DoctorG

This is the marine equivalent of a truck driver letting the air out of the tyres to get under the bridge.

Agree with everything written above, but we all know that the vast majority of deaths occur outside the BKK metro area so whatever is done in BKK will have little overall affect on the death toll.

I am no fan of P but, in this instance, I do not think he did anything wrong. The headline (as usual) tries to make more of it than there was.

For anybody who was wondering, the Thai guy did not win the seat.

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

I don't believe this story ....   taxi drivers always return cash so this can't be true 

You will need to wait until tomorrow for the obligatory "cabbie returns cash to grateful tourist" story.

Where does the Pavlov's Dog reference come in? Did I miss it somehow?

OK, I just read it again and Pavlov is his name. Still, not a good pun.

Unfortunately nothing we can, and do, say on here makes the slightest difference. I will not weep for Thailand as the Thais do not care.

10 minutes ago, boomerangutang said:

I was one of those.   And I'm still stumped by how many stupid and easily-duped people there are in the US.  Is there something in the water (at Trump-majority states) that kills brain cells?   It's further confounding when now, in Alabama, many Trump fans are prepared to vote for a man who they believe is a child molester.    ......over a man who successfully busted two of the men who bombed a church which killed 4 little girls.  

 

And those same Alabamans are allowed to hoard as many military grade guns as they want.  

Maybe the "deplorables" were not as stupid as those who were sure that SHE would be a good President. Arrogant people like you were part of the reason that Trump won, but you would never see that.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

“When I was a cadet there, I also received punishment and lost consciousness because of that. Anyway, I’ve survived,” he said.

Well this explains the loss of brain cells at least.

Incredibly stupid or incredible liar? You choose.

3 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Remarkable that so few of Australia's finest are actually aware of their nationality/nationalities.

Yes, it would be a very rare situation that you would not at least suspect that you might be a dual national.

Could be many cases of foot infection coming soon.

At least some of the chaps were making an attempt at marching.

22 minutes ago, overherebc said:

So we're stuck with the old style British Army system of scrub down with wire brushes and Dettol for the hard to get at bits and Bass Brooms and Dettol for the bigger areas.

You could add pulling through with a Xmas tree just to be extra safe.

ouch, and double ouch

I call it damn fine flying.

51 minutes ago, trogers said:

I would have thought a developed country would have been teaching road and traffic safety to K-grade kids...

Teenagers think they are invincible. I know I sure did some dangerous stuff.

Is this going to be the way elections are won or lost from now on? You do not need to prove anything in the short time before the poll. The mere accusation has been enough to change a 9 point lead to being 12 points behind.

I have no idea if this is true or not and therefore make no judgement.

Just go down to Walking Street and abuse the bouncers. They will give you a good workout.

26 minutes ago, KittenKong said:

"Why do you think Costco, Apple and WalMart chose to not have a presence in Thailand?"

It's simple: they dont want to own 49% of a company and have a 51% Thai partner. I wouldn't want to either.

Doesn't the Amity Agreement fix this?

Thai teachers are in a class of their own.

Read that any way you want to.

They tinker around the edges without doing what needs to be done. I know it is a massive undertaking but the whole road safety issue needs addressing, from education to enforcement. Cannot see it ever happening.

At least it is out in the open, better than the plastic box in Pattaya.

I can only say that I have travelled all over the world (incl TH) with nic lozenges and have never had a problem. Even had some mailed into China once because they did not sell them. Package opened by customs but let through.

19 hours ago, ilostmypassword said:

We love even more watching Trump frothing at the mouth and citting stuff he gets from Vladimir Putin. 

Yep, he does indeed say some strange things.

19 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

Guess we won't be seeing you after November next year, then, eh?

Either way I will probably still be here, even if I have to find other things to amuse myself.