G Rex

What a palaver these extensions can be! I am glad (and realise that I am very fortunate ) that I have a Thai Privilege visa . The 90 day reports are annoying, but these extension experiences would drive me crazy!

I have 2 Krungsri bank accounts - one from Pattaya, and one in my home town. That makes it simple to transfer between accounts if required. My K-bank account was frozen because of this. I had to go to AIS to 'change' my SIM details - the number remains the same , then I had to return to the my K-bank branch to get my account reactivated - no problem!

what a tosser.. "Of course, you realise this means war..."

While I understand copyright infringements, and theft - I think that it must be said that many people (especially tourists) want to buy these copy items. 2000 Baht for a fake designer handbag vs 100,000oBaht for the 'original' item - it is a no-brainer for me! I bought my wife a Louis Vuitton bag - she already had a copy. The 2 are very hard to tell apart (almost indistinguishable to me!)

This is true. However you are reading news curated for foreigners - so of course this will be presented to you. What you don't see is the mainstream Thai news, with most of the misdemeanours/crimes being perpetrated by Thai citizens. The likelihood that a high proportion of crimes in Thailand are committed by foreigners is low. There are bad people everywhere in the world.

May I suggest you buy yourself a sense of humour? It makes the world a bit less depressing.

Suggesting a pair of concrete boots? Too much?

I ran. Very droll!

Thanks for this info , but I always specifically look for Asics shoes, because they are the only brand I have found that are kind to my dodgy feet! Back in the day, Brooks were good too.

I buy my size 13 Asics shoes on-line from the Asics Thailand store. Very limited options for sizes above US size 10 - but there are some there. I have found NO regular sports stores, smaller private jobs or the stores at Robinsons or Central that have 13s in stock!

Casio Gold?

Things change! 12-14 years ago the Aussie was up to $1.12US , now only just over half that.. The AUD is a small player in financial markets.

No . I am referring to Ford F150 trucks , which are made in thew USA, not the Thai produced Ford Ranger. I have no idea what the F150 company that you are referring to is.

Ummmm Yes. There is no car production in Australia now, aside from a few companies doing LHD to RHD conversions on US trucks like Dodge Ram, Chev Silverado anf Ford F150s.

results not disclosed because bidding may not have ended... do I hear 20k?, 30k?, to make this matter go away...

The whole "Sorry" movement is part of the reason why I left Australia. The 'Welcome to Country' , the handouts, the reverse racism has got out of hand. I lived in rural areas, where I saw first hand, the Aboriginal 'issues'. The law-makers are generally City dwellers - many of whom have probably never met an Aboriginal. It is part of the whole "Green Feel-Good" movement. This 'unbiased' Aboriginal enquiry was always going to come up with results like this. I am surprised that the population of Aboriginals only dropped by 75%. Through history, when Europeans invaded new countries, disease alone would generally annihilate up to 90% of the local immunologically naiive population.

No. These days it is whingeing, smart a**ed poms they don't want.

No answer for you - but I have had the same for about 2 months. Just my left one. I thought it was from friction from some of my t-shirts. Cortisone cream will calm it down - but it returns after a day or 2. Curious and curioser!

Honestly? Who gives a toss about this 'moral high-ground' taken by this bookstore? More pandering to the minorities!

Ssssshhh. Be wewy kwiet - we’re hunting wabbit with our kwossbow

a cunfight?

The car is an Attrage - a 'microcar' , weighing less than 900kg, with a 1.2 litre 3 cylinder engine. It is hardly a Road Roller - but still likely to hurt!

Hmmmm…. They were going to take on the Thai Military with their 3 air rifles fitted with silencers. 3500 pellets ready to go! 55555 over-reaction? You think??

I’m not biting on this British/Indian bickering! This crash survival scenario reminds me of the Bruce Willis/Samuel L Jackson film “Unbreakable”

Definitely would be a step in the right direction - but alas - I fear this is just more hot air. BTW - how is the mandatory child seats in cars going? I have not seen a single child restraint seat in a vehicle in the Kanchanaburi area . The reluctance to wear seat belts is another issue here....