Andre0720

Is a metric ton the same as an imperial ton? Regardless, if you're writing for a US audience, remember: A 'ton' is a North American short ton (907.18474 kg or 2,000 lbs). An 'imperial ton' is a British long ton (1,016.047 kg or 2,240 lbs). A 'metric ton' is a tonne (1,000 kg or 2,204.6 lbs). To further complicate things, a Ton may relate to two different weights. In the United States, they measure by the US Ton or short Ton, while the British Ton, known as an Imperial Ton or long Ton is heavier. A short Ton is the US customary version, is equal to 2,000 pounds A long Ton is the mostly outdated Imperial Ton, is equal to 2,240 pounds A tonne, also known as a metric Ton, is equal to 1000kg, (or 2,204.6 pound But quite right about confusion in the US: Why does Ton vs tonne matter? The difference between measuring in Metric or Imperial has implications in international trade, especially in large projects with many moving parts. In 1999, NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because of a Metric/Imperial confusion. Reports stated that a contracted engineering team used the English units of measurement ,while the agency’s team used the metric system. The results are now strewn across the surface of Mars.

Hence, the polarity.... A left wing individual will find K. Harris competent. A right wing individual will definitely find her crazy. A left wing individual will find Biden able to find people to compensate for his ineptitude. A right wing individual will see the that Biden does not play with a full deck. Are the borders under control? Are the borders under control? The answers are shameful...

"Errrr, given I don't believe we have democracies, how can I "lean away" from them. " Elections is all about democracy. We vote, we are in a democracy. We elect a leader, every 4 years or so. Then this leader will do goddam well what he wants to do in the following 4 years. And id you are not happy with that, you can vote next time with someone wanting to be a leader, with with opposing views of the world. And this fellow will then do whatever he.... Oh well, you get the picture...

By definition, politics is based on polarities. So yes, he was on one side of the spectrum. As extreme as any president ever was, no contest there. I am not from America, so I am not fully knowledgeable about it all. But then, what is your take on Biden and Kamala Harris, who I am looking at, by definition, from a distance, but still give me an impression of being just different kind of crazies...

"there needs to be laws brought in that dog owners have to take full responsibility". Nah. Very obviously (to me anyway ????), what is needed is enough time for 3 or 4 generations of cross-breeding of Thais with foreigners, in the hope that the resulting new genetics would have widened to include some attitudes of 'responsibility'. Nothing else has the slightest chance of success...

Just like this teen walking in the market probably with her mother, wearing a nice t-shirt that read: "I <deleted> on first date'. No kidding.

Thais, They do not like it either. They do not like other Thais making loud noises waking them up. They do not like other Thais driving loud motorbikes and interrupting their discussions. They do not like other Thais driving their vehicles too fast and endangering others on the roads. But they have stopped thinking about it, because they know that there is noting that they can do about it. And Thais, They do not like foreigners driving loud motorbikes and interrupting their sleep. They do not like foreigners driving loud motorbikes and interrupting their discussions. They do not like foreigners driving their vehicles too fast and endangering others on the roads. But Thais have stopped thinking about that also, because they know that there is nothing that they can do about it. Thais know that many foreigners, mainly the 25-35 age range, they come to their country because they can also do all these immoral acts with the same impunity culturally granted to Thais... So the words of wisdom are the same: "Stop thinking about it, because there is nothing that anyone can do about it."

Oh geez, I forgot her names... ????

Right, the green book is a necessity for each step of the renewal. Irrelevant who is in possession of this book (Perhaps unless the police is looking for that book hehe). A friend of mine left the country with his green book, for a new CBR 150. Never knew why he could not mail it back. The motorbike ended up being given away, to be used up country, no way to get registration and insurance sticker... Now I see the reply of 'Onemorefarang'. Regarding the Green book, story many years ago, perhaps 14 years ago. Maybe the process got changed in the meantime. But back then, we looked a long time for a solution for this unusable motorbike. Ended up being away..

At first, you claim that one cannot compare Thailand to Western countries, and then you go on doing exactly that, comparing them. What a start. And then you claim that 'When a country is not well developed, most people are poor, most jobs are simple, and education is basic or poor too, then most people have problems'. You describe the world as I knew it when I was a child. Grade 12 max, then factory workers, mill workers, families of 4 to 6 children average. Enough to eat though, and I do not know what problems you are referring to that we should have had because of that. Seems like an apology to the Thai culture. In my youth, I remember people following the laws, we did not ignore safety and environmental protection. Nice clean towns, safe, hardly ever saw accidents on the roads. Actually, I never saw one... Never heard of a stabbing, or murder, or assault, let alone rape. Even if the latter at the time might have been kept from the public eye. So please, yes, compare different countries, look at the characteristics of the ones that do well, and get the countries that not do well to copy. It would require a change in culture, here is the hurdle.

