My post-lockdown commute back to work

[Saint Willy]

Not much washing to do thankfully... I've made two T-shirts last throughout and will change boxers yet again today and give it all a good soak. Looks like it'll be another good drying day today.

I was talking about the young lass hanging out the washing at 10:00am every morning, ya filty, pox ridden soap dodger. but go and have a wash also.

I hope they give the pipes a good clean before pouring my pint of cider to go with my full English breakfast!

On that note, I think best to avoid draft beers/ciders and stick with bottles for the first few days/weeks. because you know they wont clean them.

You forgot the abstinence part, and that bible reading with a pop-quiz on both testaments before being granted release should be made mandatory too.

Maybe I'm starting to feel the benefits from this clean living? In fact I'm starting to feel sorry for you guys on the outside... I see you poisoning your bodies with alcohol every night, eating way too much red meat... and all that cholesterol! I think everyone should do a quarantine once a year... it wouldn't do you guys any harm at all.

You've changed.

[Stumpy]

I think something that is often forgotten... it's not just the inconvenience of Covid... but it is a very real disease that has killed an awful lot or people and left many with life changing consequences

Truth right there Mendy. While we all joke and banter we are all doing it remotely in the safety of our own homes. I see the US and UK numbers and it's staggering. Most of the spread is simply due to arrogance of westerners.

The car in the pic appears to be a 1956 Chevrolet Belair convertible. Rare ride and worth a lot of money.

As for drinking and red meat. All in moderation buddy. No way I am ever giving that up to eat the Makro frozen Bento box specials you ate regardless if I could drop a few kilograms

[Saint Willy]

No way I am ever giving that up to eat the Makro frozen Bento box specials you ate regardless if I could drop a few kilograms

Ditto

[Barty]

After the maid finished hanging out the washing I watched a while longer and this car came out of the workshop behind her house.

Any ideas?

It should go in the 'What Car' thread I guess, but as this thread has only a few days left to run...

Bit of a quick guess, but I think it is a 1950 something Ford Fairlane. Kind of unique in it's time in that the convertible hood folds into the boot at the touch of a button. (I can hear the gears in North Americans heads grinding away with my correct use of hood and boot with an American car.)

[Mendip]

You'll be fine.

What time is youe exit taxi booked for?

Nothing booked up yet, but reckon I'll be away 9ish. I'm only heading a few miles to another hotel and won't be able to check in too early... so no rush.

Well, that would be true if you were heading straight home.

Yeah, that is a fair point Cyrille, and I realised the contradiction as I mentioned it. I think everyone should consider what measures they take against Covid, day by day.

I have to stay in Bangkok until Monday morning, of that I have no choice to avoid a trip back down to Bangkok in the next couple of weeks.

In the meantime I will indulge myself a bit after losing six months of my life to work, without guilt. Along with most others I'll take reasonable precautions against Covid but where does it end? I'm not gonna sit in a hotel room for the weekend.

[Mendip]

^^ There's another old car dumped just up from this place, I posted a pic of it a few days ago. I wonder if the garage owner is a bit of a classic car buff?

[Shutree]

I'm only heading a few miles to another hotel and won't be able to check in too early... so no rush.

Good morning Mr. Mendip. Nearly there and nearly hit 100 pages on your thread.

I am sure the next hotel will accept your luggage pre check in, while you head off for a bit of pre-breakfast TLC. I am sure somewhere will be open, although I believe Annie's Soapy Massage, which I have not visited since it moved to Soi 7/1 as Chrome, only opens at noon.

[Stumpy]

I just sent a pic to my Pops as the paint scheme and side view threw me off. My Dad says it's 55 or 56 Oldsmobile but can't tell unless he saw clean shot of front grill.

I was wrong on 56 Belair.

[Mendip]

^ Well this is today taken care of... I'll sit on the balcony with phone at the ready and await it's return. Hopefully he will reverse back in.


^^ Morning Shutree, and thanks for the tip!

Btw, with the 'U' and ''I right next to each other on the keyboard... the number of times I've first typed 'Shitree' before catching the typo! Apologies in advance if ever I miss it during the proof read.

[Stumpy]

In the meantime I will indulge myself a bit after losing six months of my life to work, without guilt. Along with most others I'll take reasonable precautions against Covid but where does it end? I'm not gonna sit in a hotel room for the weekend.

