Rampant Rabbit

pretty  much all my  nooses  support  him  just fine

8 minutes ago, KIngsofisaan said:

Were you the one comparing this to working out in the hot sun in the fields 10 hours a day?

 

Looks like you need to work a little harder and get some of that weight off!

Youre  so  funny................lets  see  your  work then....nah didn  think so, armchair  warrior......sure i  put an umbrella  ove rthe whole  land whislt  i was doing the stone laying..christ your such a stupid <deleted>

Thanks for  reminding  me why I stopped  posting on Thai  Visa <deleted>.that should do it

On 8/1/2022 at 5:58 PM, KIngsofisaan said:

Odd thing is there is no photos of you doing anything?

<deleted> me  you really are unbelievable Ill remove my head.yeah thats me sanding the ceilings inside the first house.guess  i  just threw  some dust  on meself for the photo eh

On 8/1/2022 at 5:58 PM, KIngsofisaan said:

You have shown 1 simple project

Goodness  yeah just a small 15  rai  project that any <deleted> could  knock  up  in an afternoon.........

On 8/1/2022 at 5:58 PM, KIngsofisaan said:

No you haven't been building houses out in the 40c sun for 10 years, sorry. It might have taken you 10 years to do some simple building project others could do in a couple days (as shown)

 

You have shown 1 simple project

 

Pretty arrogant of you to compare that to someone who spends their entire life out in the direct sun cutting crops

 

Not sure how laying tile indoors is the same thing?

 

Odd thing is there is no photos of you doing anything?

 

 

Wait  you want the whole ten years shown...... well  ok, well  house 6  years  ago includes 100metre  trench to main house, concreting round the pond  by hand,  mixed by hand before  had concrete  mixer,footings for electric  gate, footings for ONE of the FOUR  houses  I  built  on this  plot, building the house for my staff who  then left, all they did  was mix and tidy still me laying  block welding etc.............you  want more  ok  interiror  of the staff  house  after painting tiling etc...........still  more , never satisfied  eh, talking <deleted> as  ususal  like  many with no idea, one of my two wells  all done by me except for the hole  drilling, all  plumbing by me....... thats  just a fraction and then theres  the garden  6  rai covered in stone 6  inches  deep.yeah that was  real  fun 20 tons a day spread  by hand in a barrow took me months and months, but hey you  MUST be right one person could easy do that lot  in an afternoon right i mean its  only 20 ton a  day, day in day  out..notice the drainage ditches again did 4  panels a  day by hand, re  roofing one of the houses  with metal sheet..so before you  comment feel free  to come down and have a look at what "one small  project" is.....finally an overview of 10  years almost single handed...4  house  400  trees  and associated pipewrok for watering.........yeah easy  peasy 10  minutes  in an afternoon should do it.............pah you  know   nothing 

On 8/3/2022 at 8:19 PM, snoop1130 said:

based on the principle of working for the nation, the religion, the monarchy and the people,” he said.

So absolutely  no change from the last 100  years then, congratulations you   pleb

looks  like it  may be  almost cleared  already, 3hr15 minutes from me past hua  hin

19 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Does anyone know what the latest traffic situation is?

 

We're due to drive to Suvarnabhumi airport from Hua Hin today and Google is saying 3h 48 min avoiding "road closures on route 35.” (normally takes less than 3 hours).

 

Anyone driven that way this morning? Is it still closed?

was  going to drive up today  but seeing that <deleted>efest  will  go  later in the week

5 hours ago, KIngsofisaan said:

As far as being lazy, lets see you and your wife survive this for one 10 hour day when it is 40c outside!

Heres  where  many make the mistake with ME  that I  tell them (staff) what to do..I dont Im out there doing it, day in day  out for  over 10  years, building houses,  digging trenches,  laying  block ,welding roofs, weeding, in 40c  sometimes where you  burn your knees  on the steel but  closing in on 60 its  getting harder for me, saying that the  youngsters have no gumption.

