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spidermike007

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  1. Shows perfectly how Americans are slaves to Saudis till oil and coal are replaced by renewable energy but don't tell that to general public.

    Recently - American petroleum companies and drillers had to drastically cut back on drilling, pumping and processing due to the low oil price ... The U.S. does not import much Saudi oil ... just an Urban Myth. The U.S. imports most the needed oil not met by domestic from Canada and Mexico and it has been that way for years. 'Ya really have to keep up if you are going to make snappy comments.

    Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in January 2016 show that two countries, Canada and Saudi Arabia, exported more than one million barrels per day to the United States. ....The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for January were Canada (3,446 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,054 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (650 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (630 thousand barrels per day), and Colombia (463 thousand barrels per day). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Ecuador (334 thousand barrels per day), Iraq (252 thousand barrels per day), Kuwait (205 thousand barrels per day), Angola (166 thousand barrels per day), and Brazil (163 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 7,675 thousand barrels per day in January, which was a decrease of 226 thousand barrels per day from imports during December 2015.

    http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/imports/companylevel/

    Nothing like real facts to sully a diatribe. Thanks. Good information.

  2. When Oak Shinawatra was caught carrying papers into an exam the Deputy Director of Ramkamheng Uni dismissed it as no big deal.

    There was an outcry about cheating and how it was condoned but nothing happened and the issue, all aspects, died a very quick death.

    On a personal note, at the last school I worked at I warned two students about talking during an exam and indicated they would be removed if they continued.

    They complained to the dept head claiming they were only talking about ' personal things ' which she accepted and said was ok so surprise, surprise I was warned not to be so strict in future.

    That's nothing. I caught a whole class studying the answers to a final that was listed in numerical order the same as the final. When I asked them where they got those answers they told me their Thai teacher gave it to them. It was her final test. When I reported it with the proof, I was told they would investigate. Later, they called me into their office and told me it was OK. They then proceeded to tell me I did the same when I reviewed using questions related to the final. Even though I never used test questions and never allowed my students to write it down, and certainly never reviewed in the same order as my test questions were. Studying for a final and reviewing is not the same as memorizing their answers that their Thai teacher gave out in a list.

    I am told by teacher friends of mine, that it is very difficult to fail a bad student. The loss of face is too great. How sad. How weak. How pathetic. How utterly broke the Thai educational system is.

  3. this tread is a year old and this area is changing fast.

    all the property along the coast between HH and PKK is filling in with resort hotels or very expensive beach front homes.

    very quite in PKK. I live in HH and ride my big bike down the coast. Great place to sit and stare out at the gulf or hike up to a temple.

    good seafood restaurants. nice cheap hotels. no traffic compared to HH. not much to do at night except eat. night market.

    if you have seen one small town in Thailand you have seen downtown PKK. Just a really nice beach front.

    PKK is not a party town at all. But I could see a small bar complex going in one day.

    That will never happen. The authorities, who control the entire province, including HH, have decided that they will continue supporting the nightlife in HH, and will keep PKK as a delightful, family town. That is why the nightlife in HH is remaining pretty good, while it is declining rapidly in places like Samui, Phuket, and Chiang Mai.

    Nobody wants bars in PKK. It would erode the lifestyle overnight, by attracting the drunk punters. As of now, they stay away, as there is no attraction for them. And many who live there realize the town is a lot more than a pretty beach. It represents one of the highest quality of life, to be found anywhere in Thailand.

  4. It addition to breaking the law themselves, this is nothing short of police harrassment. Why don't the police go stop real criminals: drunk drivers, marauding youths on motorcycles brandishing weapons, drug dealers, and the list goes on.

    Strange there has been no crackdown on the "night spots." Oh wait!!! Most are owned and/or controlled by certain members society and of course promote traditional Thai culture and values.

    Pathetic hypocrites.

    Because that would require real police work, something they absolutely refuse to do, on any level. The window dressing, collection crew simply goes around with uniforms to give the appearance of being official.

  5. The most charming aspect of Buddhists character I see, on a daily basis, is how anchored most Thai people are in the present moment. It does not seem like they are dwelling on the past much, nor dreaming about the future. They genuinely seem to savor each moment, and where I come from, that is an astonishing thing to witness.

  6. The only people who are offended by the word farang are people with very, very thin skin. As they say, water off a ducks back. Why allow yourself to get offended over something so small and so irrelevant? Who cares? What difference does it make? Yes, granted when they know you, calling you farang is just plain stupid and rude. But, otherwise?

