Bday Prang

21 hours ago, bradiston said:

 

 

Try this:

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/policies/40032690

 

And there are plenty more

 

How do you know what margin of error they are supposed to have allowed? "Sounds like"? Totally worthless comment.

not as worthless as  "estimates from 1.5 to 3 miliion"  which is not even what it said in the link you provided!

Bit like me estimating my personal wealth as being between   £1 and £1.5 million which is technically correct but effectively useless  information

53 minutes ago, bradiston said:

Estimated numbers of civil servants varies between 1.5 and 3 million. The largest employer in Thailand.

Estimated by who exactly?      who ever it was they have allowed a rather large margin of error  Sounds like somebody has just pulled a number out of a hat .  Totally worthless "statistic"

personally I have no interest whatsoever in how much any  Thai gets paid  whether civil servants or not. and I cannot understand anybody who concerns themselves with this . The only exception would be those who employ Thais, obviously it's useful to know what the minimum you have to pay them is

1 hour ago, giddyup said:

I had a cheaper model B&W weed whacker previously, it ran faultlessly for 10 years, so I dispute the rubbish claim. Also been using an electric lawn mower for 10 years, also Chinese made.

That was made over 10 years ago, your latest one lasted 8 months, you can dispute as much as you want, 

Black and decker is not the "brand" they were years ago. Now its just made in china rubbish, I'd bin it and buy a proper one. Although you could try bypassing the switch yourself

2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Some of these guys wouldn't know who he is because they have only been to one place being Thailand 

are you actually serious??

12 minutes ago, VBF said:

I'm with you on that one.

It's a win all round - no need for a trial, no expense of keeping the sh1tbag in prison for years and a warning to his cohorts - this could be you next time.

And a 100% guarantee of no repeat offending that can be relied on.  Far more trustworthy than the considered opinions of some mealy mouthed, progressive liberal, woke probation officer

2 hours ago, mikebike said:

Nice. How to tell where y'all come from without saying it. "Weak police union" 😂😂😂 

 

You think more civilized countries should feel the fear of barely trained yahoos with military grade weapons and a culture and union which protect them from barely a hint of reprisals from any, obvious, infractions of the law on their part.

 

Well that sounds just dandy.

That is not what he said really is it. ?

2 hours ago, MangoKorat said:

Thank you Mr Duterte.

why would you care about an armed criminal being shot dead by police?   Seems fair enough to me

               Of course they should be armed, and well armed too, their weapons should be clearly visible too. The caliber of weapon increasing with rank, of course,  but as an incentive, upgrades could be arranged for those with a good (judicial) kill rate, points would need to be deducted for accidents

               Of course  some police officers should never be allowed anywhere near a gun' . The roided up tattooed gym going thugs, with beards  ( both male and female) for starters and also most of the other "box ticking" women officers, especially at a certain times of the month,  for obvious reasons, Besides there is not much need to be "packing a piece" for family liason or victim support duties Or when impersonating a 13 year old girl online as part of a pedo honey trap sting      And before the Wokies hyperventilate I said "most" which is patently true, so leaves me unable to be criticised

               Those unworthy could be given children's imitation firearms with the worst of them being issued with spud guns

28 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

At about 1:00 in, it sounded like he was going to bust out into the Orange Blossom Special.

 

As impressive as he already is, that would have been astounding.

 

you lost me for a moment then i remembered, roy clark, brilliant

52 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Well, a photo of Uncle Wichai selling/playing his musical instruments at the beach would be nice.  I expect this is an AI article created from 'afar' 🙂

AI for sure, and its starting to get on my nerves a bit

should put him in touch with this guy, chinese I think but seems well capable of getting a tune out of those violin type things

amazing I'm sure you'll all agree

40 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

a. whatever that is, it's not the traditional spinach I was talking about; maybe heat resistant malabar spinach?

b. hardly looks "thriving"; looks like the plant has totally bolted in the heat; 

c. find it very hard to believe that whatever that is it's very appetizing (woody bitter flavor)

but thanks for sending the pictures

 

PS: where's the rest of your flourishing garden?

