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Hit a nerve.

From the report, it took only a second to shut down the second engine's fuel after the first one was cutoff--that seems like an easy procedure and not what some posted when the accident first happened. Anything that easy could be done by mistake. Whether down by accident or on purpose, something so critical should have some sort of warning before it is allowed when it is done in flight. This should be especially true if the first engine's fuel has already been turned off. There should be some sort of prompt first--do you really want to do this? The first engine is already off. Hmm? That's going to leave you with no engines running--sure you still want to do this?

Plus, she could always say she was just quoting the judge who tried his case.

Agree. Not long ago I saw an article on Yahoo on the large numbers of Americans who have, at least on paper, become millionaires. If you have a paid-off home, which many in the US do around retirement age, you're likely already half way there. When you add in 401ks, stocks, mutual funds, and inheritances, including property, from Greatest Generation parents, many are getting there fairly easily, even those who never had especially high-paying jobs.

"...given Trump's weight category." Which, though not stated, is Super Tubby.

No

I'm not a realtor--I have said many, many times I am way too lazy, with way too little patience. What I mostly do is shop--for condos, tvs, refrigerators, furniture, washing machines, beds, mattresses, houses, etc. As far as I know, 'shopping' is not an occupation reserved for Thais. When we renovate, we use Thai workers who do the work--plumbing, tiling, painting, carpentry, etc. My Thai spouse does the hiring and directs all the work. We always buy in either foreign quota or Thai name. Except for our rental condos, which we no longer have, we always live in what we buy and renovate. We never buy to flip--we buy to live in. Then we get bored and we sell and repeat the process. It's short periods of ownership while living in a property we legally own. One is allowed to buy a property in foreign quota, fix it up with Thai workers, live in it, and sell it after a time. Some like to boast that they move frequently as renters; we're just doing the same, but as owners.

Correct, no troughs for me here since 2010, and a property sale July 4th, so not exactly 'history', not exactly 'days over'. But, as always, that's me. That's my experience. Your mileage may differ. How is having health insurance, which gives me some peace of mind with the possibility of a catastrophic illness, a 'contradiction'? You might be showing your poor reading skills once again--I did say that I, personally, don't make decisions about anything governed by the thought I might develop an illness down the road, or tomorrow. Remember that? I have never suggested a 'buoyant' property market, anywhere. You are making that false interpretation, based on my saying I have been able to find buyers for my properties. Not the same thing at all, but you know that. I'm not a renter so, no, I can't post some 'credible links'--do the work yourself. I have a 'long history' of talking about the property market, not talking up the market. If you go back and re-read my posts, you'll find a number that relate some of my experiences, a number that explain some realty things, a number that correct some things, a number answering questions members have posted, a number relating how I prepare a property for sale, a number explaining how I put a property up for sale, a number talking about real estate agents and my experiences using them, and others on pricing, illegal daily renters, off-plan buying, foreign quota, AGM meetings, delinquent owners, Pattaya's different neighborhoods, real estate Youtube websites, the joys of owning, and others. That all seems more 'about' than 'up', doesn't it?

No, I did not mention, and have never mentioned, how 'unique' a seaview condo is, anywhere. Putting words in my mouth, once again. I also don't know how many condos are for sale--anywhere, not just Riviera Wongamat. What I do know is that when you click on '2 Bedroom', those numerous pages you mentioned reduce to 6. Which, once again, illustrates my point that when you punch in the 3 minimum wants most buyers have--size, price, and location--the number of property choices for sale reduces greatly. Just one criteria, size, reduced the pages down to 6. When you put in price, the numbers will further reduce, and so on.

I never said a 2 bedroom seaview condo is unique. But you know that. What I asked was how many of the thousands of condos for sale in Pattaya are 2 bedroom 2 bath seaview condos in Wongamat, making the point with buying and selling you continue to pretend not to understand.

You really are totally clueless. There are NOT 228 units for sale at Riviera Wongamat. Even someone with a minimum of common sense would question that number when you have the total number as 321. You are getting 228 because real estate offices are posting the same condo for sale multiple times. Same for rentals. When we sold our Northshore condo it was listed at least a dozen times on these websites by different agencies. So, it wasn't a dozen condos for sale, it was one condo listed 12 times by various agencies. (If you add 228 and 122 you get more units than Riviera even has.)

