I was thinking

Post by **stereolab** » July 3, 2014, 5:11 pm

stattointhailand wrote:You forgot the "I can't see the 4 ft of parking space available, I'm going to put my motorbike 2.5 ins from your bumper" disease

If I drove an older car, or a beat up truck, I would have to accidentally run over the motorbike, perhaps word would get out to the Thais that as the motorbike is their only mode of transportation, parking properly would ensure they got home.

Post by **stattointhailand** » July 3, 2014, 9:05 pm

I doubt that they would put it 2.5 ins from a beaten up truck ..... it might belong to someone in their own family

Post by **stattointhailand** » July 29, 2014, 11:29 am

Not being "up to speed" with either military or technical data, perhaps someone could explain to me how the American Military can pinpoint exactly where a missile was fired from when it comes from Ukraine and takes down a plane, but can't say whether a missile that lands in a school in Gaza came from Gaza or Israel

Why, when we are constantly told how short of medical supplies Gaza is, their doctors operate on a dead woman who's complete family had been killed, to even look for, let alone, to prematurely give birth to a baby who will need a minimum of 5 weeks in hospital and then be an orphan for the rest of it's life, instead of spending their time and resources on those that are being injured during the conflict

Post by **Udon Map** » July 29, 2014, 12:12 pm

Satellites watch for occurrences on the earth's surface. That's how we know when the Russkies are planning to attack the U.S.

Post by **old timer** » June 11, 2015, 11:24 am

OT was driving along the coast road admiring the view to my left of palm trees and clear blue ocean and to my right cranes and construction sites and started to think about money. Not money that I want but how much money is actually worth.
Is a B1,000 note really worth B1,000 and have the spending power of its face value, B1,000 ?
The answer to that is No, it's worth a lot more than that, in fact the average B1,000 has an average spending power of B412,500.
For instance, You go to the ATM and withdraw B1,000 and then go to Udon Tap for a few Belgium beers and a walnut whip and you check your bin using that B1,000 together with other money if necessary depending on how pissed you got, then from the Udon Tap till that B1,000 is used to make up someone's salary, that someone then uses that same B1,000 to buy a pair of flip flops at the market then the market vendor gives the same B1,000 to her youngest kid as pocket money, he then goes to the corner shop an buys some fireworks with the same B1,000 and so on, the same B1,000 continues to buy and pay for things.
And it changes hands on average 55 times a year, just over once a week, and lasts in circulation on average for seven and a half years according to my research. I have not taken into consideration the blo0dy pests at 7/11 who buy something for B10 using B1,000.
So I am beginning to understand how a vibrant economy works. No need to print money you just need to get it moving around a bit quicker in your own country.

OT............ $\:D/$

Post by **747man** » June 11, 2015, 12:34 pm

old timer wrote:OT was driving along the coast road admiring the view to my left of palm trees and clear blue ocean and to my right cranes and construction sites and started to think about money. Not money that I want but how much money is actually worth.
Is a B1,000 note really worth B1,000 and have the spending power of its face value, B1,000 ?
The answer to that is No, it's worth a lot more than that, in fact the average B1,000 has an average spending power of B412,500.
For instance, You go to the ATM and withdraw B1,000 and then go to Udon Tap for a few Belgium beers and a walnut whip and you check your bin using that B1,000 together with other money if necessary depending on how pissed you got, then from the Udon Tap till that B1,000 is used to make up someone's salary, that someone then uses that same B1,000 to buy a pair of flip flops at the market then the market vendor gives the same B1,000 to her youngest kid as pocket money, he then goes to the corner shop an buys some fireworks with the same B1,000 and so on, the same B1,000 continues to buy and pay for things.
And it changes hands on average 55 times a year, just over once a week, and lasts in circulation on average for seven and a half years according to my research. I have not taken into consideration the blo0dy pests at 7/11 who buy something for B10 using B1,000.
So I am beginning to understand how a vibrant economy works. No need to print money you just need to get it moving around a bit quicker in your own country.

OT............ $\:D/$

Gawd, YOU MUST Be Sooooooooooooooooooo BORED !!!

Post by **GT93** » June 11, 2015, 3:52 pm

This is an interesting thread. I see OT and 747man were well and truly jousting way back in 2010 (pages 3 and 4).

I was thinking sxx with robots will be enjoyed by many wealthy people from say 2030 and by the middle classes within the following 10 years.

Post by **pal52** » June 11, 2015, 4:08 pm

old timer wrote:OT was driving along the coast road admiring the view to my left of palm trees and clear blue ocean and to my right cranes and construction sites and started to think about money. Not money that I want but how much money is actually worth.
Is a B1,000 note really worth B1,000 and have the spending power of its face value, B1,000 ?
The answer to that is No, it's worth a lot more than that, in fact the average B1,000 has an average spending power of B412,500.
For instance, You go to the ATM and withdraw B1,000 and then go to Udon Tap for a few Belgium beers and a walnut whip and you check your bin using that B1,000 together with other money if necessary depending on how pissed you got, then from the Udon Tap till that B1,000 is used to make up someone's salary, that someone then uses that same B1,000 to buy a pair of flip flops at the market then the market vendor gives the same B1,000 to her youngest kid as pocket money, he then goes to the corner shop an buys some fireworks with the same B1,000 and so on, the same B1,000 continues to buy and pay for things.
And it changes hands on average 55 times a year, just over once a week, and lasts in circulation on average for seven and a half years according to my research. I have not taken into consideration the blo0dy pests at 7/11 who buy something for B10 using B1,000.
So I am beginning to understand how a vibrant economy works. No need to print money you just need to get it moving around a bit quicker in your own country.

