thaibeachlovers

NZ is IMO a nanny state. He may not have realised that Thailand is not.

Is that their idea of a joke? It'll only make pedestrians more at risk if they don't know that drivers don't stop for pedestrians on crossings. The only time crossings worked in Pattaya to my knowledge was the time a cop went out and stopped the traffic for me to cross. Even the traffic lights didn't work ( long ago now ), which is probably why they turned them off.

If they could afford an agent they wouldn't be overstayers.

What on earth are you on about? Many criminals are not sent to jail. Some are fined, but STILL CRIMINALS. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/criminal Definitions of criminal noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Quote from the linked article. The New Zealander had then opened the train door to snap some good shots of the scenery but in doing so somehow slipped and fell to the ground. So not the fault of Thai railways then.

So what if I am? Bye

You make excellent points, especially about the electronic garbage young people like. I don't care that they play it for themselves, but they insist on playing it so loudly that an entire community are forced to listen to it against their will. Other things I don't like about the young generation in this brave new world of ours is that some have no respect for the cops, because they know the cops can't do anything about them other than taking them home to their uncaring parents after their most recent ram raiding escapade.

A million for that class is normal. If one can't afford it they shouldn't be even thinking about marrying one of them. I suspect it's to get rid of the male gold diggers.

Why? They are not your responsibility. If they choose to drink too much and die as a result that's on them. If it's a worry for anyone just don't have a party- problem solved.

I wonder if anyone that actually gave the money to the parents asked for it to be returned when she turned out to be a dud and he wanted to give her back?

Perhaps the only hope for the environment then is perpetual lockdown. I'm constantly amused that despite the claims of climate warriors in prior times, NONE have come out to say that the end of air travel for recreation/ meetings/ leisure/ holidays is a good thing.

Hurricanes, drought etc have always happened, always will. The only difference now as compared to centuries past is that we have overpopulated the planet to the extent that ANY natural event impacts many millions more. Stop building in fire zones, flood plains and the coast and many problems will be eliminated.

If you don't know what the dream is in relation to LOS, one wonders why you are posting nonsense at all on that subject.

Actually, since 1945 when the first atom bomb was proven to work. It may not happen now, or next year, but eventually it will happen, IMO. Dr Strangelove lives on in the War Room. However, the only debate now, IMO, is whether humankind is so rotten that the ending of homo sapiens will be a good idea, or not.

All of which was excellent. Limited tv means one actually does something as opposed to lying back and being done to. A generation of obese children show the folly of tv/ internet use. But for the subtle seduction of tv/ internet the worthwhile things I could have done instead! One should always remember that ( other than porn ), most of tv/ internet is ( IMO ) pixelated garbage. Paper books are wonderful. The invention of the printing press enabled the advancement of humanity ( perhaps it wasn't such a good idea after all ). I'll never read a book composed of pixels. I don't mind paying an author for their craft. Stealing has never been easier since the advent of the internet.

Land for generations- wealthy beyond imagining. Land is the only thing that is actually worth anything. Can't eat gold, can't live in crypto currency, etc. Land, preferably with a livable cave will be the most valuable thing on the planet when it all turns to <deleted>, provided one can keep it from the feral mob by use of lethal weapons. Livin' the life in the dystopian future.

Deflecting?

Speaking of "twisting"....................................

Indeed there are and the people of the world are grateful for that. Not starting wars is a very good thing, so perhaps some should remember that Trump did at least one good thing in his time.

there is a difference between what is viewed as questionable behavior and what is chargeable as criminal conduct. If wishin' and hopin' were facts, Trump would have been in jail years ago. The recently ended and not missed committee were IMO just political theatre by Democrats, and their "recommendation" could have been written on day one. IMO it will end up with all the other attacks in the dustbin of history.

Likely they remember what happened when Reagan agreed to a plan. Once fooled and all that.

Hmmmm. It'd be hard to ignore that a few others in the US congress are also a "nut job" to use your words. I guess it all depends on which side one supports as to just who is a "nut job" though.

Cold probably never killed anyone unless they couldn't dress for it. I suspect they are no worse off than we were when I was a child and it was generally colder back then. I haven't seen a frost like was normal then for many years.

I'm pretty sure it's the same in the UK. Three generations of unemployed in some places.

You are making me homesick for Antarctica! I spent a year there- best year of my life. I guess that oil hadn't been invented then as we always had to plug in the vehicles or leave them running.