DrPhibes

"They've gone to plaid"

Ha!  I'm signed up for 500Mbits up and down at home and can't get anymore than 18Mbits down and 11 Mbits up on fiber.  Paying for 1Gbits down and 500Mbits up for my college kids in BKK and they can't get even 1/2 of what is advertised.  Calls just have you do the same rebooting of equipment with no change in speed.  This would be a law suit in the US.

23 hours ago, prakhonchai nick said:

He is certain to get a custodial sentence -should be life but likely far less, so whats with the nonsense of giving him bail now, when there is absolutely no doubt of his guilt.

 

If I were the 8 year old daughter, who sadly witnessed her parents being knifed to death -something she will never never forget - I would be waiting for the murderer to be set free, then either kill him myself or pay someone to do it.  Justice needs to be served!

Might I offer her a role model for such.

Why did he not just do this, I think 1/2 the car is still his:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/s/german-man-takes-revenge-ex-wife-sawing-everything-114557059.html

Anybody been there for Non-O based on marriage extension recently?  Are the required docs posted there?  Thanks in advance!

The trick is knowing when to get out. If you get in early and get out early,  you "make" money.  Kinda like crypto...

On 8/15/2022 at 8:40 AM, sammieuk1 said:

Navy was right????

 

These guys were getting in a good read before the rest of the pack showed up so they could begin their right proper pub crawl.  Going to be a hell of a night!  I now have a sudden urge to buy a top hat.

Potato crickets also know as Jerusalem Crickets?

6 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

As long as there is the possibility to watch something like this for 2 hours longer, i.e. until 4 am, if you feel like go out late, I support the longer opening times benevolently.

I think you mean someone, not something, they're people, not Fembots ????

On 8/11/2022 at 5:25 PM, verticalift said:

After spending over 45 years in the cockpit of both fixed-wing and helicopters mostly in the Persian Gulf, I’m now listening to a few Generals wanting F-35’s here in T’land.
Hell, I’d kinda like to have an F-35 as well….. But, let’s be realistic. I think a flock of F-16’s will suffice.

Agree, perfect plane for them.  Ex-aerospace Engr.

Sorry, didn't you move to Thailand to relax from western work dominated culture?

5 hours ago, JustAnotherFarang said:

I think the humour went right over your head ????

 

No, that was obvious.  But it did get me ruminating about how things have come together to make us, us and the statistical improbabilities or where ideas flourish from that shape human history.  Did you ever watch The Ascent of Man or Connections or original Cosmos series?  You might wanna.

7 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Particulates are why they are wearing them.

7 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Particulates are why they are wearing them.

Ya, like they are the only form of air pollution.  I went running in Shanghai in Jan of 1987 (working an aerospace project with Douglas Aircraft and the Chinese Gov.) and damn near blew my lungs out from the sulfur dioxide in the air from coal burning.  I could taste the sulfuric acid in my mouth.  BTW:

Particles less than 10 micrometers in diameter can get deep into your lungs and some may even get into your bloodstream. Of these, particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, also known as fine particles or PM_2.5, pose the greatest risk to health.  These masks are rated on 2.5 minimum diameter. 

3 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

asleep in class?

 

https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/surgical-masks-surprisingly-effective-pm2-5/

 

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a34284778/do-face-masks-protect-you-against-air-pollution/

Hello, Polluting molecules, not particulates.  BTW, when is the last time you someone riding a bike with a N95 mask on?

20 hours ago, KIngsofisaan said:

Wearing a mask on a scooter in Bangkok is a good thing.

 

Cuts down on the amount of air pollution you have to swallow,

Sorry but the pollution molecules that count are orders of magnitude smaller than the weave of the mask.  BS-Chemistry, Medical Technology, and Chemical Engineering.

It just took them a couple of decades to realize it works to keep the bugs out of your teeth.

