Butch

There's another 6 parts of this series - number 3 came up top in my search if anyone wants a "taster".

On 5/23/2024 at 8:52 AM, galenkia said:

I read recently that 1 in 2 people born after 1960 are expected to be diagnosed with cancer.

My family has been devastated by it, losing both my parents and sister all in their 50’s. It’s a c**t of a disease.

It's more than a c unt, it's fucking indiscriminate and pretty good proof God doesn't exist, as it would take a particularly pernicious cu nt to give a child cancer, especially one alleged to be benevolent and all loving.

I feel so very sorry for you mate. I lost my Mum to cancer and my Dad's fighting the good fight against it.

That's why the only charities I donate my time and money to are hospices and Cancer Research. Everyone else, especially the RNLI migrant Taxi service can go f**k themselves.

9 hours ago, fforest said:

 

Super Size Me saw Spurlock live on a diet of McDonald’s food for an entire month to test the health impact on his body.......Then he died of cancer....

 

Butch did a video on cars, then died by getting hit by a speeding car 20 years later.

Co incidence - or just the fact he was crossing a freeway wearing a blindfold at the time?

It was a good movie though, and the Doctor reminded me of the Dr Nick Riviera in the simpsons.

14 minutes ago, sakik2024 said:

1) Thais don't hold contempt because they know they're far from perfect either and have enough on their plates to be concerned about foreigners' antics. Anyway, no foreigners = no money for some.

2) The Thais couldn't care less about this poor, dark-skinned man. He was born and died at the bottom.

quoted for posterity.

1) Some Thais (don't misquote me) do hold us in contempt  - I know enough of them to realise that they do and I have seen enough examples of it. Not a generalisation, but the behaviour of some farang is simply contemptible in my eyes, let alone the residents of the Country.

2) Are you aware of his full history?. That's a very broad assumption to make. Again, I know enough Thai people to understand they do care about each other to some degree. Covid taught us that. That's also why Thailand has no real poverty, because everybody gets to eat, any family in need will be taken care of by the community (up Country at least). compare that to the PI where there's true poverty.

11 hours ago, Nightcrawler said:

In London, many independent pubs have closed, and even more so never recovered during and after Covid.  Its the Chains that have survived like Werherspoons etc, and gastro pubs that rely on food sales. 

Beer and spirits have gone way up.in price and has been difficult for smaller pubs to compete with the competition. 

Weekdays, often the bigger pubs are half empty, apart from.maybe those in the awestruck End. A lot of the pubs near me, in the suburbs often close early through lack of custom but pick up at the weekends. 

Once these pubs are gone, that's it. There are dozens near me within a couple of miles that have been permanent boarded up since Covid  whilst others are struggling.  

The sense of community has gone. It has historically been pubs and churches where people meet socially and both on the decline. Shame really

You're still a regular at the Duke of Wellingtons and Comptons in soho I understand.

My home town has seen pubs decimated in recent years. we once boasted a Pub on almost every main street. Shadow of itself now.

I've just returned from my local where I paid £6.40 for a pint of Peroni and a pint of Guinness runs at £6. Same pub on a Saturday I can get 2 meals of an 8oz Steak and chips for £12.

I think Covid did for many as you correctly said @Nightcrawler , but general costs, expenses going up and increased energy bills have done for many of the independents. Supermarket booze is cheap, a decent bottle of Red in a supermarket costs around £12, a crap bottle in a pub costs £15.

You also mention the community spirit has been eroded, and I agree, and along with that the art of socialising and the art of conversation is also in decline.

Gone are the halcyon days of a local pub where it was possible to get a few pints, smoke a pack of Bensons and get a knee trembler round the back from the local prostitute all for under a tenner. Bring on the revolution, that's what I say.

I remember when the nightclub was active and had the light up in the Sky. Buzzin pattaya did a detailed and long video on it as well.

On 5/22/2024 at 3:57 PM, sakik2024 said:

I always knew him as "Tony" - He was found dead in a skip on Soi 8 at the back of one of the buildings.

