dinsdale

23 minutes ago, AustinRacing said:

How many deputy prime ministers are there? If the PM was run over by a bus which deputy PM will get the job? 

The real question is how many PM's are there? Two I suggest. One the puppet the other the puppteer.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand's Meteorological Department predicts that the rainy season will start one to two weeks later this year, likely in the fourth week of May, and should last through late October.

I wouldn't hold your breath. If I remember correctly the real wet didn't start until September last year and was the shortest wet season I can remember. Loooong, hot, humid build up. Will this year be different? As for the wet season it traditionally starts on Khao Phansa this year 20/7.  

8 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

Ok translation, does this mean you will still get your govt pension, but no increase, not no pension at all, if so your lucky, because they could stop it being portable, then all of us, Aussie and kiwi would follow suit, disaster waiting to happen, we all know they want to take pensions off us. Australians have to return to Aussie every 6 months to continue their pension, now it's turned into a govt scandal if we let them. 

Stupid Thai tax started the whole thing. 

Or have to go back Aus and live there for 5 years I think it is before you can claim an overseas old age pension. There are also other big obstacles but no need to go into it.

Complete nonsense and should in no way be taken seriously. Best country. Best city. Best place for expats. Best food. Best place for hub of hubs. Rediculous. p.s. when was the last time if ever you've heard of a forest being descibed as "verdant"? More ChatGPT word salads being passed off as journalism.

3 hours ago, RPCVguy said:

I'm not one who has posted such emojis on your post. The definition of a heat wave was maybe created (in Europe and North America) to cover situations that are dangerous to the health of many people. Temperatures in those regions vary more widely than in the tropics. The tropics are both more consistent in temperatures and simply closer to the limits of what humans can tolerate metabolically. A true "Heat Wave" in the tropics would be physically far more dangerous to life than one in temperate climate zones.

I agree on what the current definition is for heat wave, but there is not currently a suitable English word for the Heat Index Danger Zone now being experienced daily over a wide region of SE Asia.
The Link I provided in my above comment, with images refines the standard HEAT INDEX by including Wind Chill.
That site calls their index a MISERY INDEX.
People can access the menu for making the site interactive by clicking the word "earth" at the bottom left. The advantage of the site is that it accesses satellite weather data and presents it as a map, easy to understand.
I only wish the colors in the grid at the right (by Berkeley Earth) and the colors of the map matched. What is Amber on the map is in the light red in the grid. The reason so many people are agreeing with the discomfort of this month is that the FEELS LIKE temperature and humidity has been persistently high for the month... I see since April 3rd.
Because the humidity will rise faster than temperatures will drop as the monsoon rains begin, we can expect that the danger zone conditions will migrate towards extreme danger conditions. Things will then cool down as sufficient rain absorbs the excess heat now stored in roadways and building structures.

This is the definition of a heatwave from the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia:

http://www.bom.gov.au/metadata/catalogue/19115/ANZCW0503900601#:~:text=Abstract,climate and the recent past.

The Bureau of Meteorology defines a heatwave as three or more days in a row when both daytime and night-time temperatures are unusually high in relation to the local long-term climate and the recent past.

This falls within all definitions of a heatwave I have seen. I say again temperatures are within April maximums and thus not unusual. The unusual thing is it's everyday.

11 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

all I did was offer an opinion on another poster's post. someone pee in your morning beer?

I guess there are opinions and ill thought out opinions. As for someone peeing in my beer are talking about Thai beer ? If so hard to tell.

2 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said:

interesting:

 

Most British Commonwealth countries are included in the frozen list;[8] these include countries, such as Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Thailand and India, as well as British overseas territories such as the Falkland Islands.[9]

 

Wonder if Thailand knows the Brits claim it.

 

from here:

 

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

No. Australia does not have a frozen pension. It's indexed. Getting it, however, is not easy. Can't be bothered explaing. Look it up. 

This is the face of a traitor to his people. He now sleeps with the enemy.

Sorry double post. This site has become somewhat unstable for me. Anyone else having problems? 

p.s. I didn't delete this post because he's a nasty piece of work and my previous post is IMHO undeniable. 

This is the face of a traitor to his people. He now sleeps with the enemy.

How about trying to rewrite this mix of AI and translation app to something that resembales a decent article. Nah! Too hard. Have to think and actually do some work.

34 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

This platform is socio-politically impactful since it links back to Thailand's primary division - disagreement over the corruption of Pheu Thai's leaders and Pheu Thai's populist practices which some argue led to corruption and harmed the state's money management.

35 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

A party named Move Forward seems to have substantially benefited by not forming a government with Pheu Thai. Yet, it has not fully capitalized on the opportunity as it did little during the election campaign and since Pheu Thai assumed power.

4 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

It never finished. It was however, managed.

 

 

The planet was not shut down. Essential services continued. The management strategy was intended to keep the health care system from collapsing, and was to ensure that essential services were continued. You ate during Covid didn't you? Police, fire and EMS services were available were they not? The power grid remained on? Your  TV and internet functioned? Food deliveries and essential product deliveries were prioritized.  Governments responded as best they could.

 

 

As explained above, the problem is now. Referring to data prior to the critical period is pointless.

 

 

If you were the parent of the thousands of kids and young adults who died you would not be so dismissive.  This is the data from the USA only.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/

 

The roll out of vaccines is in large part responsible for reducing the number of deaths. People who were infected after vaccination were able to withstand their infection and  prime their immune systems for their next infection.

 

 

The thing is you are allowed to say this but if I was to counter your post my post would be removed as disinformation and or conspiracy theory. Bit like when saying the vaccines can cause vaccine injury or death was misinformation/conspiracy but is now fact.

2 hours ago, mommysboy said:

 

I do think that's a very accurate assessment.

 

Maybe we need to look at the 'heat index' to appreciate that it is not just hot, but very hot and maybe dangerously so in some areas.

 

Even  in Surat city the other evening I was staggered to see that temps were still in the thirties and the 'feel like' was 40.

Agree the 'feels like' or heat index is closer to reality. Quite simply though it's bloody hot and bloody hot every day and there is no let up.

On 4/25/2024 at 9:37 AM, dinsdale said:

Again and again we see heatwave. It's not. What it is is an extended period of hot weather with maximums and minimums being in the normal range for April. If I start seeing several days in a row of 43, 44, 45°C+ then I will agree with the term heatwave being used as these would be unusally high temperatures for April and therefore would fall within the definition of heatwave. As it is this is not the case. It's just very hot everyday. This is what make this year different to previous. No break from the heat but not a heatwave.

I see lots of confused emojis to my quoted post. I suggest those who are confused look up the definition of what a heatwave actually is. What we are experiencing is not a heatwave within the definition. What it is is continuous highs at the higher end of April maximum temperatures. This is the unusual part. Maximums are not unusually high for April. 

12 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

All the Thai people I talk to say the rains will come within the next month

Maybe but I'm guessing mid to late May. Next month is still going to be very hot with increasing humidity .

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He had unlawfully possessed 35.2 hectares of land in the Tha Uthen district within the Nakhon Phanom province in north-eastern Thailand.

As we all know what is unlawful for some is ignored/swept under the carpet for others here in The Land of Smiles which is totally corrupt from the very top. 

No speculation. These are orders from the boss.

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

If he is clean

I'll give you an answer to that. Aint nobody clean at the high levels of either the RTP or the military. Add immigation, customs, all govt. depts. etc. to the list.