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55 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

No one that is not a moron believes he will attempt to run for a third term. 

Thanks for your polite answer.

23 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

 

I don't see it either. Even Trump running for a third term would be more likely than Vance... And even IF he ran and won, very doubtful that his time in office would convince voters to re-elect him in 2032...

Who agrees he will actually get a shoy at a third?  Why?

23 hours ago, novacova said:

Easy now, you probably should have held off posting this given that our friends on the left have had such a traumatizing past few months as they haven’t had a chance to compose themselves yet.

How quaint.

I flew Chiang Mai direct to KL to Sydney about 5 years ago.

Aircraft was different in that it was in zones:

- Economy

- Premium economy

- Quite zone

- No kids zone

All wprked well.

I was using a wheelchair, snr AirAsia lady at CM airport spotted me and five minutes late I was at a different check-in point and all checked in. She had called a young support staff member, a CM uni engineering student, very polite and pleasant, he was focused, he spoke English. He put me in an Airsia wheelchair.

He spoke to my Thai son and me and asked my Thai adult son if I wanted to do any shopping or go direct to the aircraft. I voted for go to the aircraft.

He took me to the aircraft door and then to my seat and ensured the cabin crew staff were well aware.

He took a new water bottle from his back pack, broke the seal and put the bootle on the side of the aircraft seat then gave me an AirAsia bag with several snacks.

He checked if I needed anythng more. I said I'm not sure what happens on arrival at KL. Response 'let me check', he called his supervisor and got some answers and relayed them to me.

On arrval at their KL centre an attendant waiting with another AA wheelchair, took me to the AA lounge, pleasant staff, great coffee, good sandwiches. They asked if I wanted to buy additioanal packed meals / sandwiches, which I did.

Evening flight, several times the crew checked i was comfortable, breakfast was great, good coffee.

On srrival at Sydney International 2 AA staff slid through the aircarft door as soon as it was opened and found me. They politely explained the procedure. They got a call to inform them another staff member was outside the aircraft door (in the air bridge area) unpacking my wheelchair. 

Ten minutes later the 2 support staff had me at passport, all pocessed quickly (no stamp) one girl had taken a photo of my boaring pass, 2 minutes after passport she was waiting wth my 2 suitcases.

They then mentioned the flight had landed quite early, then asked what transport plan I had (if any) to get to  my final destination.

I had a phone number of the car driver, they called and the driver said I'm going to be 10 minutes late bad accident. AA staff then took me to a coffee shop in the airport and we had coffee and snacks.

Both of these girls gave me their mobile numbers and said 'if any problems ask the car driver to call us'.

This was obviosly well organized and it worked well.

I would certainly recommend AA.

4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Yes, it is critical that mail in voting be eliminated, and state issued ID must be provided prior to voting. 

 

We can do this! 

It seems that changes / improvements / non-controversial / balanced chaanges are needed.

The reality is that many other countries have / use balanced / non contoversial election systems which work.

Further, it seems tht the candidate with the most money / can generate massive funds is quite likely the winner.

The Australian election system operates under strong controls:

    - Funding for election campaignin comes from the public purse (taxation funds)

      equal for all

      candidates and is capped at a quite low level. Candidates cannot accept extra

      funding from any source.

    - Voting is compulsory. 

    - There's no such thing as an electroral college o anything remotely like it

    - The winner is determined by most votes. 

    - There's strong controls and monitoring of actual voting and of counting.

Many other countries have systems which are balanced, ethical and work.

On 7/5/2025 at 7:09 AM, JimHuaHin said:

Thai military reform?  It has to start at the top of the military.

 

Many young Thais I know in the military are hoping for major reforms; others have given up waiting and have left the Thai military.

I suggest it starts with the Thai public who should be telling their elected reps what they want from their army, the boundaries, ethics and morals.

And that includes the personal health and saftey of new recruits / all soldiers. Plus guaranteed long-term benefits. 

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Yes, the rabid left, not to be confused with the tens of millions of nice, well-meaning people on the left. 

Got it, thanks.

1 hour ago, novanova said:

 

You do not possess a time machine. Keep your childish fantasies to yourself.

Musk announced details of his new party yesterday.

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

I did not say it was a slip, you just made that up.

 

What I said was that the statement says nothing about what Vance's core beliefs are, and that anyone that believes legacy media might have said the same thing about Trump at the time. 

 

I went on to say that anyone not wanting to get cancelled by the rabid left might say the same thing. 

 

And again, this was said in 2016, before his first term. 

 

So, nothing even remotely about a slip. Why not have an honest discussion? 

Rabid left?

15 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Did you vote for Trump? 

 

 

No.

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Did you vote for Trump? 

 

 

No, I'm not American, just an observer.

27 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

A subject only US nationals might care about. The man has no personality and has a flawed character. Marco Rubio has a better chance than Vance.

First time I saw vance on tv I disliked him.

Second time he was in the oval office (as VP's are expected to be with foreign visitors in the room. But protocol says that VPs in this circumstance don't speak).

Vance quicklyspoke at length and became quite rude and abusive to Salensky. 

Vance would never get my vote. 

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Tunnelbear

Thank you.

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Tunnelbear

Got to be honest, I'm totallylost with this.

I'm asuming I download the item, that will put a small icon on the tray at thebottom of my screen.

Then when I want to do a more private seach I click on the icon and then proceed same as I was using chrome.

Or???

58 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Brilliant advice. Works perfectly.

Except that I don't uderstand one word...

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

No VPN i get the same.... with VPN the page loads.

Interesting...

Could you please share what VPN you're using.

Thanks

14 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

The girls nagged me... I set up a VPN for them.

Would you please share which VPN you set up, thanks.

On 7/3/2025 at 8:10 PM, Nacho Libre said:

LOL, looks cool, but maybe not so convenient when doing the biweekly Macro run.

And no air conditioning.

9 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

The girls nagged me... I set up a VPN for them.

Thanks.

Can you suggest a good VPN, please.

2 hours ago, farang51 said:

Where are you? Some countries block certain sites.

 

Do you get an error message or any other kind of message instead of the site? If so, what does that message say?

Thanks for reply.

I am in Thailand, haven't been outside Thailand for several years.

11 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

Have you accidentally enabled the safe browsing option?

Maybe I have, can you please explain further on this point. Thanks.

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Yes they are. And winners. On the side of decency and freedom, unlike the folks who support their terrorist, baby killing enemies who want nothing more than the elimination of all Jews in the planet

I suggest it's not that black and white:

- Yes the jews suffered very badly during WW2, the holocaust etc. After WW2 they received reparations and land etc., to build their county Israel. Including billions of US$ every month for decades and more.

- Yes Hamas (not Palestine) committed serious / violent acts against Israel / the Jews in October 2024.

- Israel punished Hamas severely, and that punishment continues today including total destruction of Palestine, hospitals etc., and the death of thousands of Palestinians including large numbers of children, and blocking of humanitarian supplies, food, fuel and more. Children how starving.

Seems to me it's now well past time for israel to stop their punishment and work towards harmony.

Starting two days ago every X  rated / pornographic site I try to open remains locked.

For decades never had such sites locked / refuse to open.

Any advice appreciated, thanks.