Thomas_Merton
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Hi,
I have emailed sales@thaivisa twice and admin@thaivisa 3 times. I initially got a PM from Cdnvic saying there was something wrong with the mail server and to PM him instead. I tried that and I got an error saying his PM is either disabled or inbox is full. I then posted on the forum to ask for further instructions and got a reply from George saying to email admin@thaivisa and all will be sorted. Done that, thrice and still nada. I have even left my tel. no. twice hoping someone would call but nope....nothing still. I've kinda given up because it really shouldn't be like that. Clients shouldn't have to chase you to give you their money, wouldn't you agree? Thanks for trying anyway.
BTW another member PM's me saying she didn't get a reply from you guys too. Not sure if she has given up too cos' she said she sent you an email on the 14th June. I wish her luck!
Try teasing a Mod.
This, in my humble experience, illicits an immediate response every time.
We can but hope (were such thing allowed) that this not an example of Thaivisa´s priorities.
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Not since Felix broadcasts I'm afraid!!
Is there really this much disinterest in RB?
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Has anyone ever posted there?
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A mod got banned??? Who was that?
A fair number of mods have been banned over the years.
They are human too!
..and, as with all humans who assume absolute power, there is an incorrect assumption that it awards absolute authority, absolute knowledge and absolute wisdom.
Alas, as often is the case, the reverse is true.
But far be it from me to criticise the moderation of Thaivisa.
We must but trust, that the Mods are honourable men (and women).
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I passionately hate mayonnaise on bread,...
We built an outside, stone oven to make our bread, Greek style - we figured if we were going to introduce Ma and Pa to the wonders of yeast and flour, it at least should be a quality product.
After an initial success of sublime bread (and perfect roasts as well), the dogs took over.
The oven is now home to a bitch and her six puppies.
What do you need bread for, anyway?
The Thai “menu” is the best in the world, on the standards of variety and nutritional value.
Give the hot dogs, hamburgers and Mayo to the bitch and her brood - that´s all they are fit for.
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Well there was a new announcment today so I guess this thread just become null and void.
...or served its purpose in the neverending search for the correct balance of G with T.
Cheers!
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Have you forgotten about raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
brown paper packages tied up with strings
Such a nice list.
I do love the part in the Italian version that begins with the lovely Julie Andrews smiling sweetly and singing, "Stimolo della prostata, questi sono alcune delle mie cose del favorito".
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I forgot:
arriving by plane at BKK International.
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Your presumtion and sarcastic insinuation has as much evidence to support its case
A presumtion well founded considering your checkered past, Mr Merton.
You rank quite highly in the list of 'most warned users' and therefore popup on the moderator radar quite often.
I'd be willing to post this evidence, but i dont think you'd like your dirty laundry aired for all to see. PM me if you want to see this evidence.
But as Tuky Jai Dee said, come up with some constructive suggestions instead of critising
You brought it up:
Being suspended by a drunken moderator who is now banned, and being "warned" by a moderator that was forced to publicly apologise, is not evidence.
IMHO this is simply a question of "give a dog a bad name and its sticks".
But you are right, we can continue via PMs.
As to constructive suggestions - I have made one: "Announcements" is a waste of space, close it and make way for something of more value to the members.
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can you translate that tommy?
Take Shane.
Most can´t play spin bowlers, so they accuses Shane of being a bad boy.
"Stone walling" is not cricket.
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Welcome back TM, i trust you will behave yourself this time?
The announcements forum is there for those situations where Admin feels the need to announce something, the fact it hasnt been used recently doesnt mean it should be deleted.
Your presumtion and sarcastic insinuation has as much evidence to support its case as our assumptions as to what Admin feels, or does not feel this year, as demonstrated by the activity in "Announcements".
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it is at times like that that our governments representatives here should be able and willing to offer some assistance to any genuine hardship cases.
Quite so!
And I bet you would even pay a special tax to cover the expence?
That is, if you pay your taxes?
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Very little gets "announced".
There hasn´t been a posting this year.
Despite several changes made to Thaivisa Forum by the administrators that have taken place un "announced" - this year.
Apart from a dubious historical value, what is the purpose of the forum "Announcements"?
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Anyone else here get an Email from the british embassy? It's titled avain flu and has got an attachment.
Not opened it yet, wondered if it might be a virus of some description.
regards
Treat it as a virus, even if it´s not - what does the Embassy know about avian flu?
The UK has only ever had one dead swan.
And as your chances in Thailand of suffering as a result of the consequences of Avian flu are less than the risk of contracting malaria, I know how I would prioritise my precautions.
Besides, you are hardly likely to return to the UK with six live chickens strapped to your luggage, so what else can they tell you?
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We pick up outr 10 Kgs bags of Jasmine and Thai Frag. from Hoo Hing down here in Enfield (small supermarket)but believe that their bigger setups will arrange delivery..
.dont know how far they will go however..........
anyway....
Thanks, Rinrada, but it looks as though they will only deliver to businesses (which appears to be the same for the Manchester dealers , whose on-line shop will only deliver 5KG).
