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    western kitchen

    Yes ...that's the place; we bought an 'industrial' size extractor unit to take out the frying chilli smells from them!Cry3.
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    western kitchen

    Big cookers and hoods... Can be bought at the 'Gas shop' on the Buriram road out of Surin; on the left, not far out, can't be more precise!
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    Ryans

    Very sad, feel for you.
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    Christmas Day

    Thanks! Apparently Santa only comes once a year, and that's down the chimney, hence he has no children! Sorry, English joke! I am hoping that he will come down our chimney!ThumbUp6
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    Christmas Day

    Lamduan christmas... Traditional English Christmas Dinner, 3 courses + a glass of wine or a beer will be 799 baht per head, Thai food will be as per normal menu. Bookings in advance for Christmas dinner please. Festivities will start around midday 25th December, and finish a lot later! About 24...
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    Rice price

    All done here; Most have finished harvesting in Lamduan area and now drying in earnest. Cut and sell 9 baht, dry about 14 baht. From what i can see, most people cut too early, grain is on the green side and damp. Unfortunately though harvesting largely governed by the contractors queue, if you...
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    Rice harvest to be lean financialy

    Waste of time... Done the figures with another friend in the same situation; at best, 1,000 thb per rai profit per annum. Sitting on 2,000,000 thb of rice land but can't sell because would lose face. What a load of bo**ox.Cry3.
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    House we are building near Roiet

    Nice one Alan! Can see a few similarities!
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    New bar in Surin

    Think...... ......we had a drink in there a few weeks ago; run by Thai lass who used to work at Sports Bar?
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    Starbeam Restaurant (Lek) Opening tomorrow morning

    Directions......... I know you're roughly opposite Goodview, but down a side street?
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    Starbeam Restaurant (Lek) Opening tomorrow morning

    Good luck! Hope to be in to see you very soon!ThumbUp6
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    Starbeam Restaurant - Coming Soon

    And Good Luck from all at Lamduan too!ThumbUp6
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    putting in water bins

    Because a) borehole is too far from shop units, and b) with the system of pipework already supplied by the borehole the pressure isn't as good as the mains - without paying out for a bigger pump, c) it's good to have a back-up and d) her indoors doesn't like showering in borehole water! AND...
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    putting in water bins

    We have mains water running into underground tank ( concrete pipe rings, double thick with concrete inbetween), which is then pumped into the house 'on demand'. As already mentioned, the tank acts as a filter and can easily be cleaned out if required and we've never had shower head or similar...
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    sending important documents to UK

    Interesting posts (no pun intended!)... I sent some important docs to the UK via EMS, very successful , and arrived 2 days later; HOWEVER was fairly horrified at the 900baht for an A4 envelope! Advice of the (small!) Lamduan Post Office! It will be reg Air Mail in future! Thanks Guys!
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    Looking for staff

    Niang...... Yes, understand your point but when my wife asked her name a couple of years back she said Niang, but, hey, they've all got several names, the M-I-L calls my Mrs Niang too!
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    Looking for staff

    Sounds like Niang? Works at Lecs, near small/old Majestic Hotel. Yes, excellent.
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    Looking for staff

    Don't know the answer..... I am very new to this but am finding. just like everyone else, that it is a major problem! They are all so bloody lazy - if you can find anyone, and if they turn up. Absolutely no interest other than the bare minimum and lying around on the floor. No idea of...
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    Looking for staff

    Quite agree..... Don't leave it to the wife and DON'T take on the family!!
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