17 minutes ago, JustAnotherFarang said:

Will this bloody superstitious nonsense ever stop.... Im crossing my fingers hoping that it will

Now now, don't discount the influence of superstition and it's evolved institution of religion when it comes to the development of human society.  Before there was Love and Logic, these institutions invoked one of the strongest reasons to behave and organize society, penalty in the "afterlife" for your behavior while alive.  Basically a form of fear you could not verify.  Given that, for most developed societies today, there is no longer a reason for the parochial institutional control of faith [save to get off easy for bad/selfish behavior by a enunciating number of hail Mary's (or it's equivalent depending on religion) and a bit extra in the passed plate], you can't deny the affect in the early days that eventually drove us to here, the most dominant species on the planet (about 3x too dominate in numbers BTW, nature will correct that).  For less developed societies, the cultural hangover persists.

On 8/4/2022 at 1:41 PM, ubonjoe said:

I assume you put your new date of arrival when completing the report.

Your report is not due until August 14th.

Report back as promised. System burp is my best guess.  Walked up to the 90 reporting window with the form filled out, all was in the immigration computer, done in 4 min.

On 8/4/2022 at 4:06 PM, hotchilli said:

I had 33 years in aviation as an engineer... starting at age 16 as an apprentice with British Aerospace formerly B.A.C Hurn.

I can imagine the maintenance over here is minimal at best.

Douglas, Hughes, Northrop, Raytheon (the most waste fraud and abuse, by far), then back to Northrop to finish up before leaving to be self-employed.

On 8/2/2022 at 6:43 PM, mikebell said:

15K each x 3 = 45K.  That's alot of short times a month.  The guy must be a stallion.

Ziona Chana to the husband "Hold my condom" literally!

51 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I assume you put your new date of arrival when completing the report.

Your report is not due until August 14th.

Correct Joe, was doing ahead of time as I'm going to get pretty busy over the next 2 weeks.  Will post what I find out.

On 8/3/2022 at 6:50 AM, bamnutsak said:

And the threat is...?

 

Maybe better to buy more blue snowplows from Korea?

 

You know, to "manage" the local crowds.

 

 

Som Tam Green, It's People!

7 hours ago, hotchilli said:

An aircraft carrier that sits in dock, subs without engines and now a possible F-35 purchase that will cost trillions sitting on the apron doing nothing.

Who is the threat?

Don't forget the blimp!  As an ex-aerospace defense engineer, it will be like everything else, they won't spend the money to maintain them.  Went diving in Dec last year and ran across a young Thai lass who was quite interesting.  One of her gigs was to do non-destructive testing of various parts of Thai military aircraft such as engine fan blades and such.  She had quite the stories to tell and concurs that not enough maintenance leads to not enough aircraft available which leads to not enough air time for training which leads to... Gripen crash.

On 8/3/2022 at 10:05 AM, bigupandchill said:

An excellent phone for the money by the way.

Ya, finally traded in my Galaxy Note 4 for a Note 10 while in the US in Jan.  Note 4 just could not handle the size of the new apps (despite great system revisions from the xda guys) and the Note 10 I expect to have as long as I did the Note 4, hell of a device.

On 8/2/2022 at 12:54 PM, ubonjoe said:

This topic is about the new online reporting site not the mobile app for reporting.

I suggest you try using the new online reporting site. https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login

 

The mobile app is known to have some the same problems as the long gone original online reporting site.

Hi Joe,  did use the website which accepted my application, then rejected it saying I needed to report to immigration immediately.  Everything is on the up and up.  Will let ya know what I find out.

OK, have gone back about 10 pages and have not seen this one yet.

Entered the Kingdom on a re-entry permit (Visa/extension is by virtue of marriage) on May 17th 2022 after being out for 4 months.  I have used the immigration app for the last couple of years for 90 day reporting no problem.  I went to do my 90 day reporting today entering all data including the TM6 info from my last entry, within the 15 days of due date, and am getting an error of no record of entry.   When I start the app it gives me a popup showing the correct date I am legal to stay to in Thailand.  Any clues?  As always, thanks in advance!