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The main contractor for the project is ITD-CREC, a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development Plc and China Railway No 1 (Thailand). ( source BP newspaper) Do you suppose the Mafia and Thaksin were working together to fill their pockets ? I wonder who built all those skyscrapers in China ?

The financial repucutions of this disaster are going to be huge and last for many months. Anyone thinking of buying a high rise condo will now have second thoughts. The valuable tourist influx will take a bad hit. Lots of people living in older condos that now have cracks will probably want to move out. The list goes on and on and it will probably be the poorer members of society that are worst effected.

Felt in Petchabun I just left Big C and was sat in my car ( so felt nothing ) when everyone came streaming out of all doors looking scared. Thought it was a mad gunman on the loose but a passerby said earthqualke.

I get constant reminders of our transient existence. My first excellent mechanic died at 45 from an infection apparently caused by vaping. Left wife and 10 year old son. My new mechanic also good set up shop in our village. He road past our hose one day and stopped for chat. Arranged for an oil change next morning. Turned up at his place next morning to find he had died in his sleep from heart attack. 51 years old. Three weeks ago our postman died. Lives next door but one. Complications from high BP. 39 years old leaving wife and 2 sons When you live in a rural village you will often hear the death dirge song on the tannoy. Surprisingly often. I'm 67 and like many take each day as it comes. It's always the ones you will leave behind that you worry about rather than yourself.

Hmmmm. Can I try them all before making up my mind . I don't like to take pot luck on something this important.

Same. I used to trim our hedges with shears but haven't looked back since I got the Makita. We'll worth the money.

Is that a typo ? Bell end jar surely ?

Look under portable vacuum cleaners.

Yup, they are as happy as Larry with every reverse Ukraine suffers. Not exactly impartial , they actually want Russia to win if only for the pleasure of saying ' told you so '. Sick indeed.

I am guessing he means something like this : Just how dumb does a muslim need to be to believe in such hogwash.

Have to agree with your comments. Only dated three ( all non hookers ) and they were better than both Thai and Filipinas for the reasons you stated.

Great for the countries image. If this all happened in December 2003 probably all done and dusted by now.

Disagree with the OP. To be a coward you need to be in full possession of your faculties. This clearly let's Trump off the hook. The more he shoots his mouth off the more obvious it becomes even to erstwhile supporters that he is crazy as a coconut and has dementia.

Agreed. Russian sex slaves for sure. Gets lonely at the front.

Lets be clear. Trump is not negotiating a peace deal with Putin to end the war. He is listening to a list of demands that have not changed in three years and represent a complete Ukrainian surrender , not a peace deal. This complete surrender will allow Russia to gobble up the rest of Ukraine in the future , once it has paused to rearm. Looking into the future I cannot see any way that Trump will serve his 4 year term.

Russias financial strength ( until the war ) was primarily obtained from its vast natural rescources rather than from anything it manufactures China is different. Its formidable financial strength comes from its manufacturing. Just about everything is made by China by millions of workers working for private enterprises In the event of China attacking Taiwan the rapid placing of sanctions against it would have a devastating effect on its economy. Millions would be thrown out of work and its manufacturing base would suffer a hard and prolonged hit. In the event it triumphed over Taiwan those sanctions would remain in place like a pitbulls grip against its throat. China would survive but the communist party would definately be overthrown by the starving masses cut of from a lot of food by sanctions. I thought Putin would not be mad enough to invade Ukrain but surrounding himself with ' yes ' men convinced him it would be a pushover. I hope Xi Jinping gets better council from those close to him. Even with the temporary loss of America to the free world ( for Trump clearly is destined for a fall worse than Humpty Dumpties ) he must see that any war with Taiwan , if it drags on into many months , will not be sustainable in the long term and will be a disaster. Anyone who has been to Taiwan and traveled around it will know that is a country with formidable natural defences which Taiwan has had decades to improve upon and without a land border and a lot of sea to cross.....China will find it a very tough nut to crack.

Forget the London Eye. Wastes too much time for not much return. If you want a view and both have the stamina you can go up the fire of London monument in Pudding Lane. Long spiral staircase to the top but great views plus a bit of history. When you come down they give you a certificate to say you made it to the top.. A boat ride down the river is also good if not raining and you get to go under Tower Bridge. Stops at greenwich where you can see the Cutty Sark , grab a vietnamse buffet then go through the park to the Greenwich Meridian. On the embankment is HMS Belfast, an old warship that you can clamber all over. A walk over the millenium bridge will take you to a full size replica of the Golden Hind.. You can do a lot in two days but need to plan it well.

I agree with your observations. All the troll and aI posters are driving people into posting less. It is not surprising that the value and traffic of the site has declined since its hey day. Another thing that is really driving traffic away is all the threads about the doings of Donald Chump. Why they cannot be collated into one thread I don't know. Any new person coming accross the site for the first time probably thinks it is a site about American politics. However , I would continue coming here just for the visa and legal threads. They really are useful and all that keeps people coming.

Proves my point. Wasn't even in office and two attempts. Doesn't really matter who does it . Disgruntled left or right , gay or straight , black or white or just another nut who wants to be famous. Just so long as it is done sooner rather than later before he drags America further down the drain.

Trump is just a temporary aberration. If ever there was a president likely to get assassinated its him. I doubt very much if he will complete his second term. He is just rubbing too many people up the wrong way. Even some of those who voted for him are regretting the folly of their decision.

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Well, Thailand has targeted just about everyone now. Maybe they should target the dead next. Cremate your loved ones in a beautiful ceremony at one of the countries many wats , mosques and churches.

His brain is very very very small. Think dinosaur. Big organism but not too bright. Also,he and his bum chum Musk are narcissists. That much is obvious.

Dark Side of the Lune. His self proclaimed authority and credentials hold as much water as a seive.