Bert got kinky

We do see those in authority (police) breaking the very same laws they are supposed to uphold. You forgot to use the word 'openly', as in, openly breaking the very same laws they are supposed to uphold. How can you expect someone to follow traffic laws when on a daily basis they see the police blatantly breaking these laws ?

Effective and active policing would most likely have prevented this accident. I have a friend in the UK who is a total pish-head, ex British military and can still put the ale away. He drives HGV 1 vehicles for a living and despite his love for the ale, he will not drink alcohol for at least 24 hour before working. He knows that if he fails a breathalizer he will not only lose his job but he will never be able to get another HGV job, his livelihood will be gone.. In Thailand, most of the traffic stops on the highways have less to do with the law than as police income support. Granted, there will be the occasional clampdown but the 'Big Joke's' of this land will continue to announce the clampdowns in advance and then call the clampdown off as soon as the press have lost interest. As long as this remains the status quo, we will continue to read about the death and destruction on Thailand's roads.

Just another day in the office........

If you are talking about alcoholics, then yes, as they are addicted to and dependent on alcohol, most do not have enough will power to go several months without a drink. That's fairly much the definition of an alcoholic. However, if you are talking about most people in general, I would strongly disagree with you. Most people do not drink except on social occasions and many do not drink at all. The guys that sit at a beer bar night after night are not even a percentage of a percentage of most people, so are not typical of most people. As mentioned above, most people are social drinkers, these people carry on with life without craving alcohol. In fact, It's estimated that globally around 1.4 percent of the world's population have an alcohol use disorder. That's hardly most people.

I have tried alcohol, beer and chocolate so far. I'm working my way through the alphabet and I haven't gotten to 'E' for exercise yet. Anyone for doughnuts?

Agreed, there is a world of difference between a alcoholic and a pish-head. I was a pish-head for years and apparently quite a legend for my sessions, then 3 years ago I stopped drinking, without so much of a craving or a shake.

Exactly Steven, he posted after 2pm and was sober. That kind of slack-handed behaviour would not have been allowed during my drinking days.

I've always found that coke is great for weight loss. ????

You don't like the Blackpool of Asia?

My sentiments exactly!

Apparently, the Aus prime minister apologized to the Aboriginal native.

Now your just coming across as ignorant. Nearly every country in the world is forcing their citizens to take experimental vaccines? All of the world's top virologists and scientists have gotten it all so very wrong but you know better? Yeah right.

So what is the basis of the ill informed belief that you trust your life with, while calling people who believe in science 'sheeple'?

Early 80s, Brooke Bks (OAFAAF). When were you there?

but it is something I do beleive. And your qualifications that trump the world's top virologists are what?

One has to admit, these conspiracy theorists do not give up easily, no matter how stupid their soapbox rants are. Tell us more about the Microsoft tracking chips that were included in the vaccines. ????

I have never seen the film, is this the old 'Ewa Woowoo' joke?

Have you just cleaned out the bottom of a budgie cage????????

If we are talking about the biggest mistake ever made, I would have to stick with my earlier Yoko Ono post. If we are talking of personal mistakes, mine would have to be treating my posting to Berlin as one massive 2-year pish-up, instead of exploring and soaking up the history of the place. So much to do and such little time.

Someone telling Yoko Ono that she could sing like an angel.

in 40 years no working at all due to being 99 years old and quite possibly 39 years past my 'best before' date.

I once had a racing snail but when I removed it's shell in an effort to streamline it, it just became sluggish.