 

I have no idea what type of spinach it is, nobody specified traditional or otherwise,  it may not appear thriving to you but it grows very quickly and hardly requires watering. if at all. No idea what it tastes like, I don't eat it, but the mrs and the mother in law seem to like it. Rest of the garden is just fine. Even the Avocados are standing up well to the heat which does surprise me somewhat,maybe its because i  turned the aircon off for a few hours last night to decrease my personal carbon footprint  

49 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

@Bday Prang

A way to settle this debate: post a picture of your vegetable garden which according to your accounts is "thriving" in this heat wave. Please include a sheet of paper in the photo with today's date on it so that we can all see when the photo was taken. A close up of the spinach patch and enough background evidence to show that the photo was taken in Thailand would be useful as well. Perhaps wait until tomorrow morning when the garden will surely look better than it does in the late afternoon sun.

So now you are effectively accusing me of lying, but if this it what it takes to shut you up then so be it. I couldn't find an empty bottle of easily recognisable (for you ) sang som as the recycle man cam this morning so I included a bottle of Thai cooking oil hope that is acceptable proof of my location. dated piece of paper as requested

now feel free to go forth and multiply  Not the mythical "we" you referred to ,  just yourself

5 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

Your vegetable garden is doing just fine in 110 degree heat? Give me a break. Appealing to people to stop belittling those who get by without air conditioning, and reminding people that its excessive use has an environmental cost is not the same thing as "berating" and "preaching" to others about using air conditioning.

 

Reread my post. The use of the word "lemmings" was in reference to people following the behavior of the person in front of them, or continuing to do something they've always done, ignoring the dangers of doing so. Lemmings are famous for running off cliffs in blind stampedes. I doubt Easter Island has any lemmings.

 

Your feeble attempts to portray anyone who is against cannabis tourism as a "must-be" alcoholic never cease to amuse me and reflects poorly on your reasoning skills. I have never been a heavy drinker, and have not touched a drop of alcohol in close to 10 years.

          Sorry if your gardening skills are not up to the job, actually I'm not sorry at all, in fact I'm glad.Perhaps you should take your own advice and read an appropriate book

"Appealing"  to people on here, how sad is that,  So pathetic you could even have used the most pathetic of all phrases, and "reached out"

Actually I am not sat in front of the aircon at present just a fan , What about you ? (is that whataboutism ?)  But what exactly is the consequence of turning on the air in the great scheme of things. none that's what

  So who mentioned cannabis?, or indeed cannabis related tourism?  it was you, and why? I have no idea, perhaps in some failed bizarre attempt to insult or discredit me perhaps

.  I certainly seemed to have  touched a nerve when I mentioned Whisky in response to your smarmy "go have a joint comment"  I don't profess to have any reasoning skills. but its obvious to me that anybody so  proudly claiming "not to have touched a drop in 10 years" has obviously had issues in the past. No need to try to cover it up or deny it , there is nothing to be ashamed of, although its very common  for somebody who holds such an inflated opinion  of  themself to have a few skeletons in the cupboard, and only to be expected that they become embarrassed when something like that eventually leaks out.   No better than anybody else really are you.and you find that difficult to accept

  All your posts are tainted with a certain  arrogance, did you used to be a "teacher" by any chance?, that would explain a lot  However your warped view of the world can only really be explained by  your head spending most of its time in the lower end of your digestive tract

just to put you right about lemmings    https://www.britannica.com/story/do-lemmings-really-commit-mass-suicide#:~:text=Lemmings do not commit suicide,search of a new home.

Encyclopedia Britannica should be good enough,    even for you,   So now you can stop spreading misinformation to lesser mortals like me and the rest of the forum members.    Another whisky may now be in order me thinks, better make it a large one, go on you know you want it 

24 minutes ago, elzach said:

There are different standards of reporting in Thailand (and other Asian countries). The farang incidents that cause "outrage" among the locals, and many foreigners, are usually "Tuesday at 15:30:15" on local Thai TV news. 

