juice777 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I lived in Pattaya for 7 years and saw one, just ONE squirrel in that entire time, and that was in the woods, 30 miles outside of town. Now, if they'd said rat, I'd believe them. I've seen hundreds of them in town.I see them most days I go to beach in Jomiten. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 you do realise that rat tastes very like chicken according stuff I have readYou can't street rats only the ones that live in the rice fields. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Just now, juice777 said: You can't street rats only the ones that live in the rice fields. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Yeah, the rice field rats eat rice. Probably OK to eat, but revolting to look at. Street rats eat garbage. Squirrels eat vegetation. I've ate squirrel & snakes & a couple bugs, but never rat. Rattlesnake does indeed taste like chicken. The Thai bugs I ate reminded me of Lay's potato chips. I did a some squirrel hunting in my youth, in Florida & they were great for target practice, and actually tasted pretty decent, they were a right royal pain to skin and gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 The squirrel was not dead; it was only resting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Yeah, the rice field rats eat rice. Probably OK to eat, but revolting to look at. Street rats eat garbage. Squirrels eat vegetation. I've ate squirrel & snakes & a couple bugs, but never rat. Rattlesnake does indeed taste like chicken. The Thai bugs I ate reminded me of Lay's potato chips. I did a some squirrel hunting in my youth, in Florida & they were great for target practice, and actually tasted pretty decent, they were a right royal pain to skin and gut. Some people eat them in the UK to not that I have ever done it. But only the grey ones which we are trying to wipe out. Looks like a lot of work to skin and gut with only a little meat if you ask me. The Thai bugs I ate once reminded me of Twilglets , but that was only once ever since then they have made me want to puke. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 So no alarms on the pumps to indicate a malfunction? Retorical question. Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 1 minute ago, WhizBang said: So no alarms on the pumps to indicate a malfunction? Retorical question. Never mind. 15 minutes ago, juice777 said: Some people eat them in the UK to not that I have ever done it. But only the grey ones which we are trying to wipe out. Looks like a lot of work to skin and gut with only a little meat if you ask me. The Thai bugs I ate once reminded me of Twilglets , but that was only once ever since then they have made me want to puke. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Why trying to wipe them out? Just curious. I spent some time in Georgia, (USA) & my neighbor put "flashing" (metal sheets) on his pecan tree trunks to keep the squirrels off his nuts, so to speak. The squirrels were hilarious bouncing off it. I had a little tiny dog, that would chase anything, weighed about 10 lbs & managed to kill one. I hold no grudges against the tree rats, but it was a year before one dared venture into my back yard again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 hours ago, realenglish1 said: Ya ya The natural wild animal and bug population can be nerve racking The other day a band of mosquitoes shorted out my cell phone Those little guys just dont give up Much like the suicide squirrels A cat blew the transformer in the back of our condo years ago. The transformer had to be replaced. Its treated as funny about the squirrel but due to someones negligence a whole swath of ocean was polluted. Also an inquisitive child could have poked their fingers into the box as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 18 minutes ago, jaywalker said: Why trying to wipe them out? Just curious. The grey squirrel was "introduced" to the British Isles and caused so much havoc with the native red squirrel population that they almost disappeared...so grey squirrels are fair game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 1 hour ago, smedly said: exactly my point - how do you know you haven't As I have said in a post a little while back, I never buy cooked chicken at any market stall as people are always handling it and their fingers could have been anywhere, but if KFC are giving out fried rat instead of chicken then I have tasted it, but that is not to say I am a fan of KFC, I object to their very small portions of French Fries, and only use them when it is the only western restaurant available where ever I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 1 minute ago, possum1931 said: As I have said in a post a little while back, I never buy cooked chicken at any market stall as people are always handling it and their fingers could have been anywhere, but if KFC are giving out fried rat instead of chicken then I have tasted it, but that is not to say I am a fan of KFC, I object to their very small portions of French Fries, and only use them when it is the only western restaurant available where ever I am. You should stick to eating possum. Sorry Dude, I couldn't resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Damn clever those squirrels ... remember this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 A couple of way off topic posts have been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freespirit Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I was driving down Sukhumvit in BKK, when my daughter pointed up towards the electric cables above and shouted " Look Dad a Sky Rat"! I laughed because it was a squirrel running along the cables. But I have since been told the Thai's call squirrels sky rats. So technically she was right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, Freespirit said: I was driving down Sukhumvit in BKK, when my daughter pointed up towards the electric cables above and shouted " Look Dad a Sky Rat"! I laughed because it was a squirrel running along the cables. But I have since been told the Thai's call squirrels sky rats. So technically she was right.. Makes sense. Hilarious! Got a Sky Train, why not a Sky Rat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Dongtan beach and Jomtien beach have many squirrels. The locals have put half coconut shells up with food in them to eat and if you are awake/alert/not blind you would see them scampering up and down. The Big Buddha Hill has many - mostly black squirrels and I have seen many running around, View Talay one , two and the roofs of surruonding houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 6 hours ago, Sphere said: Couldn't find a goat? Or a Burmese? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Why trying to wipe them out? Just curious. I spent some time in Georgia, (USA) & my neighbor put "flashing" (metal sheets) on his pecan tree trunks to keep the squirrels off his nuts, so to speak. The squirrels were hilarious bouncing off it. I had a little tiny dog, that would chase anything, weighed about 10 lbs & managed to kill one. I hold no grudges against the tree rats, but it was a year before one dared venture into my back yard again.Because they are illegal immigrants from the USAhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/10705527/History-of-grey-squirrels-in-UK.htmlSent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 ...So then...... a very important piece of pumping equipment...that when it malfunctions pollutes a popular tourist beach for a "while"...has no automatic signalling device linked to a control room or servicemans beeper/cellphone to warn of a malfunction/stoppage...so that quick remedial action/repairs can be undertaken......???...or did the squirrel cause that to malfunction as well...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 No its cheaper to wait until the tourists post photos of dirty beaches on social media than to install and maintain the warning system. Or in other words the tourist are the (free) warning system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexicanseafood Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 7 hours ago, Shuggy said: Burmese squirrel maybe? It was an aussie squirrel. It was wearing a wife-beater and thongs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Bull Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 It happens all the time in Canada squirrels and ravens short out the transformers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 22 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said: So the fuse box was left unlocked for any person or animal to enter? Very professional. Not sure where you got that from, the picture above may well just be a stock item. I can't read the Thai article to be sure but a squirrel could cause a high voltage trip out just by crossing wires which aren't insulated. This happened in my area but it was a snake and resulted in loss of a phase. Seems as though the sewage system fails to over spill into the sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 5 hours ago, jacko45k said: Not sure where you got that from, the picture above may well just be a stock item. I can't read the Thai article to be sure but a squirrel could cause a high voltage trip out just by crossing wires which aren't insulated. This happened in my area but it was a snake and resulted in loss of a phase. Seems as though the sewage system fails to over spill into the sea! Whichever way, the box was left unlocked and the squirrel could get in, or there were uninsulated (bare) wires left. Neither is good, or professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 19 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said: Whichever way, the box was left unlocked and the squirrel could get in, or there were uninsulated (bare) wires left. Neither is good, or professional. The high voltage wires which feed to a transformer are not insulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn0000 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 On 21/03/2017 at 10:48 AM, smedly said: you do realise that rat tastes very like chicken according stuff I have read More like pheasant in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldiablo72 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I didn't know Squirrels knew how too pick locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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