JonnyF

A few reasons... 1. The gf lives at our farm alone while I am away working in BKK during the week and locals know that. Let's just say some of the males in the village are less than desirable. The knowledge that there is a PitBull sleeping in the house is a great deterrent for some drunk, horny scumbag at 2am. 2. Should these males drink too much Lao Khao and decide to actually try and break in, the PitBull is an extremely loyal, strong and brave dog and would protect her with everything he has. 3. I grew up around Bull breeds. English Bull Terriers, Staffys etc. I know them well and love their playful nature, loyalty and personality. I have far more knowledge of them than other breeds. I've also owned Labs and Spaniels but find them quite dull in comparison. 4. They are great ratters, with a high prey drive. He takes care of rats, mice, lizards, Geckos, pigeons and snakes (although I do my best to keep him away from snakes). 5. They are hardy and suffer few health problems. 6. They are low maintenance. Short haired. A good, but manageable size. Equally happy snoozing on the sofa with the owner, lying in the garden or going on nice long walks. 7. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to me they are a beautiful dog. 8. I have no interest in the armchair psychology, fear or hysteria of forum members that have never interacted with, yet alone owned the breed (other than that which provides me temporary amusement ????).

Absolutely right. Our PitBull has to sit and wait for at least 10 seconds after the food goes down before he can start eating it. We also made sure from a young age that we could move the bowl or touch the food while he is eating. He can also be petted while eating. He doesn't bat an eyelid, because he has been trained from a young age and understands that we are the master and he is the dog. He also knows that he gets fed twice a day no matter what - so he has no anxiety about going hungry. I suspect this dog had become extremely food aggressive by being fed irregularly. He probably had also never been disciplined properly, leaving him to think that he was the alpha in the household, hence the aggression towards the owner when he thought his food was going elsewhere. I actually agree that it would be a good idea for some kind of licence or training for owning large or powerful dogs, but this is Thailand where they can't even stop people riding motorbikes the wrong way down the street while smoking a cigarette with no helmet or driving licence. That's not the motorbike's fault.

Once again, clueless owners. I knew a Thai guy in Phuket who had a Pitbull called Tyson that he kept in a small cage, barely big enough to turn around in. Often whacked it with a stick. If it was lucky it got let it out for about 15 minutes a day. Then complained when it bit his gardener that was shooing it with a broom. Wonderful dogs when trained properly and cared for. Very intelligent with huge personalities. Ours is great company.

CRF300 Rally would be a good fit for an Issan town. Or if you really want a cruiser, a Rebel 300. I've just put dual sport tyres and a radiator guard on my MT09 in preparation for taking it to our farm near Korat. Probably overkill for Issan, but it's sitting around in BKK not getting much use and I think the motard style riding position will be quite well suited to the roads around there.

We have around 10 lemon trees on our farm in Korat. 2 of them I bought. The others I grew from seed. They are pretty hardy, easy to grow and give lots of fruit.

For how long? How long before an abrupt policy shift and a swift pullout as attention is diverted elsewhere, leaving loads of military equipment in the hands of the 'bad guys' ala Afghanistan? I wouldn't be getting too excited if I were Taiwanese.

I see how you are trying to divert the thread into a whinge about losing the Brexit referendum over 6 years ago, yes.

This thread is about Sweden voting in a right wing government to replace the failed policies of the Left. Why are you babbling on about Brexit and Hungary?

I don't claim to speak for you. The majority who cared enough to vote, voted to leave the failing federalist project. Attempts to overturn the democratic vote failed. That's Democracy in action. UK style.

The UK has a completely different, democratic system, thankfully.

Actually, she was approved by a very slim majority of MEP's. She scraped though after a secret ballot (how transparent!!) after being nominated by the European council. No citizens of the EU directly voted for the failed politician, Von Der Leyen to be President. Thank goodness we've left the failing, undemocratic federalist project.

The electorate know who they are voting for. Nobody voted for Von De Leyen. She was "selected" by technocrats about 3 layers above the votes of the people.

The Conservatives were elected by the British people. The electorate voted to leave the EU. Democracy. I know it's annoying for the vocal, extreme minority but that's how it works.

But they are elected into parliament by their constituents.

The EU criticising Hungary for a lack of democracy? ???? Pot meet kettle. More headaches for the failing federalist project after the Swedish election results.

Maybe you could have a "people's vote" to try to reverse the Democratic will of the Swedish people?

Come budget time, funds will no doubt be diverted to countries with a more “appropriate” government.

Severe shortages of sparkling wine ????.

Indeed, sniping at the UK while too ashamed to admit what country she is from. Andrew, a man convicted of no crime was heckled at his own mother's funeral. A shameful act. Yet the 'be kind' people are lauding the heckler because they have decided that Andrew is guilty. As I said before, they'd fit in better in 1692 than 2022. They don't care about due process, they've already made up their minds and support any action against him.

Meanhwhile, popping sounds are being reported in the industrial zones of Vietnam.

Incredible scenes. So fitting for a fantastic Monarch.

I'm pretty close to putting down a deposit on one of these. Just one issue is bothering me, these issues with the 10 speed transmission. A colleague had a Ford Everest (2020?) that left him stranded on the Chalong Rat highway due to a gearbox issue that the Thai technicians told him was apparently a known fault, and when I googled it there seems to be a lot of issues with that gearbox. So does anyone know if this transmission issue has been resolved for the new Raptor?

One doesn't have to break the law for one's actions to be considered inappropriate for that of a member of the Royal family. His behaviour at times has been ill judged and unbecoming for a Prince. But there is no evidence that it was illegal.

Going over old ground here. I believe he paid out to avoid weeks of exaggerated, sordid headlines that would have no doubt caused his parents a great deal of grief in their final months. Criticizing everyone else's nationality and their government, Royal Family, populace etc. while trying to keep your own nationality hidden seems a bit lily livered to me. But if that's your nature, carry on...

Just as the words of a self confessed procurer of girls for sex trafficking does not constitute the guilt of a man who may have had a photo taken with her. I don't know why you Americans are so obsessed with the British Royal family. Jealousy?