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4 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Come on.  He's been firing them up for this for weeks.  Stolen election.  Stop the steal.  Come to DC in force and be ready.  To say nothing about what Don jr. and Rudy have been spewing. 

 

Sedition.  Plain and simple.

By definition that still is not "sedition".

21 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Trump incited sedition. Lock him up, along with any of the "protestors" that can be identified and arrested. They soiled democracy.

IMO it was the brazen nature of the mob that caught the police off guard. Events moved too fast for them

Get your facts straight. Trump said no such thing that even comes close to "sedition".

Interestingly, there are eye-witness accounts of the barricades to the Capital Building being removed by security/police and allowing a bum-rush of agitators into the halls.

On 1/7/2021 at 1:05 PM, fxe1200 said:

What about those who can't afford a smartphone and/or do not know how to use them? Does the government supply free phones now, or offer classes, how to use them?

 

A very large swath of the rural farming communities are still in the analog-age. They often miss out on Government hand-outs being distributed via smartphone apps.

The same people pushing for a "cashless-society" are equally out of touch with the human geography of the country.

it's the end of Dec. not the end of March!.....

On 12/17/2020 at 9:27 AM, Liverpoolfan said:

 

In my last stock check I counted: 5 litres whiskey, 6 Litres vodka, 3 litres gin, 3 litres rum, 1 litre malibu, 2 bottles baileys and 16 bottles of wine.

 

What ban are we talking about exactly? ????

Jump'n be Jesus!...all I got is one tall-boy in the fridge.....can I come over?  ????

20 hours ago, a3tsw said:

Of the 120 fines issued , how many I wonder will actually pay up , I would guess if they achieve double figures they will be lucky.

The only way to ensure payment is to march them of to an ATM under threat of incarceration if they fail to cough up.

 

Eventually they will link up with the license/registration dept. and make it a no go to renew until fines payed.

Following a likely trajectory... "no have money" - continue driving, no license AND now no insurance...but wearing a helmet! ????

A Thai friend arrived from Canada on an repatriation flight to visit her ill Dad recently. After 9-days in on the 14 day Q her Dad died. The hotel manager considered to "release" her and daughter 1-day early to make the funeral,but the "owner" of the hotel said "no". Heartless <deleted>..I'd trash the room if it were me.

...and the French thought mass immigration from Muslim countries was a good idea....

Boy Blues Bar,in Kalare Market is only open for Monday night jam and Fridays.

The whole Night Bazaar area is in a death crawl.

I ended up at Spicy's after midnight (first time in years) and surprisingly the place was packed out.

Santitham is much more alive.

Tombstone......"and I (still) don't give a hoot"!

Enjoyed the your editorials back in the 90's, Bernard - Thanks for the fun!

Clearly the TAT officials simply do not know much about the "outside" world....bubble,bubble will bring only troubles...

On 9/28/2020 at 7:18 AM, FolkGuitar said:

Yesterday we took a ride out of Chiang Mai to the village of Baan Mai Kam Pong. This is a lovely little tourist resort area north-east of San Kamphaeng famous for its waterfall, charming little village perched on the cliff-sides and nestled in the river valley.  It is the locale for 'Flight of the Gibbon.' Despite the fact the zip-line was closed, the village was jammed with tourists exploring the ups and downs (and there are a LOT of ups and downs to this place!) and the streets filled with sight-see'ers busy taking pictures on their phones. All the restaurants were well-filled, and the street-side vendors doing a brisk business selling souvenirs, grilled chicken and pork, and some of the most delicious 'Sai Ua' I've ever tasted!  The area at the trail-head to the waterfall was packed with cars, tour vans, and motor bikes, and parking over-flowed along the street at the over-look behind the restaurant at the top of the hill.

...."jammed with tourist"...Mae Kampong ?...wow! it has been way to long then since I last rode up there.

I'll have to do a run up there to see the level of development.

Did you go to 'The Giant'?

8 hours ago, Lacessit said:

If I recall correctly, Margaret Thatcher won an election on the strength of her Falklands war. Looks like Trump is taking a leaf out of her book.

If that's his strategy then China is surely in the crosshairs... I believe the American public has Iraqi-fatigue.Unwise to keep stirring that pot,not to mention just plain hopeless. Leave the country be and let the people sort out the mess Uncle Sam left behind.

5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

They didn't think it through I. e. the foreigners here are helping to support businesses so kicking them out is stupid

Got that right... they are not 'business' minded; looking at the foreigner as a "customer" consuming a product called 'Thailand'. No market brand in the world would deliberately and ceremoniously kunt-kick any portion of their customer base out from there market,under any circumstance. That's business suicide no matter how superior you think your goods n service may be.

The military-minded (Junta) understands and thrives on control,its a very regimented and non-progressive approach to running a country (Myanmar a prime example).

The customer's all-ways wrong!

11 hours ago, Olmate said:

New OZ Embassy in Wireless Rd reportedly cost $110 million to build! Must be a big one!

Prime real estate in BKK is SUPER expensive!

16rai in central CM wouldn't be cheap either.

I'm wondering whats in store for those of us holding a non 'o' marriage visa when its time for the 90-day border run...while the borders remain close ? Expecting a localized compromise from Immigration.

I have not seen since March more planes overhead coming into CM .....it must be quite an exodus in progress.

14 hours ago, audaciousnomad said:

I am sure it's already chaos and long lines. ???? 

I got my 60-day extension in ChiangMai on Friday,arrived at 11am to find 5-people waiting in the entire office! Very pleasant and helpful IMO and completed the process in 15min.

...but that was last week ????

7 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

First things first how much are you paying me to come with these ridiculous caveats two weeks incasuration and isolation don't come cheap you fools ???? 

...the strategy is to attract those individuals with more money than brains....not to mention the time required to spend it.

In an interview with The Economist, Bill Gates said he figures it won't be till the end of 2021 before the the virus is "gone"........ another year of this and the world will be an even darker place.

Got ours last week at City Hall, took about 5min,cost 25b.

On 9/14/2020 at 5:21 PM, Mavideol said:

ohhh the dirty laundry is coming out and Prayut doesn't like it.... be ready for more, the digging has started

No, the burying has started.