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New York post? Please try and find a reputable source. And some neice getting an impaired and running up a credit card debt is hardly a criminal organization.

WWIII is inevitable. Not necessarily because of this but because of all the countries recently having Russian orchestrated coups recently. Currently mainly African but expect that to expand.

Typical bar owner talk. Like the restaurant owner that says all street food has been sitting there all day and gone bad so you better eat here.

Shopee login is still ok. I don't use lazada as their website was a bit cumbersome. Looks like you're needing to make the switch too.

Bob's biggest fan is Bob.

They don't. When I started coming here 25 years ago they were all slim. Now not so much. 25 years from now they will be the same as westerners. Blame KFC, McDonald's, etc.

The queues have always been there, but are much worse now. Canada, it's a good place to live if you want to be on the dole. And remember, Canada cuts down the tall trees. Talent goes south of the border and earns real money.

Canada free health care? Hardly. It comes out of your taxes. But the killer for these socialized medicine countries is the queuing and the delays. Need to see a GP? We can get you in in a month. Need a specialist? First see your GP in a month, then get referred to the specialist where you might get an initial consult in 6 months. Then if you need some procedure you can wait years. At least in the US, if you're insured, you can get things done relatively quickly. What they need is single payer to cover the uninsured.

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato

Meanwhile, over in Italy: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj0x5un2YiBAxXF4zgGHaUrBEcQFnoECBEQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Fjul%2F13%2Ffury-italy-school-caretaker-cleared-groping-assault-lasted-seconds&usg=AOvVaw26TS_s52JOpMvTxf1-7Wtp&opi=89978449 An Italian judge has provoked outrage after clearing a school caretaker of sexually assaulting a teenage girl because the grope lasted only “a handful of seconds”. A 17-year-old student at a school in Rome complained of being groped by the caretaker as she walked up a staircase with a friend in April 2022.

The picture you posted shows a combo box that does 2 things. First it's a power bar. Second its a usb power adapter. The power bar part is usable. Amps are what's important there, not volts. The usb power adapter is where any issues will arise. I use an anker usb power adapter rated at 110-240 v that has worked well for years. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-6-Port-Charger-PowerPort-iPhone/dp/B00P933OJC/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=anker%2Busb%2Bcharger&qid=1693528300&refresh=1&sr=8-4&th=1

Was the Chinese rolls royce driver who was in an accident with a local in a pickup a couple of weeks ago involved?

Yes. It's up to the states to individual states to block him from being on the ballot. Constitution 14.? I believe. The big question is are any states doing this and if not why not?

It's called a super moon. Closer to the earth by about 25k miles. Causes a tide about 1 ft higher. Or maybe it's the melting polar ice caps.

4% to the dealer. Plus likely 3% foreign transaction fee from your home country bank, unless you have one of the few that don't charge that fee. Are you sure you want to do that?

My take on it is a bit different than the standard view. The Thai woman is not necessarily playing the long game. She may be just what you're looking for and genuine. Some years into the relationship, she has friends/family that see she has a rich(to them) falang and they decide they want some of it, so they start whispering in her ear about how “she“ can get all his money. Then the story reverts to the standard one and she kicks him out. Of course the “whispering“ friends/family then start working on her to get whatever they can. But we don't hear this part of the story very often although I'm sure it's quite common.

Not as scary as Trump getting a second term.

Probably a mistype. Meant 215 kilos.

The devil went down to Georgia?

Thanks. I'll wait till I'm back from Canada in October and do it then. It looks pretty easy. Anyone else wants the info, the starting point is here: https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/thailand-thailande/bangkok-info.aspx?lang=eng#PS

Any info would be helpful. How long does it take? Better to do here or in Canada? What do I need for docs like birth certificate etc. Thanks.

Thousands of deep-sea octopuses gather on the flanks of a seamount off California’s coast. But until recently, scientists weren’t sure why these otherwise solitary animals were congregating. New research suggests they are seeking warmth to help their babies hatch more quickly. The Davidson Seamount’s “Octopus Garden” was discovered in 2018, when researchers onboard the Ocean Exploration Trust research vessel Nautilus were exploring a rocky spot on the seafloor that was about two miles below the surface. The team spotted a pair of octopuses through a camera on a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), says Amanda Kahn, an ecologist at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and San Jose State University, who was on the Nautilus that day. After observing the pair for a bit, the operators started to lift the ROV off the rocks to move on—until they saw something unusual. “Up ahead of us were streams of 20 or more octopuses nestled in crevices,” Kahn says. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-hot-secret-behind-a-deep-sea-octopus-garden/

And I thought it was due to their low intelligence and lack of advanced education.

Yes. Whites with the only thing going for them being the color of their skin are having a hard time.

Actually I believe this is only the case for photo tickets. I don't know of any county that makes the vehicle owner responsible for an in person ticket.