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On 8/4/2022 at 7:01 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

In my mentioning of the Subjunctive Mood, what I really meant was this:

 

How Might Your Life have been different...  IF....  there had been no virus?

 

Or, in other words:  If there had been no virus, then how might your life have been either improved or impacted in a negative way.

 

I think this is the meaning of the Subjunctive Mood.

 

And, this is the meaning of this topic, I think.

 

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Please note:  No one can say for sure, at a micro level, whether or not their lives would have been better or worse without the virus.

 

Without the virus, our lives might or might not be better at the macro and micro level.

 

For example:  Many benefits have resulted from the pandemic virus, just as many good things happened as a result of the flu in 1918.

 

Sometimes, we underestimate the positive effects of seemingly extremely negative impacts which, ultimately, influence our lives for the ultimate good.

 

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Therefore:  How has the virus changed your life for the better? This is one good question.

 

And, if the virus had not happened, then where would you be today?

 

The virus has changed our destiny.

 

In your case, do you think your destiny has been changed for the better?

 

 

Didnt anyone ever tell you if wishes were fishes. As usual who gives a <deleted> about your subjunctive people wish a lot of <deleted>. Never got them anywhere.

On 8/5/2022 at 8:36 AM, LaosLover said:

Gotta largely agree, except Ubon has a little bit of a downtown and Nong Khai has the river.

 

But going to Udon and KK is like ordering French fries and curly fries at the same meal.

Says the laoslover ????????????????. <deleted> me hows the irony.

43 minutes ago, anchadian said:

A far better offer to the families of the deceased.

I believe the owner offered only B50,000 each to the families, if indeed that is true.
https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/07/owner-of-mountain-b-pub-in-sattahip-that-caught-fire-and-killed-15-people-arrested-and-charged-more-compensation-coming-for-victims/

 

Chonburi authorities and foundations have come together to offer 354,400 baht each to the families of the 15 people who died in the Mountain B Pub blaze last Friday.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40018659

Not much for a life is it. Particularly where clear negligence was involved. Hush money smells.

11 minutes ago, anchadian said:

A windows is defined as an opening in the wall or roof, usually containing a sheet of glass.

 

If the Mountain B glass frontage was able to 'open' then you are correct, if not, you are not correct. 

Are you saying all windows have a capacity to be opened? If so you are very very wrong. So all these high rise buildings have no windows in your opinion?

window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air.

Do you know/ Understand the difference between opening and can be opened?

2 hours ago, IamNoone88 said:

Read it again. This time carefully.

Maybe you should read what you wrote. Again. Carefully.

And whilst you are there any evidence to back up this subjective tripe?

"fact he seems to be facing his responsibilities and must be feeling pretty terrible about this "

Want to tell the service stations that are charging 38 baht and up then .....

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

Rubbish.

Yeah? Why so?

"The Vietnam war, saw dozens of American soldiers drop by in Bangkok for rest and recreation. Selling sex and alcohol was a quick way to make a lot of money during the war. Cashing upon this, Patpong opened its premises to establishments such as bars, massage parlors, nightclubs, and entertainment complexes. Thus, came into existence, the Patpong market."

What else is also true is that because the sois were becoming a throughfare the government was looking at a way of recovering the sois (not the land) as it was public space. The patpongpanich family partially started the market to keep the sois blocked and not a public thoroughfare thus keeping the sois in private hands. 

4 hours ago, IamNoone88 said:

This kid seems to be trying to deal with this in the best way a 27 year old can that has caused negligent death. I do not see him as denying the facts - in fact he seems to be facing his responsibilities and must be feeling pretty terrible about this and the somewhat avoidable mistakes that were made. It could have been avoided but it went very bad for every-one concerned ... there are no winners in this terrible tragedy.

You would be a "boss" supporter as well then eh? Not denying the facts? He has copped to negligence and operating without a license. How about wrongful death and all the other greivous damage he caused? Or his families depends on who is copping the wrap. Poor kid

I got 50 rai of rice and cassava plus some banana and other fruit trees. Might get boring nut no food shortage for me. Lol.

