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Purdey

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  1. 35 or so years ago a car magazine conducted a survey of efficient transportation with which to enter London. Not much has changed. The most environmentally friendly and sustainable ways of travelling are walking, cycling and rail. Cars are the worst but EVs could improve that. Vehicles emit the following grams per kilometre travelled: • Medium-sized petrol car = 192g. • Medium-sized diesel car =171g. • Bus = 105g. • Motorcycle = 103g. • Medium electric vehicle = 53g. https://www.engineerlive.com/content/what-s-greenest-form-transport
  2. 0.04% is correct. You don't need to guess. Google is your friend.
  3. I think you understand the danger. Like the domino effect expected following the invasion of South Vietnam, it looks necessary to defend Poland's - and in fact Europe's - eastern flank through military aid to Ukraine or the doors will be opened for further encroachment. And for America and Europe to hold back Russia while a potential front opens at Taiwan would cost more in the long term.
  4. Ordinary Thai women are not taught what to do in such circumstances. Take a video, call the police and tell them where he got off the bus (of it he i still there).
  5. A knife. It is pictured in the accompanying article.
  6. Funny you should say that. Of course you are right. We do need some carbon dioxide to survive. But what percent of the air should carbon dioxide be? And what happens if the amount becomes larger than that? Apparently, carbon dioxide is (and should be) just a tiny teeny 0.04% of air. I guess if it exceeds that, we could be in trouble as air would not sustain life. Same for nitrogen, seems important but too much would be dangerous.
  7. My friends and I have all had issues with workers. It often stems from not being willing to search more and seek recommendations. I wouldn't praise HomePro just because they are there. For the same reason that in India I will ask directions from at least three people, in Thailand I would ask at least three friends to recommend workers and ask questions about quality first.
  8. I thought this was common knowledge. There's even a Wikipedia page all about it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication#:~:text=Excess of body water may,the death of a human.
  9. From a quick look I couldn't tell and didn't care.
  10. It would be interesting to know, should implants become openly available, how much they would cost. In the US I can only guess it will be exorbitantly expensive and insurance companies might be put off paying for it if it doesn't lead to patients being able to pay their premiums.
  11. Presumably an associate membership will have less control or power than full membership.
  12. Wonder if the tax idea came up because they didn't realized they'd have to pay for the 10,000 Baht per person giveaway?
  13. Amazing how the RTP gets such detailed confessions without leaving bruises. He seems calm.
  14. The oldest profession meets the newest technology. A match made in Heaven.
  15. Removed the lock on the gate. Snacks ready.
  16. It isn't the visa or lack thereof that causes criminal activity. Even those currently arriving visa free find ways to work illegally, like those who teach English without work permits.
  17. Poor Srettha, already undermined from within.
  18. By all means let tourists enter visa free but take photos and fingerprints on entry so bad guys can get picked up right away (do link up criminal databases first!). Do away with double pricing. Cinema tickets are equal priced for Thais and foreigners. So should national parks be.
  19. The US has had several really bad presidents so this is not a modern phenomena. In 1948 Warren G. Harding, Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Zachary Taylor were named the five worst presidents in American history. In a 1982 poll, the list was the same, save for Andrew Johnson taking Taylor's spot in the bottom five. Perhaps Trump will sink to the bottom 5, but a single term isn't like a two term President's chance to muck up the economy. George W. Bush and Richard Nixon were among the bottom 10 in 2014, but climbed out from the dregs of American leadership in 2019. Perhaps it is the ability to compare in hindsight that gives us a balanced opinion.
  20. Be careful that you haven't been earning money without a work permit.
  21. While not convinced a mass debate will solve anything, however recently read that there are now some crimes that the British police will not investigate. A slippery slope to Thai levels.
  22. Used to go to Singapore regularly on business. The number of people who told me Thailand is ting tong. Wish I could defend the country but I cannot.
  23. Somewhere, Mandy Rice-Davies is listening to Acer dating this is s good idea and thinking, "Well he would, wouldn't he."
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