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One of the 2 candidates is neither a DNC nor a GOP lifer who glommed onto the gub'ment tit and hung on for 40+ years.

You sure that was it? Smoking? Maybe the driver had just shot him a ridiculous price for the ride... Maybe the driver demanded a 2000 baht fine for lighting up in his taxi. Of course, he's not going to mention that part when it goes viral. Yup there are 2 sides. And we've just heard one of them.

It's more insidious than just not looking. I've had a lot of drivers glance quickly, then look away pretending to be unaware that I'm coming. That puts the onus on me to swerve to avoid them, though I have the right of way. Not just Thai drivers, either. Seems a lot of foreigners go native and learn the tricks. They'd never do that back home...

An additional puzzler: How do you import millions of illegal workers, add just hundreds of thousands of jobs and unemployment doesn't go up? Seems like they count illegals when they want to (legislative representatives) and ignore them when they don't (unemployment). Leading me to doubt any gub'ment statistics in an election season.

Hope it works. I forgot to mention we also kept some throw-away rags in the car. Ratty old terry cloth towels worked the best. Everyone had a few back then, ruined by the tar balls on the beach.

Isn't fermented fish the stuff that causes liver flukes and an increased probability of liver cancer? There's an evolutionary reason some stuff tastes nasty. Ignore it at your peril.

But the voters just aren't feelin' it. And at the end of the day, that's what should matter. Unless you're a Dem Elite. These issues are too important to them to trust the voters. Even their own members in the primaries. https://edition.cnn.com/polling/approval-rating-polls

Had the DNC Elite allowed him on the primary ballots, he would have been trounced, and too late to make a 3rd party run. Their calculus was that they wanted Biden to win the primaries by a landslide. Mission accomplished. But now at the cost of RFK Jr taking more Biden than Trump votes in the general election. They brought it on themselves.

Anyone know what the betting line is on whether the Swiss guy will actually get deported and banned? Or will he still be in Thailand (if not Phuket) in a year from now? Maybe with a little international trip for the cameras...

Mistake, yes. But was it an accident? Or a calculated strike that had an unexpected result on the world stage? Regarding Netanyahu, seems a lot of Israelis agree: The third day of a four-day anti-government demonstration quickly descended into chaos as protesters holding torches spread through neighborhoods in Jerusalem, heading for the prime minister’s residence. https://www.rt.com/news/595319-israel-protest-netanyahu-residence/ If they did that in New York or London, it would be called out as anti-Semitism. I wonder what they call it when Israelis do it?

I know guys significantly older that are sharp as a tack. I also know people in their 60's that are losing it. Age isn't the problem. Cognitive decline is.

Rules out Biden, too. https://edition.cnn.com/polling/approval-rating-polls

What if a 300 pounder buys the middle seat? And has the taco surprise for lunch before boarding?

Pragmatic question here... Do you believe the residents in the Donbass or Crimea will suffer under Russia any more than they suffered under Ukraine? Will their quality of life go up or go down based on the GDP per capita?

How much has it cut back on beer and Hong Thong sales? 'Cause you don't want to fall afoul of those families.

And Portugal is on the boards. Closely following the Italian guy.

As long as they're not hurting anyone, I'd rather have them in Thailand than shooting at Ukrainians. My sympathy for their plight extends to victimless crimes like overstay and WP violations. But if they're actually victimizing anyone, send them to the front.

Both your buddy's photo and hers show caves that are barely high enough to crawl into. The photo in the OP shows a cave with a guy standing upright in the front, with plenty of headroom. Without exact location data, there's no way of knowing if they're the same cave. Based strictly on the photos, I'd say they're not. In fact, based on the slope at the entrances, I'd say those are 3 photos of 3 different caves. And I'd bet there are dozens (maybe hundreds) more all along the rail line. I've spent a lot of weekends at a temple in Sangkla Buri, near the 3 Pagodas, and it has a lot of wild area that may have dozens right there. And probably, the locals know all about them, but not that they'd be of historical importance. Maybe this article will jog some local memories and they'll find even more. On a side note, I really wanted to go exploring the gorgeous mountains and hills around 3 Pagodas, but thought the better of it when I realized what a hardship I'd be putting on the locals if I fell or got bit by a snake and they had to mount a rescue.

You're going to have to provide a link to that. Because I suspect it's Team Biden in an election year when they finally snapped to the fact that the polls are so heavily against him on immigration. Looking to blame someone else, when it was his 90+ executive actions that caused the spike. The invasion, if you will. If I had access to YouTube, I could post a quite a few videos of Team Biden DHS Chief Mayorkis and Team Biden Border Czar Harris, insisting that the border is secure. Maybe someone else can help me out there... Meantime, here's some tidbits: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/mayorkas-congress-border/ https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/09/17/kamala-harris-border-secure-cuelar-smerc-vpx.cnn

The photo in the other OP shows a guy standing upright at the mouth of their cave, with quite a bit of clearance overhead. It's not hard to imagine there's hundreds of such caves all over Thailand, especially along the railway where they'd expect to be bombed and had prisoner labor to dig them. It would be helpful for all the claimants to post GPS coordinates of their finds, just to eliminate questions.

The photo in the OP shows a guy standing upright at the mouth of their cave, with quite a bit of clearance. It's not hard to imagine there's hundreds of such caves all over Thailand, especially along the railway where they'd expect to be bombed and had prisoner labor to dig them.

If you do settle into Thailand, I'd suggest checking out multiple hospitals in your area. Some are better than others, and that's good info to have before you find yourself in need. Also, check out different doctors (who may take shifts in several hospitals) to find one you like that speaks English. And get a business card... A good place to start is the local expat breakfast hangout. Find out where they go. Then burn some shoe leather.

I don't disagree at all. (Nor do I agree.) But goll dang, that's 3 defamation lawsuits... Maybe more if you include the RTP. In Thailand... Edit: Out of curiosity, under Thai law, is AseanNow shielded from defamation suits for stuff they allow on the forum?

Just to clarify, is your road bike of the pedal variety, or the powered type?

I'd cut him some slack. Not all peaceniks are independently wealthy. Some of them have to work to afford living overseas, away from the meat grinder.