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Stop it .. Philly boy (suburbia) through & though. Born Fitz hosp, Darby, PA Did they send checks out to non Yanks Photo of my bike & cars, yea, they're all mine. Note 'yellow' tag on MC, and NO front tag on car, as PA didn't require. Look at the door & steps behind the Pick up truck compared to Gmap streetview 2007 Hometown Sharon Hill, PA There's the 900cc & Firebired I talk about. https://aseannow.com/topic/1339955-car-recommendations/page/7/#findComment-19380903 And the building in upper right, was W. Rose, trowel factory. Building still there ... https://www.google.co.th/maps/@39.9028975,-75.2722457,3a,75y,315.5h,80.77t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sA0Uy49NEOuAIUSjqyziJow!2e0!5s20120401T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D9.233572013688544%26panoid%3DA0Uy49NEOuAIUSjqyziJow%26yaw%3D315.4972241247883!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Do NOT sign an exclusive contract with any realtor. I found them to be useless. Sold 2 houses, on 1 rai & the other on 2 rai of land. The house themselves did not appreciate, as it was the land that appreciated, and accounted for any & all profits. The land office will tell you 'least' value of your house & land. Since most don't actually state what they sold or bought at, to avoid taxes, unless financed, then hard to avoid any tax assessment, I think. Taxes/fees, who pays, as everything in RE sales, is negotiable. You pay, they pay, or 50/50 split. 10 year appreciation of land, if bought 10 yrs ago, at a guess, appreciation 5-10X value increase. Hopefully you know the value, if you didn't pay for it, 10 yrs ago. If bought, then your tax assessment at time, tells you what you should have paid for it, actually, ballpark low market price. House build you should know, and if break even on that cost, consider yourself lucky. As building construction has stayed the same, price wise, but better materials available now, due to new competitive DIY super stores. Our land buy & sell experience, living 'rural', 15 ish kms outside Udon Thani ... ... 1st house/land, held ~7 yrs, land bought in 2000 for 50k, sold 600k ... 2nd house/land, held ~10 yrs, land bought 2010 for 120k per rai (6 rai @ 720k), sold 650k (2), 550k (1) & 500k (3 w/house). Motivated seller (us), and during covid, a buyer's market. Now, 1 rai there worth >1M Present land located Amphur Muang, Prachuap Khiri Khan, again, sort of rural. No neighbors for 100+ meters, one side, and surrounded by coconut & pineapple farms. ... 3rd & present house/land, land bought ~8+ (?) yrs ago, (1/4 rai) for 76k, now worth >500k. Buying lots on same soi, to avoid neighbors. ... 2nd lot bought 250k, 1.5yr ago, worth >500k ... lot 3 & 4 bought <6 months ago for 350k each, now worth >500k each Two lots on (our) same soi, we know owners, 1 bought 450k, 2 yrs ago, and another, corner lot to main road, bought for 650k, 2+ yrs ago. Ignore what people say what land is selling at, or value of, unless you know exactly what a 'Thai' bought something for locally. Most buy above the land office assessment price. We bought all ours, at the assessed price, from motivated sellers. Present house lot for 76k, was bought from a bank owned repo.

About time people, voters, tax payers, knew where their hard earned tax dollars were being spent.

Since inauguration ... to today, basically unchanged. So our world is not ending because of Trump

Kudos to the bus (mirror) and cable maker. Some quality stuff

Playing 'devil's advocate' ... reads a little like, a possibility it was self defense ... "Bee admitted that his friends became irritated by the suspect’s erratic behaviour, which escalated into a brawl. He said they never expected Prayot to use a knife."

Because it seems, most people truly are ignorant idiots, and believe whatever the govt, MSM, and those fact checkers tell them. Actually pretty sad. There's actually people still getting boosters for C19, vaccinated their children, wearing masks, and even still get seasonal flu shots Seriously, you can not fix stupid.

No brands, and not really needed. I got my 'Lodge' skillet, most used pan, next to egg pan, from Villa Markets, damn silly price, and actually disappointed, as had to finish the surface. Egg pan, use every day, got that from Global House, very inexpensive and very nice. Two others got from LAZ, vendor no longer listed. Flat 'pizza' skillet, got online, but forget where, maybe Central, was also inexpensive and very nice. Stainless Steel pan set, got from Central or Robinson, but wouldn't recommend. Their Cuismate brands, thick bottom, and wouldn't recommend that style and brand. Really crap. Wife does have a problem with main cast iron fry pan, and a bit heavy for her. It's my 'go to' pan.

Thanks If bored, here's some more critters for you. Other bugs in this album, as other album, on that site, is all birds ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/56481061@N02/albums/72157712055887353/ Click on photo, then click again, and some, most will zoom in.

I'm a big fan of Cast Iron fan, use 99% of the time. Have one 'Lodge', wouldn't recommend as overpriced, and I had to 'finish' the cooking surface. Bought 4 others online, and fine. I see them now at Global House. For a wok, nice carbon steel of course, though no experience myself. We have big wok-ish pan, actually non stick, so don't cook at those high heats, and really don't see the need. I rarely do stir fries anyway. Stainless steel rocks, but make sure the skillet and pans are flat, as my one is slightly raised in the center, which I hate, as oil drains to the edge. Silly design.

