RocketDog

I read a lot of Dickens in high school, and you're right. It's more understandable when you know he was paid by the word and wrote a lot of it in installments for some publisher. Every pence counts ya know. Makes me wonder if AN is paying GG by the word too.

Indeed. I fund my wise account and currently get over 4% interest while it sits there. Then I transfer some to BBL (no BBL fee) whenever the thb weakens, like now.

Frodo Baggins

Clean bathroom and working AC. Most else is optional unless I'm staying a long time.

Some netizens are easily mesmerized it seems. Maybe it's the parents that need the magic elixirs. ????

He had a good point IMO. Although parents everywhere are proud of their kids, some Thai people take it to a new level. I'm amused at how many of the ads on Thai TV revolve around marvelous elixirs that promise incredible physical and mental powers evolving if they are fed religiously to the children. Of course most are just colored sugar water or flavored milks. They tout any vitamins or minerals intrinsic to the drinks as proprietary additives. From the number of such ads I suspect these things sell well.

Renting has multiple pitfalls as well. Owning has multiple benefits. Visa issues are irrelevant to owning or renting long term. Many of us own homes here and are happy to have control of their dwelling and environment. Up to you. Your choices are often going to be different than others. Blanket statements are rarely helpful or accurate.

Habituation is categorically different from addiction. Stop drinking coffee and you experience the true addiction withdrawal symptoms.

Firecrackers are cheap and safe. After a few episodes the dogs will flee when you pull out the lighter. Additionally it will annoy the dog owner. You don't have to throw at the dog, just dop a few in your own driveway.

As bizarre as it sounds, given the way things work here it may be the best solution. Though I've seen numerous posts about such problems yours is a unique answer. In the end probably the fastest and easiest way to solve the problem.

The exact formula is proprietary but it contains petroleum distillates, similar to lacquer and paint thinners. I'd sure be hesitant to rub into my skin.

What the CCP cannot gain with soft power they will gain with force. This aggression will only end in war because eventually some country will be forced to fight. The CCP sees every facet of society as a battlefield and every country an adversary to be conquered. It's just the way they roll.

If you are desparately in need of anything, this is the wrong country to be in. Relying on anybody here for anything is a mistake. You are more likely to be scammed, robbed, thrown in jail, or simply ignored.

Agreed. But it actually started years ago with the 'challenges' that killed kids and has progressed to the point of utter idiocy. They are now nothing but a metastasizing cancer on the internet.

I had the same problem, once, for 30 seconds. Thanks for the tip. Here's another one that's not so obvious: when pouring from a bottle remove the cap first. See how much better that works? I'd been breaking the necks off the bottles for several years before a convenience store clerk clued me in.

How clever. I just got lucky I guess because I have used a watch to tell time for the last 60 years and have never turned on my phone to get the time. Again, pure luck because my phone stays on my dresser most of the time and I keep my back pockets clean. I even remember when watches didn't need batteries. Just think of that!

You desparately need to get a different hobby.

Not confusing. I just choose not to swim in those cesspools.

Thanks but I don't do FakeBook or others of its ilk. No big loss.

Great story link if one can read Thai. I can't.

Wow. How sad. Gaining hits is so very important too. How do you get through the day after that?

What nonsense! On regular basis scientists confirm Einstein's work. Gravitational lensing is a good example. His very earliest work showing that light can also manifest in particle form is another. That has long been accepted as demonstrably correct from the simplest of experiments. To date his grossest error was a refusal to accept his own findings, which laid the groundwork for quantum theory. Oh, and he also suffered the God Delusion. Hey nobody is perfect.

Like most forms of mental illness, the disorder known as religion crosses all social boundaries. No real point in making lists of those afflicted. To see the magnitude of the impairment just make a list of the multitude of different religions now extant, most of which claim to be the only 'true' one. 55555! Unfortunately it's all but incurable and has plagued mankind from the beginning of time. Fortunately, as society becomes more enlightened, the fraction of society suffering from this delusion gradually decreases, as statistics clearly show, especially in the EU. It won't happen in my lifetime but this 'destroyer of reason' will eventually be eradicated, hopefully before we make it the stars and poison other intelligent life there.

That may be true but it doesn't matter if they don't use any at all. As far as I know, the primer is just a strong solvent that cleans and preps the pieces being joined. Interesting that the instructions advise joining the pieces while the solvent is still wet. I have to assume it serves a purpose. I don't really believe the cement here is any different than anywhere else. I think they don't use primer here because it's not free, requires effort, they don't really care about doing it right, and probably don't know how anyway. In any event the primer is much more important for pipes greater than 2" diameter. Too often, no cement is used at all, especially with buried electrical pvc conduit. In USA electrical pvc conduit is usually just friction fit, but glued if buried; not here. Also I've seen water pipe joints that come apart (my sprinkler system). When I find the leak and dig it up, the pipes slip apart very easily. Close inspection shows a ring of pvc cement around the ridge of the fitting. They shoved the pipe into the fitting and then put a bead of cement around the interface, NOT inside the fitting. Just ignorance I have to assume. Bottom line, as others have observed is that quality of workmanship here, in virtually all areas of construction, is just p*ss poor. If you can't do it yourself then it usually won't be done right.

You misunderstood me. I can appreciate the stance Thailand is taking. Too many smaller countries are faced with this dilemma. Playing one side against another is a delicate and dangerous game, That's unfortunate but the struggle against autocracy is ongoing. The difference is that China and Russia wish for our total demise, are our enemy, and their destructive efforts should and must be resisted. Their enmity is a fact, not conjecture or even questionable, as you imply. America helped China rise to become a global force. Nixon created an enemy by helping open China to the world. He falsely believed it would put China on a track to democracy. This was naive in the extreme, but America did not wish to destroy China as it does to us. There is finally beginning a global recognition of the threat that China represents, and actions taken to defend against that threat. The sooner that happens the sooner a safer stable balance of power can be achieved. But it has to start by recognizing China very clearly as our enemy.