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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Hi wasp, I'm new to your thread - very interesting thread you've got here, and the conversation was nice too. I read your thread from page 1 to the last, and didn't just skip to the last page to see the final product! I must say that I like those Greco-Roman columns. But please don't think of selling them to me, as I have no place to put them, and no $$ to buy them! I'm just a poor backpacker who wandered into the jungle that is TD. lol Good luck on all your ventures. Cheers!
    Hi katie , and thank you .

    I can't compete with all the technical and brilliant Threads that are in this Construction Forum .

    So I just try to build our renovations around true , amusing tales that keep coming up .

    I'll store some columns away for when you have $$$$$.Roman King and Greek Goddess.
    Will 200 be enough ?

    My best wishes to you .



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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp View Post
    Have you got one ? Looks like koman has this . Anyone else out there ? Roob ? Stevefarangyourlordship ? Bettyboo ? Ootai ? Anyone at all ?

    Thank you BKK and koman . It's very reassuring and I'll read up a lot more about it .[/COLOR][/SIZE]


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    Sorry for getting back to you late on this. Things seem to move fast on your thread.

    I personally don’t have a Usufruct on this property. I married my Thai wife in Canada living there for some ten years before moving permanently to Thailand. After being together that length of time just didn't see any need.

    Fortunately and third time lucky we have been together some twenty five years now.

    I do have a number of friends who have Usufruct agreement and claim it gives them peace of mine and protection from the unknown.

    Hope that helps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKKBILL View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp View Post
    Have you got one ? Looks like koman has this . Anyone else out there ? Roob ? Stevefarangyourlordship ? Bettyboo ? Ootai ? Anyone at all ?

    Thank you BKK and koman . It's very reassuring and I'll read up a lot more about it .[/COLOR][/SIZE]


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    Sorry for getting back to you late on this. Things seem to move fast on your thread.

    I personally don’t have a Usufruct on this property. I married my Thai wife in Canada living there for some ten years before moving permanently to Thailand. After being together that length of time just didn't see any need.

    Fortunately and third time lucky we have been together some twenty five years now.

    I do have a number of friends who have Usufruct agreement and claim it gives them peace of mine and protection from the unknown.

    Hope that helps.
    You're not late BKK . I'm still musing all of this in England while Missy is in Thailand on her Winter escape .
    The Usufruct agreement sounds exactly as you say - peace of mind . Though again like you we have been together 10 years now so I don't think there's really a problem.

    I'm at retirement age now and I think it's the proximity of the big change of life that has me seeing more problems than there probably are .

    I say to Missy that I have to have things to do every day and she just laughs .
    " Things To Do ???? !!!! No proprim . Make a wall over derr to stop chikkinz . Change the house derr where iss too hot . Fix moatybike for old man . Less go Big C shoppinkk . Buy boat and go sinkink in rezzyvwaah . Thingz To Do ? Have millionzz things To Do doann worree bout darrt . "

    Your advice { and koman } pointed me to something which should have come up long ago - but it didn't .

    Thanks. It does help.


    ..... Wasp

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    Quote Originally Posted by bankao dreamer View Post
    No need to thank me Wasp old chap it is nice to read your little snippets regarding your interactions with the locals. I think when you finally stop hesitating and someone or something pushes you over the proverbial edge you will fit in and be very happy here.
    I'm scared to thank you again now !

    It makes me suspect this niceness is leading up to some crushing news about our joint Roman/Greek Goddess/Turtle/Wat BD/Wat Wasp ventures failing to find investors.

    We've even got katie23 interested in a couple of hundred !!



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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp View Post


    I say to Missy that I have to have things to do every day and she just laughs .
    " Things To Do ???? !!!! No proprim . Make a wall over derr to stop chikkinz . Change the house derr where iss too hot . Fix moatybike for old man . Less go Big C shoppinkk . Buy boat and go sinkink in rezzyvwaah . Thingz To Do ? Have millionzz things To Do doann worree bout darrt . "

    Your advice { and koman } pointed me to something which should have come up long ago - but it didn't .

    Thanks. It does help.


    ..... Wasp

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    By what you post it seems you're quite busy when here. For a time I worried and wondered what to do with all the spare time that I would have turns out there doesn't seem to be enough to get everything done in the day now. Have no idea how I managed when working.

    As my wife says "you think to much".