1. My posting that I have made a profit buying property here does not translate to me sayng that buying here is a good investment. I have said that buyers should understand that their property may not increase in value, may even decline or just maintain value. 2. Yes, I have good health insurance, which is why I don't spend time worrying about getting an illness, nor do I make decisions based on whether or not I might get an illness. That's me, the way I operate. Only applies to me. 3. I read the BoT data as condo prices rising, just at a slower rate, more in line with houses and townhouses. When you post that condo prices are 'declining', in fairness you should present the full information, that they are actually still rising-at what was it 2% or something? 4. I have not 'suggested' in this thread,or any thread, that buyers or sellers do anything, sell, upgrade, or whatever. Where would you even get that idea when I simply posted about an article on the history and upcoming condos in Pattaya? In the past, on some condo threads, I have suggested, based on my personal experience, if someone is going to buy a condo they should consider buying in foreign quota--and I gave several reasons for the suggestion. I would still suggest that--and, once again, that doesn't translate to me saying everyone should dash out and buy a condo. 5. I am not 'advocating' anything, nor have I ever. I will sometimes post a response if I see some glaring misinformation, such as the poster who posted that Thailand condos will go crashing to the ground when they hit age 30--several Pattaya condos have reached that mark and are still standing. You will read, over and over, 'Whatever floats your boat.' And, sometimes, 'One size does not fit all' . My buying or renting is not based on my age; what others do based on their age is up to them. I mostly post what I am doing and many times my next sentence is: That's me. Readers should take that as exactly that--me, not them. If I mention in passing that I own Netflix stock, again, it doesn't mean I am 'advocating', 'hawking', giving 'advice', etc., on anything nor does it mean everyone should rush out and buy Netflix stock. 6. The thread I posted was of course not just for owners--and once again you've made a fool of yourself with your foolish, ridiculous comment stating that you 'had no idea it was only open to owners.' Of course you had no idea because nowhere did I ever say that. Par for the course with you as you are always doing that--with most of this post of yours I am responding to a good example. The thread was simply about Pattaya condos--which have both owners and renters. But you know that. I found it to be an interesting history. If you've read it, you'll know it seems to be a complete list of the condos and when they were built. Owners and renters can check the list for their condo and see what was also being built around the same time. That 's all the article is but you're trying mightily to make it the be all and the end all of all aspects of condo owning or renting.

He should also be facing a 4th charge, leaving the scene of an accident.

It's already been a very long 6 months. But, hey, maybe that's good at my age!

My god, look at the way he has ruined the Oval Office. Talk about tacky. He's running out of places to slap on all that gaudy whorehouse gold crap. Where's the White House Historical Association? Probably all fired.

Or police presence before the 'brawl erupted'.

So, only one small new service targets Pattaya--even that's a maybe--and the biggest bulk of the article relates to other places yet the article title still manages to make it all about Pattaya, which it clearly was not.

Jesus wept--they are only just opening the bidding in 2026??? Glacial.

Wow, seriously? You're really reaching--how you were able to extrapolate all that from my innocuous remark I'll never know. Remind me to never post, "It's a nice sunny day." You'll either have me shamelessly hawking solar power or a rabid climate change denier.

I'm 73. Spouse and I recently bought a house, to be our in-between house to live in for maybe 10 months to a year while we build what might be our 'forever' house. I didn't once give a thought to my age, nor did I once give a thought to renting for those 10 or 12 months. I don't live my life focused on actuarial life tables and life expectancy models. Nor do I let them, or things like a possible catastrophic illnesss somewhere down the road, or tomorrow, govern my decisions. In my opinion, that's no way to live. When I hit a certain age I didn't say to myself, ok, it's over, you're not allowed to do this or that any more. If I want to buy a property at 73, I will. And, when I buy a property, the last thing I would ever be doing is calculating how many years I need to live in it to make it worth my while--living in it is making it worth my while, from the getgo. But, that's me. If owning here would make you feel 'at risk', for heaven's sake just keep renting--but leave us owners alone. I have no idea if your link is credible, nor how it 'sheds some light' on my OP title. It seems from your link that condo prices are not rising as much as before. But, from your link, they are still rising. I do think if I had posted this link you would have pounced on it and immediately accused me of hyping condo ownership, which I actually don't do. What I always say is whatever floats your boat. That's nice to know that condo prices are rising a bit, if one is focused on return on investment. I am not--I am focused on having a nice roof over my head that I own, whatever my age, wherever I am.

