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In other words, you did not do your homework. Unfortunately, Thailand is a place where foreigners are told what Thais think they want to hear.

Clutching at straws. AFAICT all the prejudicial publicity pretrial has been generated by Trump's rantings on social media.

A ride on a jetski.

Why would anyone rent from a person they knew beforehand had a reputation for not returning rental deposits?

The Communist revolution took place in Russia in 1917, 107 years ago. "Hundreds of years" demonstrates ignorance of history. You think Trump cares about America? He only cares about himself.

Trump's $9000 in criminal contempt fines will be refunded. If he is jailed for repeated violations, he will be entitled to compensation. Dream on.

A case bereft of any factual basis. You should be joining Trump's legal team.

Trump is not a self-made man. He inherited his money from his father. The mixing of the pot is mainly in Republican disenfranchisement of minority voters, and the vagaries of the Electoral College. The people did not speak for him. Trump was beaten in the popular vote in 2016 and 2020. Witch hunt is the myth put out by Trump supporters and Trump himself. Anything to avoid acknowledging he has been indicted 4 times by grand juries of ordinary citizens. Try posting something with a grain of truth next time.

The judge did say he regretted the financial penalty was not enough for deterrence with a defendant as wealthy as Trump. Putting Trump in jail was appealable. It's much more difficult to appeal when there is a history of prior convictions. By convicting Trump of criminal contempt, it also puts him in violation of the bail conditions that are in force with his three other criminal trials.

I've seen plenty of Australian actors do an American accent. I have yet to see an American actor who can do an Australian accent successfully.

As usual, the literacy of your post sadly indicates the level of education of the average Trump supporter.

Strange. I thought Trump and his MAGA followers had the patent on hate. Lying Ted Cruz, Crooked Hillary, Gavin Newscum, Ron DeSanctimonious -the list goes on and on. "Poisoning the blood of our country" ring any bells with you?

My GF rides pillion. Adding a saleng means it takes up nearly as much room as a car, and can't be parked conveniently.

My son has a rescue dog ( small terrier ) which was badly traumatized prior to his ownership. Unsocialized, would attack any other dog irrespective of size. He employed a dog trainer who has the dog much better trained. One behavior which cannot be modified is her predator instinct. She is death on chickens, can chase them down in a few seconds. Outdoors, she has to be on a leash at all times.

Call centres are being taken over by AI. Today, I had a phone call from Australia asking me to participate in a survey. Age, size of my mortgage etc. etc. After a couple of attempts to explain I was in Thailand, and the questions were irrelevant. I twigged I was talking to a robot.

My pet peeve is the way Americans pronounce and spell aluminium. Lazy. Following that logic, elements such as sodium should be pronounced sodum.

Mengrai Labs in Chiang Rai does my blood work every 3 months, a full blood examination costs me about 1200 baht, including liver function. They email the results to me, which I forward to an specialist in Australia. It's the same as showing a pharmacist here a prescription medication, they will fill most of them with the exception of restricted compounds. I think most meds are more expensive in hospitals. All I did was show Mengrai labs a set of results from Australia, and ask them to run the same tests. I usually get the results back after 3 hours. The specialist in Australia has said Mengrai does a professional job. I would suggest Sheryl for interpretation. Mengrai flags any results which are outside normal range.

I will know it's time when I can't stay balanced. I am not Stirling Moss, I drive very carefully with constant threat assessment.

I first tried a scooter on a holiday in Vanuatu in my mid-forties, and enjoyed it. Fast forward to my retirement in Thailand. I started by hiring scooters. Then I bought a secondhand Yamaha TTX from a Brit. 23,000 baht, 9300 km. It now has about 29,000 km on the odometer. Has never let me down. Now in my eighties, friends and relatives want me to stop riding and only use 4 wheelers. I am dual licensed, here and in Australia. The Australian license was far more onerous to obtain. Thai competency testing was a joke. AS long as I can still drive with my GF riding pillion, I am not giving it up. I enjoy the freedom and mobility too much.

Agreed. I have tertiary qualifications, and can claim a number of creative solutions to problems in my field of expertise. AFAIK one of them is still in use 40 years after its inception. Having said that, my Thai GF is way ahead of me in street smarts and negotiating skills. I've known some highly intelligent people who were utterly miserable.

Don't worry, plenty still around to "take care" in return for financial support.

IMO he is extracting the urine, as his description fits Trump supporters to a T.

In a man, the ability to think with the big head before the small head.

I've proved AI to be wrong several times, or incapable of answering some questions. Gemini uses the cop-out " I'm only a language model".

It's only 1-2 hundred baht at any pathology lab. It's not done every day, most doctors are happy with a check every year unless the patient is diabetic.