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How do you know that? Did Donald and Vance confirm thsi to you?

Many despise JD but in a way his life and my life are similar: 1. I was dirt poor and grew up in CA 2. Met my father when I was 8 and he died when I was 16, Never knew the man 3. Mother had multiiple husbands that I never knew 4. Had to make adult decisions on behalf of my siblings 5. Only option after I barely finishded high school was the Army Recuriter. 6. Army service gave me a chance for college and a better life 7. I have lived in Kentucky and JD is from the Bluegrass state. I have seen similar towns where he grew up. I have read the book and saw the movie Hillbilly Elegy and I can relate to JD Vance. I do not agree with all of positions but I wiill vote for Trump because Vance is on the ticket. He overcame a lot and acheived success in life. I can't relate to any other POTUS or VPOTUS candidate.

Also, of Indian descent because mother's family is from India. She actually has the double race card if needed.

Not being serious but with the current state Not a Dem but they might have to consider an out of the box candidate. The nation and the world will now see how Kamala responds to the at times hostile WH media.

Gretchen Witmer of Michigan. The the Dems can claim "Girl Power"? I hear Hilary might consider the VP position as long as Kamala agrees to step after two years. Best news is Alexandria Ocasio Cortez turns 35 on October 12 so she would be old enough to be President in case Kamala does not finish her term.

Technically a graze is a hit and not a miss.

The Second Gentlemen is Douglass Emhoff, ESQ. The two have a fantastic home in Brentwood CA. Doug likes go to go shopping when he is lounging at his home in Brentwodd and of course this requires a very large of convoy of LAPD, California Highway Patrol and of course the Secret Service. By some miracle if she actually wins in Noveember then Air Force One will be landing at LAX probably every Friday. As it is now Air Force 2 comes in on manay Fridays and departs on Sunday evening. Of course she was solving the Border Crisis from Brentwood becasue the southern border is only 100 miles away. Go Kamala 2024.

I learned a about JD after reading Hillbilly Elegey. He had to be the adult of the house when he just a kid. My respect for him started there. I may not agree with of all his positions but he dug himself out from becoming a "white trash" loser. Met a lot of people who never got out when I lived in Kentucky.

After November Biden will be in possessin of his bicyvle so he can take daily rides around his house in Delaware.

As a true lame duck he has nothing to lose except for his legacy. Which might not matter because I doubt he will be around much longer. He is 82 and not looking very energetic. Also, does he really where his presidential library will be built. Therefore, "let the pardons start flowing". I wonder who might get pardoned first????

"DTV issued from the London embassy already.. No contract of employment, just uploaded a letter explaining I own a company and my last years tax return for evidence." So a paper company is Good To Go? Does the 500,000 Baht have to be maintained for the entire 5 years? Can one keep the money in a foreign bank account? Does the money have to be "seasoned"? When a DTV holder re-enters the country does he or she have to prove the money is still in the account? Oh TIT and the answers do not matter.

It's almost like the government encouraging border runs? With a 60 day exempt + 30 extension and a boarder and exempt + 30 that is almost 6 months withou a proper visa. This could be just another case of "do first and think later".

Trump's Secret Service detail at the RNC. Does not look like DEI approved.

In CNX I saw this type of "enforcement" a few times. The worst case was an American Family of 4 who was renting a house owned by a foreinger. Guess what? TM-30 was not updated or even entered. Anyway the foreign landlord never responded from the renters. In order to extend the visa's of the 4 family members CNX Immigration fines had to be paid. So the family had to pay 6400 Baht(yes 1600X 4) to immigration just to extend for 30 deys. Based upon what i know TM-30 enforcement is supposed to be against the landlord and not the tenant. But TIT: "somebody has to pay the fine". The one word I rarely see in play in LOS is: Consistentcy. In the 1600 Baht is not a huge amount for most of foreigners so I guess one must pay it and move on. I am not surprised at what happened to decline.

But I had to try and will never try again. It seems like most people in this country think like ths: Completely forget about yesterday, deal with today and don't think about tomorrow. As a result I have found out most Thai people have very poor short and long term memories.