So Musk has only been at it for a few weeks, and has already wrecked everything Trump 2 will surely destroy the USA like Trump 1 ... ... oh wait, things were better during Trump 1 The 'blinding hate' is simply amazing.

Especially some of these chilly nights lately. Thank you MMGM

Let's hope for success ... news-blip just now that I saw ... 👍 If anyone can get it done, it will be President Trump

Talking charging cables for phones / USB plugs ? Then I use the magnetic cables for phone. Couple of pluses to them ... ... no actually plugging 'in & out' so no wear & tear on either end ... don't need to actually look & plug in, while driving, just get close, and it will conx, and a very quick glance ensures good conx, if sound doesn't verify it already Mine have lasted years. Even my non-magnetic cables are years old. Geez, what y'all buying or spending that they crap out so early. Not sure I've even bought cables, with exception of the magnetic ones. Just used what comes with the product.

Y'all mean the enemy that's 2ng largest holder of US debt.(2024) The 2rd largest exporter of good to USA. (2023) And 2nd largest importer of USA's goods. (2023) That enemy, or all the other fake MSM enemies, who's economies we're all intertwined with. Let's think about USA's enemies ? One, can anyone think of just one ? Any pending invasions, take overs, pending threats ? UNPLUG PEOPLE

Pillows ... oh please I use the wife, if she's not using me. Then if she's generating too much heat, I'll roll over to lay on my other side, and use the dog Till she's had enough, will get up, and use the back of my legs for a pillow. Then we all re-adjust & repeat after a couple hours. If we're not constantly waking up to each other, including the dog, snoring. With all that ... may need to add 2 more bedrooms to the house 🙄

None, and hope to keep it that way

Agree 100% Why should the USA be borrowing money, to give away, to countries that have a lower 'debt to GDP ratio' than the USA. Theoretically, they are in a better financial position to take care of themselves, than the USA, going deeper in debt to help them. Try helping your damn selves, since you made the mess, you solve it ...

Translated to, making a bit closer, but not even close, to a fairer tax. A fair tax, would be everyone paying the same %. Anything else, and you're just spinning. Why should people be punished / taxed more, for simply being more productive with the finances. How is that fair ? I know what sides of the equation I've been on, and both, top 5% and bottom 50%. Top 5% is much better, even though I paid more taxes, in one year, than 88% of households earned in a year. So don't tell me how fair the US tax code is. It is anything but. The only argument people have is ... ... "But you earned more" ... "That is correct, EARNED, and they took more" Must be a new definition of 'fair' that I missed Why I left, 25 yrs ago, and don't produce any more. I don't need it, and you ain't taking any more.

You apparently answered your own query ... Hickory Cafe @ Hua Hin closed ... only one I noticed serving. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hickory+Cafe/@12.5968097,99.9553386,54a,11.2y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipM47WEsxiNI8M-yMdA2E8DXC0Kjxu-zn9q15Z5W!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipM47WEsxiNI8M-yMdA2E8DXC0Kjxu-zn9q15Z5W%3Dw203-h304-k-no!7i4000!8i6000!4m17!1m9!3m8!1s0x30fdab7fed0c05c5:0x5390b2a10d584c1a!2sHickory+Cafe!8m2!3d12.5973553!4d99.9551084!9m1!1b1!16s%2Fg%2F11j53n1ts9!3m6!1s0x30fdab7fed0c05c5:0x5390b2a10d584c1a!8m2!3d12.5973553!4d99.9551084!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11j53n1ts9?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

NO, basically the whole voting public seriously haven't a clue about politics, politicians, who they vote for, or how the country is run. From total ignorance, to just not caring. Pretty sad state really. How many that vote for incumbents, actually research what they voted for, in their first term in office. Let along the career politicians, who run on the 'country needs a change' and yet, have held office for decades. Seems they are the problem, not the solution. And yet, idiots continue to re-elect them. Go figure

All the options I've seen, are pretty pricey. If any, I like the 'capsule' homes available from CN. Priced right, BUT, shipping ot TH is a ???? And transportable, if having a land dispute Although, pretty sure wife & myself could build something far cheaper, if not contracted out, although not transportable, than anything I've seen offered. Our 'base' ~106m² present home, was contracted for ฿1.1M, just over 2 yrs ago. Half million THB builds quite a bit of living quarters vs the price of ~40 ish m² that the prefabs offer.

Yet the higher income folks, as posted many times, ignored obviously, pay more than most people in the USA. Never let facts get in the way a your spin source: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/federal/latest-federal-income-tax-data-2024/

More die from the simple lack of clean water, (diarrhea disease). One of top killers of children under 5 yrs old. That's simply embarrassing and, avoidable. Malaria high, but far from biggest killer ... Lack of clean drinking water & sanitation ... Hopefully the numbers have improved, but the children suffer, probably from the immune system not up to par.

When you can't take care of your own citizens, does it make sense to borrow money and give it away to non citizens of the USA. USA citizens elect politicians in hopes that they have the USA in their best interest. Let other countries do the same, take care of their own first. Many problems can be solved, without the USA going further into debt, and inability to take care of it's own. Here's food for thought ...