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21 hours ago, redwood1 said:

I guess I could but I have always just paid the rent in cash....

“If You Always Do What You’ve Always Done, You’ll Always Get What You’ve Always Got.” ~ Henry Ford

10 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

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and that we are not in particularly safe hands at the moment.”

Very well-said, Spidey and sadly there is no clear path out of the current situation without drastic changes. 

11 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

We need to be careful with what we post in the future guys.

Some of us don’t currently reside in LOS, so besides getting suspended or put in ‘time-out’, what will happen?

2 hours ago, Jiggo said:

He looks like a villain from a James Bond movie, wonder if he has a white cat.......

I think he looks more like Austin Powers or Herve Villechaize (from Fantasy Island). 

 

This is a common tactic and dictate used throughout history whenever things rapidly begin to spiral out of control in an accelerated fashion. A strong-arm tactic in order to avoid blame being laid where it belongs. 
 

“They” have hit rock bottom and started to dig and we know who “they” are. 
 

This is just the beginning, unfortunately.
 

May God help us. 

“Cold-hearted orb, that rules the night. 

Removes the colors from our sight. 
Red is grey and yellow white,

but we decide which is right.

And which IS an illusion…”

The Moody Blues

17 hours ago, Espanol said:

Since tourists are not the source of Covid-19, but local transmission, may be they want to take them out from Phuket to a safer place before they get infected. ????

Whatever TAT’s reasoning is, you can bet it’s half-baked and not well thought through. 

5 hours ago, topt said:

All depends on what style of wine from the US you are trying to compare.....

This is interesting (or not.....) on where you are going for the style of wine there.

https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/the-seven-valleys-of-rioja/

Interesting article, thanks. I'm intrigued and looking forward to exploring what the region has to offer. I like Silver Oak, a cabernet produced in Napa - they have a decent reputation. Alhama and Iregua Valleys seem interesting as far as wines I might be interested in trying out first when I get there. Some of the pics that accompany that article are amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing the countryside close-up even more than I'm looking forward to trying some of the wine.

Not sure about how it is in other provinces, but I find that Macro Click delivery rocks! No covid to worry about nor gabbing floozies to deal with either, very convenient.  

If you’re going to bang Sue, make sure you go there before July 31st. 
 

(Please be advised, even if you do go before then, she may not be there!! ????)

“Those who have now returned to their home countries say they plan to visit the kingdom with their families again.”

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!

It ain’t gonna be this year (probably not next year either).

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Not sure tourism is the answer.  I think Thailand is truly over reliant on tourism prospects and this article tells it like it is. Very interesting insights from the article.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/asian-currencies-thailand-covid-lack-of-tourism-hit-thai-baht.html

 

So what now since Thailand has had only 34k visitors according to the article up until May of 2021. The 10k Sandbox visitors surely can not be helping either. So where will the expected billions come from.  Pipe dream. 

That’s 34k and trending downward. Even if the curve stays flat and we end the year at 70k we’re talking 1/557th of 2019’s number of international tourists. Yet, here they are spouting revenue numbers for international tourism that equals roughly 1/6th of 2019. 
 

Sorry folks, that’s not gonna fly. 

18 hours ago, Upnotover said:

I wonder if the Boryeongโบเรียง Mud Festival also generates a large amount of income for the country.  But frankly, who cares, looks like it might be well worth a visit.

 

I’ve heard it said most women love “bad boys”… well, most of us men like “dirty girls”!!!

3 hours ago, tonray said:

Now this may not strictly fall into the cheap category...but 699 baht at most supermarkets here....quite good...I find it serves best chilled in the fridge but then taken out about 20 minutes before drinking.

 

I’m a beer lover, so I don’t know a lot about wines, I prefer a good cabernet every now and then. I’m moving the La Rioja region on Aug 1st and have heard good things about the wines produce in that part of Spain. Can anyone here summarize what are the key differences of these wines versus what you might find at the upper middle of the range produced in the US? I’ve heard one can get good wine very cheap in La Riojas, particularly in Logroño. 

"Thai Red Cross Society’s order for 5 million doses of Moderna vaccine is being processed"... and delivery is targeted for next year - that would be 2022 (of which month I'm not sure). 

Striving for greatness, are we?

KYC is <deleted>...

14 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Sounds like every American I've ever encountered.

In the interest of extending an olive branch, how about joining me for burgers and brats at my place…next 4th of July?

10 hours ago, nchuckle said:

Did someone 'aks' him his name? ???? 

“And Clarence’ parents have a real good marriage…”

Eminem from the movie 8-Mile

10 hours ago, zaZa9 said:

Americans still invading countries and forcing their views down the natives throats I see...Im surrounded by American antivaxers here in  Phuket. They've all done Home Science 101 and watched a UTube vid and turn every conversation into a mockfest of either vaxes , or  even the very existence of Covid.. 

“Americans still invading countries and forcing their views down the natives throats I see…”

You mean like Hong Kong, Cayman Islands and places like that? Err…wait.
 

Oh, and let’s not forget Canada.