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by bigston
Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: "Old" Plumbing Supplies Shop
Replies: 4
Views: 955

"Old" Plumbing Supplies Shop

i am hoping to find an old plumbing supplies shop
that has been around for ever.
up an side alley, or wherever.
looking for old flanges and valves.
thanks.
by bigston
Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Hua Hin Then and Now Comparison
Replies: 32
Views: 4579

Re: Hua Hin Then and Now Comparison

Would be nice to see for many of us, some " Old " vs " New "
happy snaps taken over the years
by bigston
Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:04 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight
Replies: 23
Views: 3276

Re: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight

Yep, mother Nature will help out big time if only developers, architects, builders, can see the wood from the trees,,,,
but alas so often they dont...
by bigston
Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight
Replies: 23
Views: 3276

Re: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight

GHW As you realise,Trees are your best friend , apart from shading walls etc, they reduce the ambient temperature between them and the house, just a bit, but it all helps what extra shading did you use ? Ive paid particular notice to a number of friends houses, as in ventilation seems the "more...
by bigston
Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:21 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand
Replies: 4759
Views: 475200

Re: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

Dont Despair DB
good old trusty Windy told me yesterday i was to get 8 mm from 1 pm - 4 pm

well i was prepared, got the tarpaulins set up, cleaned the gutters, got my wellies at the ready ,and then washed the car in preparation for the once in a 100 year event.
Sigh.....
by bigston
Wed Apr 19, 2023 5:56 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand
Replies: 4759
Views: 475200

Re: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

think its hot this year ?? https://www.axios.com/2023/04/18/deadly-heat-wave-large-swath-of-asia-china-india Friends in Chiang Mai have had two 41 plus degree days this past week how does he know he used a magnifying glass the read the thermometer on days of an AQI of over 270 Welcome to the new wor...
by bigston
Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight
Replies: 23
Views: 3276

Re: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight

DB, thats great looking bread, do you include Rye Flour ? BB thats just way to hot and dangerous , especially with the current air quality i guess its about the 29 mark , given that the outside minimum each morning at present does not dip below 26 there's just no chance for Concrete Boxes to cool do...
by bigston
Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:12 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight
Replies: 23
Views: 3276

Re: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight

GHW how the heck do you manage to keep a house THAT cool in this weather
id kill for 28 anytime of the day
DB you must be baking bread again with no oven
And LA, the joys of solar and battery back up
8.10 am here and its 29 exactly, inside.
by bigston
Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight
Replies: 23
Views: 3276

How Hot Does your House Stay Overnight

With the relentless hot days, and in the past 3 weeks or so, much higher overnight temperatures
im just wondering how hot your House, Condo, etc stays overnight
if you get up in the morning and have a thermometer ' Inside " what does it read at say 6, 7 AM
by bigston
Sun Apr 16, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Thailand Air Quality and Pollution Alerts
Replies: 302
Views: 248002

Re: Thailand Air Quality and Pollution Alerts

These past few weeks we have had winds from the south and south east no chinese crap in those winds but the reoprting is partially correct 5 times in the past few weeks parts of china have registered an AQI of in excess of 1000 one day even as high as 1555 the PM2.5 readings even today have been in ...
by bigston
Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Thailand Air Quality and Pollution Alerts
Replies: 302
Views: 248002

Re: Thailand Air Quality and Pollution Alerts

One of the drawcards to buying the land plot where we are, was "the views " Last year Jan - April,many glorious sunsets over the mountain ranges to the west and quite often crisp clear views of one of the big peaks down at Sam Roi Yot, not that far away This year, ive seen the outline of t...
by bigston
Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Events & Activities
Topic: Songkran 2023
Replies: 10
Views: 2284

Whats Open Tomorrow 13/4

Ive forgotten
is makro / lotus etc, open the holiday tomorrow / restricted hours or as normal.
thanks
by bigston
Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: House Bricks
Replies: 22
Views: 2622

Re: House Bricks

Thanks caller and usual s
sounds like a gold strike
ill head on over after they have sobered up, next week. :thumb:
by bigston
Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: House Bricks
Replies: 22
Views: 2622

Re: House Bricks

Thanks BB and Steve, appreciated.
i will have the navigator take me there for a Sticky...
by bigston
Tue Apr 11, 2023 2:28 pm
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: House Bricks
Replies: 22
Views: 2622

Re: House Bricks

rather a strange 3 words for such an innocuous address
lord knows what some places might be worded as