Baht Simpson

You're making the same mistake. He was convicted for contempt of court, a serious criminal charge he didn't contest. That he was arrested for telling the truth is just you putting your spin on it. There is no crime in law called telling the truth.

You can always try one out in the shop. 🙂

A great step forward.

Keeping your valuables on you is rule no. 2 of flying.

Tell her she can find you on here about a hundred times a day. 🙂

Still can't get the IPA here out in the sticks for some reason. I'd like to compare it to the Snowy and Beerlao IPA's which are both nice.

https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/48352 Government responded This response was given on 5 August 2013 As this e-petition has received more than 10, 000 signatures, the Government department have provided the following response: Sharia 'law' has no jurisdiction in England and Wales and the Government has no intention to change this position. Sharia principles are the code of personal religious law governing the conduct of Muslims. They can extend into all aspects of people's lives, but provided an activity prescribed by Sharia principles does not contravene the law of England and Wales, there is nothing that prevents people living by Sharia principles. Britain has a proud tradition of religious tolerance, within the law. We expect individuals and groups to exercise their religious beliefs in a courteous and considerate manner and to respect the rights of others. [Edited for fair use policy]

Yes, this is nothing new. Just The Daily Telegraph stirring the pot again. But Parliament must be diligent in case of overreach. "Sharia councils – also known as Sharia courts – have existed in the UK since the early 1980s. The Islamic Sharia Council (ISC) based in Leyton, East London, was established in 1982. Its website states that it was formed to “solve the matrimonial problems of Muslims living in the United Kingdom in the light of Islamic family law”, for example marriages, divorce and inheritance issues. The ISC is a Registered Charity2 and not a formal court of law, and therefore only deals with the Islamic Nikah marriage ceremony rather than civil marriage contracts." "Sharia councils have no official legal or constitutional role in the UK. Their work consists primarily of adjudicating on religious divorces, usually at the request of women. They may also give verdicts on other aspects of day-today life, for example on Sharia-compliant finance or on halal food.4" https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-2019-0102/CDP-2019-0102.pdf

The Sun, the stars and the planets are all circular as seen with the naked eye. But the Earth is flat?? So are all the other celestial bodies lying on their side and revolving so that the flat side is always facing us?

Jesus yes, the Christ, no. There's scholarly evidence that Jesus existed but none that he was the Son of God or evidence of a creator god. They could understand that.

What kind of jerk doesn't realise it's just humour even though I posted a smiley icon with it?

20k a month? That wouldn't be enough to clean my pool. 😄

I put a Christmas tree up for the kids next door. As soon as they see Christmas stuff in the shops (usually late November) they think it's that time. I'm an atheist and I celebrate the holiday as a time of family and sharing and I give them all a little Christmas box on 24th. For them Christmas is Santa Claus and I doubt they'll ever know who Jesus was.

When I came to live in Thailand the BHT-GBP rate was bouncing around 75. I'm glad I built my house at that rate.

In my past life I have never paid a subscription online to anything. And in my future life I never will. If anything demands subscription I just do without it. Of more concern to me is the free apps which are becoming more and more invasive. The model now is not to tempt the viewer with useful ad-ons but to irritate the life out of us with longer and longer unstoppable ads until we relent. That and re-directs that take you to another site like Lazada. I've ditched so many apps recently.

12%. Lord knows how much that would be if they sold it here. I've got bottle of St.Bernardus Abt. 12 at 10% for Christmas. That'll make me merry.

Thank you for all the replies. Plenty to think about now.

Yes, I had a latex mattress in the U.K. but I'm a bit concerned it might retain the heat here a little more as opposed to a traditional one. Do you find that or is it nothing to worry about?

I shall be looking to buy a new bed in the New Year. Probably a King Size. Does anyone have a recommendation for a medium firm mattress, possibly with a divan base? Something in the medium price range. It's a fair few years since I bought a mattress so I'm a bit out of touch with which brands are fair quality.

Lao Brewery is now showing it at 5%. Must be a recent development, https://www.beerlao.la/products/beerlao/beerlao-dark/?Ckey=41499 The beers here must be from existing stock or export is still 6.5% I guess.

Overheating?

Quite so. It's new so you've got plenty of time to not worry about it. Don't keep it too long though or you'll be drinking liquid salmonella. :)

Try Snowy IPA @ 5%. It's more of a New England style than a traditional English IPA but @ 77b for 500 ml. and available at 7/11 it's a decent alternative to the ubiquitous pale lagers.

Only 1.5% won't reduce the flavour profile substantially. It would be interesting to do a comparison.

Does it have a manufacture date? That's the important thing.