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So what does your insurance cover exactly if it does not cover an injury you received when playing soccer walking on poorly maintained Thai footpaths?

Firstly, thinking all diamonds are equal is going to get you in a world of trouble. They aren't. However, diamond buying is reasonably formulaic. If you can find a Rapaport diamond pricing report online, that will tell you what diamonds cost, by size(carat), color, clarity and cut. Then you will be armed with what the diamond you are looking at should really cost at wholesale.

Second, forget Chanthaburi. That's a gemstone town. Not diamonds and not jewelry and unless you know your gems, speak fluent Thai, then you are in trouble.

Lastly, never buy a diamond without a certificate from a credible lab (not from Somchai's Diamond labs). Ever. Credible diamonds will have certs. If they don't insist on a cert from a credible lab and make the sale contingent that the cert matches what they are claiming the diamond as. This does take time however.

Armed with your diamond pricing guide and roughly what you want to pay, head to Bangkok and look around for a design you like and then use your newfound knowledge to get the best deal you can and hopefully feel confident in your decision.

Good Luck.

Never happened...not at least the way the OP states.

I do particularly enjoy the "connections" that couldn't get him off a DUI.

When will people realize that "connections" in Thailand are worth nothing. They just add to the cost and help facilitate the scam.

Numbnuts may be in a "special" prison indeed. He's clearly special.

kind of related question.

At the barber shops sometimes I see the people getting their ear wax cleaned out.

Is this a good idea? do people get that done?

I imagine there are risks if the person does it wrong.

From an objective health point of view, it is a VERY BAD idea. If you have impacted wax, see a doctor.

From the subjective side: True! I have a big earwax problem and had an earclean in bangkok once. They where very clean!

6 months later though i was picking my wax(I dont know how else i can put it) and low and behold: An entire cotton bud came out of my ear! And i could hear much better all of a suddon.

Damaging the ear drums is one of the grave dangers when doing it yourself.

And about the hair: Just let them surprise you everytime. Works for me

Dancealot, I don't know why but your comment reminded me of this classic Friends clip.

Chandler to Joey "...you have to stop the Q Tip when there's resistance".

People don't always buy the cheapest. Maybe some people can buy for a higher price and still make money. When I had a business back in the UK, I bought from suppliers that I considered reliable and trustworthy. I wouldn't have changed to a another supplier just because they were cheaper. Thais abroad probably prefer to buy Thai rice, even if it is more expensive. So lots of reasons why they can still sell at a higher price. But I think the whole scheme is flawed.

Besides the US, I doubt that there is significant Thai population in Iraq, Benin, South Africa and the Congo to make your idea valid.

However, if you look a little closer at what those countries may have to "trade" for this rice, it may make more sense why these countries are prepared to "pay" $180 per tone in value more than rice from other countries.

The numbers are bunk anyway. I'd say a decimal point jumped a place and the number is 1.05million tons and not 10.5million...

Define corruption.

"Ms Yingluck's official visit to New Zealand is aimed to strengthen bilateral relations on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Thailand and New Zealand."

Translation - "You wanna buy some rice?".

And thinking Thailand has any chance of elbowing their way into mining and energy in P&G ahead of Australia and China is confused.

Thais with some sort of authority are very good at being selective, subjective and arbitrary.

This move reeks of giving the Government the ability to stem the flow of rice in...and money out...when it suits them, or to be selective on which rice and farmers (and provinces) measures up and which do not, without having to give any reasons or be accountable.

What does a farmer do when it is determined that his crop is below the standard (when it isn't) and he has nowhere to sell it because the pantry is already full, the middlemen are already fat and happy and the Government has killed the market for his Thai rice?

Whilst the rice-pledging scheme was a disaster from the beginning, this decision is spineless and weak. Yingluck should be ashamed.

It's rare to get a picture of Thaksin and his stunt double in the same picture.

They even got that little flick of hair on their square heads exactly the same.

Awesome.

What? And miss out on this?

So, 168million baht to hold "as many as 108 sessions of public deliberations across the country".

That's 1.5million baht per "public deliberation"...whatever that really means.

But before these "public deliberations" they will invite 440 noted "Guest Speakers" to discuss how these deliberations should be organized.

Is it just me, but does this sound half-assed and poorly thought through?

She clearly stole all the pies...so why not the limelight as well.

If the motorcycle "first responders" are anything like the pick up trucks with lights "Thai ambulances", then they will be Honda Waves with a set of jumper cables and a box of bandaids.

8 minutes.

My pizza takes longer than that.

Doubtful.

I am just in awe at the talent in the Shinawatra family.

To have one person in the family as the best candidate to be Prime Minister is impressive.

But to have your Sister be considered the very best candidate and elected PM.

...and then if she has to step aside, your other Sister is the next best candidate to be PM.

...and then if she steps aside, your Son is being considered as a fast-track MP to be a future PM.

The Thaksin family are phenoms.

Your attitude is all wrong kid.

Do everything you can to get the job, then decide if you want it.

Going in half-assed is a waste of your time and theirs.

"Pheu Thai denies grooming Yaowapa..."

"Pheu Thai heavy-weight Yaowapa Wongsawat..."

She sounds like the prize winning pig and the County Fair.

Sue-eeeeeeeeeeeeee.

I bought a 2013 Colorado because of the delays in the Ford Wildtrak 3.2.

To me it's just a truck and performs as I expect a truck would.

No idea what inferior electronics mean, but I have had no issues with the truck at all.

I bought from the main Dealer inside the moat. Good service and delivered as promised.

