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Hope you cycling fans have been watching the Vuelta this year?

While the TDF was more boring than usual the Vuelta has been Great!

With the previous three days in the mountains & the constant attacks by Contador & Valverde

even on stage 16 with a 23-25% grade finish that was painful to watch.

Yet Rodriguez answered them all.

Could not say the same for Froome who did not look like a climber when pitted against real climbers.

But today ! Contador attacks from 52km out & takes it all away from Rodriguez

who until now he could not shake nor gain the 28 seconds to move into 1st

What a great race

Well that is what I get for joking about mailing them a pic of the 500 baht

I guess they took my pic a couple weeks ago just outside Lampang

But at least it is cheaper in the country? 400 บาท

Or maybe because I was not going that fast?

116kmh in a 90kmh zone.

Dont normally speed but that area is pretty wide open space.

Also notice both pics are frontal shots. Wonder if that means bikes

never get shot since no front plate?

Here is the location of camera

I notice this often too, im using firefox latest one.

Thanks

So am I ( using latest FF )

But also tested it in latest IE & same problem

Have been noticing mainly in the Bikes section

that when someone posts an image it really throws off the whole page

width wise.

Like this...

http://www.thaivisa..../page__st__4875

Once post 4890 went up formatting got very wide due to the pic

Didn't the forum software automatically adjust for this in the past?

Thank You

Seems like if someone posts a large picture it really throws off the thread formatting

I thought the forum automatically adjusted for that?

Aside from that, Honda could really do well by re-introducing a multi cylinder

higher reving under 500CC street bike IMHO

They definitely have the experience to draw from. Could be a V-twin, V4 or even in-line.

Same here bought a new bike from a Honda Dealer beginning of June

Still no plates.

But not a problem as they did give us the registration sticker a few weeks after buying.

Also we do carry a copy of the pertinent green book info on the bike.

They told us some time in November to expect the plates. So 6 months after purchase....If then

Edit: I did not hear it was a shortage of sheet metal but a problem with paint.

Seems all the white plates from last year were just peeling away

I know in this case it would not help the wife & child get to the UK but

it would buy the UK citizen a ticket & leave a small cushion for the wife & child

to live on while the UK person got hopefully reset-recapitalized

The child has no problem going to the UK.

Do you read other peoples posts?

No I did not notice that I only saw this...

he is married with a child and neither of them has visas to Britain

I imagine if true he meant the wife & child.

I understand he can get the child a passport but that would take time & $$ yes?

Also if a small child it would probably be better off

here with Mom while Dad got reset in the UK.

Or not.

In either case sorry to hear of their struggle & hope it gets sorted

The comment about the visa money which was the main context of my post stands.

well, you never move without a cushion.

This is what I always thought the visa money was good for.

A trigger of sorts.

I know this person may not have had a marriage visa but

what I mean is the visa money 400k/800k that most long term stayers have

to show could hopefully be kept as a trigger point- emergency exit fund.

I know in this case it would not help the wife & child get to the UK but

it would buy the UK citizen a ticket & leave a small cushion for the wife & child

to live on while the UK person got hopefully reset-recapitalized

All after the fact I know & condolences to these folks. Hope it works out for them.

Terrible spot to be in with a child.

I like to use gear designed for cycling/bicycling

It is lighter than motorcycle wear & designed to breath

because a cyclist is working hard pedalling already.

I find this works well in Thailand where it is hot & humid even during rains.

I cannot say where to buy locally as I brought all mine with me.

Although Chiangmai seems to have some fine cycling shops

So they might have rain gear too.

Or, Just google cycling rain gear

Well I am betting the 250 will beat most bigger bikes on the twisties,

I'm sorry the CBR250 looks like a nice bike but what your saying here is just not reality.

If you were saying a good 4cyl 600RR or R6 does well against bigger bikes in the twisties ok yes.

Been there true

But a single cylinder 250 thumper will beat most bigger bikes in the twisties is just not reality based on

decades of riding from my POV

ya, their antiques at this point - which makes is all the more impressive that, even today, they can spank the current model of 250 pigs!

Yes having grown up racing two strokes many times I have thought

how cool it would be if the Big 4 could ever bring them back.

That power coupled with todays newer chassis,suspension,handling

Because in the old days a 500 & even some of the smaller two strokse was actually too much power

for the handling available in those frames & suspension etc.

The two strokes bikes were not only the ultimate in power to weight

ratios but they also had a simple elegance/beauty. Yeah they had faults

noise & the ability to seize if run at the highest levels. But for sheer grin factor

hard to beat.

I know due to EPA regs it would never happen but still.

Sorry for going off topic but

Reading your post reminded me

I looked into it and the place that I found was a lot more than 5,000 baht. 5,000 baht a year to not have to go to immigration at all would be well worth it.

