RayWright

Queue Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody:- Mama, just killed a man...

As @ricklev has pointed out, you can get an alarm, however down to cost as to it's alerting properties. Found iSocket last year, a Finnish company, with international sales and support. Uses a multi carrier data Sim in the wall socket device (with built in battery backup) as opposed to WiFi, so more reliable. Basic module provides power loss alerting, but additional modules can be connected and cover temperature, fire / smoke, intruder and water leak. See https://isocket.eu Bought mine to cover power loss ( to UPS) and Smoke/Heat as I don't trust the fire alarm in the Condo, as never seen it maintained. If you've got the budget, and love IT Techy toys, then look at USA company https://AvTech.Com , better still link it with Paessler PRTG (German) for an all round environmental monitoring and alerting system.

Obviously not trying to alert those in Pattaya, in case the tourists go elsewhere, but currently 127, and yesterday morning peeked at 156.

Back in '84 was working for a media entity and was tasked to get ready the Laptops that were going to be given to the various hacks who were going over to cover the Los Angeles Olympics. Seem to recall they were Texas Instruments TIPPC with Wordstar. Articles were to be written in the field then transmitted via a modem back to London. The rubber handset coupler onto a telephone method. In order to test the modems, use to hack into the JANET network, back in the days before the InterWeb. Cutting a long story short, didn't take much to find the JCL front loaders to the Cray at UCL for both Cambridge and UCL. So after a typical Friday 1980's lunch, say 3 hours, loaded a programme to calculate Pi, then did a runner. Checked on Monday and it wasn't running, couldn't find the log files as to how many iterations it ran for, so some Computer Operator obviously shut it down as someone's timed batch job didn't run as expected. I think they've tidied up their security since then. Did meet Cray's UK Sales Manager at a party, early '90s and joked "Whats's your sales target for the year", "One" was the reply.

Wow, great story. Unfortunately when I use to bump into Peter on the bus, his hands weren't capable of playing guitar, so it was great news when he got back into playing. In terms of other Rock / Guitar gods, made the stupid mistake of turning down a ticket for Jeff Beck @ Ronnie Scott's, as that would have been up close and personal. Also missed Gary Moore, could have met him at Reading in '82, but was still working out in AUS, however did get to meet Tommy Emmanuel. Did get to meet Snowy White at Reading in '84, in fact as he came off stage, his normal guitar roadie wasn't about so he passed me his gold SG to take back to his backstage tent. Got to help clean it and restring it, bloody hell it was heavy, hence the sustain he gets, especially when he worked with David Gilmore in Floyd. Favorite '70s Guitar God is Steve Hackett, really nice bloke, met him when he snuck into a Kate Bush/ Peter Gabriel/Steve Harley benefit gig at Hammy Odean, was sitting a few seats away from me. Not so much a Guitar God, but totally influential to many was / still is Pete Cornish who was the go-to guy for guitar effects pedal boards, use to have a workshop at the top corner of Denmark Street / Shaftesbury Avenue, " Can't talk, got to get Brian's (May) board ready for the next tour". Also Andy Summers, Robert Fripp, Steve Hackett, Michael Rutherford, Macca, Dave Gilmore etc etc. Great guy. Take a look at his client list:- http://www.petecornish.co.uk/client.html

Only one careful owner, a Mr. Jeremy Clarkson of Chadlington, Oxon.

Suggest speak with Beh Ngiep Seng Musical in Bangkok, as they are the only official Distributor in Thailand.

Would agree. Occasionally saw him on the bus from Teddington to Twickenham on a Saturday evening, late '80s.

Just checked mine, and it's a 3M equivalent. Having said that, Gaffa Tape is as generic an expression as Hoover is to a vacuum cleaner.

Gaffa Tape, AKA cloth tape, got mine from HomePro next to Big-C on Pattaya Klang. Also seen it in Mr. DIY and Lotus. Used a roll once to fix a re-tread that had come off a truck wheel so could get home after a gig. Always keep a roll, along with a number of cable ties. Two of the most useful things in the world.

Note to self. Make sure I go back to hospital before 10:00 "surprise" meeting on Friday.

I met a God once.

You can't beat a bit of Slade...

Yeah right, sure you're not gonna to use it on Brother Crow? It'll be the full Rubber Dingy Rapids if ya did.

Agree, Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker was an audio masterpiece, captured exquisitely by Deutsche Grammophon, as this rendition of "An der schönen blauen Donau" written by Johann Strauss II in 1866 clearly shows.

Have the App versions of The Daily Mail and The Sun, so I can still read Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Littlejohn and the odd Piers Morgan 'Arry bashing articles. Rest of the time to gloat how stupid the UK has become.

Had similar issue last year. My branch in Central @ Pattaya. Card got eaten by ATM in Malaysia. Went to KBank in EmQuarter and got a new one. Happy to pay the annual renewal fee. Mind you had a big argument with them as they wouldn't allow me a copy (photocopy or self takened photo) of the documents I was being asked to sign. After 2 hours of escalation got through to an English speaking agent in their call centre who recognised how Western Banks operated and after signing an additional document was allowed to photo all the Thai documents I was being asked to sign. Don't read Thai, but at least I have copies of the 4 documents I had to sign. " You can not" was the common reply when initially trying.

Dat wud 'ave bean da old Ugandan passport. Wid da profits from da used car lot in Kampala. I said to Eppi, if you can lend me 2 mill, I can get a Toberhone bank account on hi inter rest and deposit da car loot wid yaws, promise to pay u back heeps in da Nu Year at yaw Island Parradice. (Apologies to A Coren)

Harking back to the old BBC 1940's of Music While You Work, then today have been playing off the iPod:- Public Service Broadcasting - Inform-Educate-Entertain Cranberries - Everyone Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Amon Düül II - Made in Germany Yes - Fly From Here-Return Trip Cat Stevens - Greatest Hits Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings Tomorrow I'll kick off with a bit of Genesys, Lamb Lies Down, Liverpool Empire, 19-Apr-1975.

Hi @RuamRudy, had the honour of seeing Peter O'Toole in the role. In fact available on YT. 2 hours of absolute magic.

According to the sign at The Coach and Horses, Jeffery Bernard is Unwell.

Fully understand your problem, been looking for a Gillette G2 for a while. When ever I see multi-blade shavers always reminds me of the remake of The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin with Martin Clunes as the Project Executive in charge of disposable razers at GroomTech. Anyway, found these in my local Family Mart / Tops. Very similar to the old G2. Doesn't swivel and no gel strip.

This was always a good Pogo workout...

Met him mid 80's when he lived in a squat in The Elephant and Castle. Definately very mellow! Nudge Nudge wink wink, say no more.

French, Brazilian or Hollywood?