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This morning I cycled from home in Udon to Nong Khai (Friendship Bridge) and straight back to Udon.  59km each way (making it 118km door-to-door). Took me 5 hours. I left home at 7am when it was 11 degrees C.

The interesting thing was as I was coming back towards Udon, as I hit the 100km point, I felt pretty knackered. (I felt the same when I first did the same trip exactly two years ago on 5-12-2017).

So today I stopped at the side of the road and lay my bicycle on its side and lay down on the grass next to it.

Within ten minutes three Thais stopped to see if I was OK. It’s was very kind of them, but two of them seemed confused that I said I was just tired from cycling a long way and was just having a rest.

The first guy was in a pick-up. When I told him I was on my way back home to Udon, he offered to put my bicycle in the back of his pick-up and give me a lift into Udon. I politely refused and thanked him for stopping to check.

Next was a woman who seemed to think I’d had an accident and needed to go to hospital. I explained the situation to her too, even though she was still really keen to call an ambulance.

Third person was a guy on a motorbike. When I told him what I was doing, he understood. He told me he goes cycling around Udon with his boss, and asked me where I lived in Udon. He lives on the other side of town to me, and seemed happy when I decided to get up and carry on cycling.

So an interesting trip from a perspective of concerned Thais who mostly don’t seem understand the idea of having a rest when cycling, even though it was hard work cycling that distance for me.

13 hours ago, webfact said:

Daniel P. was filmed ranting at Thais and has been involved in several cases of alleged criminal damage including an attack on a Ronald McDonald statue. 

Who won?

22 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

The ideal height for you to drop your buttered toast from, if you want it land butter side up, is 8 feet.

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But I'm not a spider, I only have two feet.

7 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Director of U-Tapao International Airport, Vice Admiral Kritchaphon Rianglekjamnong

That does seem an appropriate title for someone in charge of an airport that's attracting visitors to Pattaya.

10 hours ago, webfact said:

attempt by someone in the Government bloc to “bribe” about 20 opposition MPs with “bananas worth an eight-digit amount”

What's the relevance of bananas in this quote? Is there a reference to something Thai, or have I missed a more obvious reason?

5 minutes ago, Lemonltr said:

58 minutes ago, legend49 said:

Same here she is a stunner and has an official driver to get her to my house. A good bank manger from Bangkok bank.

Do you deposit or withdraw? 

After the withdrawal he lost interest.

Years ago in the UK, I knew a motorcyclist who deliberately wound up the police.

All around the outside of his half-face helmet he glued a piece of brown shagpile carpet.

The number of times he was pulled over for having no helmet, only for the police to realise when they walked up to him he did in fact have a regulation helmet.

1 hour ago, Somtamnication said:

Well, I hate it when they call me farang. I tell them in Thai that I actually have a name. The look on their face!

I have said before, "No, I'm not a piece of fruit."

1 hour ago, jastheace said:

i will not cop any slack for your opinion at all.

I do hope beyond the story the thought about insurance, even his home country that is about 250 CND. but hazardous pursuits such as this guy was doing would not be covered.

biggest soz to all concerned. hope recover canuck.   

I wouldn't really describe falling off a ladder as a hazardous pursuit?

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha agrees with the decision by the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) on November 27th to delay the enforcement of the ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos for six months and to allow controlled use of glyphosate, because there are still residual stocks in the possession of farmers and traders, estimated to be worth as much as 10 billion baht.

'delay the enforcement of the ban' - does this mean in reality there is now a ban, but as per normal they won't bother to enforce the law?

The other thing is, does this 'delay' while stocks are allegedly run down, at the same time prohibit the import of these chemicals, or will we be on the same merry-go-round in six months time?