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51 minutes ago, Jane Dough said:

It's a lovely clear day in Ratchayothin, northern Bangkok, today. The birds are tweeting merrily in the luxuriant trees, the happy population are going about their merry way, the distant rumble of the pristine new sky train assures us of progress, and the local school children, including my own, are gamboling outside gleefully before further important lessons are imparted. 

 

All is wonderful in paradise. 

 

Rooster

I thought gamboling was illegal...?

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

They're from Isaan. They dine on the floor, not the table.

 

At least you got the utensil correct.

With a Thai bendy fork, it would be a veeeerrrrryy prolonged death. He should invest in one from Ikea.

1 hour ago, ParkerN said:

Yes. well. English is the default uniquitous language of the world. Thai isn't. It must surely be the responsibility of Thais to speak English, not for Europeans or Americans (both of whom come here mainly for cheap beaches, cheap food or cheap sex) to learn how to order Somtam in Thai or to engage a waiter whose IQ is likely less than 90 in conversation (quantum mechanics anyone?).

 

Seems reasonable for foreigners to boycott jingoistic little restaurants like this one. It probably isn't very clean anyway and it seems they need a few lessons in how not to <deleted> their customers off.

I thought Big Too was on record as stating that pasa Thai would be the future language of diplomacy.

2 minutes ago, steven100 said:

and are the spiders and cockroaches free .... 

only if they are served raw.

6 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

I'm at a loss to understand the popularity of paying money to sleep in a tent in a crowded parking lot.  Do they pipe in 'Nature Sounds' at night to give the patrons the real-deal experience?

In a freezing cold tent on the top of a draughty mountain.......

"The Lebanese Red Cross said more than 100 people had been treated for injuries, with at least 65 others taken to hospital on both sides.

A security source said at least 15 protesters had been detained."

To be consistent with the headline, "

The Lebanese Red Cross said more than 100 fivescore people had been treated for injuries, with at least 65 threescore and five others taken to hospital on both sides.

A security source said at least 15 ¾score protesters had been detained.

"Score" seems to be word of the week for journalists hereabout!

And yes, I did score out the original. I could have underscored instead.

"an everyday tale of country folk" as they used to say on the BBC.

I knew a TG senior pilot, now thankfully deceased, who went on after retirement from TG to fly with other Thai airlines. He was a keen light aircraft pilot and owner. He was a likeable, but often also an arrogant, ignorant, and incompetent hiso <deleted>.

He had many avoidable accidents in his and others' light aircraft. Blame was always deflected to weather, mechanics, or system failures, when in fact pilot stupidity was invariably the cause. The one that killed him (and seriously injured three passengers) was blamed on "wind". In fact the aircraft was overloaded, underpowered, and he was showing off at low altitude in the face of a mountain. Stupidity.

And here I thought the headline was about noisy motosais. Silly me.

16 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Yes, if you're a panther.

Touché! If you mean leopard. Otherwise, just a like.

15 minutes ago, curious297 said:

 Personally I unlike the policeman, I would not put my life on the line for such idiocracy. Maybe next time and there will be, he will be not so lucky.

 

Idiocracy? Was it uncle too's family on the bike?

5 hours ago, Pravda said:

Did they seriously pixelate his lenses only? 

The more potentially troublesome you, or your family etc. are, the more pixelated you will become.

(Yes the pun was intended)

Silly question I know, but who monitors all these monitoring bracelets? Do they even work, and what is the reaction time to a breach of conditions? Is there a shoot-to-kill policy in place in case of an infraction?

14 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

Definitely wheel and tyre assemblies, not tyres alone.

Unusual for such a thing to happen if the bolts are correctly torqued.

You mean, tightened as much as possible with a 1" square drive wrench and a 2m length of pipe slipped over the handle?

And jumped on, just to make sure?

2 hours ago, mickymouse1 said:

I wonder at what speed that van was going?

From what I read, it must have been well over 100  to 120 Kmp.

Very sad indeed.

BTW, anyone knows what is the best mode of transport to get from Phitsanalouk Airport to Uttradit Bus Station? Cheers

https://www.army-technology.com/projects/mbombe-4-armoured-personnel-carrier-apc/attachment/1l-image-mbombe-4-armoured-personnel-carrier-apc/

SWMBO and I went to SCB to swap our non-chipped cards, two for her, one for me, plus my chipped card is worn out, often fails, numbers illegible, even though it has 4 years to expiry.

