Grumpy John

More storms around than you can poke a stick at.  The wife and I were on the motorbike yesterday and got hit with a torrential downpour.   Down in Bangkok the rain may go away but the storm front will be there for quite a while...if you follow my drift.  Will history repeat itself?

How about self driving shuttles.  Unlike those annoying route buses the shuttle is only in traffic when someone is using it.

10 hours ago, WhatsNext said:

On the subject of being locked out of your bank in Thailand : Don't these incredible high rollers with private jets coming out of their ears, have a thai debit/credit card like i have that you can use worldwide to withdraw money and pay for purchases ?

Not to mention your banking app and deemoney to transfer from thailand to European countries.... 

 

Sorry no time to type more, i am going from my home in Hua Hin to the beach in my private helicopter to spend my 300 baht per day.

Mate, you should stop riding  your bicycle while you are wearing virtual reality goggles.  Your helicopter bicycle may have an accident!  ????

9 hours ago, actonion said:

First it was China, now U.K., & Germany, looks like we're going around the world before the truth happens

There was a movie once called "Around the World in 80 Lies" starring Somchai someone or another.   It was a tragic comedy! ????

So much humour, half truths and conjecture...TAT you have made my day...again!  ????

On 10/14/2020 at 7:24 AM, Ombra said:

I ordered some Redcliffe beans just recently, but I was a bit disappointed. There is no date stamp on the packet and there was little aroma when I opened the packet or when I ground the beans. It is clearly Arabica, but the taste is unremarkable.

I avoid that brand too.  Average quality but my problem was I paid for the beans and delivery but they never came.  I emailed a couple of times but no response.  Got onto Facebook and it woke them up!  They don't get a repeat order!

7 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Because 7 days would miss a significant number of infections.

 

10 days on the other hand will catch 95% of them.

 

Very big difference.

 

The bigger questions is why only for "tourists from "ow risk countries". Would make sense IMO to reduce it to 10 days across the board.

 

"10 days on the other hand will catch 95% of them."   The 5% could become a significant number of infected people as the number of travellers/tourists increases.  

14 days is barely enough time.  To add a safety factor it should be 21 days.

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Why can't we all just be allowed to make our own and feed any excess into the grid as free storage?

Why does their always need to be bidders and bribes?

That's what I did back in Oz!  The government paid for one kW and I paid for the other.  Don't hurt that one of my sons best friend's was an installer!  Saved big $$$'S. 

17 minutes ago, Isaanfreak said:

Thailand lost its charms 15 years ago. 

I first came 18 years ago with my Aussie partner and I  though Thailand had a never ending supply of nubile young charmers and by day 2 I  was deeply regretting having bought Sharon.  15 years ago I Came on my own and found heaven on earth.  We See it differently ay! 

20 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Ah, this is another one of those favoured TVF anti-China lines.  Yes, beware of bullet trains carrying tanks and missiles because that is certainly the way they will invade.

Pretty sure China has more effective ways to invade a country than by going by hard wired train lines that are easily destroyed - after all the Thais know where they are.  They have a pretty large and effective air force and navy you know.

I get your point but the reality is China could secure the line within the spaces of a day.  They have plenty of military resources.  But it wouldn't come to that.  With the current mob of morons still in charge the whiter flag would be up lickerty spit.  Kissing Rs has its benefits. 

I think that 14/10/2020 will be a key date for Bangkokians!  Let the games commence.

Why not have solar panels in the boot that foldout...or better still the body of the car is one big solar panel???  If wonder boy can make roof tiles that act as solar panels surely he can make car bodies as solar panels.

I am guessing this is another case of the brainiacs in charge not thinking it through before they did the big announcement.  And I know Thai's are experts at burning stuff...but bio-mass in a country that already has a lot of pollution???   But I will admit I am biased towards solar energy.  And I do know the environmental cost of producing aluminium and the cells but it's far better than bio-mass.  With solar energy the power is needed during the day and that's when it's produced.  The gas and coal plants can handle the nighttime load.

I don't see a pile of money...and they reckon they grabbed a million baht!

36 minutes ago, Ganesh108 said:

To make a business or profit prediction, I would assume that usually a team of specialists puts their heads together, and after hard mental toil they'll come to a conclusion.

 

In Thailand, they just think it up while having a morning dump.

"In Thailand, they just think it up while having a morning dump."  And yet 9 out of 10 decisions I have made under the same circumstances have turned out great!  I guess it matters how much effort you put in to get the job done!