HK MacPhooey

1 hour ago, Hakuna Matata said:

 

Yes, there are many fake Buddhists in Thailand, especially in big cities.

 

Deep in the Thailand province, there are many real Buddhists, including my brother-in-law and my Thai wife.

There’s always one ‘holier than thou’ poster on these type of forum subjects

8 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

The lure of Thermae vanished 15-20 years ago when it became a Jap Trap. In the early and mid-90s it was pure, cheap, anything goes FUN...especially after 0200 when Soi Cowboy closed. It was the Mos Eisley Cantina of freelance Bangkok❗Good times...DAMN good times. 

It's where the phrase 'no one's ugly after 2am' originated - owned and managed by the RTP allegedly

1 hour ago, stoner said:

 

the population of london is reflective of khan being voted in again. simply facts and what it is. nothing other than that.  

He wouldn’t have been voted back in if the majority of indigenous Londoners (the ones most directly affected by his ULEZ policies) bothered to get off their asses and vote against him.

10 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Gets the old sphincter going doesn't it. I had two fly arounds on a DC 10 landing in Mumbai, India on the edge of a cyclone. 1st time in we broke through the low cloud at a very, very disturbing angle of approach. 2nd time wind sheer. 3rd time lucky but it was a bit of a hard landing. Cabin crew looked terrified. I had a very quick word with the co-pilot when disembarking. I asked him if we were lucky. His answer was yes. He looked shaken as did the crew and the passengers. Never forget that one that's for sure.

If it was a DC10 you were probably landing in Bombay

10 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

It is for the family of the deceased passenger!

This relates to the patched in article about the Iranian helicopter crash - definitely not a tragedy and disappointing that the Thai government saw fit to drop the flags to half mast at Government House.

12 hours ago, dinsdale said:

"A Singapore Airlines flight had to make a sudden landing at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok due to harsh weather; sadly, one passenger died and 30 others got injured. The air traffic control team at the airport got an emergency signal from the London-Singapore flight at 4 pm on May 21.

 

As per a Facebook page called Pilot Notebook, severe weather encountered by the Singapore Airlines plane after it left London for Changi Airport led it to land at Suvarnabhumi Airport instead. Unfortunately, this emergency landing led to injuries of 30 passengers and the death of one. The flight carried 211 passengers along with 18 cabin crew.

 

The incident may have been caused by unexpected air turbulence over the Indian Ocean, though the official reason remains unconfirmed. It's also believed that the deceased passenger might have sustained fatal injuries due to not buckling the seatbelt during landing."
 

From what I have read elsewhere this is completely incorrect. The death and injuries occured during flight due to severe turbulance. This article states it was "during landing" 100% wrong. Once again the "journalistic standards" on this site are up to their usual high levels. Then goes on to say the incident happened over the Indian ocean. For sure  though the death and the injuries are certainly down to not being belted up. 

The death is suspected as being due to cardiac arrest of a 75 year old male passenger. It’s possible that the injuries were caused by pax and crew in the aisles and galleys as breakfast was about to be served - maybe even galley carts not secured due to the meal service preparation.

38 minutes ago, RobU said:

Boeing aircraft have more safety and maintenance issues because the initial build was sloppy. That especially includes wiring looms with wires that have been joined in many places instead of a single length (which is against build regulations ). The joins fail and electrical issues like this ensue. 

But then again probably not the issue

4 hours ago, ibjoe said:

Humans caused Climate Change,and only humans can mitigate it. We have passed the "tipping point", Climate Change will continue to get worse. Vast populations will be displaced, partly due to rising sea levels, and as those people seek new lands to live on there will be conflicts and wars. Now is a good time to focus on mitigating this looming catastrophe, mainly by avoiding petroleum energy. Green energy industry will provide many jobs and a better environment. Fossil fuel corporate interests will dispute this and supply much obfuscating propaganda to encourage doubt. China is largest contributor to greenhouse gases, followed by USA, EU, and Russia, in that order.

Bowie told us we had Five Years back in 1973 - if we couldn't trust Bowie back then why should we trust your unsubstantiated fear-mongering now?

4 hours ago, ibjoe said:

Humans caused Climate Change,and only humans can mitigate it. We have passed the "tipping point", Climate Change will continue to get worse. Vast populations will be displaced, partly due to rising sea levels, and as those people seek new lands to live on there will be conflicts and wars. Now is a good time to focus on mitigating this looming catastrophe, mainly by avoiding petroleum energy. Green energy industry will provide many jobs and a better environment. Fossil fuel corporate interests will dispute this and supply much obfuscating propaganda to encourage doubt. China is largest contributor to greenhouse gases, followed by USA, EU, and Russia, in that order.

