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I'm writing a book. It's called "C....s I have met". Not surprisingly, everybody I know features in it.
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Ok, she ploughs into multiple vehicles at the railway barrier so I assume there is wreckage all over the show. There was obviously a train approaching, so I wanna know what happened next.
Did the train get stopped? Did anybody go running up the track waving a lantern to warn the approaching train? Was there a train anyway or was it two maintenance dudes on a bogey powered by a 2 1/2 HP Briggs & Stratton? Did the train (or the two dudes) go sailing through the carnage with a <deleted> look on their faces? There are a multitude of possible scenarios that could have eventuated but we are left wondering.
I feel the story lacks the element of "closure" that is a pre-requisite in any written piece involving a mystery - just ask Agatha Christie.
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I'm struggling to figure out what unnamed "law enforcement" agency the dogs owner reported this incident to.
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14 minutes ago, Henryford said:
Is 70% any use at all? you are at risk from the other 30%. In fact you are at risk from 100% as even vaccinated people can transmit the virus.
You're assuming that truth and logic have anything to do with authoritarian decisions made regarding Sars-cov-2.
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The driver's name is Bandit and I have it on good authority he will soon be starring on Top Gear - Thailand.
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52 minutes ago, moe666 said:Unless it is a no stopping area, did he have his emergency blinkers on.
I wasn't aware they had no stopping/parking areas in Thailand. Thais don't "park" their vehicles, they just cease driving.
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The irony is they only found 234 operators to survey. Data from 2016 suggests there are (or at least there were) over 10,000 registered hotels in Thailand.
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1 hour ago, ronster said:
I swear they are having a competition and the winner who makes up the biggest pile of nonsense gets to be in charge ! ????????????????
Um......that's how politics works the world over. The biggest liar wins.
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Congratulations to the 12-year old that wrote this article for the school newspaper - I found it extremely insightful.
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The Thai system of governmental decision making is based on the "two punches and a hug" philosophy. First they have some lowly gimp publicly announce a slightly draconian measure to be implemented. Then they have another slightly less lowly gimp announce an even more restrictive full-metal-jacket version of the draconian measure. That's the two punches.
Then along comes the all seeing, all knowing PM who has tested customer feedback following the first two announcements and issues a decree that is usually less restrictive than either of the first two announcements or maybe in the middle somewhere. That's the hug.
Just to add some controversy and switch the idiom a little, Trump was a master at this - but he used the "I only really want half a mile" philosophy. His rhetoric implied he wanted ten miles, the explosive reaction from the media was that even going one mile was too far, so when Trump agrees to only half a mile, guess who won.
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18 hours ago, dddave said:
If you believe the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut is two-weeks, the 100B amateurs that barely know one end of a pair of scissors from the other is the way to go.
I ain't got a lot of hair and get what we called a "short back and sides" in Old Skool language. Toni takes about 40 minutes over my haircut and does a great job.
We all get statements of the obvious from friends after getting a haircut such as "had a haircut? had your ears lowered?" etc, but after this guy cuts my hair I've had a number of comments regarding how good the cut looks - which is definitely a reflection on the barber because I'm one of the ugliest sons of bitches you're ever likely to come across.
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Withdraw the money as you wish. On your next extension date just use an agent and pay the 15-20K fee to get it extended. Do the 90 day reports online or in person, up to you. Don't bother going to show them your "money in the bank" proof every 3 months that Chonburi and others ask for, it's not necessary - I haven't bothered since they introduced it and no problems.
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Hope they find him OK. I treat my phone as the holy grail of life preservers and never let the battery get below 50%. Even got a USB socket on my scooter.
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I feel supremely confident that the health authorities will ensure the correct temperatures are maintained and the product will be stored handled and transported in strict accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. There will be a robust audit trail for every unit used , the audit trail will not be lost or corrupted in any way, and we can safely assume that if any problems arise with the particular batch of product we were issued with we will be notified personally, or there will be a national publication to ensure public awareness of the details.
'Nuff said.
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1. Don't use an agent unless you want to pay commission and be unable to negotiate directly with the owner.
