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US Nurse Suffers Devastating Facial Injuries in Krabi Moped Crash
spidermike007 replied to webfact's topic in Krabi News
Many of us drive motorcycles or scooters here, and it is dangerous getting on the roads with some of these other drivers. Getting on a scooter, or a motorcycle anywhere in Thailand, much less Phuket, Phangan, Dark Tao, or Samui without a very good helmet, or alot of riding experience, is like playing Russian Roulette with three or four bullets in the chamber. It is absolutely asking for problems. The degree of recklessness here is astounding. And many foreigners come here thinking "how much trouble could I get in on a little scooter, on a tropical island"? Well, the answer is alot. The amount of foreigners who are killed on the Southern islands is staggering. Most are not reported in the media. I had a friend who worked for Samui rescue for many years, and said the numbers were about 30-60 a month, on Samui, Phangan and Koh Tao. The official number is about 3 a month. Rider beware. Use as good a helmet as you can afford, and do not use these eggshells pieces of crap. They crack at the first impact, and what lies underneath them? Your skull, which is very delicate. I have been riding bikes for 49 years. Without any serious accidents. A few minor ones over the years. Riding a bike here is very dangerous. If not the highest, one of the highest fatality rates in the world. And an accident here can be very costly, to your person. Just ask yourself- do I have enough problems already, without a broken skull, or smashed head, or face injury, or lost eye? I have three friends who have been in motorbike accidents on Samui. One still cannot walk, or talk or function on her own, from a motorbike accident, where she hit her head on the pavement going only 20 kph. The other one has lost alot of his mental capacity after hitting his head. He insisted for years he would never wear a helmet. Now, he seems 15 years older. The third one is a close friend, who was hit by a sidecar, and nearly lost his leg. 11 operations later and after spending many millions of baht, he can walk, but with a limp, and the leg has caused him constant problems, many years later.- 92 replies
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Trump was just arrogant enough to think that Putin might listen to him but the exact opposite has proven to be the case. Putin again has outsmarted him at every move and been completely uncooperative. It just shows you how poor a negotiator Trump is, and it just shows you how nothing he ever says or promises can and should be believed. The man is a pathological liar, he'll say anything to gain power, votes or money.
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He was a brilliant actor and at the top of his game he was one of the best, he will be missed.
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Bond is intended as enjoyment and entertainment, it's a great franchise and they've had some amazing women starring in Bond films over the years. The whole idea of complaining about Bond women being too sexy or not dominant enough is quite silly, and very trite, in addition to being petty and just boring. Mirren is a great actress and she sort of diminishes herself by making these kind of inane statements. Some things are just better left unchanged, like the Bond franchise and comedy. You don't want to try to make these things politically correct, they are not intended to be PC, and hopefully they never will be. Let the snowflakes complain all they want. Just ignore nonsense.
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Thai Cabinet Gives Green Light to Electricity Cost Cut
spidermike007 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I think Australia along with the United States are two of the most expensive countries in the world right now. A friend of mine who divides this time between Monaco, London and New York, tells me that he spends a lot less money in Monaco and London than he does in New York. I was in Europe last summer and I spent a lot less money on food and accommodations in Italy and France, than I do when I'm visiting Los Angeles. The US has become unaffordable for most. And it's quite likely these new tax hikes (tariffs) that are being proposed by the creep are going to push prices even higher. -
Tragic Death of Thai Woman After Accidentally Swallowing Denture
spidermike007 replied to webfact's topic in Chiang Mai News
I don't know what's worse swallowing your dentures or swallowing a toothbrush. Quite frankly it's hard to imagine doing either. I wonder if there were drugs or alcohol involved, they seem like they would both be fairly hard to swallow. There are some pretty bizarre ways to die no doubt, but that's right up there on the top of the list. -
Pattaya Raid Nets Hong Kong Mafia Member Wanted for Murder
spidermike007 replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
I said in the beginning that the OLOA (open legs, ope arms) visa policy was going to attract members of both the Russian Bratva and the Chinese Triads, so there should be no surprise that they're playing their trade here. The authorities invited them in their utter desperation to increase arrival numbers, now they're paying a price for it. -
Drunken Hungarian Man Sparks Chaos at Building Collapse Site
spidermike007 replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Something about this story just doesn't make sense, he was obviously overcharged for his taxi ride, but who's ever heard of a situation where the police have negotiated down a fare on behalf of a foreigner? Is that the first time that's ever happened in Thai history, or is there something else going on here? -
Once again, Russia is playing Trump like a fiddle, making him look naive, foolish and ridiculous around the world. Of course we knew he was incapable of negotiating peace. He is incapable of negotiating his way out of a paper bag. Even after giving away the store to Russia, King Vlad still played him.
