in CM, time to offload a bit of cheer. Anyone here into torrents/movies etc.? I have been with Torrentday now for many years and over this time have been handed out free invites for the TD site. Generally I have given them to friends and family (It is strictly an invite only site - you cannot apply to join anymore) Which to be honest have just been wasted! Well, I got a message from the TD Admin informing me of yet more free invites added to my account. Well, I am not wasting these rocking horse turds anymore with people that never bother to use them, so I thought I would give them out to anyone on here (as I have no friends and few family) If you are a torrent freak and live in Thailand, maybe send me a PM (not sure how it all works - but I need an E mail address) Anyway, the first 4 people to send me an e mail address I will try and send you out a FREE membership invite. Only die hard torrent freaks apply, It is a pretty good site for movies but it also has a lot of other stuff on there that I never use, but worth checking out - So if you want a free membership, drop me a message with your e mail - No it is not a scam, just passing on some luck to others.

That was a bit nasty - Chiang Mai - house was shaking for minutes, appears to be Burma and Chiang Rai at over 7.0 on the scale of Richters!!

Did they decide to kill him anyway to make the most of the funeral expenses?

It Never Rains But It Pours!

Those damn kids need a bloody good thrashing!

Pray Tell? Whatever could lead you to form that opinion?

Yes, 150 Baht / Day is well below the minimum wage, however, looking at the photo, one would suspect they received payment in pies of some description.

Just ask who exactly profits from the tobacco industry and you have your answers, it has nothing to do with health, besides, if they abide by their own laws, children wouldn't be smoking, vaping, drinking, sniffing glue taking Ya Ba, child labourers, child prostitution.....but hell maybe the unwise youth and adults need protecting against the evils of the VAPE!

I know! Why not open up a Coffee Shop!

Is this a competition? What are the winning prizes? Why in God's name would you put out a wanted poster of shoplifters and pixel out their faces? "I can name that tune in 4 Tom"

I think that there will be some strong protestations from chocolate fireguards.

The Jenkem must have been good.

Working without a permit -So does that mean that being in the local Mafia and carrying out extortion on tourists is a protected Thai industry?

For him or the dog? Then again, maybe both!

The only price drop is what these middlemen are giving the farmers!

Indeed, but I would worry about any joint efforts with the 'Mercins as they are extremely adept at blue on blue - they do more damage than the enemy.

Good gracious me, those poor Thai rental agents, probably forced into this by the ever partying pot smoking sex fiend farang! Or as the great Lou Reed once sang - "You're gonna reap just what you sow!"

They cannot win whatever they do, it will never be good enough for the holier than thou Thais!

Wonder if anyone knows what the score is here with Stihl round files for sharpening a chainsaw chain? I am running a semi-chisel 3/8 pitch chain, this according to Stihl requires a 3/64" / 5.2mm round file. However, when ordering a spare 3/64" file from Stihl, it comes marked as 3/64" / 5.0mm. (0.2mm undersize - with the next size up bein 7/32" / .404 / 5.5mm) I also use the Stihl 2 in 1 sharpener and when I opened it up it has round files marked up as 13/64" and 5.2mm - the correct size! When I measure the files with a micrometer, they are both 5.0mm! This sizing of the files is apparently critical to getting the correct angle and cut to make the cutters sharpened correctly, so which is it to be then? Is 13/64" / 5.0 mm correct or is 13/64" / 5.2 mm correct? I am confused, but trying to get a response from Stihl is a waste of time, anyone running a 3/8" Chain from Stihl, if so what size round file are you using? Thanks!

Just who comes up with their pathetic slogans then translates it into English? 5 year olds could come up with something more appropriate than "Police For People" - WTF is it supposed to mean?

Strange how they decided to name their campaign in English, obviously because "Thai People Would Never Do That!" Imagine the uproar if the cops in the UK put up a slogan in Urdu or Chinese?

Agree, my frying pan from Tefal took a dive after 5 weeks - overpriced junk - You have to be careful though as there is a knock off brand aimed at dyslexics, it is branded "TAFEL" Seagull are not too bad for the price, some of the Meyer pans are quite good. I was given a set of Zwilling pans (Central Festival Chiang Mai) with a 50% discount, really nice and well made, but a bit pricey if there is no discount.

Goodness, not some foreign tourist fight....you mean the gunfire was from locals!!! How strange, how unusual.

SCB? You will be lucky - I cannot even get their damn update machines to update my passbook! I have tried about 5 different machines and none of them work - It either gives a "Magnetic Strip Error" or a "Page Flip Error" and if I persist in retrying, the machines go into lockdown mode after about 10 attempts. Bankbook is new, magnetic strip reads fine at the bank via a teller, works fine in the machine outside the bank in the mall (machines are in pristine condition - indoors, well cleaned etc. - Go out into the real world and most of the machines are at the side of the road in the open air, maybe they collect dust, who knows, but they just do not work! So hope for an automated statement is probably asking for the impossible. As the previous poster stated, you can call into your SCB bank and they will print off a statement for 200 Baht, there on the spot. Anyone have any success updating your passbooks?

The banks do give a flying F4#@ in the UK - my crooked HSBC bank in the UK know full well I live in Thailand but are quite happy to allow me (or turn a blind eye) to me using a relatives address - Bankers only care about the money!