owl sees all

On 2/21/2018 at 9:26 PM, nahkit said:

"What type of snake is this ?"

 

Looks like a dead one. 

Caught just outside the farmhouse. 2.3 metres long but not too fat.

1 hour ago, ttl said:

Sure it would be a massive undertaking to set up testing stations nation wide,but it can be done and is being done very successfully  in countries like New Zealand The system is self funded by the fees for the testing service.DLT I am sure would be able to obtain the details of the regulations ,if requested.to implement or modify where necessary.

Thailand is a third world country. NZ, in comparison, is sophisiated and enlightened. Most of the motorbikes up here are not fit for any road let alone a test. Ten year olds whzzing about 'round the villages on bangers that the scrap man would only give an ice-bucket for; on a good day.

We had a bike a couple of years back. It was such a wreck in the end that the misses had to push it everywhere. She was moaning about it so much I gave it away to a family member. Still at the back of the MiL's garden. Just seen the chickens nesting on it.

The way forward is to start proper education in the schools. It will filter through eventually, and when those kids are grandparents they will tell the little ones not to drink and drive. Sorted!

I think The Toad has latched onto something here.

Perhaps he is going to claim some sort of victory over the doubters when the death count stops at 389 (from 390). Let's give watchman a break and watch him get back into favour with TVForum members.

Can't wait!!

I am disillusioned. I always thought it was the over-sexed westerners causing all this disgrace to Thailand. Now I'm informed that we are only 10% of the problem; if that!!

When I had my first massage in Pattaya, the lady said that if I wanted a 'happy ending' she would call her mate up from downstairs. I didn't know what she was talking about. But the massage made me feel good. When I came out I felt like an 18 year old; so I went down the beach and got one. She turned out to be a ladyboy. When I found out I gave him 100 baht for a bike-ride back to the beach.

I thought I'd have to be more careful. There were 100s of ladies to choose from. I went down soi Chaipoom and met the wife. Dear, dear, dear!!!

Thais know the winning numbers as soon as they are announced. If the teacher thought he had won, but had lost the ticket, he would have gone to the authorities within a couple of hours of the results being broadcast.

There  is probably a bit of s--gg--g going on too. Someone will spill the beans before long.

My money is on the poor cop winning this one.

Are some of the quality lady, Chinese tourists hoping to snare a westerner? I reckon they could be. This could account for their great increase in numbers.

10 minutes ago, jenny2017 said:

But it is also known for sex.

 

But it is also known for temples.

 

But it is also known for World Class Education.

Tounge-in-cheek humour. Like it!!

14 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

So why haven't you advised us all to wear sunglasses also, then, if there's so much danger?

If you walked in the salt fields when the salt is ready to be bagged you would have to. Before the salt is ready to be bagged there is water in the bays. Not nearly so hot or bright then. Salt-blindness is just like snow-blindness I reckon. Can't be too careful in Thailand JW. You might not be any good to anyone dead or blind.

But,,, on the upside there are no snakes in the salt-fields. Far too hot for them and no prey to speak of.

30 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

Geez...you make it dramatically sound as though there is a real risk of us all dying of thirst here.

 

For some reason I thought your water advice was aimed at the normal 99.9% of the  population here, not you and "Ron"  living in the middle of nowhere where the nearest shop of any description or service station is over 20km away.  Are we supposed to know who "Ron" is and his relevance to this?

Where do I start?

There is a real risk of hurting yourself by not drinking enough. There are plenty of farang up here who have suffered from not drinking enough water. Suffering can be delerium, belly problems and muscle aches. Headaches too. The thing is drink before mega-thirst mode kicks in and another thing JW; don't neglect the salt intake as actin and myosin find difficulty in functioning properly without salt. Sometimes when I'm absolutely shagged-out I take a spoon of salt and I'm ready to get out there again.

"Ron"' is my pal who visits me from time to time. His wife works at the salt extraction business. When the salt is ready to be bagged it is so hot (well over 50C) and also one has to wear shades because salt-blindness can occur. I took a themometer to the fields one day and it reached the maximum of 50C within seconds (lucky the thing didn't explode).

24 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Yep,  the past 3 days one cycle ride through the rice fields is enough , a gr8 way to tell the heat is on.

Good for you toofamorth.

Many farang don't get enough exercise. I see the western guys pumping iron and drinking beer in my local town (20K away) but they couldn't even run through a rice field let alone ride a bike through one.

Take a bottle of water with you on your cycle jaunts.

1 minute ago, Eligius said:

Yes, he hates going anywhere near water - as he knows that the water would rush away from him, like the parting of the Red Sea - as it certainly does not want to come into contact with his lovely face and body!

Or his beloved, borrowed timepieces.

3 minutes ago, Khun Han said:

Ah, ok. I'd lay off the sauce until later in the day if I were you. And give my regards to Belinda, whoever she may be.

The lady Belinda, who you refer to, is my ex mother-in-law.

She can remember the days of British rule in Jamaica clearly. Although they gained independence in the 1960s she recalls those days with some nostalgia. She would like Britain to trade with Jamaica (and other Caribbean islands) far more than the euro rules allow at present. She is not keen on a Europe run by big businass and bankers.

When I first went to JA the pound exchanged for 75 dollars. Now it is about 180 JA dollars to the pound.

Don't know so much about Thailand.

In Laos a friend of mine married his Lao wife in France and it was not accepted when they came to live in Laos. They are constantly hassled by the police as they are seen to be a Lao woman and foreigner sleeping together.

16 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

Your third wife's mother......

Yes. Belinda is getting on; 93 this year. Came to England in the 1950s from Jamaica.

She is all for the ditching of Europe. Wants to see far more trade with Britain's old Empire (Commonwealth).

27 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

He can say what he wants but he can never stop nature. Women want money and if  guy has cash what's the problem?  it is of NO BUSINESS of any government to moralize over their citizens and they are all hypocrites anyway.

Spot on!!

Some countries go over the top to stop women and men getting together. Religion is the biggest barrier to free prostitution. But the natural way of things will eventually see copulation return to its natural state.

4 hours ago, bobbymack said:

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It is only sex at the end of the day, the most natural act in the world and one in which we all have to partake in to keep the world alive.

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Quite right bobbymack. People get so up-tight about it.

Professor Pidgeon states that if there were just 100 people left in the world the ratio of women to women should be; 94 women and 6 men.

9 hours ago, Just Weird said:

"Also it's best to have a bottle of water with you".

 

What for, for those long, long hikes where there are no 7-11s, bars, cafes, restaurants etc as is so frequent here and the risk of death by dehydration is so high?

Not any 7/11s within 20k of me and I daresay many other farang. Can't be too careful JW.  Dehydration creeps up on you and can be so debilitating. Keep a couple of bottles in the pick-up also. take regular sips; especially with the air-con running.

Yesterday at the farm I drank 2 litres in three hours. Ron came to see me and we had a coffee, and a chat, before he got off to the salt flats where it can get into the 50s C.

It has certainly been hot the last couple of afternoons. But is it not a surprise; just a shock to the system for a while.

I always keep my head covered when I'm out and about. Can't be too careful on that score. Also it's best to have a bottle of water with you.

17 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I came for the food and the temples! ...........oh!.........and the smiles.

The temples give me the creeps, the food the runs and the smiles; well time to check if the wallet is still there. I came for the fishing and the world class sports.

Good time to pack up smoking. Is snout that much cheaper in the middle east than Thailand? Probably getting authentic fags in Abu Daubi though. Coppies and fakes in Thailand!!