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China Leads Myanmar Quake Response as US Lags Behind
spidermike007 replied to geovalin's topic in Myanmar News
The extreme level of blindness and stinginess has led Trump and Musk to cut back on ALL charity and assistance. Where the US used to maintain the moral high ground by helping out after natural disasters around the world, now they are seen as being totally uninterested, and obsessed with America only. Yet they may be causing the US irreparable harm, long term. International rescue teams from several countries are on the scene, including from Russia, China, India, the United Arab Emirates and several Southeast Asian countries. The U.S. Embassy said an American team had been sent but hadn’t yet arrived yet in Burma. What a shame. What a missed opportunity to not only do the right thing, but also to prevent China from emerging as the savior of the people. Yikes. Such miscalculation. Such idiocy. WhatsApp Video 2025-03-09 at 7.57.40 AM.mp4 -
China Leads Myanmar Quake Response as US Lags Behind
spidermike007 replied to geovalin's topic in Myanmar News
Again, your blind loyalty to the fake king prevents you from even understanding the point of the US maintaining it's position of moral authority, through charity, assistance and generosity. I read back to myself what I write every time, to check for misspelling, etc. And that means I double down on everything I say. -
It is quite extraordinary how dim some of the insults can be. @Mike_Hunt kind of takes the cake, on the one sentence replies, and his utter refusal to leave dogma aside, and devote more than 10 seconds to articulating a message. We do disagree on many things, but I am not dim. LOL. And I do admit I have some blindness when it comes to Trump. I have known him since the last 1970's in NYC, when I was in commercial real estate, and know too much about him to have any affection, nor any respect for the man. Thanks for the acknowledgement.
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I don't respond to you anymore, if you can form an intelligent question and you can make a slight attempt to be a bit more articulate, maybe we could have a discussion. But I have no interest in being baited by you, you're not interested in real answers and you love to twist around other people's words and ideas.
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It would certainly appear that both the UK and the US are heading towards fascism, it's just a matter of time if things go the way they're going right now. Free speech is seemingly gone from the face of those two countries. If you're a Brit or an American be very careful what you post online, it's very likely that Trump has beefed up surveillance on Americans and he seems to be completely intolerant of disobedience and disrespect. Since the FBI is run by an incompetent sycophant, anything likely goes if the new king wants it they way.
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I should start off by saying that I think that 90% of the covid narrative was fake, and misleading, and I think the vaccines were dramatically overrated. During covid I was labeled a nut job for wanting to discuss the possibility that the narrative was not entirely possibility. The reaction to covid was bordering on ridiculous and nearly 200 economies around the world shutting down simultaneously was hugely suspicious. However I wouldn't go so far as to deny that covid existed, such as this guy is doing. If we're going to discuss covid, if we're going to discuss vaccines, let's at least be reasonable about it, and I don't mean towing the party line either. Conspiracy theories are one thing, total denial is another. Keeping the immune system strong and healthy is key. There are countless medical and scientific factors involved in maintaining a healthy immune system, many of which are under our direct control. The mainstream media, the CDC, the WHO, the FDA, and especially Big Pharma do not want us to talk about diet, nor obesity, nor lack of exercise, nor any of these external factors that play a tremendous role in keeping the immune system strong, and powerful and allow the body to fight off bacteria, microbes, viruses, flus and many other diseases. Toxicity in the body is an invitation to all of those culprits. In my opinion, a lack of a booster shot or a mask is very minor in comparison.
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Paetongtarn's asset woes: Scandal plagues PM with new allegations
spidermike007 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Go after her with the same vengeance that you went after Pita, or else just come out and admit that the system is rigged, it favors the elite, the youth are not wanted, and the dinosaurs will remain in power forever, if we have our way. Sure we'll put up a young person to represent the dinosaurs every now and then, but it's all the same. -
China Leads Myanmar Quake Response as US Lags Behind
spidermike007 replied to geovalin's topic in Myanmar News
If you feel that strongly could you please provide some evidence of government sponsored US support for the earthquake victims in Burma? I'll bet you can't. And that is the true abomination. It is like they the only us support is coming from private organizations and private money, and not the spectacularly stingy and ridiculously poor and blackhearted leader of the US currently has. Trump supporters often interpret criticism as being hatred toward Trump, but sometimes it's just truth, though many of his support oftentimes have a hard time recognizing such. -
China Leads Myanmar Quake Response as US Lags Behind
spidermike007 replied to geovalin's topic in Myanmar News
I said this a couple years ago when Trump announced his candidacy, as I could already see that due to his spectacularly stingy heart and his extreme lack of vision, that he would cut down worldwide charity, especially for those with the greatest needs. My greatest fears have come true as we've seen recently. For the last 80 years when a major natural disaster happens around the world the US was typically the first country to have boots on the ground and money to contribute towards aid. This gave the US a tremendous amount of prestige and worldwide respect. Trump and Musk (perhaps two of the stingiest and least charitable men in the history of mankind based on their net worth) have dismantled that like a bull in a China closet, without any vision whatsoever, and in the process they have diminished US standing around the world and forever tainted its image. Not only that, but the nitwits have created an absolutely grand opportunity for China to step in as a moral authority, but Trump's IQ does not permit him to see such things and the tragedy continues, unabated. -
They just make this stuff up as they go along, or they just parrot stuff that they've heard from the creep himself. Yesterday I had lunch with a goombah supporter who insisted that Musk had unearthed more than 3 million people who were still collecting Social Security beyond the age of 110. How do you even respond to something like that?