richard_smith237

Individuals involved / participants.... No.. Lets call a spade a spade... Murderers who were carrying and discharging firearms in public and beating someone to death.

I quite agree... they have no need for lighters... They can start a fire with an ice cube !!!!

Which he can ask in 7-11... i.e. I want 30 days... with phone use and 10 GB of data lasting 30 days etc... (or something similar). the info is there on the Websites too... the packages are extremely cheap. https://www.true.th/prepaid/add-on-package

The average IQ of the truck driver here must be incredibly low (a Thai Bash ?.. perhaps, or just a Thai Truck Driver Bash)... .... Just this week alone there has been 'traffic mayhem' at the entrance to the toll booth near the port in Bangkok... ... Articulated trucks are not permitted on the expressways - yet twice this week we've been held at traffic Jams as a truck is stopped at the tollbooth, the driver clearly not knowing he's not permitted to use the expressway... the result is traffic backed up and it takes an age for the truck to be able to reverse out of the way and clear the traffic.

Perhaps they'd have been 'less stunned' if laws were enforced and owners of such trucks were held accountable for their vehicles being unroadworthy... they can check the brakes too !!!

When a friend visitied - he went to 7-11... told them what he wanted the SIM for.. (Local Calls and data)... purchased the SIM and a pre-paid package... The 7-11 staff loaded everything up for him and he was set (the staff in places like 7-11 are usually extremely helpful if they are not busy and over-run with customers and have a spare few moments).

This has to be one of the hardmen on this thread.. . Blink and you'll miss it... .mp4

Reminds me of an oldie.... 'walking down the road I see one guy digging a trench, I ask him what he's doing... "Its my job to dig the trench".... I walk further down the line and see another guy filling in the trench, I ask him what he's doing... "Its my job to fill in the trench"..... I ask... "and you do this every day ?"... and the guy answers, yes, but usually theres also a third guy who lays the cables'.... This fits perfectly in the 'not my job' section of workers...

She attacked your condo ??... Did the condo not have a tactical pen with which it could fight back ? I think your comments highlight quite clearly where we both sit in the 'educated pecking order' !!! I agree - we aren't at the same level... you are scary... have you given 'death a near Gobbler experience' yet ?

Attacked by whom ? where ?? - in a pool without a tactical pen ? Was it a situation that could otherwise have been avoided ? For example: I wouldn't be walking down Pattaya Beach Road a night etc though one ex was on the receiving end of a glass getting thrown across the room when a fight broke out... its a shame she didn't have her tactical umbrella with her...

You are getting confused between ridicule and smarm. I'm not being smarmy with you, I am ridiculing the idea of taking a 'tactical pen' swimming... just in case... I never once, for a second thought someone would seriously suggest such an idea... .... I bet you don't do push-ups... you just push the earth down !...

You put insurance on your car "just in case." The same goes for health insurance. Yes, I carry them just in case. I carry a 'rescue tool / knife' in the car - its to cut the seatbelts and smash the window if necessary etc... I think I'm going to start carrying a machete when I next go for a swim... just incase ! ... Apologies for being facetious - but the idea of carrying a 'tactical pen' on my when I go for a dip in the pool seems utterly ridiculous..

Indeed.... the last time I went for a swim I had the urge to rewrite the ending of Wuthering heights ! ... Damn lucky I had a tactical pen with me...

You go swimming with 'tactical pens' just in case ????

I'm a natural born weapon.... I don't even have to flush my own toilet, I just scare the s#!£ out of it.... ... they named a street after me in my home town... but they had to revert back to the original name because no one crosses me and lives !!...

Valid point, as theory has it we (humans) have a build up of static electricity and when we get out of the car, theoretically we are supposed to touch the car to allow that to disperse before handling the fuel nozzle - this is of course infinitesimal, though, higher for some tightly wound posters in their nylon & corduroy, so they may want to take caution, though I wonder how scared they get when they 'turn their car back on after refuelling. Decades ago owners used to have 'strips' dragging at the back to disperse the static build up from the car itself. IF any of these were genuine issues, I think petrol stations would have something in place to deal with it. As for Air-craft fuel, its higher octane, far more easy to ignite than regular gasoline etc and as you pointed out in an industry with the highest levels of safety - they can refuel with the APU running etc, but we must keep our seatbelts unfastened while refuelling just incase we need to make a hasty exit.. which always struck me as odd. I had fuel leaking all over my engine the other day... engine was hot (usually running temp) and fuel pump developed a leak... I rode straight to the dealership and was naturally concerned about ignition of all the vapour from the fuel evaporating off the engine - nothing happened.

