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2 hours ago, smokie36 said:

In the meantime I'd like to see the candidates give a link to their best post of the year....this will help to make up our minds who to vote for.

That is a great suggestion.

Only one candidate has responded so far - Village Farang - I think the others will struggle to compete with him.

2 hours ago, geronimo said:

I fear guesthouse will say a full house with no foreseeable vacancies is what it's all about!

Rather appropriate at this time of year.

Guesthouse - The innkeeper

NongKhaiKid - The infant

Naam - One of the 3 wise men

Village Farang - A shepherd

Transam - A choir of angels

No virgin this year.

6 hours ago, Sphere said:

 

Well, it's also going to be fencing for him, at the next paralympics.

Or the parallel bars.

(behind them)

4 hours ago, Andaman Al said:

Many news channels now reporting that the German police say they have arrested the wrong man and that the perpetrator remains at large and could repeat the atrocity.

BBC reporting that the "suspect" has been released due to insufficient evidence.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38385961

Just read the OP again. I have a couple of those Hatari fans, ceiling mounted, outside the house. Yes, they should be rotating anti-clockwise, blowing air downwards. Just wondering whether reversing the Live and Neutral cables would correct the problem.

I have  7 ceiling fans. All have an option to reverse the direction of the fan. Some (Compass East brand) have a switch on the side of the fan itself. Others (Starlight brand) have a switch on the remote control.

The first time I visited my wife's home town (Surin) some family members were horrified that we had booked into a hotel and they offered to let us stay with them.

Very diplomatically, my wife explained that I needed my AC and hot showers - so we politely declined.

An aunt, who was headmistress of a local village school, insisted that we should use her car (Isuzu pick-up) for the whole time we were there, which was very generous and must have been some inconvenience to her.

My abiding memory of that visit was that whenever we went near to the village all the youngsters we passed would give us a deep and courteous wai - recognising the headmistresses car, but not noticing the Farang driver.  

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32 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

Am I missing something....why not just buy it new if it is available and cheaper?

Waiting lists for some vehicles can be very long.

With good behaviour he will be out before his 107th birthday.

Lodgings

6 hours ago, Johnniey said:

My mother has been sending packages here for over 30 years and I've never once had to pay customs anything.

 

She used to send all my kids comics and presents at least every month. Also, birthdays and Xmas. 

 

But, this year she has said it is too expensive to send stuff and is going to stop in the future.

Can't remember which TV member recommended this website, but my family in the UK has used it several times to get the best prices for deliveries to Thailand. http://www.postagesupermarket.com/discounted_postage_from_UK_to_Thailand.php

11 hours ago, DLang said:

Will be an expensive chocolate bar and packet of crisps. 

 

The ol' mother means well haha.

I thought gifts of less than 1,000 THB value were exempt from duty.

Anyway, next year tell mother to send the biggest bar of laxative chocolate she can find. Then, when customs ask for the duty, tell them they can keep it. 

OP needs to give a bit more information.

As far as I am aware there are plenty of people willing to pay well over the "new" price for certain used cars. But these  cars are usually in the super car bracket.

Example: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/second-hand-ferrari-selling-million-7219292

On 12/18/2016 at 9:09 AM, geriatrickid said:

Hopefully, the kid doesn't get clothes or a dictionary like I did. Yes, seriously, a french english dictionary.

Santa always knows who's been naughty and who's been nice.

41 minutes ago, JAS21 said:

Is yours a 2.2L?

Mine is 2.2L 2WD Titanium+

Just checked mine Goodyear 265 50 R20.

Same as all the others.

Same rim too.

I stayed there for a few weeks about 15 years ago. My overall impression was quite positive (I was not expecting 4* accommodation).

There were two nice pools, one with a restaurant, a hairdresser, massage, and places to buy daily consumables.

Very easy to get to and from the shops and entertainment venues of Pattaya.

Yes, plenty of working girls living there but I did not find that to be a problem.

Of course, things could have changed a lot over the years.

I would guess that there are plenty of apartments for rent and fairly cheap. So my advice would be to rent for a few months and visit as often as possible to get a proper feel of the place before deciding whether to buy.

On 12/17/2016 at 8:27 PM, melvinmelvin said:

fav shopping in Patts and surroundings; Ocean Marina in Na Jomtien

 

Whatever floats your boat.

I found it. Then I lost it again.

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The birds will never be able to read that sign. Should have sent a tweet instead.