11 hours ago, Steven55 said:

That crossed my mind, also.

But if the name in the blue book has changed, someone in the Land Transport Office must have been bribed.
Next, the copy of the passport of the American with his signature and other things are needed:

How to Transfer the Ownership of a Vehicle to Your Name in Thailand 

The Buyer needs to bring the following to the Land Transport Office:

• Vehicle
• Vehicle ownership booklet
• Passport/ID
• Application form signed by the seller (form available at the office)

In addition, you’ll need either of the following from the Seller:

• Signed copy of national ID card if the seller is a Thai citizen
• Signed copy of passport info and visa pages if the seller is a foreigner 
  
  So, there must be a trail of falsifications (however: this is Thailand), so will a procedure to find al this be successful.
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If she was loooking after him for a while getting a photocopy of his id/ passport probably isnt too hard. He may have even signed it.

On 8/5/2022 at 2:51 PM, LaosLover said:

The half a dozen hookers I talked to on Ko Chang said they were from Phuket, so def a coal to Newcastle situation.

 

Why can't you escape reality to an older sun brick property with a too-loud air conditioner like everyone else? Currently working fine for me. As the Buddhists say, wherever you go, there you are.

So true. And yet makes you feel so sorry for poor Bob.

30 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Seriously? I went there many times early 90s and definitely no night market as it became later. When the bag shops outnumbered the gogos I figured it was time to abandon the place.

I always went once a trip to remind myself why I didn't go there any more.

There may have been a night market, but it wasn't very large or I'd have noticed it.

Agree to disagree mate. Been there in one form or another for decades but im fairly sure late 80's early 90's was when it became the market as we know it. 

On 8/5/2022 at 7:56 PM, Thingamabob said:

The fun atmosphere on Patpong was killed by the introduction of the night market. IMO Nana Plaza has been the go to place ever since. Good to hear the action is picking up there.

The night market existed looong betore bars. It was a way for the family who owned patpong 5o keep the streets private and in their name as the govt was considering rezoning it. Market first opened in the 1940's so not really sure what ya talking about.

21 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Well, right there is an open admission that these kind of Establishments are are inside the Honey Pot of the Authorities.

Until corruption and all the disgusting side effects of it, and the people that are associated with it are totally eradicated, these kind of terrible events will continue to happen in pursuit of greed.

RIP the poor souls that have lost their lives, in order that just a few people get to say " do you know who I am ? "over the greed issue.

God speed a full recovery to those who have also been badly burned Etc in the incident.

I hope the greedy all have to pay for the rest of their miserable lives for the pain and suffering they have inflicted upon the innocent

Nice sentiment but aint none of that happening.

On 8/6/2022 at 1:25 PM, Card said:

I can't fathom how the uninjured make no attempt to douse the flames on those affected. Absolutely no consideration for anything except themselves.

No one nows how they will act in a such a situation until they are in it. Bigging it up on anonymous forum is a hell of a lot different than being on the real deal. Sometimes the people who think they will be the superheroes are the biggest cowards.

There used to be draught guiness cans everywhere unfortunately the widget being compressed nitrogen is now banned from the import list of some countries. Thailand being one of them.

Yes the cobbler is in between the blacksmiths and the candlestick makers. Take a left at the chimney sweeps you can't miss it.

What a joke. 

8 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Think it's a local problem of the Lao, Thai, and Cambodian people. 

Never seen any white people involved in manufacture or distribution.

Yes the clue is in the op "the golden triangle and shan states" 

10 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Chill out, I never said anything about you, why so paranoid?

Must be all the drugs ????????????

31 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I have found drugged up people do more so!

Jibber jabber .  Your premise is false you have nothing to prove it's true so you resort to insults and perceived assumptions about people. I don't take drugs mate I work offshore we are urine tested monthly. Yet another thing you are wrong about. 

 The price of yaba has been constantly falling for half a decade. Has ZERO to do with cannabis being removed from the cat 5 list. Your a myth

5 hours ago, stoner said:

they use a basic concrete form to smash the weed together.

Same as the old thai buddha sticks zero sophisticated about it.