Bowie told us we had Five Years back in 1973 - if we couldn't trust Bowie back then why should we trust your unsubstantiated fear-mongering now?

I tell all my friends visiting Thailand to ensure they have no cannabis on them when leaving the country, especially if travelling on to Malaysia or Singapore where the sniffer dogs at customs will sniff out even a few grains on clothing or or in a bag.

20 hours ago, giddyup said:

I bought a battery operated B&D weed whacker/whipper snipper/lawn edger on Lazada about 8 months ago, so it's still under warranty. It's developed a problem either in the switch or a faulty battery, I don't know which, but it runs intermittently and then stops. Problem is the B&D main repair centre is in Samut Prakan and it's going to be a hassle to find a box to send it in, arrange for a courier to collect (and pay for it) when I'd just as soon pay some local repairer who service B&D products.

12 minutes ago, Skeptic7 said:

Trump the petulant tool...dullest in the shed. Everything wrong with the human species...all stuffed into one blotchy, bloated windbag. 

 

1 hour ago, Red Forever said:

Cue: "Global warming is a hoax!"

The real question should be - who is funding Khun Thon’s Marine Biology research and what is his evidence for making a seemingly unsubstantiated link between the state of the coral and supposed rises in sea temperature.

22 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Next leader of SNP… white

15 hours ago, transam said:

Got any links for that lot..........?   🤗 

Certainly not Scotland

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

He wasn’t ‘imported’ he arrived without a visas, claimed asylum, a claim that was not processed.

 

He should have been processed and deported soon after arrival.

 

He was not, with tragic consequences.

 

RIP his victim and condolences to his victims family.

 

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-04-25/murderer-came-to-uk-to-seek-asylum-after-drifting-around-europe-for-years

Just ask your ‘extended family member’ to request a temp access code which should deliver to your registered e-mail account then pass it onto them

A typical non substantiated comment in one of the threads that burning rice stubble adds to global warming - maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t. It certainly adds to localised pollution in the short term but in terms of CO2 release it is probably less than 20% of the CO2 absorbed by the rice plants during the growing season therefore at least an +80% carbon capture.

21 hours ago, MangoKorat said:

I don't want to be a scraremonger but I think its fair to say that the world is far closer to all out war than its been since the Cuban Misile Crisis of 1962.  There's conflict in the Middle East, Syria, several in Africa and many people (including myself) don't think Putin's appetite will end with Ukraine.  Then there's the tension between the US and China - in particular in relation to Taiwan. There is also a general tension between Islamist factions, if not entire nations and the West in general.

 

I'm not a fan of nuclear weapons but I think its fair to say that the deterrent they have provided has almost certainly stopped major conflicts developing until now.  I'd like to think that deterrent still exists but we have several lunatic country leaders around the world at the moment.  Russia currently holds the world's largest stockpile of nucear warheads (6257) and is controlled by a madman with, in my opinion, designs on rebuilding the Soviet Union. There is also a distinct possibility that another, very unpredictable lunatic will take charge of the holder of the world's second biggest nuclear stockpile (5550), the USA later this year.

 

I believe Putin has major aspirations and has spent a lot of time trying to align himself with various nations including Iran, North Korea and China.  I'm not so sure however, that China would support Russia in any expansionist escapades he may embark upon. One thing I think is a distinct possibility is that if Putin takes Ukraine and then moves on to attack another country, in particular a NATO member, that would most likely be the spark that ignites a major world conflict.

 

Thailand likes to ride 'two horses' but if any major conflict kicks off, its geographical position will almost certainly dictate its allegiance - China is not the same 'helpless' country it was during WW2.

 

So, given that so many members here currently live in Thailand and have made major financial and marital committments in the country, how safe do you feel in Thailand at the moment?

It could be that the very 'unpredictable lunatic' will take charge of the holder of the world's second biggest nuclear stockpile (5550), the USA later this year and pull the world back from the brink as it was nowhere near where it is today when he was last in charge

On 4/14/2019 at 10:38 PM, quandow said:

I believe life had some sort of intelligent design, and as I've pulled human remains out of a submerged plane crash and observed the lack of life, there is something about humans having a soul. It's even been weighed. As much as the method used to weigh the soul was sloppy science, I think the bible is sloppy narrative. Jesus was a short dark guy, not the European with flowing brown hair currently selling His book. It's been rewritten so many times with so many inconsistencies that it's difficult to fathom anyone taking it 100% seriously. There ARE many good parables, the lessons are good standards to apply to your walk through life. Do I believe we were created? Yes. Do I believe in the Judeo-Christian interpretation of God? No.

Hope you're not offended by CharlieH above😅

4 hours ago, mikebike said:

Curious... What would 45 do in a second term to redeem himself in your opinion?

Maybe prevent the World from edging even closer to WW3