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3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Kinky, but I suppose it does no harm.

 

A fertility rite, perhaps?

 

Personally, I could not get it up if someone was watching, let alone videoing.

But wait until you apply a gold leaf to your shy sausage.

36 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Tiktok and Instagram seem to be the most ridiculous when it comes to these challenges, and these unbelievably nonsensical extents to which people go to do what?.

Iompress their friends, fit in with their clique? At what point do smart people say this stuff is completely bizarre and downright dangerous. No thanks. 

The incident is very sad and an awful way to die, not to mention the drama of the family left behind and the horrible experience for the conductor. But at the same time, one must say the guy really wasn't very smart.

However, about  your last statement: the deceased was a youtuber, an activity which apart from impressing friends does in fact bring in money from sponsors and ads -if successful. The really top ones (not this poor guy obviously) have billions of views (yes, 1000s millions) and rack in tens of millions dollars per year. Welcome to the brainwashing power of the internet.

2 hours ago, worrab said:

Wow. In UK the driver would be relieved of duty. Passengers detrained to alternative transport and the loco/unit taken away for cleaning and removal of any other body parts.  And how can  you review evidence when the train has carried on with the journey?? Just shows how cheap life is over here, as we all know.

Just shows how time is wasted in the UK, I would say. Exactly what evidence do you need to review in this case? 

On 11/28/2024 at 3:04 AM, Social Media said:

More Europe leader Riccardo Magi refuted the claims, citing official data from the Ministry of the Interior that attributes over 80% of femicides in Italy to Italian citizens.  

Proof that even idiots can lead a political party. Femicides are not the same as sexual violence crimes, and 20% by non-italians is still disproportionate.

On 11/24/2024 at 9:16 PM, Jingthing said:

I'm now going to formally request this OUTDATED topic be CLOSED.

It's become a TROLL MAGNET.

That doesn't mean that it will be closed, but I am making the request.

You are the one perpetuating this thread, as you keep posting over and over. 

If you have reasons to want it closed, contact the admin directly.

Surely there must be enough forums back in the US, to discuss things largely

unrelated to Asean.

On 11/14/2024 at 3:39 PM, pacovl46 said:

😂😂😂 there is absolutely no guarantee whatsoever that you will make money with bitcoin or any crypto for that matter! Bitcoin is pretty much the most volatile currency that exists. Just look at the graph!  Lots of people lost a lot of money on bitcoin. It's pretty much impossible to lose money with gold, if you see it as a long term investment.  If you really want to make money you need to invest in real estate! 

When did I say that there is a guarantee? Like all investments with high potential for gain, there is a risk of losing. It all depends when you step in and when you want out. And by the way, real estate can lead to losses too. I simply said that your answer "invest in gold" is not a way to make money, which is what the person you were replying to wanted. But we are beating a dead horse, goodbye.

I don't know if Bob Scott is a real person or a name for some AI-generated content, but surely the article is hilarious. "hotspots felt the icy breath" is a literary gem.

On 11/4/2024 at 4:31 PM, G_Money said:

So much for the Global Warming Agenda 

By using your logic, given that 2024 saw record breaking high temperatures everywhere, the GWA seems right on spot. 

But actually, Global Warming is not about single measurements, no matter how extreme. It's about large data sets.

On 8/20/2024 at 2:38 PM, pacovl46 said:

Because precious metals are stable and crypto isn't. How many people lost everything on crypto and how many have lost everything on gold? Even, if you had bought gold at the hight of the financial crisis back in around 2010, after which the gold price went down quite a bit again as expected, you're well in the black now. One day it's, 50K the next day Musk puts out a statement and it drops by 20K. Screw that. Also, just for the sake of the argument, if society were ever to break down and gets a restart, you're crypto as well as your shares will be gone forever, while you could just dig up your gold when society is back up and it will have substantial value. 

You start with "because" as if you are providing an answer, but actually you missed completely the question, which started with "if you like having more money ". Of course precious metals, gold in primis, are stable and the correct solution for a doomsday scenario. But after ten years (say) of owning gold, you are left with more or less what you started with - when you factor in inflation. So solid, stable, but not an answer to "having more money". 

2 hours ago, impulse said:

I wonder if there's confusion between a life jacket and a BCD (Buoyancy Compensation Device). 

 

Snorkeling with a life jacket sounds boring, because you're stuck on the surface.  People do it, but mostly in very shallow water.  If the water's more than a few feet deep, you can't see much from the surface.  If you want to go down, you want a BCD.

The OP also doesn't state whether he was on an organized tour, or just swimming from shore (or a boat?) on his own.  Also, vomiting blood sounds more complicated than drowning.  Hopefully, more details will follow.

