realfunster

For those not familiar with these type of announcements, it is not legally applicable to the vast majority of the private sector, who therefore will simply ignore them for obvious reasons. Those in the public sector will have a greater chance of enjoying yet another day off...

Nice touch on using flour, a clear nod in someone's direction. Now, if the protestors were to mercilessly and constantly 'flour' the 'chief purveyor of flour' upon every single public appearance, that's a protest I'm sure we could all get fully behind !

Yes, I have also noticed an unusual scarcity of milk in my local 7-11s in the past couple of weeks. I'm in central Bangkok. Thank God it's only milk and not something truly "important" like rice or beer - people would be rioting !

I’ve said it before, trading in flour and related products is very profitable. Now excuse me, must pop to the bathroom, I’m feeling a bit nauseous for some reason.

Yes, it will be a fine day indeed when Thai politicians, government officers, the army, the police et al recognize this. It seems to me many of these groups view it the other way around and that the public is there to serve them and enable their own status and enrichment.

OK - ignore my post above. Permission to panic granted.

Before everyone gets their knickers in a twist, this was just the first vote and Pita was not far off. I am sure some back room discussions and in particular, resolving one particular concern might see him through in the next round. Time to panic is if the 2nd vote fails, as I think he would have no choice but to step aside for another candidate.

I'd say it's beyond sad. I am completely flabbergasted that with 3 people within 5 metres of this guy no-one either saw or heard him struggling or saw a person sinking/resting on the bottom of the pool. Just stunned !

Guessing it would be related to the M-Pass system used on some highways/motorways which has no barrier and uses license plate recognition.

If, as you mention, she is mature and responsible, I think she would surely accept the logic of some bike training and getting a license before obtaining or being freely able to use the bike on her own ? For your last question, I don't know figures in detail but it is clear that riding motorbikes has its dangers and motorbike fatalities make up the vast majority of the high number of road deaths in Thailand. You know, it could all just be a cunning ploy from her to get you to buy her a car ????

That’s a reasonable suggestion. Not that the private sector is necessarily the fountain of all knowledge and wisdom but I reckon you’d be hard pressed to find many FTSE or SPX CEOs over the age of 70, aside from purely age related factors, the world does move on and at an ever increasing pace.

Ah, the "Pride of Thailand" showing their unpleasant underbelly again.

I'm not really sure why politics is not widely subject to old age restrictions or mandatory retirement like many other aspects of private or public sector life. Aside from "refreshing" the political talent pool, it's hardly controversial to suggest that as we get older our physical and potentially mental capacities start to wane. Hardly suitable for an important role and especially the very top jobs which even those in their 40s/50s would find exhausting. I'm sure there are many 'consulting/advisor' roles available within the wider political machinery should the experience be wanted or needed.

Is she not allowed to take some of her 98 days maternity leave under Thai Labour Law pre-natal if she chooses ?

Could well be, or could just be Thailand's indifference to and lack of budget for mental health treatment rearing it's head again. Without wanting to be too unkind to the gentleman, one day the pitbulls will fight back which might encourage a change in behaviour.....

True. However, also very effective at catching tree shrews, squirrels, tokays, geckos and birds. I should clarify, I can’t put traps deep into my roof space, so my traps are ‘outside’ to an extent, around the suspected roof space entry points. I catch quite a few of the first two critters mentioned in my cage traps but I can release them unharmed. Belying their cutesy appearance, tree shrews are evil little sods, quite vicious when caught, they hiss and spit like an angry tom cat. Squirrels are normally pretty chill about it all.

We always get rats this time of year in our roof space, I think the rainy season tends to bring them inside. We have the annual cat & mouse (or maybe rat..) games every year and manage to catch quite a few with the trap-door cage traps and the dogs pick off a few stragglers around the garden. Do not use glue traps if you are tempted... Eventually, they <deleted> off and we look forward to starting the cycle again next year... Aside from self-catching action, good advice above on keeping your house/yard clean. Of course, you can talk to your landlord who may want to help. I understand its frustrating but I think rats are a common and solvable issue here so it seems rash to talk of changing house for this reason alone.

I know, let me headline this riveting news story as a 'bird watching' expedition. Said no journalist, with a brain, ever.

Oh shut up, you idiots.

As we have only just started the rainy season, these numbers are presumably not a surprise as water reserves will have become depleted over the dry season from November-May. Or am I missing something ? Looking ahead, I see a dry July is forecast (El Nino) but assuming the ‘main’ rainy season of August-October is relatively normal, that should be manageable.

An appeal to authority based on your personal ownership experience. Of course, some will have had a different experience and some will not be as skilled or dedicated an owner as you, which obviously poses a threat to public safety (refer below). You're right, many of us haven't owned pitties, but we can read and assess statistics. These statistics are cold, hard facts not blurred by emotional connection or personal experiences. From the below lists, I make it 27/41 of 2020 and 26/43 of 2021 US dog fatalities involving Pit Bulls/crosses. A single breed is responsible for over 60% of incidents and for these 2 years alone, 53 people in the US would highly likely still be walking around enjoying life if there were no such thing as pitbulls. A sobering thought... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States#:~:text=Fatal dog attacks in the United States cause the deaths,attacks appears to be increasing.

I understand the refractive properties of water but from the picture, which appears to show the 'deep' end, that doesn't look very deep at all and he was with company. I wonder if something is lost in translation here and there were other medical problems involved, rather than a drowning ?

Exactly the kind of person I would be racing to invest THB 300k with - what could possibly go wrong ?

Correct. Also called a UFO light by some due to its distinctive saucer-like appearance. Not an engineer but if the wind gets up during a rainy season storm, not sure that "construction" is going to survive ? Actually filling the concrete ring all the way to the top with cement for the base support might have been a better idea....

Not aware of any Thai restrictions on Shih Tzus, Poodles or their crosses coming into Thailand. A quick google indicates the airlines might be more of a problem due to potential breathing problems with Shih Tzus/crosses as a snub nosed breed. For example, I see Emirates will not carry Shih Tzus/crosses. If you are comfortable with the risks, you can always call him a X-Poodle.