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It's not. If you can find a good mechanic, a Chevvy should be no problem. They are reasonably robust, if somewhat agricultural. Dealer service is usually more expensive, and some employ low-cost, inexperienced labor to assist the bottom line of the dealership. I have an independent mechanic servicing a 3 yo Mazda 2, keeps it running like a Swiss watch.

Salary? Hourly/daily rate?

The Russian failures in logistics, weapons and morale have been quite stunning. They will be in military case studies for decades to come. It's a predictable outcome from the massive corruption within Russia. Having said that, the West needs to maintain resolve in view of the reverse sanctions on energy that have been applied by Putin. And keep on supplying the armaments the Ukrainians need. There's an epidemic of "accidental " deaths going on in the ranks of the oligarchs now. Strange to think a single well-placed bullet could end the suffering of both Ukrainians and Russians.

I remember there was a very large beehive in my former condo on the balcony of an unoccupied apartment. The size of a double bed. A couple of the more enterprising security staff decided to smoke the bees out, then recover the honey. One was cutting off football-sized chunks, two others were below catching the honeycomb. It's a miracle no-one was killed, the beehive was on the nineteenth floor.

On what basis do you say ATK tests are useless for Omicron? I've detected COVID several times in family members with them. If you were unvaccinated, a 500 baht blood test for antibodies would establish if you had COVID. If you were vaccinated, you will never know.

I prefer women without them. A small, tasteful one is OK. To me, the men and women who get covered in them are either making a statement, or indulging in masochism. That's opinion, I have no facts to back it up.

The Russians, along with Belorussia, had a border contiguous with Ukraine. In terms of logistics, that is a hell of a lot easier to move troops and armor, than across 170 km of water. Where technically advanced American nuclear submarines would be lurking. The Chinese are not dumb. They are getting free military lessons from the Russians on how important logistics are to conduct a successful campaign. While Xi has the objective of crowning his tenure with the takeover of Taiwan, I'd say his military chiefs are saying wait until we have parity with the Americans.

My congratulations. It is exceedingly rare I get caught out with a word, otiose is a new one for me. I've given up on sad and sick posters, I put them on ignore instead. This thread is providing a plentiful supply of Russian trolls.

LOL, you've made my morning.

We should believe Russian propaganda instead? AFAIK, social media and MSM in the west is only censored by the people who own said media. There is a wide range of views, ranging from serious, based on fact, to downright loopy. A lot of fact-checking gets aired. In Russia, social platforms have been shut down. Expressing an opinion opposing the war in Ukraine can land anyone 15 years in jail. Rapists and murderers in Russia get less. The government has ceased reporting some of the most basic economic data, to conceal the fact Russia's economy is tanking far worse than anything in the West. Any data that is reported is suspect.

IIRC, you were lamenting the disappearance of some emoticons. I'm just wondering how many sad emoticons your posts racked up before the symbol was removed.

Delusional. Trolling. On ignore now, so i won't be reading any more of your bilge.

What plan is that? Getting multiple supply depots, command posts and bridges destroyed by Ukrainian HIMARS units? Being forced to supply 20,000 stranded Russians with helicopters? Having Russian holidaymakers evacuating Crimea? Is it part of Putin's master plan to lose an embarrassing number of flag officers, and ask North Korea for 100,000 troops? I've seen some absolute drivel posted on this thread, yours takes first prize.

The Mae Kok river in Chiang Rai is as high as I have ever seen it, and flowing fast. The military golf course next to it has been flooded for two weeks.

The Poles have not forgotten what it was like the last time Russians ruled over them.

I usually put posters on ignore when their views are repugnant, dumb as a can of soup, dishonest, gaslighting, trolling or lacking in manners. Looking at some of the posts on this thread, I think it's time to introduce a couple more filters for the attributes of illiteracy and incoherency.

Expressing an opinion and acting on a belief are two different things. The followers of Jim Jones were true to their beliefs, look where it got them.

The same "civil talks" in 1991, when Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal in return for guarantees of its sovereignty from Russia? The invasion of Crimea in 2014? Butchery in Syria, the same playbook in Ukraine, shelling hospitals and apartment buildings, murdering civilians? I suggest you ask Hungarians, Poles, Latvians, Lithuanians, Estonians, CzechoSlovaks Finns etc. why they hate Russians. Stand back when you do. You post is so disgusting in its moral vacuity and delusion you are on ignore immediately.

Putin is losing on a number of fronts. Russia is a big country, it needs a lot of domestic aircraft to move goods around. It is already cannibalizing the Boeings and Airbuses to keep planes in the air within its borders. Cutting off gas and oil to Europe is a two-edged sword. It means Putin is no longer getting the income to finance his war. The Indians and Chinese won't be buying except at a deep discount, and Putin does not have the pipelines to deliver those products in enough volume. In addition.oil wells and gas fields have to keep pumping for maximum efficiency. The Russians do not have storage capacity, Europe does. Basically, Putin has shot himself in the foot, because when Europe transitions to other energy sources, Putin loses about three-quarters of the market for his gas and oil. He's not getting any foreign investment either, that horse has well and truly bolted. He has succeeded in unifying NATO, and getting it extra members. I doubt the dictator in North Korea will accede to Putin's request, why send troops that are protecting you at home to be chopped up in Ukraine, under poor Russian leadership? The alternative for Putin is to order a general mobilisation, even the dumbest Russian would then understand Ukraine is no longer a "special military operation."

What other emoticons would you have liked to have seen added?

As the moderators have said, the laugh, sad and confused emoticons have been removed as they were being misused. I can remember one poster I put on ignore who attached sad emoticons to every post I made thereafter, a form of stalking. I'm not sorry to see them go.

Quite correct, it is Thailand making the decision to stay neutral. What is sticking in the craw of most posters is giving Russia's chief propaganda mouthpiece oxygen and publicity, the junta would have been far smarter to keep his visit as low-key as possible. But then, the junta is not noted for smarts.

It's not the rain in Bangkok, but from upcountry. The Chao Praya River is fed by the Nan and Ping Rivers, and other tributaries. The Ping is flowing very strongly. It's all heading Bangkok's way, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Nan have had extended rainy seasons this year. Think of Thailand as a giant bathtub. Bangkok is the drain hole, one metre above sea level. It only takes a succession of high tides for the volume of water coming from the north to be backed up.

Zelensky is Jewish, I'm just wondering how all the Nazis the Russians claim are in Ukraine elected him. I'll give Lavrov credit, I could not say what he does with a straight face.

"An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie and intrigue for the benefit of his country." ( Sir Henry Wotton ) Permit me to doubt Lavrov qualifies for the first adjective. It is depressing to read posts by people that obviously live in a moral vacuum, blaming the West for the actions of a megalomaniac.