CaptainCarrot

7 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Surely if you are a British patriot you should be engaging in neither ?

So making use of my tax allowances is something you consider unacceptable? Because that is tax avoidance at its simplest.

9 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

The welfare system is reserved. 

On the contrary - I find it extremely mouthy ????

46 minutes ago, ChomDo said:

Well yes you are correct. I didn't clarify that. I meant that there have been flights coming in (whoever is on those flights) and many airlines have scheduled flights starting from July 1. Maybe they will be flying into BKK empty and then flying back full? That's what I don't quite understand about airlines resuming frights in July because they won't really be able to bring any passengers in (the countries I'm thinking about won't have many Thais to repatriate). I wouldn't be paying much attention to this otherwise but my airline has changed my tickets from May to July. I have asked the airline many times if they are sure that flights will resume July 1 and they keep saying yes. Wonder what's the point and I still don't really believe it's true but have to wait and see until the beginning of July.     

Well some airlines are being economical with the actualité. For Bangkok- Kl, Air Asia has now cancelled flights up to 15 July. MAS is now saying that they will only decide on July flights on 1 July (though they've already taken people's money and won't refund it if they decide not to fly).

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-isn-t-being-mentioned-about-the-reading-attack-victims-
"On Saturday evening, Khairi Saadallah went on a stabbing spree in Forbury Gardens, Reading. His victims were three gay men, James Furlong, David Wails and Joe Ritchie-Bennett. "

coincidence? obviously the MSM think so others they might have highlighted it.

Rule 22: The Political Officer, or Commissar, appointed by Government for each bar and to be paid for by the bar owner, shall at each 30 minute interval:

a) require all activity in the bar to stop
b) read out their authorisation letter from Government

c) list the 21 Rules and provide examples and point out any infractions over the last 30 minutes

d) question patrons on their understanding of the rules

e) require patrons to sign form L/2987/X33/90135/K77/C234 (one per patron)

f) inspect the toilets to ensure they have ben cleaned within the last 30 minutes
g) provide the bar owner with the approval letter to continue operation up until the next 30 minute review ( the pro forma for this approval letter is expected to be available online before the next tourist high season in 2021)

This process is not expected to take more than 45 minutes.

11 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

I don't think I should need to call the airline, Even in Thailand, I cannot see how if an airline cancels your flight, they won't give you a refund, or even have the flight changed.

Many airlines are trying that on. Cancel the transaction with your credit card company and they have to refund.

2 hours ago, mrfill said:

"There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover.."

 

No there won't. Bluebirds are native to North America and never get to the UK...

Oh, so another promise the Yanks didn't fulfil! 

56 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Is an insurance company. People bought shares in investment enterprises so that any potential loss was covered and any profit shared by all investors.

 

They may have insured slave transport ships but they were not responsible for what use the ships were put to. That was the decision of the ships owner(s). 

 

As has been said how far back do we go? Slave trading was abolished in UK is 1833. That is over 7 generations ago. How many people know who their ancestors were 7 generations ago and what they did for a living?

On my mother's side my family at that time were agricultural workers in England, and many of them were listed as living in the poor house at various times in their lives. These parish poor houses were funded by taxes on the rich, some of whom may well have traded in slaves; others may have supported the abolition of slavery. Should I pay reparations?

5 minutes ago, CGW said:

I can find this link, my house is built from them, but where does it state they are engineered and "self supporting"? When I built my house there was no ACC that would support weight, my question was where does it state they are?

In the table it compares the compressive strength with brick and quotes strength of 50kg/cm2 (5N/mm2 for us SI users).
However you cannot just look at compressive strength. Most houses are concrete frame to provide resistance to lateral (wind, seismic) as well as vertical loads, and then the block infill (which does improve the lateral resistance as a shear wall, but is not normally considered in design).

And the MSM are  to trying to influence thinking?

On 6/14/2020 at 11:55 AM, vogie said:

That's why so many people are cancelling their BBC TV licence and a movement called 'defund the BBC' has begun, people are sick to death of the BBCs propaganda, the news readers are not impartial any more.

Yep. a satisfying email received this week.

3 hours ago, pineapple01 said:

Dutch are like Brits, lazy and always nit picking.

but without the redeeming feature of excellent cheese ????

16 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

 

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50732611/foreigners-to-be-charged-for-c-19-quarantine-tests/

 

but $100 for covid19 testing?  somebody's nephew is making bank.

Cost in Bangkok is between $90 and $300 depending on the hospital (and with some hospitals charging higher rates for foreigners).

21 hours ago, Antifreeze said:

This could have been to reduce the shakes (not to be confused with Parkinson). One shot and the shakes go away. It is not alcohol dependency either. More like medication. 

"reduce the shakes"?? He was a brain surgeon <deleted>. Essential tremor is reduced by alcohol, but the effect reduces over the long term unfortunately.

4 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

It ****** to ** **** **** is ***** the mo** ********** be****** that ***** see* ** ***. P******** ********e*s is ****** the **w *** *******. How *** ** **** ****en.

 

 

 

I quite liked Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. I don't know what you've got against her.

11 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Let´s say stereotyping on the factual basis that approximately 99 % of all these letter are from Nigerians. Happy?

Well they used to be (commonly known as 419 scams, named after the section of the Nigerian fraud law), but it is still such a fruitful scam that it is in use all over the world now.

1 hour ago, stouricks said:

Sorry to go off topic, but you are one of the only people to quote this saying correctly. 

Don't get me started on "it's the exception that proves the rule"!!!!????

3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

He sent the engineers away to come up with some revised designs ahead of the next discussion on the issue. 

C'mon guys give us engineers a break. Either they weren't actually engineers, and the usual sloppy reporting, or the poor engineers were told to design stuff that is the province of urban planners, landscape architects etc.

1 hour ago, Sophon said:

I have serious doubts that this is a genuine Bosch drill. If you compare with the larger building suppliers like Global, Home Pro etc. the price for this drill model is four times higher and the drill looks different.

 

From Home Pro (same as your pic):

 

The Lazada "Bosch" drill:

 

Among other things the drill has a different blue colour, the selector decal is white instead of red and above the selector it says "HAMMERDRILL" instead of "Boschhammer". It also just looks cheaper compared to the genuine article.

 

I don't think you can get a genuine Bosch hammer drill for anything close to the price quoted on Lazada.

 

 

Note also that it comes with three months warranty from seller - so no Bosch warranty.

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4 minutes ago, Nordlys said:

And changing engine mount solved the problem?  How much did it cost you to do it?  Did you do it at Toyota dealer?

Same issue with my 8 year old CRV (less than 100k on the clock). I thought it was the front wheel chafing on the bodywork, and it only happened reversing with lock out of the garage. Garage changed one engine mount (because preventive maintenance is not a local thing) which resolved the issue. I expect to go back for the other mount in a year or so.