Popular Post Grumpy John Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 It's getting that bad around here I may have to break something so I can go down the workshop and fix something! Sleeping in till 5am makes the day a bit shorter but h@ll it's just after 10am and I am thinking about making another coffee. That will be the 3rd one for the day! The only job for this day is to bring the 47" LED TV downstairs, hack 4cm of the rear of the stand and mount it in the TV cradle hanging from the rafters. Will take less than an hour. And I rarely watch TV. She who watches TV can wire it up. Now switch on the expresso machine and decide what kind of coffee I will have........ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Not much better here mate suffer in silence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nikmar Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 1. Excercise - my wife has got me doing an aerobics regime everyday and I'm really getting into the endorphind. 9better than booze) 2. Read - i downloaded The Wind in the Willows. 3. learn a new language via You Tube - i can have a bisic conversation with my son in Spanish. 4. board games - scrabble is keeping my kid off his bloody telephone for a couple of hours a day. 5. a few hours of naughties with the good lady - massage etc. 6. learn to cook something new. It's what you make of a situation. Drastic measures I guess, since theyve gone and banned booze. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puchaiyank Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 Geez! You have the entire world at your finger tips with a cell phone! Use your imagination... 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kwasaki Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 Few things have changed for me apart from meeting up with my Thaiand buddies & faland buddies, I still have my hobbies, Mrs does the shopping so no change there. ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lee b Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 Anything can get boring when its done to offen. Well with the exemption of 1 or 2 things that is .... 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Assurancetourix Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 It is all the beauty of living in the countryside in Isaan; we are not confined; almost all the stores are open in town; and workers continue to work as before Covid-19 Photos shot this morning , wednesday , april 15 - 2020 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 I have restored my Honda whilst house bound, rust gone, re-painted, engine now runs like a top, and it cuts the grass perfic now..........???? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 35 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: workers continue to work Did the old roof blow away in a storm ? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frequentatore Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 53 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: It is all the beauty of living in the countryside in Isaan; we are not confined; almost all the stores are open in town; and workers continue to work as before Covid-19 Photos shot this morning , wednesday , april 15 - 2020 Another story about roof leaks very soon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 24 minutes ago, johng said: Did the old roof blow away in a storm ? these were metal sheets which could actually have taken off a few days ago when we had a good windstorm with great surprise, no power outage ! , But not at all ; I don't know what they will be replaced by; it is the house of one of my sisters-in-law and most of the workers are residents of the village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: these were metal sheets which could actually have taken off a few days ago when we had a good windstorm with great surprise, no power outage ! , But not at all ; I don't know what they will be replaced by; Anything but tiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, giddyup said: Anything but tiles. I hope so ..Maybe false tiles ; I have not seen the substitute material Edited April 15, 2020 by Assurancetourix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: I hope so ..Maybe false tiles ; I have not seen the substitute material Nothing wrong with good old corrugated iron or fibro cement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 13 hours ago, frequentatore said: Another story about roof leaks very soon. You have to have a roof for it to leak! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grumpy John Posted April 15, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Puchaiyank said: Geez! You have the entire world at your finger tips with a cell phone! Use your imagination... I haven't accessed all it's features yet. And I lost the owners manual in 2003! Edited April 15, 2020 by Grumpy John smelling 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 19 hours ago, Grumpy John said: hack 4cm of the rear of the stand Hmmmm. Most tvs have a detachable stand. I think that there are probably many things you can do if you think outside the box. How about giving her a long massage, or visa versa every day? Do you have a digital camera- take photos and create a digital album; try cooking exotic dishes with recipes off the internet; take up gardening etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 15 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: It is all the beauty of living in the countryside in Isaan; we are not confined; almost all the stores are open in town; and workers continue to work as before Covid-19 Photos shot this morning , wednesday , april 15 - 2020 Ah I love LOS, the land that health and safety has not yet ruined. I believe in personal responsibility. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneeyedJohn Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Excellent quality pictures - what did u take them with ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 47 minutes ago, OneeyedJohn said: Excellent quality pictures - what did u take them with ? Lumix G85 and the zoom which is sold with it 14-42 , bought 3 and a half years ago in Robinson Sakon Nakhon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Out on the basketball court this morning, but at 70+ half-hour is all I can manage. Doesn't put much of a dent in the day though so I sit here happily chatting/arguing with you guys. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneeyedJohn Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 We've had a ferocious storm that flattened all the salahs in the rice paddies, took the roof off our car port, and several tiles went flying from the house roof, two power outages, one lasting 24 hours. I was desperate worrying that my beer would get warm. Luckily the kitchen is mainly gas and the shower too, so we are keeping clean and well fed. 7 cases of lubrication if the ban extends beyond today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said: Hmmmm. Most tvs have a detachable stand. I think that there are probably many things you can do if you think outside the box. How about giving her a long massage, or visa versa every day? Do you have a digital camera- take photos and create a digital album; try cooking exotic dishes with recipes off the internet; take up gardening etc etc. Gets a massage 2 or 3 times a day....I'll try and explain "vis-a-versa" to her. Do that digital camera thing too! I have half a dozen external drives filled with video and stills. Not exotic but I made Cinnamon scrolls yesterday...which didn't turn out quite right...but all got eaten! Making more today. Kerry dropped off my curing salt #1 yesterday so there is some bacon makin' coming up. Just need to get some belly pork at Makro for that. Cooker/Smoker is up and ready to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Laza 45 Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 Try meditation.. it is better than sitting around doing nothing.. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 18 hours ago, transam said: I have restored my Honda whilst house bound, rust gone, re-painted, engine now runs like a top, and it cuts the grass perfic now..........???? Do you get excited watching the grass grow? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 57 minutes ago, Lacessit said: Do you get excited watching the grass grow? Mrs.Trans does, I just keep the apparatus in good order, including me....???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 How about trying to grow some vegetables (you can watch them grow) I used to sit outside in at night Oz & watch my Asparagus grow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Laza 45 said: Try meditation.. it is better than sitting around doing nothing.. Yeah - you can just THINK about doing nothing! Slightly less flippant: Im in UK: Walking everyday (same walk gets monotonous but never mind) My flat has never been cleaner Learning to cook some new dishes LOADS of music / video downloads to enjoy Edited April 16, 2020 by VBF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laza 45 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, VBF said: Yeah - you can just THINK about doing nothing! Meditation is not what you think it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Laza 45 said: Meditation is not what you think it is... Yeah - I know - I did admit to being flippant - just couldn't resist. And I have added to my post since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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