Woof999

I feel your pain. I've given up being loyal to one airline / alliance and am now very much a travel slag. Happier for it too. Having said that, about a decade ago Etihad were doing some bonkers deals. Business > First upgrades where you gained more miles back by flying first than it cost you in miles to upgrade. I must have flown in their A380 first apartments 20+ times and was treated like a king. Little wonder that they nearly went bust.

He should have pled guilty and only got 234 years.

I just saw my breakfast for the second time.

I'll thank you for not calling me an animal.

Their place, their rules is fine by me. What does annoy me is that I rarely wear slip-on anything on my feet. It becomes a real pain in the butt tying laces-ups 50 times per day, depending on what I'm doing.

Then you might be able to use something like this: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/12g-8g-i4649208903-s19115137946.html Which should be refillable from the first link I sent. No idea if they are the right size, but what you are looking for are probably what the sodastreams use (if they are still around), in which case search for "sodastream gas" or similar. I too have a Glock airsoft. Tokyo Marui. It has a magazine that is filled from the large bottles in my first post. Different from yours by the sounds of it.

You mean something like this? The ones I bought previously are no longer listed and, looking at how they have worded the listing here, I'm thinking Lazada might have restricted sales. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/greengas-ultraforce-1100ml-i5091389237-s21477825689.html EDIT: Searching further, it seems like after the most recent mall shooting, Lazada and the like have removed most things Airsoft - because of course it was an Airsoft gun that was used... not:

I wonder why this doesn't garner anything like as much attention as the Swiss kicker?

Well done Sir and the very best of British to you (yes we still have a little left).

Probably true. You cannot fix stupid. Let's make America COVFEFE again.

With very good reason.

Tim Newton is gonna love this story.

My first thoughts are that 68k on a 13 year old car is INCREDIBLY low mileage. Does the wear on the pedals / general interior match that mileage?

Why would he? He's not.

Does it? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/us/politics/border-deal-immigration.html Lets say just for a second, that you are correct. Currently some are saying that the numbers coming across are totally unrestricted, that the border is wide open. Wouldn't 5000 be at least a step in the right direction? Let's expend the topic just a little further too. Trump claims that immigrants are "poising the blood of our country". How can you take his position on immigration and the diluting of American bloody by supporting someone who has married multiple immigrants and fathered children with them? Ivana Trump from Czechoslovakia, mother of Don Jr, Ivanka and Eric. Melania Trump from Yugoslavia, mother of Barron. Hasn't Trump done (to an extent more than most) EXACTLY what he is saying is poisoning the US?

Two attempts and you still didn't answer the question.

From https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/election-year-politics-threaten-bipartisan-border-deal/story?id=106768345 Trump on Monday said that "a border bill is not necessary," blasting the ongoing negotiations. "As the leader of our party there is zero chance I will support this horrible open borders betrayal of America. It's not going to happen," Trump said. There are also instances of Senator Lankford, the Republican responsible for much of the bill, commenting on the pressures he was put under by GOP sympathisers to not put forward any possible border solution during the current term. Here, for example: Ignoring all the above, and lets assume Trump doesn't want to see the US on it's knees before the next election, the main (only) question I have is: If immigration is the #1 problem to solve in the US, why was this bill killed by GOP? Even if they think it doesn't go far enough, why kill a bill that would see immigration numbers reduced?

If immigration is the #1 priority for GOP then why did they kill the new immigration bill (that they themselves championed) last month on the orders of Trump? Trump has admitted that he wants to see the US fall to it's knees before the next election and will do everything he can to make it happen. Is this the Patriot you champion?

Nice land. I'll be heavily involved in the construction work. Once the workshop is built, during which I plan to be onsite as much as possible, I'll be physically living on the land and will be there 24x7. No hurry for the house to be built. If it takes 2 or 3 years then so be it. As for upkeep, we'll cross that bridge at the time. Yes good help is difficult to find but not impossible. Already found one decent bunch of workers (and seen many others that I wouldn't touch). Roughly a third of the land will become a lake. I'm not expecting it all to be beautifully landscaped. Further away from the house, apart from a well maintained pathway, an occasional trim by a tractor will be fine. This is all part of the journey. I often find the journey, the problem solving, the head scratching, the ups and downs, to be more rewarding than the end product. That of course may change as I age and am unable to do the physical things I used to do (and the bloody heat).

Far north east. Land cost varies dramatically. There is 6 rai just up the road from us (after the concrete road, power and water ends) that is on the market for 1.2M. Probably available for < 1M. We paid around 300k per rai. Land close by but on the riverfront attracts in the region on 1.5M per rai. Close to town (12km away) it rises dramatically. We were originally looking at a 3.5 rai plot that has an old (but saveable) sizeable house on it. Owners were in two minds whether to sell at 5M, not that I would pay so much.

What the absolute feck! They went from 500 baht fine to jail time. Total muppets.

Bear in mind that the price shown is the Land Office valuation of the land only, not any buildings that might already exist on it. Also note that it wont be that common to be able to buy at that price (or anything near it sometimes), although it all depends on the circumstances of course. Back to the land you're looking at.... upgrading a title to a Chanote would add SIGNIFICANT value to the land. If it were that easy, the seller would have already done it.

I believe the chances of an upgrade that stands the test of time are very close to zero. When I was looking, I only ever considered land with Chanote titles (there is only 1 type of title called a Chanote "Red Garuda"). Facebook Marketplace was OK, but ultimately we discovered that many small villages have a local "agent" that knows all the plots around. Make sure it's only a Thai that makes the enquiries. As soon as a foreigner is known to be involved the prices will jump significantly. https://landsmaps.dol.go.th/ was probably the resource I used the most, along with Google Earth. I spent a lot of time clicking on land plots that fit my requirements and then enquiring (the wife only, not me) locally whether the owner might want to sell. Be careful doing this as it can be quite insulting, apparently). On more than one occasion I saw ~50 rai plots on FB marketplace for 1M baht or so. They were all scams / waste of time.

What is your scenario? Have you been offered some land? Are you actively looking to buy land? I concluded this process just a few weeks ago and am happy to share what I discovered.

Be very careful. It sounds like you are giving more credibility to things that back up what you want the answer to be than those that don't. There is also a note on the link I sent you that says upgrades to land are being refused. Many people in Thailand have lost everything by buying land that was ultimately almost worthless.