MisterTee

If you live in a house, just get your own water tank - it doesn't have to be too big.

   That will tide you over until the municipal water returns.

   It works for us.

On 8/23/2020 at 9:34 AM, VillageIdiot said:

Anna Leonowens beat you to the map lesson by 158 years.

Thereby hangs a tale.

   Cocky farangs come and go.

   Thais, blissful in their ignorance abide.

   They don't call it "The Land of Smiles" for nothing.

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

Do we have these instructions in English....??

Probably not.

   That's where Thai wives and girlfriends come in handy.

2 hours ago, bannork said:

If he had integrity he would not have joined the coup supporters.  

Hogwash.

Tell me again how many military coups there have been since 1932.

Thailand never had a functioning democracy to look back on.

Civilian kleptocracies alternating with military dictatorships have been the reality for the Thai people.

It is for them to change it or live with it.

35 minutes ago, bannork said:

 

The facts are he has no popular base support, cruelly seen in the election for Democratic leader.

As Finance Minister, I have heard the staff preferred his successor, Nevin, who always asked his staff to elaborate when he didn't fully grasp an issue. 

Never mind, the next election will reveal his level of support.

You're right, Korn has no popular base.

   Thaksin has always been the populist, doing whatever he could to get and retain power for himself and his clan.

   Korn seems to have a degree of integrity that is conspicuous by its absense in so many other Thai politicians.

As finance minister under Abhisit he was competent and honest.

5 hours ago, bannork said:

Korn and Attawit, 2 hi-so politicians who backed the Bangkok shutdown and are hoping for support from the young.

Forget it.

No, I'm not going to forget it.

You're way out in left field.

   Don't post such callow opinions.

   What you think is not the issue.

   The facts are the issue.

   If you don't know the facts, you simply       do not know.

   Ignorant or manipulated emotion is not     a basis for arriving at truth.

Conjuring up Roosevelt's New Deal makes Boris sound delusional.

Where are the Iron Dukes and Iron Ladies when you need them?

16 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Normal pics, links and videos are ok. I draw the line on X stuff and porno, and on that I tell them please don't send it and delete it now. 

That's an exceptionally good post and it sums up a proper response.

12 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

that's really sad to hear, maybe it's the circle/s you exist in or maybe a reaction to your own attitude. i have many thai friends, and many i have been friends with for many years, these and thais i meet going about my daily life are overwhelmingly friendly, happy, helpful, pretty laid back and pleasant to be with.

That's pretty much been my experience too since first coming here in the late 1970s.

However, it can't be denied that there is a surly, resentful underclass here and they blame all their problems on the "rich" - and that includes us no matter how little money we may have.

4 hours ago, opalred said:

people come here join in expat groups /never mix with locals then start complaining about the place and people / why did they come here ? go back to where you came from

Exactly.

But rather than "why did they come here?" I would ask "Why do they stay?".

9 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

It is truly great to see humans reaching for the stars!

 

Some might question why humans are flying to space during a global pandemic/global economic crisis, but I wholeheartedly support the idea. Space launches, space exploration, the development of more regular space travel, the (eventual) moon colonies, and so much more keep humanity on a path of discovery and 'boldly going where no man has gone before'; what would human history be like if someone said to Christopher Columbus "Hey! We have troubles at home. Stop wasting money on hair-brained schemes!"?

 

It is great to see the transition from government-implemented space travel to one led by the private sector. Yes, it was the right thing for governments to do in the past as only they had the resources to effectively begin such a process, but it is equally the right thing now to step back and unleash the power and innovation of the private sector.

 

While I am terribly pleased to see space travel continuing on, there needs to be some serious global dialogue about how humanity will manage its ascent to the stars. Who 'owns' the Moon? Who will 'own' any asteroid that gets mined? What law will govern activities in space? Who will enforce that law? Who will make it? 

 

There are so many questions/issues regarding the future of humanity in space that will need to be addressed; sadly, I suspect that it'll be a case of 'making it up as you go along'. Wouldn't it be nice if somehow Humanity could set aside some of its petty differences and create a framework for space that benefited everyone?

 

Yes, I know that I am dreaming, but...

 

 

 

 

 

Splendid post.

   This success of Musk's will put the sorid Thai cave affair firmly behind him

On 5/14/2020 at 7:52 PM, Burma Bill said:

I have met "Big Oud" whilst working as a volunteer with the Tourist Police, and believe me he is not "big", being a rather short gentleman!

51 minutes ago, essox essox said:

big refers to HIS power.... and status in government

Bill would have said the same thing if he had met Napoleon.

3 hours ago, Bob A Kneale said:

He isn't Korean or Chinese.   Being Shan, he's probably Burmese or Thai.

Thais, Shans, and Laotians are all ethnic Tai.

They had a kingdom, Nanchao in what is today Yunnan before being driven south by the armies of Kublai Khan.

Marco Polo and Chinese chronicles record the events

Bisbee, Arizona.

Would fit them to a "Tee".

23 hours ago, MisterTee said:

The Beatles and the Stones had no relation to the Mods and Rockers?

They certainly dressed and acted the parts in the early days.  Maybe it wasn't convincing enough for you and your mates.

His Satanic Majesty got a dose of reality at Altamont and things were never the same after that.

Incidentally, some of the posts on this thread sound like they come from brainwashed children whose cult leaders have been laughed at.

9 hours ago, Mayhem11 said:

Right on Mr Tee

Thanks for the encouraging word.

The topic was clickbait to begin with and the thread has descended into farce.

8 hours ago, sprq said:

Quite wrong. Neither the Beatles nor the Stones represented the mods or the rockers. They were both far above any such connections.

The Beatles and the Stones had no relation to the Mods and Rockers?

They certainly dressed and acted the parts in the early days.  Maybe it wasn't convincing enough for you and your mates.

His Satanic Majesty got a dose of reality at Altamont and things were never the same after that.

Incidentally, some of the posts on this thread sound like they come from brainwashed children whose cult leaders have been laughed at.