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Interesting. I'll give it a try as I like HP sauce on cheddar. Try a thin layer of strawberry jam sometime. That goes well with a vintage cheddar.

I have often helped newly graduated students find jobs and it is surprising how many, when they see their dream job, say something like, "I really want that job, but I want to travel to USA first. Do you think they will allow that?" My answer "NO!"

They have my wife's phone number and used it once to call us when they was a problem with the credit card. They have the number from the membership card.

That happened to me in Foodland once. 13.45 they closed the wine department. I pointed out the time and their reply was that by the time I got to the cash desk it would be 14.00. No way would they open for me.

That's probably true, but where I live I only see the old red and yellow buses daily and they emit black smoke.

I've lived here 25 years and I remember when I first came I read a headline similar to this one and for 2 or 3 days I saw on TV that the police were stopping some buses and measuring the amount of black smoke being emitted. 25 years and still the same headlines while nothing has been done. At least it will be easy to copy and paste the story again in 5, 10, 15 years

Almost every night there are 5 or more cars parked around our house. The drivers sit in them for 3 or 4 hours with the motors idling while their bosses go to have dinner meetings. Some stay longer with the record being 16 hours. 8 pm to 12 midday. That's just in our part of the soi. If this happens all over Thailand then that's a lot of unnecessary pollution.

Arrived at Suvarnabhumi , planned to stay at a hotel near Don Meaung, driven to a hotel in Lat Krabang. Quite a confusing story. Anyway, I hope she is ok.

I saw something terrible happening on the beach last night. I mean it was shocking, disgusting, the worst I have ever seen, but I am not telling anyone what I saw. It is so easy to make up stories. 😄

Are you sure? I don't think I have ever paid the fare for any form of transport after completion of service. It's always been money first. Edit: Oh, I forgot motorcycle taxis and taxis. Yes, I pay them after the ride.

Maybe there is more to the incident than has been reported.

If Thailand wants the rich tourists then safety measures have to be greatly improved. I have just read about a rich Chinese tourists who is going to sue a boat operator for endangering his family's lives at the weekend by taking them out on a boat despite bad weather warnings. The boat sank.

All these comments about "Scores". Scores is an idiomatic expression mean "many." We also say "a couple of" which doesn't always mean two. How many people say "just a minute" and take 3 or 4 minutes.

Of course it is their fault. If they weren't here that accident wouldn't have happened.

Why was he heading flat out?? I often drive past that area and there are signs at least 1 km before. Most cars start slowing down well before the toll, but he didn't. had he fallen asleep and for a few seconds?

What is "normal"? I have been in about 5 minor accidents involving mini vans or buses. I think each one involved the driver losing concentration or dosing off. I try to sit behind the driver so that I can see his eyes in the mirror and honestly, I would say 50 % (maybe more) have moments where they stare into nothing or even nod off and I have videos to prove it. I have complained several times without much effect although one driver was dismissed after several complaints and admitting that he had a night job working until 3 am and starting to drive at 7 am.

Copied and pasted text which has been used year after year after.

He is all mouth and no action. We have first hand experience, which I won't mention here.

They often come up from behind without me knowing. They don't sound their horns or anything. Just zoom past within inches of my arms.

Just saw some drunken people finishing their drinks 7 am this morning and then jumping into the cars to drive home. I won't mention whet their jobs were!

Are you using True Mobile or True Internet? Their monopoly (almost) of the communication market wouldn't be allowed in many countries. Everyone mentions 7-11 and Lotus, but what about Macro? MG cars? You are right, the CP conglomerate controls a huge portion of the Thai consumer market.

Thaksin IS the government.

Oh those pesky foreigners who have ruined Pattaya's prostitution free city reputation.

No, but a couple of cops on a motorcycle were parked near me once. The "boy" (he is probably about 15 now) came down the soi and saw them, so he u-turned and drove away. I thought about informing them, but I knew it wouldn't help.

There's a young kid on my soi in Bangkok that does this daily. No one cares.