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    ^ BKKBILL : "As my wife says "you think too much".




    Your wife is of course right .

    I was chatting with ootai whose wife said " ..... In Thailand all we worry about is having food for today and some money to buy food tomorrow . In Australia all you guys worry about is when are your next holidays and where are you going. "

    The Thai wives have a certain realistic wisdom don't you think ?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp View Post
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    ^ BKKBILL : "As my wife says "you think too much".




    Your wife is of course right .



    The Thai wives have a certain realistic wisdom don't you think ?


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    Well ...... after a small panic about life in general I must get back on track .

    Because things have happened !

    OK where was I ?

    ....... mumble mumble one man painting the tops of the columns pink .... mumble mumble ... one guy standing on the ladder for 9 hours for 280 Baht the cheeky bugger .....




    ............ and one dude also getting 280 Baht to stand in the shade and make sure noone takes those columns all the way to the top .




    Looking down that side after the painting ...






    Now that area is going to be built on starting later this year .

    Extend that little walkway over TWO MORE Roman Kings coming out sideways about 7 metres and then going straight down the full length about 18 metres .

    At the front will be another balcony - then another living area , bathroom amd a small balcony at the back .

    And underneath ... parking and then a Workshop for me .

    All of which will support the existing build and it needs it .

    But right now at the front we have the missing piccies from when Missy put on her balcony rail which of course became a damn clothes rail !






    Several guys putting in the toprail .

    Note that underneath we have what looks like the props department from Phantom Of The Opera .

    This was one of the stupid ideas from the Indolent Brother . " Buy me a compressor and spray Gun " ( She did ) .......
    and I can start a business respraying moatybikes " ( He didn't ) .

    He did take in those few bits of plastic from someone's moatybike and he sprayed them white and hung them on a wire while the proper working guys were cutting and welding chrome lengths upstairs .
    Bits of filings and detritus floating down onto his sprayed work meaning he didn't quite achieve the effect that he was after .

    That was his whole working day of nearly one hour wasted !!

    You can see in the previous picture how the little turd thought it was an excellent idea to test his spraygun on Missy's Roman King column number 17 .

    12 000 Baht for a compressor . It's not been used since . Anybody want a compressor --- definitely hardly used ?





    Proper workers getting on with it while Missy plays " Can you see me ? Can you see me ?







    Progressing .............With Compulsory Dog .







    And done .

    In one day . Great workers .


    I did admire Missy's attitude in this .
    We went to a Workshop/Showroom to look at their designs and Missy had 46 000 Baht in her purse . I was going home to UK . That money was to last her the next few weeks .

    Anyway - when I was having my little panic recently I had people ( correctly ) telling me " You think too much " . But Missy ... total total opposite .

    At the showroom she asked how much for this design in this length .
    " 40 000 installed . "
    And she looked a bit sad - looked in her purse - counted she had 46 000 --- " YES ! Good . Have enough. "

    Me - I'd be getting the price down or worrying about having only 6000 to get through to flying away time .
    But she - Binn 40 000 - have 46 000 - " Iss enuff !! Do it !!! "

    Which is a fabulous attitude .



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    Wonderful renovation mate! Why is there always a compulsory dog?? I seem to inherit a new dog every time my missus goes back home. We've now got 2 little powder puff dogs, and one is pregnant!!! AArrgghh!

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    Thank you FatOne .


    A piccie walking down that side we'll develop later this year .





    There's plenty of space to go and hang washing and it pisses me off to see it on the chrome rails or underneath like that .
    AND the plastic containers . Still ... it's Missy's home I have to keep reminding myself .


    Next is one I haven't seen before .





    The wood construction is the grandparents place and then Missy is in the back there .

    The wood place is HUGE ......... and predictably filthy .

    Missy attacks it with water , detergents , bleach and a great wariness ..... to try to improve things .
    And I think the grandparents resent it .

    She bags up crap to take away and they sneak out and take it back !!!

    We will however take this building down as soon as we can .

    God knows what nests will be in there . They didn't even have a toilet when I first went there . Don't ask .

    NOTICE THOUGH ......... he thieved a piece of Roman King and fixed it to the base of that support !!!

    Tripling the value of the property.

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    Is anybody reading this any more ?

    If people has had enuff I'll stop scanning in the photos .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp View Post
    Is anybody reading this any more ?

