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And how do YOU know this particular nugget of information?

Why do you believe that the grandmother would need to build up a defence?

I think that Tacobell may need some more and bigger wings.

There were 2 sides involved in Brexit, the UK and the EU. It was/is obvious that the EU would make it as hard as possible for the UK to leave to deter other countries from doing the same.

Where I live in rural Kamphaeng Phet the nearest railway station is 130km away down in Nakhon Sawan. 3 bus rides away. The next nearest would be Pichet, about 160 km and then Phitsanulok 180 km away. The roads in general are pretty good There is NO local transport from my village, next to the Mae Wong national park to the big village 6km away. You can get a national bus to Bangkok 4 times a day, or take a baht bus 60 km to Kamphaeng Phet. Whilst most of the houses are now on a main water supply the farmland is mostly rainfed. Sewage disposal is a matter of calling for the honey truck every so often. We do get a garbage collection once a week from the big village but where they dispose it I have no idea. I found an interesting link here where you can compare provinces, population and income in Thailand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thai_provinces_by_GPP @nigelforbes My apologies as I replied to @Old Croc before I saw your post.

Do you have anything that says different?

It would depend on how much other traffic was around. If it was a 2 way street and someone wanted to overtake her with somebody coming the other way, she might not have had that one metre, especially if the baht bus was "edging out". She may well have been either looking in the mirror or behind her and the baht bus may just have pulled out too far. If there was another vehicle behind him, he may not have been able to back up. All this is just theory with no actual knowledge and no CCTV back up.

You might well be correct, but the news that I read says at least 50% of the Chinese people currently have Covid in one form or another. I don't believe that 50% of the population in China are old, fat and unhealthy.

Could he be correct? After all, so many stories that I read about Phuket, is that it is a gimme gimme island that always wants more from the government, but never seems to pass any profits back.

Perhaps the baht bus driver was edging out and the lady on the scooter had nowhere else to go. Not being at the scene and having no idea of what really happened, IMO the baht bus driver, having admitted that he was "edging out" would seem to be the culprit

Would this be appropriate in the circumstances? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTuQ&ab_channel=MontyPython

Kumar Mashid would have done a lot better to have actually found out who DID put that fuse box in and go on from there.

Now why would you wonder that? Did you read the OP? quote " A 55 year old lady called Anongnak Pannon was sleeping soundly with her three year old granddaughter who she had cared for since birth. She was suddenly awoken at 4 am by her son Ronnachai Pannon, 27, who told her a water pipe had burst in the bathroom. She went to look and found that was not the case."

You don't like facts or links being posted? Or do you only like what you post. I answered your question. yet you don't like my response.

quote from the OP "grandmother had told them (the police) that Ronnachai had been on a New Year binge and had not slept for days. She believed he might have been taking drugs as well as consuming booze." How did you make the jump from the OP comment into finding excuses for his behaviour? I certainly didn't read it that way, and I don't think many other people would either.

Have you ever considered doing a little research before you post rubbish like this. https://veteranlife.com/lifestyle/prince-harry-military/#:~:text=Harry served two tours in,joined the Blues and Royals. Did you ever volunteer to join the military and fight for your country? Have you ever done anything for your country and not for yourself?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne#:~:text=King Charles III is the,her younger brother%2C Prince Louis. King Charles III is the sovereign; his heir apparent is his elder son, William, Prince of Wales. William's eldest child, Prince George, is second in line, followed by George's younger sister, Princess Charlotte, before her younger brother, Prince Louis. Fifth in line is Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of the King; sixth is Harry's elder child, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. To answer your question, Harry sits at #5 in the line of succession.

Thank you for the information, links and photos. They are excellent.