 

The confusion is non existent. A BCD is a rather complex jacket worn by scuba divers to control their buoyancy. It works by letting air in (from their tank) and out. Obviously impossible to operate by a snorkeler. I have dived a few times in the Similans as a freediver, no life jacket no BCD,  easily deeper than the 30m which is usually the limit for recreational scuba. Just hard to convince the dive master that it was ok to take me along, the first time.

On 11/6/2024 at 2:04 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

I could use the same service, wheel repair, but in CM, instead.

 

Mr Bag Fix will do wheels, handles, locks, just about everything. If you drive from Big C Hang Dong to Airport Plaza, they are about halfway on the left side. 

On 11/2/2024 at 4:49 PM, Cereal said:

What is the procedure to become an electrician in Thailand? In Canada, it's a 4 year process split between school and practical work with every job being signed off by a journeyman electrician. And of course the plethora of exams. 

And of course one or two more zeroes in the bill they present you.

RIP Khun Sarawit.

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

This is meant to address refugees and those who have spent their lives in Thailand, and are stateless. It is a decent thing to do. 

It goes without saying. And yet there are people who manage to compare an expat with passport, documents, income, ability to travel and to return to their country at will, with refugees who have no papers, no means, no money to spend in bars, and break their backs to build the condos for the expats.

Actually, if one really cared for Thai citizenship, expats can get it under the right circumstances. 

4 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Well if you are from the UK your Thai  wife would definitely not automatically get citizenship ( unless she arrived illegally on a small inflatable boat)

I wouldn't knock the Thai immigration requirements, its what western countries should be doing but are not !   Hardly too onerous to nip to immigration every 90 days, and then annually for ones extension. and it should get even simpler as time passes and things move online 

I agree on strict immigration rules. However, asking to get rid of yearly extensions, 90d, TM30, re-entries... seems only logical after you have been residing here with a good record for a number of years. They waste our time and theirs. I would not mind paying 5x more, once every 5 years. Simpler online... sure, then you wake up and it was just a dream.

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Tragically? One must assume they were sitting in the cargo area of the pick up. That´s stupidity.

The article states that the deceased Cambodians (RIP) were travelling in the sedan. 

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

If only the UK had a strong, patriotic leader like Meloni instead of the freebie taking, granny freezing simp two tier Keir. 

I don't know much about Keir, but I can tell you that your assessment of Meloni is far from the mark. She is trying hard to please the powers that be so she can follow in the footsteps of Von Der Leyen, Rutte, Lagarde, Guterres & co. If you see Italy's response to Israel's attack on Unifil  (incl. italian forces) in Lebanon, she can hardly be called patriotic.

As for the OP, I read that today 16 migrants were transferred to Albania, while 1,000 landed in Lampedusa. A lot of money for very little achievement, I'd say.

10 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

I was just told by someone who lives in Urbana 1 that the Superhighway 11 side road is flooded. Not sure if the main Superhigh way is flooded. If anyone is driving on the Superhighway 11 tell us here.

 

It could go either way with Central Festival, they're known to battle through emergencies, but given the state of the roads there would hardly be any people going there, and not sure if employees can come in either. They're obviously elevated though, so Central Festival may not be affected.

 

I feel bad for the small Thai shop owners, I saw dozens flooded yesterday. First covid lockdown now this. This is will be really bad for businesses.

 

Many great restaurants will close.I had a reservation at Petit Jardin yesterday. They had to cancel as the restaurant was forced to close. Power cut.

 

 

if you type your start/end points on google maps, it will show how to get there if possible, it knows road closures.

about your last point, very true - not just for restaurants but all kinds of businesses. btw, not only power cuts, now they cut also running water to about 0.5M residents. Nobody knows how long for. 

53 minutes ago, JoergADA said:

If you read the name of the German restaurant from right to left then you have got it correct. 😅

correct, well not by letters, by words. which is an apt name under the circumstances. 😉

9 hours ago, chiang mai said:

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We're in Mae Rim.... we knew about them yesterday morning and were warned in advance, I'm not sure Chiang Mai was! 

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I got 2 warnings by DDPM on my phone, but anyway everybody in CM knew already by word of mouth what was going on. 

Slightly confusing headline, because there is a hospital named Chiang Mai Hospital, not flooded.

it happens you are right that sometimes the banking app doesn't work. in my case, I step aside or pay cash if I have enough. but to be honest it's one out of hundred times. the other 99 times I am faster than some of the posters here trying to pay a 36.55 item with  a 1000 note and waiting for the cashier to compute and check and re-check the change,

Personally I always avoided 7-11 because I hate small coins back. Maybe I'll finally shop there too.