TKDfella

To the Op all I can say is.....

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6 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

There is no mention in the OP that the lights were red. If you are familiar with that particular crossing, the lights are usually not even turned on. I live just around the corner, they are regularly turned off for months at a time.

When they installed a similar crossing joining Udorn General Hospital and the central road reservation, traffic didn't stop on a red light there either. The lights there are not working there now. One time when I stopped there (light at red) two or motor bikes just zoomed past me. There were only a couple of people walking across and the bikes swerved around them, but had the been more people crossing...

32 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I thought the Moon is in Uranus........????

There's cheese on Uranus???????

42 minutes ago, Tropposurfer said:

Yeah the nation that spawned more misinformation lies, insane conspiracy theories, denied common sense, denied accepted; proven medical practices than God Himself did such a stellar job with Covid huh.

Over a million dead! Turned the matter of self and social healthcare into a dumb-as-a-brick narcissistic/paranoid/deranged narrative that it was all about 'my freedom'!! A leftist communist cabal plot to destroy American's freedom.

The use of a photo by you of a gay couple in also noted. Given the text post you attached with it this photo selection is of no surprise.

Ha, I didn't know they were a gay couple, it was just the masks I was referring to and nothing else was intended. Anything else about the two fellas you'd like to suggest I implied? 

On the 10th at around 7 p.m. Mars will be in the constellation of Taurus at an elevation of 24-25^o The bright star Aldebaran won't be that far from Mars on the right (in planar view that is.) At an elevation of around 40^o will the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) cluster and they will make a triangle with Aldebaran and Mars. A star brighter than Aldebaran, Capella, will be on left of Mars and these three will almost make 'a line' across the sky. The constellation of Orion will be just above the horizon.

Well, I'm certain other countries helped a lot for mandating masks and some even suggesting wearing two, Ha!

When I was married to a Thai Head Ward Nurse (slim build), most of the time she wore slacks. When there were going to meetings or the like  she did wear a skirt. However, one day she had to rush out of a meeting to help with a mass emergency and she found the skirt restrictive in the circumstances.

Have these MP's got nothing better to do? Like using as much effort to get the gov. to police the traffic laws better. When I drive by the local market I'm more likely to get crushed by one of the number of overloaded pickups than I am through someone smoking 'weed'...unless,of course, the pickups are overloaded with 'weed' ????.

I'm still on the fence with regard to SMRs. Initially I thought they were more beneficial than the gigawatt type. But then I read a research paper on PNAS which studied three types of SMR and the conclusion was that they would/did suffer more from neutron leakage. However, it was quoted that many designs exist that they had not considered. And when I looked at a WNA list, I was surprised at the many designs. Seems that China has at least a couple of designs for offshore floating SMRs.

As far as Thailand is concerned they will need to clear up the many illegal fires that pollute before considering building more NRs as surely there would be an additional risk.   

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Why not? The president doesn't have to be the same party as the majority in congress.

No, but opposite to the to elected President's Party. I was just wondering that's all. I don't the rules of American politics in such emergency situations.

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I just read the linked article and I'd forgotten that Nancy loses the speaker position. Oh the joy not having to see her on tv any more.

It's getting better and better.

This is a genuine question (I am not American). I heard a few times on various news channels that if both Pres. Biden and VP Harris could not be President then the  Speaker of the House is next in line. Does this still apply if the Speaker is a Republican ?

I don't read fiction or novels and buy books from abroad. My problem is finding furniture with strong book shelves that don't bend????. My latest addition is 7 x 10 ins and weighs more than 2 lbs

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Your reply is to my comment so let me reply.

I don't think single party rule is a good long-term idea. There should be choices. That is good for everybody.

And in a prefect scenario there should only be valid choices from politicians who tell the truth.

I.e. they could discuss immigration and the pros and cons. And maybe one party stands for more immigration and another party for less immigration. There is not one answer what is correct. It is a choice for the people.

 

And, as far as I know, people can establish a new political party and that party could get many votes in the next election. They could even win. One of the problems with many voters all over the world is that they always vote for the same party. It would be best if they analyze the current situation and then decide what to vote for. Obviously they should keep in mind what parties did in the past. But they should also consider alternatives.

Fair enough, you prefer a two (or perhaps more) Party system. The USA to me, seems to entering a different phase but I hope it remains in tact. (For many years I voted Left (Labour Party) but when I was voted onto a Council things happened which changed my mind and voted Conservative thereafter...but only just, ????)

20 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Who do you think swung this Mid-term election to the Democrats running for offices against republicans. Here you go: It was a large contingent of folks from Independent parties, of which one is trying to create a Third major party.

 

http://www.theindependentparty.com/

Okay, that is a point but if the third Party was anything like the UK Liberal Party then they would remain just 'a bargaining Party' to whoever got majority vote. However, as I have just mentioned on another comment, maybe the USA of the future may have a different structure than it has today and that in itself could be an exciting prospect to the younger generation.

