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Local shots taken at 0445 this morning:

Felt like a cheese toastie, but my sandwich toaster appears to have died....

Buddha Day yesterday. I had to remind the staff who initially brought out the bottle and a regular beer glass.

Vegan Kiev with baby new potatoes and mixed vegetables and hot chili sauce.

Looking at the fitness app on my phone and I am doing 16000-18000 steps a day when I am working, not to mention climbing in and out of a truck about fifty times a night, lol...

Some proper food! It's good to be back. 😀

We went out last night to Kelseys in Cornwall. Cajun chicken fajitas were good, washed down with a red wine.

Stick them in the walls in a Christie style.

Downtown doing my security rounds last night and I spotted these antique cars at a hotel across the road - checked them out and here's two Bugattis and a Bentley; Bentleys we've seen here before a few years ago when the owners' club brought over twenty of them through but I never dreamed I'd see a Bugatti here on my Main St: I took these photos at 11:30PM last night...

I've rented several different units from this same agency in this block over the years and it's hard to go wrong with them - well equipped units and you certainly can't beat the location, right in the middle of Pattaya with Beach Rd and 2nd Rd access and Central Festival Mall next door with a supermarket in the basement.

The 'air bridge' between the two buildings is unusual though not unique. I have never seen as many old-fashioned chimneys as this. Both photographs taken yesterday in York.

I'm hoping it will be longer than that until I sample another....

During covid I put together a covid box... tinned stuff.... kept in the cupboard under the stairs. Today, I raided it. For some reason, I'd put a Fray Bentos steak and kidney pie in there.... So, I present to you steak and kidney (apparently, but if that contained the advertised 33% more meat, I was robbed!) that was, er, plain, and tinned carrots, which, despite an homemade honey and garlic glaze, were soft and watery. Prepare for more delights from the covid box....

Sunday night Turkey sandwich

My uncle got in there very early with a top of the range Betamax ... 😂

Today's view, the sudden drop in temperature has killed the bays, fishing from a bridge again.

Yeah, I fancy one of them now. Just for me though. My lodger can go f+ck himself 😁😁

Leftover chuck roast on a sourdough bun with horseradish sauce.

Boiled egg and tomato ciabatta rolls with hot chili sauce and vegan chorizo puppies.

Curried chicken kebabs

A draft vietnamese beer. I ordered "gold" rather than "black" i guess referring to the colour not a brand. I might order a black just to try before changing to a can of Saigon Special or Huda Beer, the draft is remarkably weak

Uncle brought some beautiful salmon from 6 hours away, as a thank you for looking after his dog. With some chips and corn, just delicious

That’s what we had. Remember my mate having the first VHS Ferguson Videostar, We were all well jealous.😂

Lunch with Dad , now Sun bathing on my balcony 😎 just bought up two fans from my storage locker , one for my bedroom and one for the living area ... just in case they are required

Just finished four nights of work, enjoying a stiff rum and coke at 0800 before I go to bed; now I hope to make the most of my four days off but of course rain is forecast for tomorrow...

Better be vegan, or i'm reporting you!

This ones for you Gal. Crying my eyes out now, but that's o.k. Because I know the love will always be there. Hang in there buddy.

Off to a BBQ this afternoon. Lovely weather today, hottest day of the year. That should perk me up a bit

I'd like to head back to Thailand, but I'm still dealing with health and mobility problems that make living abroad unwise right now. No point in returning to Pattaya if I can't enjoy its, shall we say, attractions. I'm waiting to see if I'm going to need a knee replacement. Evil

Yes, this can certainly be true - our northern lake areas can be especially dangerous when they blow up, as most in my area are glacially-fed and are bloody cold even on the warmest summer days; even if you can swim well you will be hypothermic within minutes if you go in the drink and many lives have been lost this way.

Beautiful evening in the park. Picked a great week to take off work, been nice every day.

Some info re lounges at LHR. I'm travelling with EVA to BKK, Premium Economy, but I have a Gold Card so can use any Star Alliance lounge. I've been in the habit of going to the Air Canada lounge. It closed at 8pm but, as the flight is only an hour and a half later, it was no big deal. Today, my lounge invitation specifically mentioned the Lufthansa lounge, which is generally regarded as sub-par, and is also a long way to the departure gate. So I went to Air Canada again and, although they would have let me in (at 5pm), they warned me that they now close at 5:30pm, and suggested going to the Singapore lounge opposite, which closes at 10pm. That is where I am now. I'm ridiculously early because I left extra time to get to the airport because of the train strike, and all the transport connections married up very efficiently.

Gundogan again ...

Ridiculous decision.

I would say it’s a hand built special, don’t look like a production bike.

I've always been a fan of VAR ... 😉

I have ridden hundreds of bikes in Thailand. Only two had wheels.

A friend of mine went to some kind of beer-tasting party and got a photo of this stuff: