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  1. Most of the people responding here seem to be talking about soi dogs, that is to say, they live in cities. Running around just about every possible and impossible trail around our village in Isaan, I only once got bitten, by a dog I thought I knew well enough to trust but had just had some whelps and so got very aggressive. Most dogs will bark and snarl before actually attacking, this one quietly ran up behind me and gave me a nip. I'm afraid that dog had disappeared the next day as I did complain. I tend to plan my running routes in terms of 1: dogs? and 2: possibility of finding sticks lying around near them? I found a new route near me. First time: aggression from two farm dogs. I shouted, they removed themselves.(Never see Farang running) Second time, with stick, less aggro. Third time: one dog came up and ended up letting me stroke him. Most rewarding. Don't get me wrong, I do get to shout on most runs, and it usually works. I'm going to take the same trail tomorrow, but will have a discrete whacking stick about my person, plus some dog biscuits.
  2. LOL, good for you. I was driving a Scamel (illegally) at age 17.
  3. I wonder if people these days know what a double declutch action means? I learnt to drive on a horrible, huge Ford Transit van with a clapped out diesel engine belching clouds of fumes and non-functioning gearbox. I actually managed to change gear without declutching at all, when my dad wasn't around. We had a different approach towards cars in those days... we looked after and controlled the car, seems to me that it's the car that controls the driver nowadays.. big car, must drive fast, MUST overtke, etc....
  4. Every year in our village, after a week or two of heat we get a series of those lovely triple bangs. Same thing when it starts to rain, which will be soon, I hope.
  5. I'm not rich but I never bothered with repairing fans. I have taken them apart, cleaned and lubricated the b****y things, broke down again after a week or two.
  6. I run most mornings and have been over every country lane, farmyard, riverside path up to 10 K distance. Depending on how I'm feeling ( I always give them a SWK) I might shout it out if they don't answer, or ask if they speak Thai. I think that everyone around here, mostly farmers, knows about this bizarre behaviour, I now get kids that I didn't see shouting 'Hellooo' at me. More annoying is when I see a Farang also exercising and he won't say good morning. I get to talk English with an Anglophone about once a month. In the remote mountain, Swiss village I used to live in, people (not all) would get worried and stop their car, bicycle, walk to ask what was wrong if I didn't answer their greetings. Anyway, the above remarks refer to country people; city people don't count.
  7. Prize money? I get lumps of engraved lumps of wood occasionally, called 'prizes'. (Half marathons and marathons). International runners: there are different classes of marathons, from bronze to platinum, and I believe that one of the qualifiers for race organisers is that they have a certain number of elite runners from a certain number of countries. IAAF Road Race Labels - Regulations 8 October 2012 4.2 Races may offer specific incentive place prizes to nationals of the host country to encourage national participation and development. So they want that "Gold Label" appellation in order to have more competitors, at the same time they realise that (probably) no Thai will be winning. Seems fair enough to me. What's not fair? Farangs often have to pay more than the Thais for race entry. Age groups: Many races have age groups ending at "50+" which is discouraging if you're my age, 76. If there's a "60+" age group I might just get a prize. The whole idea of these athletic endeavours is supposed to be to encourage health, and stuff like this just discourages older runners. I think anybody over 75 that completes a foot race should get a prize!
  8. Oh yeah, those stupid Thais. Nearly all the farmers in this village have tried to grow it, in one form or another, and none succeeded. Looks like it won't grow where rice is happy. I did read about two sisters that found out what was needed to make a living from it, not too far away from here. They aren't telling their secret. Meanwhile, I get a few volunteer plants popping up each year, THC probably in the minus region. That last bit was a JOKE FFS.
  9. I was still getting proposals when I was 70, in the village, including the boss lady. I think the word got out that I wasn't available, wasn't rich, was no longer 70. Maybe no longer 'hansum man' either.
