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I did the best I could in around 2017, but I had to do some of Malaysia by bus because my journey coincided with a national holiday and the trains were booked on that side of the border. Some by train, some by bus in Malaysia Spent a night across the bay from Penang and a day bopping around Penang. That was good. Then I spent a couple of days in Songkhla town because I love the place. That was great. I highly recommend Songkhla town and Samila beach. But the train from Hat Yai to Bangkok was miserable. I couldn't wait for it to be over. In fairness, I was in cattle class with just a hard sleeper. I don't recall if there were upgrades to nicer cars that I may have missed because ticket selection was limited on the holiday. I'd do it again only if I intended to make interim stops along the way for a few days in some of the fascinating locales along the way. That would be a great trip. But not all at once... I wonder if that will be feasible when the train goes through from KL to BKK?

Still waiting for the deep dive into the bank accounts of the staffers who ran the autopen. I wonder how they priced out the pardons. Was it by years left on the sentence or just based on wealth?

Simpson 260. From the late '50s. My Dad gave it to me in the '60s when we were building our Heathkit Ham radio. Still works when I change out the batteries. This is a file photo. Mine's uglier because it has the genuine leather hard case. The leather hinge is cracked, but I still keep the case. No printed circuit boards inside. All soldered connections. Edit: I store it without the batteries because they tend to leak after a few years. I've had to clean the mess up a couple of times.

That must be hell on ladyboys. Oops. Are we still allowed to call them that?

Too much like work.

I'd rather see them focus on the violations that put other (innocent) people at risk. Like riding down sidewalks, blowing red lights, unsafe passing, etc. Protecting people from themselves is a fool's errand. Cops should protect the rest of us.

Wasn't I reading yesterday that Samui is inundated with tourists on account of White Lotus? Right here on AN...

Got curious so I looked it up on the Toyota website... Can anyone spot the discrepancy here?

Some of the oldies are classics. Others didn't age so well, and it makes me cringe that I was a fan back then. Mostly for the eye candy I told myself... Mod Squad, anyone? Miami Vice? Adam 12?

Funny. It worked all those other times...

No, they highlight the risks of operating illegally. They haven't indicated that anyone has been harmed by the illegal operators.

First stop on the zombies' shopping tour.

BLEVEs can be caused by structural damage. Not necessarily caused by heat. LPG Boils when it leaks out to atmospheric pressure. That's the B in BLEVE. A leak and a spark and it's off to the races. That spark could come from anywhere given that they're working on a steel vessel using steel tools and steel cables. A leak could have happened when they stressed something flipping it upright. Again, I'm not claiming they did anything wrong. I wasn't there. Just saying that it was a dangerous situation no matter how well they handled it.

Given that the damages and repairs discussed in the OP are in the community parts of the building, I wonder whether the Association has money to do the repairs. And/or insurance. Condo management can't get blood out of a turnip. That takes money.

Call me skeptical of the structural integrity of an LPG truck that's laying on its side after skidding along the pavement. I didn't claim that they did anything wrong. Just that they have bigger cajónes than I do.

Sure. If you don't have to commute to work downtown. Try finding such a plot less than a 2 hour commute from, for example, Asoke. For less than 25 million baht...

You missed Hurricane Katrina in the news, didn't you? More big screen TVs and expensive sneakers changed hands than Amazon sells in the same period.

I had a co-worker with an avocado tree in Bangkok. They were great, but he claimed his wife couldn't sell them. No demand. That surprised the heck out of me. The expats at the company took all he could bring us. He wouldn't even let us pay him for them. Of course, if avocado ranching took off in LOS, there would be a glut and the price would collapse. That's just the nature of things. On an aside, I found some great guacamole recipes without avocados, online. Street vendors in the US use the recipe because it's cheap and doesn't turn brown like normal guac. The "green" ingredient is zucchini. Pretty good substitute for dipping chips and making burritos.

I like Swearingen's method in Deadwood. Win-win. Edit: For the non-watchers, he has his ethnic friend feed them to his pigs.

So, he literally disappeared ? I wonder if jvs just confessed? Buried out back, maybe? Oops, Posted 3 seconds late...

Solar.... Isn't that where CME's come from? And all those panels are like big ass advertisements for the zombies. Get your brains here...

That's not a slap in the face. This is a slap in the face:

Then you must be new to these parts.

Shameless plug here. I recently bought a DJI Power 1000 portable power supply for a specific need and it's been real handy for portable power above and beyond the project I bought it for. Back in Texas, I took the batteries out of the boats to charge up the phones and tablets when the power went out for over a week. The DJI would have been real handy. Can also be charged with a running car with the proper cable (sold separately).

I wonder if they understand how many "monks" are criminals doing penance in order to stay out of jail?