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If only the Dems had run strong woman (or man) of any color, they could have won in 2024. It was theirs to lose, and they ran Kamala and Tim. In soccer, they call that an "own goal".

Her only part in the play was as Biden's insurance policy against getting impeached or 25th'ed. But, run her again in 2028. I dare you. I double dare you.

C'mon. Admit it... It's entertaining to watch their lefty heads explode. Figuratively, of course. Some of my best friends are lefties, and I love them anyway. They're not evil. Just brainwashed by the MSM.

Good looking kid. Tall. Smart. Knows the influence of social media (convinced Dad to embrace it). He may just be the 55th (or so) president. Wouldn't that frost a lot of lefty pumpkins?

I wonder if they've ever checked to see what percentage of the "problem" tourists are on ED visas or DTVs based on studying Muay Thai? Of course, they'd never be able to eliminate the visa exempts that are in LOS for Muay Thai, but they may want to consider the balance between costs and benefits of offering long term stays to learn to beat the crap out of people.

I'm with @Rimmer. This thread isn't about what I thought it would be.

Much relieved to see that I have naught to worry about. I'm asnooze at that hour nowadays. Back when I was working in LOS, I was often on my way to the office at 4:20. (Home office was in US Central time zone.) But not no more. It was fascinating, walking through Bangkok's Soi Cowboy at that hour even when bars were supposed to close at 2:00, wondering if the drunk guys who were being attended by the local talent would wake up with their wallets and organs intact. I imagine it's much the same in Pattaya...

Fun facts to know and tell... Diesel power ratings are based on the onset of excess smoke from the exhaust. They can make more than their rated power, but only by rolling some coal. Which is generally frowned upon by polite society. Who'd a known that some of those college ME labs from over 45 years ago would still be stuck in memory.

Too Many Words

If you get hit by lightning (like the story last week), snag a downed power cable or get hit by a truck with no brakes, it doesn't matter how much experience and common sense you have. You're a gone pecan on a scooter. Probably just a minor irritation in a car or pickup. Helmets improve your odds by about 40%. 4 wheels and seat belts improve your odds by a factor of 20-40. Not 20-40%. That's 20-40 times safer in a car than a scooter per km traveled. 2000-4000% safer. That's what Oz and US studies determined.

Normally, I'd suggest everyone get a dash cam in LOS. I'd make an exception for this guy.

Possibly the very bar he bought for her. That's a common theme. Need more details here...

I used to get pulled over at random inspection points around Bangkok when I drove my vintage diesel Mitsubishi Cyclone. One of the cops would hop in and tap the throttle, with another watching the tailpipe. If I spoke Thai, they'd have probably let me tap the throttle. (Or "rack" as appropriate for diesels) Then they'd send me on my way.

I think I just got a nibble.

There's a difference between old plans and actually putting them into fruition. Sound policy.

4 wheels, 2 tons of steel and seatbelts would have definitely saved him. Yeah, yeah, I know. Economic factors and all. My heart sincerely goes out to him and his loved ones. But this is yet another data point and cautionary tale for those of us who do have a choice. Stay safe out there.

They just need to make one that looks like Katherine Ross, and I'm onboard.

He should have kept trolling for another year or 2.

They are. You'll never eliminate the illegal ones. Just reduce them. And hopefully improve the QA.

Simple solution would be to only sell the vaping tax stamps to the usual suspects, then arrest anyone who sells vapes with no tax stamp. Double bonus... They'd reduce the number of dodgy vaping products where nobody really knows what they're puffing on. The same monopoly(s) would dominate the vaping industry, just like they do most of the other vices that are taxed to death. Hopefully, they'd do a better job of QA than what we see now.

Before you buy a septic tank, you should do a perc test. You may need 20 acres and a $100,000 leaching field if you're trying to build on rocks. It's complicated.

I think he also mentioned that Canada, with a tiny fraction of the US population, has just as many measles cases and Europe has 10x as many as the USA. But Orange Man Bad. Personally, I think it's related to unvetted immigration from the 3rd world. Does that make me a racist?

I'm hoping she just needs a little time to get her legs under her.

To the extent that the taxes represent the prorated cost of connecting a homesite to the power, water, roads and sewers, fair dinkum. But when they start adding fees for "environmental impacts" and others, that's when they prevent building. All that vacant land north of SF? It'll cost a big fortune to get water, sewer, roads and power up there, and that's if they even have spare water to allocate. Which California probably doesn't. I'm sitting on a vacant lot in East Texas that I bought on EBay for peanuts. But if I want to build, I have to pay a sewer connection fee, a water connection fee and a power pole connection fee. That's about 20x what I paid for the lot. Still cheap in the scheme of things, but I'll probably end up selling it to one of my "neighbors" who may want a bigger yard (and who, according to GIS satellites, have encroached on my lot).

I never thought I'd live to see the day that McDonalds was an expensive indulgence.