TroubleandGrumpy

Just make sure you 'park' it well away from the house 😉

I agree - they are like the Japanese cars were like in the early 60s - cheap but not so good. But like the Japanese, they will get better and will probably dominate sales of EVs - when the time is right for EVs.

Yes indeed - and the silly fools fall for it every time. I recall the guns and abortions debate. We must allow abortions to be legal or they will be done illegally and bad things will happen. and then...... We must make guns illegal and that will stop bad thing happening. If they had enough sense to see the hypocrisy in their own views, they would be mature adults and vote for Trump.

No they dont (have more brains than this). They believe any MSM lies/distortion about Trump - because they need to hate him. I read somewhere that many of them have 'Daddy Issues'.

Yes I am serious - you assume she did not know - but what if she did know? Either way, they were in a relationship and she 'did the dirty' and gave him a terrible disease. In a legal sense - if you kill someone doing something 'wrong' they call that manslaughter. Likewise. ignorance of the Law is not an excuse to break a Law. Yes he was out of order, but 5 years in jail - on top of a STD that will affect his life going forward. Are you serious?? PS - the thing to do is to get an anonymous account that cannot be traced to yourself and download it using another device that also cannot be traced to you (internet cafe etc.). Before that, take everything off your phone/laptop that you need and lose it in a lake - and tell everyone for a few days that your phone was stolen - then download the stuff.

Says something IMO. She can get and give him an awful disease without telling him she had it, and there is no charge/offence? Posting pictures of her is definitely out of order, but 5 years in jail??

Mate - you need to rethink that analogy. If you drive at 60KPH you will do 60Kms in one hour - therefore 1Km in 1 minute. However, you are IMO 'almost correct'. The real reason feet, yards etc are still used a lot is because the height of a human being is very easily estimated when measuring them in feet - I mean how tall is someone that is 1.67 metres high? Likewise, the world professional golf tournaments are all played in yards - and as a player I find it easier to estimate a distance in yards than in metres. But overall the metric system leaves the imperial for dead - especially when it comes to weight and volume.

Post of the day winner - congratulations !!

I think you are the type of person that Trump loves. Why smart people are more likely to believe fake news | Books | The Guardian Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things - YouTube Intelligence doesn’t make you immune to conspiracy theories – it’s more about thinking style (theconversation.com) Quote from the Guardian - "A firmer grounding in sceptical reasoning could help everyone – whatever their IQ – to use their intelligence to make wiser judgments." These days kids are not so much 'educated' as they are 'indoctrinated' to believe whatever the teachers are saying is important. By the time they get to Uni it is too late - it needs to be done in the junior schools. Can you imagine that Uni under-grads who are gay, were marching to support the fanatical Islamists in Gaza who would kill them if they dared entered their part of Gaza and behaved that way.

I actually saw it while looking at a few youtube videos/channels - it might have been Jordan Peterson who first pointed me at it years ago. Give it a try - maybe you will learn something new - I was surprised too.

Touche

Nail on the head right there - until they could no longer deny, they maintained their 'conspiracy' to cover up Biden's dementia. I wonder how long they will continue their conspiracy to cover up Harris' complete lack of ability or intelligence.

You are only as old as the woman you are feeling - right? Yes - there is value here if you are adaptable - demanding what is 'back home' and cheaper, is folly.

Maybe not - but this is a forum that always seems to devolve into arguments between old silly blokes. I read the first page and thought - this looks interesting - and then went to the last page and it was all two blokes throwing handbags at each other. IMO Thailand is NOT great value for money when it comes to their long term VISA for Retired/Married old Expats. The rest of the things here are mainly fairly good value for money - some not good (cheese, wine, etc) but most is real good value. We spent a lot more back in Aust than we do here - and here we buy more khrapp. Yes the Visas are awful - especially being treated like a parolee and forced to report every 90 days. Other countries nearby offer much better deals (including residency) and for far less than Thailand wants for its 'premium' Visas. And they dont tax your overseas money like it seems like Thailand is going to do soon (hoping not).

The Trump comment went viral because of that song/video - way out of proportion. But definitely the residents of Ohio are sick of all the illegal immigrants dumped there and their crimes and disorder etc. - just search Youtube there are lots of vids about it. The claims of them eating cats/dogs probably follows on from the immigrants that were reported for catching the geese in the town's lake. Massively all out of proportion are the conspiracy theories that are attacking what Trump stupidly said in response to the song/video - not a politician - which is a good thing. Funny how there is so much on the net attacking Trump's error - but the lies Harris said about what Trump said at Charlottesville are given a 'pass' - and all the other lies such as no US Troops in an active zone overseas?? Just what is the conspiracy - Trump making a dumb comment - or the massive over reactions to it???

You need to Google 'why are smart educated people more prone to fake news and conspiracy theories'.

You can finance a used car too - the big dealers usually have finance available for their newer used cars, but Somchai in a used car 'tent' will not have that option. Toyota Sure is a network of certified used car dealers - worth a look on their website. ซื้อ-ขายรถมือสองกับโตโยต้าชัวร์ ราคาดีมาตรฐานศูนย์ | TOYOTA SURE Regent Home, PPK, BB Smart, Siam Motor World etc are worth a look - if you know what you want to buy. By that I mean select the Brand and Model you want first - then look for those available. Not sure how used EV/Hybrids are going, but I assume their prices are down too. The good thing about buying used is that the prices are low - new car prices here have not dropped at all. Most dealers will also buy back the car when you have finished with it - I assume you are here for a few years only. Avoid the 'tents' - they are not a goods options for a quality near new used car. Unfortunately, the new car dealers here do not sell used cars - unlike those back in Aust and I assume elsewhere. The majority of used cars for sale are in Bangkok - they will ship them there from all over.

A few years ago I tried a few of those boxes, and they were awful. But I believe that HTPCs are now very popular and can handle everything. Right now I find that a Laptop and an NVIdia Shield can do everything I want. I have several external HDDs which stores the movies, TV serials, music and other media. My next move/change will probably be to a HTPC - depending on the value and functionality available. I also have a separate 'business' laptop that I use for banking and when travelling etc.

Used Honda or Toyota - going cheap at the moment - the Thai used car market has taken a dive (more than most). Only buy from a dealer, unless you know what you are doing with regards rego transfers, ownership checks, etc etc. Whatever the listed price, offer 30% lower - negotiate from there. One2car is probably the best website here for used cars.

Hopefully, the BOT will again 'intervene' too much and the Baht will drop dramatically and get back to where it should be - which is about 25/26 per AUD and for you Poms to 48/49 GBP.

Yes indeed - I sometimes read them on the bog for a laugh. I thought Bangkok Post was 'banned' here - perhaps it is linking to their stories - my bad.

Filming for a movie perhaps?

Some???

Thumbs up anyway 😁 But if you want to see Thai bashing at its extreme, read the comments under any similar story in that publication that has a name involving KhrunThep and the mail service. Unbelievable - like so many on here - I often wonder why they live here - but I think most of them do not and are only sexpat visitors, and the rest thought they could 'convert' a bar girl and failed badly.

I can see what you are saying might make a difference - but I think the heat/humidity here and the long distances for many kids, would make that not a great solution. Plus from what I have seen, the majority of deaths/accidents are not the rider's fault - like in this one. If I could do one thing, it would be to make them all wear helmets - the laws are there, but policing is just not done as we know. I used to think costs were the problem - but that is BS - they spend more money on a phone than what a helmet would cost.