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It was all frozen although they had some sausages and bacon that had only just been put in the freezer and weren't fully frozen if I preferred, but generally expect it all to be frozen. My mince came in 1kg portions, but I think they do smaller 500g ones if you prefer. I took 1kg of bacon which came in one packet, but inside were three separate individual packeted portions, so I took one out to defrost and left the rest in the freezer (three separate sealed bags inside one bigger bag, so assume 330grams or so per portion). I haven't opened the portion yet but it feels like 6-7 slices in there. Sausages came in 500g packets which is five big sausages or ten thin sausages. 1kg of ribeye was frozen in individual 250g-ish steaks. The picture below is one of the smaller bags of bacon that I took out of the big bag. So all nicely portioned. I have bought from a different supplier before and 1kg of bacon came all frozen in one big portion which as you say is a nightmare as you have to defrost it all in one go. This is much better in that respect. And here you can see the three separately wrapped packets inside the big packet.

Easy mistake to make - I made it myself a long time ago and someone put me right. The BYD Thailand site is basically years out of date and not used. You need to look for Rever Automotive as they are the official distributor and service provider for BYD in Thailand. All the models are on their site. BYD really should make their old site redirect to Rever. https://www.reverautomotive.com/en

Domestic is another thing. But last week was a four day weekend so if you were travelling over that period it would naturally be expected to be packed in domestic, you can't judge it on that. But yeah, domestic is always pretty busy.

What the heck are you on about? Anyway, please send a post card from Russia or China, seeya.

Oh dear Nick, in your haste to be offended you have gone off on a tangent. I was referring to the repugnant views of Rupert Lowe. To anyone with the reading comprehension of a child that would have been obvious. Read my post again, read who I quoted, read who I was clearly referring to. For someone that says some pretty awful things you really do act like a snowflake at times. You expect everyone else to have thick skin but yours is paper thin. And anyway I wasn't talking about you, read it again, slowly, and dispense with your faux outrage, it really is laughable. Edit: wait, are you Rupert Lowe???? You are answering as if you are. Maybe you are, it would explain a lot. How are your new binoculars? Seen any more charity rowers?

Pie report: Pretty good. Nice pastry, very meaty. Not as luscious as a Tinnies chunky steak pie - they have a much richer and thicker gravy - but it is less than half the price (75 baht I think, verses 175 for a Tinnies). I did make gravy to go with it and think it might be a little dry without, but very good quality meat, pretty packed filling. A good pie. Kids liked them too. I would definitely be happy to order again. And for the value they are superb. Tomorrow I'll break out the bacon. You may have to wait for a sausage report as I don't do huge breakfasts, just a bacon butty will do me fine. Sausages will probably wait till next time I bust the barbecue out. Thanks to @Martinpeter for the tip, and so close to my home! For anyone else considering I would say DO NOT go there in person, there is no point, there's nothing to see, you can't browse. It is not a shop, just a very small office but all the products are behind them in their factory (you can literally hear band saws going and other meaty noises). I think they churn out a lot of wholesale product for pubs and restaurants. The only plus side of going there is you get to know exactly what is in stock as they'll give you a current list, and you get to take it home with you immediately and they are very nice people. I would say look at the website and then call or email them, they'll give you the current selection and they'll deliver it pretty much straight away if you are in Bangkok. The stock on the website has not been updated since 2017 as I think that is the year her husband died, poor lady, so don't rely on what's available or the prices. Call or email. Edit: I forgot to take a picture of the finished pie after it came out of the oven, that would have helped, soz.

I think it's nice during the World Cup or Euros, I'm all for that. At all other times it feels crass to me. We don't want to end up like America where they are everywhere, it's not a good look. Keep the flags for official buildings and wheel them out nationwide for special occasions so it still feels special.

Er, it says they are. And that has got this sicko in a tizz. Can't have brown children getting fixed up in our glorious British hospitals.

