McTavish

World Chemicals on Mahidol Rd - from 160bt/litre up to 30L (cheapest)

4 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

You don't get it do you.

 

The phrase 'I love you' when spoken by a male to a female is 'phom rak khun'. Spoken by a female to a male it is 'chan rak khun'. However, when speaking about love, these terms are quite formal or traditional and aren't always used.

What don't I get?  I was merely providing an example of translations via ChatGPT, I'm not teaching Thai. 

Having raised the point you clearly demonstrated why I am personally against the use of ChatGPT for 'news' reporting and often warn against following those sites which use it.

Many news sites are using ChatGPT now

Here's another example of how to use it >

Chonburi Chainsaw Massacre ---- coming soon on NetFlix.

I have never eaten crabstick as some 40 years ago I was told by a pro-fisherman exactly how they were made.  He also warned against the likes of Norwegian farmed salmon, long before the Norwegian Gov't. even admitted to any problem.

As mentioned above, the same applies to factory-made sausage like frankfurters.  Butcher-quality smallgoods are usually fine, if you can find an old-style butcher shop.

On 11/6/2021 at 6:05 PM, statman78 said:

We recently tried The Ivy in Chiang Rai.  We liked it so we went back a second time.  Good Thai food at reasonable prices.  Also great desserts.  Once business pick# up they will have rooftop seating available.  They are located right in the middle of town by the entrance to the night bazaar, across the street from Swensen’s.  Right now there is reserved parking right next to the building.

The Ivy is fabulous.  Excellent decor, comfortable seating, personable staff ... and, the food is FANTASTIC.  Fresh produce, tender meats and balanced flavours ... all at reasonable pricing.

1 hour ago, BenStark said:

Not sure what you mean with shoulder area, maybe like this ?

 

20 baht at Hardware House Thailand.

 

 

 

Shoulders of the handle, where it extends beyond each side of the blade.

10 hours ago, BenStark said:

Trust me, it doesn't matter if the scraper is yellow and has the name Stanley on it.

 

Similar tools are available in most hardware stores and on the online platforms, and they do the exact same job

Ah, but.  The unique feature of a stanley scraper is the 'shoulder' area which protects window frames, skirting or architrave from accidental gouging.  I've used all manner of scrapers on houses, boats and fine furniture so I agree that in the context of this thread there are others which can do the same job.

22 minutes ago, sometime said:

I use a Stanley window scraper

 

 

A wonderful tool.  Didn't know they were sold here now.

7 hours ago, phetphet said:

The other thing to consider here is that the electricity supply is pretty dirty. All sorts of surges and dropped phases. Also ants that get attracted for some reason to circuit boards.

We have surge protectors for our Inverter fringes as recommended by the very 1st warranty repair man.

Order at one of the big electrical supply shops, eg Wualai Rd, or search online.  They plug in behind your appliance and shut down any surge current/voltage spike, resetting when supply is stable.   Priced around 750 thb.

Paint stripper should be ok on glazed tiles.  If in doubt, test a small area 1st.

39 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

And sadly I wouldn't believe any of your reports, as I know that the system can be manipulated in the most ruthless fashion. Reading reports of doubtful veracity is just a waste of time.

Up to you. 

Fortunately my intellect allows me to see thru the crap and I have seen many instances of manipulation.  Friends call me sherlock.

9 minutes ago, Jackbenimble said:

Asoke Towers in soi 21? That has stood there a long time. Well before TripAdvisor and even before the Internet?

You're thinking of the accommodation towers, I'm talking 'office' tower 

I once left a scathing, though 100% factual, review for a Bangkok hotel.  When reading about the Koh Chang episode I checked my old review with a view to deleting it until I noted the 1,000's of views.  Went walking the Google man past the address and the hotel site had been demolished, Asoke Towers now stands on that site.

I normally research places pretty well before dining or booking a room and have left 100's of positive reviews on both TripAdvisor and Google.

Strelitzia like a well drained soil bed and adequate watering during dry periods.  The rhizomes will slowly spread and may be dug out to contain the plants within a smaller area.

They grow well in poor soll on sloping ground and help retain an embankment.

Airconditioner repair tip.

Geckos fry themselves on PCB boards and a good repairer should spray the new replacement board with an insulating film.  You can buy the CRC product via Lazada in clear or red tint and use on any vulnerable appliance.  Expensive automatic coffee machines for example.

Some of the latest AC units coming from makers like Samsung have the outdoor PCB boards protected, or potted, in resin.

I usually buy appliances only at Homepro as they've always provided excellent after sales service and honoured warranty obligations on behalf of the manufacturer. 

They will often match competitors prices without too much of a nudge.

Funny story.  A friend gave me his Black and Decker hedge trimmer when moving house but warned it was very noisy and overheated, from new.  Ever seen shop staff putting tools and appliances together?  

So I pulled the cutter apart to see why it overheated, to the point that smoke was coming out the vents, and found the problem.  Obviously dropped from a height, the blade was slightly bent at the casing entry and caused the eliptical gear to work overtime.  A few hard taps with a mallet and it was good as new.  Still going 3 years on.

I've seen many items, incl. furniture, poorly assembled by shop staff and now insist they are delivered to me for self assembly.

55 minutes ago, TimeMachine said:

Can you show the calculations.  That seems too good to be true here in thailand. 

System @ 240,000 /72 = 3,333bt per month on daytime consumption with pool/irrigation pumps + house.

(doesn't allow for non productive cloudy days)

With 5kw LiFePo battery payback = 6.75 years

~ 6 year payback for my 10kw/3phase/hybrid system installed.  (no Li battery just yet)

Eyekandy was OTT with their pricing, nice gear, but .... 

Huawei 3kw (no battery) system installed by TNS costs 189,000 and would suit most folk

2 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

I'm in Saraphi

http://www.tnsnetwork.co.th/

Which part of CM are you in?  I know of 2 local ppl, both very knowledgeable.

It depends on the location of the puncture and quality of workmanship, the former I can address, the latter would have required me to o serve to repair. 

Mushroom type repairs to a simple piercing of the main tread area should last the life of the tyre and be perfectly safe to drive on.

Mushroom plugs are sometimes used on the tread to sidewall area which is not always recommended due to the constant flexing of that area which could cause some delamination of the mushroom head.  That may or may not lead to a leak at the puncture site depending on quality of the workmanship.