I note the poster said 5k + Imm fee so that would be 6900 baht

I also called & checked on the 4x90 day reporting & they said 1000 Baht which seemed reasonable

But if all added it would be 7900 Baht I wonder if your quote was all inclusive too?

It's rather peculiar Rad Na.. I did like it but never had something like it. I was expecting a scond kind of crispy noodles being added but that's not what they did, they got the regular wide white noodles crispy, likely by deep frying them. Interesting. Not health food, but interesting.

Glad you gave it a try & liked it.

Yes, as I said The Radna is Hong Kong style meaning the noodles are slightly fried giving them a crisp edge but

the rest has a nice delicious texture.

In the pictures I posted the ends of the noodles are crisp. I think they only crisp the ends.

Unless they flash fry them in a shallow pan? Seems if they deep fried the whole noodle the center sections would be affected as well.

I always mean to ask them if they make their own noodles too.

The main sections that are under the toppings seems thicker & have a nice texture.

The difference reminds me of fresh pasta versus the other type.

And you probably weren't trying to "push" the lamp in Thailand!

Yes that is true. This was all in our previous home country

Funny after I read your comment I went to look at a table lamp I recently

put a 60w bulb in. But the writing on the socket is gone.

I am no PC guru BUT, a quick SAS scan picks up the stopped tracking and lists it. I get around a 100 every day to remove, and they are listed for inspection..

Ah, I think you should set your browser to accept cookies but also to delete all cookies

when browser is closed.

Most modern browsers allow that but you need to set it in your setting as default is set to keep until expired.

Here is what that setting looks like in FF

None of those so-called reading lamps on the Index site handle anything bigger than a 40W bulb. That's not a reading light -- that's a side lamp for watching TV or using the computer!

I agree that these days what they call reading lamps are really desk lamps.

For a reading as in reading while seated on a sofa lamps I think most need a

floor or table lamp.

Although I have used higher than rated wattages on lamps most of my life with no ill effect.

But these were incandescent bulbs & in lamps that did not have flammable shades.

A tip with this program.

It stops tracking but does not remove it. Download SuperAntiSpyware, it deletes the crap. Update before quick scan. You will be amazed at the crap.

I may be wrong but I believe the type you are speaking of is for spyware that is

installed on your computer as a byproduct of some other download.

The type of tracking that is blocked by DNT is the type that is loaded by tripwire anytime you open a web page

that allows it. Which is most these days

But the websites do not install any programs. Just looks at the info your browser history provides.

Which is why most experience lag or slowdown due to the extra load.

What are you worried about? Your facebook which is more than likely open is doing that cause TV allows you to share post.

If you so worried about your privacy you'd delete ya facebook account.

I do not have or ever had a FB account

Here is my DNT open screen for this site

I believe Google streetview shows the old teak building. That would be on the Ban Tawai Road?

I'm partial to a good rard na.

Yes street view showing the old building but the new one is right next door.

The old one was right on the corner of the main Ban Tawai Rd the new one just the

other side of it.

So yes on that being the right road & the map should still be accurate enough within a few feet

Oh if you like Radnaa you will love it

Enjoy

I hate loath and detest CM Immigration.

As the Poorest Frang in CM I find it worth my Peace of mind to pay Thai Visa Assit to do my 90 day and Yearly Non Immigration runs for me.

john

Poor John.

I recently checked with them & others.

The 4x90day deal sounds like a good deal.

May I ask what is the charge for the yearly renewal?

The lady I spoke with said she would have to call me back & never did.

Now I just look at them like an empty-headed fool, smile and say "OK!"

In my experience it is not unique to Thailand.

Had to deal with various government workers most of my life

due to my work. This method you mention has pretty much been the standard

technique

I have always thought that most government workers enjoy the feeling

of power their job provides. So like to stretch it a bit.

But I have also met many that were very pleasant to work with

both here & in my country of origin. For example the woman that pre-checks your papers to

get a license in Chiangmai was a real sweetheart.

anyway to put a lighter note on it our 3rd baby was born today little girl, 2.9kilo had to be c,section but both mum and bay doing fine,

so when im finished in scotland i can go back to my very happy life,

Congratulations Jake !

Probably not the cheapest place but they do not lack choices.

http://www.indexlivi...il-en.php?id=14

If you click on lighting & decorate they have a sampling of

what they stock. Even a reading lamp section.

Thanks Rancid

Like I said I think you will not be disappointed.

I was thinking that I have been going there since 2007

& at that time they were still in their Teak wood building.

The one they tore down & is now a empty lot next door.

Anyway I remembered I had taken pictures back then so looked.

I did & funny as I ate the same thing back then.

Here are a few pictures...

The Radna is the same

The picture of the pork toast salad with that great dressing is more than half eaten before I took the pic

Also a couple of pics of their old building

It was quite charming.

A shame they had to tear it down.