Kanada

Fill a spray bottle with 50/50 vinegar and water mix. Spray your counters etc…..ants won’t come around vinegar! 
That’s all I did and they vacated the premises permanently…haven’t seen an ant inside the house since we started to spray that mix….good disinfectant and cleaner too and you don’t have to worry about getting it on dishes or silverware etc.

On 10/6/2011 at 7:33 PM, Spoonman said:

After sitting for months I would not attempt to start it and instead take it to a moto mechanic and have him flush the fuel system whilst he charges the battery.

Totally unnecessary to flush fuel system…start by whatever means you need and then put in some fuel conditioner and ride for an hour!

Takes years for modern fuels to gum up fuel system!!

next time out fuel conditioner in when you leave it and maybe take the battery out

Beware the “custom made insoles” business where they do casts of your feet etc….seems to be an “iffy” one at best! I’ve never known anyone to be happy with the money spent but when your feet are sore you’ll try anything!

I tried twice….spent $450. at a shop specializing in feet and just didn’t like the way they felt! Once again for $200. at some scammer outfit in a mall that once again I just didn’t like within a day or so! If they don’t feel 100% you just won’t wear them!

Finally at Costco for about $12. I bought a 3/4 length pair of Dr Scholls! That was six years ago and I still have them….they work really well on long walks and they’re still in great shape! The 3/4 length seem to be the way to go and fit best in your shoes without having to buy a bigger shoe!

20 hours ago, Longwood50 said:

This could slow down the appetite for electric cars.  $22,000 USD to replace a Tesla battery. 

 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tesla-blows-up-repair-bill-b1983369.html


 

Sorry I don’t believe that $ number!

Starting to look for new tires for my 2020 Aerox 155 (almost all winding paved mountain roads)!

Anyone have any suggestions?

22 hours ago, Jingthing said:

An impression collection of negative stereotypes you've dished out. It seems you're imagining comic book people rather than real ones.

I’m not surprised!

Don’t call me a racist because you didn’t go to school…chose selling drugs or becoming a thief because you thought it was the easy way out!! You are the one that bought gold chains and gold teeth with your money calling it “an investment”while I bought blue stocks with mine!

You spent your 20’s and 30’s and maybe 40’s in jail because you made poor choices not because I was privileged!

You paid lawyers while I paid tuitions!

You were spending your evenings in clubs while I spent mine balancing ledgers and looking for better ways to make money…you spent your weekend laying on the beach while I spent mine building a playhouse for my kids and mowing the lawn!

You drove a Cadillac to the unemployment office while I drive a used Toyota Forerunner to work and when I bought a used holiday trailer for my family holiday you bought another gold chain and a tear drop tattoo for the corner of your eye!

Dont call me privileged Boss  because I had the balls to borrow a couple of million dollars to build a company where you could have worked if you’d gone to class and had even the slightest of common sense!! Where were you when I was spending midnights trying to stay afloat and pay back my business loans…you were drinking beer with your buddies laughing at what a sucker I was to pay taxes and lay down for the man!

One of us was privileged alright….one of us was racist as well but it wasn’t me…I was too darned busy!

Try this…talked to Thai man who got his booster today by downloading the app. and filling out the form

20 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

They don't understand what racism is, they all live in a state of denial and are reduced to citing petty examples which aren't even relevant to avoid having to confront the elephant in the room. It's pointless arguing with these people. What you will never get them to do is even admit that real racism where the majority white population, of which they are a member, enjoys a privileged position in society vs the minorities. They need to deny it even exists or engage in petty examples of whataboutism to diminish the problem..

6 hours ago, Fairynuff said:

We’d also have to care. Racists pass through all our lives. I’m always happy when a racist has passed.

So you’ve never had a thought pass thru your mind that someone might think was racist? I know I have but it lacked the intent to be disrespectful 

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Do two wrongs make a right?

It is business while it is allowed..... and as I live here in Thailand I would hope it was not applied to me, but it is. 

That’s not racism!!

23 hours ago, ozimoron said:

I would if you'd post a link. I can't find one so I'll remain skeptical of that claim. Meanwhile your post appears to make the assertion that everyone has racist tendencies and therefore normalises racism. I reject that notion out of hand.

 

 

I don’t reject that notion completely!

I don’t consider myself racist…I don’t have to work at it I’m just not racist!

However there will be those that would point to some little thing I’ve said or perhaps even done and tell me I am a racist!

They seem to work very hard at keeping racism alive for some reason! Perhaps it’s simply to excuse their lack of confidence, success or motivation!

There are lots of people I don’t like! I don’t like them because of the way they talk…their negative attitude…the way they behave…the way they look…their lack of honesty..even the way they sound or smell!  I’m not alone….we’re not expected to like everybody…I’m quiet about my dislikes and I don’t think that’s racism

55 minutes ago, car720 said:

MeToo#  

 

I am a racist.