I suppose it is a question of weight and delivery costs, but we use 5KG in a couple of weeks, therefore the need for 10KG - which will keep our spair tyres wobbling until we arrive in LOS!
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Welcome back TM.
where u been?
In the "dark night of the soul" of a computer burn out and a reserve baby laptop infected with viruses, which I have at last got working, running a naked XP (no MSinternet Explorer, Outlook Express or anything else except Firefox and Thunderbird) on 64MB RAM and a 4GB hard drive.
Definitely NOT one of my favourite things.
On the other hand, coming to LOS on August 8th, is number one on my list!
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The angels moving their beds as the storm approaches.
The frozen beer that melts before you can drink it.
The rumbling whoosh of the giant fan on the ceiling (air conditioning is for sissies).
Zip-zap, svit, as the mosquitoes commit harikari on the electric guard surrounding the blue light (sissies also like mosquito nets on their windows).
The thundering of the rain on the tin roof.
Crouching, exposed to an encyclopedia of insects as one tries to evacuate a plate full of curry (chillies burn just as much on the way out as on the way in).
Fighting with the hose pipe whilst cleaning a hairy farang arse.
Shaving and showering in a cold Thai bath.
Paddling around the outside of the house, drinking a cup of coffee at 5.30, watching the sunrise.
Sitting on the veranda, waving at a smiling world as it awakes and goes about its business.
A day full of conversation and never ending eating.
The first glass of Lao.
An afternoon in the hammock.
Begin again.
These are a few of my favourite things.
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Despite the fact we return to LOS in just over a month, we have run short of rice!
We usually buy our Jasmine rice from the chinese wholesalers Wing Yip in Manchester.
Unfortunately we haven't the time to visit and the wife is now suffering from severe withdrawal symptoms.
Does anyone know of an on-line source (that delivers) 10KG+ bags of rice, in the UK?
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My mother, still alive in her 82nd year, always taught us children, never to use a pronoun about anyone who has a name, such as eg. the Thai people.
She considered this usage, as I do also, very bad manners
She considered this usage, as I do also, very bad manners
i dont want a lesson in the finer points of english grammatical theory or edwardian domestic manners , but ........
....but, tax, as Joe E. Brown said to Jack Lemnon in the greatest movie ever made (of a time before escalators were invented), "Nobody is perfect".
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what about "they" as in "They say that farting against thunder can be fun"
So very impolite.
This quite obviously ought to read "Margaret Thatcher and Lady Di say that farting against thunder can be fun"
(Or something more up-to-date but probably forbidden on Thaivisa)
In those cases it is permitted to say (with a heavily accentuated pronoun), "They (nudge - nudge, wink - wink) say that farting against thunder can be fun"
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Of course I read the title of this thread, which to me, looks like you deliberately misspelled for some very strange reason. That, along with your whimsical OP is why I initially responded the way I did.
However, since then it seems that you have become very tetchy about my initial response. So, if I have agitated you I apologise.
But remember, don't dish out what you can't take back.
You most certainly haven’t agitated me.
Only the wife can do that.
I'm just at a loss fathoming out why you bothered in the first place.
If I don't understand a posting, I move on. There are plenty of other postings on Thaivisa.
If I was to post a "what the F. is this all about" every time someone posted something I was unsure about, I wouldn't be able to do anything else all day.
Besides this is Forum support desk and, to use your own terminology, if you cannot support, then shut the f. up.
Hope I haven’t offended you.
But remember, don't dish out what you can't take back.
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QUOTE(stevesuphan @ 2006-03-31 18:32:51) *
I notice the way the past few commenterrs have used the pronoun they as if the Thais were some kind of foreign species.
Thais going to to Farangland, using the word 'they' in such a derogatory manner on a public forum would be hammered by the locals.
Dont be so racist.....
Not hard to understand Steve's comment. Remember, Many of you here on TV complained about the Thai people calling farang "MUN". . Its the same.
It most certainly isn't the same. 'They' is correct - nothing wrong with it.
My mother, still alive in her 82nd year, always taught us children, never to use a pronoun about anyone who has a name, such as eg. the Thai people.
She considered this usage, as I do also, very bad manners.
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I posted that in Forum support because that is where you started your frivolous thread, so henceforth, that is where I replied to it.I am correct in assuming you are qualified to give support on this forum, am I?
I didn't realise that I had to be qualified to give support on this forum, is that what you are implying? If so, then you are mistaken assuming I am qualified, as, I am not.
So, what is your point Merton?
Did you read the title of this thread?
That is the point.
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For what purpose?
If you are trying to make a point, just say it, please.
Well I will explain my point, which to me and many others is inherently obvious, when you explain the point of posting:
What the <deleted> are you on about?in Forum Support.
I am correct in assuming you are qualified to give support on this forum, am I?
Still No Response
in Forum Support Desk
Posted · Edited by Thomas_Merton
It´s funny - there would appear to be just as many ways to illustrate a point...
...as there are, apparently, to prioritise a response.