Cheops

8 hours ago, Vacuum said:

What do you suggest, visiting a **ore house AKA bar beer, to have a few?

I don't visit neither of them, but getting drunk at home in front of your kids is a no no in my book. I guess you don't mind, but that is up to you.

9 hours ago, sherwood said:

Struth mate! thats a bit harsh.

I think home is the best and safest place to get a little bit drunk.

Agree, but not in front of your kids, unless they are older than 16

38 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

Sitting here now waiting on the visit. Hope they come before 7pm as it is a Saturday and will be a little bit drunk by then after watching the rugby.

I hope your kid(s) wil be sleeping before you get 'a little bit drunk'! Or is that normal parenting for you, getting drunk at home? 

On 6/13/2019 at 8:50 AM, webfact said:

Thai hotel engineer

Thai hotel engineer handyman handyboy layabout criminal

12 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Er.......how about a huge chunk of Sukhumvit for a start, will that do for you?

 

I believe they have already done about 100kms throughout the city.

 

Don't get out much?

 

 

Thanks. But why do you think that "I don't get out much"?

Do you think all foreigners live near Sukhumvit? ????

I live more than 14 years in Bangkok and go out every day, but rarely come near Sukhumvit.

Outside the City center there are not much area's where they cleaned up this cable mess.

BTW, why didn't they post some photos of the cleaned up area or even include a simple map to show which areas are done?

Or do they expect that we all drive around Bangkok to take a look 555 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

they can save money on their bills by installing special equipment.

Yes, and the equipment is called an invertor/charge controller box with solar panels 555

11 hours ago, webfact said:

Much of the work on the 20 billion baht project has been completed and the governor said it should all be done by June 2021.

Please show me where this has finished already. The amount of cables and the chaos that they are in, makes this a project for a group of 1000 people who can make their 45 years career of this! 20 billion baht and not even public money! Wow, I wish I was the manager of this project 555 

9 hours ago, billd766 said:

How do you know she was on the phone?

You are correct, she wasn't and the news story as told in this article is not entirely correct!

In the Thai news stories it's mentioned that the cover collapsed.

That makes more sense, since normally you would see a big hole like this, unless you are looking to your phone ????

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Woman falls down manhole on way to work

Should be:

Woman falls down manhole on way to work while busy using her phone. 

13 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

A parent's worst nightmare...I do hope this criminal activity will not go unpunished...

 

20 licks with a baseball bat should suffice...

If this ever happens to one of my kids, he better pray that the police gets him first!

If true, he should NOT get bail and should spend most of the rest of his miserable life in prison!

3 hours ago, moonseeker said:

People reading the daily headlines about crackdowns on foreigners must feel really welcome in this country. Never heard of anything similar... Not much however anymore to read about HUB of this and that lately... 

MS>

You are following Thai news hence you see this news. You don't follow other country's news, hence you don't see this. Of course this happens in a lot of countries!

Why would you not feel welcome? Are you illegally staying here? 

The immigration mentioned before: good guys in, bad guys out

3 hours ago, johnc925 said:

It appears we are witnessing Thailand unravel its own economy; Vietnam and other places are gaining rapid popularity.  Thailand's economy, now at a 5 year low, will continue to dwindle as they manipulate and destroy what was once a great retirement haven. la khon!

So arresting illegals and criminals is bad for the economy? Don't you think Vietnam and other places do the same? Or do you think overstaying your extension of your Visa in Vietnam would be ok?

La khon John!

5 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

wonder what visa the Russian ladies are using?

They have a special opening for the immigration officers 555

22 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

IF the dent is someone else's fault, you could claim the cost of a renting a car from them while your car is being repaired. 

Good luck with that. I think it's almost impossible. Even claiming the normal damage in an accident is difficult or impossible if the other side has no insurance. 

10 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

You talk to me like the above, then think you get to interrogate me. lol.

But hey, 

 

First question, was answered at the start of the thread, you should learn to read instead of going on the attack.

 

Second question, i have no idea what your government do or why they do it.

i have always considered the Dutch,  as Mostly Harmless,

 

Question for you. ( you being dutch and all that ) 

Are you happy that people in Holland, can get drugs on the street, of very bad quality and go up some back street,  jack up some brown liquid and die of an OD. or some girl buys some pills,  that are going to kill her,  because the guys that make the pills and powders,  only care about money.

Is that ok with you,  as i think that's what the dutch government are ok with.

maybe in your book, they deserve to die.

 

It's not ok with me. kids should have access to the correct drugs, correct dosage. and so on.

But hey,  I think a bit different to other people.

Good day. 

The statistics that I shared in my post above shows a different picture. There are not so many people od-ing or dying in Holland as you try to tell. If you look to the stats of the US it's very shocking. The number of narcotic related deaths is going through the roof the last couple of years. In Holland and Portugal there is no difference, even though Holland does not follow the policy of Portugal. 