My first wife was Sicilian, my second Fijian, my third Chinese, my fourth Thai and this one now is Chinese.  My kids are black and I DO call them my little chocolate drops.

If someone wants to be my equal then all they have to do is step up.

You’ve been married 5 times…why do these women keep divorcing you….are they racist??

ps: I could be wrong but I don’t think racism is about being someone’s equal

6 minutes ago, oceanbreeze851 said:

My Thai wife (Pfizer) and I (moderna) received our Vax shots in USA. I wish we could get our booster in Nakhon Ratchasima. 

Those that don’t have to apply for their booster but panicked before they know what’s going on will probably be the ones filling up the sites for those of you that do need to apply I suppose!

On 8/15/2021 at 4:25 PM, GroveHillWanderer said:

I wear an N95 mask every time I go out of the house - I don't find it particularly uncomfortable or burdensome.

N95 masks are no more difficult to breath in than any other quality mask…all in your head

22 hours ago, The Cipher said:

The number of overtly racist comments on this board is mind blowingly high. "The Russians" "The Indians "The Chinese", it's nuts.

 

But at the same time I don't think it's racism born of malice so much as it is an expression of frustration by older people who have seen people of other cultures advance in the world and feel that said advancement has come at their own expense.

 

Many older farang don't feel as important as they used to, and that loss in status has made them bitter. ????‍♂️

***“Many older farang don't feel as important as they used to, and that loss in status has made them bitter”***

I don’t think there’s any doubt this is the case…I know I feel it myself! It’s like I’m slowly becoming invisible!

My sons have taken the education and common sense we gave them and are building lives for themselves and I’m living in a new country where I don’t have history and haven’t proven myself to anyone!

The odd time I sign in to this forum I see the same people over and over again arguing, throwing temper tantrum’s and trying to be relevant by bullying others and hitting the button that’s sends a little confused or laughing icon on any subject they read…showing they have an “opinion “ on anything and everything but without the ability to listen or discuss it intelligently!

Bullying and racism are close cousins!!

22 hours ago, The Cipher said:

The number of overtly racist comments on this board is mind blowingly high. "The Russians" "The Indians "The Chinese", it's nuts.

 

But at the same time I don't think it's racism born of malice so much as it is an expression of frustration by older people who have seen people of other cultures advance in the world and feel that said advancement has come at their own expense.

 

Many older farang don't feel as important as they used to, and that loss in status has made them bitter. ????‍♂️

I’m assuming we should be a little pessimistic about these distances as we were/are about EPA gas mileage ratings ???? However some huge strides being made by the battery and auto makers????

It’s inevitable…the decision between auto makers and Govt’s was made years back! No one can stop it and no one (who counts) wants to!

19 hours ago, seedy said:

Not the bike - but the gear.

Getting cool here for morning rides. Went looking for my HD leather jacket.

Wife wrapped it in plastic when we had the house rewired.

One big mold pool. Sprayed with vinegar, hung in the sun.

Washed the stains off and treated it.

Good to go.

I’ve tried everything to keep mold and the smell off leather but I have a litre of Singer Sewing  Machine oil and cleaned the white mold off my favorite shoes then treated them liberally with this oil

Ive just left them where I can keep an eye on them for a month now and so far so good and the mold smell is almost gone (no smell from this oil it seems)

On 12/2/2021 at 11:48 PM, EricTh said:

 

How do you know they are Hmong in the first place?

In general Hmong are the farmers here not Thai….these are farm trucks delivering goods to their Buyers in ChiangMai and running mostly empty on their way home.

Theyre hard workers and good farmers but they lack the notion of “consequences” as do many in Thailand!

4 hours ago, EricTh said:

@Kanada

 

Thai are notoriously bad drivers, they would drive onto the main road from a small lane without stopping first.

 

I nearly had accidents everytime.

 

It's just not this type of truck but any big vehicle that are dangerous in Thailand.

Sorry to disagree but these trucks are involved in almost every case….they aren’t driven by Thais…they’re driven by Hmong 

18 hours ago, Neilly said:

Whoosh and off you go to the ignore bin...just about had enough of your negative nitpicking carp

Yep he went into my Ignore bin too… just like turning and walking away …. You never have to hear them again ????

On 11/9/2021 at 9:01 AM, BBJ said:

Not today but the other.  Power loss problem.  Traced to faulty coil harness.  Replaced and good. 

Always satisfying to diagnose and solve an electrical problem!

On 11/14/2021 at 6:19 PM, kwilco said:

Back in the day, to get a top ten single, you would hold back supplies and release  them altogether in one week....that way you were assured of a top ten place. 

I suspect Tesla are doing the same by controlling delivery of their cars .

However I doubt if 5 years ago anyone would have thought they would even register on a list like that.

Tesla are not even the biggest producer of electric cars anymore.

No really???? OMG how come only you knew that?