NeoDinosaw

7 hours ago, Tug said:

Don’t do the crime if ya can’t do the crime nothing to hide nothing to fear 

Correction :    Don’t do the crime if ya can’t do the  trime

1 minute ago, 473geo said:

Then I trust you will taking your chances on a move to Europe, plenty of lovely reasonably priced homes in rural France, or maybe Thailand?

I used to have a  holiday house in France  (Normandy countryside). I sold that.  After retiring I bought a house in Thailand instead. 

3 hours ago, 473geo said:

We are where we are....now to make the best of it, is that too hard for you to understand?

No point in bleating on about what might have been. I have trust in the government and advisors that if a no deal is chosen, it will be to avoid the UK being suffocated by EU imposed conditions in the future.

I have NO trust in Bonkin' Boris or his advisor Dominic Cummings

2 hours ago, kotsak said:

How about the local scammers who have been shafting foreigners since forever? ????

I think some foreigners have been shafting Thai ladies since forever !

When Sweden decided that they would drive on the wrong side of the road (back in the 1960s) by changing from the left-hand side (as in civilised countries such as Thailand and the UK), to the right-hand side,  they put a very strict speed limit for several weeks (or months ?)  so that any accidents would be very minor. I can't remember what the limit was (20 km/h to start ?).    Thailand needs to do something similar then they would see how many lives can be saved.

I know it will never happen.  Just thought I'd thow a different idea into the discussion

7 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

I told them a million times not to exaggerate.

 

i prefer driving in Thailand than Melbourne. In Melbourne they put speed cameras everywhere, if you go 5 kms over you cop a big fine.  It is over the top. 

I enjoy speeding when it is safe on an empty open road, in Melbourne you have sneaky coppers hiding in bushes with radar. 
 

I am guilty of having a few beers and driving, I have used my phone when driving, sometimes don’t bother wearing a seatbelt, sometimes can’t be arsed wearing the helmet on the bike, occasionally drive on the wrong side of the road. I have never caused an accident. 
Most of the foreigners here that I know have done the same. 
 

thai law enforcement is a bit slack, but Melbourne laws are way over the top and mainly about revenue raising. 

 

Only ever copped a parking fine in Phuket town. Paid out thousands living in Melbourne.


 

 

 

Sounds to me that Melbourne is doint the right thing.    Petrol-heads like you should not be allowed on any roads

9 hours ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said:

 

They need to stop talking brake failure on Thai made cars or that be another industry moved to Vietnam. If so many brake failures are true with we know is bs would make manufacturers libel to group legal claims.

 

The  problem is that Thai drivers will not change to a low gear when goig down long and steep slopes.  Using a lower gear would use more petrol (gas) !

 

11 hours ago, lom said:

He is probably spot on there.

9 billion baht is a lot of money and it makes a huge house which isn't needed if it was only to be used for consular matters. 

I guess a number of 3-letter organizations will also take office there together with their sophisticated electronic equipment.

The US Consulate was always a lovely place back in the 70.s - no need to change it.  The other 3-letter organisations had rented office space elasewhere in Chiang Mai. The Vice Consuls also lived in rented houses off campus.   Perhaps the US  wants to have a big compound with all staff and affliated organisations in one place

58 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

So much for the overturning of the ban on travelling in the back of speeding pick-ups

 the pickup truck carrying them flipped over on Monday.

should read ' the driver flipped the pickup truck over ......'

6 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

wait, does that mean I don't exist?

 

come to think of it, what is reality?

 

I ponce, therefore I am

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

A perfect example of the general lack of attention to basic detail here in Thailand - one which causes so much confusion in every facet of life from. For us foreigners easy examples of the lack of attention to detail can be found in the inaccurate interpretation and translations of regulations and rules (such as immigration) to incomplete, vague and clumsy lists of requirements. 

 

 

That said: How many British people can recognise when the Union Jack is flown upside down ????

 

 

Good question !!

4 hours ago, JusticeGB said:

Queen Elizabeth the first would have cut off their heads as we were at war with them then. 

Do you mean that we were at war with Turkey or at war with France.  We have been at war with so many countries it's hard to remember 

3 hours ago, Grusa said:

Try sprinkling salt on a land slug, or snail. Cruel but interesting. Good way to deter or get rid of them. (The Froggies would just eat them).

 

Sea cucumbers are a delicacy in East Asian countries !!

 

5 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Sea Slugs - from the Ocean - low Salt 

Oceans Salt concentration diluted by Rain water run off into the Ocean.

What Tosh

Sea cucumbers are stenohaline echinoderms and cannot stand a drop in salinity  ..................  so the original article was the correct.

11 hours ago, Sharp said:

Although I agree the 70+ figure doesn't match up should be 5.4%

and the 50-69  group should be 0.5%

6 hours ago, uncleP said:

The Chinese have banned tours and tourists in and out. So no change here!

Khun Pipat does not seem to understand this ........

I would try to come back soon and suffer the quarentine if I can do it at my house in a  moo-baan.  It is sufficently far from other properties to be safe.  I can get supplies and meals delivered to my gate easy enough.  I can then relax at home for 2 weeks with my books, CDs ,piano, computer and garden and be very happy.  The IO are welcome to come an check on me any time they like.  I suspect there are many others who might agree.

But locked up in a rip-off hotel for 2 weeks would be no good for my mental health.  I guess this is a case where money is moe important that the health of tourists.

On 10/20/2020 at 12:03 PM, Mavideol said:

target quality tourists with high purchasing power in other words they are targeting the rich Indians and Chinese  555, as for safety, if tourists stay away from driving  and married women with jealous husbands they should/could be ok ....

what about married men with jealous wives ?    Please do not be sexist !

5 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Is it raining in the airport ..

Very good question.  No need for all the rain-wear until you get off the bus at the destination ........

Can't think of a good reason for their fashion show

16 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said:

I don't live in the airport so i can not confirm myself

however at the page 9 of this topic, the post number 132

give a tweet with the video of the arrival

thanks - I missed that !

4 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said:

 

Uncle To asked a number between 1 and 50 for the next national lotery

Did any arrive ?    They are overdue now - right ?

3 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

When I read the news this morning my first thought was ' The protestors are winning this & the Dinosaurs are running scared.

 

More power to the youngun's elbows. 

Some Dinosaurs might be running with the protesters !

1 hour ago, Bob12345 said:

 

Nice graph but what does it show ?   What are the different coloured lines ?   Does it relate to the numbers cited in any way ?   or is it all BS  ?

2 hours ago, Surelynot said:

No...I don't believe for one minute he has the ***** to stick to his own deadline....bluff and bluster...not a clue.... He is nothing more than a third rate journalist.

WRONG - he is 5th rate at best !