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  1. When she gets to Brum and wants to meet some other Thai girls take her to on a sunday morning

    WAT SANGHATHAN

    107 HANDSWORTH WOOD RD.

    HANDSWORTH WOOD,

    BIRMINGHAM (B20 2 PH) ENGLAND

    TEL. (021) 551-5729

    There is also one in Warwick there are loads of Thai girls in the area my missus is never at home loves the Midlands loads of Thai food as well.

  2. know along with rugby, golf, football,badminton, tennis, table tennis, modern boxing, darts, hockey, billiards, rounders.

    Wait a minute, golf was not invented by the English!

    That's right! It were them "See You, Jimmies" from up north! :o

    and one or 2 others...... :D

    for a country whose population has never been much in excess of 5 million, native Scots or those descended directly from them have been the recipients of some 11% of all the Nobel Prizes that have been awarded.

    A steam car: William Murdoch (1754-1839)

    Tarmac roads: John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836)

    Driving on the left: Determined by a Scottish-inspired Act of Parliament in 1772

    The pedal bicycle: Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1813-1878)

    The pneumatic tyre: Robert William Thomson (1822-1873) and John Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921)

    The speedometer: Sir Keith Elphinstone (1864-1944)

    The motor lorry: John Yule in 1870

    The steam tricycle: Andrew Lawson in 1895

    Bridges

    Bridge design: Sir William Arrol (1838-1913), Thomas Telford (1757-1834) & John Rennie (1761-1821)

    Suspension bridge improvements: Sir Samuel Brown (1776-1852)

    Tubular steel: Sir William Fairbairn (1789-1874)

    Canals & Docks

    Canal design: Thomas Telford (1757-1834)

    Dock design: John Rennie (1761-1821)

    The patent slip for docking vessels: Thomas Morton (1781-1832)

    Crane design: James Bremner (1784-1856)

    Lighthouses

    Lighthouse design: Robert Stevenson (1772-1850)

    The Drummond Light: Thomas Drummond (1797-1840)

    Steam engine improvements: James Watt (1736-1819)

    Coal-gas lighting: William Murdock (1754-1839)

    The Stirling heat engine: Rev. Robert Stirling (1790-1878)

    Electro-magnetic innovations: James Clerk Maxwell (1831-79)

    Carbon brushes for dynamos: George Forbes (1849-1936)

    The Clerk cycle gas engine: Sir Dugald Clerk (1854-1932)

    Wireless transformer improvements: Sir James Swinburne (1858-1958)

    Cloud chamber recording of atoms: Charles T. R. Wilson (1869-1959)

    Wave-powered electricity generator: Stephen Salter in 1977

    The steamship paddle wheel: Patrick Miller (1731-1815)

    The steam boat: William Symington (1763-1831)

    Europe's first passenger steamboat: Henry Bell (1767-1830)

    The first iron-hulled steamship: Sir William Fairbairn (1789-1874)

    The first practical screw propeller: Robert Wilson (1803-1882)

    Marine engine innovations: James Howden (1832-1913)

    Scottish shipbuilding firsts:

    The first all-steel ship

    The first steel ship to cross the Atlantic

    The first paddle steamer to cross the Atlantic

    The first ship to cross the Atlantic in less than a week

    The first all-welded ship

    The first merchant ship to run on oil

    The first set of triple-expansion engines for a twin-screw steamer

    The first ship to be fitted with two engines

    The first steam whaler

    The carronade cannon: Robert Melville (1723-1809)

    Making cast steel from wrought iron: David Mushet (1772-1847)

    Wrought iron sash bars for glass houses: John C. Loudon (1783-1865)

    The hot blast oven: James Beaumont Neilson (1792-1865)

    The steam hammer: James Nasmyth (1808-1890)

    Wire rope: Robert Stirling Newall (1812-1889)

    Steam engine improvements: William Mcnaught (1831-1881)

    Narrow gauge, double-bogey railway engine: Robert Francis Fairlie (1831-1885)

