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On 1/31/2020 at 2:07 AM, DefaultName said:

OK, 12 is wrong, but a properly trained rider, whatever the age, would have seen that car as a potential danger, given it a wider berth, and slowed.

 

IMO, prosecute the parents for neglect AND the car driver for lack of care on the road.

And if a brick had fell from the sky you'd say the boy should have been more aware. 

58 minutes ago, mikecha said:

3 workers 20 days 300 each a day 20 days for a carport wow 1 hour work 7 hours coffie pause 

Tell me your price, you think all laborers work for 300 bht day. Again, tell your tale or perhaps let the grown up do the talking.

7 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

That sounds quite high but if you know the builder and are sure of his work it may be OK

This is in Rayong, expect to pay more than deep Isaan. I had him do a small job and they worked hard to finish in 1 day. I'll get steel from his source which is cheaper than mine. He has a 3 man crew and is always on site to manage. His labor quote is same as what I had in my mind. A free standing structure would have been cheaper labor.

Just today I got a estimate for labor only on a roughly 45 sq meter overhead attached to the house, 20,000bht labor only. He gave an all in estimate of 45,000 but I'll be paying for materials myself and only wanted the labor estimate.

I saw on the news this morning KFC in Birmingham has installed chicken wire at the counter. ????

1 hour ago, jastheace said:

you want to read that again and correct it? you work more o/t wifey gets more or less than you??? bs city

 

I write this slowwww. If the 4 hrs is worked on a sat, sun or holiday it's more than if I work only 8 hrs during the week unless I'm lucky enough to work stateside then work between 1700 and 0800 is all OT regardless of day.

So, here's the deal for some of us with kids here. I make in 4 hrs. what my wife could make in a month depending on the overtime I have. Unlike so many here, my lady doesn't have much in the way of education so her income would be what.....10,000bht/mo at the very most.

Never seen the rice stubble burned. Usually for the cattle to open graze, wife's mother will have a Kobota come in and disc under after harvest to give the soil a kick. But, I've been away from Isaan for past 2+ years.

18 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Brick House. Soi Sampan

 

I was there for Xmas dinner. Superb. He does a Sunday Roast with any of the main meats or all if you’re feeling hungry. 

Had breakfast there once, Eggs Benedict...pretty darned good and coffee was in a large mug, not one of those dainty, 2 sips of coffee cup.

33 minutes ago, cardinalblue said:

Proper protocol is one ceases the chase when the probability of harm or danger involves the public...

 

hey Nye, what do you say now?

Note to bad guy, always have getaway route include heavily populated areas for easy escape.

Couldn't add comment above, why is it the Brits love having food soaked in gravy. I grew up on potatoes and home made gravy but this is ridiculous.

1 hour ago, sanemax said:

No, I dont look at females and their body shapes , eyeing them up for a sexual conquest .

I have seen naked females before, its no big deal to me .

There is so much more to life, rather than females looks and body shapes

Nothing wrong with being a tubby chaser, enjoy.

So, wife's uncle died a few years back in Isaan. A few days later we're drinking with his kids in his house at night, wood house lifted at the end of a path... I go down to take a leak and think it funny to go under the floor boards and knock gently...they were genuinely scared. They show me a photo taken of the son in the house and on his shoulder is a skeleton hand....I swear...looked so real.

Took the wife and some other ladies one day to find this guy known to rid a person of evil spirits...an all day drive to locate him. I didn't witness it as I sat on the lift gate and drank a beer waiting. Is it real or is it not? I don't know, but what I do know is that they believe.

Thai watsadu has a weber knock off, black round kettle for 1250bht and another same design with a few more features for about 2000bht. I bought the cheaper one.

Who cares....He's always been my favorite.

Sort of like me opening a Mexican based store in the heart of the farmland in Callie and not able to speak Spanish. Wouldn't make good business sense.

Got the new 65" but so far just You Tube and Netflix, want to have channels for discovery, American football and UFC. AIS will save 1600bht/mo but not sure of dependability. Anyone have suggestions.

My son pays for the service and I'm one of 4, this way my favorites are easy to locate and resume watching.

9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not only a biological/ genetic program to reproduce, but it becomes a way of binding the man to the woman even if he no longer wants to be with her.

IMO a reason for old farangs with young children in LOS- the wife made sure she got pregnant, and in some cases it's someone else's baby, used to trap the ATM, who doesn't suspect.

Some of us old guys were willing participants. That's also common in the US.

For the farmers with small plots I think it's a way of feeding the family, it's tradition. I was up there for about 7 yrs during my off rotation from work. The money that it cost to plant and harvest made it seem like a loosing endeavor but they knew the quality of the rice, knew what pesticides were used if any. I never saw them spraying.

1 hour ago, WalkingOrders said:

Currently living in Bangkok saving to move to Issan. I would prefer 1 or 2k from nearest village and 10k - 20k from nearest mall. Perfect.

I'm about 600 km from wife's family.....perfect.

5 hours ago, Yinn said:

I think they have.

who write the sign?

I'm not talking about this specific place but any farang based business. Just looking at it from a business point of view. Personally I could care less.