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To be Number One, for road deaths.

I don't know what the situation is here but an emergency doesn't just stop and you walk out fit and well. There's usually non emergency treatment afterwards.

I don't know about Tai law but in the UK and most western countries I would assume, it would possibly be illegal. Emergency treatment in the UK is free but after that you have to pay and I've seen cases where people have been taken to court. It's not complicated really. You've had a service that you haven't paid for. Of course this is Thailand and he's a foreigner so it's probably more complicated. I suspect the police would be involved early on and they'd see a chance of some money if they played things right. Even if he doesn't have enough money now they would probably guess that he raise it somehow and they'd want their share. After that iI think he would be stopped at the airport. Then it doesn't matter what you think the law is as that will be decided by officials at the airport. He might get away with it but it's a big risk. He could try saying " Well Bob Smith said it would be ok"

I've never been to that hospital but I've visited friends in others and they weren't that bad.

The best thing about Thailand is being able to wash with the hose, in my opinion.

There's some truth in that but Thaksin was involved in that as well. During the Red Shirt protests there were several people killed by the army, many who were innocent. Thaksin said he would get justice for them. When Pheu Thai were back in power he covered for the military so he could go after Abhisit and Suthep instead.

I've got a DJI Osmo Action (original version) which has suffered a leak into the battery compartment and I need to see if it can be repaired. I'm in Mahasarakham in Isaan, but I'm guessing I'll have to look further afield. I tried DJI Phantom in Khon Kaen but they only deal with drones. Does anyone know where I might get some help?

Since the main focus of the story is about a Thai singer landing safely, had I done any research it might have been advisable to research her rather than aircraft cabin environment systems. Probably easier as well, with better pictures. I meant a heat exchanger but my brain couldn't come up with it until just after I'd posted. I tried to edit it but over the weekend I was having trouble connecting sometimes. I assumed it was connected to AN's issues that caused it to be offline earlier. I haven't watched all the video yet, but I will as it's quite interesting. My assumption, without doing research was that hot air from the engines isn't fed straight into the cabin so there must be a way using that heat from the engines to heat air within the cabin, probably using some form of heat exchanger to transfer the heat. I'm sure smoke and fumes can get into the cabin but given the danger this might cause, how often does this happen, and what is the procedure for dealing with it?

Doesn't seem as if there was an actual explosion, except in exaggeration.

'The challenge is to achieve the coveted status of 'you-clean-not-good', thereby being forbidden from doing any such cleaning' I've found if I don't do it, it doesn't get done. I think it's based on the "well it still works ok" line of thinking I see a lot here. I have tried explaining, on more than one occasion, that it takes about 2 seconds to wipe the shower tap fitting, when you've finished, to keep it clean. I then get the long "oooohhhh" sound. Does everyone else get that? I used to think that sound was the realisation of the relevance of what I was saying. I now know it's the sound of my explanation going in one ear and exiting the other so quickly that no trace of it remains. To be followed by the same procedure if I'm stupid enough to repeat it. I don't find it much of a problem here but I'm from Southampton in the south of England where the water is very hard. I think a softener or cleaning sound best.

That's very sad. Taking safety precautions increases your chances but isn't a guarantee. It wasn't on a bike but I was hit by another car when I stopped at the end of a queue, nearly 30 years ago. I don't know for sure but I think my seatbelt saved me from greater injury. I was more concerned than previously when stopping in traffic, and I was more aware of vehicles behind me as well. My back hasn't been the same since but given the force of the impact, firstly pushing me back into the seat so hard the seat bent (head restraint helped there) and then forward on impact with the car in front I think it could have been worse. As for westerners views on helmet and seatbelt wearing, maybe we value life more than Thais, or more likely, they don't think that far ahead. It's not all of them as my wife has the same view as me.

I'm not sure but I doubt smoke would get from an engine into the cabin. The cabin is sealed to maintain pressure and heating is probably achieved by heat transfer.

I'm not sure but I doubt smoke would get from an engine into the cabin. The cabin is sealed to maintain pressure and heating is probably achieved by heat transfer.

He does mention it being a challenge so I expect that is part of it. Forbidden fruit as someone else mentioned. Why do men, or women cheat on their partners? It's a challenge and the excitement of success.

I thought they claimed tap water was clean years ago.

Those guys are going to kick themselves when they find out submarines go underwater

Well the army are experienced in protest management, and maybe they're expecting flooding

I can source some oars if it helps. Are they ok for rowlocks?

Is the space at the front to enable the picture to be taken, or are they all looking at a TV with a Zoom guest?

The trouble with that is that a lot of it is down to education. Grandmother and/or Grandfather rides a bike without a helmet, and possibly without a licence and therefore insurance. Mother and father also drive without a helmet but slightly more likely to have a licence. They all take the kids on the bike in varying numbers, thereby teaching them that helmets don't matter. Unless they go on a main road they won't see police checks as there isn't enough room on the back roads for all the cones, police, table for taking fines and checking phone for hours, tent to shield from sun and enough pickups to transport it all. When they get to 10 years old, or sooner they want to ride the bike and since their parents and grandparents couldn't be bothered with laws and safety there's no reason they should be either. That's what they've been taught. Even if the parents are responsible adults. Yes I know, but I'm not talking about that many. Even in that case the child will still want to ride a motorbike at 10 because all their friends are, which puts the parents under pressure because it's not just some of their friends, it's how things are done here. If the police took it seriously they could help, but they don't. Part of that is probably because pocketing fines is part of the funding plan rather than using taxes. So it goes right up to the government. I remember a few years ago after Songkran or New Year the police in one area paid for some monks to walk along a road that had seen a lot of accidents and deaths, whilst chanting to ward off evil spirits. The guy in charge did admit that poor driving might have been an issue as well. Before I came here I think there was a transport minister who said "Thais don't need helmets as their skulls are thicker". Maybe someone can tell me if that's true. Anyway, since Thai heads don't seem to be any bigger than anyone else, a thicker skull can only mean less space inside. I nearly forgot the policeman in Mahasarakham who wouldn't fine helmetless children riding to school as they wouldn't be able to buy sweets.

What can I say? I'm a dreamer and an optimist.

The fines do need to be carefully set, and you also need follow up measures for those rich enough not to be dissuaded by the fine. The points system recently announced would fit that so long as there aren't any loopholes for those with influence of course. Other countries manage it, as they do with driving tests on the road rather than a car park with cones, so there's no reason not to do it here.

I know I've said this before, but why not get Food Panda, Grab ect to takeover. Their riders always seem to wear helmets. Either that or ask them how they do it. I suspect it's something to do with making the financial cost of not wearing a helmet, 'No helmet no job' a worthwhile incentive. That's instead of the police business model of allowing you to break the law so long as you pay a fee, and pitching that fee so people are prepared to pay it and continue doing business.

Perhaps it's a typo. It should read: No-one likes untainted goods.

Prachin Buri MP Wuttiphong Thonglour and Bangkok MP Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit have 30 days from their expulsion to find a new party, otherwise their memberships of Parliament will expire. “If no party is willing to recruit them, Thai Civilised party is willing to take them. This is because, if they cannot find a new party, their memberships of parliament will end and the Election Commission will have to spend about Bt10 million on each constituency’s by-election,” If what you say is true then the above quotes make no sense and the MFP would need to replace them as the seats belong to the party.