Went to tops today and it reminded me of an old TV series Happy Days.

In it a hip slicking cool guy (Henry Winkler) the Fonz was telling Ritchie (Ron Howard) a really good place to meet chicks is the super market.

You might want to work on your hello I am a nice guy interested only in meeting normal (a setting on a washing machine) Thai women.

Try a couple of variations on that in front of a mirror. I have faith in you. Remember if at first you don't succeed try try again there will be another bus along be there to meet it when it comes in.

I remember that episode. Man, I loved that show....came on just after Gilligans Island. Ginger was hot.

...anyway...

One of my favorite places to meet girls was the make-up counters at malls. It was easy to approach feigning interest in perfume or a gift for my Mom and then strike up conversation and ask for a number. It was a target rich environment and I was batting high numbers. It felt somewhat legit.

But then I started noticing more and more ladyboys working at make-up counters and it kind of lost it's appeal.

Similar results can be had in the underwear and bra sections. However, the shoe, kitchenware and whitegoods sections should be avoided at all costs.

Priceless... what was your "reason" to be in the bra section if I may ask?

The cosmetics counters I couldn't do... I hate those department stores with a passion and the cosmetics counters are the worst of all. Can't stand the smell, can't stand the product, the pretense, the "you're not good enough" mantra, all of it makes me want to throw up. Irreconcilable differences I am afraid

/rant

Not to mention what the creatures really look like under all the paint and glitter.

Actually, it wasn't all the paint and glitter that bothered me at the time.

...but the facial imprint on the pillow from the Mac forcefield the next morning was defiantly a turn off.

Went to tops today and it reminded me of an old TV series Happy Days.

In it a hip slicking cool guy (Henry Winkler) the Fonz was telling Ritchie (Ron Howard) a really good place to meet chicks is the super market.

You might want to work on your hello I am a nice guy interested only in meeting normal (a setting on a washing machine) Thai women.

Try a couple of variations on that in front of a mirror. I have faith in you. Remember if at first you don't succeed try try again there will be another bus along be there to meet it when it comes in.

I remember that episode. Man, I loved that show....came on just after Gilligans Island. Ginger was hot.

...anyway...

One of my favorite places to meet girls was the make-up counters at malls. It was easy to approach feigning interest in perfume or a gift for my Mom and then strike up conversation and ask for a number. It was a target rich environment and I was batting high numbers. It felt somewhat legit.

But then I started noticing more and more ladyboys working at make-up counters and it kind of lost it's appeal.

Similar results can be had in the underwear and bra sections. However, the shoe, kitchenware and whitegoods sections should be avoided at all costs.

...but the Farmers are spending like this scheme will go on forever, or at least rice exports will be back to where they were.

They are wrong on both points.

When the Government does pull the plug, the demand for rice will slow because of stored rice sold at a loss and the cheaper rice from India and Vietnam - the price will be low as a result...a double whammy for rice farmers.

...so enjoy the good times boys...because your world is about to come crashing down soon.

OP, I am sorry that you have not had any helpful replies, par for the course  in this General Topics forum though.

 

You asked a perfectly valid question and got, for the most part, opinionated, pointless drivel in reply. Just to reassure you that not everyone on T.V. is anti-gun ownership.

 

The countries in Europe have become so highly regulated, and the people micro-managed, that nearly everything is illegal unless expressly permitted.

 

One of the pleasures of living here, apart from the weather, is the sense of freedom and lack of over-arching government control.

 

So the answer is probably you can do what you want on your property, as long as you do not endanger or annoy your neighbours.

 

If you asked this question in the Farming forum you may have had more helpful replies, as many of the posters there have large plots of land,and no doubt similar problems with rats.

 

Good shooting!

This is called irony.

And to practice with your shotgun pop over to Cambodia, pay a bit extra they let you fire a bazooka at live cows if you like

Nooooooooooooo! I saw that on the internet, that is terrible!!! Shooting cows with grenade launchers and the like, no, not what I am into, I simply wanted to buy a gun, put up a few beer bottles/ cans/cats Thais and have a bit of fun, I am not doing the Brinks Mat!

 

If I wanted to kill defenceless animals, I would simply put them in the 800 watt Sharp microwave - I like wildlife, I just need to pop off a few rats now and again as the cats I have are too damn lazy to kill them and the rat piss they leave leads to disease, and the wife brought home this white dog that looks like a rat or a large white squirrel that attacks people on motorbikes and can run too quick for me to catch and hang!

 

I already have one of those Thai made air rifles, the pump up thing that looks like something from the American Civil War - 5 foot long and takes half an hour to load - effective...YES if you only need to get one shot off, useless in poaching rats - they can hear you pumping it up for ten minutes beforehand and roll on their asses laughing!

 

We had a problem with dogs a few months back - they were in here stealing food and looking for one of the bitches - By the time you pumped the gun up and loaded the steel BB - the dogs were 500 yards away giving you the finger!

That's funny.

I also have a metal, semi auto C02 pistol from japan that was originally at about 400fps and with some upgrades (springs and firing pin) is over 500fps firing ball bearings.

It breaks the skin. How do I know this? I let my wife try and shoot me from about 15m. She thought it was hilarious. Me...not so much.

Maybe one of those will give you a fighting chance against those disrespectful rats.

I have licensed handguns in my name because of where I live and what I do.

However, I am not permitted to fire the handgun anywhere except a gun range or in self defense on my property.

Even transporting guns to the range the gun must be in a locked gun case and the magazines must be empty and in separate locked box.

Popping rats with a 12-gauge seems a bit excessive. I recommend the range for practice.