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26 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Next up entire police force arrests itself ????

They do arrest each other from time to time.  Usually it's a territorial dispute and some coppers open a gambling den outside their duly allotted franchise area and dilute the customer base of the legitimate franchisee. Quite rightly, the legitimate franchisee holders bust the interlopers.

The Mia Noi's get angry because the sugar daddies are transferred to desk duty in another area pending an "investigation".  Rumour has it that they can only return to operating their franchise duty after the official auditor has done an assessment of notional losses, attributed appropriate penalties on top of the losses, a bus ticket is purchased and soaked in water (for the smacking of the wrists) and fat brown envelopes are exchanged.

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).

15 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

i wouldn't pay too much attention to this type of rhetorical journalism or what passes for news....brought to you by the usual sources.

 

Fortunately, there is an abundance of alternative sources available, if you know where to look. 

I actually thought this was a satirical article?

Shark Week is early this year?

Lassie

Gloaming

Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft.

2 minutes ago, DrPhibes said:

Last I saw, they had to be translucent hazmat suits with little underneath since it will be hot and sweaty inside which will lead to certain asspects of the suit adhering to certain parts the wearers anatomy ;-0

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

Merkel

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.

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

22 hours ago, seedy said:

I ride where it is most safe for me.

Left - Right - Centre

Care not what the law says.

Do you want to be laying in a hospital bed saying "But I was in the Right ! ?"

To those who do not keep a very close eye on what is in your mirrors - that is a very good way to end up in said bed.

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 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.