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I was in Central Festival, Pattaya today. On the third floor, just outside the entrance to the main department store, a set of small appliances were being sold, one of which was a bread machine. That may be the only one. I checked the kitchenware department on their 5th floor and didn't see any others. This one was being sold new, at 4550 baht. At that price, it's an absolute steal. If you or anyone else still wants a bread machine, I'd get over there and grab it - fast - before it's gone.

I eat breakfast only rarely, but when I do and sausages are offered, my first question is whether the sausages actually taste like sausages. Too many restaurants serve those flavorless, insipid things they call sausage, but they're rarely any good. So, how are the sausages at O'Garas? They certainly look good in the photo. Lvdkeyes posted several sausage recipes on my board ( http://www.gaybuttonthai.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4320 ). Usually, when I want breakfast and want sausage with it, I just make my own using one of his recipes and it always comes out good.

It's true. Do a Google search. Many articles will come up verifying that. Here's just one of them, published by Scientific American: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt

It's working for me now using Firefox.

The dent is caused by the mixing blade. Maybe somebody will eventually come up with a different technology, but without the blade, there is no way to mix the ingredients and knead the dough. It doesn't bother me because it extends only about ¼ inch into the bread. Regarding salt, most recipes call for between 1 to 1½ teaspoons of salt. My instruction booklet says the salt is used primarily to stop the rising process. Besides, the latest medical information says now salt is not dangerous to your health after all. Even so, 1½ teaspoons of salt distributed over an entire loaf of bread - I don't think there would be enough to worry about in a slice or two. In any case, the amount of salt used in home-made bread is very likely far less than the amount of salt used in commercial loaves. The bread machine is another one of those things that I saw no particular use for until I had one. Now I wouldn't want to be without it. It's best, though, if you also have an oven. If you want to make things like bagels, baguettes, etc, the bread machine will knead and prepare the dough, but you would still need an oven to bake those sorts of things. But for loaves, the bread machine does the whole thing. All you have to do is put in the ingredients, turn on the bread machine, and a little less than 4 hours later, there's your loaf. The only other tip I can think of at the moment is some recipes that call for baking in an oven instead of the bread machine, the recipe says to use a greased baking sheet. I used to to that, but I didn't like it because the oven tends to french fry the bottom of the loaf - at least when I do it. I've never found a way to avoid that. So, I don't use a greased baking sheet at all. Instead I use baking parchment. For 279 baht you can get a 50m roll of it at Makro. For me, that's enough to last at least two years or more - and you don't have to grease it.

I've been using bread machines ever since they first came out. I haven't bought commercial breads in years. One further tip: In most recipes, make sure you're using bread flour, not all purpose flour. It does make a significant difference. A second tip: If a recipe gives you a choice between making a large loaf or a small loaf, I always make the small loaf. You might have to make the bread more often, but with use of the timer, I think it's worth doing - nothing like waking up to the odor of a fresh, hot loaf of bread baking . . . A third tip: If you don't like the "dent" made by the mixing blade, when the bread is ready to begin its final rise, remove the dough, take out the blade, and replace the dough. Now you won't have the "dent." I almost never do that, though. The "dent" doesn't bother me.

Is this another example of how software upgrades improve the board? Two days ago I started having problems when trying to view this board with the Firefox browser. Now I'm using Google Chrome to view this board and with use of that browser the board displays correctly for me.

In Pattaya, they used to carry bread machines on the top floor of Central Festival, but I think they stopped carrying them. You might as well have a look. That is the only place in Pattaya I've ever seen them for sale. I bought mine on the top floor of the Pargon in Bangkok. I paid 9000 baht for it there. Naturally, after I had already bought it, that's when I spotted them at Central Festival. Same make and model as mine was being sold there for nearly 3000 baht less than I paid in Bangkok. In Pattaya, I've seen bread mixes at Makro, Villa Market, and Foodland, but I don't buy them. It's so simple to use "regular" ingredients and there is a wide variety of flours available in Pattaya as well as yeast. Do a Google search for bread machine recipes and hundreds and hundreds will come up. I use my bread machine to make everything from rye bread to baguettes and bagels. I have no idea where to buy the kind of coffee machine you're looking for. If nobody else knows, you might ask the managers at some of the restaurants and coffee shops where they got theirs. I have a few bread machine recipes on my board. http://www.gaybuttonthai.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5148 http://www.gaybuttonthai.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4618 http://www.gaybuttonthai.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3841 http://www.gaybuttonthai.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3535

I can't remember the name of the place, but that electronics repair shop in the basement of Tuk Com is very good. If no one posts a better suggestion, I'd start with them.

And I will continue to do so. Of course I haven't been "dragged into court." That's because I get rid of those kinds of posts and get rid of those who would submit those kinds of posts. If I didn't, I might have been "dragged into court" a long time ago. I have yet to ever see a post so essential that it's worth taking a risk. I don't want those kinds of posts on my board in the first place. I'll agree the chances are quite remote that it would ever happen, but it's very easy for someone who would be under no risk whatsoever to tell a board owner that he should take the risk, and take it on the basis that no board owner has thus far been dragged into court. Michael is correct. So far none of the gay Thailand board owners have been "dragged into court." On my board, I'm going to keep it that way. Very sorry if you don't like that, but you're welcome to start your own board and take all the risks you want while you're singing to your own hymn sheet.