    Threshing machine improvements: James Meikle (c.1690-c.1780) & Andrew Meikle (1719-1811)

    Hollow pipe drainage: Sir Hugh Dalrymple, Lord Drummore (1700-1753)

    The 'Scotch Plough': James Anderson (1739-1808)

    Deanstonisation soil-drainage system: James Smith (1789-1850)

    The mechanical reaping machine: Rev. Patrick Bell (1799-1869)

    The Tuley tree shelter: Graham Tuley in 1979

    Print stereotyping: William Ged (1690-1749)

    The balloon post: John Anderson (1726-1796)

    The adhesive postage stamp and the postmark: James Chalmers (1782-1853)

    The post office

    The mail-van service

    Universal Standard Time: Sir Sandford Fleming (1827-1915)

    Light signalling between ships: Philip H. Colomb (1831-1899)

    The telephone: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) :D

    The teleprinter: Frederick G. Creed (1871-1957)

    The television: John Logie Baird (1888-1946) :D

    Radar: Robert Watson-Watt (1892-1973)

    Some Scottish publishing firsts:

    The first book translated from English into a foreign language

    The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1768-81) :D

    The first English textbook on surgery (1597)

    The first modern pharmacopaedia, the Materia Medica Catalogue (1776)

    The first textbook on Newtonian science

    The first colour newspaper advertisement

    The first postcards and picture postcards in the UK

    Logarithms: John Napier (1550-1617)

    The decimal point: John Napier (1550-1617)

    The reflecting telescope: James Gregory (1638-1675)

    The concept of Latent Heat: Joseph Black (1728-1799)

    The pyroscope, atmometer and aethrioscope scientific instruments: Sir John Leslie (1766-1832)

    Identifying the nucleus in living cells: Robert Browen (1773-1858)

    Hypnosis: James Braid (1795-1860)

    Colloid chemistry: Thomas Graham (1805-1869)

    The Kelvin scale of temperature: William Thompson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)

    Devising the diagramatic system of representing chemical bonds: Alexander Crum Brown (1838-1922)

    Criminal fingerprinting: Henry Faulds (1843-1930)

    The noble gases: Sir William Ramsay (1852-1916)

    Pioneering work on nutrition and poverty: John Boyd Orr (1880-1971)

    The ultrasound scanner: Ian Donald (1910-1987)

    Ferrocene synthetic substances: Peter Ludwig Pauson in 1955

    The MRI body scanner: John Mallard in 1980 :D

    The first cloned mammal: The Roslin Institute research centre in 1996

    The piano with footpedals: John Broadwood (1732-1812)

    The waterproof macintosh: Charles Macintosh (1766-1843)

    Marmalade: James Keiller (1775-1839)

    The kaleidoscope: Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)

    The modern lawnmower: Alexander Shanks (1801-1845)

    The Lucifer friction match: Sir Isaaac Holden (1807-1897)

    Paraffin: James Young (1811-1883)

    The fountain pen: Robert Thomson (1822-1873)

    The vacuum flask: Sir James Dewar (1847-1932)

    Cotton-reel thread: J & J Clark of Paisley

    Marmalade with peel: James Robertson in 1850

    Cornflour: John Polson in 1854

    Lime Cordial: Lachlan Rose in 1867

    Bovril beef extract: John Lawson Johnston in 1874

    Devising the cure for scurvy: James Lind (1716-1794)

    Discovering quinine as the cure for malaria: George Cleghorn (1716-1794)

    Pioneering the use of surgical anaesthesia: Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870)

    The hypodermic syringe: Alexander Wood (1817-1884)

    Pioneering the use of anitseptics: Joseph Lister (1827-1912)

    Identifying the mosquito as the carrier of malaria: Sir Patrick Manson (1844-1922)

    Identifying the cause of brucellosis: Sir David Bruce (1855-1931)

    Discovering the vaccine for typhoid fever: Sir William B. Leishman (1865-1926)

