Grusa

No problem, the real tsunami will hold off one hour so you can finish your breakfast.

There are a few countries/cultures without which the World would be a better and safer place. 

Feel free to name your choices.......if you dare!

8 hours ago, rott said:

One hates to be pedantic but the 20th century has been and gone. 2000 was the last year of that century. 

This current one is the 21st century which began in 2001 and will finish in 2100.

This in no way contradicts the sentiments expressed in your otherwise erudite post. 

Have a good day. 

I think he knows what he was saying. We may all live in the 21st, they are still in 19!

8 hours ago, rott said:

One hates to be pedantic but the 20th century has been and gone. 2000 was the last year of that century. 

This current one is the 21st century which began in 2001 and will finish in 2100.

This in no way contradicts the sentiments expressed in your otherwise erudite post. 

Have a good day. 

I think he knows wjat he was saying. We may all live in the 21st, they are still in 19!

12 hours ago, robblok said:

Your not a coward you just dont know when you die otherwise it was easy.

That's what "prescience" means!

It has always been my ambition to die with my cards maxed out and my overdraft limit achieved.

Sadly I am too much of a coward and lack sufficient prescience.

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with plague and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Love the quote, hate the source.

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I was under the influence of prednisolone when I took an empty shopping basket from 7/11 halfway to my condo before I realised what I was doing. The medication causes short-term memory loss and hallucinations.

I did return the basket.

What should my punishment be, kind sir?

Hung in a basket from a tree, for 24 hours.

1 hour ago, poloshirt said:

Oh, no, it's not intentional. I often go about in a dreamy state, like going to the car park where I park the car yesterday but today I parked the car near to the car park but not in the car park.

I went to the car park and couldn't find my car then later realized I didn't park there.

I believe 7/11 lost a couple of things in a year because I walked out without paying and not even remember that. well, God makes me do that didn't he?

You should dob yourself in, like most Thai except Red Bull do. 50 baht and a Wai.

If you don't, 100,000 baht and/or (guess which, 555) one year in Klong Prem, followed by deportation and blacklisting.

Not to mention, the battery and clips to scrotum, beating, ritual humiliation by pointing, paying for a 10'x4' full colour poster, and, God help us all, destroying the reputation of foreigners in LODS.

(Land of Double Standards, in case you were wondering).

Sorry, bad day, but shoplifting is sad and reprehensible in any culture.

8 hours ago, AbeNormal said:

nobody wants this poison chalice 

You beat me to it!

Probably better it collapsed now, than after commissioning !

Sorry about the workers, though. Not their fault, <deleted> the bosses.

8 hours ago, Pilotman said:

His best option perhaps is one of the Military Charities, there a quite a few that may help, British Legion being one and Help for Heros. I hope someone helps, but the UK is not known for caring a monkeys toss about those who have served.  Its not the US, where they do seem to  care. 

Apart from POTUS.

58 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

Contrary to many of the previous posts, the idea isn't to drive into water so just the top of the snorkel is sticking out like a submarine's periscope.  It's simply to keep the air intake out of the water when it would be flooded in its normal position.  The exhaust pipe is under positive pressure when the engine is running, so, while it may be useful to extend it upwards, it's not essential to do so.  As long as you don't stall.

 

Is that E2R and HRH........!?

4 hours ago, ehs818 said:

I've been trying to send a letter to the USA since June. The Thai Post Office won't send it except for the EMS service at 790 Baht. And still NO guarantee of prompt delivery. Stories I've heard say that it's taken more than 2 months to arrive, if at all. Some are assumed to be lost and I simply can not risk that with my letter. It contains a check that MUST go there very soon. Any suggestions from readers here?

There are many ways to transfer money that are quicker, safer and more convenient than a cheque (note correct spelling!) especially in these troubled times. You may however need a trusted intermediary, if the accounts concerned present obstacles.

7 hours ago, giddyup said:

And this has what to do with the subject?

Try looking up the reference......it works for everyone else, if they are interested or can be bothered.

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

I would eat there only if i  will be served by a pudgy, sour poos face cabin attendants, only than it will feel like the real thing......

That's KLM, surely?

Ferengi Rule of acquisition #82

https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Ferengi_Rules_of_Acquisition

57 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Everyone in Thailand pays tax every time they shop. It's called VAT. The T stands for tax.

I was told by a senior tax official that it stands for Vague Additions to the Total.

2 hours ago, american2 said:

Crusader OUCH  Maybe you are set well and 800k Baht is not important to you.. A Husband and Wife are required  1.6 million.  Maybe the amount is not unreasonable, maybe it is.  Add in a car, house or condo, insurance and entertainment one gets an elevated amount.  

Actually @american2, you are not entirely correct. If you each have a retirement visa, yes 800k each, but one of you can have a spouse visa.....800k in the lead name, zilch for the other (400k each is not acceptable, at least in Jomtien).

I totally agree 800k is not a paltry sum.

15 hours ago, CanadaSam said:

 

And if there's no deity, who do you think will send this "plague"?

By some peoples thinking, the Chinese just tried!

A Thai friend and her son considered taking a 7-11 franchise, and went on the indoctrination course. 

They learned that if their profits rose over a certain pre-determined limit, the franchisers WOULD open another store close by. It seems the strategy is to have many small outlets rather than a few big ones.

My friends walked away from the deal.