G Rex

2 minutes ago, arick said:

Your dead just use your wings

and - steer clear of schools and playgrounds

Thanks for this info.

I never knew there were so many different varieties.

That would explain why I am not very partial to durian from around Kanchanaburi, where I am - but found durian that we bought on a trip to Koh Chang (around Chantaburi) to be delicious.

We have a rule. - no 'open' durian is to be had in any of our cars!

19 minutes ago, Classic Ray said:

Don’t vets have tranquilizer guns here? If not, maybe the police should have them as they like guns.

most private vets here would be very unlikely to have tranquiliser guns.   

if it is anything like in the West, licensing required to own and operate tranquiliser guns is more stringent than regular guns.   blow darts would be more likely - but the likelihood of finding an experienced vet willing to come at 3:30 am here would be very low!  

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The ministry has 15 days to provide evidence to sway the pro-cannabis groups. If convinced, they'll accept the decision.

Ha ha.  They will have to accept the decision!   Like it or not...

38 minutes ago, RobU said:

What have roots got to do with it?

Okay - not very funny I know

May I suggest you develop a sense of humour?

13 minutes ago, ignore it said:

Yep. 

The wife stopped offering a convenient access passage some time ago, but I still have the cost of maintaining the route. 

 

She told me to take my business elsewhere,  but her giving permission kinda takes the fun out of it.

Spell check again?

' the cost of maintaining the root'

there.    fixed

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

Despite this, Dr. Yongyuth assures that the Department of Medical Sciences and associated laboratories are vigilantly monitoring Covid variants' mutations. A slight uptick in Covid cases over the past two weeks is deemed expected, as the disease is now endemic.

So.     In all seriousness.    Let's just get on with life. (as we used to know it)

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Poj recommended that wage increases be introduced in industries with more Thai workers than immigrant workers to prevent money from leaving the country.

 

More Thai xenophobia.

This is wrong on so many levels.

A fair wage for a fair days work for ALL workers...

(though a walk around BigC will reveal a lot of people being  paid to do nothing)

2 hours ago, webfact said:

making Thailand a global hotspot for elephant-related incidents.

Thailand - The Hub of Elephant-related incidents.

Another Number 1.     Amazing Thailand.

On 5/6/2024 at 4:57 PM, Confuscious said:

Update from the hospital:

1. After a quick analysis by the doctor, the marks are not from a spider in this area.
    Most problably a little (baby) snake.
2. Test blood on "Neurotoxins (or whatever similar)".
     If it would be a venomous byte, there would be traces of "Neurotoxins" in my blood.
     No traces of "Neurotoxins" in my blood -> OK.
3. Got an injection on my hand.
     Some kind of anti-inflammatory fluid.
4. Got a Tetanus-Booster as my last Tetanus shot was more than 5 years old.
5. Guess?
     The obvious anti-biotics.

If any symptoms arise within 48 hours, return immediatly to the hospital.

The bill, total 2,700 Baht was kindly paid by MTL (my PA-insurance).

Because insurance was covering it I'm surprised they didn't also do an MRI , cat scan, and colonoscopy - just to be sure...

You were lucky your Doctor is an expert on Thai arachnids. (lol)

Tarantulas are common everywhere in Thailand - and an adult will leave a bite just like you have  

Fakes are rife here in LOS, so any prospective purchaser would need to be very confident of the honesty of the seller - before parting with their cash.

I have purchased several watches from the 'Chrono24' website. I see that you can also list watches for sale there - but I have no firsthand experience. 

21 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Anyone remember "Penthouse Forum?" Starting to wonder if we're headed in that direction.

I never thought it would happen to me, but .....

25 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

I think mine was 73 too, it was badged JensenSP and had the fluted bonnet.  Now you mention it, someone told me it had a 4 barrel carb, but I can’t swear to it, I didn’t open the bonnet much and didn’t know anything about yank engines. I remember it was a bitch in hot traffic jams.

 

I was in my early 20’s and dealing in cars at the time. I bought it with 36,000 miles on it, repainted it and trebled my money on it after driving it 9 months.

 

I did have a few minor problems with it but my cousin was parts manager for Jensen at the time and shipped them FOC to me.

 

I took it back in part-exchange a couple of years later and was really disappointed how it had deteriorated.  The cherry red leather was shot and the silver bonnet had yellowed on the flutes.

 

I really enjoyed owning that car.

My favorite seller - and favorite beans available in LOS

Colombia Supremo By Sias Koffee Roaster

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i3451955021-s17237591837.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1&tradePath=omItm&tradeOrderId=814394887286072&tradeOrderLineId=814394887386072

I have a double boiler ECM Espresso machine and a Eureka Mignon Grinder.

Good equipment , and good fresh beans are very important to make a really good coffee.

I have not found any Thai grown coffee that appeases my taste buds... yet

1 minute ago, transam said:

Any interesting engine stories.....?

I bought my 73 Mach 1 while on a driving holiday in the US.  Bought it from a bloke parked outside the Charlotte Speedway (NC) . Shipped it home to Oz  - drove it for 3 miles, and it stopped . Couldn’t get it to start again - but would crank happily. Eventually realized the dizzy wasn’t spinning - so no spark - the problem? The oil pump drive shaft was broken- which should have been rotating the distributor shaft. Thankfully a reasonably easy fix - just drop the sump and replace oil pickup and pump. Easy job - just hard diagnostics!

59 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

In the UK I had a Jensen Interceptor SP mk3

 

440 cub in with Holley 4 barrel and Chrysler Torqueflyte transmission …

I too had a 73 Mk III Jensen Interceptor.  Mine had the 4 barrel carb - the SP stood for 6 pack - and had 3 double barrel carbs - you probably did not have an SP.

the 2 best days of my Jensen ownership were the day I bought it, and the day I sold it!

Not sure about all the interest in AI now. 
I was doing AI on cows , horses and dogs for the last 30 years..  doh!

Maybe is different practice between private houses and condos.   

We had to but our own water meter (and electricity meter too).  

The relevant authorities then connected us to the supply using our equipment.

Our water fees are very low. This is possibly because we are 'a farm'.

Last month I was billed for 230 Baht for water - but I used a LOT of water - as we had 8 advanced trees planted - and these required 10 minutes of soaking daily for the first 2 weeks , now we are down to alternate day drenchings! Roll on the rainy season! 

2 hours ago, jonclark said:

 

Just because you haven't experienced or seen what you define as a heatwave, doesn't me other people and parts of thailand have shared that experienced. My in laws who live 20km outside of Kanchanaburi have had to up sticks and move in with us as they simply could not bear the heat any longer and have had temperatures of 40+ for many, many days. And they have been in Thailand far longer than you or I being in their late 60's. They usually take the piss out of me as I am on the one complaining of the heat - nice to turn the tables for once. 

 

 

I know how they feel!! 

We are 15 ks out of Kanchanaburi. It has been over 40C every day for over a month. Most days 42 to 44.  We have had no rain on our farm since early November.    and no let-up in sight...

our electric bill last month was a record (for us) 9.5K...