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28 minutes ago, Northstar1 said:

Well said!👍 Do the Russians not think  there could be payback for what they have done? 

That does not only apply to the Russians .

24 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

I also read somewhere that if the property proves difficult to sell and you can show that you are genuinely trying to sell the land, you can apply for further time.

I have heard the same thing 

IMO a circular saw is much more versatile than an angle grinder. 

You can change the blade on the circular saw and cut metal or concrete .

You could but wood with a angle grinder but you won't do a good cut, you can't really make a good straight cut. You cant adjust the depth of the cut and you cant set an angle. 

13 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

What's new about an hour of darkness.

 

There are power outages enough, already, here, one might opine.

 

 

At which times most people light candles , which is what most people would do if they turn their lights off.

Candles produce 10x the pollution a lightbulb produces.  

But the optics of turning of the lights would be good (Pun intended)

It is a symbolic act that  at least raises awareness, 

First let's wait and see how this thing plays out. For most expats living on pension it might not be an issue. 

This year will not be an issue because any money  transferred can be from savings from last year (Those who have savings back home) and are not taxable. For many ,such as Americans,  most pensions are only taxed in the US by bilateral agreement. Then there will be deductions, 

So let's see.

I have already limited ny transfers to Thailand, which in a way it's a good enforced discipline to save. 

IMO this system will cost more to Thailand than it will make, because people will limit the amount they transfer to that which absolutely nessacery. 

  I was in the States over the holidays, and brought some money back with me. Both the wife and me are going to the US in june, we  can bring back a certain amount  each without declaring it, Not sure what the total amount each is 

 In the meantime If needed, I can draw from the extension money in the bank and replace it before I have to do my extension next march. 

    If things get to crazy here . (pollution, tax, visa issues etc) there is always plan C, and many more letters in the Alphabet,  

11 hours ago, still kicking said:

So how do you feel is your pilot is a female? Video | Facebook

How would I even know? 

But I couldn't care less. 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Bangkok governor has urged the Thai public to join the “Earth Hour” campaign by switching off lights for one hour tomorrow.

And instead lighting a bonfire by which to see.

Drinking and driving is widespread in Thailand , not a day goes by that my wife does not warn me " stay away from that bike, he is drunk" 

Twice I have personally seen  a motorbike driving erratically,  then drifting to the side and in slow motion tipping over. the driver laying there, 

No one even gave him a second look. I told the wife, "should we stop and check if he is alright? and she said. "No let him sleep" 

I am sure many of you have seen the same. 

  Of course people need to be arrested, but until this culture of drinking and driving changes , the problem will continue. 

Arresting a foreigner makes for good PR but will have little or no impact on the problem. 

6 hours ago, bendejo said:

 

Word going around is that he recently sucked up to the invisible men behind the GOP and will be getting their most talented campaign mavens.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-campaign-chris-lacivita-swift-boat-veteran.html

 

And then there are the American evangelicals.  Wait until Flynn hits the GOP convention, he's been working on his "god, country, and blood" rhetoric for a few years.  By October they'll probably declare any negative on the orange continence heresy.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/god-gave-us-trump-christian-media-evangelicals-preach-messianic-message-2024-03-22/

 

There were statistics on W elections a few years back, that ~40% of the people who voted for W were evangelicals  (he, too, was a gift from god) and going by that I calculated that roughly ~20% of the US voters are such believers.

 

And wait until deep fake starts being used more, It already has to a limited degree. 

"Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images "

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68440150

if these people are buying these obvious to anyone with half a brain propaganda devices, what will they do when there are images indistinguishable from real. and words are coming out of the guy they hate that confirms their bias, 

"Experts have long warned of a future where artificial intelligence makes it impossible to tell digital fact from fiction. Now that future is here. A recent case of a recording that sounds like a high school principal making racist comments shows the risk that widely available generative AI tools can pose and the difficulty of detecting their use. "

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-audio-deepfakes-are-quickly-outpacing-detection/#:~:text=Experts have long warned of,tell digital fact from fiction.

What will happen when you don't even know what is real and what is not anymore?  

It is a problem that few people are talking about, but at this time it is probably the biggest threat that AI poses to civilization. 

Remember this warning as the campaign heats up. 

3 minutes ago, G_Money said:

How long does it take for your transfers?

 

Mine used to take seconds but now for some unknown reasons it’s taking about 5 business days.

Is it all the time? Because most of the time I don't have any problems

Usually it takes a couple of minutes. Sometime  it takes a day or two but not often.

But before you agree the transfer their system tells you how long it will take.  Does the Wise system tell you it will take 5 days , or is the delay perhaps an issue with your bank here. 

I transfer or from BOA to Kasikorn,never any delays, With Bangkok bank I had some delays. 

I just made a transfer  yesterday from BOA to Kasikorn and it took only minutes. 

Did you call W  ise? Every time I called them they were very helpful. Mostly for lodging on issues and once I needed to confirm my identity.  

I am retired , and I want simple.

My pensions are automatically deposited in BOA , when ever I need funds I transfer with Wise. Most simple least costly method

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You obviously don’t understand these are Registered Republicans who voted.

 

So amongst Registered Republicans in Iowa Trump got around half the vote.

 

 

 

You know who you are arguing with right? 

Just now, Dolf said:

Thanks for proving my point.

You are welcome

anything I can do, call me

Just now, Dolf said:

So you don't really believe in it either. I rest my case.

Believe in what?

And please !! rest your case. 

58 minutes ago, Dolf said:

Fine then. Stop using cars and the internet. When alarmists do that I will take them seriously. It is like a dietitician telling people to lose weight while they weigh 180kgs.

I don't even know what to do with this reply

Why should I stop driving cars???? Makes no sense. Why cant I drive a less polluting car?

And I did not know the internet was a major CO2  contributor, but I don't know everything, Do tell how not using the internet, will make any substantial contribution in CO2 reduction??? 

2 hours ago, James105 said:

It's hubris to think that despite there being clear geological evidence that the planets climate has always been changing over millions of years, humans are solely responsible for it now.  Where you can draw accurate correlations though is how much richer the richest tend to get when the gullible proles fall for another one of their money making schemes. 

or rationalization.

Sure CO2 levels have risen in the past due to natural  events, but clearly this is not the case now. There are no natural event to account for the Hockey stick graph in CO2 rice, it is clearly human caused. To say otherwise is at the very least  rationalizations. You are simply being used by the petrochemical industry to muddy the waters and give them another decade of obscene   profits. 

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Since logic appears not to be your strong point, allow me to simplify.

 

The climate changed before there were humans.

The climate changed after there were humans.

 

You're welcome. 

No thank you please , It only makes me sneeze .

Since logic appears not to be your strong point, allow me to simplify for you..

   Just because something happened before there were humans. 

It does not mean that it is not happening now because of humans now.

You're welcome.

4 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Which proves that climate change is not man made. 

 

Thanks for confirming 😄.

Only to you my friend! Only to you.

Probably some kids that went in for their 15 day Buat Nak,

11 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

What are you hiding? 

Incredible good looks and a huge.........

But modesty requires that I hide them , especially  my huge......That ,and that  it's a tripping hazard. 

1 hour ago, kwonitoy said:

 

 

Might be the Gravy Seals, or even Meal Team Six, or YA'AL-Qaida

 

 

Got a good chuckle out of that