Bday Prang

3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I would have thought a bucket of water would be enough. Or getting the hind legs, I seem to remember that from another thread.

IMO people who own pitbulls are like people with handguns, a manifestation  of their insecurity. Single purpose only.

I'd add tattoos

1 hour ago, DaLa said:

When you say 'concrete under the tiles' do you really mean the adhesive (cement based) that he has used to 'stick' the tiles down. If so then it depends on the  adhesive he has used . Rapid set can be as little as 3 hours so all is ok. Problem in this country is reading whats on the bag of adhesive and don't even think about asking anyone in Thaiwatsadoo.  The concrete sub floor (what the house is built on) needs 28 days for each inch of depth , however I've laid tiles on 'drying' concrete before, just takes a little longer for everything to dry out.

                  The concrete does not require 28 days for each inch of depth that is just not true, if that was the case a normal 4inch or 6 inch slab would be unusable for 4 to 6 months. !! and multi storey buildings would take many many years to complete

                  The 28 days often mentioned regarding concrete strength, is the time the concrete takes to reach its nominal "design" strength ,( regardless of its thickness) , which is not something to worry about when considering a ground bearing slab for a normal house,  Rather is a figure used for design calculations for load bearing members  on multi-storey buildings for example, even in that situation the supporting formwork for each floor can normally  be removed  after 7 to 10 days as the concrete will be fully self supporting by this time even though it will not have achieved its full design strength!. 

                 A normal ground bearing floor slab can easily be walked on after 8 to 12 hours, even sooner in these hot temperatures  in fact as soon as it is hard to the touch, and, it is perfectly normal practice to build block walls upon the slab the day after pouring.

     Purpose made tile adhesive cement (poon gao) is actually a little slower setting than a normal sand and cement mix and personally I would leave the grouting up till the next day  .Although what ever was used,  in this hot weather I doubt there will be a problem after 3 hours.

10 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

I would be Ashamed if I made my missus stay home all day, or be by my side 24/7 my missus probably earns less than Grab drivers. Has heaps of friends, she would be so bored if she didn't work. 

                  I actually think we are almost in agreement, I would be ashamed to make my missus do anything ! She's an independent woman in her own country who am I to tell her or any other woman  what to do.  However, had she expressed a desire to work as a motorcycle delivery driver I would consider it my duty to  seriously try to persuade to reconsider her options as I would be somewhat concerned for her safety, and i think anybody with a modicum of common sense would act in a similar manner, ( that was the basis for my comment about being ashamed)  but I would not / could not stop her .

                 I doubt very much if any "mia farangs" would actually choose that line of work especially when made aware of the possible consequences (although if any posters can prove me wrong I will stand corrected)

                I'm all for women working, regardless of what they earn (within reason) and as long as they are not exploited, its an important part of their being independent,  also the idea of being together 27/7 doesn't bear thinking about !

Did he also inspect their alcohol, ya-bah, and heroin free policies

15 minutes ago, connda said:

This is going to be the daily Guncha Fear Porn hour Thai news I see. 
There is probably a new anti-cannabis agency dedicated to making up Reefer Madness stories to spread on the Thai media daily. 

Absolutely correct, except there is nothing new about the anti cannabis lobby and they don't even make up any new "reefer madness" stories, they just repeat the same old drivel. over and over again. I don't really know many anti cannabis people but the few that I do know, all, without exception really enjoy alcohol, generally to excess, and are often proud of their intake. Furthermore anybody who they can't encourage to join them is considered a miserable party pooper

43 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Stupid Utter Nonsense why should anybody be ashamed if their partner works ?  My wife works because she wants to. some have work ethics and i'm happy my wife does. Should she also feel ashamed bcoz her son delivers Pizzas. Jeez.

Bet she doesn't work for grab though.   So the comment is irrelevant to you.  I stand by what I said

9 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Of course! Don´t you know that Thais don´t drink, never get aggressive and never ever use or carry a weapon.