I had not realised that the thread is nearly 10 years old I think that the only way now would be to build a cofferdam around the ship, pump it out and keep pumping 24/7. Then I suspect the hull would need to be rebuilt from the keel up. Far to expensive unless teh RTN is willing to throw tens of millions of baht at it. I am not sure if it was made of Canadian timber or steel. If it is steel it may well be hard to rebuild as there will be little structural steel left to weld to.

quote from the OP "“His management style is good and modern,” Dr Stithorn Thananithichot, director for Innovation for Democracy at the King Prajadhipok’s Institute, said of the city governor." Just who is Dr Stithorn Thananithichot, and what does he actually do for a living? A director for Innovation for Democracy at the King Prajadhipok’s Institute, is his title but what does he actually do? Certainly nothing for the people of Bangkok, unlike Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt who actually goes out and meets the people, listens to them, and then does his best to fix their problems.

So does Makro especially in bulk packs.

I found this Photo of HMS Minstrel on this website. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=HMS+Minstrel&sxsrf=ALiCzsZ9mSV89Qu1DHGFBU9s-40n_udHiQ:1672743496469&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&vet=1&fir=lZrYqpNbpKN7yM%2CZTykxDxH-0IH_M%2C_%3BnXswizN34M1_SM%2C0qfdNI4Px0RH2M%2C_%3Bpz_HrobGYNOHhM%2Cun_Cb-Cml9UOYM%2C_%3BOM5v0PvjZ4vKdM%2Co37wzDLpXCM8eM%2C_%3Bmax_Pp67NDdNHM%2C_G4zFcx0dpB0nM%2C_&usg=AI4_-kTaXkyo9wpAcIid-KYCnV5Xc0RFZg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil7KCPn6v8AhXpIbcAHbJgCIoQ_h16BAhQEAE#imgrc=nXswizN34M1_SM

You are not even debating. Quote "The weapons system can be simulated in a simulator just as can be the flying itself. That keeps the hardware and software away from the Chinese which is why the Thais offered to buy it without weapons. The weapon systems could be retrofitted in a heartbeat." Nothing can be retro fitted in a heartbeat. To start with the aircraft will need to be returned to the factory in the USA. How will they get there? The ferry range of an F35b is about 900 miles without external fuel tanks. The RTAF does NOT have any air refuelling tankers so, they will have to rely on another country, probably the USA to get them back The alternative is to dismantle the aircraft and then fly them back in another aircraft. Will the fit in a Hercules? I have no idea but that is the largest aircraft that the RTAF have. Having returned to the factory they will then need to be slotted in somewhere in the production line for the retrofit when it is available. Eventually they will be returned to service but that will cost a lot more as it won't be in the original contract. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7990022#:~:text=Fighter af...-,There is a difference between combat radius and ferry range,35Bs fly without external tanks. Now where will this wonderful simulator be situated and who will own it? If it does not belong to Thailand then Thailand will have to send the pilots to wherever it is and book the time to use it. If it does belong to Thailand they will have to buy it and pay for the people to be trained to operate and maintain it Where then will it be situated? In the USA or in Thailand? Is there a contract to buy, rent or hire the use of it? There is NO justification at all for buying only two weaponless aircraft let alone the extra cost and manpower required. I do research my subject and I supply the links, in this case about the purchase of only two F35 aircraft, pointing out very carefully the cost and pitfalls of that purchase. You on the other hand have no conception of the extra costs entailed by Thailand and cannot even come up with any sensible arguments in favour of the purchase other than they can be refitted in a heartbeat. Any aircraft designed o be stealthy and as an air to air combat fighteris useless without any weapons system. You were correct in one sense when you quote Phoenix Rising who you said "You are not even debating." The thing that you got wrong it that it is not him, not me or anyone else who is not even debating, it is YOU. You have dug yourself into a deep hole and refuse to be helped out of it. I have only two things left to say. 1 I am glad that you have nothing to do with any military purchases in Thailand 2 On ignore

If you don't have any weapon system and the aircrew trained to use it then the aircraft is of no use at all, so why would you waste money buying it?

No they don't. If the contract specifies ONLY the purchase of two aircraft, without weapons systems, that is what they will get. OTOH if they wish to purchase a training package and a spares package, then they have to specify what they want, and those packages will be in separate contracts. If you don't need to see the contracts then perhaps you are making assumptions that are not correct.