    If people has had enuff I'll stop scanning in the photos .
    I just read it.... The build threads have gone a bit quiet over the last week or so...after a period of furious postings. No doubt they will pick up again when there are things to post about. I hope you keep your photos coming. It's a fun and interesting thread.....and photos are at the heart of any building thread.....

    Personally, I'm tied up watching the Russian's version of the winter Olympics......very impressive opening even if they fucked up one of the rings......somebody is headed for the Gulag.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp View Post
    Is anybody reading this any more ?

    If people has had enuff I'll stop scanning in the photos .
    I'm also reading and enjoying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKKBILL View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp View Post
    Is anybody reading this any more ?

    If people has had enuff I'll stop scanning in the photos .
    I'm also reading and enjoying.

    Oh Good .

    BKK , koman and FatOne is enough to make it worthwhile... and katie .

    But yes koman ...... it has gone very quiet for a week or so now.

    I'm hoping to find my own Franky amongst my pctures because that certainly raised a kerfuffle !!

    Damn funny though .



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    There would be a host of people out there who love these building threads. I read every one and have only replied to them on a very few times.

    The current crop of threads are a joy to read at night. To see people unknown to one having fun, tears and a host of laughs makes the Construction thread one of the best?
    The humor and wise cracks are the cream.

    PLEASE keep it going.

    HAWKEYE

    Ps FRANKIE RULES!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hawkeye View Post
    There would be a host of people out there who love these building threads. I read every one and have only replied to them on a very few times.

    The current crop of threads are a joy to read at night. To see people unknown to one having fun, tears and a host of laughs makes the Construction thread one of the best?
    The humor and wise cracks are the cream.

    PLEASE keep it going.

    HAWKEYE

    Ps FRANKIE RULES!!
    This is a nice level of enthusiasm hawkeye !

    I know I try to put some humour into my stuff but I am constantly checking the Threads of The Usual Suspects ( You know who you are ! ) .

    A bunch of dodgy character-assassins who I love reading too .

    Knowing people are reading does give you a bit of energy though .

    So thanks !



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    .............. and koman .... if you're reading :

    I wasn't beating up on you and Franky on Bettyboo's thread .

    You see what I was doing was -- ermm --ermm ---


    ..... well yes I was .




    Underneath .............. it's terrible.


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    I need to go back to something I found really peculiar .

    Back 6 pictures to the picture with the props from Phantom of the Opera and the expensive chrome washing rail .

    This one : .......



    While Missy was doing this Balcony rail I wondered what that plant is on that tree there .

    This thing .




    Missy told me it was called Phlomm Prengg Gokk or something .

    It might have been something else but I still wouldn't understand . And anyway I didn't want to know the name - I wanted to know what it was .

    Fruit ? Cucumber ? " What ? "

    She consulted a couple of books and told me the name in Engrish would be " old woman's tits " .

    Now that struck me as a bit rude for Missy .... but when I look at the picture I think I can see .......

    Anyway I still wanted to know what it was .

    So she climbed the tree , took one down , sat outside and picked the shell off it ........ and it's a loofah !!!!!!





    I was utterly astonished . Really astonished !!!

    I thought they grew in the sea ! Like sponges .
    I'm still majorly surprised.

    They are related to Courgettes . Probably cousins.

    Anyway then I made my mistake .

    I told her these things are £6.99 in Boots in England . --- Just a piece of conversation .

    But that's 350 Baht .
    And somebody told somebody who told somebody et cetera and next morning half the village turned up early and started stripping our tree of all the loofahs ...........
    thinking I would be happy to pay a bargain price of maybe 100 Baht each !

    Off OUR tree !!




    I only wanted one .

    And for free off our own tree for goodness sake and we couldn't stop them before we had about 40 loofahs and only me interested in using them .




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    Come to Thailand and lose your Loofas's.....

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    Wow, I got a special mention! Is it because I'm a guurrlll?

    I initially came to TD to ask for some travel advice/directions, then I looked at the travel pic threads. Now I enjoy reading the construction threads because of the pics and the banter. It also gives me an idea of how the male mind works, since this seems to be a "macho" forum - there are more males than females.

