Dmaxdan

Thailand has much more of a winter/cool season than an autumn/ fall one. Mainly because there are little or no deciduous trees here. The first time my wife visited my native UK was in November and I will always remember her asking me "why are all the trees were dead"?

You can call me goody two shoes (or worse...) but apart from one occasion when it was an out and out emergency I have never consumed alcohol and then driven a motor vehicle. If I drive I don't even have so much as a sip simply because I just wouldn't enjoy it and certainly wouldn't feel comfortable doing so. One of the big problems with bars and restaurants in Thailand is there is a very limited choice of non-alcoholic drinks available unless you wish to partake in the god awful coke and fanta type beverages. Even my nine year old grandson won't touch those.

So what's the first option then? There are different ways of wording things you know.

Who are they mourning?

I've been renewing my marriage extension at CM for fifteen years now and for as long as I can remember I have always got a bank letter and a statement. I just go to my bank and I get both. I couldn't tell you if a statement is required or not but I always take everything I think I need plus some things I'm not sure about just in case... To me it makes way more sense to plan for every eventuality rather than get caught out and have to make a second trip. Put it this way, they have never handed me back my bank statement and told me it's not required.

It doesn't need to be reported. It's just par for the course here. Actually I'm blaming the vehicle because a bad workman always blames his tools...

What I'm confused about is why anyone would place an order and then carry on looking to see if you could find the item cheaper elsewhere. Wouldn't it make more sense to check around first and when you're 100% sure you've found the cheapest, then you place the order?

I'm guessing you've never bought groceries online here? Because if you had you would know that everything you purchase is individually wrapped in "copious amounts" of bubble wrap. So, if you had ordered 20 items it would probably take nearer 10 minutes to unpack and check everything.

This is exactly what should happen and made public to deter others. But in reality, he will just bribe his way out of trouble like they all do and then return to his life like nothing ever happened.

He fled the scene in an act of pure cowardice. What more evidence do you need??? The fact that he ran away from such a horrific accident should be enough to jail him for at least 10 years. In the real world, part of being a coach or bus driver is the responsibility and safety of your passengers. This being Thailand all they care about is getting paid at the end of the month.

The pound actually bottomed out at around 34 during the first year or so of Brexit. In those days most British expats would have been chuffed to bits to get 43.

But isn't that just the Thai way with everything? Not admitting fault, blaming something or someone else for their own failings? I must be honest, I rarely have an issue with the logistics companies used by Lazada. However, I did recently have a parcel that was quoted as being "In line haul" for about 24 hours. I'm presuming that it got lost in transit somewhere and was sent to the wrong location. Or the vehicle it was traveling in broke down or crashed... But they are never going to admit that the fault lies with them.

The problem with stinky beans is the smell that emanates from someone who has consumed them can happen hours after they've been eaten. It's like sleeping with someone who has been eating numerous cloves of raw garlic.

The smell in our bedroom after she has been eating bitter (stinky) beans.

Yes, but only if you are a complete moron who shouldn't be in charge of anything more complicated than a shopping trolley. Literally anyone who was is reasonably competent driver would have avoided this accident. But the problem runs much deeper than that because anyone crossing a road has an obligation for their own safety. You should be focused on what is going on around you at all times. You can never assume that motorists will see you and stop, even, or perhaps more importantly at zebra crossings.