I’m waiting for one of these hardon’s to claim they are Chuck Norris !!! Ralf used to beat up his shadow because it was following too close. It now stands 15 feet behind him….

Oh don't be disgusting I have no issue with cutting someone. & no issue getting spaffed on either, it would seem… or is this you ??

It's quite probable the rules were evolved in a time when there was more risk. For example, cars had generators, not alternators. It's a given attendants sometimes overfill vehicles. Most of the time, the vapor dissipates harmlessly. The culture here seems to be one of not following some rules. Which makes the sight of Thais dutifully wearing masks, on scooters without helmets, quite comical. It took me three months of nagging to persuade my GF to wear a helmet. Now she does it automatically. I am probably much more risk averse than you. That comes from working in a profession for many years, with chemicals that were so dangerous a single moment of carelessness could result in serious injury or death. I'm still here, i know several who are not. Thanks for keeping the discussion intelligent... I agree - the rules are a legacy of when cars were less intrinsically safe. I also agree, there is an element of risk with keeping the engine running, but on the balance of risks there is greater risk of another car driving into me while I'm parked at the pump. I also agree, the culture here is not following rules - the mask rule highlighted what an enigma Thailand is - can't get folk to wear helmets, they face mask wearing was nearly at 100%... My profession too has a load of safety legislation and policy - much of it is based around he lowest common denominator... the 1 in a million chance and is driven my insurance and management ensuring anything that happens cannot come back on them. I took have worked in environments where the risks are high (H2S) and carelessness can cause death - in situations where IF I take of a BA set, I'm dead within minutes... So, I'm well versed in risk analysis and aware of necessary precautions etc - I don't see the 'leaving the engine running' a risk (not even a slight risk) and thats because I understand what is and can happen.

Whatever happened to... - I'm going to tell the teacher ? - My Dads harder than your Dad' ? - Kick em in the nuts and run ? (I'm just trying to fit in the mental age of the thread)

Oh don't be disgusting For some reason walf thinks this thread is about bukkakae !!!!

Reckon we should take our pick... I'm going with #3 !!!!! 1. Liverpool, England (The original) Home of the world's most overrated boy band, scallies and an overrated football team. 2. Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia The place that thinks it's Sydney, but nobody told Sydney! 3. Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada Where even the moose are bored and anally retentive! 4. Liverpool, Texas, USA It’s not even the most famous Liverpool, let alone the most famous Texas! 5. Liverpool, New York, USA The part of New York that no one cares to visit! 6. Liverpool, Illinois, USA Where the biggest attraction is… leaving! 7. Liverpool, Uruguay The only Liverpool that’s as forgettable as a Uruguay football club! 8. Liverpool, West Virginia, USA Insult: West Virginia’s best-kept secret... because no one cares enough to look! 9. Liverpool, Ohio, USA Famous for… well, absolutely nothing! 10. Liverpool, Pennsylvania, USA Where the most exciting thing is the town sign!

It’s just the way so many ride here… it’s so moronic… Just this morning I was turning left (on my motorcycle), car in front turning left. Both of us indicating I was on blind it the left rear wheel of the car & protecting my position on the inside. Whooosh… a bike speeds past on the left through an impossibly small gap & surprises the shyte out of me… felt his body brush past & the wind off him as he squeezed through… … made me so angry that he could have knocked me off…. Felt like chasing him down but Thad be silly & I’m not one of the hard men posting on the ‘can you defend yourself’ thread…

Are those your GTA (Grand Theft Auto) scores, or your fave Tekken fighter ?

The keyboard Warrior in me says yes. The realist in me says no… I was sucker punched at Uni… after that I was completely defenseless- so no, I can’t defend myself. The only defense is to avoid all conflict where possible, never allow or engage in escalation…. I realize one punch or one stab could kill us. To add to this : I’ve played Rigby at uni am physical & fit, still relatively athletic & plays lots of football - in my late 40’s I’ve slowed down loads - noticeable when playing against guys… they’d be quicker in a fight too…