tomazbodner

Never was.

I am fully expecting MAGA crowd to now come and tell how nobody will miss Nike, that it's pile of 💩 they would never consider wearing, that Shiff is an i-diot who knows nothing, dig up some made up scandal, attack me as a lefty, in other words - do whatever they can to discredit the messenger and smear the brand which dares to resist their divine leader... 3, 2, 1,...

Interesting news for those who expected companies to get on their knees and bring manufacturing (back) to US.. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-schiff-says-nike-wont-180018691.html Sorry folks, but global companies would rather keep 7.5 billion customers' market than drop all of that to please 400m... or rather 1 man.

I agree that doing nothing is not a good way forward, and something needs to be done to get the debt, spiraling out of control, back in check. But HOW Trump approached it, destroying the global economy and doubling down on something that is very unlikely to work for US, and would probably affect US even more than others. So no, I don't agree with this tariffs. But agree with likely outcome of his ill conceived actions on Joe Citizen and the rest of the World.

Of course there is. Ban alcohol. Would he dare to do something like that in a Muslim country?

Why? 7/11 is Japanese.

Actually, here's the problem. Trump has no idea what the other countries are charging the US. The formula that they used was something made up to amplify the figures, but isn't actually even related to any tariffs. It is pretty clear from the press conference that Trump himself had no idea what was on the chart, and started reading out the top words on the chart, completely unaware of anything below it. Thailand doesn't impose 72% tariffs on US imports. That is the TRADE SURPLUS, or rather how much more Thailand exports to US than it imports. And why is that? Well, because US (and much of the West) moved nearly all of its manufacturing to low cost countries like China over the past 3-4 decades, so basically nothing other than agriculture products and services are there to be exported. Also, the tariffs that were just posted are ADDITIONAL tariffs. So if someone already had 50% tariffs, and got 30% tariffs, then they now don't have 30% but 80% tariffs. While, obviously trying to address short time shock, everyone is visiting Trump to negotiate, and probably hoping for some 30 days postponement or alike, but you have seen China, South Korea and Japan meeting to discuss trade between them. EU delegation is in Asia discussing the same, including with Thailand. I'm sure within days and weeks you'll see new connections between Latin America, Asia and Europe. Last time Trump tried trade war with China, he has destroyed soybean farmers in US. And even though China even promised (I remember that news) that they would buy umpteen thousand tons of soybeans from US... that never happened. In fact, before that US was the single biggest soybean supplier to China, where nearly everything produced in US went to China. Now? US exports of soy to China are 0, and the entire market is supplied by Brazil. And that's exactly how it'll end for US companies the World over. New suppliers will be found. US will drift into the shadows. Ordinary Americans will suffer the most. Recession is probably only weeks, at most a few months away. And that's my concern as I have many friends in US, and they did not deserve to get their lives turned upside down because of one illiterate fool in the White House hell bent on making everything he does a televised spectacle.

A few years ago it was written that most of the sensors were offline, so I guess either not, or not very well.

Of course this isn't helping either...

Not always. This is what my stock looks like right now (-16%): So much winning!

He used to be. But he's not Republican either. Republicans are actually Trumpists right now.

Oh come on now, cool down. Trump is doing the (only) thing he knows how to - a TV show. The man makes a spectacle because he wants to be in spotlight all the time. And you know that's the same as advertising... I don't care what you write about me, as long as you get my name right" The rest of the World is forming new alliances and trade agreements at a much faster pace than was expected just end of last year, and I'm confident, eventually bypassing US and trading among themselves, coming up with their own financial systems. Who would lead that "new system"? China? EU? BRICS? Don't know, but the sad part is that many Americans will be far worse off much sooner than they are expecting. US doesn't produce much locally, due to the greed of early corporations, undercutting competitors with cheap Chinese labour, which forced much of manufacturing out of the US, and rebuilding something like that in the age of globalisation will be close to impossible during Trump's 2nd term, possibly 3rd if he manages to push that through. During this time, US soft power will diminish, and the special treatment their companies and people get abroad will go away as well, the pressure US can slam on someone through threat of, or actual sanctions would disappear as others move to alternative financial platforms. I agree with Trump that something has to be done about US economy and especially the debt. And I admit that I believe it's gone too far for any easy solutions so in his position, I don't know what I would do to reverse that trend, but cutting costs and increasing revenue does make sense from financial perspective. But what he is largely putting aside is the century of good deeds that US has done for the rest of the World, which has gotten it into the position of global leadership and respect, and it's sad looking at all that great effort being removed in a couple of months by acts that lacked any kind of medium to long term impact assessment, and are more than likely to result in devastation to US economy and the lives of majority of Americans. The rest of the World will suffer as well. But unlike what some people think, the rest of the World is a lot bigger than the US, has 20x more population, and is more than capable to establish their own alliances. You don't start a trade war, especially to those who are holding nearly all of your debt, unless you are self-sufficient, which US absolutely is not. Nobody can survive in isolation, no matter how strong. If you only trade with yourself, you cannot create any added value, you're simply circulating the same wealth between the same people, and only way you can grow it, is by printing more, which leads to inflation, and lowering the worth of it. What's worse than retaliation tariffs on US is the boycotting of US products. When that happens, when consumers find alternatives, even if all of this is reversed, American companies will find it extremely difficult to regain the foothold, especially with perception of their government. And with negative perception or even anger of Trump, that is quite likely. There are some very dark times ahead for the US. And that's exactly why the constitutions and laws are written so they separate power. To prevent unchecked acts to cause a major devastation to the country with nobody able or willing to stop it. So yes, 2nd of April will be a Liberation day. Probably most celebrated in China, as the World will be "liberated" from the US influence. A sad day, indeed, for the World, but especially for Americans, who will very soon start to notice how it feels to no longer be special.

