Lacessit

6 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The OP is looking for logic in Thailand? 

I live in hope.

4 hours ago, EricTh said:

 

Why did you move to Chiang Rai?

 

I would propose that you open an account with Krungsri instead. I have good experience with their branches in Central Festival and Sansai. They are customer oriented.

 

I didn't have any problem opening Krungsri with my retirement visa.

Various reasons - traffic chaos in Chiang Mai, more polluted, Chiang Rai is more laid back. GF's village is only 25 minutes away, before 3 hours on a road which is a monument to traffic chaos.

I had a VERY pleasant surprise at Chiang Rai Immigration registering change of address. Instead of the clusterf##k we all know and hate at CM, I roll in at 10.30 am, get a queue number 3 away from being called, at the counter in ten minutes. They even provide seats at the counter, full aircon office. About 20 minutes of signing and stamping, and we're done. My GF gets a lecture from the nice lady IO on giving notification if I stay at her house for more than 24 hours. We are smiling to each other because we have not put in a TM30 at her house for about 4-5 years, and it's doubtful an IO could even find her village on a map.

Krungsri seems to get a good rap, so I will be calling in there.

17 hours ago, madmen said:

Why do people assume having a drink = destroyed liver? Reformed alcoholics are the worst, just because they couldn't have a whisky without draining the whole bottle lol. 

It's like anything else, overindulgence is the problem. The Renaissance physician Paracelsus defined it as "the dose makes the poison".

Having said that, alcohol has been accorded Class 1 carcinogen status by the WHO since 1989.

1 hour ago, Nyezhov said:

Yeah dude its YOUR fault I get vacations. You are such an instigator, you are like a friend of my youth who, if I said something like, gee, wonder how hard it would be to burn that shed, would whip out a pack of matches.

Don't blame me, your problem is subtlety is not your forte. The best response is one that goes straight through to the wicketkeeper and is unseen by the batsman.

12 minutes ago, essox essox said:

so how do YOU TASTE the SANGSOM ???

Seems to have a herbal undertone which is sympatico with my palate.

2 minutes ago, Speedo1968 said:

Yes, it's more common to have the females spayed and yes with humans we perhaps have been raised over many generations to think that way with humans.
I mention male castration for male dogs as also useful because where there are many "house" dogs out roaming and feral dogs, the non- castrated male will mate with any female that is in season.    It would go a long way to reducing "house" dogs from becoming pregnant and help keep numbers down in the feral dog community.

 

Many years ago I worked in farming in Saudi.    The farm was some 70km fro Jeddah.    The city had asked for the stray dogs in the city to be removed.    A well known international pest control company was tasked with the job.     The crews used blowpipes which meant that they 'could' kill the dog from a distance.   However they did not like the idea of killing them so they used a knock-out drug, once the dogs were sleeping they were collected up and driven to a "suitable" spot, with the unadmitted hopes that they would not die from starvation.     The farm was far enough away ( many kilometres ) that the dogs could not return to Jeddah nor were there any settlements nearby other than the farm.

There were more than 300 people on the farm but all waste was incinerated and farm staff would never encourage dogs by leaving out food.     Some dogs were extremely friendly and lovable.    The pest control company was finally caught dumping the dogs.

What happened ?

The dogs became 'through need' feral dogs very quickly, learning to make homes in the sand,hunt and eat whatever they could catch.

Things like true feral cats and similar animals disappeared, this caused an increase in snakes and other dangerous creatures.    They breed uncontrollably.  Eventually the dogs became starved and moved into the housing complexes on the farm.    Dogs started to die.  

The farm called the same pest control company to remove the remaining dogs ( free of charge ), the same procedure of blow darting was carried out, the dogs were then put to sleep by the farm vet.

In the following years the original wildlife never really returned......

The Law of Unintended Consequences at work.

2 hours ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Wow buying a 1ltr bottle instead of a 700ml bottle is really buying in bulk 555555 , and asking someone if they pay full retail when buying a car 55555 do you pay 1.199.999 when it's 1.200.000. good for you .

When I find a point to your 5555 post, I may curl up in a fetal ball. Or maybe not.

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

"Hong Thong. Smooth and easy drinking, Hong Thong is a golden spirit made from molasses at the renowned Bangyikhan Distillery near Bangkok. The name 'Hong Thong' translates into 'Golden Phoenix'."

Whisky is made from various grains, such as barley, wheat, corn and rye. Rum is made from molasses, so the Thais have succeeded in confusing everyone yet again.

7 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Are you sure they didn't change over to the marriage extension, that requires only 400k in the bank?

 

You need to leave a minimum of 400k in the bank all year around for the retirement extension, that's reasonably new.

Correct. 800K two months before, three months after extension. Then 400K for the rest of the year for singles. Marriage 400K, don't know if that drops to less at some point.

4 minutes ago, kenk24 said:

paper or plastic?

Plastic is OK, provided it is not transparent. See, another poster leading me astray and off topic.

2 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

Comments have gone a long way from Sangsom prices before my comment. 

I probably have a reputation with the mods for going off topic, take that any way you want.

4 minutes ago, Speedo1968 said:

Yes, I understand that this is a way of thinking.

As humans we hopefully have the mental capacity "for ourselves" to understand the consequences of having offspring.    With that we can / should make that decision for ourselves without external pressures.

