Scott Tracy

A culture change is needed.

Enforcing laws is a start, but responsibility goes to the driver and owner of the truck to ensure it is in roadworthy condition.

Would it not be cheaper in the long run to pay to maintain vehicles than to continue to pay for the old bill to look the other way and pay compensation for every accident?

Tyre blow outs do happen though, even on well maintained vehicles.

Shop shut for a day, but staff quarantined for 14 days... How?

On 12/17/2020 at 10:08 AM, Pilotman said:

I see myself as an international man of mystery.  I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you.  ????

 

Seriously, I see myself as neither; I am on an extended holiday. 

Me too. Since I own nothing and stay here at the pleasure of the Thai government (and the wife). Both the expat and immigrant has rights...

Control. China wins. Anyone upstream of China?

"The Mekong Dam Monitor, which was officially announced on December 14, will employ remote sensing and data from cloud-piercing satellites to track water levels in China’s dams, which have been accused of withholding water from downstream nations."

 And then what? Nothing will happen, guaranteed. The next wars will be about water. Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt...

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Muang Samut Prakan police then arrived to take him away despite the protestations of his mother who said they did not have enough for bail.

Had enough money to get himself 3 times over the limit at 190mg. And that is after he got home...

No money for bail? No bail then...Easy peasy.

4 hours ago, tonray said:

Why doesn't the Bank of Thailand recall outdated notes to avoid confusion (as other countries do)? 

Can't. Got to keep all bank notes with certain peoples'  pictures in circulation...

It would be interesting to know what the embassy  'defensive systems' were. CIWS? LPWS? How was a rocket 'diverted' and to where? Collateral damage if either of those things happened. CIWS 4000 to 6000 20mm rounds a minute, per gun. Lots of bullets. Lots of shrapnel.

So, everything else is supposed to make up the shortfall?

All tourism, including domestic, accounts for 20% GNP. 10% of jobs....if, as someone has said, foreign tourism is only 11.8% GNP, then if things stay as they are, domestic tourism makes 1.298 trillion. Just 1 trillion down if all foreign tourism stops. So a shortfall for everyone else to make up. Oh, and reduce exports too, as they depend too much on those too. Another thing that makes money from outside. Hard currency, to pay for the imports.....to cover the remittances of foreign workers.

Baht going out, no dollars or Yuan or pounds coming in.

Sheesh...

Awards for the position you hold. Sheesh, I say...

On 12/19/2020 at 9:48 AM, rooster59 said:

Anutin added that His Majesty the King has granted three biosafety vehicles to test local residents around the market,

I make no comment. Would love to, but rather like staying here and out of jail.

Just repeating the quote, from which can be drawn conclusions by the readers. And private thoughts can comment internally.

On 12/19/2020 at 12:21 PM, ezzra said:

Yeah right... with 2,416 km long border with Burma alone you need like 10's of thousand of soldiers to start to be effective guarding Burma borders only, not to mention other countries bordering Thailand...

Eliminate there is an estimated 500,000 in the RTA alone. Then in the Royal Thai Armed Forces bit, it says 360,850...

Anyways. 2 meters between them, 24 hours per day... 721,700 meters. Exclude 10% senior officers...650 kms.  Need more grunts.

Why not build a big beautiful wall and get the Burmese to pay for it?

The wife was offered 100 by one party, 200 by the other one standing in the local elections. She is up 300 baht. She voted this morning. No idea which of the 2 people got her vote....

8 hours ago, mikebell said:

Causes of accidents were speeding 69% ' So the Government raises the speed limit. 

They raise the speed limit so that the percentage will decrease. 

Well done them. The drought season will be upon us soon, with corn burning season in full spate. No water then, boys. Plenty of black snow. What you gonna do boys, and you gonna do?

3 hours ago, Estrada said:

Since the Brexit referendum I have lost 26% to 30% of my U.K. pension when converted to baht. Brexiteers told me at the time not to worry as the GB Pound would bounce back and go higher within 6 months. That was 4 and a half years ago and it is still down 26% and likely to fall further if we crash out without a deal.

22nd June 2016, THB was 51.6264, according to Oanda. 23rd June was 51.6207, 24th, 52.045...

Today is 40.45. Roughly 24%.

But then again, in 1997-1998...23 June 1997...24.2550. 23 June 1998: 40.6593. So your point is...?

22 hours ago, Andy from Kent said:

The baht keeps getting stronger with no let up in sight.

Against what currencies?

The THB may be strong against the dollar, but remains relatively stable against the GBP. Has a few dips, but comes back to around 40 per GBP.

Says more about the dollar in my view, than the Baht.

Soothsayers abound. I was wish they would all shut the <deleted> up. They do nothing to help.

As for conspiracy theorists, wow. My thoughts in words would not be permitted here.

How much is this water? What's the point of it if it oxidises or degrades with heat or light. Humidity... It's in water <deleted>. Can't get more humid than that.

Surely a balanced diet would serve better than water with disappearing vitamin C?

13 hours ago, webfact said:

Asked whether each ministry would now be inspected for corruption, he said monitoring for government graft was the media’s job.

Good grief man, isn't that what the NACC is for?

Jeepers.

1 hour ago, Lambou69 said:

he's a Khmer Rouge accolade

...you mean acolyte...?

First, aircraft carrier, then submarines. Now...spaceships. Wow. Just like America and Russia and China. What do you plan on calling the Thai version of NASA? Thailand Operates Space Ships?

Good luck boys. Just hope there isn't an election before you do it....

Truck trailer or truck and trailer? The trailer hit the pickup or just the trailer hit the pickup. Shunted 10 meters doesn't seem far for a heavy vehicle shunting a pickup. Jacknife?

Is there a law against it?

How do laws work in this country? If a deed is not specifically included in a law, you can't do it, or, if it is not specifically prohibited, you can...?

For example, the law must state either: DOA cannot transfer to AOT, thus it cannot happen. Or, it does not state specifically that this action is prohibited, thus it can happen.

If the law states it cannot happen, change the damned law...

A car in a car park. A dog in a car park. Is it called a dog park? Dang, could have been one less dog to bite people.

Sure they were foreigners, sure they were drunk? Sure there was a dog?

So many assumptions from such crappy footage. Security arrived unexpectedly, or the Benz did? Sufficient time elapsed for the Benz to do drifting and to be caught on camera for at least 2 minutes. Where was security?