I may be wrong, but something makes me think you may have had more than your fair share of problems with Thais, I wonder why 

            There have always been a number of crazies floating around Pattaya and other places too. So this is probably quite a useful exercise in principal   They can deal with a crazy armed Thai however they like, but when dealing with an armed foreigner its unfortunately not that easy to just shoot them,   embassies , diplomats, world media and the T.V.F all like to get involved expressing  outrage and a major incident soon develops. so it probably is best if these rare occurrences can be handled efficiently and quickly. 

           However I'm not sure trying to take down an armed aggressor by using a long pole is the best solution, bit like taking a knife to a gun fight 

 Its easy for most people to criticise the police in situations when it does kick off big time, just remember that we normally have the option to walk or run away, that is not the case for the police who are obliged to meet it head on

           For those sensitive souls crying "racism"  and "xenophobia"  please get over yourselves. Thailand thankfully has not succumbed to the wokeness that will become the downfall of your home countries and hopefully never will, so remember where you are, and leave that @$&*£  at home

4 hours ago, Road Warrior said:

bad move to make this weed legal .in the future ALL will be drugged permeant Ly  // not a wise move !!!

Not a particularly wise post

I see it as purely a Thai matter, no need for any of the T.V.F to get concerned . unless of course your wife or Gf  work for grab  in which case you should be ashamed of yourself

The lowest quality food , saturated with insecticides (many of which are banned in Europe / US) coupled with an unhealthy amount of sugar / MSG and prepared in more often than not filthy conditions.  That should be the matter being discussed / politicised not the imaginary addition of ganja   More B/S

12 hours ago, chalawaan said:

Wait!

What about the 100 brunch casualties of the war against drugs up in the sticks yesterday? ????????????

We would be very surprised to hear any truthful follow up about that ridiculous attempt at spreading moral panic.

 

The Thai media are acting like clowns in their desperation to sensationalize the legalisation of a mild and overwhelmingly safe substance.

 

And while I'm on a roll...

 

If the WHO lied about Cannabis risks all these years, make no mistake, they're continuing to vastly exaggerate the dangers of almost every other substance out there. 

 

But, sanity will prevail!

 

 

Can't for the life of me even begin to understand the agenda of the mainstream media / gutter press with regards to this subject. is it really  that they just see it as a form of "click bait" ?    I can't for one minute  believe that they genuinely feel its a social evil from which we should all be protected. Its not just Thailand either it seems to be worldwide !   In publishing their "reefer madness" do they not realise that they are only pandering to a minority albeit a very vocal one. whilst at the same time alienating everybody else ? If they were to adopt a more unbiased fact based perspective surely more people would be inclined to read what they printed, the brainwashed prohibitionists would still read it too, albeit in open mouthed outrage. Are they being funded / lobbied by concerned 3rd parties? eg  The alcohol industry worried about losing revenue if people choose to switch their drug of choice  perhaps or maybe "big pharma" for similar obvious reasons ?  

3 hours ago, Pinot said:

Nonsense. Viagra et al, usually some form of Sildenafil is available in most pharmacies in Thailand. Sidegra is the Thai Viagra in the 100mg size, packets of four are about 225 baht. I bite them in half. 

 

No pharmacy has ever asked for a prescription. It may be controlled drug, but it's completely out of control. Kamagra jell is also available everywhere. I've never heard of anyone having issues with bootleg ED drugs.

 

I don't know why anyone would post something so completely wrong. You wouldn't buy it from a street vendor because you don't have to. Jeesh.  

Any one tried Viagra light?    not that good for sex but you look pretty good in a pair of spedos

2 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Have you read "Reefer Madness?" ????

Nothing wrong with my memory...Reefer Madness  was a film

37 minutes ago, DezLez said:

It was your post!

 

I assume you must have been a lawyer at some time either in your past or in your fantasy land as your ability to admit fault without including a disclaimer to nulify the fault is utterly amazing.

 

Why can't people when they are cought out not just say "oops, I got it wrong" or better still "sorry"!