The scum who did that to him are sub human. I hope they get their Karma.

Is it any wonder that some Thais hold us in such contempt when they see us do things like that to their own countrymen.

27 minutes ago, Smiler said:

Had brief thoughts about doing a You Tube channel thingy but lost interest after my first attempt. Maybe try again when I get round to the forest restoration project.

 

 

That's a bloody good video tbh,

On 5/23/2024 at 12:11 PM, coxyhog said:

I just had a guy come to my mother's house to do a quote on a house clearance.

£675.

There's a fridge freezer which we are having & a small desktop freezer which I'm giving to a mate.Didn't know it at the time but if they were included in the clearance it would've been £150 more.

Also they have to pay the tip £20 for any upholstered items,anything from a mattress to a padded chair.

Yet more money grabbing by the authorities under the guise of protecting the envionment.

Call your local council "furniture project" - they will collect sofas and beds etc along with white goods for free if in useable condition.

12 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said:

 

20 baht on the roadside here mate for one that size and fully ripe ... All you need to add to that is your airfares ....simples..

🛫 ✈️  🛬 ....

£5.20 per kg here in UK for the green ones.

On 5/22/2024 at 8:04 PM, thegrogmonster said:

The wife's long hair regularly clogs the drains at home. Pain in the ass to keep having to clean them out.

And I'll have even money that you're the only person who unclogs the drain . I have to do our shower drain weekly, and for some reason it stinks as well.

My mate uses a fairly strong solution of caustic soda to do his, but I managed to get a "hair catcher" metal guard that goes over the plug to catch the wayward strands now, saves a a ton of work. If you can't find one over there I can post one out to you.

Read today that one poor guy is paralysed from the neck down.

I understand wearing one from the pollution viewpoint, Even in UK I often see people wearing them in supermarkets still. I can't help to think they're more of a "comfort blanket" to some or offer the placebo effect.

Last time for me was visiting my Dad in hospital, purely because it was a cancer ward and people undergoing chemo have their immunity supressed, and to me, despite my personal concerns on how effective they are, I wore one to hopefully reassure any other patients that I was trying to be responsible.

In public however. Nope. Never again. On reflection it was enough of an assault on our civil liberties in the first place. Not my intention to derail the topic into a Covid discussion though, so the above is purely my opinion as it stands at the time of writing.

7 hours ago, Yessongs said:

Uh oh Butch....I guess my wife is in trouble with you huh? 

2 weeks ago, her and her friends hate enough of the hot weather.....this was the result. 

I am OK with it.....

Mate, your Mrs looks stunning with that hairdo. you're a very lucky guy.

I was really on about when a "Tom" gets her hair cut short.

14 minutes ago, Stillearly said:

As long as it's not matted with spunk , I don't really mind ...

Yours or hers?.

Hair. On a Girl.

My Mrs wears her hair long most of the time and it's down to her waist. Ponytail for domestic stuff, but I find a ponytail on a girl sexy as hell. When she's tied it back I find it an effort to keep my hands off her.

Short hair is something older ladies get styled in the Philippines as they think it makes them look younger. Wrong. Even on a more mature woman, long hair is best.

When I say short hair, or a "bob" , it suits some girls but not others, also the  "pixie" cut which you very seldom see on all but the most slim and facially white of Thai girls is absolutely incredible when it works. Get it wrong and she turns into a bit of a pig though.

The one below got it right.

Credit to Mr @Yessongs for this one.

Awesome pics, looks like a great turnout as well, and plenty of variety which makes for a good show IMO.

Please allow me to offer my pick of the bunch and thanks to @Yessongs for taking the time to post them.

Stunning.

Uber cool land yacht.

I would snap this up in a hearbeat, the colours really do it for me, along with the whole concept of the thing.

This is great, has some "Indian Motorcycle" vibe about it, tastefully customised and a stunning colour which really works. I'm a big fan of the Air cooled single and the way it flows with the whole custom job.

RIP to those who have passed away.

Must have been terrifying for everyone, and traumatic as well, especially for any kids to have witnessed and experienced such an event.