You get used to it and its  NOT that  hard you  just get on with it, first thing I  look for in new workers  is  calloused  hands  like mine, often theyre  puppy  soft so i  know they havent done any manual work. Its me doing the work  the staffs  only  job is either to mix  the concrete ( concrete  mixer) and bring it  to me or cleaning up  tools  after Im done.

Only thing I couldnt do was the rendering which I got some locals  in for.

Some of the recentish things Ive done built a  garage 12 mx4, did everything and  finally laid  tiles . None of them have much in the way of  skills I  just want someone to keep it tidy  bring and fetch stuff pass me things so their work is often watching me and nothing else, until I need a new  mix  or  cleaning  up but its  me laying the tiles  grouting putting up ceilings etc.

5 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Must have been richer them most .

Many people can only afford bamboo huts .

Bamboo huts where you can see through the "wall"

Those block houses would be luxurious for some and BTW , not a good idea to use one of those stoves inside , can cause death 

And  those  "poor" ALL have  a phone, never  seen staff without one ever.

5 hours ago, KIngsofisaan said:

Do you really think these folks can afford to travel?

Do you  really think I  have no experience............right  now theres a  huge  amount of  those  "poor"  conning employers  that if they pay ther travel fares  down they will  come mostly for farm work, read ome of the facebok "wanted "  ads  for workers............guess  what, they get sent the money and dont show. 

As  I mentioned I  have  had  people   on this forum tell me they have someone good  for the job, Ive paid the fares  down, theyve been useless.

When they do turn up "if  they do" they arrive with nothing, want paying daily, which we do, they get through about 2-3  months max then off they go...........later youll find out they have no  job again form relatives in the village.

5 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I would think that Thai construction workers would really want the U.Ks health and safety measures and drivers would prefer   road safety measures and the whole Country would want breathable air .

   The U.Ks economy has been up and down in the last 100 years , as have Asian Countries economies .

   The Thai cost of living is just expensive for Thais , those earning 350 Baht per day , as the U.K cost of living .

   Thais pay less tax, , but just look at their terrible roads and pavements and schools and everyone taking bribes to supplement their meagre pay , because tax payers don't pay enough tax

No, what Thais  want is everything the UK  has  without the costs

Just now, Mac Mickmanus said:

Which are those laws that you are referring to ?

I would say that the citizens of nearly  all Asian Countries would prefer the U.K's political system , rather than their own 

Start with health and safety, they may well want a different political system but the facts are  whilst Asian economies  have boomed the Uk's  has  stagnated. and is  in decline for more than a century.........would Thais also want the UK costs  of  living the Uks  laws  enforced particullarly  on the roads, would the Thais  like to finance that through tax as many here dont pay tax  at  all. The UK is  over regulated and stifled to death.

On 7/30/2022 at 12:32 PM, Hummin said:

I believe Thais and especially Isan people is not used to work full time, they are used to work seasons, and work little bit here and little bit there, like stray workers ???? A cultural thing

There  seems to be an element  around  here that they work 2-3  days  get enough  money for beer spend the next 3-4 days  drunk then quit, rinse and repeat

8 hours ago, KIngsofisaan said:

Try 200 baht a day where we live in Isaan

 

You think every area pays the exact same?

And "if" thats the  case why dont those  looking for  work travel then? Theyre  lazy +  Issan isnt  all of Thailand either...Wife  is  from Issan she knows the scre with the locals  up there, she  knows  all too well including many of her bone idle  family.

Seems  plenty of  replies  here are   seeing what I see in regards to employment of  Thais in general and their work attitude.

As a  ps  Id  be more than happy to take any of those 200 baht a day workers, reality is they probably want 200 to sit  on their <deleted>  all day.

14 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Well

 

A: Starmer is only one of the opposition’s leaders. 
 

B: the tories electing truss as party leader won’t be a miracle, just an act of self destruction. 
 

Let’s hope an early election is called before she does too much damage to the U.K. though. 
 

#gotruss

As  the UK  has  been  dying for  over a  century I  doubt  it  will make any difference whose in power, stifled  by  laws restricting anything whilst Asia  laughs at it for its  correctness.

On 7/29/2022 at 10:02 AM, Inala said:

I always enjoy your anecdotes onemorefarang

And  full  of the reality.