As the old saying goes;

When you are in a hole stop digging!

Good night!

What are you talking about? nowhere in my original comment did I refer to a specific post that should be removed  I referred to "tired old anti cannabis propaganda" That is a generalisation ,not a specific post  A blind man could see that !

When I last looked there were  12 likes   2 "sad" people one of which was you (which i will concede were "dislikes" )  and one "confused" presumably a half wit.  so the figures speak for themselves and by a large majority my post is validated.  Q.E.D. as they say

So as I see it you are in the (very vocal, in your case) minority    Therefore no fault for me to admit to.  No apology required, except maybe from you . And the only person who is in a hole and should stop digging is yourself.

With your many spelling mistakes, refusal to accept facts and lack of cognitive reasoning ability I'm starting to think you are retarded.  I won't be wasting anymore time trying to educate you.

2 minutes ago, DezLez said:

Thank you for your post but yet again you make a mis-statement;

 

I quote again from  where you did say that posts be removed.  It is the comment which started this discussion as I am sure you must remember;

 

"Misinformed outbursts by people quoting the tired old anti cannabis propaganda should be classed as fake news and removed

That is indeed what I said,  It does not relate to a specific post, we will have to agree to disagree but I stand by my comment 

1 hour ago, juice777 said:

Where are tourist smoking now in pataya?

 

 

probably !

33 minutes ago, DezLez said:

This is what you said earlier; 

 

"Misinformed outbursts by people quoting the tired old anti cannabis propaganda should be classed as fake news and removed".

 

That statement suggests you want to ban any posting regarding any "pro cannabis" comment that you consider to be a  "Misinformed outburst" and it is therefore anti free speach!

 

Do you really mean to say that you are only anti free speach on cannabis but ok on some other subjects?

 

Who is the arbitrator on this, or any other forum in your opinion?

Who do you think should decide who is informed and who is misinformed?

 

PS;  I say again I am taking no sides here on the cannabis lobby, just your undemocratic approach to free speach!

Certainly NOT you IMO!

Once again..........., I'm all for free speech, I just don't agree with misinformation, when I see what I consider to be misinformation, I call it out. That if I'm not mistaken is the very essence of free speech. 

           As you correctly say I am not the arbitrator on this or any other forum, that is the responsibility of the moderators and it is they who ultimately decide who is or isn't misinformed. 

           I obviously have a pro cannabis stance but if somebody was to claim that smoking cannabis would turn a half wit into a genius I would expect that comment to be called out, and indeed would do so myself. If it was posted repeatedly, as ridiculous as it may be , i would expect the moderators to step in and remove it (probably not the best example but surely you can see what I'm trying to say)

You may or not have noticed that I did not specify  that any particular post was removed

You also suggest "Allow all views" well I can tell you that rightly or wrongly many of my views would not last 5 minutes on here, especially the more extreme ones !

So the free speech that we both value is only tolerated as long as nobody gets offended

8 minutes ago, DezLez said:

allow all points of view!

No matter how incorrect?  no matter how inappropriate? No matter how insulting to  various "communities"? No matter how offensive?  That would actually suit me fine but its not quite the way it works on here. I have told you twice now that I am all in favour of free speech I am just not in favour of spreading untruths   What part of that do you find difficult to understand  ?

Also if you quote my posts please post the entire script please do not edit selectively in an attempt to change the context

30 minutes ago, DezLez said:

That is your opinion and of course you are entitled to it.  

Others are also entilted to their opinions otherwise there would be no point in any forums as there would be no opinions posted other than yours!

 

Free speach must be allowed on all subjects!

 

PS;  I am not discusssing the pros or cons of weed just your objection to free speech!

 

Enough said.

I have no objection to free speech whatsoever although on this forum as on many others there are understandably limits on what can and cannot be said ( I've been suspended several times for crossing boundaries and on reflection probably justifiably so) but with free speech comes responsibility and at least an obligation to not misinform others with outdated views masqueraded as facts

now that's enough said