BusyB

Female life in particular, but that's something that's also not specific to Thailand.

It involved cost cutting, incompetence and a lack of regulation and consequences which continue to this day - there are many other Grenfells waiting to happen and no action being taken. My point is that it ain't only LOS.

Like Grenfell.

I had a girlfriend once whose breath smelt like these things ... turned out she had a tooth cavity.

And why.

Why not shoot any Arab looking person driving because they might not be stopped by a cop in time eh? Maybe ban 'em from driving altogether? Like it or not the penalty for trying to escape cops by car or foot is not death. And rightly so. I think 'les flics' have had a bad reputation since I was young. I don't know if that's justified or not as such, but they don't make a nice impression here that's for sure.

And this is nothing when compared to what the French themselves already admit to having done to the Algerians in their own country ...

I don't know. This man strikes me as such though. You not?

I read somewhere that the potential problem was the combination of carbon fibre with titanium - that over time can apparently lead to corrosion. The OceanGate CEO rubbished this apparently but consistently refused to let his contraption be peer reviewed - the basis of any technological innovation. (Virgin Galactic needed FAA approval to take pax.) I still wouldn't sit in a 787 Max - they cut that many corners on the machine it's still 5 meters shorter than it should be ???? Boeing is also still under serious scrutiny having morphed from a brilliant engineering company into a money machine offering sinecures for political favourites rather like the UK offers seats in the 'Lords'.

I like scuba diving but I can't see the point in things like the Titan to see the Titanic. I can see the point in Virgin Galactic's operation though, and if I was a multi-millionaire (say 2 or 3m, or maybe even 1) then I'd definitely book a seat on that for half a mio. Certainly a lot more fun and interesting than the Titan.

It's about the rule of law. Which a government is supposed to uphold, not trash.

'Transferred to another district.' Like the paedophile priests. Shocking.

Exactly. I don't see why MF should be spared due process any more than Prayuth (some hope). The country's had enough of that.

I'd have thought that would be a reason to expedite the farce.

Yes. But he would probably experience it as being the same thing. And would possibly rate her apology as following as a result of being caught. The man is evidently mentally ill.

Yeah, I tend to think the lady with the large BMI hasn't sung yet.

To end up in a place like this they must already have a terrible and traumatic backstory. Jesus wept.

Another CEO that never got past the potty training stage during the terrible twos. ''No mammy! You can't have it! It's mine! Noone's going to tell me what to do!'' BBC: The sub was built to withstand such pressure. Was it? No outside, expert advanced technological agency was allowed to check that. There were many warnings about the design. And it has clearly NOT withstood the pressure. Certainly not for repeated use, which is what testing would have assessed.

I have just stumbled across a community called monklifeproject(dot)com. It seems to be pukka and above board but I thought I'd check back here first. They offer a week's lay introduction and then ordination for a total 30 days, 60 if you're gripped by it. The whole process takes place at 3 different sites in the north-west. I'm wondering if this is a good idea. Is it realistic? I suppose it is, since Thais ordain for a mere week sometimes and then disrobe. Is it trustworthy/effective? There is a fee of $500,-. Having said that the ambient and facilities seem a bit more welcoming than Suan Mokkh's austerity. Almost appealing. The Wat Pananachat forest monastery offers an attractive 6 week layman's experience, and I am seriously looking at that as well, besides a second retreat at Suan Mokkh. But Wat P is set up with long term ordination as a potential goal. The layman's period as a guest/visitor also appeals to me and would be available, but I have no plans to leave the laity permanently yet. (I think I'm too old for them at mid-60 anyway.) But what do you bhikkhus think? Is a 30 day ordination for 500 bucks a worthwhile goal? (By the way I came across my original Suan Mokkh post (from 2012) as I scanned the forum for any hints about monklifeproject. I realized I hadn't reported back. I'll catch up on that soon. Thanks for those who offered guidance - I could really relate to some of it in retrospect. But I am also at a completely different level of development now having found MY meditation position - unfortunately after 4 years more struggle 555.)