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Who do you fancy most on tv shows ?
John Drake replied to bert bloggs's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
France Nuyen, who guest starred on lots of things, including I Spy and Star Trek TOS -
Just noticed the excuse was social distancing. What is it now, more than 14 months later, when they still don't allow in person renewals. The embassy seems reluctant to have anything to do with us in person. They don't even provide personalized email responses any more. Their reply is just a FAQ page.
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Growing concerns about sleep called Coronasomnia
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in COVID-19 Coronavirus
We know who wrote this. -
Thailand among the top 10 countries for expats
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
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How the US rate hike impacts the baht and Thailand’s economy
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
From 36.73 on July 26 to 35.34 today. -
Thailand’s Awkward Pursuit of American F-35As
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
What do monkeys have to do with F 35s? . . . Never mind.- 83 replies
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Doesn’t the TAT want tourists here in Thailand?
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
No foreigner (and I think you mean Westerner) is a threat to Thailand. It isn't as if planeloads of Aristotles, John Lockes and Thomas Jeffersons are pouring in. And, besides, no Thai would take notice if there were. -
Doesn’t the TAT want tourists here in Thailand?
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Aside from Tiger Balm Gardens, which isn't even on that list, there is nothing there I would want to make a special journey for. The Botanical Gardens are like a ship in a bottle. Everything else is overly antiseptic, like being in a hospital. -
BTW, looks like there is a new bruiser at the embassy. Heath is leaving.
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Thought they made it a 5000 baht fine about 5 or 6 years ago. There were signs draped over the seats in taxis.
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Populations don't just have to suck it up. They can tear it all down. See Sri Lanka. That is why controlling electricity prices is important and the right thing to do.
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Don't care who is responsible. I'm always happy to see my electricity rates restrained. And this will help a lot of Thai people who live on the edge.
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POLITICS Trump says FBI raiding his Mar-a-Lago home
John Drake replied to Scott's topic in World News
And perhaps a failure to spot the big winner in all this. Perhaps. That would be Ron DeSantis who just might get Trump cleared out of his path to the nomination by this investigation and/or any resulting indictment. He gets Trump moved out of the way and simultaneously inherits a super energized base. All this goes to show, btw, just what a lazy incompetent man Trump really was. Too lazy to supervise these 15 boxes and their remnants, which apparently were not returned. Too lazy in his appointments of Wray, Milley, and even some unsteady Supreme Court justices. Trump is just a bad executive. DeSantis does not seem to share any of his weaknesses. -
POLITICS Trump says FBI raiding his Mar-a-Lago home
John Drake replied to Scott's topic in World News
The interesting thing politically is that this cancels out the supreme court abortion ruling as far as energizing voter bases. The abortion ruling was set to bring Democrats out of the woodwork, although the Kansas vote may have mollified some. Now, with the Mar a Lago raid, I would imagine Trump supporters would crawl over broken glass to get to the polls. I'm really interested to see which of these two motivations wins out. -
POLITICS Trump says FBI raiding his Mar-a-Lago home
John Drake replied to Scott's topic in World News
He tried to overthrow the government by doing nothing, you say?