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Wine is healthy. They should reduce tax on wine to zero %

It's to do with flow rate. They aren't equal. The cold water exits your pump ( or the main supply ) at a given pressure and flow. it it split into two pipes. One goes to your heater, one directly to the shower mixer.  To effectively heat the water the heater has to reduce the incoming flow ( slowing the water's passage down enables effective heat transfer from the coils ) this means that there is less water arriving at your mixer from the "hot" pipe.

Only solution is to buy a more powerful heater that doesn't restrict the flow so much - even flow at both sides of the mixer. Or install a central water heater or solar. 

This is a common problem with heat at point heaters in Thailand. Nothing to do with the shower head.

And precisely the reason I have a solar heater and 3/4" supply pipes.

Away from home at the moment. But luckily the cook here isn't so bad. Great Malaysian roti canai, with chicken curry for lunch.

Great with a nice bottle of dry cider !

2 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I think this will be known as the "Trump effect", and we will see more.

 

God help us all...

Most actors and celebs seem to me more from the liberal left

Driving without due care and attention 

Triumph Street Triple

Yes, there's no way they will be forced to work 36 hours a week..

3 hours ago, lespaulTV said:

Anyone think there are too many baht bus?

When you see five of them cruising along with only one punter in the back.... Or parked five in a row outside central.

Far too many.. 

2 hours ago, lonewolf99 said:

the problems is there are too many cars on the roads...if it was just Baht busses and motorbikes life would be so much simpler....They should have park and ride sites set up North South and East of the town and have the Baht busses start and stop all ther runs there....and then how about self driving electric baht busses - how would that work ?????

 Alternatively, halve the amount of bahtbuses and ban coaches from central Pattaya. Prevent motorcycle rental places from parking dozens of bikes on the public road. The stop all the double parking and enforce traffic laws. 

Do away with the stupid "coned" off areas in front of shopping centers and all the taxi trash that parks there.

If you want to walk or take public transport "up to you" but I rather like my car thanks..

Another quality tourist here for the temples, food, sand and sun...

Confiscate and crush on second offence. Introduce parking meters and employ hundreds of traffic wardens on an incentive driven wage package.. Sick of the roads being monopolized by the greedy, selfish taxi and bus driving mafia.

Well done the Army.. Keep hounding them.

"Everything is better, bigger or cheaper in the States"

Constantly amazed how many Americans still choose to live in LOS. 

2 hours ago, JaseTheBass said:

Not quite the same as 950k to 725k after 3 years though.

Sent from my Cray II supercomputer
 

True, but it's all relative and depends on the situation. The higher price of a car here is offset by having no income tax. If I give 100k to the UK tax man over a couple of years I get nothing back. If I spend it on a car here and sell after two years I'm ahead. Even if I only got 50K back. That's the way I see it.

Might not be a fiscally responsible as investing the money but it's more fun and you only live once.

LOS - The hub of experts. Still trying to locate a "Chang Fai" who knows how to plug a fan in.... <deleted>

Depreciation is a factor no matter where you buy a car.. You can either afford it and accept it or buy a cheaper car.

Just because someone is willing to pay 6 million baht for a car here that you could buy overseas for 3 million doesn't make them stupid. In five years time the the first car may be worth 3 mil and the latter 1.5. The % loss is the same just the amount that differs.  In my case I just like nice cars and have no other costs or hobbies. Dumb cos I can afford an expensive car ? Dumber still if you can't I reckon.

Sinking their boats with the crews still aboard would solve the problem. 

It's not just sharks. The shear numbers of newly wealthy mainland Chinese will denude the entire World of it's shellfish, rare species and exotic wildlife. All destined for their greedy gullets. Not to mention the damage the traditional medicine and ivory trades do. They are more interested in showing off their wealth or curing their flaccid members than preserving the planets ecosystems.

Yes, I agree a nicely themed "cafe strip" would be great. Out door seating, nice umbrellas or shade sails, Relaxing music, food and drinks. Could be a great money spinner and attraction. Dozens of similar locations around the World to take inspiration from.

But..

The problem is the the inevitable result in Thailand. Shoddy work, poor attention to detail, low quality materials and zero maintenance.  It doesn' t matter what they build it will just rot away and corrode. Neither owners or tenants seem to be able to cooperate or establish simple rules to follow. Even in Bangkok they seem to struggle with quality construction and upkeep. Witness the mishmash of mess around Maprachan reservoir. It could of had a boardwalk, cafes, gardens and plenty of areas to sit and socialise. Instead it's just a mess. No civic planning or control. Chaos. 

And it will all look like poorly maintained slum after 6 Months.. New tenants will add plastic hordings, home made extensions and awnings. Stacked up stock and abandoned packing boxes will block the walkway. They will paint their shop in garish uncoordinated colours. Did I mention the badly parked scooters and soi dogs sleeping everywhere ?

Hahaha.. And they really thought that Thais would follow the rules 

Just now, warwickshire49 said:

Although I don't doubt it,  your little car must either be a very old model or you have had it delimited because even in Thailand MB have the 255KPH limiter  as has been the case for over 20 years now

2016 A45 with the "drivers package" so 155mph limiter removed from factory.

29 minutes ago, warwickshire49 said:

Hardly fast is it.  Maybe for the crap pick-ups you drive there but it is only 125 MPH for goodness sake.  Any decent car in Europe can do that.

We don't all  have  "crap pick-ups"  Merc says my little car can do 168mph flat out.  Not that I'd be game to get anywhere near that in Thailand. 

Just want to know what he was driving at that speed.