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99B now for L&M. I can afford the extra 8B or whatever. Meanwhile if I was back home I'd be paying about 700B for the same. A saving of 600B per day is 219,000B per annum. My first divorce cost me less than that. I've considered smoking more but concluded it would interfere too much with my drinking.

Velcro (gloves).

I actually thought this was a satirical article?

Apparently Basil Fawlty is alive and well, and running a restaurant in Thailand. I just had a great idea - start a Thai TV series about a hotel managed by a sociopathic introverted extrovert with a tendency to cock things up horribly, but then I realised that as this is SOP in many LOS hotels, probably not a money maker. On a side-note, I'd love to see Fawlty Towers dubbed over in Thai, now that would be freaking hysterical.

My missus (who is all seeing, all knowing, and generally omniscient in respect to the underground lottery, gambling, and loan sharking) insists that the BIB run 90% of the loan sharks, lottery and gambling, and spend 90% of their time hunting down the other 10% who are freelancing without paying the appropriate commissions. You heard it here first. ????

Shark Week is early this year?

Lassie

It's not who votes that counts, it's who counts the votes that matters. I've said for the last 20 years that the person who leads Thailand out of the current feudal system has not yet been born, and I'm still saying it. And what comes next will only give an appearance of being "better" - the system will just be more adapted to the westerm feudal system whereby we are merely brainwashed into thinking we have free choice. The powerful minority see the silent majority merely as tools to be used to their advantage - applies to every country and every political system in the world, and has done since the first stone age man raised a stick in the air and clobbered his neighbor. Ironically, all the individual can do to withstand being a victim of tyranny, is to become a tyrant.

Gloaming

Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft.

But without the stilettos, it just won't be the same.

Merkel

I also heard they are insisting you must drink alcohol only through a straw, ice-cubes must be tested for traces of covid, and any attending hostesses must wear full hazmat suits and masks. Stiletto shoes are not considered de rigueur.

Being in business myself for over 40 years I consider it my mission in life to extract as much as possible for services rendered. It's called Enterprise Capitalism. Caveat Emptor should be adequate consumer protection in all cases, and if a fool is soon parted from their money, well such is life.

Try this. Adios the string, get two pieces of old light weight bike chain (small gauge from a kids bike or similar) of the appropriate length and modify the base of the trimmer to bolt the pieces of chain to a metal disk. They will last forever and cut as well as any form of nylon string. When you bolt on the chain, use lock nuts or spring washers and loctite, or the chain may fly off and go right through the passenger door of your Mother-in-law's brand new car - don't ask me how I know.

You can buy a standard English keyboard at almost any large IT shop, stationery stores, Tesco, Big C or similar.

My Mum drove a Morrie Ocky and my Dad had a Cambridge. Both came with a starting handle and it was my job to get them going on frosty mornings. I can still smell the ether and feel the cold steel in my hands. Aahhh.....memories.

Totally agree. Anybody who is one of the "few" that adhere to driving regulations in Thailand are an endangered species. Traffic, weather and road conditions, visibility, lighting etc. mean that there is no single safe place to ride and you should adapt accordingly and continuously. Generally riding towards the left is the safest option - until it's not. Often the biggest factor controlling my riding is the "lunacy level of the day" being displayed by other road users, so I'm continually adjusting speed and road position to eliminate the potential for disaster. Watch out for the non-local number plates - they are bound to do extraordinary things because a) they're Thai, b)they're lost for the 14th time that day, c) they're suffering low blood sugar because they haven't eaten for 45 minutes, and d) the chances of them actually doing anything logical were slim to begin with. Knowing what's behind you is as important as knowing what's in front of you - at ALL times. I want to know that I can make an evasive lane change (or not) or slam on the anchors (or not) without having to worry about what I don't know is behind me. My tips: Assume everybody on the road is on a personal mission to kill you, especially busses trucks and taxis. Ride at least as fast as 90% of the traffic on the roads - it's safer to be the passer as opposed to the passee, and idiots are better to be behind you rather than beside you or in front. Riding slowly will eventually get you nailed. Use your mirrors and know what's behind you at all times (because you already have the idiots behind you). Be decisive in every decision and action you take. Don't assume the brakes are the only emergency option you have. Always let some other sucker act as the "pathfinder" when the lights turn green. Yeah, yeah - no such word as passee. But apply the payer/payee principle and it makes sense.

My Mum's entire list of things needed to treat wounds, sterilize everything and anything, remove stains, clean her dentures, clean the floor/walls/toilet/sink, prepare wood for painting, clean the doorstep, clean windows, clean silverware, clear blocked drains, clean the oven, tie-dye my 70's tee-shirts, and bake a fantastic pavlova, consisted of basically three things; Hydrogen peroxide, vinegar, and bicarbonate of soda. Note: Don't put the peroxide in your pavlova.

I once applied for the role of an official government censor. I had all the right attributes and a huge collection of pornography as evidence of my dedication. The government weren't in agreement.

I wonder if they'll crackdown on the (actual) schoolgirls wearing, or at least partially wearing their (actual) uniforms. Oh wait....this is all about protecting the (and I'm being generous here) integrity of the BIB, Dogfaces, Swabbies, and Flyboys.

Ironically, the only junk sms messages I get are from my service provider.

Joseph Mengele would be in full support of this dystopian idea.

No matter how much icing you apply to dog turd, it's still a turd. It'll be the same with the BIB. If their electronic system works as well as their 90 day reporting system, it will be a raging success by Thai standards, Mind you, I don't mind the corruption per se. At least it's in your face, you can negotiate, and even get away with it sometimes if you call their bluff and do enough wai's. Back in the former New Zealand, now known as the People's Democratic Socialist Republic of Aotearoa, the corruption is much more formalized, documented, and government sanctioned. Everything short of farting in public will see you on the wrong end of the law. And copying the UK, they now have what they call "non-crime crimes" which is essentially "wrongthink".

As you enter from 2nd Road take the immediate RH turn to the basement bike parking. As you make the turn, a motorist heading towards the upper levels will attempt to run you over. Parking a motorcycle is easy enough, unless you have a long wheel-base Harley. In which case you just park it east/west and take up 5 parking spaces. Getting a Harley in or out of there may present problems though, as there are several very tight 90 degree turns that may require you to paddle back and forth a bit. At the moment the bike park is more empty than full. If you want your bike taken care of while you're shopping, park it on Beach Road and flick a taxi driver a Red-Bull or a Birdy to watch it for you.