jimbeam1

I do hope the price of cake remains unchanged.

Yes It is bread that is going up?

jb1

Government Complex (Immigration today) Food court two meals? 40bt each. Shall we get our own house in order first? Don't be silly.

jb1

They still can't grasp that the model is legal.

Your wife owns 51, you own 49. What is their problem? Its LEGAL dumbasses.

Correct me if I am wrong. Doesn't the funding for the Thai 51% have to come from Thais and not be Farang funded?

jb1

This isolated incident is bad image for the airline; which is sad because other AI pilots are certainly very professional.

I flew Air India to Paris last month and was very satisfied. And will fly again.

Yep you don't hear of many dropping out of the sky.

jb1

Flight attendant 1 : What is this button, do you think it's an issue if I push it.

Flight attendant 2 : Stay clear of that button ( imagine the wobble head at the same time )

oops I have switched off the auto piltot

Just as well it wasn't auto eject. Byyyyyyyyyyyyyy

jb1

Is the idea of this to really screw the quality of patient care up? Doctors will be pushing patients out as fast as they can minimizing interaction with them in order to 'claim' their performance pay.

Isn't that already par for the course ?

jb1

Might go some way to explain why many Bangkokians have bought land in Nakorn Ratchsaima.

Believe it or not, some have bought land upcountry out of fear of the Big Tsunami that various fortune tellers and others have predicted...

All put about by "Tourism of Ratchasima" of course.

jb1

People selling knockoffs, fakes, or copies need to make a living too. The creaters of the original products are still making boat-loads of money.

Many people can't afford to purchase the real thing.....it's okay to offer a cheaper version. Knockoffs, fakes, copies...........whatever you want to call it allow low-income people to enjoy what upper class people can easily get.

That is a rather unique view.

Using that logic, the jetski mafias need to make a living, too, as do the drug dealers on Soi 0.

I can't afford a Ferrari, so I doubt I will ever get to "enjoy what upper class people can easily get," but you know, I'm OK with that.

You can always buy a replica Ferrari.

jb1

Are they also going to get rid of the viruses.

jb1

For my pennies worth, there are really only three options.

1. Hoard the rice until it gets rotten.

2. Sell at rock bottom prices to get rid of the surplus.

3. Follow the new trend, bypass the wholesaler and sell directly to the distributer.

4. Turn it into wine

jb1

People die, its the circle of life.

Yes but in Phuket it is an epidemic, They need to develop a vaccine for it

I would think it is epidemic all over the world?

Yes and there is no known cure.

jb1

Wonder which MP will be lining his pockets on this one!!?!?!?

Bernie's will be first.

jb1

Whilst Thailand is happy to see the baht grow stronger and stronger Australia is working overtime to try and bring the strong aisssie dollar down. Tourism, local manufacturing and exports are suffering. The car industry is in danger of going under and job loses are on the rise. It is putting a strain on the government purses. The strong dollar is good for aussies travelling abroad and expats but back home it is not so rosie.

what makes you think "Thailand is happy to see the Baht grow stronger and stronger?" did you conduct a poll or interviewed "Thailand"?

For every winner there is a loser, I haven't heard the weak currency rich country argument in the long term.

in my [not so] humble view a rather ignorant uninformed opinion. but that's besides the point. my question was "what makes you think "Thailand is happy to see the Baht grow stronger and stronger?"

Please be gentle with me here. But would it be for the reason that they appear to have done nothing to curb it's rise?

jb1

Went to the ATM today the 150 charge has increased to 180 baht

You have to do as I do, go to a ATM from AEON, you don't pay any fee!

Nor do you at Citibank.

But have you chaps checked the exchange rate they are giving you? Worth checking.

jb1

The present strength of the Thai Baht is really bad for inward investors as your Pound/Euro/Dollar now gets around 1/3 less Baht than it did at the high point 5 years ago (68 Baht to the pound then 44 Baht now)

I presently only bring in the money I need for living expenses and I am waiting for a change back to better rates so that I can continue to invest in the Kingdom.

I love Thailand and her people with a passion but as I am an elderly man, and not a millionaire, I need to make sure that I get the maximum "bang for the buck" to ensure that my retirement will continue to be comfortable

I hope that this situation is temporary as the hard working people and companies in Thailand will obviously struggle to export at these rates and it will therefore hurt employment.

House prices, and rental charges in Thai Baht will now need to drop to attract customers in the international market with a consequent fall in present income for a lot of people who have already invested in Thailand

Other than cheaper imports I cannot see any positives in the present exchange rates

I presently only bring in the money I need for living expenses and I am

waiting for a change back to better rates so that I can continue to

invest in the Kingdom.. Exactly what I have been doing for the past 4 years. Still waiting.

jb1

Police assumed he was drunk after finding cans of beer....... Priceless.

jb1

So, and the alcohol ban did not work? Must be such a surprise to everyone...

What happened to the nationwide ban on throwing water from pick ups? Or was that an April fool thing?

Exactly... The problem is it needs Policing.

jb1

If I couldn't do that I would be unhappy.

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If circumstances were such that you had to make do on less, I would hope you'd find a way to still find happiness.

Just to give some perspective, some of the Jews waiting to be exterminated by the Nazis found ways to be happy.

WHAT?

jb1

The last 2 days everyone has been at their destination. Now next 2 days, exodus back.

Exactly. Keep those chambers spinning?

jb1

You just couldn't make this type of crap up...... Almost speechless.

jb1

You can get a drink on Sukhumvit, between Nana & Asoke until 8.00 in the morning. If needed?

jb1

Could happen anywhere! Leave if you don't like it! We're guests here!!

We are paying guests

jb1

"The arrest followed Jonathan King of the UK-based Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) meeting Royal Thai Police Immigration chief Lt Gen Pharnu Kerdlarpphon in Bangkok last Thursday".

Ironic that a Mr King of SOCA should trap a pedo!

There is also another UK based Jonathan King. Ex 60s pop star so they say. Also a peedo I do believe?

jb1

Oxy is oxyacetylene - not oxygen.

Oxygen & Acetylene are two totally separate gasses that are mixed for use in gas welding.

jb1

what colour canister are those then the orange ? oxygen is blue lpg grey or green

Oxygen should be black if industrial and black with a white top if medical, acetylene is all over maroon.

That is correct and the thread on the Oxygen bottle where the gauge fixes is right hand and on the Acetylene bottle it is left hand.

jb1

Don't want to get into a fight here, but my husband has previously talked about 'oxy' and oxygen tanks in a welding capacity. Not saying it's the same thing, but it sounds plausible to me. I have to say the rest of his post is fairly spot on, talking about blocked fire exits.

Oxy is oxyacetylene - not oxygen.

Oxygen & Acetylene are two totally separate gasses that are mixed for use in gas welding.

jb1