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Maybe, but if she can't run a Mom & Pop store, do you think Harris, AOC or their ilk could run the country? Other than into the ground, I mean... Vote us in and you'll get free stuff. That seems to be their sales pitch.

A lot of people around the world understand Trump's plan and how his rhetoric is just that. Rhetoric. Even some Canadians. Flip flopping is never a good political strategy. Ask the Dems.

I think that's more a function of the thickness of your wallet than the size of your pant snake.

As I understand it from the cheap seats, Polievre was doing okay until he started badmouthing Trump. He may have done even worse had he not started badmouthing Trump, but someone from the Great White North would have to fill me in. The saddest thing is that Canada will be doing better than before when the tariff/51st-state dust settles. The election was just bad luck in the timing.

I don't know about you, but I want them to take the lessons learned so this NEVER happens again. Even if that reflects poorly on anyone involved, dead or alive. Or on any policy that may have contributed to the death of over 60 innocent people.

How did your wife react when you grabbed her?

In fairness, they were drilling on evacuating VIP politicians if SHTF under those conditions. Which means practicing in DC, around the DC airport. Because that's where they keep the VIP politicians. Edit: I'd say that I'm surprised that they'd tap a pilot with only 450 hours for that assignment. But she did tick the box. And she had apparently worked directly for Biden. Probably had Dr Jill's seal of approval. Where have we heard that one?

I remember when my neighbor pissed off the entire street by tearing up his front lawn and hauling in loads of dirt and bricks and cement. It was quite the eyesore. It was a few months before it all got back to normal and he had the nicest front yard on the block. And property values went up when the neighbors tried to keep up with the standard set by his yard.

True, but that was before the airlines were deregulated and they all colluded to keep prices high. (At least in the USA). I remember when I could walk up to a Delta counter with a United ticket and hop on the next Delta flight, with no penalty. Today, that would be unheard of. In return, we can fly to Thailand for less than it used to cost to fly between states.

I hear the fresh ones taste better. I like to keep snacks on me, too. You never know when the hangries will hit.

Kudos to the Canucks for voting on paper ballots, with the results known on the day. Voting for the liberals? Again?... That's not going to end well for them.

I think they use "allegedly" so the lefties can't sue them for defamation if one of them turns out to be legal.

Good to have up to date info. Thanks!

Exactly my point - it doesn't, yet UK residents in these countries do not have their pensions frozen. Oops. I had missed your point. My bad. As I understand it, that's due to treaties that probably benefit the UK in some manner. There is no such treaty with LOS. But there is with the Phils. I'm wondering if any Brits will be moving their residence from Thailand to the Phils to kill 2 birds. To get their full, fair adjusted pension and to dodge any recently announced Thai income taxes. Seems to me that spending half their time outside of Thailand may be a good idea. Or is that a flawed plan? In any case, I'm just spitballing.

Was that recent?

I guess I'd ask if anyone has been refused entry without first being warned to get a visa next time? Being pulled aside for extra scrutiny isn't the same as "almost refused". It happened to me once and I'm convinced that the IO was just curious why I was the only white face in a huge holiday queue of Malaysians coming in at a land border. I think they took pity on me way back in the hour long holiday queue. They pulled me out of that scrum, for extra scrutiny. I was pleased.

Isn't that the same city where the Dem politicians insisted that the illegals only took over one apartment complex, so nothing to see here? It's the same state, for sure.

Dollars to donut holes, the MSM starts doing their "From in front of the White House" reporting in front of a green screen so they don't have to report the murders. Now the WH needs to send Leavitt and Noem and Homan out do interviews in front of those posters.

Ostracized? What's also interesting is that he got a front row seat.

That's 4D chess. The posters sit right where reporters usually do their blurbs "From in front of the White House."

Though the OP is a good heads up, I'd suggest that someone without 14 years of experience needn't worry so much. There's people reading in that are now unnecessarily worried about their 2nd or 3rd ever entry. And even with 14 years of entering Thailand, the OP was still allowed in on visa exempt after filling in some paperwork and answering some questions. Which is a good cautionary tale to have your documents and cash lined up.

How does that benefit the British economy? Or the British taxpayer?

Nope. Outer Slobovia is just what I use when I don't want to offend any real country. Some of them are downright sensitive.

I go to a lot of trade shows in Thailand and see how easy it is to buy packaging equipment that can easily knock off any pill bottle and print any label. And press any pill in any size, shape and color. Make of that what you will. Or walk down Sukhumvit and ask yourself if all those blue pills they're selling are real. Realistically, there's no way that Lazada can stop that kind of thing. (Not that I trust the brick and mortar shops in the malls, either).

I can 'splain that, though many may not like the explanation and I'm not sure I agree with it. To your former employer, it makes no difference where they send the money. It's gone to them, whether you live in the UK or Outer Slobovia. To the gub'ment, it makes a huge difference. A pension pound sent to a UK resident bounces around the economy several times, being taxed and creating GDP along the way. A pension pound sent to Outer Slobovia is gone. Sucks, I know. But fair play to them that they haven't changed the rules. It was that way when retirees made the decision to retire in Thailand. (I'm open to being ridiculed and corrected if that's wrong).