  7. Yes. If it is heated or cooked, which it most likely is, some oils turn to saturated fats. Best to stay away from all palm oil as it is very toxic to the body. Same goes with soybean oil, the primary oil used in the cooking of food in thailand. Cottonseed is horrific. Canola is slightly better, but I still avoid it. It is very cheap so manufacturers like to use it. From what I hear it is fairly toxic too, when cooked. Best to use only rice bran and olive oil for cooking at home. Both are nutritious and both have hardly any saturated fat even when cooked at high temperatures. Rice bran oil is inexpensive, and found in any good supermarket. I tend to avoid store bought products with the poor quality oils. Seems that the frequent use of these poor oils is just inviting coronary, arterial and other health problems.

  8. This is a hysterical post. Just another in a continuing series of rants, by a small man who is very funny, without even making an attempt at humor. Does he not even realize that there is no traffic safety enforcement, within the entire country? So, how do you target repeat offenders, when there was no citation to begin with?

    When was the last time you heard of anyone getting a ticket for speeding, reckless driving, driving without a drivers license, DUI, etc? When? It hardly ever happens. Since the police do not care one iota about public safety, they spend their time only collecting mordida. That is it. No regard for public safety. Zip, nunca, nada, yente, zero, nothing.

  9. The recent TAT focus on Chinese tourists is going to turn out to be a mega disaster of epic proportions. And the disaster known as Prayuth is sabotaging western tourism on a daily basis with his churlish and petulant comments about foreigners. So, what else can be expected? Tourism is way, way down nationwide. Unless you count the Chinese, which the TAT counts but the hotels, restaurants, gift shops, bars and other tourist businesses do not count. Only 7/11 benefits from most of them.

    And the fact that Patong is dead should not be surprising. Sooner or later most were going to discover that it was an overpriced, epic wasteland.

    Are you saying that a hotel full of 'invisible' Chinese Tourists is in fact empty and the hotel management have no idea that they are there ?

    Where do you get the figures which support the statement "Tourism is way, way down nationwide" ?

    In fact about 5.5 million European tourists visited Thailand in 2015.

    I get that statement from the GM of an Amari hotel, who is a good friend. Also, from the dozens of restaurant, hotel, travel agents, and bar owners I speak with from time to time. All say the same thing. The numbers are up. But, that is only due to the massive influx of Chinese tourists. All business is down, except for a few hotels and restaurants that cater to them. And all of that business is heavily discounted to the tour operators. And nearly all of that money goes back to China. So, business is down. No doubt about that. And don't ever forget. Counted with that 5.5 million figure you specified, are visa runs, business visas, etc. Fudging is the top talent of the TAT.

  10. The recent TAT focus on Chinese tourists is going to turn out to be a mega disaster of epic proportions. And the disaster known as Prayuth is sabotaging western tourism on a daily basis with his churlish and petulant comments about foreigners. So, what else can be expected? Tourism is way, way down nationwide. Unless you count the Chinese, which the TAT counts but the hotels, restaurants, gift shops, bars and other tourist businesses do not count. Only 7/11 benefits from most of them.

    And the fact that Patong is dead should not be surprising. Sooner or later most were going to discover that it was an overpriced, epic wasteland.

  11. I am not fascinated by ladyboys, I only know one friend who likes them , horses for courses I say,whatever floats your boat, my boat is floated by women who do not have dicks,you see I already have one.

    I have often thought that the ladyboy experience was simply a bisexual free pass, without the burden of a fully gay experience. I have friends who occasionally indulge and they consider it sort of normal. They would never consider doing it with a guy. But with a ladyboy having another dick in the room seems ok. Fascinating indeed. We could debate this for hours on end.

  12. And of the 850 Thais on that list all have denied any wrongdoing. It is quite simply in the nature of most Thais to deny, refuse to take responsibility for their actions, lie, and attempt to convince people that they are indeed law abiding and respectful, if and when they are not so.

    And the more news that comes out about Putrid Putin the better. He might be the most corrupt politician on the planet. This leak is beautiful.

  13. US bankers are some of the most corrupt, power hungry criminals on the planet. The big banks need to be broken up today. Not doing so is nothing but cowardice on the part of the Obama administration. It is long overdue. Their continued existence threatens the US and world economy. How many people know that they recently started selling toxic mortgage derivatives very much like the ones that brought down the economy in 2007? The big banks in the US are nothing but trouble. They have no ethics. They will do anything to earn a buck. Jamie Diamond should be serving a life sentence.

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