Bday Prang

Do you have incredibly large rooms, or did homepro set their best salesman onto your missis ?

exactly its 43 deg who gives a to$$ about carbon emissions, leave that to the doom goblin Thunberg and others like her

That's the spirit , good man. Keep it up. We need more posts like this on here, I wonder if any of the serial moaners out there, started off with a healthy attitude like this but slowly but inexorably morphed into the sad old men that predominate this forum. Or have they like i suspect , always been a crowd of whinging cantankerous old sad sacks. I suspect the latter

I think the "outrage" of a few virtue signalling "netizens" represents nothing other than , well, the outrage of a few virtue signalling "netizens" There are bound to be a few Thais who just can't let it go either, hardly indicative of the whole nation. merely the views of a few social justice warriors, The family of the unfortunate victim will have been well compensated for their loss, by the family of the perpetrator, in excess of what they would have received had justice been allowed to take its course. Do you honestly think they would be happy to return the difference in return for a bit of jail time for the driver ? They will have spent it all by now anyway.

probably need to wear a "mankini" like his to get away with that

Attempting to purchase one may prove "problematic" Is the perving obligatory?

Indeed we did, somebody has suggested sitting all day in amazon, not really an option for pensioners in the UK as 30 days in a starbucks even with just one coffee would surely cost around £100 (4500bht) double that if they indulged themselves with a small cake. Some people here either just don't have enough to moan about, or are incapable of realising how lucky they are. Someone posted on this thread about a monthly bill of 25000 baht, is that even possible for gods sake?

well lets say 40b / drink so that would be 40 * 30 = 1200 baht However for most normal people, the embarrassment factor of sitting in Amazon all day, and with just one coffee would be priceless

Considering that in the UK. in winter, many pensioners have to decide whether to eat or spend the money on keeping warm enough not to die of hypothermia, forgive my lack of sympathy for the minor change in your lifestyle.

yet still moan about your electric bill perhaps you should consider using one of these, I believe various sizes are available for the thriftier amongs us

how could we ever forget about the red bull guy ? It seems to be an obligation to mention the incident on every single thread regarding traffic incidents. The family and the police have been well compensated and will have put the matter behind them and are getting on with life Yet a few foreigners on here just can't let it go. It is never mentioned on Thai Tv why it has to be brought up on this forum nearly every single day is beyond me Some people really need to get over themselves and try harder to understand how things work over here. Failure to do so will result in permanent unhappiness.

is he german?

common courtesy maybe?

If that had been the case this thread would have reached 20 pages of outrage already

and more than likely armed with a gun or knife.

so is it a "smart meter" ? These have been the subject of some controversy in the UK. and the electrical companies there have been virtually forcing them on people. apparently they can monitor your usage and apply different tariffs, for example, regarding on/off peak usage if required. Thailand is probably getting set up for this, and maybe to nail those who might want to charge their EV's at home.

now there's a novel Idea, might not be so easy in practice though if he was born here

looks like the obvious way to go , just talk to "your man" and negotiate the appropriate application fee.

So presumably the OP's wife's money is half his too. So he has every right to be involved and comment on what she spends it on

who are you referring to, the sanctimonious members on here?

I Don't know which concerns me the most, The "shocking" crime itself and the fact that the heinous perpetrator is still at large Or The currently predictable attempt to sensationalise a very minor incident. Or the also currently predictable comments of outrage and indignation from the usual members of the " sanctimonious community" The attempted exploitation of "public uproar", is the sole reason for this article, However there was no public uproar, so the unidentified author , simply decided to invent some, it was a lie, the purpose of which was nothing other than to promote a strong reaction from the small but very vocal sanctimonious community who patrol this forum. The writer discreetly corrected himself in the final paragraph where the public reaction was changed to "mixed" but by then the damage was done as many on here never read past the headlines Then there was the usual reeling off of the maximum sentences applicable to reinforce the serious nature of the crime, and further embed into impressionable minds how seriously the authorities view this sort of behaviour 10 years or 1/2 a million or even both. Whipping up the outrage among the right minded members with calls for stronger and stronger punishment including of course deportation So sure was the author in his journalistic prowess, that he even predicted what the response to the article would be like when he wrote " Calls for maximum punishment, including prison, a hefty fine, and deportation, have surfaced." I know its a free country and a public forum an all that, indeed nobody forced me to click on it , and people are all entitled to have theie say etc etc But can't those getting their panties in a bunch over all these events see that they are just being played by the media, How many of the "outraged community" here from the UK for example, when back in the UK would devote most of their day to scouring the lowest elements of the UK gutter press for scandal, and then the rest of the day getting so worked up about it that they feel the need to make a public statement on an internet forum or maybe a radio Phone in , or daytime TV even. None is the answer, because they all had better things to do, So I guess what really concerns me the most is how easily some are influenced by the media, and how english speaking expats are so willing to turn on each other at the slightest provocation. The devil makes work for idle hands it seems Many expats on here complain of the way the Thai authorities treat them with disdain, What do they really expect when expats are incapable of presenting a united front, People should take a leaf out of the muslim book of expat behaviour, events like the one in this article should be dismissed and a dignified silence maintained, Sticking together has worked quite well for followers of the religion of peace, in the UK for example they are not just tolerated but accommodated, and most of the indigenous population particularly those in authority or woking for the media go out of their way not to upset them. Imagine life here like that?

as indeed are buffaloes and elephants not to mention pedestrians

Why did he "hastily" have to immediately arrange accommodation for the entire 60 days? anyway losing 13,000 baht is hardly news worthy

So from £282 for 2 months it ballooned to £7000 spent in the first 2 days ?. what a load of rubbish, (or the guy really is a simpleton)

we just used to make tea out of them threw around 500 in a thermos and threw some boiling water at them. drank it about 15 min later,used to get us right off our heads, Ah the good old days What are the "sitters and guides" for?