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Don’t forget that Kansas is in the middle of Tornado Alley. Either you build super strong or …super cheap. Apart from that people are quite nice in the mid-west and you are centrally located… and gas is cheap (24 baths/liter for regular).

Mostly FaceTime with Apple users (IPhone, IPod, IPad and Mac) as well as Magicjack 3 year plan; $109.00 you can keep your phone number in Canada or the US or chose a phone number in any North American area code. You carry a small device you plug into any router, hotel internet outlet or any device with USB port connected to WIFI and you become a North American number anywhere in the world. All calls, messages, voicemails and faxes are free. If you call non North American number it’s very cheap (Thailand is $0.044 a minute). Just buy international credit. Excellent audio-quality. No video but you can use it for faxing, either by using a fax software on your laptop or connecting a fax machine via the magicjack device. When calling or faxing people think you are located in North America by looking at the number on their screen or fax report but you could be anywhere else in the world as long as you have WIFI I have offered a couple of magicjack devices to family members in Europe so they have their own US phone number. https://www.magicjack.com

These types of boat have not the hull required for heavy seas. They have no keel and ballast and the superstructure is too high above the waterline. As seen on the attached video the windage was excessive.

…as well as in Népal, Pakistan and Taiwan under certain conditions (use and location).

Land ownership by foreigners is possible in Malaysia. Certain states have implemented conditions to protect farm land and small parcels from speculation due to foreign investments.

If the pilot declares an emergency on 121.5 MHz with a Pan-Pan radio call or a distress Mayday call, the controller has to give priority to the needs of the aircraft in terms of safety. Also if the pilot squawks 7700 on its transponder it obliges the controller to give assistance to the aircraft in the same way as an emergency or distress call.In the weather situation and before entering the storm the pilot can send a “sécurité-sécurité” call telling other aircrafts of the imminent danger and the controller must accommodate all other aircrafts in the vicinity by assigning the safest route and altitude. An emergency or distress call overrides all other regulations including transiting military airspace and landing on military bases if it gives the aircraft the best alternative for its safety. China is part of the ICAO and cannot depart from these rules.

I bet it happened in the relatively tight left curve in Hua Saphan where the road goes over a khlong, opposite to a Thai temple (Wat Khema) on the west side of the road (a mile before Makro). https://maps.app.goo.gl/ ?g_st=ipc

Yes, there are right hand steering Corvette cars manufactured in the good old USA (Kentucky). https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-chevrolet-corvette-c8-rhd-japan

The following case shows pretty well the limits of the system in Canada (or at least in Ontario). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Wettlaufer

Canada has its fair share of scandals but inquiries seem to go nowhere beyond a certain point. The provincial colleges of Physicians, Nurses and the hospitals administrators are well-known for keeping outsiders away from their proceedings. The Toronto Sick Kids is among the top with suspicious malevolent behaviors. thttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_hospital_baby_deaths

Just spent 2 weeks in Utah and Arizona. Domestic and international tourists everywhere. Hotels packed, no cars to rent and booking required to access national parks due to demand. Camping sites and RV campgrounds booked solid. Marinas on Lake Powell busy like a 4th of July. The Grand Canyon train from Williams is booked a week ahead. So I don’t have any worry about tourism in the US. Inflation is down to 2.3%. As of June 2025, the US had the strongest economy in the world with a GDP of 30 trillion US$ followed by China 19.23 trillion US$. The US GDP is more than 1/3 of the global GDP. So rest easy.

That’s why you left Switzerland like many of your compatriots. You can’t afford to live in your own country and need to shop across the border in France or Italy. The Swiss government just cut its growth forecast for 2025 and 2026 to 1.3% and 1.2% respectively. Exports have been falling 0.3% and imports rising 0.4% in 2024. GDP per capital has been going down since 2022 and is stagnant for 2025. On the banking side the Credit Suisse downfall ($510 million in penalties paid to the US) and UBS ($306 million fines) does not help to recover the confidence of the foreign investors.

….but now they are eating from his hands; they know he has the solution for getting rid of their main competitor which is TikTok. They may even participate to the eventual pool of investors aligned to take control of it.

Carney is an idiot who has no negotiation skills, a loser from the start. Since being installed as PM (not elected) he has achieved nothing. He won’t last very long. He has just “recycled” the same losers as ministers. None of them have any competency.

No experience with TCL brand but we had an integrated AEG washer and dryer for more than 16 years, imported from Europe. It worked flawlessly until the electronic panel had to be replaced but could not find a spare. You just need to pay attention to the fact that it handles a smaller load for the drying cycle, usually 4 or 5 kilos instead of 8 kilos for the washing cycle. Nowadays technology has changed, using the condenser process. Beware of hard water; before being connected to PWA we were on a well and had to install a water softening installation.