MaiDong

4 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

So how can you get OTPs from UK banks etc if you need them?

There's an option on your phone to choose only your Thai sim for outbound usage, but that won't prevent inbound messages from your UK sim. 

Localbitcoins.com should be avoided if you're selling btc in Thailand. 

I have used LBC(localbitcoins.com) for over 8 years, both buying and selling in the UK & Thailand(almost 15,000 transactions), and whilst it can be an easy transaction(selling your btc in Thailand on LBC), you must be aware that stolen bank accounts may be used to buy your btc, and when the owner of the bank account realises their bank account is being emptied, they'll contact the police, who will contact you, and the end result will be you paying the stolen money back. 

This comes from first hand experience. 

I would recommend Bitkub. Once KYC is sorted(no hassle at all linking my wife's ID/bank account etc), the funds are in my bank in seconds. 

That woman is highly irritating. 

50 minutes ago, Papilon said:

 

I smoked 2x today and also biked 20km , swam a mile and played 3 sets of tennis.

 

I used to smoke weed to motivate myself, the house was spotless and all chores were completed. 

4 hours ago, proton said:

what about strays with no owners attacking people? any stray should be put down attacking or not

Strays should be neutered/castrated(not sure what it's called) and housed in sanctuaries funded by the government, especially considering it's the governments fault for not educating it's population against dumping unwanted dogs in the streets.

57 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Find that a bit offensive really. Why not the Chinese who may have just as many unknown variants that they have hidden from the WHO and have not been discovered by the outside yet due to Chinese travel ban that may be released ? 

Because of the Chinese travel ban.

I wouldn't shake the hands of the people who attacked me, no matter what the reason was.

When people start acting worse than wild animals they deserve a heavy penalty. They disgust me, vile creatures.

2 minutes ago, pomchop said:

Problem is that basic common sense is not very common

Let's continue to spread the word of common sense then(perhaps not with the use of a stick, against the owner, in my case), instead of ending innocent dogs' lives.

Just now, MaiDong said:

I don' think it's a fantasy to expect humans to control their pets, it's basic common sense/responsibility.

 

And yes, you're right, if it were my child I'd be livid, but it's not, that's why I have a levelled and reasonable approach to the subject, which is to punish the human owner, not the vicious dog, which was bred by humans, and owned (& not controlled by) humans.

There's a Pitbull/cross on my soi, the owner lets him wander around. One day I was walking my dog(on a lead & harness) and this mongrel came shooting over, I swiftly levered my dog out of reach but the mongrel was scratching and biting me as it tried to get to my dog, the owner managed to pull the dog away but I was furious, I took my dog home and went straight back out to deal with the situation, I found a large piece of wood from an adjacent building site, and proceeded to chase the mongrel back into it's own yard, the owner sh4t himself and ran inside, locking the gate, rightly so too, as my anger wasn't with the dog, but the pathetic little brainless owner.

He couldn't apologise enough, but then explained that this mongrel had in fact had a few other scuffles, and in one instance the mongrel had managed to get the entire head of another dog into it's mouth, and was chomping away on it, and the owner couldn't do anything about it!!

Since this incident I've seen the same dog, untied, roaming the soi, whilst the pathetic little man stands there doing pointless little arm-swivelling exercises.

So again, it's not the dogs fault, they're bred from wolves, it's instinctive. The owners(controllers) have a responsibility, and if they fail in their responsibilities they should be punished.

It's a bit like a man-child blaming his pickup for an accident in the rain...

16 minutes ago, pomchop said:

I suspect if it were your 2 year old kid that was attacked you might feel differently? 

 

Humans are to blame for going out of their way to breed viscous dogs and then fail to train or  control them but to count on humans to do the right thing is a bit of fantasy.

I don' think it's a fantasy to expect humans to control their pets, it's basic common sense/responsibility.

And yes, you're right, if it were my child I'd be livid, but it's not, that's why I have a levelled and reasonable approach to the subject, which is to punish the human owner, not the vicious dog, which was bred by humans, and owned (& not controlled by) humans.

