non drinker

Post by **Cowtown Comedy** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:53 pm

Interesting thread..A few months ago I decided to get on the wagon and put a cork in the sauce for awhile. Having a drinking venue myself, it was far too convenient to crack a bottle, and charge it to general fixed costs. I must admit for the first 2-3 weeks I was bored crazy, and soda water with a twist wasnt doing the trick. The mood swings after I stopped rinking, drove me crazy, almost to the point of cracking another bottle just so I wasn't so pissy. Sleep was also a battle; many restless nights. Now, three months later i definately feel better, and I can actually have 1or 2 drinks over a long period of time, something I could never imagine before. Its nice sitting in a pub now and remembering the conversations I had with people. Again, something I wasn't able to do before..." I said what...to who?

Post by **Big Boy** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:09 am

STEVE G wrote:Are you sure that’s Elvis, because I’ve seen him performing in a bar in Bangkok and he looked a lot more Thai than that!

I've seen him at LaMer performing Puff the Magic Dragon

Post by **richard** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:28 am

CC

I echo that

Post by **ste860** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:35 am

i too dont really drink ,when i do go out at night its very strange with your mates ,the jokes they come out with must be in code ,because when your drunk im sure you start to speak klingon

Post by **norm** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:14 pm

hhfarang wrote:
I have neverdriven on the wrong side of the street. lol
Aha! Another North American! Welcome, we need more presence here!

Learning to drive on the "wrong" side isn't too bad but after over four years I still get mixed up with the damned turn signal and windshield wipers being on opposite sides of the steering wheel!

HH I've been driving on the wrong side for 20 years and still get the wipers and lights mixed up. Now my problem is driving on the right I have to remember where I am or turn onto the wrong side.

When I first rented a left hand drive in Sydney I was OK until I had to make a turn and then I usually screwed up. Had to drive over a couple of road dividers in the learning process.

Best to learn how in a rented car with good insurance.

Post by **hhfarang** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:27 pm

Had to drive over a couple of road dividers in the learning process.

Been there, done that!

Once in a while I still walk to the wrong side of the car. When I do and people are watching I just open the passenger door and dig through the glove box for a moment like I'm looking for something, then go round to the correct side!

Post by **norm** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:43 pm

hhfarang wrote:
Had to drive over a couple of road dividers in the learning process.
Been there, done that!

Once in a while I still walk to the wrong side of the car. When I do and people are watching I just open the passenger door and dig through the glove box for a moment like I'm looking for something, then go round to the correct side!

I still do that once in a while. When I do I open the door and hold it for my wife. She isn't fooled but most onlookers are (I think).

Post by **Wanderlust** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:00 pm

The driving thing is interesting - in terms of the side of the road, no problem for me as I'm a Brit, but for some reason the cars here are different as regards the indicators and wipers, so when I go back to Blighty I am forever indicating when I want to wipe, and wiping when I want to indicate, and then when I return to Thailand the same thing!!

Post by **Guess** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:44 am

norm wrote:................... I still get mixed up with the damned turn signal and windshield wipers being on opposite sides of the steering wheel.................

That's nothing to do with driving on the right or the left but related to the nationality of the manufacturer.

In Britain all cars have the stalks (and I can't remember which way round it is) on the same side as all European makes. It is the Japanese cars that were different. The is also a cost on manufacture issue. It is cheaper to make all European cars as similar as possible.

I don't remember ever having problems in the US but I always washed the windscreen in the UK when hiring a Japanese car at Heathrow.

So to summarize, European cars (inc. UK), the US and the rest of the Americas have the indicators on the same side and the Japanese influenced countries (inc. Thailand) have the indicators on the other side.

I don't have a clue about Australia?

Post by **Nereus** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:21 am

Guess wrote:
norm wrote:................... I still get mixed up with the damned turn signal and windshield wipers being on opposite sides of the steering wheel.................
That's nothing to do with driving on the right or the left but related to the nationality of the manufacturer.

In Britain all cars have the stalks (and I can't remember which way round it is) on the same side as all European makes. It is the Japanese cars that were different. The is also a cost on manufacture issue. It is cheaper to make all European cars as similar as possible.

I don't remember ever having problems in the US but I always washed the windscreen in the UK when hiring a Japanese car at Heathrow.

So to summarize, European cars (inc. UK), the US and the rest of the Americas have the indicators on the same side and the Japanese influenced countries (inc. Thailand) have the indicators on the other side.

I don't have a clue about Australia?

It`s the same as the UK, Guess. I have two cars here, one UK and one Jap. The UK car is also automatic transmission, the Jap manual. I can go from auto to manual and vice versa without thinking about it, but EVERTIME I change from one to the other I will wipe the windscreen, or try and indicate with the wipers.
Maybe that's why most Thai drivers do not use the indicators!

Post by **hhfarang** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:28 am

Maybe that's why most Thai drivers do not use the indicators!

So does that mean that when their wipers are on they're turning... left... no, right... no, left... no, right... no, left... arggggggh!

Post by **STEVE G** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:11 am

The strange thing about the indicator situation is that I’m back and forth between Europe and Thailand and I manage to get it wrong at both ends.
Certainly the vehicles we have here in Luxembourg, which are either Peugeot or Mercedes have the indicator on the left and my Toyota in Thailand has it on the right.
The fact that I can remember that sat in front of the computer is no help at all when I’m driving!

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:26 am

I went over to Spain last year for a weeks break with some pals from the UK.
We hired a car from the airport and was told I would be driving. Not a problem I thought its been awhile since iv'e driven on the continent but hey ho.
To this very day I can still hear the screams of sheer terror as I turned onto the carriageway slip road into the on-coming traffic...

Post by **Big Boy** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:08 pm

So, what was the problem? Have your friends never seen the way they drive in Thailand?

Post by **housedoctor** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:31 pm

There are many good reasons for drinking,
and one has just entered my head.
If a fella cant drink when he's livin
How the feck can he drink when he's dead.

With almost zero tolerance in Ireland now for drinking & driving, going to the local for a few pints is now a thing of the past. However in making up for that, coming back to LOS is now more to look forward to than ever. But in relation to some previous posts, has anyone noticed how much faster the car go's when you're full of rubber as opposed to when you're sober. Strange is'nt it.