jcgodber

NOPE!

The mom and pop stores don't want them

so the millon plus people here in the province have to do without

I had TOT come out and set up an IPSTAR with a 100.0 mbps connection so far so good. I got rained out for an hour today by a very heavy storm but normaly works just fine.

Jim

I have heard around my village that it is very good luck to drive over a snake on the road.

Of course not lucky for snake!

in Bangkok has all your answers .They have the exclusive rights from Garmin to make and sell their 3rd partyThai map.

www.esri.com

Jim

Correct me if I am wrong but if you were to loan money, that could be construde as being in the lending business. It is against the law for you to be in business.

The gold shop loans money!

the short answer is-

NO!

I just paid 1170 baht or $30.00 for a Notary stamp at the embassy

You can park for free under the Conrad Bldg. just spend 200 baht in participating shops ( Top's Market or Burger King) and get the receipt validated

Jim

BKK to Lax is cheaper than-

Lax to BKK round trip flight

Question !

Could one purchase a round trip ticket BKK to LAX with an open departure and return.

THEN use the return ticket first to go to BKK ????

Just wondering!

Jim

Every 3 months I write a personal check on my American checking account. I deposit the check in my Thai bank ( Siam City Bank).

My check clears in about 6 to 8 days at my U.S. bank ( I looked online at my account) Siam City bank then "holds" my money for a length of time before it becomes available.

It takes just about 37 days for me to have access to my money.

Jim

I have the Garmin Street Pilot 2610. I have had it now for 3 years. I bought it from ESRI. I have the 10th one ever sold here in Thailand. I have learned many things about it.

Garmin has licensed ESRI to produce a 3rd party copy of Thai maps for use in Thailand. ESRI just now sent me my 3rd map upgrade Thailand City V 7.0

To install it you must copy map from the CD to a card reader.

ESRI will send you a CD free of charge if you bought from them. I ordered from their website.

I have had to use an exterior antenna because the GPS signal won’t penetrate my tinted film on the windshield as there is a small amount of metal in the film,

I have lately had to recalibrate the touch screen more often I am not sure what is causing the problem.

I have found that the auto route will not always route you the fastest way. I have on occasion taken the “scenic” route through small soi and dirt roads in upcountry villages.

I just got back from a driving trip to Danang Viet Nam via Laos. I had to reload the software with a map set from Garmin World Map as there are no others.

Has anyone figured out how to get your ESRI map up on your computer screen so you can pre plan a route, I would really want to do this???

Jim

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There are 4 ice burgs at the bottom of the map

Scratch each one and keep holding down an the you will find 2 number reveled on each burg

Jim

Next is----

1757N7649W

Now looking for the clue on the map???

Tried scratching the map??

Ok easy enough!

I got the first clue

81052231 N

Can anyone give some more help????

Jim

Stuffed animal hanging under the rear end

I have noticed that some cars and trucks have a small stuffed animal hanging under the rear end. I have seen many things but never this.

Just another fashion or ????

I have been told that covering your license plate with clear Plexiglas or plastic will foil the speed cameras.

I have been using a Radar detector for the last several years here in Thailand. I know, I know Thailand supposedly doesn’t have radar, BUT they do. I have found the police way, way out in the country using radar as well as on the express way. This last week I was rolling down the road at about 130 kph and my alarm went off. I immediately hit the brakes and slowed down to a 40 k.p.h. crawl. Sure enough up around the bend and another few hundred meters were the boys in brown. I had taken so long to get to the stopping area and seeing me driving at the break neck speed of 40 k.p.h. The police motioned me to keep going; they were looking for a “speeder”. For me it is only fun to beat them out of a 2 or 3 hundred baht bribe, but they do have radar

Jim

Living out in the provinces I find that I need a truck. We travel a lot. We just got back from Viet Nam and Laos.

My Truck is an Isuzu LS 4 wheel drive automatic. I have installed 20 inch alloy chrome wheels and a Topup Deck lid with rollbar. I use a Garmin Street Pilot 2610 GPS and a Radar detector. End of the month we will be driving down to Phuket

One day in 1997 I had several million baht deposited in the Bank of Bangkok saved for my coming retirement. The next day 1/2 my money was vaporized, like in

GONE.

Jim

I have a water fountain with about 1000 gallons of water. I have been using swimming pool chlorine with an algae control ( no fish). I also use a water filter that is made from a PVC “bucket” with a pump drawing the water from the bottom of the bucket and the interior of the bucket has plastic foam to clean the water with a plastic mesh over the top of the bucket to screen large debris. Every so often I use my power washer to spray the foam insert clean.

Jim

The German may be down on his luck and also an alcoholic. Perhaps he "needed" the alcohol and had no money.

He very well may need help.

3000 Baht

1000 Baht per room

Jim

I too had the very same problem. I finally had success shopping at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok. You will find several places that sell all sizes of lampshades as well as lamp hardware.

Jim

I bought the Griffin FM broadcaster while on a visit to the U.S. I found the product to be junk. I spent $40.00 or whatever it was, for something that now sits in a drawer.

I found that for me, the very best (and cheapest) solution was the Sony tape cassette adapter. This will send your signal from the Ipod to the car stereo.

Jim

Thats the deal

The most important thing is to go stand in line #13 and pays your money ($35.00)

I have NEVER had to swear on oath that my claim of income was what true!

Correct me if I wrong but I would NEVER wash a brand new car or truck. It is my understanding that the paint needs time to harden and cure. I have been told the last 2 times I have bought a new vehicle here in Thailand to wait a while before washing.

JIm

When we made the move to Thailand my wife loaded HER “drill press, table saws, router table, and all “her” other shop equipment in addition to our (her) household goods.

I wanted to also bring my “her” golf cart but our shipping company thought that would be too much. I was very tempted to install a reel style lawn mower to the cart and call the package “my wife’s riding lawn mower”

Jim