spidermike007

I agree he does not have a mandate, he won slightly less than a majority of popular votes, and the election was closer than a lot of his supporters would like to admit. If it weren't for the silly and ridiculous electoral college. However having said that, as a Democrat I can admit that Harris was a horrific candidate, this is a huge repudiation of the Democratic Party and their willingness to pander to the progressive left, whom I despise, and whom a lot of Centrist Democrats also despise. Trump tapped into the popular sentiment, people don't want to be told how to think, how to talk and how to behave, and that in and of itself is something that the Democrats have to learn. Yet to date I've seen no indication that they've expressed any interest in reform. They're talking about another run for Harris in 2028. Are they completely tone deaf? Are they completely dumb. She would be the last person in the world to consider for another run unless the Democrats are interested in long-term irrelevance.

My intention is not to sound unsympathetic to someone who's been robbed, but the relatively simple moral to this story is never drink to the point where you lose control, and never drink to the point where you lose your awareness out in public. The Darwinian aspect of this is that we must have the necessary survival skills to thrive in this world. Some have it and some simply don't.

It's always terrible to hear about something like this, the silver lining is that these mass shootings are relatively infrequent here in Thailand, unlike in America, where they happen almost daily. However America seems to have more of a fascination with violence, guns are very easy to acquire and there are a lot of very insane people running around.

I know that within the framework of the current version of revisionist history that's taking place, 36 counts of fraud do not mean anything, but the man is a convicted felon and a criminal, and I'm not just talking about those convictions.

And it is truly pathetic, around the world what does the highway patrol do? They patrol the highways, looking for reckless drivers, looking for overloaded trucks, looking for people who are causing problems on the road. What does the highway patrol do here? Almost nothing, the only time I see them on the road is after an accident takes place. They are truly one of the most useless organizations in the entire nation, and they should be taken to task for allowing thousands upon thousands of people to die on the roads every year, due to their malfeasance and sheer laziness.

I think the entire planet should band together and demand the execution of Iran's supreme leader. He's been nothing but a thorn in the side of the planet for a long time now, the same can be said about those who came before him. This is not a spiritual man, this is a man with a lot of power who has a hateful heart and creates a lot of havoc around the world. Off with him.

Logitech MX Anywhere is the best one I have found. And the Logitech MX for keys is the best keyboard I have found. Both are expensive, and well worth it. Both are available here.

So does this mean we can simply provide our bank with this tax ID number and that we are not required to fill out the necessary tax forms?

Why on earth would something like this be mentioned? Occasionally these reports are petty, but this represents a new low. Thievery takes place around the world every minute of every day, and most thefts are infinitely more significant than this one. Does anyone really care about a ratty, smelly pair of old shoes? Really? Is that what we've reduced ourselves to? Has society diminished to that level where we care about things like this?

Sounds and smells very fishy. My guess is that a local official, perhaps the mayor of Samui wants to claim these assets. It would be very easy for them to just create a story like this and block an inheritance. After all, why would some rich Thai guy with a lot of power want a poor maid to inherit this kind of wealth? There is no good will amongst thieves.

Someone bought a pack of lies, but it wasn't me.

Refill the Swamp with 14 foot crocodiles!

The economy still has not recovered from the Prayuth Decimation, give the Army 10 years to sabotage the economy and it's going to take a long time for it to recover. In addition you have tremendous household debt, and difficulties on so many levels, exports are down, manufacturing is down, China's competition is stiffer than ever, the real estate sector is soft, and these problems aren't going to go away anytime soon. Not with this totally inept administration at the helm.

Very correct. I don't consider Trump particularly smart, but he is brilliant as a promoter. And he saw how many millions were sick and tired of being told what to do and say, and being told the economy is fine, which it is not, for most people. Harris was pathetic. Trump tapped into popular angst, and the Dems were blind. They still are. I doubt they will learn much from this.

We are not getting along. I don't have the skills to talk things out, nor to look within for the source of the problem. So, I am out of here! See ya!

It is always an extraordinary thing when the armed forces here actually earn their pay. Nice to see that.

It is very simple. You can't get a conviction on a sitting president. You can in some other countries, but not in the US. So why bother? Yet he is guilty. Very, very guilty.

