Scott Tracy

We really take notice of polling data? Does it really affect the way people vote? 

2 scenarios: Candidate 1 is 20 points ahead, so voters don't need to vote. Candidate 1 will win without our votes....

candidate 1 is ahead by 20 points. Us voting for candidate 2 will make no difference....

Polling. Good grief.

There has always been a charge for those item .

Salt and vinegar is free and cheap ketchup if you're lucky 

See above. Nothing is free. It only appears to be. 

23 hours ago, LaosLover said:

In NYC, they tried charging for chips and salsa in a Mex place, under the libertarian logic that if you didn't want chips and salsa, you shouldn't have to subsidize those who do.

 

Libertarian problem: No price diff between free salsa places and libertarian fantasy model places, as always.

 

Today: Free Chips and Salsa in 95% of restaurants. 

 

If you want to charge for something that is customarily provided for free, it has to be super-premium.

 

I'd pay extra for small-batch ketchup that been aged in a barrel or something.

 

In the UK, Pubs offer premium tonic in a little bottle to go with your gin. In Manhattan, you can spend $20 for a very nice bowl of bar nuts -we're talking only 35% peanuts. It's nearly impossible to find a Mex place that doesn't want to do table-side guacamole for you.

 

Up-charge options seem popular with the young. And restaurant margins are tight. This is the future.

Free, my armpit.... It's factored into the price of every meal. You pay whether you have them or not. Good grief.

Or being your own condiments, see how he likes that...

Well, I would have been able to 'support' her, but the parents stole 500,000 baht to support their lifestyle.

3 hours ago, Maybole said:

On 9/12/2023 at 8:18 AM, bignok said:

Strange people. They still use yards and inches.

So do a lot of English who still think they have an empire.

Not as big as the US's empire now...

18 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Those $100 000K high earners should be taxed more to help pay for the poor people  

Ooooh, socialism, controversial.

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He expressed confidence that, with the help of advisors who are former military officers, he will be able to manage the affairs of one of country’s most important ministries effectively.

Prayut... Prawit... To name just 2....

Thailand seems to be deleterious to his health. He appeared well enough to live without hospitalization whilst on the run.... All part of a plan to get a Royal pardon due to Ill health.

No body should help any body lift so called hand carry luggage into the overhead bins. Fit it under the seat in front of you. If someone helps and hurts their back, drops the bag on someone, what happens, who gets the <deleted>ty end of the stick? This is the risk assessment for cabin crew. Hurt me, I don't fly, I don't fly, someone else has to or reduce passenger numbers. Someone else is available but takes 2 hours to become available, flight crew out of hours. New crew of new aircraft, delays either way, for loss of 1 cabin crew. Regulated industry folks.... As for donuts in the overheads...there is a solution, they don't retain their shape long if a 7 kilo Samsonite is shoved hard against the box.

3 hours ago, dddave said:

4 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

The best response that I have heard of from a member of a cabin crew is 'Our job is to save your ass. Not kiss it.'

On a more serious note, most passengers seem to assume that it is the crew's job is to serve them.

It's not.

They are there for passenger's safety. The rest is just a bonus.

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I have a friend who was a longtime FA on a US airline.  She told me that the FAs flight pay does not begin until the doors are closed and that they are specifically told not to assist passengers lifting bags into overhead bins because if they were injured doing so, they were not covered. 

I think that's another issue...

Guns don't kill kids, people using guns kill kids. 

Americans have the right to bear arms. (Thank goodness that's geographically restricted). No ifs, ands or buts.

Voting out politicians who take no stand on gun control could be seen as un-constitutional. Voting for politicians who want people control, now that's the way to go.... Re word laws from 'people under 18 may not have a gun license...' to 'guns may not have a people license unless their properly trained'. The gun that is... You think this is ridiculous...? Try looking at some of current and arcane laws still in place...

5 hours ago, Goodboybkk said:

Dear all,

 

Is it okay to walk naked chest in the streets?

It is very hot in Thailand.

Thanks

Please don't. It doesn't matter what anybody else does. You complain it's hot in Thailand, go somewhere else then. Go to Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and walk around shirtless.

Pay to fly' schemes are an aviation industry practice whereby a professional pilot, whether in training or not, operates an aircraft in commercial service, i.e. on a regular revenue-earning flight – as any other qualified crew member – but instead of receiving a salary he/she pays for the cost of gaining flight experience.

Good grief. Imagine this for other professionals? 

One wonders if and when He who shall not be named will step in...

I look at all this and laugh my socks off. It's a wonder that the rest of the world don't look at the US and say.... This is the example we should follow, here is world leadership at its finest... The so called leader of the free world, being dragged into sleazy goings on by his son, allegedly... 

22 hours ago, candide said:

And It's not like Trump's messages would have any impact on his nutter base! Such as if an armed man would wait outside Obama's house after reading a post made by Trump! Oh wait! ????

Changing the subject slightly... Why would the man not be armed? Isn't it a Constitutional requirement? Is there a law proscribing standing outside someone's house?

2 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

Could be very useful though in private parking with limited maneuvering space, where you can drive straight in and turn the car to face out to the road. Reversing out onto a road is significant source of mishaps.

Reverse park then...

9 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Maybe Pita isn't as fresh and clean as he looks....

Is this not to be expected? Some unreasonable expectations here, I think. The default position when looking at any politician is...you lie. The issue here is he is unwanted, therefore those who want him gone will out him. Those who are part of the trough will cover their arses but tattle on those who don't play the game.

3 hours ago, CelticBhoy said:

But like the article states, "MFP will go into the opposition for now."

Pita will just have to cool his engines for a bit. His time will come.

This is not what the people who voted for the party wanted. They wanted them in government, decision making, not in impotent opposition. If they are not in government, will any one trust them again, vote for them again?

12 hours ago, webfact said:

horsepower and a remarkable 500 nanometres of torque, while the 3.0-litre V6 engine stacks up 397 horsepower and 583 nanometres of torque.

Since when has a nanometer been a measurement of torque?

7 hours ago, Dukeleto said:

We believe this moment is an opportunity for Thailand to demonstrate its commitment to democracy,” he added.

I believe you've said that to all the countries you've invaded or attacked...