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by STEVE G
Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: The SUV Thread
Replies: 253
Views: 43811

Re: The SUV Thread

This might interest some people, Toyota is starting production of the FJ Cruiser 4wd small SUV in Thailand next month. https://www.carlelo.com/news/toyotas-mini-fortuner-debut-next-month Bad link it appears Steve. The text is: Toyota’s new rugged SUV to enter production in November It is rumoured t...
by STEVE G
Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: The SUV Thread
Replies: 253
Views: 43811

Re: The SUV Thread

This might interest some people, Toyota is starting production of the FJ Cruiser 4wd small SUV in Thailand next month.
https://www.carlelo.com/news/toyotas-mi ... next-month
by STEVE G
Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Buying a new smart TV
Replies: 182
Views: 24550

Re: Buying a new smart TV

^Yes, I have a Panasonic TV out in a room in the garden that hasn't been used since the YouTube app disappeared after five years. I only used it to put on music videos if we were entertaining so it's pretty much useless now.
by STEVE G
Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:34 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Buying a new smart TV
Replies: 182
Views: 24550

Re: Buying a new smart TV

^I keep seeing these amazing TV's but everytime I get near to buying one, I have to remind myself that all my favourite movies are in black and white!
by STEVE G
Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:24 am
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1766
Views: 150202

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

Street Dog Brings Kind Human 'Payment' Every Day As a Thank You for Providing Food

https://pethelpful.com/pet-news/thai-st ... y-feedings
by STEVE G
Tue Oct 08, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Smart Phone Noise
Replies: 9
Views: 773

Re: Smart Phone Noise

Thais are oblivious to background noise, and they can just block it out so it doesn't bother them when other people make noise,….. I used to wonder about that until I spent some time in an Issan village. It’s just constant noise the whole time with a cacophony of dogs, chickens, pigs, water buffalo...
by STEVE G
Sun Oct 06, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Oreo Flavoured Coke
Replies: 11
Views: 1302

Re: Oreo Flavoured Coke

^I'll try them on the dogs when I get back.
Mind you, they're not all that fussy when it comes to biscuits.
by STEVE G
Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1766
Views: 150202

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

Museum Elevator Technician Accidentally Throws Out Alexandre Lavet Artwork Sometimes, even museum workers aren’t sure where the art ends and the real world begins. Case in point? The LAM museum in Lisse, the Netherlands, which recently found one of its artworks in the trash, accidentally thrown out ...
by STEVE G
Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:37 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: "Nudity" on the streets of Hua Hin
Replies: 178
Views: 27185

Re: "Nudity" on the streets of Hua Hin

dtaai-maai wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2024 4:47 am
Dannie Boy wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2024 4:40 am This must be almost a record - more than 17 years since the previous post!!
And all because you insist on walking the streeta of HH in your bikini! :roll:
It didn't look so bad 17 years ago!
by STEVE G
Wed Oct 02, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: Global Warming 2
Replies: 1140
Views: 84130

Re: Global Warming 2

Economics to the rescue: Solar and wind less than half the cost of fossil fuels as price falls continue https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wind-less-than-half-the-cost-of-fossil-fuels-as-price-falls-continue/ The cost of both solar and wind energy continue to fall, with both technologies less tha...
by STEVE G
Tue Oct 01, 2024 1:25 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Oreo Flavoured Coke
Replies: 11
Views: 1302

Re: Oreo Flavoured Coke

My two dogs like Oreos but I don't think that would excite them much.
by STEVE G
Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:00 am
Forum: Events & Activities
Topic: Mini Balloon Festival - Pranburi (with photo report)
Replies: 8
Views: 1525

Re: Mini Balloon Festival - Pranburi (with photo report)

^I'm impressed you went, Pranburi is smaller than Bristol so obviously the balloons were smaller too!
by STEVE G
Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Events & Activities
Topic: Mini Balloon Festival - Pranburi (with photo report)
Replies: 8
Views: 1525

Re: Mini Balloon Festival - Pranburi

If I was in Hua Hin, I’d go just out of curiosity. I’ve seen plenty of full size hot air balloons but never a model one like that.
by STEVE G
Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: Events & Activities
Topic: Mini Balloon Festival - Pranburi (with photo report)
Replies: 8
Views: 1525

Re: Mini Balloon Festival - Pranburi

^I never knew there was such a thing as a mini hot air balloon.
by STEVE G
Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 2047
Views: 438345

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

Talking about electric vehicles, I've been in a couple this week - Grab taxis. I was having a good look around inside the car. The thing that struck me was heavy use of computer screens. My unknowledgeable brain started working overtime. With these screens, there has to be a computer somewhere. I'm...