Grumpy John

I will say that in Australia the scumbag politician's want something along the same lines,  withdraw cash from circulation and all payments are with cards.   So in effect you no longer own your own money If it's in a bank or on a card...and the card can be switched off by the government for any reason...and access to your account can be frozen.  If that happens you are a serf if not a slave. 

11 minutes ago, Nakdontree said:

Not necessarily. You can create a cryptocurrency with or without a blockchain. Likewise, you can set up a blockchain for creating a cryptocurrency, but you can also set up a blockchain for other types of data transfer/storage.

 

"Large corporates", read as "the twenty richest families". Guess why?

I could spell it out for you in its entirety but I don't think the post would survive long...and if it did spying eyes may put me on the road to being banged up for a while.  ????

What I don't get is why the push to have this "E" <deleted>.   The cost of producing,  storing,  transporting ethanol is not cost effective or of great benefit to the environment. 

Why not buy direct off the Chinese factory.  Probably cheaper to send from China.  And make sure it's suitable for salt water use. 

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

For those who were wondering ......... not a potential winner IMHO.

Would point out at 17 she is restricted to driving bikes under 110cc.

 

The little honey in the purple skirt (48 seconds) looks way more tasty!

Judging from the side the people are on they haven't taken any of the good advice from TVF posters on my thread!  ????

Shade cloth won't keep many bugs out.  You need Mono net 60 or similar.  Supreme Shading Net are on the web.  

He knew he was doing the wrong thing from the get go.  The courts should give a harsh sentence.

10 years ay....  On the scoreboard there are 12 coup d'etat in 88 years and we are 6 years into the last one.   What sane board of directors wouldn't factor this in!  There are a lot of unhappy people out in the villages.  Around here they are still pizzed off that they no longer get 13.000 baht a ton for paddie thanks to former PM Taksins subsidy scheme.  Yingluck wasn't held in such high esteem...but Taksin is in the hearts of, probably, every rice farmer in the country.

Totally need to get into the kitchen more!  Wifey bought another bag of tomatoes yesterday, we get home and she finds we already have a bag!   OK,  to use em up quick I will make a batch of baked beans....not done any for at least 9 years!   Came out pretty good too!  Had some with my breakfast.  Better than the tinned ones I  been buying. 

7 hours ago, simon43 said:

Some more details about this satellite.

 

Firstly, Thais didn't build it.  It was purchased from a company based in the Netherlands.  It's a 6U size Cubesat, which will be placed into a low earth orbit (LEO), and will fall out of the sky after no more than about 5 years, (due to the pull of Earth's gravity).

 

Since it will be in a LEO (500 Km), this means that it will not appear stationary in the sky above Thailand, because the Earth is spinning.  It will appear to continually move across the sky from almost any location on Earth that it's viewed from.

 

Since the satellite doesn't appear stationary in the sky above Thailand, it will actually only be 'visible' for a couple of times each day, taking about 20 minutes to transit across the sky.  It's in this time-frame that the satellite camera can send photos back to the ground station in Thailand, (those could be real-time photos of Thailand, or stored photos that were taken when the satellite passed over another region of the Earth).

 

In another paper, the Thai military claim that this satellite would primarily be used to observe and survey Thai air space for defence and national security purposes, as well as detecting hotspots to prevent bushfires and water resources to combat floods or drought. In this way, the satellite cameras will play a crucial role in the RTAF's defence system, strengthening national security and preventing threats.

 

Hmm, all these goals can be achieved when there are only 2 or 3 daily passes over Thailand, each with a 20 minute viewing window?

 

There's absolutely nothing wrong with launching this kind of satellite to further one's knowledge of space technology, remote monitoring etc.  But please don't dress this little Cubesat up as something that it isn't ????

 

No mention of the thermo nuclear weapons it carries??? 

Sounds good!  Maybe not so good for the millions of peasants who missed out on the 5000 baht a month but hey,  plenty of others can take up the offer...cops teachers,  nurses,  other government employees who have been getting a regular pay cheque. 

20 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

Some people are only capable of talking about self and the old home country.

This subject is about Cambodia, and possibly Thailand, where lack of vaccinations, bad diet, sanitation and living conditions all conspire to cause outbreaks.

Pretty much like in Australia during the 1950's when I was growing up.  Well to be honest the diet wasn't to bad but not always to my liking.  ????

1 hour ago, KhunKenAP said:

So then why are they about to launch a satellite from French Guiana????????? Is it some sort of freebie?

It's the new space force Thai style!  Will be interesting to see if it reaches orbit....and stays in orbit.  

It's hard to imagine there is a well cleaned and disinfected cutting board anywhere in LOS....judging from what I have seen in restaurants and markets. 

45 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

I read some where a few years ago that it was reckoned that About two thirds of the Thai adult male population use prostitution in some form.

Quite understandable around here when you see what Thai men have as partners....well,  a lot of em. 

Lots of rain since uploading the video!   We are up in the 200 + mm range now.  More coming.  I can see rain clouds to the Nth East.  The rural roads crew are hard at it this morning out at the bridGe being repaired on 4026. The form work is going in for the road base.  With the increased activity we may have a fully functional bridge in a month or so!   The funeral across the road finishes today...a 2 day funeral which is a rarity around here.  I always thought it would be the really old guy in the next house that would be first to go..... 

On 6/13/2020 at 5:03 PM, IsaanAussie said:

There was a new law passed last year which banned the import of second hand vehicles. Tractors were an issue at the time but I am unsure of the outcome. 

There are second hand/rebuild outlets in Buriram, Surin and in Sisaket. There are lot of tractors and equipment offered for sale on Facebook Marketplace. 

I have an Iseki TS28 (28HP 4WD) fitted with a front end loader, I have a Kubota rotary, a 5 disc plough and a two row maker. It hasn't been started for years and the hydraulics are shot. Undecided if I will get it rebuilt or sell it. Anyone interested? 

Photos and an estimated price could help you sell it. 

On 6/13/2020 at 10:00 PM, moose7117 said:

https://www.mottoauction.com/home/main

I am looking at the Motto website and thinking "this a a direct knockoff Of the Manheim site".  Hadn't found out that Manheim have made changes!  Well,  I  have found out now,  ay! 

Despite the fact we got a good amount of rain parts of the #1 orchard are drying out quickly.  Got about half way through with the fertiliser and had to stop.  Maybe some follow up rain today.