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Likely that any without a wife or kids will try to surrender / defect at the first opportunity. Only those with loved ones left behind would want to go back.

Nothing to worry about. Just the new SST on trial. ( Smurf Screening Test if you missed the thread on it )

Interesting video on why Siberians are not happy fighting Putins war.

I actually believe they don't think at all , ever. They just do things and it catches up with them.

Definately not. Tried with a cheap 100 baht pointer right in their eyes.....nothing. In the end we just killed them all.....sorted.....until a new lot turn up.

In a perfect world yes. I was speaking to an old guy in the village and he asked me who had built the house. I told and he appeared to approve. He then told me his own experience with another builder who is , I believe ' now the village headman. He said that this builder did not supervise the construction enough with the result that his minions did not put enough rebar in one of the kangs ( wall supporting foundations ) with the result that once the wall was on it it cracked and the wall on it cracked with it. Builder said it was not his fault just stupid employee. Most of the village workers are not trained builders. They are just day laborours. The builder you hire has the job of assembling a team of workers. He is supposed to be the one with the knowledge and should be the site foreman but they are often not upto the mark. I think most people having a house built these days can swat up on the internet and learn from the experience of others how things should be done. There are dedicated Thai websites where you can go for advice on everything these days plus a zillion youtube videos on the subject. The advantage of having a home built is that you can have it where you want. Away from things you don't like. If you buy something on a modern estate the house might be fine but it is a real lottery as to who you will get as neighbors. If you are single with no intention of ever getting in a permanent relationship then renting is the simple option. If on the other hand you are married and your wife has a nice bit of land then at least she will have a home if you should die first. Golden rule is don't do anything if you can't afford to walk away from it. That is , don't put your life savings into it or burn your bridges .

Not at all. You don't need to know anything to make sure a window is in the right place or the right tiles go to the right room or that a wall is built to the correct height.

Can you get your mate to invent something round with spokes on it. If rubber can be put around the rim and filled with air even better. I think there would be a great demand for something like this if he can do it

Some friend Jun turned out to be. Deserves a thorough drubbing IMO.

Some people have strange looking faces then. Do you do finger massagers by any chance ? Asking for a friend with arthritis.

For some reason , with regards to the middle east and surrounding arab nations , there has been a mindset that if a bad regime can be crowbarred out of existance then something much better will surely fill the void since nature abhors a vacuum. As history has shown , This has not always proven to be the case. With regards to the OP , a bit one sided IMO. A regime change in both countries would be a better plan for peace if only there were enough moderates to fill the void As for The Telegraph , if David Efune succeeds in his bid to buy it then for sure the editorial will be even more pro Israel. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/07/telegraph-takeover-concern-in-newsroom-over-dovid-efune-new-york-sun-talks

You cannot leave the construction of your home to any builder . You absolutely HAVE TO BE THERE EVERY DAY to oversee the project and make sure you are getting what you paid for and that no corners are being cut. It can be tedious but it is the best way to guarentee you get what you want. Some of the idiotic things our builders tried to do beggar belief because the foreman was more intent on his newspaper than supervising the workers. Had I not been there to supervise it would have ended badly.

Like I said , slim and good. At 67 , I'm the one on the slippery slope.

Love , friendship and mutual respect. People say we both look good for our age , slim and healthy. My wifes smile always was , still is and always will be beautiful.

Makes you wonder how these people can hold it together long enough to even get here ? Get a passport , buy a ticket , get to the airport , pass through security , sit 10 hours on a plane , get off and pass through immigration check , make their way into the city , check into a hotel and then.....and only then, after all that effort .......go bananas ?? Why did they want to come here ? What did they think they would do here ?

Oh well , that's ok then . Carry on .

Is that a typo ? Should be .....leaving lingerie questions.

Any parties in the coalition government should also face the same dissolution since by joining with Phue Thai they are complicit in any guilt. ( bye bye Prawit et al ) So who does that leave running the country ? The opposition ? Step up the Peoples Party , your time has come

Who knows. but It all adds to the excitement . Meanwhile , all the consulates are getting some signs professionaly made up : We regret to inform applicants that our computers are currently down and we will not be processing online applications for evisas until next Friday. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

The most important thing from their point of view is that they will still keep their jobs and collect their salaries. Means more time sitting in a corner playing with their phones . Great system for them. Meanwhile , their erstwhile customers will have to pound the pavement looking for an internet cafe to file their application. Great fun .

Very good summary of the war from the start until now including the staggering statistics of both sides losses to date..

Why why why Mr Anderson. why do they persist ?

Thats good. I was in Big C the other day and there was a world wide internet crash. Only cash payments were being taken on that day. A lot of people with full trolleys had to go home empty handed. Putting everything online is fine ......... until there is a glitch. May not happen often but if and when it does then it causes a big nightmare. With hackers and scammers getting smarter I still prefer face to face encounters. As an aside , I almost never use my credit card in Thailand except for big purches. Nonethless hackers / scammers somehow got hold of my cc details and went on a one day shopping spree BACK IN THE UK !!! When I got my online bank statement there were purchases for 150 pounds at a Tesco outlet in north London ? I immediately contacted the bank security who at first were reluctant to believe me. It was only when I proved I was in Thailand with my credit card that I was refunded. Paranoid much ? Guilty . But with science fiction often becoming fact I would hardly be surprised to see a Terminator coming up the soi looking for Sarah Conner.

Big assumption.