It's a testament to how well engineered Aircraft are, and without a Boeing vs airbus argument, the stresses on the airframe must have been quite severe.

No matter how advanced our technology is, and flying is one of those incredible things we seem to take for granted but is actually a remarkable feat of engineering (given the numbers and frequency involved globally) - We are still very much at the mercy of nature.

Not including overnight hotel stays.,

We regularly do the LHR-MNL trip, usually 13 hours plus or minus one depending if we go via Singapore or Hong Kong (never go via Kuala Lumpur as the aircraft goes across and down the coast to Malaysia, then it's 4 hours from KUL to MNL which is a ball ache). Usually there's a 2 /3 hour layover in the transit lounge then onto MNL for say, 3 hours.

Door to door it's around 26 hours (including time at the airport).

We can handle that, it's not too bad. However, my longest ever travel time was going to Australia in 95 which took what seemed like an age. Emirates from LHR to DXB, DXB to HKG then HKG to MEL all well and good, but a 3 hour layover in Dubai and a 6 hour wait in HKG meant that I really needed a shower on arrival. I was young and stupid then.

I timed my door to door trip from Thailand to UK in April and it was 22 hours 6 minutes. I know we all have different proximity to our Airport of choice which might have an impact on the time.

Nope, it was the one in the middle.

8 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said:

In some cases that I definitely know about are Farang bosses insisting that they "own" the girl outside of business hours too, so some will purposely ignore you in case somebody tells the boss that she is meeting customers outside....

I think turning her back was a clear message not to talk to her and by doing so probably was showing you some respect for recognising her ..

I used to get it with a few girls that I knew very well as neighbours but would ignore me when out ..

that's a fair point mate. I hadn't looked at it from that angle. Makes sense as well, why risk hassle with the boss, or even getting grassed up by someone she works with.

I think also that some girls might be a bit shy out of the GGB . I know a couple who dress down when outside the bar just so not as to attract attention.

Girls on phones in beer bars when I've finished my drink and I'm in desperate need of another. Not so much ignoring, more distracted in that case perhaps.

One thing that really really grinds my gears is when you see a familiar girl from a bar whom you may have got drinks for before and have spoken to, and she totally blanks you in the street or wherever. Some of these queens are very much up themselves. I had it happen in Bukhao market once, said "hello" , she looked at me then turned her back.

On the flipside of that though, I was sat in the Marquee bar one afternoon pre covid when the ladyboy from LK Royal Wing wandered past, saw me, and without any kind of an invite came over and sat down on my table, ordered a beer and had a good chat (she was making her way to LK Metropole for the second half of her shift and decided she was thirsty lol). She then slapped 100 baht down on the table (I gave it back), said goodbye and left.

6 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said:

 

I was thinking the same thing this morning..

With @Butch being upper middle class I'm sure he has a conservatory big enough to fit a minor rain forest !!!

To be honest mate, the current Orangery is located in the East wing, too far for my servants to walk from the kitchens. lol.

I do however, have a greenhouse which has now got me a thinking...

Worth noting that when my renewal comes up the question is asked if I've had any hospital visits or am on any new long term medications within the last year.

However, this policy (Allianz) is from my employers, so that might have a bearing on things. I get a 3 page questionnaire to fill out every September.

19 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said:

Following up further on the subject of Kaffir leaves brought up by @Trip that I think belongs in this thread.

They are very sturdy and easy plants to grow. M'Lady has 10 trees growing at various stages of life cycle (I've just counted them), 4 of which are mature and continued to provide fruit (and leaves!) during the 3 month drought with minimal watering.

Even if you only have a small plot it would be worth planting one or two just for the fun of it ... 

My favourite lime, the leaves I use in cooking a lot (Korat chicken, Tom Ka) but have to buy frozen here in the UK.

The lime, added to a Tanqueray Rangpur is delectable. The scent of bergamot from the lime skin is heavenly.

I'd love to attempt to grow one here in the UK but not sure if it'll survive outdoors.