2. Online adverts are often out of date, as are agent's databases. A pure waste of time and money.
3. Get on Google Maps and find villages that are in the location you desire. There are dozens of villages you will drive past unless you know they're there, so google is your friend.
4. Go to the village - tell security you are looking to rent/buy. They will let you in to drive around and you will see many signs advertising sale/rent by owner. The guard will usually call the village "camp mother" who is all-knowing and she will tell you about every house available. She will say "they want 40k, but They will accept 35k", knowing that they'd be happy with 30K, but if she can convince the owner she did them a favor she'll get a kickback. This is Thailand.
5. Call the owner/s - on the phone call quiz them to make sure they are the owner or the owners sister or whatever - don't have an agent come there. Best to call 3 or 4 in the same village if the house looks acceptable - this starts a bit of a price war and allows you to negotiate and compare bang for your bucks.
6. The Camp Mother will tell you (if asked) about the neighbors, the crazy Falang who lives down the road, the motorbike hooligan parties around the corner, or the fact that the village swimming pool is closed more often than it is open.
7. Don't pay more than two months rent as bond and try for one month. Don't pay "rent in advance" - this seriously limits you from walking away if dissattisfied, and the Thai owner will think you are one crazy idiot for doing so.
8. Thais aren't impressed with a "5 year lease" offer. They know you will either die, leave anyway, or the missus will kill you before the 5 years expires. One year will satisfy them, but I'd recommend with starting off with a six month rental to make sure you can be happy there.
9. Murphy's Law - you will think you got a good deal on the rent, and then find out the guy around the corner has a nicer house and is paying 20% less than you. Live with it and cut a better deal after 6 months.
Good luck.
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17 hours ago, Thingamabob said:
Killing and eating animals is disgusting.
I only do the eating, Some other cruel son of a b**** kills them for me.
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17 hours ago, D M G said:
Raw, pickled or cooked?
Fresh obviously, from a tin.
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12 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:
Let @Gsxrnz decide, but I think this is a different one from "Toni".
Not the same - here's Toni's facebook page for directions etc. to Watboon, Soi Watboon, Soi Watboonkanchana, Soi Boonkanchana, Watboon Alley etc. Soi actually means "alley". "SaaiR" is the classifier for "road", so Saai Saawng is what we would call Second Road - not to be confused with "Thanohn" which actually means road, as in Beach Road (Thanohn Talay, or Thanohn Chihaad". All very confusing.
https://business.facebook.com/Toni.Barbershop.And.Shave/
Side note - I love it when we haggle over the names of locations (and directions) transliterated from Thai. This Soi is known by many Thai locals as Soi Grand Hotel as well as the multitude of other usual names. The intersection is also known locally as NongPong.
I once heard an Italian and a Frenchman arguing over the location of a particular hotel - one swore it was on Pattaya South Road, the other swore it was on Pattaya Tai. They were talking about the same hotel.
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4 minutes ago, chicowoodduck said:
As my Aussie buddy is fond of saying........It’s hard to beat a good root....????????????????
Is he the guy with the Kiwi mate that eats, roots, shoots, and leaves?
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Ostrich make a nice meal. Tastes like beef and as such is better when aged. Biggest problem you'll have is pulling the wishbone.
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Toni - corner of Soi Watboon and Jomtien 2nd Road. Third shop from the corner (about 20 metres) as you go from 2nd Road towards Suk.
300 Baht.
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Here's a coupla recipes once you've pickled your own or purchased your beetroot.
Aussie Burger: Make a hamburger, add a slice of beetroot.
Kiwi Burger: Make a hamburger, add a slice of beetroot and a fried egg. Soggy coleslaw is optional.
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Just now, ThailandRyan said:
If it is such an earth shattering Statistic then post the actual graphic from your link instead of expecting us to not only open the link but then download the graphics into a file on our computers. You should know better than that....
You still want to state that it is only the elderly and infirm who are dying and getting sick. I think you need to look again and then look at those with long Covid and still being disabled. It is not just about deaths as a single metric, but you folks who want to insist this is a hoax being perpetuated on the world will grasp at what ever little straws you can instead of looking at the Whole picture.
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That will challenge the intellect of many.