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No big deal. It was the first test of all of the engines together. This is why we have testing instead of just putting humans on top of untested engines.

13 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

"He also performs" ?  I remember reading the survey results taken from a whole load of orchestra musicians. They were of the opinion that conductors were non-essential and actually preferred playing without one !

Everybody wants to the boss. Conductors are essential.

3 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Exactly. I think this thread is just stirring up worry for no reason. 
 

If an expat can’t afford a covid shot, they shouldn’t be in Thailand. I am sure the 800,000 for retirement visa or 400,000 for marriage visa money will more than cover it. 
if they are on a working visa that will also cover it. 
Some will expect it for free I am sure.
 

I am happy to wait my turn and do whatever the thai authorities ask us to do. Give it to the frontline health workers first, then all the oldies and fat people.

 

If they require us all to eventually vaccinated then we will, it is their country, their rules. 
 

And they have been very successful handling it, much better than western countries, so we are not really in the position to start complaining and telling them how to handle it. 
 

I am sure some will. They then have to make a choice. Do what Anutin tells us to do or find some other country to live in.

Why so bitter? 

9 hours ago, ukrules said:

Abscond from what? He's not being extradited, end of story.

 

I wonder if the US will push for his arrest every time he travels

 

There is some precedent in cases like this where extradition to the US is denied, normally the detainee is released and that's the end of the matter.

There is an appeals process as noted in the article. He will be detained during that process as he has proved he is a flight risk.

The issue is that with freedom of speech, which should be everyone's right there comes an equal right for others to disagree and to protest. He has spoken out about J. K. Rowling's bizarre rants against transgender women. It is her right to believe as she wishes and to state that belief, but it is also the right of the transgender population and those that support them to protest using their threat to boycott her products.

2 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

clean with what exactly ? bleach ? does it even kill corona ?

Apparently it is quite easy to kill  covid on surfaces. Don't know what they are using but ordinary household cleaning solutions do the trick it seems.

As the president has pardoned some murderers recently, I wonder if he'll pardon this alleged sex trafficker on his way out the door. 

14 hours ago, ukrules said:

It's strange that they've decided to go down this route of allowing the virus to spread en masse all over the country.

 

Still, what do I care, it's their country - they can do what they want.

No one allowed it, it happened. You perhaps can put blame on those who allegedly allowed large numbers of untested immigrants enter the country I suppose but not the government as a whole.

18 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

I am really going to miss the good news and peace deals in the MENA region. It was, as we remember before Trump, a lost cause and a hopeless and worsening tragedy. Incredible effort and achievement by one man and his select team. Showing the career diplomats how it's really done.

That's funny. All of the nations that have now officially normalized relations with Israel were just putting to paper the relationships they already had with Israel so Trump could take credit.

As his wife said "An incredible life well lived"

I see the article and all like it say these women crossed the border illegally but how and where and what are the authorities going to do to strengthen their border protection. This is what I see missing from the article.

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Excellent news. IMO justice for Flynn at last.

 

Hopefully more pardons on the way.

I hope your exuberance for the pardon of white collar criminals also extends to those criminals who are not white or white collar criminals. 

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Let's not forget that about 70,000,000 American's supported what Trump did and they wanted (at least) 4 more years of the same. That will be a massive problem for Biden because those 70 million won't change their mind only because Biden tries to do a good job.

Some of those who voted for Trump will never change their mind, ever. It won't matter how much money is in their pocket or what the mood in the country is. However some will change their mind and added to the 80 million that voted for Biden, will help close the gap between both sides. 

2 hours ago, JimmyJ said:

So if it bit the mailman, visitors, etc., likewise it would be their own fault.

 

What Universe do you hail from?

The article states the boy actually entered the house, not just the property. Perhaps it is an error