4 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I think people should have choices. Choices between different policies and choices between different politicians.

IMHO all politicians/people who are repeatedly and deliberately dishonest should be excluded from any government position - independent from their politics.

 

Trump is lying all the time, there is no doubt about that. And almost all GOP politicians and a huge part of the GOP members still support him. Why? They could select another candidate who has the same or similar politics and support that person. I think that would be reasonable. But that is not what they do.

 

Look at the two impeachments from Trump. Imagine a DEM politician would have done the same. Do you have any doubt that all GOP politicians would have voted to impeach him? Sure, they would have done that, and rightfully so.

Why didn't the GOP impeach Trump? They could have made a statement like: We supported Trump's politics, but we don't support his lying and his corrupt behavior. We will select another leader who is honest and represents us and you.

Personally, I would have respect for any party and their members who would do that.

 

So, coming back to this situation: Dissolve the GOP or throw any politician out of the party who does not clearly do their job and work according to the US constitution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think my comment to ThailandRyan might also be suitable for me to repeat here because if the GOP were dissolved what party would replace them? I am not American so I'm really speaking of a general case or in the case that Americans want to the USA to remain a Republic. It may be, of course, that the USA as a Republic will cease to be and be governed differently as happened to other countries in the past. When I ask the question about the USA having single Party Rule and you affirmed, I would accept that as your political preference and leave it at that (whether it be on the Left or the Right).

7 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

There are more than just two Political parties in the US, sure the Dems and Republicans are the major players there are many many more

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States

Yes I realise that but are they as powerful? Presumably the number of Republican voters would suggest not. The other minority parties would then be an easy target to be 'ingested'.

7 hours ago, ozimoron said:

Me too but we have to live with them so we may as well force some civility.

'I don't agree with what you say but agree you should be allowed to say it'. Is that civil? What do you mean by '...force...'?

9 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I hope he destroys the GOP. They deserve it after their spineless behavior for all these years.

They had two chances to impeach him and get rid of him for good reasons. In both cases they somehow thought it is more important to lie for their leader instead of being truthful and doing their best for their country. 

 

"Upon taking office, senators-elect must swear or affirm that they will "support and defend the Constitution." The president of the Senate or a surrogate administers the oath to newly elected or re-elected senators. The oath is required by the Constitution; the wording is prescribed by law."

https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Oath_vrd.htm

 

You hope he destroys the GOP? Sounds like you want a single Political Party Rule...or do you an alternative in mind?

I think few of us can understand these billionaires. G. Soros favours the Left while Musk, the Right. The kind of wealth these, and other billionaires have, must influence how they work and think, not to mention those who try gain influence from them or on them. At their level of wealth I suspect life is whole different 'ball game' and they must be constantly looking over their shoulder to see or find out who is doing what etc.

2 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

“It is the mark of the mind untrained to take its own processes as valid for all men, and its own judgments for absolute truth.”

Aleister Crowley, 

Magical and Philosophical Commentaries on The Book of the Law

E.A Crowley Wasn't all he wrote and involved in, Montauk, Men-an-Tol, Magic(k) & Occult etc.

4 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Years ago, my daughter was showing signs of depression.
I asked everybody, including the school and the hospital, if they knew of a Psycholog/Psychiater and their answer was that there was not such thing in Thailand.

 

Yes, I understand what you say and as I have commented on another thread, the nearest Thailand has to a clinic for Psychiatric practice are the Monks in Local Temples. However, you also say '...showing signs of...'. What were those signs, becoming aggressive, lack of response, becoming introverted, declining ability to learn etc.? The OP claims the opposite.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He was studying a special mathematics and science programme and got good grades, was fun-loving and cheerful.

This signals to me that he probably had an undisturbed mind and good concentration.  [I think at 9th grade maths, Algebra begins in earnest going up to Algebra II, Geometry and in special cases can include pre- Calculus (though depends on the school/country etc.)]

3 hours ago, bobbin said:

Point taken about how financial compensation plays a large role in Thai justice.

 

But putting a Doctor in jail is absolutely required in this case.. otherwise I guarantee he will re-offend with drunk driving..

 

Two people lost their lives to his stupidity.

 

What's the Hippocratic Oath that governs his working life? 

 

"Do no harm.."

Quite! And not only that, this is a person who should be the 'intelligentsia' of the system/branch where employed.

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

The only question is, who are the Thai people?? Probably it are the 1% elite and the Government, as most Thais are too uneducated to understand what the Government is doing, because if they opened their eyes see what is going on in THailand , there would be a lot of problems for the Government and these 1 %.

Yes I wondered about that too. Also, how do they intend to 'ask the Thai people'...a referendum? I doubt it.

Well, I'm jealous that he can go in the sea naked, ha!. Every time I ever went swimming in the sea I got stung by jelly fish...yep, even in Britain. Years ago when I dipped in at Phuket my right knee, calf and shoulder suffered. After that, it's don the pantyhose and tea shirt.