Obviously the issues go far beyond simple law enforcement. However it does create a deterrent. Are they patrolling the highways to find reckless drivers? No. Why? Because they do not care one iota about traffic safety. It is all lip service. The level of pretense, the level of fake purity, the dumb and mindless application of laws here is beyond inane. The RTP are a blight on the nation.

Huh?

When it comes to any woman anywhere the question is - how long did you take to get to know her, before you married her? I always advocate really taking your time here. Time is ALWAYS our ally, and never theirs. So take you time, get to know who they really are, and how they act under duress. The vast majority of Thai people are way immature for their age. And many women and men are emotionally undeveloped, and really just 13 year olds, who look like adults. There is something about this society that does not allow most people to grow up with an understanding of themselves. I think face has something to do with it. The utter refusal to take responsibility for one's actions and the unwillingness to "own" a situation, and man up when you screw up. That and the inability to question people, and situations. And the subsequent lack of curiosity. It is all a perfect storm, when it comes to preventing alot of people from becoming well developed human beings, with communication skills, and the tools needed to conduct meaningful relationships, beyond the surface. Time is your ally. Use it. If it is good it will only get better. If there are significant issues, they will reveal themselves over time. Take two, thee or five years, if you can. You have NO idea what she's made of, you have no idea how good a job her family did raising her, you have no idea what her underlying neurosis or baggage is, until at least 12 months into the relationship. The longer, the better. If she walks, let her walk. A Thai woman can be an amazing partner. Find a good one. Fine one who is worthy of your devotion. Alot of us who have engaged in relationships with lovely, kind, supportive, humorous, and sexy women here, are no longer lonely. We have very good lives. Fulfilling lives. Lives we could never dream of having back in the US, Oz, NZ, UK, Canada, or Scandinavia, where many of the women are so devoid of femininity and the very qualities that make them appealing to us. Not here. Thai women are very comfortable in their own skin and with their roles as woman. It gives them alot of power. And they are too savvy to walk away from that, as many Western women have.

Hopefully she will disappear into irrelevance. She was an awful candidate. Choosing her for 2028 would be another disaster and she does not have the acumen to be governor of California, a state in dramatic decline. As a Centrist dem, I don't take her seriously, and have never liked her.

Yes. Adults still use the phone to connect with friends and family. Nothing like hearing someone's voice. Messages are just not the same.

People get so sensitive about soi dogs, yet they do not hesitate to encourage the killing of pigs, cows and other animals for their own enjoyment and consumption. Isn't there a bit of hypocrisy there? If you eat animals, you are responsible for their slaughter. Now if you're a hunter and you slaughter and dress the animal yourself that is an action that has a bit more integrity. At least one can make an argument that the animals they eat serve a function. That argument cannot be made about the mangy, diseased, pestilent, sad, forlorn, abandoned soi dogs. They lead lives of desperation. If you love them show some commitment and adopt a few. Otherwise, let's get rid of them. Rabies is an epidemic here. And a series of rabies shots at a private hospital costs a small fortune. They shut down the economy for covid. They don't shut down the highways due to traffic deaths, and they don't do anything about the soi dog tragedy and dangers.

My guess is that there are tens of thousands of stray soi dogs running around Thailand with rabies. It is not uncommon at all and it's the reason why the first thing that doctors suggest once you get a bite is to get a series of rabies shots. This seems like an extreme overreaction to the situation, so what people are supposed to be extra alert with soi dogs, as if they aren't already? And a very Thai govt. style solution. Someone got bit, the dog that they got bit by had rabies. Oh, let's warn everyone about rabies, why would we want to do anything about the actual problem, and the rabid dogs? The solution is to begin culling hundreds of thousands of these mangy, sorry creatures. Nobody needs them, nobody wants them. They live miserable lives of utter desperation.

This strikes me as a dramatic overreaction on everybody's part. I have passed out from smoking too much ganja back in the days when I used to smoke. I have a friend who just two weeks ago passed out from eating a brownie that was infused with very powerful ganja. She woke up and felt fine. And she did not enjoy the experience so I don't think she'll be doing it again anytime soon. It's a natural mechanism of the body when it can't cope with too much of a substance to just pass out. I don't know if there's ever been a single instance of anybody dying or suffering long-term harm after passing out from ingesting or smoking too much ganja. This is pure ridiculousness bordering on Reefer Madness.