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On 4/5/2024 at 4:51 PM, giddyup said:

New.

Could be a faulty remote, even with new batteries. Try to use a universal remote to see if it works. I always check out the cheap and easy options first and often save myself a lot of money.

Lao Khao with whatever is in the fridge.

Right now a double shot with tomato juice and Worcester sauce.

Isa velly nice.

I'm OK with technology and change if it an improvement on what it is replacing. 

In Thailand this is not the case and people use their phones to make a cashless payment.

Often very slow and tiresome.

Back in the UK on a visit , the new technology actually works and is faster. Pass your purchases over a scanner ( like the cashier ) then pay in 1 second by swiping your atm card. Too easy. 

Same on public transport. Swipe and you're done.

53 minutes ago, webfact said:

and personal items, including a bottle of DUREX lubricant.

Ah haaaaaaa ........book her Danno.

54 minutes ago, webfact said:

During questioning, Toyshubekova confessed to working under an agent named Linda,

Decided to cum clean when pressed.  Ok boys, we can wrap this one up.

53 minutes ago, ABCDBKK said:

I can't comment with experience because I don't drink, but I've only ever seen the local hardcore drinkers on a tight budget going for that stuff. 
 

What I have heard is that spirits in Thailand are generally made with the lowest quality ingredients and with fast and low cost fermentation processes.

 

I assume at some point you get what you pay for and so there is bound to be some give and take on price versus quality? 

It has a bad reputation but in my opinion as a hard core drinker it is on a plain with vodka , tequila , gin etc and all clear spirits.

Foreigners see the damage it does in Thai society and so are ready to jump on the band wagon and condemn it out of hand without any knowledge it.

Go to Russia and see the locals drinking vodka. Very similar in effects. Travel back in time to the UK when the working classes drank gin almost exclusively because beer was too expensive. 

Next Google alcohol , clear spirit vs colored spirit like scotch. Apparently,  according to science , although all spirits are toxic to a human being , clear spirits are less damaging than those with color because they contain no tannins. ( not that I give a sh*t )

You are wise not to drink. It is not an admirable or healthy habit. Even a glass of wine a day apparently does more harm than good despite people saying Mediterranean  peoples were healthier for drinking wine with meals.

For myself , I used to prefer smoking pot as a far superior  alternative  but now at 66 with a weak ticker , alcohol seems safer as no heart palpitations. 

That , plus I never ever drink anything before 6.30 pm because don't like it means that in the evening , when I am chilling , a little of what I fancy is an indulgence I enjoy.

26 minutes ago, bob smith said:

then moving onto the russian water.

Lao Khao cheaper and pretty much the same.

The stuff with the screw top ( as opposed to the blue bottle with the pull top ) has no particular  taste so mixed well with anything you like. I drink the 30 degree stuff ( a bit poof to a Thai ) but no hangover or Gerd makes it my tipple of choice and at 60 baht a bottle what's not to like.

Can't drink Thai beer because never been mad on lager plus bloats me too much.

Stick to a small bottle of the hard stuff with a little mixer.

On 3/31/2024 at 8:47 AM, Mika78 said:

 

I didn't ask for myself

Nobody ever does.

2 hours ago, Will B Good said:

The sentencing of young people both here and the UK always seems extremely lenient.....to me at least.

 

I recall a girl being kicked to death in the UK for dressing as a goth.....the lead member was 18 and got 10 years....pathetic.

 

 

Agreed. Take a life , forfeit a life.  No sympathy for cold blooded murderes.

17 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I remember when a bar fine on walking street was 500 baht. 

 

A soi 6 short time was under 1000 baht. 

 

Pattaya cops would go home at midnight. 

 

 

You mean it isn't any more ?

What is the world cumming to.

On the subject of televisions , our local BigC is selling off old stock Aconactic models. 40 inch smart TV for 5900. Tempted to get one for the bedroom.

But as others noted, 500 baht worth of groceries used to be heavy. Not any more.

8 hours ago, Martin71 said:

 

Genuine book saw it in a bookshop in Swampy... damn near messed my britches...

Had you actually messed your britches you would have saved money on the essential ingredient. 

5 hours ago, Yagoda said:

My kid did Cooking with Poo down in the Khlong Toey market 

Cooking with Poo ?

That is way beyond exotic.

Well, at least they are giving mulling a rest.  Grateful for small mercies.

On 3/30/2024 at 8:47 AM, 300sd said:

The silent majority of Muslims stay silent instead of rooting out this evil.

The silent majority were not so silent on October the 7th.

I suppose a god fearing suicide bomber or knife nutter imagines a benevolant  Allah smiling down on his antics and fully expects that he will soon be in bed with a bevy of virgins for his virtuous deeds.

On 7/20/2023 at 1:08 PM, Kwasaki said:

Well you swapped it for National Parks,  waterfalls, jungle and forest hills. ????

I understand what he means. Walking in 38 degrees heat  with a lot of humidity is not the same as walking in 15 degrees with fresh air. In addition , there are nearly always nice walks locally or a country park. No need to drive to get to a national park and then have to pay the foreigners price to enter. Walking miles and miles is the only thing I miss about the UK. That and a hell of a lot better choice of beer.

But would I choose to live there ?   Obviously not.

Can't have everything I guess.