Denim

March 6

Ah well, soon be in a classroom with his students , living the life and going places.

March 6

I tend to agree with Gustavo Petro ,

“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.”

If people were truly serious about saving the planet then focusing on improving public transport would be better than getting everyone into an automatic electric vehicles .

March 5

12 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Oh, didnt know that was a thing, and what type is it?

The type that are happy enough here and don't have any serious issues with the things mentioned.

Agree with Moonlover. Those living a chilled out life away from the tourist areas don't seem to complain as much as the bar stool brigade.

March 5

Miserable people are not fussy where they pursue their hobby, they can be successfully miserable wherever they hang their hat.

March 5

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

So iw was fabricated in the first place?

Looks that way. She was blocking route one to the trough of plenty.

But those that wanted her out of the way have now had a good feed and are content to sleep it off. The means served the end.

March 4

Now , we just need one or two more falangs behaving badly for the media and we will hear the PM proposing that Thailand can be the hub of the groveling apology.

March 4

5 hours ago, vinny41 said:

Expensive coffee Brit pays B18K compensation for medical expenses

https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_812197

ฝรั่งไหว้สวย ( the falang wais beautifuly )

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The Thais love a bit of sarcasm as much as anyone. They used the same phrase with the Swiss guys visit to the cop shop.

The officers on duty certainly found it amusing.

March 3

I give in. How do you resist temptation ? It's got me beat.

March 3

Bye Ek. Nout so queer as folk.

March 3

On 2/27/2024 at 6:50 PM, Ironman1958 said:

Hey Thailand!

You keep saying you want MORE people to visit!

This IS NOT the way to do that

It's called Thainess. Whenever there is a shortage of tourists , jack the price up for those that do come and the financial status quo is maintained.

That's their strange theory .

March 3

If you come from a country where traffic drives on the right it's easy to forget to look to the right when crossing a Thai road.

That said , I hope they can somehow trace the pick up driver using CCTV and bring him do justice.

March 1

Thailand, the hub of volte face.

February 28

Clear those resorts , get those poppies planted

February 28

Halal meat hub ? That's a cut throat business for sure.

February 27

6 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Ah, so you found an easy solution !

February 27

Brilliant idea.

This will stop drinkers in their tracks. Alcohol sales will surely plummet. The Boon Rawd family will be out on its ear within a year.

February 27

Without naming names , is this a Chinese , Japanese or Korean air conditioner ?

MIL bought a Chinese unit last year. At first it also made more vibration noise at some speeds. After about a month of this it settled down and the noise stopped occurring.

Other than that she is very happy. Cooler than our 9 year old Mitsubishi according to my wife.

February 26

OP, why did your doctor take you off the omeprazole ?

I also take this and find it very effective. However, I try to get by on taking one tablet every other day rather than daily. Mostly works out OK. If I get any reflux, rather than increasing the dosage I just chew on 2 Antacil tablets which bridge the gap if and when necessary.

February 25

On 1/18/2024 at 5:10 PM, kingstonkid said:

I know that there are a lot of guided tours from BKK.

I am wondering if it is better to take them or to travel on my own. I want to see the military sites as well as have a nice weekend away.

Any assistance would be greatfully appreciated

If you have your own car it is the best way to go. If not hire one for a few days. You won't regret it. Withot wheels some of the places will be time consuming to get to and away from. With your own transport you can easily see a whole lot more.

February 23

Totally different experience. Our house was built 8 years ago and we started off with round fluorescence lights.

OK but not very bright. Our electrician advised we change to the round LED lights as use less power and a bit brighter.

Only 1 out 4 has died in 4 years of use plus I like the fact no starter is needed so no flickering. Also cooler than fluorescent light.

February 22

None. On our occasional visits to Bangkok we are mostly based on a main road so just flag down a passing taxi. If not on a main road there is usually a passing ' WIN ' to get you to the ' bahg soi ' if too far to walk

On 2/17/2024 at 12:28 PM, retarius said:

Not used any. When I need a taxi which is rarely, I hail a meter cab.

Same here. Don't go to Bangkok often but when we do just flag down a passing cab. Never an issue ( in the daytime at least ) On the one or two occasions when our hotel is off the main drag there is usually a WIN service up and down the soi. Never thought about using one of the above services since the need has never arisen. If the wife is not with me tend to take a bus or train , the latter option also avoids traffic jams.

February 21

Nurse Campbell......the ultimate clot.

Facebook...new testement, wiki old testement.

Science at its best.

February 21

8 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

This is a joke?

It's illegal for foreigners to be farming as work here.

What visas are they here on, if they are below retirement age?

How can they own the land they are farming?

How have they registered the house in their name?

They think it is so isolated to be 30 minuites from the city, lol

Also, they dug the well by themselves..haha, with shovels?

I am detecting a wee bit of outrage so far

But seriously , foreigners building a house in Thailand is not exactly something new.

February 21

8 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Millions of Chinese and Russians. How lovely. Thailand used to be so nice.

Still is is you choose not to live in a tourist ghetto. I would much rather all the Chinese and Russians were concentrated in a small as area possible than spread out evenly throughout the country. I have yet to see a Russian , Indian or Chinese tourist.

February 20

1 minute ago, riclag said:

What the title to that song?

The Lumberjack song. Monty Python.

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