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And then left him there.

Breathing a sigh of relief. Now if the Bangkok governor could just do the same. . .

Make them pay hugely and throw in some jail time for all of them.

Ditto!

There can be a price difference--but not for every project. The price difference mostly comes into play in areas with high concentrations of expats--like Pattaya. I remember, as a Pattayan, buying a condo in Bangkok for the first time and the first thing my partner and I asked was if there was foreign quota still available. Yes, indeed. Plenty. The sales person had a big laugh. There is no such thing as 'Thai quota'. A project can have 100% Thai owners. If you are buying in an area with a high concentration of expats, in your shoes I would buy in your name in foreign quota and then leave the condos to your daughter in your Will. This keeps control with you and gives you more options should you outlive your daughter.

Totally agree. He lost the popular vote in 2016--so the majority of the voters rejected him then. Loser. Saved by the cursed Electoral College. After seeing 4 years of his failed presidency, voters turned hands down and he lost the popular vote even more badly in 2020--by over 7 million votes. Rejected yet again. Loser. He'll always have his core fanatics no matter what he does and a percentage of die-hard Republicans who will vote for whomever is the party's nominee. But, I like the Democrat chances with Trump as the Republican nominee because I think large numbers of independents and undecideds, and some Republicans, will choose the Democrat nominee over loser Trump with all his negative baggage--and possibly criminal convictions. And, always good to have an opponent who's dumb as a rock--hopefully, he will once again strongly urge his supporters to wait until Election Day to vote.

That's rich. He lost the popular vote badly in 2016 and did much worse--and, as the incumbent President--in 2020, losing by over 7 million votes. So much for a 'landslide'. The majority of voting Americans have never wanted Trump.

Pattaya's been plenty hot lately. I think lots of retirees gravitate to beach towns, and not just in Thailand. The Carolinas and Florida, as well as other states, have plenty of retirees who have retired by the sea. Pattaya has been popular--and continues to grow--because it checks a lot of retiree expat boxes: good year-round weather; good health care choices; good shopping and services; good housing choices, both in the variety of housing types and pricing; good proximity to an international airport; good proximity to a major city; good international mix of expats; and good recreation and entertainment choices.

Happy in Thailand.

I hate all birthdays ending in '0' but 70 is by far the worst of them, with 50 in second place.

Singing and dancing--all he's accomplished since 2014.

I'm 71--70 was a very hard birthday. I don't have a bucket list but I definitely want to do some more traveling with my spouse while I still can--there are many places I haven't seen yet. When we are not traveling I like to keep busy--we are building a new house that should be done by the Fall. The process has been interesting and also challenging. Enjoying life in Thailand, now in my 13th year.

I'm with personal responsibility. The guy's 55. He should know by now that steps can be slippery--with or without moss. It was dark, there apparently was no handrail; he should have gone slowly and taken extra care with each step--likely he will next time.

Promoting 'wellness' with the horrible and dangerous to 'wellness' air quality. That's rich.

Wow. Wow. Wow. Raising social security from 600 baht to 700 baht. Breathtakingly BOLD! That'll make them sit up and take notice. As dear old Dad used to say, don't spend it all in one place.

$1.6 billion is not nearly enough of a penalty for what they did. Double or triple it and give them all some jail time.

Hope so.

Fourth takeaway: Orange prison garb will coordinate nicely with his awful orange spray tan.

Yes, it really is just that simple. Biden urged his supporters to vote by mail. They did, in record numbers. Trump urged his supporters to wait and vote on election day. They did. Quelle surprise, Biden received more mail-in votes than Trump. Election night, Trump appeared to be winning because some close states, such as Pennsylvania, reported the easier to tabulate election day votes first. When all the mailed-in votes were opened and counted, a much more time-consuming process, the race shifted and Biden won. Just. That. Simple.

I applied for a new USA passport in January of this year--paperwork sent to Bangkok Embassy. Got it in about a month.

I have what I consider very good health insurance but if I am injured doing something illegal my insurance is voided for that injury. A lot of the posts have been focused on whether the victim was wearing a helmet. If the victim was driving a motorcycle in Thailand without a valid motorcycle license, regardless of whether he was wearing a helmet, he was driving illegally and, if his insurance is anything like mine, he would have voided his coverage through an illegal act. I don't know about Britain but America, with 300 million people, has only around 9 million registered motorcycle licenses. So, it's likely that any American tourist you see driving a motorcycle in Thailand probably does not possess a valid motorcycle license and, if injured in an accident, may not be covered by their insurance if there is a clause covering illegal activity.

Never going to happen but there should be fencing along the sidewalks to prevent pedestrians from crossing anywhere they want--very unsafe when people dart into traffic, often dragging a child and beach stuff. Instead, pedestrians should only be crossing at designated crosswalks, with walk signals, and with police visibly on duty at the crosswalks.

Darn. Hopefully, we'll at least get the perp walk.

So I'm thinking if you're a 'failure' maybe hang it up and let some younger blood take a stab at improving things. Let's get somebody for whom failure is not an option.

Always a fun show. Let's see . . . Do I want to be driving a new Tank or a Frigate??? Thanks for posting the pics!