Thread: Great inventions of the 21st century

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

Originally Posted by Thetyim

I'm looking forward to the day I can buy a pair of powered swimming trunks. The slight bulge concealing the power source could be made to look very manly

Instead of paddling like a whimp I could stride out into the water fire up the 40hp Johnson outboard and swim at 60 knots

nevermind the motor. just a pair of swimming trunks that i look good in would be good enough for me.

dont blame them - cos

a couple of years back i bought some rather tight fitting trunks and my kids refused to go to the swimming pool with me unless i changed back into the baggy shorts variety.

Originally Posted by Ice Maiden

.....I'd like to pause time.

Wake up in the morning, pause time then go back to sleep and wake up when I'm feeling better.

During a hard day at work hit the pause button and have a break.

When asked a difficult question pause time and research it.

At a job interview when feeling awkward click pause and take a breather.

Whilst experiencing one of the best moments of my life pause it then look back for a few moments.....

now thats a bladdy good idea!

Originally Posted by danbo

I'd like to invent a shirt ironing machine....and not one that can talk and can complain about how I never buy it flowers or how I always leave the toilet seat up.

I've got one of them. It's called 'a maid'.

arent you a teacher Marmite?

doesn't having a servant take quite a large whack out of your salary?

i am not trying to be funny - just wondered how much u have to pay for a maid in thailand.

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

arent you a teacher Marmite?

doesn't having a servant take quite a large whack out of your salary?

i am not trying to be funny - just wondered how much u have to pay for a maid in thailand.

I don't have a live-in maid as I only have a 2 bedroomed condo in Bangkok and I've not moved into my house in Ayutthaya yet.

In Bangkok a live-in maid will cost somewhere around 5,000B a month. My maid costs between 1600 & 2000 Baht a month, so around 2% of my monthly income.

I have just negotiated a maid for the new house at 600B/week for 3 visits.

Some people pay more, some pay less, but these figures are about average.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

arent you a teacher Marmite?

doesn't having a servant take quite a large whack out of your salary?

i am not trying to be funny - just wondered how much u have to pay for a maid in thailand.

I don't have a live-in maid as I only have a 2 bedroomed condo in Bangkok and I've not moved into my house in Ayutthaya yet.

In Bangkok a live-in maid will cost somewhere around 5,000B a month. My maid costs between 1600 & 2000 Baht a month, so around 2% of my monthly income.

I have just negotiated a maid for the new house at 600B/week for 3 visits.

Some people pay more, some pay less, but these figures are about average.

interesting, thanks for the info.