360 billion THB that they estimate tariffs will cost Thailand won't be easy to get but since in Thai eyes that's caused by farang, it will be farang that will pay for it. And there are many places where they can hurt you badly if they wish to, Bob.

There are many competitors, but they could not achieve scale due to the size and influence of the large players.

Microsoft Windows, Office, Azure cloud, Google cloud, google ads, Amazon, AWS, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Netflix, Disney Hotstar, HBO, Apple Music, Apple TV, Boeing aircraft, military equipment and weapons, agricultural products like potatoes, apples, oranges, pistachio, almonds, peanuts, processed fruits like juices, cereals, etc., cosmetics,... Where US is most vulnerable however are not their products but services. Should some significant tariffs hit the service sector, all those millionaires around Trump would very quickly turn against him.

You just showed your complete lack of knowledge and ignorance with this message. But actually, from your past messages, nobody should be overly surprised.

No. RO machines are very slow to produce water. So they have large storage tanks from were they pump water from as you can see on the photo up the thread. With full tank you could not tell whether water in it is filtered or not, speed of pumping would be the same. Note though that there are 4-5 steps of filtration in the machine, starting with larger particles, then progressively smaller particles until finally RO filter. Blockage of any of these filters would slow down the water filtration. But as said, with collection tank, that would not be visible from the outside.

Nowhere near as funny as it was 15 years ago when scripted and taped...

you're right. https://www.coway.co.th/th/products/chp-264l 442.50 for first 12 months, then 590/month...

Mine is Neo Plus, 690/month although it's now only 442/month. My better half using My Ice (Thais love ice cubes!), at 990/month. We both have 5 year contracts, mine is well over 3 years in, the other probably 2-3 years now. I prefer Neo Plus to My Ice as it's very analogue. If water or power get cut - well, fridge and heater no longer work but water is still there and can be used. My Ice is digital and uses a pump to deliver water, so no power, no water. But yes, hers looks sooo much nicer than mine, especially as it is in black.

Gave that recommendation to someone asking me about Russian Roulette... Not sure if he took it. Haven't heard from him since...

Get yourself a T-D-S meter (total dissolved solids), looks like a large digital thermometer with a removable cap. Fill cup with water from the filter and put in the T-D-S meter. The reading should be below 50, best below 20. If it shows 200-300 reading, then it's not filtering anything. Additional thing, which is also important is whether you're planning on directly drinking this water or boil it/cook with it. That's bacteria which a removed RO filter obviously would not remove either, but even if it did, RO filters are slow, so to fill your bottle, it would have a tank somewhere in the box. If that tank isn't cleaned, bacteria could grow in it, and make you sick even if <removed> reading comes back in teens. If you feel bad looking at the mountain of plastic bottles waste like I did, get yourself own water filter. I use Coway now on monthly subscription, and have it cleaned and maintained every 2 months. Water has everything removed so I must admit I don't like the taste much (prefer Mont Fleur or Evian taste), but at least I know it is filtered well and safe to drink, without having to cart up many packs of bottles every month. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/1pc-<removed>-ec-meter-0-9990-ppm-i5680681653-s24233293552.html <- a link to a sample of a T-D-S meter...

Maybe she could produce Jane Bond, 008

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