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↑thanks. We've been to her relatives' farm, north of us, near Sa Kaeo and Chachoengsao borders, she says that in earlier days she went there was more wildlife, hedgehogs, deer, birds she reckons are the brahminy kites we get here in Chanthaburi/Trat (I thought only coastal?) plus wandering elephants - still get the occasional pachyderm on walkabout but the rest, gone. Either farmed out or eaten out of existence.
The home of a tarantula.
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The one below is of a new build. The chances are if there is no web covering the top then the spider isn't at home. My garden's full of them but they're no problem so I leave them alone.
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Owls here in Thailand are seen as an association with death.Quote:
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Rather her than me. :D
Plenty of wildlife in the mountains, elephants, deer, wild pigs plus plenty of birds, in the Trat/Chanthaburi/Cambodin border, national parks and jungles.Quote:
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Nice sandals prag.Quote:
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I am bit disappointed in these ones I got 2 months ago.
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They have been great for running on the beach but the stitching just came apart today so they will have to be repaired or retired.
Thanks, they're my work ones. In fact they're not sandals but flip flops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Looper
We have a washing machine but I swear my missus would use a stream and a flat stone to do our washing on, given the chance. :confused: :)
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A walk up Mandalay Hill to clear the cobwebs
It looks like a nice green town.
How do you find it in terms of dirt, poor infrastructure and everything else? Is it a hard place to live day to day life, or are creature comforts not that difficult to find?
It's sometimes a tough town to deal with, no doubt about that. Much of it is absolutely filthy and hygiene standards are near non existent. I know 3 teachers who came down with Hep A in another school last year. If you get really sick you better pray you are in good enough shape to survive the flight to BKK. My school offers emergency evacuation to Bangkok and 200USD up front for a trip to the hospital. Pennies, really and you'd be a fool not to have insurance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Auroria
To compare to Thailand: It's a better place to work but a much harder and less enjoyable place to live.
Garden under attack
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Looks like me on the 27th of December. :)
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Aspirations are important
Across the road in the village where I live I see a tractor ploughing the cassava field. All well and good.
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That is until it gets to where I'm standing. A boy of about 10-11 was driving. Not a school holiday either.:confused:
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Ahhh. That probably explains why when I saw one swoop down over the soi one night and told the neighbours the next day, they didn't want to believe me.Quote:
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Armed forces day in Scarborough
Can you see and guess who is coming
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nice to see the young cadets and veterans
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walking in town centre , nice and quiet, then a really low WHOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH in the sky
Fucking frightened me
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so walked to the sea to watch them
brilliant, the way they split up and rejoin from all directions
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Love the Red Arrows, makes the hairs on my neck stick up.
Watched them at Blackpool and Southport last year.
Shame they have to display so far out at sea now due to health and safety.
Can remember when they used to fly right over our heads in years gone by.
I've seen them before do the sea only shows but the whole formation flew right over the town , at least once this time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chittychangchang
No zoom Camera makes then look so far away.
I think they must have retired that Vulcan bomber,
that uses to have a unmistakable BOOM
The last air-worthy Vulcan was retired 3 or 4 years ago. Sad.Quote:
Originally Posted by blue
It was privately owned and maintained. Did not belong to the RAF.
^ Last flight was Oct 2015.
Had to keep the flight hush hush because they were scared about the crowds.
Fairplay to the pilot. He even performed a banned barrel roll.:)
Great video on this article...Video: Vulcan bomber touches down forever after final flight - Telegraph
What's this shit?
The nanny state has reached my phone?
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Or the nany state disapproves of Oasis :confused:
Was fortunate to see the Vulcan a couple of times.
You hear it before you see it, awesome plane that must have scared the shite out of the Argies.
Flew about 100metre over our heads on Southport beach with the bomb doors open. 20,000 people stopped and stared in awe.
^^That warning has been around for years on some players like Folder Player.
It is cobblers coz it depends entirely on the headphones how much noise is coming through so it is just some wanky worthless warning to cover somebody's health and safety arse and serves no practical purpose.
^Lucky fella CCC! Coolest plane ever. Amazing that its first flight was only 12 years after the Avro Lancaster's firslt flight
Got a pic of it somewhere, will dig it out later.
Came across this today. It's not a butterfly I don't think.
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No offence meant, but jeez...you've got circulatory probs, dude !Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
Are you a smoker ?
Can I have first dibs on your gold watch when you cark it ? :)
Nah and never had. I cycle 20km 4 times week. BP 115/75. Age 64.5 and can still get it up. I'm fitter than a butchers dog. Do you see a problem in my picture?Quote:
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Read it and weep spunty!Quote:
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No little blue pills for this tornado of tumescence twice your age!
Threads no good without pictures. :)Quote:
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Now you've got me worried LD. Just spent 3 hours trawling the net and I think it's 'Lyme Disease'. How long have I got? :chitown:Quote:
Originally Posted by LatindancerNo offence meant, but jeez...you've got circulatory probs, dude !Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
Are you a smoker ?
Can I have first dibs on your gold watch when you cark it ? :)
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2017/06/1978.jpg The son's already asked for the watch.
Sorry, dude....if you cycle that far regularly, my mistake.
You should live at least another year.:rolleyes:
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My hands problem, well it's not a problem really, is due to long term use of using Pneumatic Vibration Tools. I was hoping I could get it diagnosed as White Finger when I finished work but no. I got Industrial Injuries Benefit instead which was unexpected.
By the way the moth is ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyPRP0qpQoMQuote:
Tropical Swallow Tail moth (Lyssa zampa),
^ Astounding...amazing creatures. Particularly viewed by candlelight. It has been a long time since I saw a moth like that.
Commiserations about the vibrational tools. I once used a jackhammer for about an hour and later, my finger joints swelled right up......and I was a healthy (and bulletproof :rolleyes:) 18 yrs old at the time !
Work dinner was pretty decent- good food and nice to talk to people I don't see a lot during the week. The view was worth a few snaps
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A 'Rhino Beetle' grub. Harmless other than it keeps shitting on me hand.
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Not meaning to tell a veteran TDer the obvious, but were you aware of the butterfly thread? It's quite interesting and your moth would go well in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
SiL farms them. Does very well, too. They are expensive in the restaurants she sells to.Quote:
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No I wasn't. Thank you for that.Quote:
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