Peabody

I am unclear after reading this (and a friend is interested in the ED visa): What does it mean to "...clear my passport from the ED-visa status"? I know I can check with various schools, but does anybody happen to know current rates for any bona fide Thai language schools that would qualify one for a 1-year ED visa? My friend was quoted 27K through an "agent" for Excel Language School, with a quarterly 5K fee if you don't really want to study or 1900 THB quarterly if you actually want to attend classes. Is there some special 90-day reporting required, other than the normal (free) 90-day reporting?

So most of the money is being borrowed from next year's budget? Borrow it forward! 🙂

And the remaining 31 rai: Luxury hi-rises and hotels, built right on the waterfront?

I seem to remember that the harmful effects of evapes was due to contaminants in the oils being vaped.

You can only taste 5 things: salt, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami. Sounds like your sense of smell is what is off. Are there other things that used to smell good but now don't? Perfumes, soaps, aftershave, fabric softeners, people, vanilla, garlic, onions, ...?

Rough calculation on the missing waste. It is enough to render over one TRILLION liters (1,000,000,000,000) of water undrinkable, i.e., above the safe Cadmium drinking level (0.005mg/L). That's 8 full Mabrachan Reservoirs of water!

I'm sure that the wastewater on the floor surrounding the bags of waste never makes it to the outside environment.

OK, maybe a teensy bit.

I would think that Thailand would have the upper hand in any negotiations. German engine in the original contract. Can't get engine = contract void? Return any downpayments. Unless there was something dodgy from the get-go.

Is that the Thai art exhibit or a photo from some middle school hallway?

And they want to build a nuclear plant? Run a submarine?

And these symptoms are never mentioned. So helpful.

So women over about 45 years of age shouldn't be allowed to marry? Hysterectomy? Sterile males?

"And it kept happening, day after day after day"

The hotel bookings are not at 30%, they are 30% of what they were a year ago. Say they were 70% a year ago, that would mean that they are actually at 21% now.

From the New Yorker:

Slugs for Salt

Several years ago, the beach was torn up AGAIN to remove overhead wires and install conduit through which to run future lines. There were new wires overhead within a couple of weeks.

I always preferred "Twitler"

"I'm working, I'm working" That should go down well.

Did she honor her pledge to become a nun?

Well, I waited an hour for your new plan for Twitler's defense to reach his crackhead defense team. And...surprise... Stll fraud

That he did. At least he no longer has to worry about Biden's proposed billionaire tax.

Still fraud

Still fraud