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Definitely not the only sinners in that department. I'm amazed by how I see some tourist or expats treat the country.

I get less now, with adblocker, seems if you don't want to be part of their click bait revenue, denied access to read past the headline.

Yes ... topic ... "for swimming" ... no takers it seems. Still covid, but surely some folks would be in the water. Thai surf is lovely to look at, actually going in, then you need to look a bit closer. If it is a great beach, then it's probably way too crowded, which means too much development nearby, and fecal count surely to be an issue.

My daughter got her period at 11, and thankfully, had a bit of an acne problem shortly after. Part of the treatment I prescribed for her was birth control (Diane35), so we dodged that one. Also 2nd house was built for 2nd floor expansion in mind. Just had to throw up some walls & ceiling, and instant 160m² house for her ... JIC. Thankfully didn't need that ether. Best advice I ever received ... If a parent, and you're concerned about you kid having sex or using drugs, and thinking it's time to have that talk, you're already 3-5 yrs too late. Most people I know/knew were thinking about sex at very early teen years, 13, if not younger. This is the real world we're dealing, kid do drugs, they have sex, and more than a few act inappropriately toward each other, and borderline criminal. Jury thought Spacey did not ... end of.

Definitely a tourist issue ... Thailand - beaches - barefoot My daughter's Uni class had a project thingy at Pranburi beach, almost all 12 classmates of hers got infected, except her, as always taught to wear water shoes at the beach. One student had them on his face as the took a nap at the beach. The Uni did a small case study out of it, since they had so many infected. I won't walk my dog on some parts of the local surf, partly for that reason.

Yea, as some are using 'sex w/child' ... sorry, but a 14 yr old teen, knows exactly what's up, and usually wanting to have sex, as it's all around them, plus the peer pressure. I knew exactly what I was doing at 14, maybe not the most responsible teen, but was definitely having fun. Agree, Spacey is an amazing actor, and AB deserved all the accolades it received. Innocent till proven guilty. Hope he sues everyone that he possibly can. Anyone else find it ironic, that the actor that was so off put by Spacey's advances, now plays an very convincing gay character on the Star Trek, with intimacy displays. If all the gals complained about all the passes I made on them, I'd still be in jail.????

SD definitely my favorite CA town, and proximity to Mexico just a plus.... ... 30 yrs ago ????

And which one of these worldly crazy issues, do you think your voice will have an effect, make a difference on ? Have you ever written you politicians ? I personally can only effect the eco/MMGW/CG issues, that I'm pretty sure aren't ever real. But hey, since it benefits my wallet in the long run, I can go solar & operate EVs instead of petrol. Surely helps, but to what degree, if any. Raise my kid properly, not to add to the social disorder, and that's about all we can do. MSM is the new comic strips no longer available. If you didn't laugh at all the silliness, you'd end up offing yourself ... "Good bye cruel world" Contrary to MSM, I believe life on this rock, most things. is getting better & better everyday in almost every way. You can buy into the doom & gloom if you want ... I'm not.

No ... but some have removable battery. DECO 1000w versions do.

Anything beyond me & mine is irrelevant. Read MSM/comics for the entertainment factor.

As safe as any metro, common sense rules.

So your problem is Trump received the money. his company. What if it was Obama or Clinton then I guess it would be okay. More anti-trump no matter what. They have to stay somewhere but not a trump property any place but. Got it.

When legally required to, after everyone else is paid, and they are out of bankruptcy protection. No time soon if in your lifetime.

Making a pass at someone vs groping is 2 different issues. One inappropriate but legal, the other, not so. Judge deciding on the evidence we apparently aren't privy to.

That doesn't help when you return to your car and it's booted.

If needed anywhere I would use the hotel.

Haven't you heard, HH, starting point of all the millions of tourists coming to see the new Riviera. The same down here PKK, new station is a huge, relative to need. I guess it's a not a bad thing planning for the future growth. Can't see it myself, as there's not much of a draw for tourists, between Krung Thep and Surat Thani. The Gulf isn't exactly beach holiday material. High speed line when done, is going to need to be very inexpensive to motivate people to take that instead of a 1 hour flight. Although I do like anything that competes with Bangkok Airways monopoly of Samui airport.

So... 14 mil over 4 yrs. Who cares ? And... "U.S. taxpayers spent nearly $16 million for President Obama and his family to travel to Hawaii and Africa last year, according to records obtained by watchdog organization Judicial Watch. The documents, obtained from the Air Force through a Freedom of Information Act request, show the president incurred $15.9 million in flight expenses alone for 2013 trips made to Africa and Christmas vacation in Hawaii. https://www.al.com/wire/2014/03/taxpayers_spent_16_million_for.html

So traffic will be like high peak season at rush hour, all day, everyday for the foreseeable future. That's why I don't live and stopped visiting Phuket, the past 12 ish years, except during covid & lovely it was.

Double walled insulated Q bloc or whatever named version of, is a bit redundant, IMHO. 2 houses using and I didn't bother and houses were fine. More important is shading your exposed walls; E - S - W. I'm assuming foil insulation is for the ceiling/roof space, then yes use, and they have 37/38 here, which we used. I would also recommend BluScope rolled steel roof, with thickest insulation available. Not that much more expensive, and all, insulation, will pay for itself vs cooling bills. We just got done a build, using said materials, and the house stay quite cool.

So TAT thinks folks concerned about their utility bill will be planning international holidays. IF from an area with snow, then need to leave the heat on anyway, so pipes don't freeze.

May have to rethink an upcoming O&A ... Phuket mid Nov ... ???? And I was worried about tourist numbers ... hmm Might give that a pass, hello Krabi, Trang, Satun

Simple mismanagement of all things by govts ... worldwide. More so in 3rd world countries, with the seemingly endless growing pains. Why they remain 3rd world. Simply accept or leave ... options abound.

Coming / going to beaches, to/from HKT, nobody needs that road: For others, oh well, just add another 30ish minutes to you commute to/from, if need to go there. Though if in more southern part of island, wouldn't use anyway.

Been around for ... ever, but now, masks are suggested as a precautionary measure. How long will it be, before every viral, bacterial infection re-hits the headlines, and masks will be recommended to prevent. To the point of mandatory mask wearing in the future, to prevent all respiratory diseases, and then some, when never in the past was it recommended, with exception of high risk patients, and simply awareness for 'their' protection. Control control control ... for all in the future. And yet in the past, the highest of risk groups were rarely if ever warned or advised to wear a mask. Along with personal hygiene highly suggested to the level of today. Guess we could have avoided a few million old folks dying of the common cold & flu over the past century. Now that billions of $$$ can be made ... nuff said.