mark131v

Wonder which generals family has secured the contract.....

5 hours ago, chippendale said:

Cheap Charlie

 

I don't need no "support team".

 

And I won't cheat = I won't claim to be a hero marine or SAS.

Says it all really.....

1 hour ago, NardRunner said:

I'll just put a couple of things to bed while I'm on here for 5 minutes.

 

1; The intention of my run was purely charitable. I do not seek fame, benefits or media attention etc. Yes, of course it was a personal challenge! 60km a day is not to sniffed at and I knew this 6 months ago when I began to plan and prepare for this event. I believed that if I push my boundaries, I'd be able to raise more money for my selected charities.

 

2; All donations made have been done online direct to the Siriraj Hospital bank account or deposited in the collection boxes I've brought along the way in the support vehicle, to which Siriraj Hospital have the only keys. At no stage have myself or the support team handled any of the donations. This was established prior to the event for the exact reason as the gentlemen above has kindly highlighted. Any audits may be done through Siriraj Hospital

 

3; Yes, I was more than prepared for this run! Serving 15 years in Her Majesty's Royal Marines has taught me the basic concept of preparation and planning (please don't make me state the 7 P's).

I was running 50k very comfortably several times a week self supported (carrying my own supplies and water) and through the hottest parts of the day. I have run ultra-marathons in the past, including a 120k race in Southern England. I'm no stranger to long distance runnning. The actual event run broken down meant 30k in the morning and 30k in the evening with support and missing the hottest part of the day. Something that I was achieving well during the first part of the event.

 

4; I was not rescued at any stage! I admitted myself to hospital when I identified the signs and symptoms of Rhabdomyolosis. ALL costs of any medical intervention were paid for by me, as is the case in any hospital in Thailand.

 

5; I knew from the first day that the only thing that would stop me completing this journey was injury and/or illness. Unfortunately I've encountered both. There are some things you can't plan for. I relied a lot on luck not to catch any of these up in the 14 days, my luck ran out after day 5.

 

6; I did not notify the media about my intention to complete this jaunt. My sponsors took care of that.

 

7; There we're so many involved in this event. My support team, my logistics team, the city halls from each town en route amongst others. Yes, I do feel very sorry that I can't make the stated distance in the stated time. I do feel I have let people down and I am frustrated that this event has been hindered by injury and illness. 

 

You're all entitled to your opinions of the event and myself. Please at least bear in mind one thing, from my first step at Bhuping Palace, my intention was purely to help others. I'm sorry this may not come across as such.

 

At no stage have I or anybody on my team described myself as 'Heroic' or any other associated word. I went out, I tried my best, I did not succeed. I managed to raise some money for Siriraj Hospital and the Royal Marines Charity, which was my intention.

 

I hope this clears up a few points ladies and gents? 

 

If anybody has any other quessies, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

 

NardRunner

Some proper keyboard warriors on here Royal who have never been involved in anything bigger than themselves and absolutely nothing for you to apologise about

Stay safe Chris and hopefully a few others will get their hands in their pockets 

Mark S

Just now, xylophone said:

You forgot all government offices/officials (e.g. Land Office) so perhaps remove the Air Force??

You are right I think the national anti corruption reform people have underestimated the scale of the issue easier just to say all and every Thai in any and all positions of authority as that would be much closer to the truth.....

Oooh I bet the little fuhrer is not his normal chirpy self today, reckon his minions will be drawing lots for who has to deal with him....

Army, Navy, Air Force and Police yep four areas that need addressing in relation to corruption, wont hold my breath..... 

15 hours ago, papa al said:

DOT approved helmet.

Which standard do you approve?

DOT is the yank standard and is slightly better than nothing I guess....

Could work in Los as they do not seem to care if an helmet is safe or not but I would never wear anything like this, I believe this is just a box ticking exercise to stop getting a fine and pretend you are actually wearing an helmet....

3 hours ago, madusa said:

I made 5 attempts to stop smoking and finally quit totally 25 years ago. I would love to see people put in jail for smoking or for even holding an unlit cigarette.

Thailand is doing the right thing if you don't like it you can go to countries where you could smoke on the beach and throw your butts on the sand. Disgusting smokers! (Disgusting is an understatement)

I am an ex smoker but I truly struggle to get my head around the hatred some ex smokers have for smokers, firkin bizarre unless your just bitter and twisted with life in general..... 

 Not a bad review from cager and he does seem to have an open mind....

On 28/09/2017 at 11:41 PM, webfact said:

Thailand declares readiness to tighten cooperation with US

 

BANGKOK, 29th September 2017 (NNT) - The government has declared its readiness to tighten cooperation with the US. 

Deputy Prime Minister, Somkid Jatusripitak on Thursday told reporters that his meeting with Mr. Wilbur Ross, the US Secretary of Commerce had touched on the cooperation between the two countries in many areas, such as trade, investment and technology. 

Mr. Somkid said that he had assured Mr. Ross of Thailand’s readiness to further cooperate with the US, after acknowledging that the two governments had interacted less with each other in the past few years, when Thailand has been working on a national reform process. 

According to Mr. Somkid, the US Secretary of Commerce has expressed confidence that Thailand will still be the center of ASEAN while noting that he believes that greater clarity should emerge on the two nations’ cooperation, during Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha’s upcoming visit to the US. 