Absolutely agree. No way I could just leg out 3 more days in a different hotel without going out. I know I'd probably hit Arlos and a whiskey bar. Then pick me up a top shelf Scotch or Bourbon for a few knocks back in the room. My wife just read that some HiSo movies star was diagnosed with Covid and spread it to 20 or 30 in BKK. Being we will travel down in a few weeks for my WP renewal my wife is being extremely cautious on the hotels we will stay at.

For me this always seemed so far away until my close friend contracted it. Now it seems more real to me and I do not want to be exposed to it, not only for me but my wife Niece and FIL.

Definitely strange times

[Shutree]

Btw, with the 'U' and ''I right next to each other on the keyboard... the number of times I've first typed 'Shitree' before catching the typo!

Now you post it, it is almost certain that some unimaginative members of TD will latch on to it. Maybe we should run a book on who will be the first giant wit.

[Shutree]

Now it seems more real to me and I do not want to be exposed to it, not only for me but my wife Niece and FIL.

Definitely strange times

Very true. Joking about soapies aside, I have avoided Bangkok for over a year now and if I were there I'd not be visiting any entertainments. Not for a while yet.

[Stumpy]

Very true. Joking about soapies aside, I have avoided Bangkok for over a year now and if I were there I'd not be visiting any entertainments. Not for a while yet.

Yep. Not even. Those venues are dangerous for a myriad of reasons. When I was still visiting the factory in mid June and colleagues would come I was not going out with them as I did not want to be in large crowds of people. We usually all went to a quiet private bar, drank ate and talked shit until they closed the place.

[Saint Willy]

Now you post it, it is almost certain that some unimaginative members of TD will latch on to it. Maybe we should run a book on who will be the first giant wit.

No idea...

[Stumpy]

Christsakes. I didn't even get to guess and KW was out of the gate.

That's done.

[Saint Willy]

That's started. Probably will end up being

[Stumpy]

Good laughs. I am sitting at the Vet right now. My 2 big male tortoises had a throw down out in the back forty and the challenger got his ass whooped. It was about 125lbs of tortoises ramming each other.

Ever watch vets try and administer an IV to a 60lb tortoise who has pulled all its extremities inside his shell? Took 4 people to get a leg out.

They couldn't xray him as he is to big and his shell to thick. Looks like he jacked up a rear leg.

[Saint Willy]

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They couldn't xray him as he is to big and his shell to thick. Looks like he jacked up a rear leg.[/QUOTE

Damn. A friend here has a single large tortise.

[Stumpy]

I got 4. Smallest is 44lbs and 23" diameter. The Champion who is named Monster is 64lbs and 30" in diameter.

[ootai]

He is starting to feel a bit foggy in thinking.

If he is an American I would have thought that IS condition normal!

[Stumpy]

If he is an American I would have thought that IS condition normal!

For many that holds true..

[Mendip]

Bladdy hell, you guys have more time for this nonsense than me... and I'm stuck in quarantine.

Anyway, how's yer retinas today JP... it's that time again.

[strigils]

To go offshore in Europe now it's usually a 10 day hotel quarantine before you get on the boat, and then 10 or 14 day home quarantine when you leave (depending where you live)... kind of makes it difficult if you're on a 4 week on/off rota.

Its the same for everyone. Although the UK Govt, rightly imo, is trying to discourage any form of travel now. Certainly the imposition of quarantining both ends pretty much kills travel for anyone aside from those retired with long stints in mind or going off on work.

The bar opening coinciding with your release is one heck of a lucky bit of timing, still after the months you pulled offshore you'll deserve that pint of cider with your full cooked brekkie.

[Stumpy]

Bladdy hell, you guys have more time for this nonsense than me... and I'm stuck in quarantine.

Anyway, how's yer retinas today JP... it's that time again.

Well there is some upside buddy. You are not butt ass naked with those Jesus slippers on. ...

[Stumpy]

The wrestling match between 4 vet technicians and a 55lb Sulcata tortoise. The tech in the Yellow made a mistake of getting their hands in between the shell and the spurs on his legs and when he yanked them back, the tech got a wicked wake up call and sat down in pain. .