Wow there are different standards of reporting here and elsewhere in Asia ? I never would have believed it, thanks for the information.

 What exactly does that have to do with the number of pages in this thread

The outrage you refer to is restricted to a hand full of people who spend most of their miserable lives in a state of outrage

 Define "local " Thai tv news.   local to which provinces ?  As far as I am aware there is are no "local " tv channels in Thailand, they are all broadcast nationally, Are you quite sure about the exact timing 15:30:15 ?   sounds very precise, is it not 15:30:14  or 15:30:16 

Care to enlighten me further?

4 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

 

Good grief. The 'what about-ism' is alive and well I see. You pointing to other polluting countries, and the other guy pointing to Bill Gates' jets as justification for behavior you know is contributing to the problem.

 

You should read Jared Diamond's 'Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.' There's a story in there about how the Easter Island society died out. They think it's because people cut down the last tree, and were no longer able to leave the island due to a lack of canoes. The lemming 'keep on doing what you're doing, change is pointless' mentality is cited over and over again in the book.

 

Do you have a vegetable garden? How's it doing this year? Just roll another joint, don't worry, be happy, huh?

Vegetables, particularly, the spinach are thriving  thank you very much, likewise the fruit trees and  my cannabis plantation is also doing remarkably well.The recent hot spell seems to have been accompanied by a drastic reduction in the number of pests, and indeed mosquitoes, another plus in my opinion

  "Whataboutism"  not exactly sure what that means but it appears to be a phrase beloved of those who's arguments don't stand up so well to scrutiny, I class it along with other non words like "sealioning" and "gaslighting" as words spewed out by the blue haired and alphabet  communities and angst ridden teenage girls consequently i tend to ignore them

   "don't worry , be happy"   sound advice indeed, you should follow that advice and stop preaching to others.  I think I will have a joint now, and indeed a refreshing cup of tea,  why not eh?  Feel free to pour yourself another whisky, I won't make a pathetic attempt to criticise you for it

    I didn't know there were lemmings on Easter Island, are you sure about that , after all , as you say it was just  a "story"

45 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

maybe it's time relocate out of the barn and in to a house.

"barn"?   sounds like he lives in a cathedral, possibly a ruin

1 hour ago, Gecko123 said:

Googled this as never heard of a punkha before. Couldn't find any available on-line. Let me know where you bought yours. 😄

 

On a more serious note, this equating how much air conditioning/electricity you use with socio-economic status has got to stop. If you have good cross-ventilation, shade trees around the house, live out in the countryside, etc., your need for air conditioning in Thailand can be greatly reduced. Bragging about how low you set the thermostat on your air conditioner is like bragging about how low the gas mileage on your SUV is.

 

You try growing vegetables in 108F (43 C) heat, and you'll start to appreciate my perspective. Keep blasting your air conditioners and telling yourself you're living large because you can afford a 6,000 baht monthly electric bill. But there are environmental consequences for this behavior and if people were paying attention they'd see they're already paying a heavy price (i.e., quality and availability of produce, etc.) 

 

I saw a DW news report on the SE Asian heat wave yesterday that said Thailand has - for the moment - a relatively resilient power grid, but many other neighboring countries are experiencing power black outs because of high demand. Whatcha gonna do if and when that starts happening here?  

 

People who are conserving their power consumption should be lauded, not ridiculed.

 

I agree keeping ones overheads as low a possible is common sense. No point in pouring money down the drain.   But with the likes of China India Brazil etc allegedly  pumping millions of tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere every single day, berating people here for setting their aircon a couple of degrees too low for a few moths of the year is pathetic and  expecting it to make one iota of difference  is laughable.

      It is an attitude like this that alienates normal people from the self obsessed climate change fanatics. Its actually a rather unpleasant form of victim blaming

    People who conserve their power consumption should be applauded, not "lauded"