JonnyF

So the child had already instigated 2 incidents with the dog? And on this occasion he also just happened to have a stick in his hand? Sounds like maybe the child got taught a painful lesson on cruelty to animals.

You seem to be ignoring many factors in mining these precious metals. No concern for the methods by which it is mined such as child labour? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/03/child-labour-toxic-leaks-the-price-we-could-pay-for-a-greener-future You also seem to be ignoring the fact that many of these batteries are manufactured in China where they have little regard for environmental regulations. Still at least you can feel good about driving an EV to save the planet. Oh wait you a minute, you aren't even driving an EV, just pontificating on a forum ????.

Great point. So insightful. A wonderful addition to the thread. Bravo ????

Why are you focusing only on carbon? Why do you focus on the negatives of ICE and ignore the negatives of EV such as the mining of precious metals such as lithium and the damage that such mining causes? If everyone switched to EV there is no way that wind and solar could recharge them all. We'd use gas powered stations to generate the electricity. It's flawed logic. That's before you start worrying about disposing of the batteries and the wind turbine blades. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-02-05/wind-turbine-blades-can-t-be-recycled-so-they-re-piling-up-in-landfills#xj4y7vzkg As I said, if people really want to save the environment, use a Honda Super Cub. Few resources to build, efficient, clean. Out of interest, do you drive an EV or are you just pontificating?

No surprise here. Last time he called him Rashid Sanook. https://www.yahoo.com/now/president-joe-biden-mispronounces-prime-072650164.html Wrong name. Wrong title. Whatever. It's Joe Biden, he does it all the time. At least he had the good grace to add some condescension into the mix with the 'promotion' remark.

Should have deported him as soon as his fake claims were rejected. These hand wringing pearl clutchers who oppose the implementation of strong immigration policies make me sick. Let's hope the real victims can recover.

Yes they're a con, a fad. There is nothing green about mining precious metals for batteries, nothing green about the methods of generating the electricity. The range is poor and they take time to recharge if you're lucky enough to find a station. If you're serious about "saving the planet", you're better off buying a Honda Super Cub and using Grab or renting a car when you really need one. Of course, if you wish to virtue signal while simultaneously flaunting your wealth - buy the top of the range Tesla.

Whilst I believe this is politically motivated, I would be glad to see Trump stand down from politics. He's had his time, the future is DeSantis. The US needs fresh, younger blood than the current selection of stumbling, mumbling geriatrics on offer.

Breathtaking clarity and vision from Joe once again.

More sportswashing from the Saudis. They're doing the same in boxing. Upsetting the apple cart by offering obscene amounts of money in site fees to host big fights, leading to boxers turning down sensible offers from elsewhere to wait for the Saudi payday, and essentially stopping big fights from happening. It's one of the reasons the heavyweight division has ground to a halt this year. Same in football. Unfortunately the lefty virtue signallers like Lineker soon forget their principles when the dollar signs from the middle east start flashing.

The Thai people have been incredibly tolerant of the military since 2014. Too tolerant IMO, bordering on weak. However, if Pita is blocked from becoming PM I believe we will see the end of such tolerance. It could get very messy indeed.

Good to see Moyes winning the Europa final with West Ham. Makes you wonder what he could have achieved if he'd have been given a fair crack at United. In fairness, they did better than I'd expected in the FA Cup final against City. Obviously the penalty was a gift which they were unable to capitalize on but they did push them in the last few minutes.

A staggering amount of views. This is huge for Carlson and for Twitter. Free speech for Carlson. The lefties are gonna hate this, I wonder how they are going to try to silence him? ????.

Well done Texas. Nobody in their right mind would allow a 14 year old to get fully tattooed so why allow them to make irreversable gender changing alterations to their bodies at such a tender and confusing age. Let's hope the pushback continues.

Once again the LGBT community disgracing themselves as they show how "proud" they are of an innate characteristic by parading around semi naked in front of children. Winning hearts and minds, one parade at a time.

And the cherry on the icing on the cake? Trudeau. ???? It's good to see Dupre brought back to face the music. If these things are just forgotten about then Thailand would become a free for all in terms of assassinations of the various criminals who reside here. Not really the image they are looking for.

In all seriousness, if he was my father I wouldn't let him boil the kettle. Or drive a car. How can someone with such cognitive deterioration be allowed to run a country? I can only assume it's very convenient for the people behind him who are pulling his strings. They can write his speeches, decide on his policy direction without being in the public eye and doing all the public engagements. Not exactly great for Democracy though...

Main things I checked before buying... 1. Is it in a flood area. 2. Is the soil OK (salty?) 3. Is water/electricity available. 4. Is 4G/5G available via my SIM. 5. Are there any plans to put a highway through it any time soon?

Have you had a Covid booster lately? I suffered similar issues for about 6 months after my Pfizer booster. Old injuries (broken collarbone and shoulder) starting to ache, weakness in the side of the body that had the jab, loss of flexibility etc. Just a thought...

I'm sure there will be multiple more falls to choose from before the campaign ads are finalized. Even when he doesn't fall he looks like he's about to. He reminds me of one of those walking robot toys from the 80's that never worked properly and kept toppling over every 4 or 5 steps. But I can certainly agree that having someone so clearly suffering from the effects of old age in such a position is terrible for Democracy. If Biden and Trump are the best the US has to offer, it's an all time low for American politics.

Totally disagree. I rented for my first 10 years here. Millions of Baht down the drain in rent. Landlords not returning deposits. Landlords coming into the property when I wasn't there. Putting up the rent. Threatening to kick me out so a friend could move in etc. I bought 7 years ago in Bangkok and couldn't be happier. Decorated exactly how I like it, no more rent payments, no landlord bothering me, no threats to kick me out or increase the rent at the end of the contract. A rent free base in Asia for the rest of my life. Very glad I made the decision.

It's beyond embarrassing now. How can this guy lead the US? Stumbling around, falling down, claiming his son who died of brain cancer died in Iraq. It's ridiculous. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12113639/Biden-raises-eyebrows-claiming-late-son-Beau-passed-away-brain-cancer-died-Iraq.html It's completely undemocratic to have someone like this in a position of power. No wonder the US is in such a mess.

No links? Tut tut. Actually I am correct. Debt has not decreased. I have links. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273294/public-debt-of-the-united-states-by-month/ He took office in Jan 21 which I've highlighted with the blue dot below. So no, it hasn't decreased.

Yes it is. But even if it wasn't, I'm not sure dancing around half naked for an afternoon would fix everything. Not really the best way to make people respect you and take you seriously.

When is straight white guy pride day? Are we not "special" enough? When do I get to parade half naked on a float and rub my straight white masculinity in everyone's face? Because frankly, being a straight white male is not enough for me, I really need to flaunt it and prove how proud I am of these traits that I have no control over whatsoever ????. Come one, we're special too. Seriously though, no-one cares who is gay these days. The struggle is over. Just live your lives. No need for these attention seeking events...