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  1. allistar, There is a difference between euthanasia and suicide
  2. Personally I prefer to use Bit Torrent Clients rather than actual sites, μTorrent being my primary closely followed by Vuze.
  3. He had inoperable Brain Cancer hence the reason he decided to end it. Now if I was to find myself in such a predicament I would want to end it, I am all for euthanasia but I would not jump from a bridge.
  4. There is a Review of 3 SUV's in Todays post. My link
  5. Come on Munchie even us Sassanack's also observe the Sabbath, it is still unlawful to kill a Scotsman armed with a bow and arrow in york on a sunday, monday-saturday is hunting season mind you.
  6. KS, I can understand your POV from one perspective, if I was to do all my driving within Metro BKK I would not bother with an SUV but I do a lot of Inter-Province journeys and will be racking up approx 1500KM / week on highways and as such feel a lot safer in an SUV and I don't drive aggressive. As Limbo pointed out there is also the comfort factor and the space to load up with what is needed for work or a weekend away.
  7. 3.0 G Top of the range model, maintenance unlimited milage, all taxes paid and insurance.
  8. Avis just quoted me at 39,999 / Month all inclusive, I may just accept the deal. 34,799 for 12 months plus but I think only need it for 10 months before hitting Madrid again.
  9. Diesel Fuel is subsidised, in Thailand it is 75% the cost of Gashol and 60% the price of Unleaded Gas, in the UK Diesel is 2-3% more expensive than unleaded. Also since the Fortuner along with other SUV's are based on a Pick Up Chassis the Registration / Transfer tax is lower as well as the annual road fund licence fee. I agree with BB's observation that one does feel safer in an SUV than a mid-sized sedan (Camry etc) which would cost a little bit more.
  10. I have had 2 Fortuners in the past both from new and found them to be 100% reliable. The reason I traded in the older one was because I had owned it for 3 Years, the length of the Toyota warranty but even with 90,000 KM on the clock it still ran like new. My ex Father in Law has it for the last 4 years now and has put another 100,000 KM on it and it is still going well and no problems. I will be working / commuting to Eastern Seaboard again for the next 10 months before following the project overseas so I am considering getting another one but more than likely on a long term rental than buying it outright. I can't comment first hand on the MU-7 having never owned or driven one but I have not heard any negative feedback from people I do know who own them. For me it is Toyota's reliability record and the number of Dealers for the 10,000KM services. Also under Toyota warranty the charges are for Labour and Basic consumables (Oil, Oil & Air Filter etc) when you get to a Major Service such as 60,000 KM the brakes are replaced free of charge, average service fee was less than 2,000 THB.
  11. You posted the data I merely stated the fact!
  12. Confirms my understanding then that the majority of Jocks are Bastards!
  13. I missed out on this when it was released but Four Lions A comedy about 4 incompetent British Jihadists and their bungled attempts at terror attacks, total tongue in cheek, no need to think and quite amusing
  14. Jon Lord, the former keyboard player with heavy rock band Deep Purple, has died aged 71. Lord co-founded Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the group's songs including Smoke On The Water. He also played with bands including Whitesnake. He had been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer since last August. He died at the London Clinic on Monday, surrounded by family, a statement said. "Jon passes from Darkness to Light," it added. Lord was influenced by classical, blues and jazz but played his Hammond organ with a rock attitude and helped Deep Purple become pioneers of progressive and heavy rock. Tributes have been paid by musicians including one-time Deep Purple bandmate Joe Satriani, Iron Maiden and Anthrax. Ex-Rage Against the Machine star Tom Morello wrote on Twitter: "RIP the great Jon Lord, Deep Purple's cornerstone/keyboardist. So many great great songs and that incredible SOUND of his! Thankyou." Former Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman was a friend and said he was "a great fan". "We were going to write and record an album before he become ill," he said. "His contribution to music and to classic rock was immeasurable and I will miss him terribly." Born in Leicester, Lord learned classical piano at an early age before being seduced by watching early rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis and jazz organist Jimmy Smith. He could have chosen a career as an actor after receiving a drama school scholarship, but started playing in pub bands including short-lived outfits with future Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood and his brother Art. He also worked as a session musician and is thought to have played piano on The Kinks' hit You Really Got Me. After meeting guitarist Ritchie Blackmore through another project, the first incarnation of Deep Purple was born. Lord's classical influence surfaced when Lord composed Concerto for Group and Orchestra, which the band performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in 1969. But the group refined their heavy rock sound and found mass success at the start of the 1970s with albums including Deep Purple in Rock and Machine Head. In their classic years, the band also included Blackmore, singer Ian Gillan, drummer Ian Paice and bassist Roger Glover. Lord continued to compose classical works alongside the group's output and, when they split in 1976, he joined other groups Whitesnake and Paice, Ashton and Lord. Deep Purple reformed in 1984 and resumed at the height of their commercial prowess, playing to tens of thousands of fans around the world. They sold a total of 150 million albums and Lord remained an ever-present amid numerous line-up changes until he left in 2002. Still composing, he had signed to a classical music label and performed a concert to mark the 30th anniversary of Concerto for Group and Orchestra. "Thirty years later the piece came back and changed my life again... It gave me the courage to step outside and carve a career for myself outside the band," he told an interviewer. He broke the news of his cancer diagnosis on his website last year, telling fans he would continue to write music as part of his therapy. My link
