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mrwebb8825

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  1. Maybe they need to hand out police uniforms, promote cosplay and encourage baht bus strip tease shows to get them back.
  2. What is the main cause of catarrh? It's believed that catarrh happens when your body responds to things like an infection or an irritant. This reaction can cause swelling in your nose and sinuses, leading to an increase in the amount of mucus that's made. Catarrh is often only temporary. How do you get rid of catarrh? A pharmacist can help with catarrh You could ask a pharmacist about: decongestants and other medicines to help relieve catarrh. salt water nose rinses – you can get several types, including specially designed bottles, nasal sprays and sachets.
  3. Since the laundry lady committed the original offense (by this statute) "Hurting mind by posting on social media" the police would consider the slap to be retribution and case closed.
  4. You gonna make them give butt munches, play water sports, give bjs then make them fetch you a beer on all fours followed by 100 baht just to see if they come back?
  5. I put up lights 1 year and kept having truckers stopping by looking for Karaoke, beer and hookers.
  6. When Gorbachev took over he knew they were beaten and pulled out to save the wasted effort. It's often referred to as "Russia's Viet Nam".
  7. Since your first statement is untrue, the rest of your post is apocalyptic speculation. Why do you think the US never used nukes in Afghanistan? The "powers that be" are far too greedy to let the "spoils" spoil. Now, had the entire Middle East come together to attack the US during the Afghan war... maybe. Same goes for Europe v Russia. Why do you think everyone is just sending "things/money" and not people to Ukraine? Zelensky's a hack and everyone knows it. The only way he'll enter the Kremlin is in handcuffs or a coffin as a trophy. If you recall your history, Afghanistan beat Russia long after Russia had nukes yet it stayed conventional and they slowly and quietly left. There's a much better chance of huge escalation over oil than grain exports. In a warped way, it's probably why the US sent $1B to Iran who funds Hamas and claimed it was for "hostages". A way out of funding Ukraine is needed by the US as it's draining the economy faster than it was supposed to.
  8. and the American bartender says; "Sorry, I only speak English."
  9. based on what historical data? The US, Russia and China basically control the world and NONE of them are willing (so far) to allow minor, nuke capable countries to "test world response" to the use of even "tactical" nukes. Ever since the US put "The Fear of God" into the world by dropping on Japan it's been nothing but saber rattling by everyone. I think, (IMHO) that ANY minor country that launches would be obliterated from the face of the Earth by all 3 "super-powers" no matter which one "controls" them, even if only to assure their own survival.
  10. never mentioned nukes. keep it conventional BUT, STOP advertising the time and date of future actions.
  11. Not sure that's an all together bad thing. Civilization as we know it is pretty screwed up. A swift, decisive strike during a meeting of a dictatorship style government such as China, Russia, N. Korea, Iran, etc. i.e. several large bunker buster bombs right in the heart of the meeting amid chants of "death to America" and such would disrupt their abilities to react as there are no built in layers of leadership like the US, the UK, Australasia, etc. have (and however screwed up we think them to be.), they DO have a leadership layer that can be put into place in a matter of hours. Whether or not that layer can be affective or trusted is another matter.
  12. Love him or hate him, China was afraid while Trump was president. I think the inevitable war will occur shortly after the 2024 election when the world will know who runs the US, the US or China. If it's once again the US then that will push the date for China back out to whenever the US screws up and elects the 1st millennial president. If it's once again China then 2025 looks more realistic. They'll need to move before Biden falls off a stage and cracks his skull open. At the onset of nukes the only country pissed off enough to use them was the US and history remembers that as well. The real threat will come from however many terrorists have slipped into the US. As horrific as 9/11 was, there was no real damage done to military capability nor governance but a recurrence COULD be distracting enough for larger, better equipped players to make a move, especially if they orchestrated it from the background. MSM and social media would provide the cover for the follow up strike. Infighting in the streets and DC would ensure huge casualty rates. The only safety line would be if the Pentagon stayed out of the politics that would follow and kept their head on a swivel. This may also require a coop to cut the red tape blocking reaction time.
  13. They've listed the 4 main "Dumping Grounds" for the Thai Elite (a.k.a. spoiled little rich brats). These "kids" would rather be out getting high and drunk and fighting, not being forced into showing school support or spirit. Never saw "news agencies" covering our sports days event out in Nakon Nowhere.
  14. So, when you "cut the cheese" do folks clammer to be the "Smart Feller"?
  15. His full name is Bond, Jamaal Bond of her(his) majesty's secret service. "FumbleFinger" coming to a theater near you.
  16. They could go a long way in backing up those statements just by putting Taksin back in prison where he belongs.
  17. There are only 5 ways to write in English: 1) Correctly/Educated 2) Correctly but Uneducated 3) British 4) British Based Education 5) Other (European mostly)
  18. Good thing our Bob doesn't drive a taxi. He refuses to have sex with everyone, his wife, mailman, neighbor, wife's friend, wife's friend's wife...
  19. The question you pose seems to be taking into account "knowing what you know now" and on that premise I would choose to be 17. I would join the military and put in 30+ years. I would retire at 50+ will full medical, dental and a monthly paycheck guaranteed for the rest of my life. Along the way I would make small, monthly deposits into an offshore savings account, purchase small amounts of gold and silver and invest small amounts into a stock portfolio. All of my housing, clothing, utilities and food would be 100% free, cigarettes and alcohol would be tax free on base so IF I chose to indulge, it would be a greatly reduced cost. My monthly salary would be direct deposited into a Credit Union so whatever I didn't spend/deposit elsewhere would just pile up there. "A girl in every port and any port in a storm". Since you asked...
  20. Not to worry, the Israeli army is "freeing" as many of them as it can as fast as possible. Now, if the US would start rounding them up and shipping them back, as well as the UK, Europe, etc. and the politicians would start pulling the collective heads out of their collective asses and realize there is no "cum bi ya" solution to terrorism... Yeah, I know. It's all a pipe dream.
  21. this is the new trend in the states for houses - material and labor still beating the new construction costs atm: https://zerodown.com/homes-for-sale/tennessee/cheap-old-houses-for-sale
  22. https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/cheapest-places-to-live
  23. Just a thought which may or may not help: After recently moving back to the states after 25 years in Thailand I got a new American phone and number. Low and behold, when trying to download apps I kept getting the error message that the app "Wasn't available in my region". NOBODY could figure out why. Even the Geek Squad at Best Buy were left scratching their heads. Did some searching and found a video on YouTube directing me to change my region location on my Google account and VIOLA. Instant success. I made my Google account 25 years ago when I moved to Thailand because new wonderful things in social media were rolling out like FaceBook and my students asked me to get an account so they could ask me questions outside of our class time. (Yes, it's true. Students used to actually WANT to learn) My point is, some apps are moving to being regionally restricted so it might be worth a try. ETA: my wife and I still maintain our Thai phones and are still able to use all the apps they have so it didn't affect anything from Thailand but opened up everything from America
  24. in the mean time she could try Babbel (phone app)
  25. get the banking app loaded on your phone when you go in instead. They also have cardless ATM access.

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