Thingamabob

Trump's first term was no worse than most others, and better than many. I doubt that you have the inside knowledge, to which you lay claim, on what his second term will be like. Let's wait and see how things go before passing judgement.

83 years old 3 days ago.Happy to be in Thailand, with my Thai wife, in old age. She is 68. We were married in Taiwan in 1990, and above all else we are very good friends. I have told her if and when I get sick do not put me into a hospital, just make me as comfortable as possible at home until I expire. I guess I could be called stoic. I find enough in each day to keep me interested and involved with what is going on around me.

Reportedly no involvement whatsoever. Were you not here at that time ?

I grew up in the UK in the 1940s and 1950s. In those days education, appearance, speech, behaviour, intelligence, law and order, and humour were all vastly superior to what you can see today. Very sad.

I repeat,again and for the last time, more than 2000 dead (I believe the actual number was 2800) of whom at least half (more than 1400) were reportedly entirely innocent of any crime.

It will be interesting to learn of the motive behind this attack. It will not have occurred for no reason.

More than half according to news reports at the time.

To think that this is the guy whose 'war on drugs' when he was in office resulted in more than 2000 deaths the majority of which were entirely innocent. He should have been locked up for life years ago.

Disgusting behaviour by a despicable idiot. Give him 10 years minimum in a Thai jail before deporting.

Nonsensical comment. With allowing Ukraine to bomb Russia, and the further loosening of immigration controls, it is the Dems who are deliberately, and disgracefully, leaving a mess for the Republicans to deal with. Treachery, to say the least.

Starmer, the UK prime minister, apparently took 479 delegates with him, by air, to this conference. Hard to believe, but that is what is being reported.

In 1950 Gen. MacArthur asked Washington for over 30 atomic bombs with which to nuke North Korea and most of China. He was refused.

Your opinion, most definitely not mine.

As a Brit I find it hard to believe that Starmer agreed with the ICC's move against our ally Israel. This must be a mistake.

That's a bit better...

Lighten up.

Boring. Give it a rest.

Be aware that there are those amongst us who are pushing tax issues in order to feather their own nest.

Very well said.

Maybe there needs to be a third category of convenience. Ladies. Gents, and Mixed (or some such).

Since childhood I have never slept more than 3/4 hours per night. A few years ago I decided to try get more rest, went to my Thai doctor, and was prescribed the sedative Lorazepam. Worked ok, but I became concerned that I had become addicted. I stopped the prescription and then faced a nightmare of several months of severe withdrawal symptoms. Eventually got through that and now, having just turned 83, I have managed to talk myself into accepting my limited sleep syndrome. I would never again want to suffer the withdrawal process.

Yes indeed. No doubt the RTP are already figuring out a beneficial involvement...

Good points. Maybe I've been around too long..

In summary, I first visited Thailand in 1962, business and private visits during the 1970s, lived and worked here during the 1980s, married to Thai lady in 1990, retired to Thailand, in 1993 where I have lived with my wife ever since. Thank you so much for your informative message, and have a nice day.

Thanks for posting the video. Having studied it many times poor Mr Wright's actions still remain a mystery. He appears to be looking over a well constructed steel fence, having just arrived at that point and not, apparently, having previously dropped an item into the drainage hole. Then, for some reason,he goes to the end of the fenced off area, climbs, over the fence, and falls down the hole. Maybe he dropped an item into the hole earlier than indicated in the video and returned there some time later to retrieve it. A search of the contents of the drainage hole may help to explain what was in his mind at the time.