Well, you are right all the way Richard. How fast is too fast. How is to know. But I would think that the person who got into an accident, or was able to avoid it certainly knows. If this fellow would have been driving at 40 km/h, as you propose, he might well have survived. And in the case that you describe about yourself, going perhaps 20 to 30 km/h at guess, you avoided a collision, because you were not going too fast. Close call it was. I had some close calls also, and every time, I remember thinking, geez, I was going a tad bit too fast than normal. Lesson for next time. I have driven some 150,000 km on these dangerous roads here, and I follow a rule: slow down, busy roads, 40 km max, big roads, 60 to 70 Km/h. My friends do the same. Never had an accident, any of us. You seem to have good rules of your own. I see how people drive on these roads, here they say 'Mai gua thai', not afraid to die. Thais and tourists alike. And the bikes are getting bigger, so the danger is getting higher. Of course there will be exceptions that will confirm the rule, some people driving carefully end up dead because of exceptional circumstances. But the rule is simple, drive at a speed that your intuition tells you is safe. Not a secret as to how to survive on these roads....

Education will never achieve anything here. Laws. Enforcement, enforcement, enforcement.

It does not matter if the soi was small, and it does not matter if he was wearing a helmet. In this type of accident, one vehicle is typically going too fast. And it does not appear to be the truck....

Well, goes for you as well. Regards

I remember a phrase used by Anthony Robbins, during his presentations. Trying to teach people the importance of using the right word. He did not consider that 'time to educate people', but in any event, here it is: "I like it when you say that something is impossible, and you do it anyway'.

Another 'low' in Thailand. This one even a lot lower than this lowest 'Wai' he could ever perform. On earth to burn oxygen... sent by Buddha to help make forest fires less fiery.

And as much as they looked, they could not find anyone who might be responsible for this....????

Oh is it that so many people here think (yes, had time to think about it) that violence all the way to killing is their preferred recourse in dealing with conflicts, even minor ones? Examine the culture, examine customs, examine traditions, examine institutions, and change something.....

The main problem is that : 'You cannot tell if you are dealing with a docile Pit Bull, (yes there are some amazingly well behaved ones), or with a time bomb (well documented behavior). When I see a German shepherd, I have no fear, even if I know that some can be dangerous. If an owner tells me that his German shepherd is not dangerous, my tendency is to believe him. When I see a Pit Bull, I have fear, based on statistical facts. Even if the owner of such a dog will claim that his dog is docile. These dogs are docile until they are not. They are part of the statistics, and part of grieving families who claim that they had no idea that their dog could kill their family members, kill their children. The risk is there, for their own family, and quite compounded when dealing with strangers. If it makes someone feel comfortable to keep in their back yard a war bomb that did not explode, because it makes him feel good, feel safe, keeping unwanted people away, and still claiming this this bomb is a docile one, never exploded before, maybe even de-fused, never know. Well, just do not invite me on your property. I feel better seeing swings and slides for children in back yards. Or even a German shepherd. Just the way I am.

Homosexuality is banned in some countries. Then Pit Bulls are not dangerous. Well, something like that...????

Because any derogatory comment about them could trigger a dangerous, mind you not lethal, backlash from the female owners of this breed.

Oh, having trouble with humor are we??? Hehe But do not worry too much, might simply be your low IQ problem that is difficult for you to deal with. Do you smile sometimes?

Thank you, thank you very much. Nothing like someone who will volunteer to present the exception that confirms a rule. So you are right, do not kill all Cocker Spaniel puppies, only all Pit Bulls.

Pit Bulls, Able to use lethal force, at whim, without warning. When such dogs are allowed to roam free, it is tantamount to someone walking in a war zone, without any knowledge of being in such a danger zone. Non-trainable dogs, even of no interest for police, totally useless to them, must be a reason for that... The last tragedy I read about, is a family who lost their two children, in a sudden attack of their two beloved Pit Bulls, which had been part of the family for 8 years.

Oh, another failure about following my advice regarding total eradication of these breeds. But then, I give lots of advice to my GF, same failure level. Oh well, I try to keep on smiling....