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Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID London: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station when trying to cast his vote in the local elections after he forgot to bring acceptable photo ID. Johnson, who introduced the contentious new laws mandating photo ID when voting while he was in Downing Street, was reportedly trying to cast his ballot in South Oxfordshire, where a police and crime commissioner for the Thames Valley was being selected. https://www.watoday.com.au/world/europe/boris-johnson-turned-away-from-polling-station-after-forgetting-id-20240503-p5foln.html

It can be great fun winding up scammers on the phone, got my dad's parrot talking to one once but the bugger hung up!

That makes good sense to me.

The one way project on Soi Buakhao seems to have died a death but there's now a map showing Soi Honey and Soi Diana one way from the 21st of this month.

Just passing Wat Arun on a dinner cruise.

Shoot the f****** things, there's nothing nice about them imo, there a public nuisance and dangerous.

No shame in getting beaten by a TC mate !! I got beaten because I was crap !!!

Haven't voted for anyone, hate them all.

It was reported a couple of months ago that the ground floor was being converted to a nightclub. https://thailand-247.com/index.php?/topic/1478-pattaya-go-go-bars-beer-bars-restaurants-news-closures-and-updates/page/246/#comment-335518

Flew Ethihad Abu Dhabi to BKK today. 2.5 hour lay off and then had to wait ages for a crappy little shuttle bus. An hour late taking off, but they have built so much slack into the timetable it was on time!!! Thought the seats, entertainment system and food were excellent. Going to try Emirates next time. The transfer was so shambolic I'd be loathed to use them again. 2.5 hour lay over and you still don't get an air bridge. Thai airways at BKK way better at shuttling passengers.

Just finished binge watching the last three episodes of Shogun. I thought episodes 8 & 9 were outstanding. Both I would rate 9 stars. The final episode was almost as good as 8 & 9. Outstanding performances all around by all the actors. Sure hope they continue the series with another season.

I do the same now, although I did used to f**k with them years ago when you would get a phone call out of the blue from them.

I had the thought, but decided that any kind of interaction with these crooks was ill-advised.

Whisky? It is a method to ruin a lovely discount cola from Lidl, and why would you want to ruin that. Lidl's freeway colas are fine as they are.

Been here since 6am to set up, be finished about 10.45pm. Just as well it's well paid, and paid time off work.

Perhaps she is dressed as the Biblical "tree of knowledge" ....... but wasn't that an apple tree?? All I see is a couple of lovely pairs !!!

I give ours a damned good soaking every night and most mornings but the daytime heat has become too damned hot for 4 of the bushes and they are on their way out ...!!!

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Just saw this old headline referenced in a book I'm reading and thought it would make a good start for a new topic. https://www.politico.com/media/story/2012/01/the-real-story-of-headless-body-in-topless-bar-as-argued-by-veterans-of-the-post-000201/

Waiting in new terminal for doha flight. Must be thai restaurants somewhere ,but I opted for a mcdonalds breaky and can't be arsed moving from these comfy chairs at my gate. I like the design and set up tho,plenty of space,at the currency exchange she didn't have Qatar riyal,and only 50 notes fir British currency,need a few more eaterys tho unless there's some up the other end.

Bruno??? I'm thinking of transferring him out now for KDB..But that means I can't have Gvaurdiola

I much prefer subtitles to dubbed films or series , I tried to watch the Squid Game dubbed , but quickly reverted to the original version with subtitles

We have different perspectives with regard to subs. My older ears need them. Yours will soon before much longer I suspect. 🙂

More red arrows for me .. down from 13k a couple of weeks ago to 50k now .... 😬 and did an early transfer that's not looking too clever for the weekend ... 555 😅

A spiced up beef stew in the slow cooker on a bed of buttered mash.

Who remembers this chart topping song And who could forget this chart topper from yesteryear

Valid point.

This was/is organised chaos.

Done that before, took my parents. Was enjoyable.

Just started this the other day - as you would expect from Cleese, very humorous and entertaining:

NO

Remember this one well, was so funny. Another Murdoch paper.

More than this ...😂

I cheated. I rode my motorbike to the comer of Soi 15 and 2n Rd and walked about 50m to take the pics.

In my early 20's at RAF Brize Norton we used to smuggle a bottle of scotch into the bar,order quadruple sloe gins & top them off with whisky. Not recommended!

Your a brave man....4 or 5 blocks walking and I am already dripping with sweat...

Age 22 I was a very inexperienced drinker. Mexico City, Nov. 1959 went out with an older guy I'd met and with him in the lead we went to a few local bars ordering tequila shots with the accompanying lime. You ever had the spins at 7000 feet?

For me when in the village it is a car. I bought one 13 years ago but Thai brother in law has totally f***d it. On a recent trip back wifey was told we could borrow a car whenever we needed one and had no need to rent one, it worked out like this: where you want to go? Oh great I will come to, oh and my sister wants to come, she will be here soon. An hour later eight of us are now squeezed into the vehicle finally set to leave. we get in to town and our half hour grocery run takes two hours because everyone wants to go somewhere different. And then joy of joys we get to buy them all lunch. 4 hours gone Never again! Last time we had a rental car for the whole trip and it worked like this: ”I’m going to Lotus” get in car and drive to shop. Go into shop and buy what I want. drive home 45 minutes maximum. Oh yes , brother in law is hoping for a new car to appear. I will not paying for it

For those that have a need for ice packs to keep things cold, here's something I just bought that works great, and for only about 1B/pack (link). I'm not sure how much the gel crystals in each pack improve on the coldness of the pack, but the pack itself is kind of an ingenious design. Once you fill it with water, the fill spout is self-sealing. I bought the 400ml size which seems a good size for all around use. It gets my seal of approval.

Will the Mrs. listen if you tell her this... Is Misting Your Plants as Good as Watering Them? "Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but spritzing or misting just doesn’t hydrate plants the way traditional watering does. Licensed landscape contractor Sara Bendrick has a good analogy for it. “It is like throwing fresh water on your face after a long day versus just drinking water,” she says. “One action cleans and absorbs—keeping everything feeling clean and moist. While the other is ingested, hydrating from the inside out.” Amy Hovis of Eden Garden Design and Barton Springs Nursery says just spritzing or misting just doesn’t cut it. “Spritzing your plants is not the correct way to water your plants. In fact, it doesn't water them at all,” she says."