bluejets wrote:Best and safest way for the cheap charlies here who insist on saving the last n-th of a baht..........
Dear God, please forgive me.....I can't resist:
Part of the joy of living here is adapting.......so, if you suffer from dry skin when the humidity is low in Thailand, it'd be foolish to buy a humidifier for the few days in April when the humidity might drop slightly below 40%. And buying a closet full of warm clothes for a few handfuls of cold nights doesn't make much sense when they turn mildewy and take up space the rest of the year.
And so......I'll accept any accusations of being a 'cheap charlie' that anyone cares to fling at me with this latest relevation:
While at Central today.....scouting for a long-sleeved shirt (for those who've lived here long, a long-sleeved shirt comes with sleeves all the way to the wrist.......not commonly worn by tie-less Thais). I almost plucked down a few hundred baht for an unfashionable shirt at the X-port shop........when I was reminded of a pair of sleeves left over from my bike-riding days. You wear the sleeves in the early morning...along with a normal short-sleeve shirt....then rip off the sleeves at the stroke of 9AM, because by then, the icicles have melted from the eaves and a short-sleeve shirt is more than adequate.
I put that few hundred baht back in my wallet, trashed some of it in Swenson's on my way out of Central (empty-handed), and headed home. This evening, as the grass began to frost up again, I assembled my new winter shirt. Oh, happy me! No goosebumps on my arms and I won't deal with a closet full of moldy smelling winter clothes next rainy season.
And no fashion complaints from the villagers either!
Thailand's a great place to live.
Happy New Year!