It turns out that one of each of our cards carries accident insurance. We did not know. It turns out that "free" insurance costs us 599 p.a. We did not know.

My card has just renewed, auto-deduction of 599 from my account last month.

Hers is due this month, not yet charged.

Neither of is eligible for the insurance, as we are both over 65!

So, it is not a straight replacement foc!  "Cannot, mai dai".

I am refunded 599 for the renewal, and charged 100 for the new downgraded card. SWBO is refunded nothing, and charged 100 for the new card. I am charged 150 for a replacement card, one of hers is actually replaced foc. Nett cost to me:- 350.

Nothing credited for the invalid insurance I have paid for for five years, albeit unknowingly.

Read the small Thai print, folks.?

BTW, that's another 1 1/2hours of my life wasted in the bank, and RSI from signing <deleted> documents!

5 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Led by commitee chief Tosserporn Sirisampan

Says it all, really.

4 hours ago, SymS said:

U-turns are super dangerous. Roundabouts are much safer, but I understand it's not always possible, and there are associated costs with updating the infrastructure.

Maybe so. But they are safer and more efficient than one-way-at-a-time traffic lights....if, and it's a big if, the drivers understand and follow the rules.

In Jomtien, two huge and very effective roundabouts have been replaced by stupid traffic lights. With the former, never any delays, now...wasted minutes every time. The volume of traffic concerned is miniscule!

I totally agree that u-turns are inherently deadly and should be done away with.

7 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Some also insulate the homes they build, like myself so as not to feel the heat outside at all, not even having to use the air conditioner till just before bedtime for about 15 minutes.

 

As for going out during the day, rarely after 8am, i.e. drop the kids to school at 7.45am, Tesco/Lotus shopping at 8am and home by 9am, if doing one of the big cities about an hours drive, it's a/c all the way in the car and straight into the underground car park and into the shopping centre.

 

The heat doesn't concern me as I can manage it as mentioned above, my biggest concern is the air quality as south-east Asia loves to burn their fields and garbage as they just don't have the education or lack awareness of the dangers and damage that they are causing to themselves, others, and to the environment, but so far I am maintaining it indoors with the assistance of apps, detectors and an air purifier, if ever outside and it's above a moderate level, it's the N95 mask, but I am a prisoner in my big house, no complaints, lots to do and plenty of room to do it in.

 

The above said, I am giving this new trial of mine till the end of the year which will make it 5 years retired in Thailand and will see whether it's at an acceptable level for us to stay as we manage it, or whether we all go back to greener air, not greener pastures as the old term would suggest, greener air, i.e. cleaner air. 

Bl00dy H€ll, your moniker was well chosen!

Excellent grouping for a handgun, but they need to wind the sights up a notch or two if they want a bullseye.

Big Joke really has pi$$ed someone off bigtime. I wonder if even he knows who, or how.

38 minutes ago, Jester69 said:

The problem is that the Monarchy rule the Junta and they inturn manipulate the people and this will never change under this King! A shame that monmey stops the progress of a nation and its loyal subjects.

I hope your true identity is well hidden.

6 hours ago, CygnusX1 said:

I’ve stayed previously in the condo block in which I now own a condo as a despised short term renter. So, were the proper safety regulations, fire alarms, sprinklers, fire fighting systems and trained staff mysteriously absent when I was renting short term, and all magically appeared the instant I bought a condo in the building?

No, nothing changed. They weren't there before, they aren't there now, and they won't be there in the future.....unless you DIY. (By "there" one should infer "and serviceable")

1 hour ago, jaiyen said:

Why wait ? The problem is obvious and everyone knows it. Time for instant solutions to be carried out NOW ! Get the police of their ars#s and use the laws in place for dangerous road users. The biggest problem is the lazy police!

No point. First you must replace the entire RTP, top to bottom, with foreign trained, well paid and incorruptible police officers.

To do THAT, you must replace the top three layers of Thai society with similar.

It will never happen. Be honest, as a farang living here, you actually like many of the freedoms afforded you by the lawless and corrupt system in presently in place.....otherwise you would leave.