    Re: your loofah, did you know that it's called loofah because the plant's scientific name is Luffa cylindrica? Although I'm not sure if that is loofah, or what we call "patola". It may be the "upo" (bottle gourd, Lageraria siceraria) or the "kundol" (winter gourd, Benincasa hispida). But these are all relatives - bottle gourd, loofah, cucumber, watermelon, melon (cantaloupe). We have a song in my language wherein there are so many vegetables. Bahay Kubo Veggies Scientific Names

    The "patola" mentioned in the site is the angular one (Cucunis acutangulus), but we also have the rounded ones (Luffa cylindrica). When I was small, my mom used to plant loofah for an experiment, and we had to eat loofah for weeks, until we almost choked.

    The loofah doesn't really grow on trees. It's not a fruit tree, it's a vine. Here, people grow them using trellises as support. Your loofah was a social climber and used the tree to rise in the social strata. Cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Wow, I got a special mention! Is it because I'm a guurrlll?

    I initially came to TD to ask for some travel advice/directions, then I looked at the travel pic threads. Now I enjoy reading the construction threads because of the pics and the banter. It also gives me an idea of how the male mind works, since this seems to be a "macho" forum - there are more males than females.

    Re: your loofah, did you know that it's called loofah because the plant's scientific name is Luffa cylindrica? Although I'm not sure if that is loofah, or what we call "patola". It may be the "upo" (bottle gourd, Lageraria siceraria) or the "kundol" (winter gourd, Benincasa hispida). But these are all relatives - bottle gourd, loofah, cucumber, watermelon, melon (cantaloupe). We have a song in my language wherein there are so many vegetables. Bahay Kubo Veggies Scientific Names

    The "patola" mentioned in the site is the angular one (Cucunis acutangulus), but we also have the rounded ones (Luffa cylindrica). When I was small, my mom used to plant loofah for an experiment, and we had to eat loofah for weeks, until we almost choked.

    The loofah doesn't really grow on trees. It's not a fruit tree, it's a vine. Here, people grow them using trellises as support. Your loofah was a social climber and used the tree to rise in the social strata. Cheers
    Wow.....you really know you'r Loofas...... I see lots of them growing just across from our land....and as you say they are all hanging on vines. Always wondered what they were....and one morning years ago I made a complete dick of myself because when I first saw them at a distance, it looked like there was a troop of monkeys up in the trees...... and I said something like....."look at all those monkeys"..... it still gets mentioned around the village from time to time when they run a bit low on new farang jokes.....

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    No don't stop Wasp if you have something to post stick it on. I look at all the threads everyday so don't feel lonely. I also enjoy reading about the Indolent brother to see what he is not up to.
    There comes a stage with every build when things slow down. When the tiling underneath our house is done I will post the pics. At the moment there is not much to post.
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    I'm watching your thread Wasp, love what you are doing to the place and always entertaining. Keep it up please.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
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    Keep at it Wasp, I've always enjoyed your thread.

    Quote Originally Posted by hawkeye
    I read every one and have only replied to them on a very few times.
    Good on yer for chipping in Hawkeye. Nice to know that there are others out there who read these things.

    There's only so many times the regular posters can slate Koman's kitchen before it becomes repetitive. As a general invitation to others who have been wondering about joining the fray, I'd suggest the Frankenkitschen could be a good place to start.

    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    I am constantly checking the Threads of The Usual Suspects ( You know who you are ! ) . A bunch of dodgy character-assassins who I love reading too .
    Agree, there are some right nutcases out there.

    Quote Originally Posted by katie23
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    -- Roobarb finally plucking up enough courage to cross the dancefloor and speak to the girl on the other side of the room, knowing all his mates are watching...




    Hello....





    ... errr,



    do you come here often....?



    _____


    Katie - it's wonderful to have a gurl on the construction forum. Things have been getting a bit macho of late with long discussions on shades of pink for walls and the like. I've not said it to you yet, so welcome.

    Just as a slight word of warning though, this forum may give you an insight into certain male minds, however as Wasp has alluded to there are some frankly rather disturbed individuals who hang around here (driveways paved with turtles/dead dogs, obsessions with goats/other men's kitchens). What you learn of men from here might not be an insight into how an entirely typical male mind works

    Great information on the Loofah BTW, I had no idea where they came from.

    Enjoy your travels, and do keep dropping in to see us from time to time.
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    Dont stop.
    I'm reading too, I just dont have anything clever to say.

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