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by Whaler
Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:53 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Palm Bistro - Awesome food!
Replies: 80
Views: 9384

Re: Palm Bistro - Awesome food!

JW

Great find and just 5 mins walk from HP Red Mountain :)
by Whaler
Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:35 pm
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: Ceiling/roof insulation
Replies: 104
Views: 26567

Re: Ceiling/roof insulation

whether the insulation is laid on the ceiling or under the roofing material is argueable as to which is best, some will say that having both is the best way to go. The smaller volume you have to heat or chill is obviously better therefore insulating directly at point of heat exchange is preferable ...
by Whaler
Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:28 pm
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: Airport Body Scanners
Replies: 70
Views: 3077

Re: Body Scanners

For those modest ones amongst us....... A Las Vegas businessman has invented a special underwear with a strategically placed fig leaf design to get modest passengers through the airport screeners with their dignity intact. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8152047/Fig-leaf-...
by Whaler
Thu Nov 25, 2010 2:48 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Attaching steel poles to a concrete floor
Replies: 6
Views: 1667

Re: Attaching steel poles to a concrete floor

I don't think you will find posts with a matching thread off the shelf they will have to be fabricated Stud bar (round bar completely threaded) is relatively cheap you could just buy 24mm stud bar and cut to length and hang the fence netting on this but the cast in fittings (LoxinTM) will be more ex...
by Whaler
Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:40 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Samsung Galaxy Tablet over iPad...
Replies: 91
Views: 8267

Re: Samsung Galaxy Tablet over iPad...

The latest IOS 4.2 update has made the IPAD a bit better and certainly for downloading and reading PDF's

It's biggest drawback for me is the lack of easy email attachments and file structure something the Galaxy is not held back by
by Whaler
Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:18 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Attaching steel poles to a concrete floor
Replies: 6
Views: 1667

Re: Attaching steel poles to a concrete floor

You can make this simple or complex depending on how you want the floor to be when the posts are removed and the tools you have available Simplist is just to cast some sockets in the floor using a length of plastic or steel tube and drop the posts in. Posts can be steel, ali, plastic, wood etc, no w...
by Whaler
Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:42 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Attacked by a snake, do you know what snake is it ?
Replies: 50
Views: 2723

Re: Attacked by a snake, do you know what snake is it ?

Dam forgot about the GT better get a wicker basket too, just to be on the safe side.
by Whaler
Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:37 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Attacked by a snake, do you know what snake is it ?
Replies: 50
Views: 2723

Re: Attacked by a snake, do you know what snake is it ?

So apart from dressing up as part of the ain't arf hot mum crew and armed with a stick how does one get rid of these visitors in a typical small bungalow plot with 6ft high was all around

I presume they are not scaling the walls but entering via the gated areas unannounced
by Whaler
Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:53 pm
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Samsung Galaxy Tablet over iPad...
Replies: 91
Views: 8267

Re: Samsung Galaxy Tablet over iPad...

Hmmmm interesting criteria based on what you can afford to loose in a pub :)

So wait a year and buy a secondhand Ipad etc that you can afford to loose

I think the problem with making these devices a Jack of all trades will diminish their simple appeal and kill battery life
by Whaler
Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:15 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Samsung Galaxy Tablet over iPad...
Replies: 91
Views: 8267

Re: Samsung Galaxy Tablet over iPad...

None of these gadgets are a replacement for a good quality 13inch laptop for serious work The IPad and the Galaxy have a very specific use and probably cover a good 80% or more of normal usage I had for a year the little Sony P laptop before Ipads and the like as the foot print size (similar to the ...
by Whaler
Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:54 am
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: Bangkok lawyer imperative in house purchase?
Replies: 19
Views: 2196

Re: Bangkok lawyer imperative in house purchase?

I used an ex UK solicitor who lives in HH but works part time for a BK law firm, must be the same one hhfarang noted above

Best of both worlds IMO
by Whaler
Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:57 am
Forum: Accommodation
Topic: the sofitel hotel
Replies: 30
Views: 3670

Re: the sofitel hotel

I stayed for 13 nights in July great hotel and easy walking in to town to do the tourist bits

The Chalets are very nice with private pool and extra room for the kids

Plenty of free food and drinks if the club package is included