Purple Space Monkey has it, or at least they did the last time I was there for breakfast, about a year and a half ago, but it's hard to get there without your own transportation. It's on Soi Chaiyapruek, about a quarter of a mile toward the beach from Sukhumvit. Their number is 038 074 734 They have a Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Purple-Space-Monkey-Bar-Grill-Thailand/196708077031082

Unfortunately, in my opinion, that is what American presidential politics has become - who's got the most money. Who's got the most and the best commercials. Who looks best on TV. Who's got the wittiest one liners and sound bytes. I don't pay attention to polls or news "analysis" to predict who's going to win. Here's why:

Several cable TV companies have CNN and BBC. They'll broadcast the debates live. The debates are also broadcast live on the internet. You could also do what I did - watch it on YouTube at whatever time you wish.

That is correct. I'm not much of a breakfast person, so I can't really help you with opening times, but I would imagine the major hotels start serving breakfast at early hours

Regarding Corner Bar, I posted the following on my board: I posted a message for Michael (Crabby) to see if he could confirm and explain the above, about the lease reverting back to Madame Sunee. Maybe that is an option in the contract, although I don't know why she would want to take back a lease, it the above turns out to be correct, if the tenant is still paying rent. I have not yet heard back from Michael. Regarding Euro Boys, the bar next door - Eden Bar - has bought out Euro Boys and is expected to reopen within the next ten days. The reason for the delay is they are in the process of recruiting go-go boys.

Are you kidding? With all the names I've been called over the years, you don't really think that hurt my feelings, did you? Quite an interesting word. Maybe in that sense 2+2 really does = 3. The word I use is Arithmetic. That's where 2+2 somehow manages to = 4 . . .

How true. This particular moron uses an outdated version of Windows XP because it works perfectly, rather than using a new version of Windows that gets more complaints than Carter's has liver pills. I think I'll just continue my "moronity," thank you very much. Well, since Windows XP doesn't explain the current problem, now you get to tell me again all about how wonderful this trouble-free board software works with all the updates - you know, the ones you are refusing to explain what improvements they've made, what security issues they cure and what security issues this board ever had in the first place. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Well, maybe you're using Windows XP . . .

By any chance, do they also make one called 'LMTU Block'?

Oh, right . . . It's because I use Windows XP. It's the fault of Windows XP, not the board software. All I have to do is install an upgrade and I'll be in a perfect world. You still haven't answered my questions. And why did you have to tell everyone that we're friends. You just spoiled all the fun of our "argument." "With you in the cooler we will still be friends?" - Robert Graf (German guard Werner), 'The Great Escape'

Before you say I don't answer your question, don't you think it would be a good idea to at least ask one? What question is that? Yes, I use phpbb. Yes, if something goes wrong with my board I will install a new version of it. No, I see no value in support of something that needs no support. Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows XP. Meanwhile my Windows XP works perfectly while I see constant complaints and problems with newer versions of Windows. I'm not planning to "upgrade" that either. If you want to evade my questions by coming up with excuses not to provide answers, that's your choice. However, I believe the real reason you won't answer is because you have no answers. I think this board does not and has not had security problems. I think you are as aware as I am that some of these upgrades have caused more problems than they have solved. I'm in the 21st century, have no fear. I'm in it without my head buried in the sand about trying to say you need to fix problems that don't need fixing and were never problems in the first place. If you want to continue installing these upgrades, be my guest. Meanwhile, the software problems I see as a board member still exist and so far the upgrades have caused them, not fixed them. Instead of trying to go after me, what you ought to be doing is going after the software company that sold you a board with flaws and does nothing to repair them and apparently consistently insists they are fixing security problems. Why are they having so many security problems? Why can't they fix simple problems such as screen size and keeping people logged in? Let me know their answer once you contact them about it. Your serve . . .

None at all. I received that information too. I see nothing there that would be a reason to do a so-called upgrade. If I was having problems with my board, I'd upgrade, but I'm not having any problems and I've seen the kinds of problems "upgrades" can cause. Why on earth you're so insistent in defending a software company that can't get it right goes beyond me. Do you think I'm attacking this board? If that's what you think, you're wrong. I'm attacking the software company, not the content of this board. I'm going to repeat what I've asked several times before, including on this topic, and still have no answer: "So, tell me - precisely what security and vulnerability issues have been fixed and tell me whether this board has been having problems with any of these issues."

And as long as my board continues to run trouble free I see no reason to install these "upgrades." You keep saying it takes care of security issues. I'm not having any security issues. I've asked precisely what security issues these upgrades are supposed to fix and I've also asked whether this board was experiencing security issues in the first place. I have yet to see an answer posted. So, tell me - precisely what security and vulnerability issues have been fixed and tell me whether this board has been having problems with any of these issues. With all the upgrades that have been added to this board software, every one of them are supposed to have fixed security issues. And yet every few months they come out with another upgrade that's supposed to fix security issues. There must be a hell of a lot of security issues that need fixing. The only differences I've seen with this board software when upgrades are installed are no differences at all or problems. I've been on this board ever since the day you opened it and if anything about it has changed as a result of these upgrades, other than squeezing in the board from both sides, I've missed it. "Keep Me Logged In" doesn't work anymore, at least for me. It used to, but then came an upgrade. That's when it stopped working and still won't work. That's my next question. Other than fixing security issues that weren't causing problems to this board to begin with, what has improved from the board member end? As far as I can tell, "upgrade" is the wrong word. So, you're right. I don't get it and until someone gives me a good reason to upgrade a board that's already running perfectly, with no security issues, vulnerability issues, or any other serious problems, I intend to continue to not get it. _____________ Actually, I just found one "improvement." Now the editor doesn't work. I made a small edit to the message above and clicked "save changes." Guess what - it didn't save the changes and just sat there. To add this part to my post I had to switch to the "Use Full Editor" and click "Submit Modified Post" to do it. You want to tell me again all about how these "upgrades" improve the board? So, I repeat: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.