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

This poor kids life will never be the same. The dog should be immediately put down. And all owners of dogs who commit these kinds of crimes, should be charged with causing grievous injury, and made to serve prison time. This kind of thing is no joke, and the authorities need to start taking very badly behaved dogs seriously.

 

If it were a member of my family that dog would have been taken down already. Gone, baby gone. And the owner would be dealt with severely, also. 

No dog deserves to be put down - only the human 'responsible' for allowing this dog to roam free deserves that treat.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Fly in the windows, come in on clothing, eggs in the grow medium .......... how do spiders get in your bathroom?

They walk ????

10 hours ago, PrikPot said:

I am not sure how you can call this a rip off. Our prices are based on the current market conditions, which in reality means how much the growers charge, availability and product quality. And of course you can grow it yourself. Why buy a car from a dealer when you can build it yourself, right? We are not trying to compete with the home growers, we offer our products to people who appreciate great quality and service combined with the convenience of home delivery. If that is not for you, that's perfectly fine. 

As we mentioned numerous times in this thread, prices WILL come down. It is not our choice, it is based on the current conditions. It has only been 10 days, and you compare prices what? US market? Amsterdam? They have been ahead of us with a few years, so you have to understand it takes time for the market to regulate. 

 

If you can find a reliable and trustworthy source that offers great support, free delivery all over Thailand and a real entity that you can actually visit, for a price better than ours. Good on you. But we are in this for the long run. 

 

Cheers. 

How do you grow *indoors' without the need for pesticides like Brit Man^? 

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

I grow indoor, still got spider mites and thrips ......... had to use pesticide 3x on my indoor grow. 

Layman's question: how did they get indoors? 

Just now, KCPhuket said:

What about the monkeys running the country aren't they afraid?

Depends on how much bodily fluid they share.

2 minutes ago, Moti24 said:

So, what's it going to be, roadblocks around Hua Hin to check tourists are carrying condoms!

'Monkeypox spreads in different ways. The virus can spread from person-to-person through: direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids. respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact, or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling, or sex.'

I particularly like the 'kissing, cuddling' part of monkey contact, although my rashes and scabs also need picking by the monkeys, that's fun also.

37 minutes ago, chalawaan said:

He also bought the prisoners each a lunch from the market. It was all over Thai Twitter yesterday.

But the Salim run news media don't want you to know that. 

He's a genuinely good man, Thailand need more of him desperately.

He also said he wants to stop people selling garlands etc at red lights because it makes Thailand's economy look bad.

A 'genuinely good man' would strive to make the economy better, as opposed to preventing poor people from making money simply to make Thailand's economy look better.

6 hours ago, Smithson said:

There is already an oversupply of cannabis on the world market. In California it's only $1,000 a lb. Growing indoor is expensive here due to the heat. Current high prices will encourage farmers big and small to start growing. In the end I can't see how the indoor growers will be able to compete.

 

Indoor growing began to avoid detection and to enable year cultivation, especially in cooler climates. Companies may try to market indoor as better quality, but the difference over greenhouse grown would be negligible. I'm not aware of any other crop grown indoors. It's simply unnecessary and with time cannabis is likely to be field and greenhouse grown in poorer countries with cheap labour. There may (and should) be a backlash against unnecessary electricity use due to climate change.

 

This is Lesotho, a country with an ideal climate and plentiful cheap labour. It's cannabis industry is already well established.

Is it possible that indoor growing negates the need for pesticides so is more organic & is easier to control? 

3 minutes ago, iLuvThai said:

From all the places in Thailand I have been in the 5 times I've been there, the infrastructure is bicycle friendly. I ride a bike here where I live, you couldn't pay me to do it in Thailand. Plus as a long haul truck driver in North America for over 30+ years my experience with bicyclist had not been a pleasant one. May she rest in peace.

I rode my mountain bike around Bangkok for 10 years without a problem, but nowhere I went in all those years was bicycle friendly, and I went all over the city. 

I'm not saying you're wrong, but you must have been to 5 of the most calm places in the entire kingdom.