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I would think lions trump pit bulls as a burgler deterant.Eaten not bitten. But allowing people to keep these animals as pets on a private property ? No, you have to draw the line somewhere.

We are seeing the Dark Side of the Loon

So did ' secret squirrel ' Good riddence too.

And try to time your visit wisely to avoid

Oh well. Rishi wanted to be the captain of his ship so bad that he forgot to look out of the window and see it was heading full speed onto the rocks. This left him in the ignominious position of being Captain when the crunch came. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Oh well. At least his exit comes just before the school hols so he can get away with the family after all.

It's an easy drive and on the way back we used to stay at various beaches near Rayong. Laem Sadet and ChaoLao are nice with great sunsets into the sea. Easy if you own a car.

I don't really like beer much except maybe when eating out. But I have to say I tried Tawandeng Rose and up until now it is the only beer I have ever drunk that I felt compelled to pour down the sink after a mouthful. Horrible. How they can even call it beer beats me when it's nearest relative is SPY wine cooler ....equally grim IMO.

When you off to the Philippines Bob or has that been shelved. How you getting on without beer ? As for the topic, everything changes , nothing stays the same and the change is usually for the worse. Just too many people A long time ago I accidently got stuck in Cairo for a few nights. So....I went to the Pyramids. Went inside the Great Pyramid and had the whole place to myself except for two kids going the other way. Saw a youtube tour of the place last night. Scores of people going in and out yacking their heads off. My outstanding memory of the kings chamber is the smell of stale piss. Too many people traveling. Now I feel a Gamma Globin fit coming on :

Just the once. I was visiting friends in Pattaya and we went to eat at Lengis. I had a bad cold and sore throat and did not want any ice in my beer. The waiter came and was about to put ice in my glass. I held up my hand to stop him. ' My ow nam keng , my ow nam keng , MY OW NAM F>>>>>G KENG. He just smiled and filled the glass with ice , smiling all the time . He started to pour, I covered the glass with my hand. He just kept smiling and poured beer on my hand. Talk about thick. He quickly stopped and looked non plussed. I grabbed a fresh glass and the beer from his hand and poured my own. He must have been Burmese and only had one Thai word in his vocabulary. Nam keng.

There is a bit in the BP about how China is surging ahead in the production of life like sex dolls with AI build in. Gonna be hard for the locals to compete about 5 years from now.

Well, maybe the pile of brown envelopes is now so high they can't see over the top of it.

I don't send Birthday Cards from Thaland now. No need. I use Moonpig : https://www.moonpig.com/uk/ Log into their site, select a card from their wide selection or design your own. You can write any message you like inside. They then print it off and send it from the UK to be delivered on the date you choose. Used many times and always works flawlessly. Very cheap . My mum always likes the personalized cards I send , usually with a picture of her on the front on one of her holidays to Thailand.

What ??? No free car and 2000 pound voucher for IKEA. After all they have suffered. Shame on Labor.

Whatever the reason , we should all truly be thankful that America came to Europe's aid......for the second time. Their young men died helping to preserve our freedoms . I respect their sacrifice and would never belittle their decisive contribution.

Fortunately for Europe . Had it not been attacked and not come to our aid the outcome would have been bad for Europe and especially Russia.

A bit like seeing a thug grab an old ladies handbag. None of anyones business except the participants. When the shooting starts it has gone beyond a dispute. When World War 2 broke out the popular sentiment in America was to not get involved but to let Europe sort out its own land disputes. Pearl Harbour changed that mind set. One can only speculate what would have happened had America sat on its hands. The world would be a different place now.

Perhaps a better poll would be ' Who do you want to win ? Russia or Ukraine ? Win for Ukraine would be it gets back it's territory Win for Russia is it gets everything it has taken plus assurance Ukraine won't join Nato. It does seem that a lot of posters actually want Russia to win.

Chicken or pork adobo Philippines equivalent of pad grapow in as much as it is very popular and easy to make. My wife really likes it. Plenty of recipes on YouTube. One important tip. Ignore the tutorials and add the vinegar last a little at a time. Taste after each teaspoon full. Too much and the whole dish is ruined. Apart from that...very easy. Oh, and Thai vinegar is OK. Does not need to be English vinegar. Adding cubed potatoes also good.

Let her handle your wedding tackle first. If this works out OK you can progress to second base and try a bit of tentative kissing. Save holding hands until last. It will be well worth the wait.

