OneMoreFarang

It seems a couple of people here had fraudulent charges. But it also seems all of us got their money back. So, it seems all together nobody of us lost any money because of credit card fraud. That's not too bad.

My AC is also new and working, and if I want to bring the temperature down below 20 degrees Celsius. Maybe try a bigger AC or a better AC technician.

One problem with those climate worriers is that they always know why things happen. And then, when that doesn't match reality anymore, they find other reasons. It's complicated. Don't pretend there are easy answers to complex questions.

Work to make yourself happier, not just in Thailand. This is a wonderful book which might help you on that way.

A couple of days ago I saw an interesting video with some scientists. They also spoke about air pollution and that now the air is less polluted than it was years ago. And what is the consequence of that? Less air pollution, more of the sun rays reach the earth, and they earth gets warmer. Really. It would be cooler on earth if we had more air pollution.

Avoid criminals. Get used to the humidity.

Why are you still here if you are not happy? Where do you think you would be happier? And why don't you move to that happier place? Personally, I am happy here since decades. Obviously not everything is great all the time. But I don't know any better alternative. I just recently read about Finland and that they are always #1 on the happiness scale. Really? With those temperatures.

Welcome to Bangkok! 😉

The real one, a few years ago.

The advantage of age is that "old" people experienced a lot. I remember my mother's experience when she was a child in WWII. I also remember when the Berlin wall fell and there was this feeling that from now on everything will get better. It's hard to describe these events to people who never experienced them.

I started reading the books after I saw the first movie. I liked the movie, and I liked the books. And I was always a book ahead before I saw the movie. I read that JK Rowling had problems publishing her books at the beginning and first I wondered why. I found out when I finally read the first book, after I read the whole series from the 2nd book onwards after I saw the movie. With most books there are many more details in the books then in later film productions. With Harry Potter, at least with the first book, the opposite is true. The film adds so many details which make it a wonderful story. Those details are not in the book. But after seeing the movie it was so much easier to imagine the book. So, in case anybody didn't read them yet, I recommend watch the first movie before you read the first book.

Currently I read this one. I read many of his books years ago. He has a very special style and I like that style. Part of that style is that at the beginning lots of things happen which seem to be independent from each other, and mostly boring. And then, slowly everything grows together more and more. And a boring beginning becomes a page turner book. I am still at the beginning with this one, but things start developing...

Just in case you don't know, the champagne must be cold, I think under 15 degrees Celsius, to keep the bubbles. I read this in a Playboy interview many years ago.

Maybe ask you new gf if she likes that idea. And then obviously post a picture here.

There is an Alpha in every relationship in Thailand. If you are not the Alpha, then she will do it. Apart from that, there are maybe 10 million Thai women in an acceptable age range. They are not all the same. That shouldn't surprise anybody.

We had a similar thread a week or two ago. I like Beer Lao, dark. Or Bavarian Weißbier - not only for breakfast.

The problem is the alternative...

Sure

No problem, nobody will believe it is real.

That is certainly a good question. I think the good news is that Biden has many experienced advisors around him who work with him since many years, sometime decades. They know each other and trust each other. Trump, on the other hand, hires yes-men who he describes at that time as the brightest people in the world. And then, sometimes just months later, he fires them and tells us all they are losers. Biden and his team are a bad choice. But the currently available alternative is just so much worse.

There are boomers and old boomers. From Wikipedia: "The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964" Personally, I know a couple of guys aged 60 to 70+ who have knowledge, wisdom, and can still think clearly. For the probably most difficult job in this world someone like that is a good choice. Obviously, there are some "younger" people like Obama, who was 48 when he became president, and he was fit for the job. But in general, I think "younger" people just don't have the experience.

The shop probably never got so much publicity than now.

How did they deliver those peanuts?

I think one of the sad things is that lots of people still want Biden as their next president. I mean, I understand why they don't want Trump. But why do they still support a guy who performs like that on a good day? Imagine if there are real problems in this world which need a guy who can concentrate for hours, make important decisions, sleep only a little, and do the same again on the next day. Does anybody think Biden could do that even for one day? I know it's not easy for the DEMs to find a new candidate. And they can only blame themselves for that situation. They waited for too long. I guess lots of people will still vote for the DEMs, anybody from the DEMs, because that is still better than Trump. But who will be in charge? Obviously not that old man with reduced brain activity.

What can we expect from a wife like that?