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Moving to Pub as the more appropriate forum

Nooooooooooooooooooo pub, this is music from era's not to be replaced.

So you canceled your new Dmax that we have heard all about with the piss resistant leather. ?

Those that can afford it leave the country. Perfect opportunity with a string of public holidays, weekend and a dash of annual leave to string it all together.

The airport is packed with thai ppl bugging out

Ohhhh, they don't have their own lounge with TV eh.

Are we all the same age here. ? Yardbirds would bring back some fond memories. .......

I always lend money to people I don't want to see again.

Give me your phone number. ........................

How long does Loy Krathong last?

As long as YOU want.

As the topic was not WD40 I may say you should never spray a mobile phone with it after giving the phone a one hour bath in a washing machine. The phone works OK but the big bubble of wd40 really makes the display hard to read.

Aaaaaaaah, but, if he had a snort measure of Coka Cola the story could be a wee bit different eh.

Why does a dog lick its balls?

Cos they can.

The need for an IDP to accompany the UK license has been discussed on here before and I believe more people think an IDP is not required. However you can only drive on the UK license for a period of 6 months (again some people disagree and say up to 3 months) then a Thai license is required.

It is normal here for the car to be insured, not the driver, either for any valid driver or named drivers, when a discount is given, but please read the small print on the policy as some insurance companies state that a Thai driving license is required to be covered.

Not a problem for day to day driving but if you are unlucky enough to have a major accident insurance companies have been known to use any loophole to avoid paying out.

Looking forward to the fine print in which an insurance company states a Thai driving license is required.

DO NOT assume anything in LOS. OP, contact insurance company.

Cruise control should be banned. All it does is allow drivers to hog the centre lane going, usually, slower than the rest of the traffic.

No. Stupid drivers should be banned. Cruise control is great.

Stupid drivers in LOS WITH cruise control.

Never lend money, full stop. She probably lost it gambling again. Same up here in the NE, heard it all before.

Farangs, do not lend money.

I never lift the hood but have seen taxi drivers tend to do it a lot. I think they lift the hood to cool the engine and also extend the life of the rubber hoses and other parts of the car engine. I don't think there is any benefit in cooling the engine block itself.

Surely it goes a bit further than there being no benefit in cooling the engine block itself. Surely it is of a detriment to cool the engine block. Engine block runs most efficiently when they are hot. Cooling them down so as to help save rubber hoses and other auxiliary components seems a bit daft.

Exception of course is if the car has a problem with over-heating. But as i say, in my neighbourhood the people that do this hood raising thing aren't the people running ten year old ragged taxis, they are people with brand new cars who don't travel very far. Seems silly to me.

I do it when home as ''perhaps'' a battery longevity exercise.

I tried to understand what you were saying OP, but had to give up. If you care to explain in more detail, I'll give it another go.

Me too, and l am sober.

if you want a girl half your age why would you do anything other than pay her salary monthly like you would the maid?

indeed

even bigger question to ask, if you have girl half your age how can even you fool yourself that it be true love!??

Think thats another topic.

Get an IDP and get the lass to phone her insurance company to confirm you can drive with her cover, best safe than sorry eh,

Sounds fair to me, apart from the weird rules on sick leave.

Basically 15 two-day paid sick leaves can be taken per year, without the need for any piece of paper.

No paper needed means it's just paid holidays.

Where is the employer protected here? Can he send over a control doctor?

I'd rather see them get a 5 day working week, and get rid if a sick leave system wide open to abuse.

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More or less the same rules as UK.

OK so the guy knifed it, which is not pretty, but we do not know what led up to the story here. If me and a problem then a whack with a baseball bat would have sorted it, no blood and no crying from some here.

PS, thats not a Golden Retriever. it's a cross of oooodles of dogs.

Bugs will eat the plaster board on walls and the wood. Thai folk are not interested in ''cosmetics'' so everything is visible to take care of if an infestation.

Was aiming for the deep end of the pool.

If your happy like we are then noooooooo worries.

If you can't keep yourself busy, bluie, you have no business living in Isan. Simple as that.

I'm not busy.

At last a sound reply. I never understood why people would come to live here and be so busy all the time that they don't even have time for a walk. Surely stress is not good but stress in 32C temperature is really bad.

Yes, indeed, Tanaka, a walk is a necessity for most people to keep themselves reasonably fit. I walk for two hours or more a day.... and call that part of keeping busy. Being busy doesn't have to be stressful.

Wow, you walk 2 hours a day, every day on or near Thai roads, hmmmmm, think your life expectancy really has taken a dive unless you walk around with a flashing light on your head or walk in front of an elephant. ...............................

In Ubon we have a big DIY store called Watsidu, or spelled similar , that has many types and sizes of wheels with tyres. Just a thought that you had a similar store near you.

Is there a "sweet spot" to try and drill into the tiles (have not done this), or can you just go through any spot you'd like?

I will choose the centre of a tile. I usually pin punch a small indentation before drilling on the wall or tile.

http://en.wikipedia....ki/Punch_(tool)

Do NOT use a punch, it will crack a tile. Put masking tape where you want the hole and mark the spot with a X. Put small drill on the X at slow speed until it breaks through the hard finish. Replace the drill with correct size and go for it.

The dreaded PMT. Followed me all my life. We must bite the bullet, no other way. ........

Probably not going to buy one but if I did it would be the turbo but I am disappointed it only comes in leather. Why anyone would chose leather in a stick-to-your-back tropical climate escapes me.

Leather is not really an issue in an airconditioned car... And it is just as fresh as any other material.

Get in a hot ride and you stick to leather. Standing outside the ride waiting for the aircon to cool the seat off is not my idea of fun.