My post-lockdown commute back to work

[David48atTD]

The Bars ...

You're in luck, they open this Saturday.

Mendip's journey ...

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[katie23]

^Great visuals, david. But... you forgot the gardener!

@JP - that is one big torty! What is the average age of that species? Will they outlive you & do you have a provision in your will as to who inherits them? And will we be seeing you taking walks with them? (There's an old Japanese man who takes regular walks with his pet torty in Tokyo.)

Japanese man & torty



USA woman who's had her pet torty for 56 years

[Stumpy]

@JP - that is one big torty! What is the average age of that species? Will they outlive you & do you have a provision in your will as to who inherits them? And will we be seeing you taking walks with them? (There's an old Japanese man who takes regular walks with his pet torty in Tokyo.

The Tortoise he has is same species we have and "Monster" as I call him here is about the same size. Monster will following me around the yard a bit but I usually walk to fast...imagine that.

They live to be 75 years old or older. They can get to 100lbs and 35" shell diameter. Ours will be donated to the local zoo in CM once I cannot manage them or they start to destroy the house. Our female just laid 33 more eggs.

[Mendip]

^^^ My entire life in emojis David... there must be more to me than that?


I've settled in to the routine of an 'American' breakfast every morning and they've started giving me these kind of bun/pancakey things.

You would have thought that's a bonus, but they hide these b@stard little currants in them so I have to break them apart every morning to dig out these disgusting things.



But my loss is Zebby's gain, or Zebby's wife's gain... I don't know which.



I had the knock on the door at 5pm tonight, and much to my astonishment there was food on a plate waiting for me.

Pumpkin soup and a steak with mashed potatoes and veg... it was like a proper meal, my first in nearly two weeks. So they can do it after all.

I think maybe they're trying to give me some good food for my final couple of days in the hope I forget about the rubbish that has preceded. I can't wait until tomorrow... I asked reception for a bottle of Hong Thong yesterday... but maybe that's too much to hope for.

I was also given a plastic knife to go with the steak, so it looks as though knives are definitely banned for ASQ and it wasn't an oversight.

That is my ASQ top tip of the day... definitely pack a set of cutlery in your hold luggage. I was well prepared enough to have a complete set of Qatar cutlery with me, but if you fly over with a European carrier it'll be plastic all the way. Why are European carriers now so shite?

[OhOh]

^A new TD reader has ben reading your thread?

[Stumpy]

Almost their buddy.... Clock is a ticking.

[Mendip]

Yeah mate... only one more sunset left.

[Saint Willy]

bonus on the steak, but it's a pretty poor verision of a steak.

[nidhogg]

Before the second clear test, everything was disposable, and could just be thrown out. No risk to kitchen staff in washing plates etc would be my guess.

[CalEden]

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.)

At first glance thought 56 Chevy too, then saw the tail lights. Chevy 56 tail lights are part of fin. I'm thinking 56 Oldsmobile not Ford for sure.

[Dillinger]

Keeping up with the prison feel, with the death row last dinner

[Joe 90]

Appears Mendip has converted to Islam the way that prayer mat on the floor is positioned.

Enjoy Nana soi 5 Mendip!

Go Mendip!
Go Mendip!

[strigils]

I hope we don't see a couple of suspiciously small quail sans feather and meat in the morning, poor Zebby and Mrs Zebby.

[David48atTD]

^^^ My entire life in emojis David... there must be more to me than that?

Nah Mate ... it's your lot in life

Well, TBH, it's just 2 days in your life ... last night in Bangkok and a happy reunion with your Family the next day.

^ Mate, can't you see more in that image?

Maybe a young Coco's face smiling back at you ...

[Saint Willy]

freedo​m!

[Saint Willy]

Mendip today!

[Mendip]

^ It's tomorrow mate!

Today I'm just wandering around trying to find things to do... and it's not even 6am. I've been doing this since 3:30...

I guess I'm getting excited!

[strigils]

plan Mendip?

Quite frankly don't give these reprobates date, time, locations but for the voyeurs, well a dribble.

[katie23]

GM mendip. Enjoy your last day of quarantine!

If I were to do any quarantine, I'd choose a room with a balcony too, for my sanity.

GM to all as well.

[Mendip]

I spent most of yesterday on the balcony waiting for that damn car to return... but it didn't. Maybe it belonged to a customer... I think the place is a body shop?

But apart from getting sunburnt shoulders I also almost got to my goal of spotting 20 different bird species from my balcony.

I've started... so I'll finish!

Species 12: Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)




Species 13: Common iora (Aegithina tiphia)




Species 14: Oriental magpie robin (Copsychus saularis)






Species 15: Black collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)




Species 16: Mystery bird with white head




Species 17: Egret... don't know which one.




Species 18: Stork... don't know which one.




Species 19: Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

I've been continually hearing this bird's distinctive call for two weeks now and finally saw it yesterday... there won't be many in Thailand who haven't heard it. It is a member of the cuckoo family and probably lays it's eggs in the nests of the local crows. This one is a male.





One to go!

[ootai]

Appears Mendip has converted to Islam the way that prayer mat on the floor is positioned.

However it would do him no good as the mat is not facing Mecca it is facing south.
I think he needs a bit more religious tuition before he could be considered full converted.

[ootai]

^ It's tomorrow mate!

Today I'm just wandering around trying to find things to do... and it's not even 6am. I've been doing this since 3:30...

I guess I'm getting excited!

No sleep for you tonight and then too tired to walk to the place for a full English breakfast.

[Joe 90]

he needs a bit more religious tuition before he could be considered full converted.

He's got the sandals

[katie23]

^Lol about the Jesus sandals.

All we need is Terry slagging the Poms about their socks & sandals.

[Mendip]

For the last time... they're not Jesus sandals, they're proper fashion sandals.

And I don't wear socks with them.