Isaan sailor

Where did this woke <deleted> come from? And who really supports it? I commend everyone on this thread for supporting women’s sports worldwide

Wait a minute—I thought guns were illegal in Thailand for most. How come bad guys have guns?

More “news” articles from leftist media. Last week, CNN. This time The Atlantic. Next week Bezos’ WaPo, or perhaps MSNBC. All red meat for liberals—enjoy.

Misery loves company. USD has fallen to the mighty Baht as well. From 35.37 on Tuesday to 34.64 today. So when does the all-powerful Baht fall?

That’s nothing. Whenever I pull my Ranger up to a PTT station for a fill up, I say to the attendant in my clearest Thai, “Dem tang—B7”. He/she then looks over at the wife, who repeats, “Dem tang—B7”. Only then, will the diesel flow.

I resemble that remark. Spend most of my time in Isaan, with plenty of excursions to the Gulf. No regrets—friendly natives, gorgeous women, reasonable prices (except maybe gasoline and diesel).

Yup, I did some snow sliding (spin out) and ice skating (kissed an interstate guardrail in my unheated TR-4). Those were the days….

Nah, grew up in eastern Massachusetts. We loved winter—snow days, sliding, skiing and skating. Now Thailand, for warmer weather, beaches and sailing.

Diversity and equity only go so far. I won’t fly United Airlines in the future, with their coming requirement of over 50% minority and female pilots. I’d rather fly with the very best, most qualified pilots—regardless of their skin color, ethnic origin, sex, sexual proclivities and pronouns.

I too, see the parallels with 1930’s Germany. When Antifa and progressive mobs tear down statues (President Abraham Lincoln’s statue comes to mind), to try and erase history.

Why do we read stories from CNN? They all seem the have a liberal/progressive bias. I never see stories from The Wall Street Journal.

So many of us came here seeking fun, companionship and adventure. The difference for me at least—American wife had already divorced me three years prior (and managed to take a hefty chunk of my retirement savings).

I also took the save visa trip to Laos two weeks ago via Mukdahan, and got the same TB5000 Non O multiple entry visa for one year. Accurate reporting, thanks. But this begs the question: what good is this visa if you have to leave Thailand every 90 days? Furthermore, does this mean Laos immigration will slap a full page 30-day visa sticker in my passport again? I will soon run out of empty pages. I shall bring this visa to my local immigration office for their advice before 90 days pass. It was their ideas to take this visa trip in the first place.

What about Emerging Market currency trading accounts? Many pension and in the US 401k and IRA accounts offer these automatic investment options to employees.. Could they cumulatively drive the Baht higher?

Very relieved I had no dealings with Mr. Epstein—I believe.

Very thoughtful and thorough explanation—thank you. Most concerning point: the Baht has a natural tendency to appreciate. Can you elaborate please? And do western currencies share this trait?

Just glad that dude in Billings looked out his office window. Otherwise, Chinese spy balloon would pass over America unnoticed and unreported.

Correct. No one on the ground ever noticed the previous three, and no one in the previous administration heard of it. And none of those alleged incursions crossed diagonally through the US. In fact, the this information was leaked only after the current balloon entered US airspace. Now this sure sounds like deflection.

Why did they wait so long before shooting it down? They saw it cross the Aleutian Islands—one of the least populated places on Earth.

I cancelled my health insurance last fall, and not looking back. Tired of jacked premiums every year, very high deductibles and exclusions. Self insured now, and can add to funds each year. Have enough to cover major surgeries plus ICU.

I see tip boxes at Immigration and at Amazon. No doubt other places in LoS have them.

Absolutely right. The best thing we had as kids was our bicycle—because it meant great freedom, pick up team sports and adventure. We knew enough to be home for dinner by sundown. In winter, we’d go sledding and skiing until dark. Didn’t know too many fat kids…

I suspect a large percentage of the toxins in the air we now breathe come from the world’s biggest polluter.

Gotta love their logic: The currency rises—so more and more will come….yeah, right.

Remain in Thailand, to help support my Thai wife. But with a rising Baht, I worry that I’ll have to go back home and work again.