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Brake failure.

That's what's so utterly perfidious about the whole thing: this xenophobic myth that it's the dirty foreigners bringing it in.

I feel the same, but the truth is even if he HAD a license it probably wouldn't have made any difference to his 'driving'.

Indeed. And my GP just told me that he advises I wait till 6 months are up (I'm 2x Pfizer @ 3week interval and 1x Moderna 3 months later) because he expects the tweaked versions will be available by then and only that would make much sense. A 4th shot apparently doesn't do much - apparently raises the titre somewhat but it soon subsides again.

He will ... he'll drink to forget it 555

Good luck mate.

I'm surprised to see this one pop up again ... if you mean what I think you mean I have to tell you that getting a new passport does not wipe your immigration history. Even the Thias have it all on computer now ... as well as a smart BMW ;D

If they weren't in some way disabled the pilots were too busy struggling with the plane to think about putting out a distress call. It's an old aviation rule when you get into trouble: Aviate Navigate Communicate ...

I was a bit more gentle with him - I told him that opportunity makes thieves. Tuition fees basically.

Yeah, Oz makes sense there. Thanks

Depends a lot on the carrier and where the planes were mothballed. The much maligned legacy carriers parked them in deserts because of the low humidity - Arizona is most famous. In Spain a small maintenance airfield at high altitude suddenly became the parking lot for most EU airlines and expanded rapidly. https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-banishes-planes-to-the-desert/a-53433298 The planes were regularly maintained precisely because you can't simply park up something that complex with no attention. Dunno where they parked them in Asia or how they were maintained ... but airlines have operators' certificates to keep current ... anyone any ideas, links?

Russia didn't even invade till 24th.

That's one step above junk. Oh lordy.

A trip on the Saen Saeb canalboat is also a hoot - I see they're electric and silent now as well - and a great way to get from Sukkhy to the palace etc. or vice versa ...

It was a reference to the style which is appalling for any halfway respectable publication. And other than saying I don't need your esteemed assistance with comprehension I'll leave it at that.

My nephew (Wolverhampton) left his (not inconsiderable) few hundreds of quid 18th birthday money lying on a desk in a room that was not part of the party he threw ... one of his 'friends' made off with it.

'two miscreants in the frame for the blag at the farang's gaffe. ' What kind of writing is that?

Oh I know, I know, friends of mine are struggling with it ... like I said depends on the currency ... and also has a lot to do with national or personal debt. I've noticed that the series of major market crashes since the tech crash in around 2000 all began after the US Fed started hiking rates - to be followed by immediate climbdowns right back to zero. Be interesting to see what happens this time round ...

It'll be straight back to 100%. They have no idea what's going on. It's heartbreaking to watch. Imagine this is how your life plays out at 75 after providing for offspring from birth onwards. The mortification ...the despair ... the helplessness.

Inflation is cool for debt - just depends on the currency ...

I've always used Mr. T. Decided to give Nam's taxi a spin next time. Glad to hear both survived the recession.

Well no ... they might pass it on to someone who dies. That's what quarantine is about. Asymptomatic doesn't mean non-infectious.

The murder impulse turned inwards.

Oh I will ... but first stop'll be Suan Mokhh a short while after I arrive. Pah Nanachat is more likely in 23 ... my plans have mutated as often times as the 'deleted' virus - and the government u-turns .. oh well, ... uncertainty and impermanence ...