No, but how buying/selling and supply/demand works is the same.

I have never posted either of the above. What I have said, which you keep ignoring, is that I have been able to find a buyer for the properties I have put up for sale since 2010, both houses and condos, in Pattaya. I have also said that buyers should be buying because they prefer to own their space, with the acceptance that their condo may not gain in value. I accept that, because I prefer to own. If you don't, just rent. What I have explained, numerous times, which you also ignore, is why I have been able to find a buyer--for a house here, for a VW Beetle for sale in the US, for condos for sale here and in the US, etc., etc. In each case, you are not competing with 'thousands'--whatever you are selling. You are only competing with like products. My VW sale was not competing with all the SUVs listed for sale. My 3 bedroom seaview condo I sold in Wongamat was not competing with every studio on the market in Pattaya, just other 3 bedroom seaview condos on the market in Wongamat. It's certainly true that there are more 1 bedrooms built in Pattaya than 2 or 3 bedrooms so there is more supply of them. I would say there are also more buyers for 1 bedrooms than 2 or 3 bedrooms and, one hopes, enough to meet the supply. If that is a worry, again, rent. But, even with the 1 bedrooms, you are only generally competing with other one bedrooms in a specific area, not studios, 2 bedrooms or 3 bedrooms. When other buyer wants are punched in, such as seaview, large balcony, covered parking, pool, air-conditioned gym, foreign quota, and so on, the list narrows, as does your competition.

Curious what a typical week is like for you. How do you spend the week? I'm 73, live in Pattaya and I really am never bored. I find I do not have enough time to do everything I want to do. There are tv shows and movies I have downloaded and need to get to--plus lots I want to watch on Netflix. Ditto for mystery and suspense novels I have downloaded--lots I haven't read yet, although I do try to read as much as I can when I can fnd the time. I usually spend part of the morning exercising and swimming in our pool, trying to keep as fit as I can. I like the pool for stretching and aerobics. Spouse and I have just bought and moved to a new house--our in-between house to live in while we plan and build, hopefully, our 'forever' home. That's keeping us busy doing the planning and the shopping to make materials choices. We'll be even busier when the construction starts in a few months. Right now we are in Bangkok for a week visiting spouse's family and doing some other things while we are here. We like to travel and we have a cruise on the books for November, leaving from Barcelona and visiting Spain, France, and Italy. Some members of my American family will also be on the cruise so it will be a mini family reunion. Should be fun. I'll echo what others have said. I don't think the problem is where you are living. It's what you are doing, or not doing, with your awake time. However, if you do decide to move back to Thailand, I would suggest Pattaya again, but this time you might choose Wongamat rather than Jomtien--which is getting very congested. You'd be closer to places like Terminal 21 and Central Festival and the beach is nice. Plus, Pattaya is close to Bangkok for occasional visits and the BKK airport for travel is less than 1 1/2 hours away.

Unfortunately, 'all wires underground' is actually going in reverse in Pattaya. There is a massive project now going on installing new, very large and tall concrete poles to replace the smaller, shorter ones. You can now see some of them on Sukhumvit and they are going up everywhere in the Lake Mabprachan area of the Darkside, where I live, including the street I live off of. At least the shorter, smaller poles blended in a bit but not these new, huge monstrocities. Pity all the money being spent on new poles to replace old poles wasn't used to start burying the wires.

"...vanishing beneath the waves". Who writes this swill? I know, AI, and more's the pity. They may move some government offices but Bangkok isn't going anywhere.