Deaths from drug use US-PRT-NLD

Anyway, after you wrote "kids should have access to the correct drugs", I'm done discussing with you. You probably don't have kids and please keep it that way. 

Good day to you as well. 

13 hours ago, JimmyJ said:

False.

 

Here's one of numerous articles on the subject:

 

"What's gotten better? In terms of usage rate and health, the data show that Portugal has by no means plunged into a drug crisis.

As this chart from Transform Drug Policy Foundation shows, the proportion of the population that reports having used drugs at some point saw an initial increase after decriminalization, but then a decline..."

 

https://www.mic.com/articles/110344/14-years-after-portugal-decriminalized-all-drugs-here-s-what-s-happening"

 

Also few deaths by overdose, unlike countries like the US where there are harsh penalties and high rate of overdoses.

Why do other countries not follow Portugal to just make possession of all drugs (to a certain amount) legal?

If you read to whole story, you will know that about 4 decades ago there was a huge sudden inflow of drugs into Portugal, which created huge problems. The government didn't know what to do anymore and decided 2 decades ago to more or less legalize all drugs. Sure, if you read the stories, the number of addicts and deaths declined. BUT remember that Portugal experienced a huge increase in addicts and deaths before that, so it's not really a big surprise of the outcome after legalize it.

I guess this is one of the reasons why other countries do not follow this 'succes' story.

Is the drug abuse really declined in Portugal. Well, check for yourself:

drug-use-disorders Portugal

The Netherlands shows a decline, but hard drugs are illegal, so is the policy in Portugal really better?

Compared to the US, Thailand and the Netherlands:

rug-use-disorders Portugal Thailand US NLD

14 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

Oh deer, Now i'm a drug user because i don't think like you. 

 

Oh my god, it's 04:00, i better get me Smack Crack and Pot ready for breakfast then or should i wait until i finish the hour on the cross trainer and 20 minutes weight training. 

Like i said we don't all think like you,  

So enlighten us then why you are advocating to legalize all drugs?

As a Dutch guy I'm actually very liberal and open minded and so is the Dutch government, but tell me why does the Netherlands not follow Portugal to just make possession of all drugs (to a certain amount) legal?

2 hours ago, Ozman52 said:

5555 drug dealers who supply drugs on credit. That's a good one!

10 months 0% interest 555

1 hour ago, stanleycoin said:

Just keep pissing on the toilet seat, like the rest do,

one day you may consider lifting it up.

We don't all think like you. 

Well, most people do think like me. The only reason why you are advocating this is that you are a drug user yourself. Probably better for you to move to Portugal. 

7 hours ago, seancbk said:

 

No one chooses to be murdered. 

Lots of people choose to take drugs.  Adults should be free to make their own choices and the few for who that choice becomes an issue should be given help when they need it.  Which is what happens with Alcohol. 

The only reason Alcohol is not treated like a dangerous drug is that powerful lobbying made it legal and it's now so ingrained into society that adults can drink as much as they want (so long as they don't drive etc).  

I can drink a beer once and a while without getting addicted, but I can't do that with heroin or meth, since those hard drugs are addictive.

On 6/8/2019 at 11:04 AM, stanleycoin said:

Maybe Legalize all drugs, you get

Control, Tax revenue, and Bad boys out of business.

Win, Win, Win.

A drug bust on this scale is testament to countries doing it all wrong.

for the last 50 100 years. 

Yeah, let's do that and legalize meth, cocaine,  heroin etc. And make sure it's all available to all people. 

It won't take long before many kids will get addicted etc., but I guess you don't care about that. 

Are you out of your f..ing mind? 

On 6/8/2019 at 9:24 AM, rooster59 said:

The driver denied that he planned the attack saying he was angry that they wanted him to turn on the meter.

Firstly he should be charged for not turning on the meter. Secondly he should be charged for attacking the women. Thirdly for robbing the girls. Fourthly for selling stolen ware and last for lying about the fact that he planned to attack them, since when you start driving them to a quiet soi it is already premeditated. 

This is all from the fact that he should never be allowed to any job with public contact after his first crime (probably not even his first, but his first arrest!).

He should NEVER be allowed to work in any job which requires contact with public people, after he spends at least 5 to 10 years in prison.

But in reality, most likely he will get a slap on the wrist and is back in his taxi before the end of this month. 

1 hour ago, meshborg said:

In Thailand in thailand..no justice in Thailand.                                        In Thailand in thailand..no health n safety in Thailand.                           In Thailand in thailand..no food hygene in Thailand.                          In Thailand in thailand..no road safety in Thailand.

You better go back go back to wherever you came from came from 555

On 6/8/2019 at 11:36 AM, anterian said:

In Manila and Davao I always have taxi problems but not in Cebu. In Bangkok and Chiang Mai I sometimes get taxi problems but not in Nonthaburi. So I feel it is a big city problem.

According you, there are no bad people outside the big cities? We better all go live outside the big cities then, so we won't face any crime 555