Edward B

Forget patches. The best medicine for quiting the habit is to go visit a cancer ward in any hospital and have a chat with some poor old geezer who's dying of lung cancer, or throat cancer, or ....

How cun u say that?

I have to agree with the little Sri Lankan. Second Hand cars are best left to the locals - no telling what you're gonna get. Prices aren't that much higher for new cars. Cash up front is cheaper. Check different dealers, even same models in different ampers and provinces will differ.

It seems apparent that your motor bike was not insured. If it was it would be doubtful that the insurance company would pay any claim as "storm damage" is regarded as "an act of God." Such a clause is written into most insurance policies.

In Thailand they also include an "act of incompetent handyman" clause.

Basically there are ones that are free and ones that aren't.

The ones that are free usually force ads all over your site. The server also resides in soemone else's office, but you have sole access to your files. The ones that aren't free don't have the ads and the server can either be in your own room or sitting in another country somewhere. So which one do you want?

Some people keep their red plates if they plan to re-sell their car. That way buyers will think that the car is still fairly new.

George, thanks for raising this question. I try for the last 10 years to find out why?

Can somebody give a logic reason why red plates are not allowed after dark?

See here: red plates and here: reason for an answer.

We talked about this about 2 months ago from memory.

CBatson, You didn't say in your post,,But have you ever seen any thing done in Thailand that you would call "real craftsmanship" I have had concrete poured,had a house built,and done a lot of things around here including having some work done on the pickup and everything was very sloppy workmanship. Seems that they refuse to do a job right,"just enough to get by" or in other words 1/2 assed work. I have seen no pride of work here.

Weel now, I used to just laugh it off whenever I saw the 'Thai' way of doing anything.

The other week I took my car in to get fixed coz it wouldn't start (battery flat or alternator shot I guess). After waiting 10 minutes a guy came in to the waiting room to tell me that my car was ready ("rot set laew krup"). Happily, but reservedly I followed him to my car, got in turned the ignition key, still no dice. It wouldn't start! The embarrassed look on his face was well worth the extra 1 hour wait for him to have 'another go' at fixing it. I just laughed it off, snickering to myself "this is Thailand".

Then there's the time when, just before lunch, all the power went off in our building. Actually, the whole sector was down. Must've been something big. The following day I learned that they were making changes at the power plant, but someone forgot to turn off the mains resulting in some poor guy electrocuting himself to death. Not very funny that time.

aaahhh, this all seems a bit too much whining & bitching to me.

For a number of simple tasks, like getting my mileage emailed to me, checking timetables, and finding out how many miles from one destination to another - I'd say Thai Air's website is just fine thanks.

As for any website, in ANY country - I've used some good ones and some absolutely terrible ones.  The internet doesn't appear to me to be a perfect science, and WE DIDN'T HAVE IT AT ALL NOT SO LONG AGO!

I'd rather put up with what we've got now, and be thankful for it.

Same goes for satellite phones, satellite internet, and a few other modern techno goodies.  The world is striding ahead in leaps and bounds, and I for one am mostly awe-struck and quite thankful.

I'm still amazed at how the fax works!  

Thanks. I'm more relieved now (not that I wasn't before ).

Quick quiz:?  

What is the longest period of time anyone can stay legally in Thailand on a visa without having to leave the country? And how can they achieve this?

Just to make it clear to me (and anyone else), if you get a one year extension then you only need to report to Imm every 90 days and not have to leave the country.

             * correct me if I'm wrong here *

You can of course come and go as many times as you like on a multi-entry VISA and not have to worry about the 90 days.

That's what I've been doing anyway, as I was told. I hope it's correct!

in thailand, only the king gets universal and total respect.

I would also add the Princess to that, maybe not all 3 but one in particular. And also the Queen perhaps.

hee...hee very true - the neanderthal man without his caffeine injection is not a pretty sight  

you will know it when your in it .

So it's a bit like shit then.  

Buy It !

On second thoughts, he might take this as a sign of easy access to worldly goods. You might end up having to give him constant 'pressies' in order to keep him happy. By the end of the month you will have given him the whole outfit!

http://perso.club-internet.fr/arobini/fla/cursor.swf

A scientist from Texas A&M University has invented a bra that keeps women's breasts from jiggling and prevents the nipples from pushing through the fabric when cold weather sets in.

At a news conference announcing the invention, the scientist was taken outside by a large group of locals and had the shit kicked out of him.

Kwiz - that's the funniest thing I've ever heard you say.

ps. Don't know nothing = There's nothing you don't know = You know everything.

You know?

This does not work in the new forum. It logs you out there.