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Either a Troll ...or another case of why not to post while flying high on the wacky weed and Jello shots. Whoa!

Better to ask Bob.

Conduct your own due diligence. This thread is asking will you buy or not. Not here to prove to someone (who may be in the BKK real estate business) what is obvious. Nobody here has to prove anything to you. I know one thing. I won't be buying any condos in BKK without knowing that the building has been thoroughly evaluated for structural soundness by a qualified engineer. And given the scope of work that will need to be done, it is doubtful, that inspections in BKK will be done by actually qualified personnel. TIT

You're not looking very closely I would wager.

There are literally hundreds of videos from condo dwellers on Facebook showing condition of their respective condos exterior and interior. My Facebook feed is full of condo condition "reels"

He's very good as the lead in the clown circus. If you look closely he's the one driving the clown car that goes up in flames as the finale! Of course he's responsible for the lead in the Signal mishap. He's the ferkin' US Nation SECURITY advisor for cry'n out loud! He's the guy that should be spearing heading security measures in all facets including COMMUNICATION security. He's just another of Trumps mopes and a total failure. With all due respect how anyone can say he's doing a good job so far is laughable and based on no evidence.

Who actually, with any reliability and confidence, could assess all Bangkok high rise buildings for structural soundness in two/three days? If you believe this is possible then I've got a bridge in ..... to sell you. It often takes weeks for civil engineers to evaluate a single entire building in the west. Part of the problem IHMO is this snap declaration that all but 6 buildings are OK according to some local institution with vested interests in not uncovering a wide spread issue.

Now that this earthquake has hit it appears that many of the Bangkok high rise buildings have been structurally compromised and no longer sound. The superstructure of the buildings has been weakened as evidenced by the many videos showing foundation cracks and structure damage throughout the buildings. As per the usual Thai response to such things, it is more than likely the structures will not be reinforced to original tolerances but the cracks and damage simply smoothed over and hidden. In the event of another earthquake, high wind event or other phenomenon some buildings may not survive and suffer the fate of the Chatuchak Park construction site. Are you still considering a condo purchase after the earthquake and why, now that the structures are compromised. Me? No!!

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Some time after the Elon Musk "Heil, heil heil" shirt deliveries I imagine. Probably on the same day the JD Vance "I love Greenland because Trump told me to" shirts.

Stupid is as stupid does. ~Forest Gump A picture is worth a thousand words. ~Anonymous Actions speak louder than words. ~Bob While probably not a "total loser". He certainly looks to be headed that general direction. Another in the endless parade of sots that's landed in Thailand as a two week millionaire and by the end of a year sleeping on the beach.

I think it's Pete Hegseth, he said he was on a national security mission but got side tracked, well at least that's what I saw in my Signal group chat this morning.

Bob, is that your Dad? Or is it' Bob's Uncle?

It's very amusing to hear expats speak "Thanglish" .. like that's gonna make any difference!

We are talking Bangkok. If you do a little research (which it appears you have not) even the air quality within the city itself fluctuates quite a bit depending on location and hour of the day. Burning fields miles away do not contribute as much as the ever present gas and diesel vehicle exhaust being spewed locally 24 hours a day 365 days a year right into the local streets. Take a leisurely walk down Sukumvit during rush hour to experience this quite obvious reality.

Deal with it how? If they wanted to deal with it they would probably have to do sometime as drastic as prohibiting private cars in Bangkok and only Taxi,bus, tuk tuk, ride service or commercial truck.

Who has convinced theses poor citizens that common surgical masks will do any good whatsoever in combating 2.5 micrometer particles. You need a proper gas mask!!

Oh, the country is lowsy with all types of expat nut cases. It's the perfect destination for your Narcissist with delusions of Grandeur. After 12 years, you can't avoid the strangeness. My more balanced friends and I called them "The Pattaya Strange"

IS IT SAFE!!! I don't know! IS IT SAFE!! I don't know IS IT SAFE oooooowww!!!

Check this out. He was selling a Donald Trump signature model guitar .. NOT made in USA! LOL. This is a short video but there are some long video reviews of this cheapazz Donald Trump guitar. For the slow thinking picker!! I get your point though. I'm not a big fan of Chinese politics or the people there in general because of a lot of the bad apples I see around Thailand. I've met some fine Chinese people who immigrated to the USA and have done well for themselves and contribute a lot to the economy and US based businesses. Quite a few in Silicon Valley where I worked for a number of years.

Well, that's it then. Nobody was there who knew just how much you think of yourself! Send in your entourage first so they know just who will be arriving!

If you buy a Ford, many are made in Mexico. If you buy a Honda, some are made in USA. If you buy a Chevy, most of the parts are Chinese! There is no "Buy American" ... That's a catch phrase for the uninformed. it's a Global economy and people who don't understand that virtually nothing is "all made in America" are the ones who got bamboozled into thinking Donald Trump is actually going to look out for the interests of the American people. Even Donald Trumps swag is mostly made in China ... I mean Gyna! His "Make America Great Again" guitar is NOT made in America! Most of it is made in China!!

Do some more posts and Bob's your Uncle!

Are you sure you want to take time from your musings on Asean to be walking on the wild side? ... all the colored girls go do do do do do do do. Just curious, pitching or catching there Bob?

No doubt trying to get a jump on the new round of tariff wars about to ensue. 🤣