    Discovering insulin: John J R Macleod (1876-1935) with others

    Pencillin: Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) :D

    Discovering an effective treatment to eradicate TB: Sir John Crofton in the 1950s

    Developing the first beta-blocker drugs: Sir James W. Black in 1964

    Bank of England-Bill Patterson

    US Navy-John Paul Jones

    Economics.Adam Smith

    ...............and Whisky.... :D ...and loads of ither things

    wee scunners... :D

    Football hooliganism - Jimmy Maclumfart 1972 East of of Glasgow Green and White Hoops

  3. Depends who cooks it I'd say....Full English Breakfast comes in many formats, depending on origins of bar/rest. owner. But in the UK, the breakfast cafe's who make it, mainly for builders etc, are mostly run by Europeans as I remember, or Chinese, or occasionally Greek Cypriots, but not often real Brits.

    It's about time the Brits got a hold of themselves here, and start pointing out to foreigners who have been subjected to English fast food that we have a real cuisine which is not unlike French ,some German Dutch and Belgian foods. A lot of Game dishes and the like which you have to pay a fortune for now. The supermarkets and marketing companies have conspired to bring down the great traditional English cuisine. How many of us grew up on Heinz Baked Beans?

    The game pie has long been surpassed by the chicken tikka masala goodbye to the pie.

  4. The supermarkets and marketing companies have conspired to bring down the great traditional English cuisine. How many of us grew up on Heinz Baked Beans?

    Now you're talking....Heinz baked beans on toast... :o

    Unfortunately for the topic of this thread "why do lovely Brits live in Thailand" the absence of original Heinz baked beans (excluding the sweet veggie variety) is one mark against LOS... :D

    The Beans are best with breakfast

  5. The Indian restautrants here in Samui are <deleted>, but i've been trying in Sukhumvit area too, and there's a couple on the brink of greatness. Anyone know a good one?

    Not in Samui, I know Samui fairly well but have yet to see an Indian. (Restaurant :o )

    I've tried two or three in Sukhumvit and my favourite is Bakkharus? ...Something like that, anyway, it has a blue sign and is beside the steps to a walkway in Nana.

    Hopefully somebody can elaborate further, forgive my abysmal directions.

    Mrs Balibirs in Soi 11 used to be great but it went down hill after she become a TV Star - The Vindaloo is still great if that all your after.

  6. Would you rather be able to get a bus in a few seconds or possibly have to wait in the sun or rain - you would proably have to pay more and increase the chance of some prick stopping the bus mid journey to go somewhere else the multiplicy of buses generally makes life easier for the tourist. and to be quite honest no one in authority in Thailand gives a crap about the opinions of foreign residents or the enviornment. Money comes first.

  7. You state that your thai wife has a friend who works in the consulate, etc. This information already traveled such a long way (from someone to the friend of your wife, from the friend to your wife, from you to here) that it likely picked up and also lost some things along the way and in translation. And perhaps those changes are only proposed for that specific consulate.

    And she said she can't give 'too many details' as she could get removed. She's basically said it all already, according to your statement above. Not questioning your post, your wife or anyone here, but it does seem a little bit more of a story than reality right now.

    It may be a proposal from a politician or minister ...but that's long ways from taking effect, if taking effect at all.

    Actaully came to me dircetly from the person who saw the Thai governmental request for task evaluation read my post properly it is very much first hand. Sorry if it upsets you young un's but it does look like something is brewing.

  8. I agree with what you are saying there are other ways to approach this - but the info I was given this morning suggests the moralists in the Thai goverment do not consider some to worthy tourists. Therefore their value as tourists do become a matter of percpetion. Think of what could be done if you could clear the backpackers out of samui and develop it all in the style of say hua hin. The moralists do seem to shouting with a louder voice. Maybe they reckon if they cleared out the backpackers and the lager louts they would attract more affluent tourists less of - but would spend more money - I don't know I am only guessing but the info is genuine.

