You could have a point there. A carpet may be ok for those men who rarely stay in their own apartment. Yes, the jet-setter types. If so, the carpet will not get so dirty, and he could have it cleaned every few months or so anyway.

I don't really like carpet though and it's not suitable for climates like like Pattaya, Queensland, Australia, or sunny California where Fifi lives. I know in these hot places we have air-con but like Fifi said this will spread the dirty micro-fibres all over the place. Tiles or timber floors for Queensland, Pattaya, California.

In England I can understand why carpet may still be the go though. Yes, as far as luxury watches go tiled floors can be a problem. Yep, the heavier the more likely to get scratched and cracked if dropped.

Heard the jade story before. Another rip-off in China. Jade is not rare, there are mountainsides of it in various locations in Asia. A jade bracelet is worth nothing remotely close to 60,000 dollars.

Chinese, stupid enough to pay a huge amount for something that has no value.

You were happy with the treatment that you had received in China after your heart attack. What made you change your mind?

Absolutely, the medics did a good job and even the English doctors praise them. However, you can pick up all sorts of diseases in China- some can give you a bad heart.

You were happy with the treatment that you had received in China after your heart attack. What made you change your mind?

You are right and I really don't like carpet. My first apartment had thick pile carpet and I pulled it up and replaced it with tiles ( 450 x 450 )

Yes, carpet is bad for health. I especially don't like carpet in hotel rooms. Imagine how dirty it must be.

In Pattaya this is not a problem.

Carpets are ideal for a busy man, a jet-setter. The thing is this:- the more expensive your watch is the heavier it will be. In your hurry to catch that plane to bangkok your watch will smash to smithereens on a Chinese-type tiled floor. On a carpet, no problem.

A Chinese tourist had a panic attack and fainted after she accidentally broke a jadeite bracelet priced at $60,000 in a shop in southwestern Yunnan province, according to a report by online news site Chinanews.com.

The woman, whose identity wasn't disclosed, tried on the bracelet in a shop in the city of Ruili, a major jade trading centre. But when she took it off, it slipped from her hands and broke in two on the tiled floor, the report said.

You and Taffy know that carpets are not healthy, right? First they keep releasing minuscule artificial fibers that we breathe each time we walk on them: Those fibers keep accumulating in our lungs (specially bad for babies/todlers and pets as they are always close to the carpet). Second, they are always dirty. After the first day, they start getting dirty and after a few weeks, their contents is simply disgusting even if you vacuum them on a regular basis: Carpets are like a huge pair of socks that get washed only every second year.

In fact, this model is not so common.

It's okay, I was only geeing you up, Seiko you have is good. My choices are less exciting these days- 'shall I invest in a £20 Stanley stapler or will an eBay one for a fiver do?' Do I need a proper £500 carpet stretcher or can I make do with a knee-kicker for just £25? AS Migsey and all the cool cats say, it's a bit of a non-brainer unless I want the carpets to ripple up after a year. If I cough up (as I will ask her Chineseship to do) £500, I will actually save money on what the carpet fitters would charge. More importantly I won't need to remove every stick of furniture from the premises.

Have you actually laid carpets in your travels as opposed to laying tarts on them? I never have but it can't be rocket science. I shall practice slicing up, stretching etcetera the old carpets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJqI88F0wAM

I see B&Q only use a knee-kicker!!

Tis a nice watch but pity Seiko wasn't as common as muck- you can get a battery one as-cheap-as chips. I mean you wouldn't impress the discerning Pattayan call-girl if you rolled up with a Seiko.