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wwest5829

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  1. I really don’t know so I cannot make an informed price comparison. As to my room choices, I look fora three or four star (if I can find them at $1500 - 2500 baht with breakfast. I oft look to get one room for the three of us. Sometimes have to take two rooms at a lower price. Ha! One of the first things my Wife taught me was the different Thai words for “cheap” versus “thrifty”. Vocabulary is a great tool …
  2. Or a right wing activist Supreme Court?
  3. I enjoyed the reporting on the Chinese government parade and reflected on how trump so much wanted a parade like that. He would have fit right in walking alongside Putin, Xi and Un. His only problem? He can’t seem to get us Americans to have government such as in Russia, China and North Korea.
  4. Yeah, we don’t need no stinkin higher education research done … we got common since!
  5. Agreed but note that the next SCOTUS session is going to be critical to the direction of the USA.
  6. OK, Mr. Putin. Let’s say all agree to a Swiss neutrality for Ukraine. And you give back all Ukraine territory unilaterally seized. I would go a bit further. A long term contract for a Russian Naval Base in Crimea (not the whole peninsula) in exchange for energy supplies. And a mutually agreed to neutrality agreement between Ukraine, Russia and the EU.
  7. Next breakfast at Duke’s Raumchok. Under 500 baht for the Buffett and save 100 baht if signed up as a Duke’s Insider (look up their website).
  8. That is because your focus is on “me”. Not concerned in the least with those whose incomes (well-being) is reliant on the tourism industry.
  9. I have also experienced they stick together more readily. I have to be careful or more than one, of this plastic 20s is presented.
  10. My Thai Wife and I enjoy a 26 year age difference. Seems to me one definition of “discusting” varies. Yes, in our younger years this might have been undesirable, ha! Or illegal! But at 78 and 52 it does not raise eyebrows … it is still a 26 year age difference, however.
  11. “Fascism is a far-right, ultranationalist, and authoritarian political ideology characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized state control over all aspects of life, militarism, and the violent suppression of opposition. It emphasizes the nation above the individual, creates a strong sense of national decline, and uses propaganda and scapegoating to unify the country under its ideology. Key figures include Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.” … for your consideration.
  12. Steady as you go. Not planning on stepping on US soil as long as trump is having your social media postings checked?
  13. I have received nothing from Bangkok Bank but the following was received yesterday from Kasikorn. No issue for me, I’ll just stop by and assure information is correct. Dear Valued Customer    As you have honored and entrusted to use products and/or services with KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED ("KBank"), we recognize the importance of keeping customer information accurate and up-to-date in order to comply with related laws and regulations and to ensure your convenience of using KBank′s products and/or services including receiving all news and privileges from KBank    We are submitting our request for your kind consideration to update your information in order to keep it accurate and up-to-date through your K PLUS or at any branch of Kbank within 30 Days after receiving this Email.    We would like to thank you in advance for your time to update your information and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused if you have already updated your information before receiving this email.    In addition, the Bank has no policy for the staff to request your personal information through telephone or SMS. Best regards, KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
  14. Consistent use to draw Werther pictures and birthday cards. No problem.
  15. No issue with me after respective due legal process is followed.
  16. No argument from me. I would favor seeing the need for any 90 Day Report required for annual Extension of Stays only if changes of address between annual Extensions.
  17. Agreed. Too long ago to address current conditions. But my Thai Wife and I do count ourselves as having been very fortunate. Eight years coming out of a 4 year relationship. I went back on the websites as I had done when I first arrived 14 years ago. Very lucky and very happy (knock on wood), every long term permanent relationship was an improvement over the last. I do believe at 78 we will be together until I go up the chimney.
  18. Mid thigh at my house last year. Fortunately, while we had to leave the house, move the vehicles to higher ground, the water was maybe 1 inch to reaching the height of entering the floor level that would have entered the house. Bungalow so no 2nd floor to move upstairs. Lucky, turned off the ground level air units and they were not damaged.
  19. Ha! Not even a good try. Releasing her statement and the trump DOJ checked document to try to end questions about trump involvement. Even the checked trump DOJ blacked out files will not exonerate trump from his association and being mentioned so many times in the records. As to his actual participation? I doubt we will ever know good enough to present as court evidence. He can’t help himself … recent statement that pretty women were begging him to send troops to Chicago …
  20. As I stated, we are aware conditions vary. I do not know if any other areas provide such service. So, you know that only Chiang Mai provides this service? I do not know personally.
  21. 555 55 million needed in investigation? Wow, must be a widespread problem here. Is there? What is the problem needing 55 million Visa investigation?
  22. How do you come to the conclusion that there is any arrest data driving the target of 3000 arrests a day? Therein is the rub. The majority has no issues at deporting those with valid criminal records (sorry, there I go thinking that any arrest record needs to validate the charge in another country was for critizing the government of that country … yea, you might extend thinking that this is being done in the USA under trump). So, instead of the difficult limiting the arrests to those with criminal records, we will just categorize all in the USA without proper documentation as being criminals and … we are still having problems reaching 3000 arrests a day so … we will remove previously grated protected status and throw those folks into this larger criminal status (including Afghans who supported our troops in Afghanistan). Had he carried out the promise of going after the true criminals, trump would have kept support … now? Just one more step leading to a showdown through incompetent policies/actions.
  23. Wow! Thailand has announced a massive Visa review of millions of Visa holders in Thailand? Hmm, wait, that would include me … Now go back and think, Thailand rounds up criminals … yes it is supported. trump rounds up 3000 a day , including citizens (oops) and non-criminals and you say it is the same?
  24. Most are aware that things vary. Just did mine 90 Days from returning from Vietiene. Chiang Mai Drive-up window … re-entry form, Passport showing re-entry date. I have a TM-30 slip stapled in the Passport. Hand in at window, fed into computer, stamped form returned within a minute …

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