Daily Moan

[dirk diggler]

Solutions, not problems.

[Joe 90]

^^
Get yer pushbike oot.

Eat takeaway food.

Become a nudist.

Sounds good to me mate.

I might even go live in a Canarian Beach front cave and fvck the bills and work off as well.

[DrWilly]

Solutions, not problems.

haha. A real pal.

Green owed.

[cyrille]

I might even go live in a Canarian Beach front cave and fvck the bills and work off as well.

I can see how you living in a cave might work.

[Joe 90]

I can see how you living in a cave might work.

Could be worse I suppose...

The air is fresh and I'm not couped up in an air conditioned room viewing camera footage.

[cyrille]

Beautiful morning here, not a cloud in the sky as I breakfast on the veranda.

So, 0/3 there.

How's your piss stinking shed?

[Joe 90]

veranda

Your "veranda" has less space than Willy's 1m2 balcony

[cyrille]

That's some silly even by your standards.

[Pragmatic]

fridge died

I have the number of a brilliant fridge repair man in Buriram if you're interested.

[Seekingasylum]

I have to say in all my fridge ownership years I have never had the need or desire to repair one. If not freezing on all cylinders one simply replaced it. In essential white goods terms they have to be the cheapest.

[Storekeeper]

I have to say in all my fridge ownership years I have never had the need or desire to repair one. If not freezing on all cylinders one simply replaced it. In essential white goods terms they have to be the cheapest.

The fridge that came in my condo back in Bremerton is still running great 27 years later. Same with the stove. But have replaced the washer and dryer at least twice over the same years.

[malmomike77]

The fridge that came in my condo back in Bremerton is still running great 27 years later.

Its had 5 new motors, 3 pumps, 12 glass shelves, 4 doors, 1 carcass and regassed 7 time but its like new

[dirk diggler]

The fridge that came in my condo back in Bremerton is still running great 27 years later. Same with the stove.

But have replaced the washer and dryer at least twice over the same years.

Moving parts and vibration.

[Storekeeper]

Its had 5 new motors, 3 pumps, 12 glass shelves, 4 doors, 1 carcass and regassed 7 time but its like new

55555! Have no idea what brand it is but the daggum thing just keeps on keeping on maintenance free! And when it finally goes tits up somebody else is gonna pay to replace it! …

[helge]

The fridge that came in my condo back in Bremerton is still running great 27 years later.

One wonders how many watts that old girl needs to function.

Anyway most have been quality

[Troy]

Out shopping with Mrs Troy this evening and she shows me two pairs of jeans that look nice on her. On sale she says, showed me the sale tag. However, when I go to pay I'm stung for 300 euros. The sale tags were for different pairs of jeans.
She got away with one pair...
...we were actually out looking for a new jacket and shirt for me! Once again, I come home empty handed.

[Reg Dingle]

^ Happy wife, happy life Troy.

300 euros for 2 pairs of jeans?
Shit.

My wife gets the daughter's hand me downs nowadays

[Joe 90]

My wife gets the daughter's hand me downs nowadays

[Shutree]

How hard can it be to change a lightbulb?

I have these LED downlighters fitted in the ceiling, they are supposed to last two lifetimes but my first one failed after 3 years. First problem is, my lightwieight step ladder isn't tall enough to get me up there. It would be if I could balance on the top of it but I've missed a few Pilates classes and my standing on the top rung days are in the past. So the first (ahem) step is to go out and buy a bigger laddder. I can barely lift the thing.
The next step is to buy a replacement bulb. Thai Watsadu, Globular House: yes we have a Philips 9V downlighter BUT, joy of joys, Philips have changed the size. A new 9V bulb is too small for the existing hole. Fookers. I can buy a 13V replacement that is the correct size but then the small bathroom will be lit up brighter than Chitty on the lash. In the end, I bought a Panasonic 12W, the lowest power I can find that fits the hole.
Good to go! I climb up there to discover two things. First, the existing wires are taped together, at least it is electrical tape, I suppose. The second thing is that the builder apparently threw the thermal blankets over the lights. Exactly as instructed not to do on the instructions and it's important enough to be printed on the lamp itself.



A third trip to Thai Watsadu sees me with a terminal block and when I get home I am surprised to find that my smallest screwdriver actually just fits in the hole. A win! Terminal block is fitted to the lamp, now all I have to do is turn off the power to the whole house, because it is a mystery to me what switches on the consumer unit control which circuits, shimmy up my ladder before it gets dark, trim the mains wire to length and secure the terminal block.

Does anyone remember the good old days when you climbed on a chair, unscrewed one bulb then screwed in another and job done in 30 seconds? How wonderful have the advances been in our modern society?

Before I put the bulb in place, do any of you more practically minded people know what is the real world risk of leaving the thermal blankets in place? I have lived here 3 years and the house hasn't burned down yet. Can I just forget about it or do I need to hire a nimble, child-sized person to clamber into the roof space and move all the blankets around?

[malmomike77]

^ You may find they are failing due to overheating, given the insulation its surrounded by

[Shutree]

^ You may find they are failing due to overheating, given the insulation its surrounded by

Possibly so. If the house isn't going to spontaneosly combust then it might be easier to replace bulbs as they fail than to find someone to get into that attic. It really is very difficult to find people to do odd jobs around here. Strange, you'd think Isan is full of manual labour. In fact mostly it is older fellas, busy looking after their farms.

[malmomike77]

It really is very difficult to find people to do odd jobs around here.

...and ones that can do a good job. You have to supervise them closely too

[armstrong]

I hate it when a bulb goes downstairs. It's terrifying on that bloody ladder.

[dirk diggler]

unscrewed one bulb then screwed in another and job done in 30 seconds?

That's what I do, every time I get home from a work hitch.

Trying to get the right bulb and colour to match the other 3 on the same switch is a royal pain in the ass.

[Mendip]

We had postpone our game last night due to dad needing a break, but with hotels from Old Kent Road through to Vine Street I thought this one was in the bag.

The daughter had everything else, including all the stations and utilities.

After we restarted today she didn't land on me for a couple of circuits and then wiped me out, the bugger.



I've always gone cheap but maybe I should go a bit more upmarket?