The ones that turn a blind eye are likely doing the same with their Thai gik. As long as you are OK with this no problem. But if not can be a big headache later when the gik has ideas about bumping you off. This has happened here. I even knew a wealthy bloke who liked to visit Pat Pong and play the field. His wife said she had to visit sick mum in Udon. Had to stay there and look after her. This bloke opted to believe her and stay in Bangkok. 4 months later he went to check up on her. She was living with her younger more handsome Thai partner. Nothing wrong with mum. For some strange reason he was miffed about this ? Go figure ?

Russia appears to be placing military facilities near civilian areas in Crimea to deter Ukrainian strikes, experts say Thibault Spirlet Updated Mon, June 24, 2024 at 7:57 PM GMT+7·2 min read 54 Russia appears to be placing military facilities near civilian areas in Crimea to deter Ukrainian strikes, experts say Russia accused Ukraine of injuring civilians in an ATACMS attack on Crimea on Sunday. Russia is likely placing military facilities near civilians to deter Ukrainian strikes, experts say. Sevastopol's governor said four people were killed and 82 hospitalized as a result of the attack. Russia is likely placing military facilities near civilian areas in Crimea to try to deter further Ukrainian strikes, military analysts said. The influential Institute for the Study of War reached the conclusion in an assessment on Sunday, citing a reported strike against Sevastopol, where Russia has its Black Sea Fleet headquarters. On Sunday, Russia's Ministry of Defence accused Ukraine of launching five American-made MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, also known as ATACMS, with cluster warheads on civilian infrastructure in Sevastopol. Four ATACMS were shot down, it said, but the impact from a Russian air-defense interceptor caused one to deviate from its trajectory and its warhead to explode midair over the city. Fragments of cluster munitions injured more than 20 civilians, including children, it said, adding that the US was partly to blame. In a Telegram post on Sunday, Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russia-installed governor of Sevastopol, said four people were killed, 151 sought medical help, and 82 were hospitalized as of 9 p.m. local time. Russian and Ukrainian sources appeared to confirm the missile strike, with some claiming cluster munitions landed near civilians. Ukrainian state broadcaster Suspilne said its sources heard explosions in the city of Yevpatoria. Crimean Wind, a pro-Ukrainian group that monitors information in Crimea, posted footage that it said showed explosions in Yevpatoria and near Vytine. Meanwhile, one Russian source claimed the attack hit the village of Lyubimovka, only kilometers away from beaches popular with vacationers and locals. Placing potential military targets near civilian infrastructure is a strategy Russia has leveraged in the past, with the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and schools in occupied Ukraine used to shield Russian military equipment, the ISW reported. However, in doing so, Russia is likely breaking its own International Humanitarian Law, which says that military command must refrain from placing military targets close to or in highly populated areas. Neither the ISW nor Business Insider could independently verify if Ukrainian forces used missiles armed with cluster munitions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Earlier this month, the ISW said that Ukraine's sustained attacks against Russian air defenses in Crimea could make the peninsula untenable as a military staging ground. https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-puts-military-near-civilians-crimea-deter-ukraine-strikes-isw-2024-6

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-appears-placing-military-facilities-113859834.html On Sunday, Russia's Ministry of Defence accused Ukraine of launching five American-made MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, also known as ATACMS, with cluster warheads on civilian infrastructure in Sevastopol. Four ATACMS were shot down, it said, but the impact from a Russian air-defense interceptor caused one to deviate from its trajectory and its warhead to explode midair over the city. Fragments of cluster munitions injured more than 20 civilians, including children, it said, adding that the US was partly to blame.

Invading neighboring countries and targeting civilian infrastructure. Yea , we know.

I am willing to offer my services as a teaching assistant if you proceed. RE your previous comment about highly qualified people often making bad teachers . Totally agree. At the school I worked at donkeys years ago the best teachers were often those who had been in Thailand a long time , spoke Thai well and knew the Thai mindset and how to deal with it. Back in the UK my brother in law with a degree in computer something or other and a lot of first hand experience setting up computers for different corperate companies took a stop gap job and a local college to teach computer studies. He was enthusiastic about it. I bet him a tenner he would hate it and not last long. He was sacked after one term , breathed a sigh of relief and gave me my tenner.

Not exactly ' come dancing ' material.