However there are always two sides regarding dogs ( and other animals ).
1 - if you allow a female to have pups what happens to them ?   If the pups are female if you keep them out of kindness what happens if they become pregnant ?    If the pups are males it means more fighting etc if you are unable to teach them to behave or you may even lock them in the yard.    If the original female has her pups taken away before they are at an age ( mentally ) both the mother and pups will be distressed.

 

2 - if you stererlise the female she will still have a built in instinct to come in to season and this maybe disturbing mentally and physically for her but she will not bring more unwanted ( ?! ) dogs in to the world.
If the males are castrated then they will be distressed but less aggressive ( this may be a down side if you want a 'guard dog' ).

 

At the end of the day as others who have posted here say the animal should be seen and respected as part of the family. 

At the risk of being seen as sexist, it's preferable to have the females spayed. After all, they are the ones who produce litters. Although vasectomies are quite common in humans.

As far as I can tell with two dogs I had spayed in Australia, the only effect is to make them more placid. Hormones are no longer raging.

There are some ways in which Thai thinking is better than ours. IMO this is not one of them.

On 2/4/2020 at 2:48 PM, FritsSikkink said:

Try to say that in my face instead of behind the keyboard.

I can't believe the foolishness of your post. What will you do if your antagonist turns out to look like this?

1 hour ago, GinBoy2 said:

 

I remember taking my cat to have her spayed at 10 weeks. The vet looked at me like I was from another planet

You are from another planet. It's a Buddhist belief among vets here, all the pets should have the chance of at least one litter before being spayed. Then everyone wonders why soi dogs are out of control.

2 minutes ago, roo860 said:

I remember being at my public school, I was a 6th former, we used to toast bread on the open fire, we'd then get the first year oinks to bend over and use their ar#e as a toast rack!

????????

You've raised too many mental images for me to cope with. Did the toast taste any better?

If I was a first year oink, I would have made sure I had beans for breakfast, a la Blazing Saddles.

54 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Maybe Muslim? They not like dog.

 

Most thai is good to animal. I think care more than westerner. We not kill soi dog, let them live. Some western country kill the soi dog. So many. In USA 2.7 million animals are euthanized (1.2 million dogs and 1.4 million cats) 

 

Thai people not like hunting if not food. I see westerner go to Africa and kill the animal for fun. 

And some animal have protection in Thailand, even you eat it, will have police problem. eg black panther.

 

i love animal more than human.

 

Some Thai people are cruel with animal. Most are not.

 

if you ask the dog, want you want? I throw you away or kill you like in USA, the dog will answer “Throw me away, I will go the temple and kind people will bring me delicious food everyday and I will make friend with the other dog. Get a girlfriend”

 

 

 

 

I agree Thais like dogs. Unfortunately, many Thais are clueless in terms of taking care of them.

A pet is also a responsibility. It took me some time to persuade my Thai family of that.

2 hours ago, Speedhump said:

Not just alcohol. Buy a twin pack of many things, it's more expensive per unit rather than cheaper. I've never worked out why. 

You like girl sandwiches?

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

No, but they do say yes sir, 3 bags full sir, when ask them to do something, now where they got that from I have no idea ????

 

It's difficult being a parent, because it's an unskilled occupation. All one can do is pass on one's own values.

I consider good influences outside the family circle also help. In my son's case, I think becoming interested in martial arts ( 3rd dan black belt ) was the making of him in terms of self-discipline. Unfortunately, there is also the old saw of "getting in with a bad crowd".

Chicken was a luxury. Every Sunday, leg of lamb and roast vegetables. Lamb is a luxury now. Roast turkey or chicken for Christmas dinner, which was somewhat deranged in the middle of an Australian summer.

Meat pies and tomato sauce at the football. No-one knew what the meat was, like a grey sludge. I lost respect for the Queen's New Years Honors list when the guy making the pies got a knighthood. Tony Abbott put the icing on the cake a few years ago.

43 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Dont mention it. Anytime you want to share some of that vast fortune with an unwashed representatitive of the lumpenproletariat, let me know and Ill give you my account.

 

Go Fund Me. Im ugly but am afraid of surgery, so I need some dosh to rent me love.

Go to Pattaya, and you won't have a problem. Some of the bar girls there need a bag over their heads.

20 minutes ago, kenk24 said:

never had a problem w/kasikorn... including opening new accounts in different areas... as mentioned above, I go to the main branch... bring your passport, and try not to act like a derelict... [just saying] 

Are you implying I should avoid looking like Nyezhov?

I've seen Thais walk out of banks with bags full of cash, up to a miilion baht to pay for a pickup presumably. I don't have a problem with walking around with 100,000 baht. The person who tries to take it off me may do, but the situation has never arisen in ten years.

23 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Is that an over the counter withdrawal?

Never experienced such sum at an ATM.

 

Behavior of Kasikorn is brazen/stupid/ignorant.

Not opening another account for an existing customer and no WP is needed for savings account.

Ignorance and lazyness is the most likely cause.

Is it worth complaining at the head office?

I rarely complain, a waste of time in this culture. It's regarded as insulting. I prefer to take my custom elsewhere and say nothing.

5 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

That only happens with a noose around your neck. If I recall correctly, David Carradine of Kung <deleted> fame went out that way.

Well, that's my chuckle for the day. TV's rude word checker jumped to the wrong conclusion.