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You've been paying for 15 years, and your cover limit is only 6.25x the annual premium? And you have a 50K deductible on top of that?

Not Krungsri, but my K-Bank account was locked down when my 250 baht annual debit card fee became due and they declined the card rather than take the 250 baht out of the 200K I had in the account. I wasn't in a bind for the funds so I just cleared it up in person on my next monthly trip from China to Bangkok. If you're in need of the funds, I'd suggest calling the number on the back of the card. Good luck.

Proving once again: Garbage in, garbage out. AI may masquerade as the next evolution, but the formula stays the same. GI -> GO.

'Cause Rachel, Joy and Whoopie tell them to.

I'm glad we finally have a team that's willing to look at the data. Let the numbers land where they land. But we deserve to know. BTW, you may want to listen to very recent the Tucker Carlson interview of RFK, Jr. But it's long format, so I doubt many have the attention span. The snippets have been great, and the full 86 minute interview is on my list o' stuff to do when I have the time. Tucker Carlson Network tuckercarlson.com Carlson rubs me the wrong way many times, but he gets good guests to interview.

I'm afraid we're going to have to agree to disagree here. I don't think it's appropriate for the cops to guess or assume there was no foul play. Especially with multiple stories of drinks spiked with GHB, DEET, methanol and other substances, not to mention hotel guests found dead in their rooms from pesticide poisoning over the years. The public deserves to know if there's some dangers to be wary of. There may be a 95%+ chance that it's a simple case of drowning, perhaps after some plain vanilla toddies. But if he were my family member, I'd be asking for an autopsy, especially a toxicology test. Even setting aside any search for guilt, there may be insurance considerations where the payout (if any) depends on the manner of death. The cops' sticking their heads in the sand isn't a good idea when a young, healthy person dies before their time.

Like Obama did? Or Biden, or Clinton, or... or... Millions died every year on their watch, too.

Conceptually, I like them. But I think the devil will be in the details, especially if a bunch of them blow off the roofs and balconies because of the DIY nature and being sold to Rubes who don't know which is the business end of a screwdriver. Or if they start bursting into flames for similar reasons, with the DIY's being unfamiliar with E=IR. Not to mention vendors taking cost out of the product until they barely pass muster, heating up to the max.

They need to install a mile long zipline from the top floors of that ugly carcass of a building to a boat securely anchored out in the middle of the bay. I may visit just to try that one out.

If they don't know whether there were drugs in his system, they're just guessing at the circumstances of his death. Of course, if you're the cops on an island that depends on tourists drinking out of buckets, that may be the way you want it. If he was my family, I'd want to know if there was a crime committed.

It'll be interesting to see what happens when the US trade agreement is completed.

Bad news. There are studies out already showing that millions starve every year because the collective West can't afford to prop up the entire 3rd world. That's the way the world is, and the way it will always be. Long before the Bad Orange Man. And it'll be that way long after they plant daisies over him. In the meantime, look beyond CNN and MSDNC to see the lunacy that USAID has been funding around the world. It needs to be reformed. Bigly.

Don't sugar coat it... How was it really? Edit: To the OP, I'd suggest spending some time in Thailand, find some businesses that interest you and talk to the foreign owners to see how they did it, what challenges they face, etc. Then ask yourself if you have the skills and the grit and determination they do. I've got my eye out for a future retirement situation, not so much to make money, but to give me something to do that won't drain me.

In fairness, getting lynched by an angry crowd before (or even after) the cops show up isn't a thing in Germany like it is in Thailand. Which, agree or not, is the rationale behind allowing drivers to turn themselves in later.

Just out of curiosity, what's the fare BKK to Perth? In case I get a wild hair one day...

Feels like I just woke up and I'm in the 4th grade again. At least I didn't forget my pants, like in my nightmares.

Your best bet is to call their help line by phone during office hours.

He seems to have missed last week's Supreme Court decision that ruled that it was the activist judges and their universal injunctions that were violating the constitution, not Trump.

When did trolling lefties become unconstitutional? I must have missed that ruling.

Maybe it smells like wads of $100 bills.

I generally like Canucks, and hope he wasn't stupid enough to think he could smuggle heroin from on Asian country to another. I'm open to the possibility that the guy is an idiot who carried some "gift handbags" for a real hot chick who has a friend in Taiwan. Hot chicks can get most guys to do real stupid stuff if they smile and suggest there may be some hot monkey love on the other end.

I wonder how they'll blame Trump for this one? I'm not following the case very closely, but it appears the stars weren't aligned in this guy's favor so he's pleading guilty to avoid the death penalty. He'll probably get 4 consecutive life terms. And his fellow inmates will take care of the rest.

My suspicion is that they need to look at the state of the building on the day of the earthquake. Using a much simplified analogy, your house was probably fine once they finished it, but there would be problems if an earthquake hit while there were a bunch of workers on scaffolding, and climbing ladders hauling roof tiles. I'm not excusing the disastrous results, but I suspect there were a lot of structural elements to be installed later in the process. Including elevator shafts and external cladding which would have added torsional rigidity. What I'd like to see is a structural analysis of the building, on the day. Not the completed configuration, which may (or may not) have been fine.

When did weed go legal at the federal level?

Still way too early to call. He (they?) may be right wing nutters. Idaho's full of them. But the local LEO just stated that "the sniper" was using a shotgun. Hardly the weapon of choice for a sniper. My money's still on an illegal weed grow, with the growers protecting their stashes. But we'll see. The big question now is whether he was acting alone. Seems they found his body.