Well, I went. Hard to find, had to call her to pop her head out and it just a tiny little office (with a factory behind it). But they have lists of all the foods and prices, tell them what you want and the girl disappears in the factory and comes back with your stuff. She did say next time just call them and they'll bring it to my house. Really lovely lady, we had a good chat, her English husband who started it sadly died a few years ago but she carried it on which explains why the website is from a time warp. But genuinely lovely lady. I got 2kg of minced beef. 2kg of Cumberland sausages - a mixture of thin ones and thick ones. 1kg back bacon. 3 steak & ale pies, 1kg of Thai ribeye (they have run out of Australian but she said it is decent so thought I would try). Total price 2,365 baht which seems incredibly reasonable. I'm trying a pie tonight and will give the bacon a go in the morning and report back.

When was the last time you flew? It's hasn't been a "zoo" for ages, and even then it was only sporadically. Check in and security are fast. Outgoing immigration is no more than 2-3 minutes, usually walk straight up to an e-gate. Coming in never more than 5-10 minutes at immigration usually. Much much improved.

You mean like your hero Donald Trump did? For 14 and 15 year olds too. He even took out full page ads in four newspapers calling for their execution.

The Southern expansion is part of the original masterplan. It is basically a mirror image of what is already there, flipped and positioned to the south - accessible from Bangna-Trat side. So it will have its own arrivals, check-in, immigration, parking buildings etc. It was actually a well thought out and designed plan from the very beginning although someone tried to meddle with it a few years ago but thankfully that got canned. This is how it should be. The right side of the picture is what exists now. And ultimately with four runways, again planned from the beginning. Look at Heathrow struggling for 20 years to get a third one approved.

Like I said, they actually live there.

Thanks for calling my family and friends "idiots", what a guy. They are just regular Londoners from different backgrounds - you know, people who actually live there.

That looks pretty good and cheap too! Gonna give them a go. Looks like their website was made in about 1998 though. Edit: oooh, not too far from where I live, I'll drive down there.

Lucky you. 🙂

Lucky you.

Talking of disgusting, here is ex-Reform MP (and hero to some on this forum who want him to become PM) Rupert Lowe. What an absolute scum bag. His Twitter feed is just a long list of hate. Look it up on x.com and, thankfully, the comments universally slate him - there is hope yet. I would love to post some of the comments but they would get me banned, worth seeking out though.

Ah, the standard MAGA comeback - "but but but but Biden".

Best back bacon I have found here is Sloanes. Very very high quality. https://bangkok.sloanes.co.th/dry-cured-back-bacon/?utm_source=gshop&utm_medium=gmc&utm_campaign=gshop2025&utm_term=gshop&source=gads25&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22377882147&gbraid=0AAAAACqp4THKrpvweyz90bRkgrhGbQKi_&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh5vFBhCyARIsAHBx2wzqbVAsSCxKVHdq3Jd7tVzEEUpfwh-rjmEIqVcPB1dM3L4arHOQe8QaAoG7EALw_wcB

Crazy.

What the Hell are you talking about? Where has anyone here ever said they support pervs dressing up and entering women's spaces? You're making yourself look extremely stupid and childish, it is really pathetic how childish your "arguments" are. Based on your own fantasy and nothing more. Unless you can point out where anybody here has ever advocated for perverts in women's spaces. I actually think you might be worse than Riclag for living in a solitary fantasy land in your head and dreaming things up. And your obsessions are disturbing, always posting about men in women's clothing, about a TV presenter "going down" on a 67 year old, over and over again. It is not a healthy existence, all these disturbing sexual obsessions.

Yep, all Londoners I know (family who live there, friends I used to work with when I lived there and I keep in touch with) voted for Khan three times. None of them are Muslim or care that he is one. It is a non issue. The only people who care about his religion are the ones who dislike him because of it. And most of them don't live in London. Plenty of them habit this forum though.

Define "the left". Do they have a spokesperson? And then please point out where "they" said they want men in women's sports/bathrooms/showers. You guys are obsessed.

By negotiating cheaper rates, by doubling or tripling room occupancy. And by reducing the Tories' reliance on expensive hotels. Estimates are that spend is down 30%. https://www.thetrailblazer.co.uk/politics/dramatic-drop-in-uk-asylum-hotel-costs-whats-behind-the-30-cut?utm_source=chatgpt.com