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There is a lesson to learn here. This is a third-world where you get third-world safety.

Find a different pool. Otherwise, you're stuck with the discriminatory pricing as even the Thai justice system has ruled that price discrimination is perfectly Ok. What con you do other than boycott. The more 'foreigners' you can get to boycott, the more leverage you'll have. Discrimination is amoral and unjust. Welcome to Thailand.

They should have drop-down gates like at railroad crossing. Paint, I'm afraid, isn't going to make anything safer. The problem is with Thai drivers and Thai driving culture in general. No paint in the world is going to change that unfortunately.

Monkeys are like kangaroos. Best to give them a wide berth as you're more than likely are going to lose the fight, if not killed or severely injured.

My personal solution to monkeys would be a .223 varmint rifle. But being in Thailand that's not an option unfortunately plus I stopped hunting over two decades ago. At best monkeys are pests. People should not feed them. It's like feeding bears in National Parks in the US. It's just a bad idea which leads to bad consequences.

What's with the picture of Greta Thunberg? Did she save the man and his sons from the monkeys? She's a very versatile young lady is so. Sorta like superwoman.

To whomever posted the "Laughing emoticon" to the question - what is funny about this? It's a serious question and a very serious topic from multiple angles and reasons. Changes are coming and we should civilly discuss them in an open and honest manner.

Also, do you use a VPN?

Let's rule out network problems. Open up a terminal window (Command Prompt, PowerShell) and type in: ping -t account.bbc.com If you get a return like in the screen shot, then your DNS and network are working and your problems lies outside of network issues. You can break out of the "ping" command by using Control-C. If you get something that looks like the returns below, you have network issues on your end. Post what you see and we can go from there. To me it sounds as though you have intermittent network issues.

Will you support laws and regulations that will limit your personal movement to no more than a 15 minute drive from your place of residence in order to save the planet from man-made global warming? Do you believe laws such as these that restrict personal movement are too strict or not strict enough. Please feel free to elaborate on your decision and how it will effect you living here in Thailand.

Thais will pull into the right-hand lane and drive 45 kph to make a right-hand turn at a "U-Turn Of Death" that is 5 kilometers up the road.

Maybe she won't "hog the right-hand lane now." Mission accomplished.

Caveat - I like solar at home. It really is useful and helps cut down the electric bills. Now reality: Solar is not "Clean Energy." It gives the illusion of being 'clean' as long as you only stare at those nice 'clean' solar panels. Now look around. The mining, the manufacturing process, and the eventual disposal of all those millions and millions of panels which have an unsustainable life-cycle of use - all of which create pollution. They are far from being "clean energy." Personally I consider them as "convenient energy" at best.

Anutin For PM!

Exercise and keep your heart and circulatory system healthy and you don't need it. If your "putter" has a problem, you may have problems that will require a stent as apposed to a pill. Morning Wood is a sign that your circulatory system is still A-OK!

Given the absurdly low interest rates, it's better to file three years at a time. I haven't even bothered for over a decade. When I first got here I was getting 4%. Then it went to peanuts and isn't worth filing. Now - with the global banking crisis on the horizon, banks may actually need to start paying interest to attract deposits. Remember back in the day when commercial banks actually wanted deposits to lean out as loans. <laughs> Now they just wave a magical wand over a bank loan and "Voila!" - Money! Who needs depositors? Deposits and interest are just liabilities on the bank's books.

What interest income?

Chomping

Stew??? ????

Find your dog a good home in the UK then adopt a dog in Thailand. Hundreds of thousands to choose from.

Thai Bar-Girls: Continuing to Stimulate a flaccid economy!

I notice that gold went up 2000 THB over the last two week. Bank failures, hyperinflation. Yeah - maybe. I bought a token amount six years ago to HODL. If it goes to $1 million USD per token - then cash is trash. Invest in wheel-barrows and hand carts.

My stepson and his live-in just when there for a vacation. He posted pictures on Facebook. That's as close to Phuket as I personally want to be.

Good to hear. They'll replace all the farangs being handed "Yellow" and "Red" cards.

Cue up The Yellow Rose Of Texas and turn the dial to "11" on the Spinal Tap volume control. Insert ear-plugs, grab a few beers, and enjoy!