  10. Open Google Maps of your area and copy it by hand. Back in the day I actually surveyed streets and villages (utilities). I had an Immigration officer reject my carefully drawn map, internationally recognised symbols were "wrong" and all roads had to be represented by double lines, which on that scale meant they were about 200 metres wide. Never mind, he meant well. It is. or was in pre-Google days, a way to see that you actually lived where you say you do and know the area.
  11. Hi. Angkor Wat is a 5 hour drive away, yet I still haven't seen it. So, question 1: Can I get a visa on arrival at the border? Question 2: can I get car insurance at the border, or is it better to get one here in Thailand? Thanks guys.
  12. Thanks. I'll wait a year or two on that, I watched : which indicates that these aren't suitable for following short term trends
  13. Yes I know. So I put it in place myself, probably reading a badly translated instruction manual? First time, I want a professional to do it.
  14. My wife is diabetic and I don't find it normal that she is being told to not bother about what food she eats. She doesn't understand what carbohydrates are and this is why I want to enable her to check up on her blood sugar without the finger prick which she hates. I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic, threw the meds away and through lowering my carb intake drastically got my levels down to 'normal'. I don't think that this is 'thinking too much'. It's not a hobby
  15. You again? Really on my case aren't you? Of course there's a difference, I never said there wasn't. The post just reminded me of this fact. I truly hope that you are still in Leeds, which I know well, you deserve it.
  16. I know this has been asked before, but I intend to get a CGM for my wife, she really hates pricking her finger (I have to do it) and I can't adequately explain to her that eating carbs raises your blood sugar. Apart from Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok I have been unable to find anywhere in Thailand that will get her fixed up. We live 6 hours drive from BKK, Buriram. Thanks.
  17. Driving into Buriram every day I saw a guy every month or so, stood out in the rice fields (where Robinsons now stands) a guy completely naked sort of rinsing himself down near a stream. This didn't seem to bother anybody. I occasionally still see him, fully clothed, near a 7-11 and give him some money, he just buys water and some food. I mean, so what?... concerning the headline here, .... this is Thailand.
  18. My first reaction is to go to another bank. If this fails and you can't show proof from your embassy of ฿40 000 a month, go back to Immigration and ask what they suggest. You might try a visa agent also, plenty of those rapscallions about.
  19. Some of us lost faith in doctors during and since the Covid panic. I certainly would go to a doctor if I was worried about my health, but collecting anecdotal reports from people you don't know can be useful. Being a sneering, mocking oaf doesn't help anyone. Are you a sneerer?
  20. On what evidence do you base this statement? Most health specialists as well as WHO recommend daily exercise for a healthy longevity. Might do you good too.
  21. Thai Beach Lover seems to think you can increase IQ through social engineering. IQ can be stimulated to some degree, but not much. This is where I (and many scientists) get accused of racism. To survive in Northern Europe you do need a certain amount of intelligence to survive the winters, planning ahead etc. Here, food is available all year round so even the less fit tend to survive.
  22. 780 000 illegal immigrants to the UK this year, even if they don't all receive benefits, they consume resources.(3.6 billion a year). No money left. But that's me being racist of course. Compare it to Thai immigration policy.
  23. Not really. I've been using airports for 57 years, and have seen all sorts of mishaps. even a bomb threat one time in London on the same day that my train was delayed by 5 hours, You want a list? ... not forgetting any documents of course..... 1. Getting there on time, which in my case involves an 8 hour bus trip + taxi 2. Finding out how to check in. This seems to have changed again recently 3. getting through pass control 5. Walking, sometimes for what seems miles, to your departure lounge 6. By now you are pretty tired and even there isn't a flight delay, you have a long, boring wait ahead. Of course, some adventure-fatigued, nonchalant James Bond types take all this in their strides and welcome just a bit more bureaucracy on their departure.
  24. Well, not quite, before Covid a communication went out that traffic check points couldn't just be set up on a whim by local, end of the month police, but needed authorisation. Around here at least, we noticed an immediate effect. I sort of missed those cops that got to know me and just waved me through. I once got stopped for 'weaving along the road' which I couldn't deny as that road was full of potholes. I gave him ฿200 for creativity.
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