MESmith

Excellent news

If the problem is the recent influx of Chinese nationals causing accidents, then the solution is simple. Do not accept chinese DLs. Isn't that how car rentals operate in China? No Chinese DL, no self drive rental.

From my limited observations in the city, I also think they shouldn't allow bicycle rentals to Chinese nationals. "Accidents waiting to happen" IMHO

I'd also ban the rental of motorbikes to ANYONE without a m/c DL......

Just my thoughts.......

I thought the minimum wage had gone up

A cheap second hand 2 door fridge might work out very expensive to run. Just a thought.....

If I were going to have a driver, I'd want a hottie in a cute uniform and hat...

Nah, she belongs on the back seat. "Parker" from Thunderbirds as the driver, armed to the teeth, with forward firing machine gun to take care of road hazards

I'm confused. Is the pm telling the BiB to crackdown on crime & narcotics, ie the police's job.

Or is she telling them to curb their involvement in crime & narcotics?

It's not clear.....

Ask around locally. Someone will burn them out in return for the eggs (or larvae) to eat. Our drinking water delivery man burned our 2 nests. He came after dark, set fire to a rag on the end of a piece of bamboo & plunged it into the nest. All over quickly & no one got stung.

At least the OP's story isn't as extreme as what happens elsewhere

Try here 18.750178,99.033168 just south of Isuzu dealer on superhighway. They definitely had roller covers for Rangers earlier in the year. Not sure if they had for Wildtraks.

How can 23 people die in 25 provinces?????

How does that make sense? Or were two of these people washed across the border as they drowned?

when have any numbers in any news reports made sense?

Let the burning commence

You did 14k without changing the engine oil and filter!

First service is at 15k.

Or 9 months, which ever comes first?

The existing dams do not hold 80% of the rainfall for the whole of Thailand as one TV poster has stated. In 2011, much of the rain fell in the Yom River basin, most of the existing dams did not receive excessive storm flows. A major dam was recommend to be built to regulate the flow of Yom River under the King's Master Plan, put forward by J.I.C.A., 30 years ago. Because of aggressive action by locals and so called environmentalists, there is still no dam to control major flows coming from the Yom river catchment area. Until this dam is completed they will not control the excessive flows during prolonged monsoon conditions. When Plodprasop says that the overall flood situation is not worrisome, he means the following:

1. His constituency is unaffected. 2. His home is not affected. 3. His brother has opened a boat factory

Hi,

Just go to Bangkok pundit that is where i got my information from there they state how much water these dams hold. I am not trying to make Plop look good here. I am quite anti him and the PTP but as someone who was affected by the last flood bad its hard to get any accurate news.

I liked to contribute so those that could get affected could get some good news. i know that now I am a bit more relaxed.. its not good being on edge based on incomplete news.

Bear in mind there wont be excessive runoff from the Chiang Mai area this time. In 2011 Chiang Mai flooded and all that water hit central Thailand & BKK later. No flooding this year up north. Reservoirs are low. No release from the dams. I think there will only be serious flooding if the muppets try to block the flow of water. Wouldn't put it past them

It will rain tonight & it will rain tomorrow. Some sunshine in between.

I don't think things will get as bad as 2011. There just isn't the runoff heading south from the northern region. Chiang Mai is dry at the moment. Reservoirs, rivers & canals are low. 2 years ago there was a hell of lot of water released at the same time as massive rains.

If it is all the same to you I would rather you didn't try to promote Chiang Mai. We have a big enough population as it is now. Tell them about the lack of floods in Pai.

Promote CM? LOL, the burning season starts next week!!! October to July . Better to sit the floods out

I'm sorry, I just told a lie. There is no burning season. The burning is year round. The last few weeks, it's been the orchard growers burning their pruned fruit trees. soon to be the rice farmers, then the lazy landowners who let the weeds grow to 3m high on unoccupied land. Plus all the villagers who can't afford 5 baht a week for garbage collection........

I don't think things will get as bad as 2011. There just isn't the runoff heading south from the northern region. Chiang Mai is dry at the moment. Reservoirs, rivers & canals are low. 2 years ago there was a hell of lot of water released at the same time as massive rains.

Stay out of the jungle in the wet season. Those "single track" trails are a bit narrower

Maybe it was that bramble like weed with purple flowers? I've never had a bad reaction, but some hikers have warned me about not getting a scratch.

"Kon Moo"?

From what I've seen posted on facebook by people who seem to know this guy, it seems to be Mark Meurs who went missing in 2012.

I think the great part is that all the young cuties spend half of their lives in malls nowadays because they need to be seen. So I dont need to drag my ass to different places all around the city to hook up with them. I just drive to the mall and I have access to hundreds if not thousands of them at the same place.

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Those lucky gals

Isanbirder. I don't know if your pun was deliberate or not but you wrote " They are supposed to be hole-nesters, but last year I had one nest in an old mynah's nest in an isolated tree". Nesters that make holes to live in could well be miners

Re. the storks. We have them in great abundance here, almost like pigeons in Trafalgar square. Early this morning I saw a trio of huge grey herons looking longingly into the paddy field waters.

But 'here" is Chiang Mai, as in Chiang Mai forum.

I spotted the storks here: 18.696698,99.092839

Last month saw some here: 18.705867,99.138243