Bday Prang

That is unfortunately sad but true, and we have little say in the matter. All i can do is employ an accountant in an attempt to pay as little as possible. So birth rates are dropping , is that a bad thing in a world of finite resources ? surely the way forward would be to make more effective and efficient use of the (human) resources that are available. The word sustainability springs to mind I can't comment on the rest of the world, but if the figures are to be believed , the UK alone has around 3 million unemployed at present, and if the predictions are true, about Artificial intelligence and technology in general will reducing the number of workers required for many industries that 3 million is only going to increase, The global powers that be, with few exceptions, have all been persuaded to jump on the climate change bandwagon, and rightly or wrongly, difficult and unpopular decisions are being made "for the benefit of humanity" Its glaringly obvious that the overpopulation of the planet is also becoming a major problem, sooner or later, uncontrolled breeding will have to be addressed and similar unpalatable decisions will need to be made, the longer this is ignored the more unpalatable the actions required will become. It will be interesting to see how the human "rights" types will balance the right to breed over the destruction of the planet Climate change remains somewhat controversial , figures and statistics abound, there are still many unknowns, and many "experts" have differing opinions However when food and water become insufficient to sustain everybody , things are going to get a bit less ambiguous.

You encourage others to bring up children,they can't afford, i bet you feed pigeons too, you are part of the problem you need help, or locking up

so are you volunteering to assist in the upbringing of kids whose parents can't afford to raise? what's all that about...weirdo

There are too many people already, if we were talking about other species there would be justifiable reasons for a cull. resources are finite, the human race cannot be allowed to continue breed uncontrollably. Its the elephant in the room that nobody dares to mention, Much easier to talk about "climate change" than to address the real issue

I have no idea and after reading this thread i have no wish to

yes of course females have abused kids but it is a lot rarer, bus drivers and doctors in my opinion don't have the same opportunities, but teachers yes there need to be more stringent checks and i would add scoutmasters and football coaches to the list. nothing to be lost by being over cautious. and if it saves just one kid from the horrors of abuse then its worth the effort Hindley was not an aspiring teacher, its impossible to weed out every sicko but the odds can be shortened, I cant see any valid argument for taking chances. should kids be put in danger for fear of appearing over cautious.? i don't think so

Again and again this happens, I've always thought it was a bit unnatural for any bloke to actively put himself in a position where he is in daily prolonged contact with other people's children, dealing with one's own is more than enough for most people, at least it should be if done properly! 1000's of years ago our baser instincts would probably have been to kill the offspring of others on sight , before copulating with the mother, a bit like lions If this was taken into consideration as part of the application process we might not be reading as many reports of this nature It should be the default line of thought that the applicant is a pedo and up to him to prove he isn't In the same way as its not natural for any bloke to choose a life of celibacy in the catholic church, past events bear this out to an alarming degree

will they taste better now? The headline should have read "Scientists have eventually invented a new name for a commonly eaten mushroom," followed by " previously known as "het *****? by those who have picked and eaten them for probably hundreds if not thousands of years" just finding the common name seemed to be beyond the scientists and" journalist" alike i

Unless administered forcibly by a third party, I don't think intoxication should ever be considered as valid mitigation. It should , if anything, render one liable to more severe punishment. The perp is obviously a wrong'un, easily identified by the trade mark "bum fluff" moustache

happy hour must have started early today, or are you still out from last night?

None of the victims of these attacks by Thai mummy's boys ever are capable of defending themselves, drug induced or not the attacks are almost always, as you say, targeted towards children or the elderly. On the relatively rare occasions that they have to fight somebody equal to themselves they invariably lower the odds by bringing a gang with them. There is no shame attached to fighting 5 or more onto one. It is seen as a mark of intelligence

What was the name of the cough syrup? (asking for a friend)

is there really a clause in their teachings about avoiding snow ? I very much doubt it

Where, coincidentally, the dregs of Thai society are also prone to gravitate to. leading to incidents like this, Can't say I'm bothered or surprised

Better still they should go home

Forget the cops, concentrate on all the others, other than that I totally agree

Is anybody here wondering why they always state the reg number ? I'll put you out of your misery, its a tip for the lottery, I can guarantee anybody connected with this case including (especially) the bereaved will be working out the permutations of any two from those four numbers as we speak! Sad but true

Indeed , I have never had a problem there, but I only deal with Kap Choeng, not visited the other one yet

Indeed a boat of that type would have little chance in waves of over 3m in height, Stopping the boat , if that is what they actually did, would be the height of insanity, as it would mimic the the effects of engine failure which is the worst thing that could happen in rough seas. Its a pity the engines didn't fail before they set off. Water ingress would of course be a problem, most of these boats rely on a tiny bilge pump, which are only designed to remove miniscule amounts of daily expected water ingress, very few have a pump capable of dealing with the amounts of water that would be generated from the conditions described I have some experience in these matters , around 15 years ago , I and a (now ex) friend had a tour boat business operating out of huahin, didn't actually make any money probably due to trying to do things "right" but it was a great experience, however eventually nerves got the better of me and after about 5 years I sold out , Knowing what I know as a result of my experiences, I would never set foot on any tour boat in Thailand under any circumstances.

I don't waste my time thinking about it, it is what it is, I accept it and drive accordingly , or refrain from driving, as I see fit, a tactic that has served me well !

All that paper must end up in the same place as dead rats and dead pigeons, it is indeed one of life's great mysteries, Although it might explain why my local immigration have moved to a much larger brand new office two stories high with no obvious increase in staffing They have also taken up residence in a recently constructed huge multi discipline administration center not 50 km away from the original site! God only knows

And that is their only concern, lack of work permits

which is not the case with all the wooden boats working in the tourist hotspots

They are nearly all built like that, there are few if any regulations

You forgot to mention roundabouts, Its hilarious watching them negotiate those. A few on here are very concerned about those who drive without licences, in view of the nature of driving test that you have highlighted above, the lack of a licence is of absolutely no consequence whatsoever.