  9. Would 30 MINUTES be a reasonable amount of time between touristic trips?

    You may jest - but think about the ramifications if the proposals do come to fruition - it would be virtually impossible to do the 30 day runs - fortuanltely I am older than 35 so it won't effect. The resaonable time would be I suggest enough time to back to your own country and re apply . Which would be what you would need to do - the entry requirment being the visa pre issued in your country of residence. If you think back in to the late eighties you needed a pre issued visa for a stay of 14 days or more or go through a huge rigmarole on arrival - this used to cause difficulties coming to Thailand from Saudi as you could not apply for your Thai visa until you had your exit re entry from Saudi - and the timing was always very tight. Some of the older hands (over 35) may remember these days. So it is not outside the realms of possibility that this will happen it was far stricter in the past.

  10. He replied, “All political systems are like oranges. Wonderful when they are young and ripe. But as time passes, they rot, stink and then die. The only effective system is one built upon constant renewal and revolution.”

    i cant argue with that.

    I still think the NHS service is poor and unfair to higher tax payers - the amount of money I am forced to pay into the NHS would give me a 5 star private service, because the service is poor to have peace of mind I also buy a private policy. But I am not allowed to opt out of the NHS - being forced to subsidise many who don't want to work or live of benefits that is unfair in my book.

    You could retire to Thailand, and then you would have no worries - until you became ill. :o

    My point exactly my BUPA policy covers Thialand for my six month stays peace of mind guarnteed the best Thai hospitals are better the NHS in many, many cases.

  11. He replied, “All political systems are like oranges. Wonderful when they are young and ripe. But as time passes, they rot, stink and then die. The only effective system is one built upon constant renewal and revolution.”

    i cant argue with that.

    I still think the NHS service is poor and unfair to higher tax payers - the amount of money I am forced to pay into the NHS would give me a 5 star private service, because the service is poor to have peace of mind I also buy a private policy. But I am not allowed to opt out of the NHS - being forced to subsidise many who don't want to work or live of benefits that is unfair in my book.

  12. Anyone but the Tories. Thatcher did more to <deleted> the UK and its inhabitants than Blair could ever do.

    Scouse.

    Maggie was only a touch behind Winston in terms of greatness. Got rid of all those wasteful polluting coal mines and at last made the working classes pay a decent share of costs towards local services. She was truly the Iron Lady.

    :o

    Oh, alex, you know there is virtually nobody in Britain who would express views such as yours.

    Did all Thatcherites take their money and run off to Thailand?

    No I took the money I got from a Forces Pension greatly increased by Maggie invested it in a busniess which allows me to spend 6 months of every year in Thailand and six in the UK - she was truley a lovely lady.

  13. Anyone but the Tories. Thatcher did more to <deleted> the UK and its inhabitants than Blair could ever do.

    Scouse.

    Maggie was only a touch behind Winston in terms of greatness. Got rid of all those wasteful polluting coal mines and at last made the working classes pay a decent share of costs towards local services. She was truly the Iron Lady.

    :o

  14. Seems like some big changes being proposed it is 0815 on Sunday morning in sunny Midlands UK. My TW has a friend who works in the consulate in Birmingham don;t want to give to many details as she could get removed - she has just picked up the missus and the kids to go to the Thai Temple in Warwick. She says last week she viewed some real radical proposals to change is visa laws surrounding tourist visas and the 30 day senario. Proposals include pre entry visa stamps (non on entry) for tourist's between the ages of 17 and 35 years old with proof of funds hotel and flight bookings needed to be proved for holiday. And although she was not quite clear on this I understand they 30 day in out will be totally done away with the proposal roughly translates to a resonable amount of time between toursit trips. Nothing about other visa types. The proposal is all built around a statement about morality and discouraging what is reffered to as low grade tourism and public bad behaviour by said tourists. Any news on this in LOS.

    I should have added there is a caviate about families with kids having exememptions.

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