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I have been disappointed with the ones I have bought. Noise is not a problem but they have been fairly ineffective when installed in well insulated mobile office type containers. I got a Central Air brand at Central in Kad Suan Gaew and it makes very little difference in extremely hot weather. I also have some reverse cycle Chinese made ones that work reasonably well as a heater, although not good enough when the outside temperature is -30 even in a 3m x 2m insulated cabin.

where did you have it/where would you recommend to have it done?

When talking colonoscopies, the arse is always a good place to start.

dont know how i can watch any of these games as Supersports doesnt send the signal over asia anymore

I watched the Australia-Fiji game yesterday on SS1. I still have SS 1,3,5&6 working but I don't know for how long.

I have shipped 20' self owned containers (SOC) to and from Chiangmai several times. We buy the used containers in Thailand and fix them up for our specific purposes, export them for projects and re-import them. I think all the containers are over 5 years old but must have a survey certificate. I have always used Schenker in Chiangmai and will continue to do so.

Let me know when you have the container here and up for sale as we might need more.

Gary, thanks for the advice, that puts a new complexion on it. I might be better off with a conventional Media Player or one of those little ultra-slim computers.

I don't know anything about the Xbox but have read that it can be used as a Media Player. Could I make a WiFi connection with another computer's hard disk and play movies on a TV set in another room? Could it also stream live from the internet.

Yes it will do that you will either need a network cable for it or a wireless adapter for the xbox, I use mine a lot to play back recorded tv programs and movie files off my PC.

Thanks Gary. A network cable is not really practical, will the normal 801.11 USB wireless dongle do the trick?

Now I have to see if Perfectstorm still wants to sell it for 3K. I'm not interested in the games anyway but it would be a reasonable price for a Media Player.

I don't know anything about the Xbox but have read that it can be used as a Media Player. Could I make a WiFi connection with another computer's hard disk and play movies on a TV set in another room? Could it also stream live from the internet.

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Can you let us have any more information on your budget and expected rental period? A friend of mine has a house in that vicinity that is currently empty and he would be interested in a cheap rental for the security benefits of having it occupied.

It is double story detached house with 3 bedrooms, 3 airconditioners, maid room, 4 bathrooms and a 3 metre verandah completely surrounding both floors.

It carried a live broadcast of the Red channel so was blocked along with hundreds of other sites.

I bought Lady Pie (really, that's the brand) Aussie Pies from Phuket in Rimping for 80 baht each. I will be giving them a run on State of Origin night tomorrow. Rimping also have rolls of puff pastry for 170 baht.

Lao

Blaming Thaksin for what has been brewing for many years is very shortsighted.

Much of what is happening today is the result of decades of meddling,corruption and mismanagement in Thailand.

Sure Thaksin has played his part of the villian with much aplomb and indeed he has plenty of dirt on his hands.

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However it doesn't take much digging to figure things out.

Wake up Thaksin bashers there is more going on behind the scenes if you care to look a little closer.

Very perceptive article on this in today's Sydney Morning Herald.

I have received many gifts from Thai ladies, especially during the early 70s when I was still single. I agree with Ian that these gifts are indeed touching, and should be accepted in the same spirit in which they are given.

Fortunately all the gifts I received responded to antibiotics.

If dekbannok is not available, I had several machinery manuals translated from Chinese to English by a member called roc634.

He did an excellent job on all of them although I never met him personally as all our correspondence was by email.

Australia Network is a free to air service and, on request, they will courier you at no cost a Smart Card to enable the encrypted Rugby broadcasts to be watched. The catch is that many brands of decoders are unable to read it. They will also supply this card to cable providers. True Visions could supply this channel at no cost to themselves (apart from a decoder) but told me "there is no interest". ESPN are also now showing a delayed broadcast of a complete AFL game each week.

I have often heard it called "Turkey Sauce" by Thais - here's the reason:

Sorry she just needs an extra arse hole.

Sorry I apologise, about my remark, I was just trying to be Humerouse, beauty is in the eye of the holder. Inside is sometimes better than the outside. Unfortunately you have to look at the outside.

When I read your first post, I thought you were volunteering.

I have been stopped many, many times by drunken mobs barricading highways. Keep cool, drop a donation into the proffered bucket for the wat they are collecting for (they will even make change for you), either give a thumbs up to the policeman or wai the monk lurking discreetly in the background to make sure things don't get out of hand, and then drive off to much good natured cheering.

Road blocks are just part of the way of life here and not much to get excited about. If I couldn't charm my way past a bunch of red shirts, I would really feel like a loser.

The Grand Prix was the first go-go bar in Thailand. Rick opened in February 1969 on Patpong. Rick died a little over one year ago in Las Vegas.

Just a sidebar on the Grand Prix. I remember Bobby started off with a concession selling hot dogs to customers from a little sausage cooker on the bar. This then grew in to Bobby's Aroy Dee, Bobby's Arms and the Trattoria de Roberto.

Is he still around?

I remember one club which was mainly one big dance floor with tables around it, low lighting and music and the girls dancing either alone or with a customer. If you saw a girl on the dance floor you would like to join you you just tell the waiter and he would shine his flashlight (yes the clubs was pretty dark) to get her attention to come over.

That sounds like the Thai Heaven on New Petchburi Road - quite a place.

The first place I remember seeing go-go in a bar in Thailand was at the Grand Prix on Patpong run by Rick Menard. That was probably 1970.

Motorcycle parts should come under the Harmonized Tariff Code 87.14. I don't know what the current rate for that is but a Customs Agent should.

Does anyone know why they would block this site. It does not show porn and it is not political.

It was one of the sites where you could view redshirt TV

I came here in 1971 and in those days Pattaya was mostly popiular with resident Expats - many individuals - and even some of the Companies here - had their own Bungalows on beaches like Wong Amart.

There were 2 hotels - Nipa Hut and another ................ I think the name was Pattaya Palace.

There was very little Nightlife as I recall, mainly restaurants like Dolf Riks and Barbos etc., and very few GI type visitors

I am not sure when the place really "took off" but I think it was the advent of "Tour Group" type tourism in the late '70's / early '80's .

Patrick

My recollections from 1970 onward are pretty much in agreement with Patrick's. I remember the Nipa Lodge but I thought the other hotel was the Orchid something. I am wondering if it was the low rise building that is now part of the Amari Orchid.

Several missionary organizations had rest houses in Jomtien and I think the YMCA had a place there. I never saw too many GIs at Pattaya but there were a huge number of civilian contractors based in Bangkok and they used to have sabbaticals from Patpong in Pattaya. I think this was the start of the girlie bars and then they really started to kick along when guys working in the Middle East discovered Thailand as a break centre. I would give the GIs a not guilty verdict.

I would think helicopters in the town centre are useless, otherwise than to spot what's happening on the ground - or who is hiding on the rooftops.

they can't be part of any other policing operation

Helicopter gunships were used on Thammasat students in 1973.