mr_hippo

Yes, they do walk among us!

In a restaurant in Liverpool when I ordered black coffee, the waitress asked me what black coffe was. I told her that it was coffee without cream. Five minutes later she came back empty-handed, 'We have no cream, do you want it without milk!'

If the riding position is comfortable for you - don't change it!

Can't help you with the state of Thai roads, part of the rich tapestry of life! My road bike's tyres are only 23mm wide so you can imagine how many times they got stuck. Over the years, I have learnt to fall without hurting myself too much.

Make sure your tyres are pumped up to the max - less punctures that way; a simple analogy is when you have an injecton you are told to relax your muscle (low pressure) so that the needle goes in easily but if you are tense (high pressure) a lot more force is needed to penetrate the skin.

Keep your bum on the saddle and your pedals spinning

Once again, 26" refers to wheel size and bears no relation to frame size.

karazyal, please check your seat post please. There is a seat post limit mark towards the bottom of the post - make sure that this remains in the frame. Exceeding the limit will cause the post to snap at some point.

I suggest that when you sit astride the bike, the balls of your feet should touch the floor - not your whole foot; this will give you a comfortable riding position. The saddle should be level - neither canted up nor down. Handlebar height is a matter of personal preference (Mine is level with the nose of the saddle). If you have any queries, you can pm me.

What the guy did was wrong of course,but understandable in a way.He was conned and she knew she was conning him.You,you and you have been here a long time and know the score.It is more than possible that he was blinded by love/a chance for an exciting new life which now lies in tatters.

He broke the Law and should be punished,but will a long prison term really change a thing on this occasion?He is not the first and by God will not be the last.

LOVE REALLY???? OH FOR GODS SAKE 62 YR OLD LOVE 26 LUST MOST FARANGS HERE ARE SICK PERVERTS THAT ARE TO STUPID OR UGLY TO FIND SOMEONE IN THERE OWN COUNTRY. YOU COME HERE AND FLASH YOUR MONEY AND THINK UR FOUND LOVE WOW YOU ARE REALLY ALL STUPID

Paulv

I take it that you are speaking about yourself, is that why you are here?

Seen in Chok Chai 4 Soi 72. Looks like one of the baby Fiats. Can anyone identify it?

Still taking about dishes - I noticed a neighbour had placed a water bottle over his LNB for rain protection and I thought 'What a good idea'. A fellow teacher saw mine and asked if it was for the rain. 'No, placing the bottle there wll fool the satellite into thinking you have a better UBC package - I have the gold package and the bootle gives me the platinum package. He went out and bought a bottle of water and complained when it did not work for him.

A message from John Cleese to the citizens of the USA:

Some inspiration to expand the empire again.

In light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus

to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your

Independence, effective immediately. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth

II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and

territories (excepting Kansas, which she does not fancy).

Your new prime minister, Tony Blair, will appoint a governor for America

without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be

disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether

any of you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules

are introduced with immediate effect:

You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look

up aluminium, and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just

how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.

The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour'.

Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the

letters, and the suffix -ize will be replaced by the suffix -ise.

Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable

levels (look up vocabulary). Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as American English.

We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will

be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination

of -ize.

You will relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen".

July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or

therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows

that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled

by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing

someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not grown up enough to

handle a gun. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry

anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. A permit will be required

if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and this is for your own

good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.

All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start

driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go

metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables.

Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense

of humour.

The Former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling

gasoline) - roughly $6/US gallon. Get used to it.

You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are

not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are

properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and

dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.

The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at

all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer,

and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys.

Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English

characters. Watching Andie MacDowell attempt English dialogue in Four

Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper

football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be

allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but

does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full

kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).

Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an

event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of

America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your

borders, your error is understandable.

You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's

Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies

due (backdated to 1776).

Thank you for your co-operation.

Rinrada suggests tossing a coin - they tried that years ago (I think it was in the UEFA cup) and was not popular. Golden goal and silver goal - again not successful.

Taking goalkeepers off in extra time is a viable option and and one player per side off every 5 minutes.

Cassbiggs said "even the 26" is too small" 26" refers to the wheel size and not frame size. I am 6' 4" and ride a custom made 25" frame so if you need a 26" you must be about 3 inches taller than me! There are at least 2 good bike shops in BKK selling Treks, Cannondales and other makes. Have a look on the ProBike site www.probike.co.th otherwise put an advertisement for a bike on this site or other similar forums. I bought my Trek from ProBike, I am not a fan of mountains bikes but bought one for riding around town - do not want to risk my road bike around BKK but save it for longer trips. Please remember with bikes - you get what you pay for. As for saying that "it's bound to get nicked" invest in a good lock.

Was it the same duck who bought lipstick in Boots? Asked if she was paying cash said 'Put it on my bill."

off topic just a tad but a friend of mine used to put a ping pong ball in the toilet bowl when they were having parties so that the blokes had something to aim for. kept the bathroom floor and the seat dry most of the time.

You mean cigarette butts weren't put there for that reason??

Please do not put cigarette butts in the toilet - it makes them soggy and difficult to smoke!

Or do you have any suggestions?

Yes - never start a topic with 'Hey"

Good luck? It wasn't for the chicken,was it?

I thought about the Phantom before getting the Boss - decision was bases on two things - price and looks. Very happy with the Boss, cruised happily at 120 kph with two-up and my wife and I are not small

"New Improved (Product)" 'New' - well,yes, it is in an unopened box, 'Improved' - why was the old unimproved one crap?

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea