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1 hour ago, Nero Dog said:
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The idea about physical gold is you possess it. Full stop.
The first thing in a time of war etc is the government will freeze all banks and safe deposits.
Don't buy now, wait for calmer times, buy low.
Bury it deep, trust no one.
However, make sure son or wife (forget the Thai variety) know where it is!
Mouth shut at all times. Never breathe a word about it.
Forget banks and deposit boxes.
Also remember, the tax man doesn't know about it which is very important.
What good sound sense and advice.
BUT!!!!!!!!!! Now is the time to buy.
If the Chinese virus starts killing millions; the US war machine decides to strike for oil in in Venezuela, or somewhere else, the EU implodes, or China has enough of US interferences. Israel goes to war with Iran, or Turkey with Russia (bringing in NATO). You will not see change from treble it is now. And consider, the China virus cannot be solved by printing trillions of dollars.
Not sure what you would need to buy gold in the future: Bitcoin, Yuan (backed by gold). Definitely not the Dollar or Euro which will be long gone. We would probably return to goods for goods.
"Forget banks and deposit boxes." Absolutely!! We must stay clear of any authority on this, or they will come for us. Army, state police and private militia.
A word of caution. My friend Aussie Mark died 4 years ago and his ex and her family are still digging in their farm for the buried gold. Went past his old house recently, and they were out with metal detectors and a small JCB. Only give the map to a trusted family member or friend. Better still cut the map and directions into pieces and give them to people you trust.
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6 hours ago, Oxx said:
Simply not true. Armenia, Canada, Croatia, Georgia, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kosovo, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway and Panama hold none. Other countries such as China and Japan have minuscule amounts (< 2.5% of their reserves).
Those countries with low allocations to gold often have sovereign wealth funds, investing in equities which (a) provide income, and (b) will reliably increase in capital value over the long term. In other words, they invest their money.
And for those countries that hold it, it's not as an investment, but as protection against the potential ravages of local currency inflation.
China has 23,000 tonnes of gold.
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This is a terrible situation @silentsal. Heartbreaking; it really cut me up.
Two days ago two of our kittens went missing. We found one about half a kilometer away. It was all black and had a nasty head wound. The other was a three colour, short-tail kitten. Looking for it everywhere.
Very sad.
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19 hours ago, sanemax said:
Do explain as to how and why Roman isnt sole and complete owner of Chelsea
I can explain sanemax.
Ken Bates split the pitch up into 10k pieces and sold them off to supporters.
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24 minutes ago, Nong Khai Man said:
NO You Did NOT !!
His humour went straight over your head.
On 3/6/2020 at 4:13 PM, FritsSikkink said:Had to bring your wife before too.
Best thing is to take the essentials and a few extra Baht. Simply engage the services of an agent from the street, that looks the part, and be back in Thailand same day. Vientiane the same.
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2 hours ago, justin case said:
time to stop double pricing ?
Don't know what they had against children of 1-31 and over. Baby in pushchair best deal.
Viets; get your dosh out.
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22 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:
The charge is contrary to Section 14(2) of the Computer Crimes Act BE 2550 (2007) namely:
Section 14. If any person commits any offence of the following acts shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than one hundred thousand baht or both:
(2) that involves import to a computer system of false computer data in a manner that is likely to damage the country’s security or cause a public panic;Yes, the act predates the coup of 2014, as it does her comments.
That's cleared that up then.
Five years in the monkey, Better than being suicided I guess.
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On 3/3/2020 at 11:28 AM, neeray said:
I want to thank you @isaan sailor for this tip off. I net searched "Level 4 secret virus lab".
Very interesting. You just may have added pieces to the puzzle that I was wondering about.
And when this vaccine does arrive there will be a tiny microchip that gets lodged in the skin. The start of the decline of the human race.
To the members of TVForum I beseech you; refuse the jab. That way we can keep one step ahead of the rest of the world.
Humans; get off your knees.
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2 hours ago, Sterling said:
@owl sees all Thanks for the updates! Did you end up with a new laptop or was the old one able to be fixed?
The old one was kaput. Not even able to recover the hard drive data. It was a bit grubby, but I cleaned it up like new for the repair shop, with the hose pipe and scrub brush. It had Windows 7 ultimate, which I had mastered over the years.
This new one is an Acer Aspire 3, with Windows 10, cost 8900 Baht but got a nice bag, which Mildred has already claimed for her school books. I was so used to my old laptop that I'm finding the new one a challenge. To start with I had Adobe Photoshop before and now I'm using paint. Just no comparison!! Mildred thinks 'Paint' is OK though.
But, I'm getting there. Probably just the same as most farang on TVForum, I used the same web-sites all the time (my research days are long gone). And Windows 10; a backward step. Windows XP was the nuts.
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1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:Not surprised as it's too shallow. Needs depth to retain water in a drought. Perhaps they can deepen it while empty.
I hope you are in possession of a well, bore or large tank, or you may be posting tales of woe.
Isn't the Mekong low because of the Chinese dams, but I've heard the headwaters are declining as well?
This is the first time the Buddha pond has dried up in my 11 years in the village. Water table is 6/7 metres down at our farm; usually 3/4 in the dry season.
Seven of our ponds are mud-sealed. The eighth is dependent upon the water table for its level. There is a natural slope on the farm, and I plan to intercept the water run, during heavy rain, and divert it into the ponds. Once they are filled they should be OK nomatter what.
They have, in years gone by, all been filled.
We have 4 deep water wells and one 7 metre deep one. This well has only a few cms of water right now. But has 4 metres depth in a good wet year.
And 16 rings later; job done.
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The Chinese are constructing a number of dams well upstream from Nong Khai. Hopefully the river will regain its normal level when they are all completed and operational. Don't know when that might be. Years maybe!
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At the pinnacle of Spurs history - the double season - Liverpool were a second division club. Leeds and Forest have both been firmly at the top. Villa, Derby, Blackburn, Ipswich and Portsmouth too have had their spells.
Not all clubs can keep at the top for decades. Bayern, R Madrid, Barca and both Celtic and Rangers have topped their leagues consistently, but their leagues not as competitive when compared to the English top flight.
Only a short time ago, there was a sequence of 8 years when Arsenal and Man U shared the top two places. To be honest, I'd rather Spurs be relegated than Bournemouth, who IMO might never get back. Whereas Spurs could bounce straight back with a new team in place.
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2 minutes ago, deej said:
With 10 games remaining Mou has to win all. to beat Pochs 2018/19 71 epl points(4 th place)
where is the improvement since Poch.s sacking by Levy
Poch deserves a bravery medal for lasting 5 seasons under Levy.s dictatorship at Totts . Since Levy arrived around 2000/2001 he has shafted approx 12 mngrs
(from memory certainly can be corrected) and has won two league cups????
From a neutral i know who needs to be shafted
LEVY
Just who do these blinkered Spurs fan see as the demon?
Runner up to a lucky Liverpool in Champ's League is not too shabby.
Poochy is a fine manager. I'd have him back at Saints any day. Morreen is yesterday's man. Saves his best work for RT.
Top 6 is OK for most teams. Look how long Liverpool went without the EPL title. Didn't hear their fans whining and grining. Have to wake up and smell the coffee sometimes. If the sleeping giants Everton and Wolves can get anywhere near their potential the natural order will change and top 4 will be tantalizing for some. Some think it's their right to be in there.
When a club moves into a new stadium it often takes a while to adjust. Arsenal and WHU know this only too well.
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23 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:
All true. I particularly always admire the Geordies who've won nowt for years, have a very unpopular owner but have massive support.
However Spurs are considered one of "the big 6", with the 8th highest revenue IN THE WORLD, and as such should be winning trophies - but they dont.
Interestingly; after winning the league in the very early 1970's, Everton were considered to be - alongside Man U - the most successful English club ever.
And only recently Man City were in the third tier.
How times can change!
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A transcript of a radio conversation of a US naval ship, USS Lincoln, with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995.
Released by the Chief of Naval Operations 10-10-95.
Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.
Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Americans: This is the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, the second largest ship in the United States' Atlantic fleet. We are accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers and numerous support vessels. I DEMAND that YOU change your course 15 degrees north, that's one five degrees north, or countermeasures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship; and it could end very badly for you.
Canadians: We are speaking from a lighthouse. Your call sir.
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3 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:
Unremarkably Spurs season was over with the penalty miss last night.
It will be 13 years without a trophy by the time the next winnable trophy comes along (Caraboa cup).
Standard huh.
What is this paranoia about trophies?! The majority of football clubs have never won a trophy; and never will.
Some of us just want to see good football, an exciting game and the occasional win or two.
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Owl log Wednesday 4th March - 3-30pm
The rain has arrived. Nothing much at the mo', but welcome all the same. Could do without the gusty wind though.
Waiting for the rain to stop and wondering if the number 4 market is happening today. It's a long way to go to find out that the traders have all given it a miss.
And to make matters worse there is a hole in the roof. Water dripping everywhere. More work for someone when this wet spell ends. In the meanwhile it's a bucket job.
Had a tree cut down a couple of days ago. Took 50 years to grow and was felled in 50 seconds. Three days later it was in planks. Originally, Mrs Owl said she wanted to keep it, so I made a classic farang mistake; "anything you decide is fine with me love." Money must have passed over and the majestic tree was no more. But it will provide decent charcoal. No good for anything else I'm informed. Much preferred the tree as it was.
Milly bought some ornamental catfish for her little pond, and on Sunday found a nice plant to put into it. The problem with this particular catfish is that when they get to 150mm long they suddenly disappear.
So glad she is spending her monthly allowance wisely.
It certainly was a big fire last week. The biggest seen in the area, since, well, the last big fire. The wood next to the Buddha caught alight and was thought to be a big un. Before my time that.
Preparing the 30 rai for the eucalyptus tree planting in May. paid 5k deposit on Sunday; 19k to go!
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Just arrived home from Bandung market. Almost totally washed out. The tree and plant people were there, as were plastic goods stalls. Replenished my stock of reishi, and also bought a couple of buckets.
Couldn't go there without buying concrete rings; and a few more plants.
The concrete team were laughing about me letting the lizards go. Much better in a garlic sauce they said. Mrs Owl agreed with them. Very sad.
More to follow.
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3 hours ago, gk10002000 said:well, I didn't think just because a guy put on a wig and a dress and high heels made him a type two. No surgery, etc
Personally I'm more concerned about men masquerading as bar-girls or lady cashiers.
At least you can steer clear of ladyboys.
When I first came to Thailand (Pattaya), I went down to Beach Road and found a lovely bit of stuff. 'She' turned out to be a 'he'. Had to give him 100 Bhat to get rid. After I'd promised myself that I'd be more careful in future, I ventured out of the Canterbury Tales hotel and went to Soi Diana, or was it Soi Chaipoom (can't quite remember) and met the wife. Oh dear!! Should have stuck with the ladyboy.
Buddha certainly works in mysterious ways.
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In our village a young bit of fluff has just returned from Sth Korea. She was a fully-qualified cashier who always wore a mask (I'm informed) and now intends to buy a little buffalo.
Lucrative work that cashiering.
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On 3/2/2020 at 2:33 PM, wilai said:
OSA got the result spot on. Dunno if he counts as a Sours fan tho' as he seems to have a number of allegiances sometimes. Bangrak was the only other who predicted the win.
Should have made the Spurs - WW game my banker. Instead of those unpredictable Toffeemen.
Now I've got my new computer I'll be charging up the table like Watford.
Come on you 'O's!!
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1 hour ago, DrTuner said:
PM2.5, usurpers, corona, drought, high baht, hail .. where are the locusts?
They are on their way.
Ducks can eat 200/300 a day, but the Thais can do double that, so no probs.
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Back in action!
Some interesting developments since the last pics were posted.
The holes in the road were celebrated, and blessed by a couple of monks (said Mrs Owl), then it was well and truly fixed. Lovely job too. Better than the last effort, just along the same road.
I found out that the trees with all the plastic flowers was in response to the end of plastic bag use. A decent crowd attended at the Buddha, balloons, darts and all, but they forgot to take their rubbish away; as usual.
The pond in our local Buddha has gone. However, the last few inches of water were pumped into a pond just outside the perimeter wall. That's dried up too. And to think I was going to donate a couple of mekons to them!!
And talking of drying up; the river that flows from the Mekong into our area, has, well, dried up. Not all of it, but enough to stop a boat from floating. I took the pics at the River Market on the 2022 on Saturday last. I reckon the level is 4/5 metres below what it would be at high water in any normal wet season, and 2 metres low for this time of year. The River Mekong is also very low and has an effect on the water table.
Prajek Park Lake, in Udon, is also about one metre down. Spent 60 Baht on bread at 'feed the fish' and hardly saw any. Gave most of it to the pigeons. Waste of money. Didn't go to the Chinese quarter this Udon visit. Have only just recovered from the China virus. Didn't want to catch it again.
The ducks are no more but the kittens are fine, although the dogs are outside the gate, resting and waiting for a kitten to venture out without mum.
Milly bought a couple of lovely, colourful shirts (have to have a word) at number four market a while back. We call it the number four market as it always on the forth of the month near Ban Dung.
In the pets section there was a really big chameleon, or some lizard or other, and it was free to stroke. Of course it was all about the lottery numbers, and Mrs Owl slipped a few Baht into the donation box. I'm sure she won big on the next draw, but I didn't see any dosh.
We are doing well with the concrete rings at the farm. Every time I venture out I bring back a ring. One of the lime trees has died already. Don't think it is due to an unlucky ring, could be, but any more bad luck and I'll have a replacement job on my hands. It's hard work filling the bags, loading them onto the cart, bringing them over from the other farm, and then tipping the contents into the ring. Job for younger guys; fortunately.
When I was picking up concrete rings on Sunday, a group of boys arrived, on m/cs (the oldest was 12 years I was informed) with fishing poles.
Intrigued, I watched them catching lizards and iguanas. Asked if they would sell them for 100 Baht! No problem! 10 lizards for 100 Baht. What a bargain; for everyone (especially the lizards).
The lads were surprised when informed by Mrs Owl that they would soon be free again. And a couple of hours later they were clambering up the big tree at number 6 pond. Hope they don't fight over their new territory!?
Long post this time and more to follow.
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2 hours ago, deej said:Nice to see that
The Owl has flown in????
Very humane words deej. Thank you.
You may not be aware that I'd caught coronavirus off a Chinese girl in Nong Khai (I told her to keep her mask on but,,,), and it set me on the back foot for a while. Reishi wine with lashings of local Lao khow sorted it, and now I'm getting back to where I was last year.
Also, my little mini laptop went up in smoke just after Xmas (I think that is called smolted, and it was always over-heating, forever putting ice under the left side) and I was third pick on the daughter's telephone after that until this w/e. A new laptop has been purchased (acer aspire 3) so I'm good to go.
So, back in action now with the research, and experience to sort out those that think differently to me on the footy scene., so watch out e/s, Champers and Rc.
I just remembered that Liverpool beat Spurs 7-0 in the late '70s. Not been back to Anfield since that day when someone <deleted> in my duffel coat hood. Should not have worn that cockerel scarf in the Kop!!
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1 hour ago, Kadilo said:Spot on..........but you forgot to say Spurs are gonna win the title.
Not this year Kadilo. Nor next! But I do remember when they thrashed Pool 4-0 under Harry. That welsh left back - what's his name now? Oh yes Bale. Once he sorted his hair problems there was no stopping him. I also recall Hoddle scoring that wonder goal at Anfield, but lucky Liverpool came from behind to win that one.
After The Reds (although they played in blue and white, then Red and white, in earlier days, got promoted under Shanks, I was at The Lane to watch them draw 1-1. That game was the first time that I'd seen 4-2-4 being played. Spurs played an English orthodox formation 2-3-5, with two wingers (usually Jones and Dyson or Medwin). I left the ground thinking that I'd seen something special and I was not wrong. Paisley was the tactician and Shankly the heart.
Ipswich won the title following Spurs double year. A fantastic feat considering they got promoted the season before.
I do believe that Larry Lloyd was the first ever Pool player to wear all red.
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The Reds had an eye on the Champions League. They think they have the EPL easily sewn up. They have been extremely fortunate this year, especially at home where all the decisions have gone their way. And these dodgy decisions, against the opposition, started against Arsenal; remember.
Have to focus now. City are waiting for them to slip up. This result will give other clubs confidence to rip them apart.
Should have ground shared with Everton.
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Buying gold bars (or not)
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I agree.
A bar-girl friend - who is a disciple of Max Keiser - informed me that they have close to 50k tonnes.
As for the US. In the most recent audit, during Pres' Reagan's office, it was established that US had 15k tonnes, of which 4 tonnes were being looked after for other countries, and 10k tonnes were in private hands. These private hands were the FED, the IMF and other private US banks (most of which are owed by the English).
The people of India have between 4 -6% of the world's gold (though not all in the form of pure gold).