Grusa

I would have thought that the barcodes on the bill would lead directly to the scammers' bank account? Where is Clouseaux when you need him?

5 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Mafia bouncers still running the show then...............

What? These?

Never forget that the French brought you this:-

https://theslnaturist.com/2017/01/08/naked-opera/

Sorry I can't link the original video performance, it was spectacular! Maybe some one else has it, or censorsnip ( sorry censorship!) has blocked it.

On 7/24/2024 at 7:38 PM, London Lowf said:

 

Exactly  - when you take out insurance you are betting that you will have a fire/flood/theft and that is when you win - the insurance company is effectiverly betting that none of that will happen. Overall, the insurance companies win and that is why they are profitable - the policyholders are the losers.

 

 

It's also why insurance companies will do anything........ anything.........to avoid paying out!

In my view, it would be kinder to everyone to simply terminate them, than to incarcerate them for "life". Naming them is not then a welfare issue.

Others guilty in similar circumstances have  not fared well in their later lives.

8 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

That's a good heads-up about using Google Maps anywhere in Thailand, even in walking mode. 

 

It tried to send me walking up the wrong side of the freeway around Lad Phrao in Bangkok.  I was trying to get from the BTS to the PTTEP complex.

 

Try using Petal Maps. IMHO it often gives better routes than Google, and it is interactive if you want, so updates faster and reports speed cameras, blockages, accidents. The voice directions are much clearer, and the junctions better illustrated.

Been there, done that, caught in the same loop!

Best advice, delivered in a strong Irish accent:-

"Beejabers, sure an' if I was after going to there, I surely wouldn't be after starting from here!!"

3 hours ago, Deputy7 said:

All of them!!!

Except me, of  course!

On 7/30/2024 at 10:18 AM, sikishrory said:

How the hell do Thais get lottery numbers out of these things?

1 x snake

3 x cocks

2 x snake handlers

29 x day of the month

ummmmm?

1 x broken heart?

JACKPOT

I tried your numbers, and won 1.5m baht! Thank you!😼

On 7/31/2024 at 11:26 AM, Will B Good said:

 

With a nod and a wink......

 

 

Eyelid twitching, medically known as myokymia, is a common and usually benign condition. Several factors can contribute to this involuntary muscle spasm:

 

1. Stress: High levels of stress can cause various physical reactions, including muscle twitches. Eyelid twitching is often one of these responses.

2. Fatigue: Lack of sleep or general fatigue can lead to eyelid twitching. Ensuring adequate rest can help alleviate this symptom.

3. Caffeine: Excessive consumption of caffeine or other stimulants can trigger muscle spasms, including those in the eyelid.

4. Eye Strain: Prolonged use of screens (computer, phone, tablet) can strain the eye muscles and lead to twitching. Taking regular breaks and practicing the 20-20-20 rule (every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds) can help reduce eye strain.

5. Dry Eyes: Dry eye syndrome can cause irritation, leading to muscle twitches. Using lubricating eye drops can help alleviate this condition.

6. Nutritional Imbalances: Deficiencies in certain nutrients, such as magnesium, can cause muscle twitches. A balanced diet or supplements might help if this is the cause.

7. Allergies: Allergies can cause irritation and inflammation in the eyes, leading to twitching. Managing allergies with medication or avoiding allergens can help.

You have missed the obvious one! A small change in refraction, I.e spectacle prescription, even if you don't actually have any! can cause eyestrain particularly a small amount of uncorrected astigmatism. See a qualified optometrist.... if you can find such a thing here. They are like hens' teeth! 

Been there, done it, and got the video, figuratively.... but Jomtien, not CW, and farang wife, not Thai.

To paraphrase, two non-Os, entered 2007, at first used embassy letters, soon got tired of that, 800,000 each in two bank accounts. Saw there was no need to tie up so much money, went for marriage. We thought two accounts, 400,000 each would do the job. Told no, one partner must hold the 800,000, the other does not need any!

For reasons that are none of your business, we decided SWMBO would hold the 800,000, I would hold none.

At the first subsequent extension  a mistake was made, by immigration:-  they stamped me as lead with retirement and she as follower. This was ok until the next extension when it was noticed! With remarkably little fuss, and no cost or penalty to us, the previous extensions were cancelled and  re-issued, then new extensions issued correctly. Half a passport page gone!

Several renewals of extension since, no problem except ingrained cultural disbelief that SWMBO is lead and I am follower!

No questions ever of home visits, maps hand drawn or otherwise, photos etc., bribes, or hassle outside the norm.

But I accept that a Thai/farang marriage may be treated differently!

Do I detect a trace of cynicism amongst the comments to this post?

Saves me doing the same, I agree.

No doubt he will grab her by the pussy, when they eventually do meet....

Pathetic video.

4 hours ago, AlexRich said:

The problem with conspiracy theories is that some of them turn out to be true. Lee Harvey Oswald as the “lone gunman” anyone? How about the Gulf of Tonkin attack, that never happened? 
 

The whacky ones are of course easy to debunk. Like the flat earth crew. 
 

But the “Trump assassination”. Sorry, not going along with that until I see the actual damage to his ear. One day, we will. The ear will have no visible signs of injury, and will be declared fully healed. And many of you will buy into that, without question.
 

If I were Trump, and my ear had been damaged by an assassins bullet or some shard of glass I would show it publicly … and close down any notion that the event was staged. But he doesn’t do that? And no one asks why? 
 

Oh, but someone died, that’s proof enough? You think anyone that would pull a stunt like this would care about that? 
 

Until I see proof, I’m not buying this BS.

and, if a high velocity bullet passed close enough to his ear to remove a chunk of it, he should at least have burst eardrum from the shockwave.

"I say, chaps, Steady on!" he ejaculated.

Well, it seems we have a few years to go, before we are up to date........

I think you will find this is a phishing trip. Look on the Wise website, search "phishing" and it will tell you how to recognise genuine messages from them, how to detect false ones, and what to do to improve your security, and deal with security breaches. If all else fails, use steam telephone to call them, they don't bite..... far from it, they are very very helpful.

Looks like a simple job, if you know what you are doing, to make new brushes from carbon rod, or adapt a pair of the many many motor brushes available in hardware stores everywhere.

2 hours ago, willi2006 said:

I had several of them. They catched mosquitos but only the few which accidentally came close enough.

Later I read about professional devices which are effevtive because they have the smell and temperature of warm-blooded animals. But they cost several hundred dollars.

I bought one of these for the garden, "Mosquito Magnet". It uses bottled lpg to make co2, an attractant, and sucks them in and dehydrates them. The basket would usually have several hundred, emptied weekly. Suddenly, it stopped working: no catch! Then one day I noticed movement in the "works". A lizard had taken up residence in the machine, and was eating all the catch. Who says lizard brains are stupid?

Sadly the machine succumbed to "Thai Rot" and started to fall apart, and much too expensive to repair or replace.

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Loads of mushrooms around at the moment, I cycled past locals coming out of the forest with baskets full of the big white ones yesterday.

Loads of mushrooms around at the moment, .... and they are all AN subscribers, kept in the dark and fed bs.

It's not just Thailand. FILs' girlfriends' son, 17, first job, in a UK sawmill, cut off a finger in a bandsaw on his first day. He w far from "Brain of Britain", but still.....

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

Yes, mine was a  reply to Malty, where some people put Bahts and others Baths, we all know it is Baht. Thank you for confirming it.

What is  Thai unit of Gold called? Silly innit.

Or is it, in English we have one Pound Sterling, and one Pound weight.

Then there's the Dog Pound.