Meanwhile, Mr. Wilbur said that he is confident the meeting between the leaders of Thailand and the US will be a good opportunity for the two nations to tighten ties.

 

-- nnt 2017-09-29

And there they go again thailands great and good demonstrating their uncanny ability to read the minds and discover exactly what those pesky farrangs are thinking...

Either that or it is just a steaming pile of made up excrement.....

 The little general and his cohorts certainly do a good job of looking totally clueless on all levels, surely that level of ineptitude takes many years of practice to perfect to such a high degree, just about the only thing they seem to have a knack for really....

5 hours ago, Thian said:

So Dubai is quite happy to be the home for corrupt criminals who are on the run??

 

Not sure if i would like to fly Emirates again...i hate corruption.

You would not want to fly Thai then if that is the case.....

They really do not get it do they....

Just because you have been allowed to get away with blatant disregard for the rules in the past does not make your argument suddenly relevant or your crimes any less deserving of punishment

It is about time Thailand and her citizens realised the lies they are indoctrinated with since birth are shown for what they are, gotta be cruel to be kind sometimes....

22 hours ago, Thongkorn said:

Britain  now number two in the world with soft power after America, some times Soft power works better than bombs and bullets.

Genuinely interested to see where that information comes from.....

2 hours ago, Machiavelli said:

Two small countries trying to punch above weight. What a laugh. Empire was a long time ago.

I think you will find Britain does still punch well above it's weight, G8 security member, nuclear power with one of the best trained and battle hardened forces in Europe or the world no serious adversary would take them lightly

Jag think you will find that SRDG are part of the big 3 always used to tell everyone that though unfortunately for them nobody believed them....

1 hour ago, manarak said:

are there statistics on how many more lives are saved by good helmets vs. crap helmets?

I think that figure would be interesting.

 

here is a study on helmet safety ratings in the UK that shows little correlation between safety rating and cost:

http://blm.io/blog/motorcycle-helmet-safety-price/

Very interesting article thanks!

10 hours ago, BBJ said:

Or you could consider Caberg, which are way cheaper than Arai and Shoei, but generally, have better safety ratings than either of them via https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/  5 star, compared to most 3 and 4 with the odd 5 of Shoei If you won't get upset about the helmet not being made from Carbon.  You can't go wrong with Caberg for the price.  Duke Legend 8k.

 

So if you want safety, put brand names and MotoGP sponsorships to one side!

Agree! shoei and arai tend to be overpriced shark also now have high sharp ratings and also have a few famous heads encased in them....

The main headline could be useful for most things that the junta have been involved in, all you need to do is switch yingluck exit for corruption, nepotism, reconciliation or a whole heap of other subjects.....

Just now, scorecard said:

 

You need to look again, the evidence is as clear as a bell, all mentioned many times before in the media.

Is that the same evidence that has been checked by the juntas judiciary the same one that can be replaced on a whim or sent for AA if they say anything that laughing boy and his mates don agree with, do me a favour...

Does being a complete hypocrite but expecting the rest of the country to obey you make you a fit and proper person to listen to and obey....

If somebody was to forbid authorities checking into their finances when the rest of the country has to allow it would that be fit and proper...

If somebody was to commit treason and over rule democracy at the point of a gun because they fear they are losing their grip on power, would that be acceptable...

Does taking power to stamp out corruption and then actively being seen as endorsing corruption and nepotism would that be ok...

Is it alright to make a song and dance about an elected politician trying to get an amnesty bill passed through parliament then when you have seized power to give your self and your cronies a complete blank amnesty for all past or future misdemeanours..... 

Lot of questions there....

Just now, Baerboxer said:

 

What a childish comment.

 

So do you think government ministers committing serious fraud is trivial? Or perhaps they should be let off because they're Shin cronies?

 

Shame more corrupt elite politicians, of any side, aren't dealt with the same.

Nonsense this is a blatant stitch up and is politically motivated

They are all corrupt and I doubt a single person involved in Thai politics has anything other than self enrichment as their prime motivation but the junta are a step up from the rest

They have taken it to the next level by blatantly committing treason and stopping democratic process, they then have the brass neck to grant themselves a blanket amnesty and forbid anybody investigating their own misdeeds

Absolutely shocking but sadly unsurprising.... 

Just now, Baerboxer said:

 

How many years would a US federal court have handed down for such a significant fraud and breach of office?

 

White collar crime is now considered as serious as murder in some countries.

Don't know.... I have no idea about the US judicial system and completely fail to see any relevance to the point at hand...

2 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Did you miss the verdict?

Verdict?

Do you mean the predetermined punishment that was decided by the kangaroo court??

10 minutes ago, halloween said:

Sure. But let's get this measured to scale, are we talking the multi-billions of Shinawatra corruption or penny-ante stuff.

Yes, we are talking the same sort of crime, but getting robbed of $10 hurts a lot less than getting robbed of $10,000.

Really!!!.....does it matter corruption is corruption and when the self appointed leader is blatantly doing it then that is hypocrisy of the very highest standard and makes the man and all he stands for a complete travesty

How can anybody have any respect for anything this complete and utter hypocrite ever utters, he is completely lacking in any semblance of honesty, integrity and is clearly a bit dim....