But you know the only place in LOS where I get consistent treatment is at 7-11. The young kids there are courteous, attentive and can do more than just ring up my beer. I was really impressed when I went to a local 7-11 where a mob of non English speaking and non Thai speaking Chinese had invaded the location and one was trying to buy a sim card without success. But the kids behind the counter maintained there composure and kept on going. These 7-11 kids set the example on customer service and all this for a mere 350 Baht per day. I have left generous tips and even Starbucks Gift cards during Christmas at my former usual restaurant and by early January the rude and awful "service" kept going. Rude and poor service is not everywhere in LOS but it does exist and it is only matter of time before someone is lucky enough to feel it. After more than 7 years here I know for a fact that I did not do anything to recieve awful and rude service from anyone in the Thai service industry.

Bob, I understand how you feel. This type of experience has happened to me as well. tried to explain the meaning what a "regular customer" is to an assistant manager (she actually speaks English well) and what it means in my culture. This concept does not appear to translate well. I stopped going to a local place after 7 years because the service was just awful and rude. So, unless you live in a really small town find somewhere else go to.

I mistated the shooters name. His name is Crooks and not Weeks. . Apologies for the mistake.

They might have been waiting for "Green Light" from the IC(Incident Commander). Secret Service is not like the military where a sniper can make an indenpendent decision based upon the Rules of Engagement. Secret Service snipers probably act like Police snipers who need authorization before then can engage. Anyway Secret Service Director goes in front of Congress on July 22 and hopefully the hearing will be public. For me the disturbing part is if either of the two SS Counter Snipers actually saw Weeks on the roof before he fired would the IC have given the "Green Light"?

This has also become common. Book a ride on the app and the driver does not come to my location. On three seperate occasions the Grab Driver stops anywhere from 500 to 1000 meters from where I booked the ride. I then got a message which says "you come to me". I always replied"no, youi come to my location". Often I book rides during the day and often I have large bags because I have gone shopping. The usuaul reply from the drivers is "you cancel". Back then I would just cancel and rebook. 500 meters may not sound like long distance but during the day and with loaded bags I r did not feel like going to another location when I booked a ride. TIT and another day in "paradise".

What about the guy who was killed? Did he agree to die as part of the campaign? If so how much was he paid to die as part of the "pr campaign".

I would agree with you. If the local cop had not climbed up then it could been the end of Trump.

Thanx. I will give Bolt a try.

I don't know if this is a nationwide problem but lately some Grab drivers in CNX are behaving like this. Today I booked a ride from Central Festival to Nimman. A driver in a Honda accepted the ride but I noticed he was almost at Maya Mall. I knew what was going to happen next. Message exchange between myself and the Grab Driver: Driver: I am far away (No duh genius) Me: Ok Driver: it will take long time Me: Ok Driver: you cancel Me: no, you cancel Driver: driver cannot cancel Me: this is not true I then noticed the vehicle was now stationary in the area of Maya Mall. Hmm, I called Grab customer service, was put on hold, finally a live operator answered and relayed my comlaint. This took about 15 minutes and the Honda never moved. The Grab Operator said any driver can cancel a ride that he or she has accepted. The Grab operator then canceled this ride and I was not charged a cancelation fee. In the past I would have simply canceled and rebooked but this Grab Driver kind of pissed me off. . I almost feel like we foreigners have to teach or inform some Thai workers that this kind of behavior is not acceptable. This pattern of accepting a ride and then asking the rider to cancel by Grab Drivers has happened to me 3 other times in the past 2 months. Anyway I guess just another Monday in the "Land of Smiles". Does anyone know if Indriver or Maxim drivers are any better?

I believe currently SS has gone back to the old days when POTUS travels. Former POTUS Trump probably gets the "B" team of agents on his detail. Rightfully the best of the Secret Service will be assinged to POTUS and VPOTUS. I recall when Bubba Clinton came to LA in the 1990's (actually he came ofter and usually without the HIlary) the security perimeters were large and wide. The Marine Corps usually brought 3 CH-53's with all the gear for the SS. The security for Bubba was Secret Service, California Highway Patrol and us the local PD. In compraisioin Trump's detail is small. If you see the video after Trump is pushed down the local or state police guys with the tactical gear and long rifles took a whilre before they got on stage. The tactical guys are supposed to protect the agents while they surround and move Trump.