OT............ $\:D/$

Sure you have not been in Udon Tap since it opened today. What a load of rubbish. :-"

Post by **Aardvark** » June 11, 2015, 5:00 pm

I forgot this thread even existed

Post by **747man** » June 11, 2015, 5:48 pm

pal52 wrote:
old timer wrote:OT was driving along the coast road admiring the view to my left of palm trees and clear blue ocean and to my right cranes and construction sites and started to think about money. Not money that I want but how much money is actually worth.
Is a B1,000 note really worth B1,000 and have the spending power of its face value, B1,000 ?
The answer to that is No, it's worth a lot more than that, in fact the average B1,000 has an average spending power of B412,500.
For instance, You go to the ATM and withdraw B1,000 and then go to Udon Tap for a few Belgium beers and a walnut whip and you check your bin using that B1,000 together with other money if necessary depending on how pissed you got, then from the Udon Tap till that B1,000 is used to make up someone's salary, that someone then uses that same B1,000 to buy a pair of flip flops at the market then the market vendor gives the same B1,000 to her youngest kid as pocket money, he then goes to the corner shop an buys some fireworks with the same B1,000 and so on, the same B1,000 continues to buy and pay for things.
And it changes hands on average 55 times a year, just over once a week, and lasts in circulation on average for seven and a half years according to my research. I have not taken into consideration the blo0dy pests at 7/11 who buy something for B10 using B1,000.
So I am beginning to understand how a vibrant economy works. No need to print money you just need to get it moving around a bit quicker in your own country.

OT............ $\:D/$
Sure you have not been in Udon Tap since it opened today. What a load of rubbish. :-"

At Last Someone else has found HIM Out......Well Done Pal52 !!

Post by **GT93** » June 12, 2015, 2:05 am

OT is the man in this thread. There are some gems and some rubbish from OT but many of us post like that. Keep thinking OT ...

Post by **socksy** » June 12, 2015, 9:45 am

"I have not taken into consideration the bloody pests at 7/11 who buy something for B10 using B1,000".

I do this all the time there and Big C, Tesco etc to get change. How often do you go into an independent shop/mini-market to buy something with a 100 baht note (two quid approx FFS) or even a fifty, and you've got to wait till they go to another shop/vendor for change as they don't keep a 'float'.

Post by **Dublin Tony** » June 12, 2015, 10:55 am

The Brit Simon (old timer) is making mugs of all of you.He's been in Udon a while !

Tony

Post by **GT93** » June 12, 2015, 1:24 pm

That wouldn't surprise me. Hes a sly old fox and shouldn't be under-estimated. Hopefully he hasn't paid a couple of North Korean assassins to head up to Nongers for a special job.

Post by **747man** » June 12, 2015, 9:20 pm

GT93 wrote:That wouldn't surprise me. Hes a sly old fox and shouldn't be under-estimated. Hopefully he hasn't paid a couple of North Korean assassins to head up to Nongers for a special job.

Nor Me, I KNEW He was Bullshitting when he mentioned the 1st Class Lounge & Shiraz......Heres A picture of him,Anyway....

Post by **Laan Yaa Mo** » June 12, 2015, 10:27 pm

If that is truly his photo, one can see why the females all seem to clamour for his attention.

Post by **GT93** » June 13, 2015, 1:15 pm

That would seem to make OT bigger than Elvis ... That's not bad for a bloke who can post as much rubbish as the next chap. Any more reported sightings?

Post by **747man** » June 13, 2015, 1:40 pm

Laan Yaa Mo wrote:If that is truly his photo, one can see why the females all seem to clamour for his attention.

Nah, You know what they say.....Big Nose,Big Feet,SMALL THINGY.......

Post by **GT93** » June 13, 2015, 3:58 pm

Oh dear 747man. Here we are intruding into OT's home patch - "I was thinking" and you're suggesting our first class Shiraz drinker is under-equipped ...

Given how straight your bat is I can safely assume you are but speculating. We could equally speculate the other way that OT was once a British porn star ... He might have pursued that career for a while after getting expelled from Eton.

Is OT still making mugs of all of us?

Post by **747man** » June 13, 2015, 6:27 pm

GT93 wrote:Oh dear 747man. Here we are intruding into OT's home patch - "I was thinking" and you're suggesting our first class Shiraz drinker is under-equipped ...

Given how straight your bat is I can safely assume you are but speculating. We could equally speculate the other way that OT was once a British porn star ... He might have pursued that career for a while after getting expelled from Eton.

Is OT still making mugs of all of us?

I Believe he pursued his Porn Career in Uganda where " There are some very fit Giks " in his words......