  15. A mother in law said to her son's wife when the baby was born "I don't mean to be rude, but he doesn't look anything like my son." The daughter in law lifted her skirt and said, "I don't mean to be rude either, but this is a fanny, not a f*cking photo copier
  16. More fun and games today, allegedly another "Mediation" session, she upped the money some more but still nowhere near my figure yet so three more criminal cases against her next week also implicating her brother and her best friend. She looked scared today, honestly "Shit Scared" I could smell the fear (no she didn't shit herself). She came out with a classic statement "I do not want a divorce really", I burst out laughing Like for a start She decided to throw me out of house when I was working overseas She shipped all my belongings back to my Mothers house in UK without my permission She used her family connections to try to get me PNG in Thailand Now she wants me back, 55555 FUCK YOU BITCH, No way am I going back to that, pay up or face jail! I have wasted enough time on this now, my case is based on evidence and her's is based on hearsay and the occasional email, I am in the process of having my "Official Translator" installed as my Power of Attorney to close this crap out whilst I go back to work 16 months is enough for me. Next case is 17/7 Civil Infrindgment Damages, lets see what lies she tells in that case.
  17. W It's hotting up now, stay tuned!
  18. I have just requested KS move this thread to Board Sponsors area until its all over with,
  19. Cheers BB Today she did not show yet again but her lawyer offered me triple than was offered in initial arbitration I told him to shove it, triple it again and we may be on the same page. Hearing adjourned and reconvene on Friday for more negotiations, my negotiation is cough up or get sent down with the rest of your corrupt family. Currently my Lawyer and Translator are sat outside a restaurant we are dining at in deep conversation with the head of Land Vehicle Registerary Office, one of my witnesses. ... Silly little girl does not realize who I am calling as witness and her Lawyer doesn't give two shits.
  20. Pescator, Thanks for wishing me luck. I have actually found the Thai Judicial system rather fair so far, every time I have made a court order asking for things it has been granted now this may be down to the fact that I am basically doing my own case and have a Thai lawyer as required, it has been I who has taken the court order to the relevant judges and made the request. In my home country ( UK) I very much doubt I could go to the Old Bailey, sit with a Judge and ask him to sign a request for "Land Vehicle Office" (DVLC in UK) and ask for records of all vehicles she has had in her name since 2547 based on name and ID card number, I also very much doubt that I could get a request for Bank details ie Thanachart Bank every account in her name based on Name and ID card details, over here if you explain why and you give a good reason the request is signed. Biggest problem is Thai Lawyers, they do as little as possible to bring the case to court but not much more, you really need to be ones own investigative lawyer to ensure all the I's are dotted and the T's are crossed, that is where many cases fall down here "Lack of Evidence" so if I do lose I only have myself to blame. She is already out on bail from Dusit District Criminal Court for missappropriation, I have another case against her and her Brother for missappropriation / handling stolen goods, well actually multiple cases hence the reason it is at Ratchada Criminal Court it carries 5-10 years , district court only handles cases up to 2 years jail time, I already have some of her bank accounts frozen I will move to ask for the rest to be frozen later today, plus her CIMB Securites Account, BOT Funds, SCB Funds etc etc, you don't think I would send the bitch down without having her money frozen first. Game on!
  21. Just finished my testimony and got all my evidence sorted at last, first day at family court tomorrow should be fun.
  22. Thanks buddha for your feedback and support, not just about my ongoing case but also confirming that my decision to leave the dogs out of it was the correct one, it was a difficult decision to make but I feel it was the correct one. The more that people agree with my decision the easier it makes it for me. Kong
  23. I forgot to add the dogs spend most of the time with the maid so they won't miss the soon to be ex hopefully whilst she is behind bars
  24. I sometimes fark up on my letter spacing when sat on my balcony smoking a fat one and posting from a tablet (computer not Ya E) I spent the first 5 months of the time we had the dogs with them 24/7, I was between projects at the time, but I have not seen them for nearly 2 years now, and they are now used to a settled lifestyle. As much as I want fair compensation from my soon be be ex hopefully, I would never bring the dogs into it. They did nothing wrong and it would be wrong of me to disrupt their life's now as part of an argument between their co-owners, even I would not use that as leverage (I have enough against her without needing to resort to so low) Do I miss my dogs? Yes Do I love my dogs? Yes Buti also recognize the fact that they are better off in scenario they have adapted to rather than take them away from such, that is how much I care for my dogs, I put their well being above my own vindictive aspirations Cars, houses, investments have all been listed in my indictment, I never even mentioned the dogs, as I said they are innocent! Kong ( correct spelling)
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