Blue Muton

2 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Very interesting, I wonder how the Australian Federal Police became involved?

Possibly stems from them cracking the dark web, great result in any case. It won't help existing victims but should ensure that they don't attack any more innocent kids.

Well dressed?

Driving an Accord?

Surprised the lowly shop staff didn't wai him on his way out!

8 minutes ago, Sujo said:

Oh dear.

 

conviction can also bar him from office in future, so that is the reason for the trial.

 

He is already impeached, twice. This 2nd time happened when he was in office.

 

Why would hillary or obama care, they are not running for any office anyway.

Quite. And one of the basic requirements for a trial is wrongdoing, which there is no evidence of either of them doing.

21 hours ago, hapark said:

Thank you, very helpful

As previously advised you need to check with your local office, the requirements for my office are not the same as this, there's no point in me detailing the differences as I don't know whether or not you use the same office.

You've got a choice really, get on the Highway to Hell or buy a Stairway to Heaven.

2 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

1000 baht seem to be the going rate to get something done

Is "something done" a euphemism for an assassination?

It isn't. Even I can do it.

16 hours ago, kingdong said:

Never mind chomper,it is what it is,short term pain for long term gain,the price of freedom has never been cheap.

You just don't get it, even after all this time. There is no long term gain.

having retired thirteen years "early" to make a new life out here (where I'm chilling and loving live several years later) it just has to be...............

8 hours ago, DaLa said:

I'm a sole trader, my total operation consists of just me. I internationally trade with Thailand and it takes me 2-3 hours per 40 foot HC container to deal with the paperwork in the UK ( it is then completed for me by my shippers).  Then once my goods arrive in Thailand it takes me 1-2 hours to complete the paperwork at this end where our ( me and my customer's )  import agent presents it to customs.

 

Job complete.  The only time international trade and the accompanying paperwork is a problem is when the receiving country wants to make it difficult.

That amount of effort for a container full of goods is one thing, but much of that paperwork is required for even the smallest shipment so is making trading unviable for some small businesses.

You are used to completing the paperwork, it's new to people who have only traded within the EU previously and some of them are taking time to get to grips with it.

1 hour ago, KarenBravo said:

Personally, I have no dog in this fight. Brexit doesn't affect me at all. I have no property, or business there. I don't even have a pension as I stopped living there in 1980 and paid no more contributions.

For me, the snippet below exemplifies Brexit, probably because I travel a lot for work:-

 

Brexiteer - "Look at my new blue passport, isn't it great"?

Remainer - "Yes, but, we now cannot live, or work in 27 other countries"

Brexiteer - "Yes, but its blue!"

 

Apologies to any Brexit supporters.

 

P.S. My first two passports were blue. Nice and sturdy. Nothing flimsy about them.

.....and as we all know, the UK was free to chose whatever colour passport it wanted all along whilst in the EU. Another anti-EU lie.

41 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

 

No that fact you don't live in the UK doesn't matter at all, many UK people on this forum reside in Thailand and then decide to move to UK with their partners.

There's still the income requirement to consider.

I've ordered all sorts of things from Lazada and always choose the COD option. Never had any problems with deliveries or with the products that I've purchased. Last week I got a USB 3.0 to USB-C cable from U-Green and some Mitr Pol golden syrup that I thought I'd try as an alternative to Tate & Lyle. Both arrived within a few days.

The status should be updated pretty quickly and often is within a couple of hours. Many of the vendors have a chat facility, have you tried that to get an update?

It's also worth remembering to check out the seller's score before ordering.

On 1/28/2021 at 3:19 PM, BigStar said:

Speaking of time travel, having twice finished Dark, I was looking around for some more SciFi and decided to give the series 12 Monkeys a try again. Pandemic story, too. What turned me off when I last tried the 1st episode is that the first season just ain't very good. Kept reading how it picks up later, so I suffered through the 1st season.

 

Into the 3rd it's not bad at all--for you SF fans.  James Callis, who played Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, even shows up. Now the 4th season's supposed to be the best. We'll see. Me, I don't find it good enough to sit and binge watch, but to watch while doing something else, namely exercising, it'll do nicely. 

 

 

....and on the subject of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, season 2 of "For All Mankind" is out shortly. The link being screenwriter and tv producer Ronald D. Moore, who created For All Mankind and was behind the remake of BG.

"In an alternative version of 1969, the Soviet Union beats the United States to the Moon, and the space race continues on for decades with still grander challenges and goals."

IMDb rating 7.6

14 hours ago, Mike Teavee said:

Lucky you, for some reason mine has found Bridgerton

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740790/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

 

And I'm struggling to get the TV remote back ????  

 

I feel your pain.

Don't recall a mention of Snowpiercer season 2 which started this week, apologies in advance if I missed it.

Some may say post-apocolypse to be rather topical. Based on the 2013 film of the same name.

"Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, this series centres on the remaining people, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe."

23 hours ago, worgeordie said:

At the back  next to the Mama noodles,that's the designated <deleted> spot,

and I hope you are going to buy something when your finished....

regards worgeordie

I'd have thought next to the tissues would have been better, but then again, TiT.

Happily, no, and that's the way we're keeping it.

Season 3 of Australian drama series "Harrow" is scheduled to start next week.

Synopsis:

"Forensic pathologist Dr. Daniel Harrow is able to solve cases that others can't, but he does it with a total disregard for authority. Part of that is due to the fact that he has an unfailing empathy for the dead, and it is those feelings he has for the deceased that leads him to bend every rule in order to get to the truth about what happened to the victims. No matter how bizarre the case, Dr. Harrow is determined to give victims a voice from the afterlife. While Harrow is working on his cases, though, a secret from his past threatens him, his family and his career."

IMDb rating 7.6

Trailer:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4371100832918110

Thankfully I've escaped from the kitchen where I was eating with Mrs BM while she was watching a show called "Dress My Love". It manages to stand out from much of the other dross on Thai TV by being considerably worse than the rest.

Synopsis: Surreal camp, uber-kitsch dressing-up show.

.....but don't take my word for it, see for yourselves.

10 hours ago, keithsimmonds said:

TBH even in our current form i don,t think Leicester would be confident. We are the great unknown...but i am hopeful...they will fear us as they should. We must ruthless not reckless...65% chance of winning imho, coyb.

They must be saving their fear for the second half, the first half was a walk in the park for them. I  do admire your optimism though, even if on this occesion I didn't share it.

Despite the welcome three points against ten man Fulham I for one was not overly impressed with the performance. If we play like that tonight we will be ripped apart. Not sure about getting up at 3am for it TBH.

So, on a scale of 0-10%, how confident are we all feeling?