BigStar

1 hour ago, retayl said:

Irrelevant. The subject is Trump, not interested in whataboutery.  I have always considered Biden a buffoon and Obama false & shallow.

Relevant, as it addresses the credibility of your whataboutism that you pretend you don't believe in: the meaningless repetition of hearsay, rumor, and usual leftist attacks that you've sucked up and repeated here as if it's relevant to the fact that Trump graduated from Wharton.

It doesn't matter what you consider; whatever it is, is likely to be wrong anyway.

15 minutes ago, retayl said:

Yep and threatened them with civil and criminal action should they ever disclose his grades.

Neither here nor there. He graduated. His record is understandably private, just as Obama's are: Obama never released his transcripts from Occidental, Columbia, and Harvard. That doesn't bother you, of course. 🙂 Privacy laws prevent unis from releasing private records; no need to threaten. Hearsay, rumors, attacks by leftists, sometimes paid, have no credibility. You remember when your gullible self sucked up:

4 minutes ago, retayl said:

Trump attended Wharton because of his wealthy father. Professor William T. Kelley, his tutor is on record as saying “he was the goddam dumbest student I ever had”.

To repeat: Trump graduated from Wharton, a top school.

9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Improved roads

Yep, all the major roads have been resurfaced, Beach Road widened. The Tunnel's good, no flooding. Been a lot of disruption with putting in more drainage pipes to alleviate flooding. Seems finally done, might do some good. Traffic is still a major issue, but signifies Pattaya's overall economic vibrancy.

9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Modernised public transport. Have they built that monorail then?

Supporting ride sharing is a welcome modern improvement, though not the Holy Grail we demand for satisfaction. Buses been tried, nobody wanted to ride them. Monorail is usually cited by our Pattaya trolls just as the Red Bull heir is by our ANF Justice Oversight Board. How about BKK traffic these days? All smooth sailing now that they have BTS and MRT?

12 hours ago, Hanuman2547 said:

Not sure, but if a President issues a pardon, then that is covering whatever the pardon is for.  

But Hunter's case covers any and all crimes that haven't even been discovered yet, but might be when investigators aren't stonewalled by the DOJ and FBI.

It may be that Hunter threatened Biden with revealing hard evidence about Biden's role and gains in the influence-peddling scheme if he's not pardoned. Biden may be susceptible to threats, as it's widely speculated that Pelosi threatened him with the 25th amendment, besides losing the election.

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

As I observed elsewhere, Reform UK/Farage would be very foolish to allow Musk and Trump to get involved.

 

But that's just you, and you don't like Trump.

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

It would kill the movement, which arguably British politics needs desperately, stone dead.

Or it may re-energize the movement. Politicians need a lot of money to get elected.

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

Mr Musk seems to think he can buy his way into politics. That may work with Trump, to whom money is central. It would not be well received in the UK

Depends on who's receiving and who isn't. 🙂 

On 11/30/2024 at 2:58 PM, BigStar said:

 

Probably should just invade and take over the gov't for their own good. MCGA. Oh, and The Islamic Republic of the UK as well--in even greater need.

What prescience on my part.

Trump suggests Canada become 51st state after Trudeau said tariff would kill economy

1 hour ago, sambum said:

 "The city soon earned a reputation for its lively nightlife, ................."

 

Come on, be honest and tell it like it is!

In the 70s after the American military had left. Germans and Australians, mainly. Really picked up in 1978 w/ influx of offshore oil workers.

1 hour ago, sambum said:

 

" The Vietnam War played a crucial role, as American soldiers deployed in the region frequented Pattaya for leisure, igniting the town's initial tourism spark."

A common, oft-repeated myth we love. The only American soldiers in the region were at U-tapao. They visited (not "frequented," they worked on the base) in a desultory fashion w/ a few buddies for occasional fishing. Rented boats, headed out towards Koh Larn.

47 minutes ago, theblether said:

Do not be shocked if certain parts of the Democrat party swing behind Trump's nominees as they have also had enough of this BS. 

Two Democrats Speak Out Against Biden Pardoning His Son

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Hur's report stated that there was no prove of willful intent, End of story even for Trump's DOJ. T

Special counsel finds Biden "willfully" disclosed classified documents, but no criminal charges warranted

1 hour ago, Confuscious said:

Take away the sex trade and Pattaya will be a fishing village again.
Most of the tourists and people wwho go to Pattaya are only for the sex trade, not for anything else.

No.

1 hour ago, BritScot said:

Not a myth, fact and the elite also became very rich over the Vietnam war as America gave Thailand billions over that period "where did it all go"? Not to the Thai people. Soldiers went to Pattaya and officers went to Phuket. That divide still vibrates slightly even to this day. Watered down a bit when the Russians started to appear in numbers ( I noticed this change in about 20012/13).

Ignorant nonsense. R&R was in Bangkok. It was wide open, and it had everything for everybody. The bases, except U-tapao, were north of BKK in Isaan. Why spend your precious R&R fishing at a pretty much deserted beach with no bar scene or nightlife? As for U-tapao, it had its own regulated little bar scene even further south at a place called Newland.

45 minutes ago, Issanraider said:

nothing has changed with the infrastructure with constant gridlock on most roads although to be fair there was an exceptional amount of additional traffic due to the fireworks festival.

A lot has changed with the infrastructure. Don't worry, every change was accompanied by a loud chorus of sneers on the forum.

You really think this many people are going to make into the beach and back w/ no gridlock?

49 minutes ago, Issanraider said:

after just a couple of hours in Soi Diana last Thursday I concluded that I no longer want to be in the company of masses of pissed up farangs anymore.

Well, then you wouldn't stay in Soi Diana. Pattaya's a large and diverse area. The vast majority of expats don't live in the CBD and don't even visit that regularly. 

52 minutes ago, mokwit said:

key takeaway from this or another of his vids is that large sample size studies show that controlling BP with drugs doesn't alter outcomes.

Disingenuous. A large sample size of otherwise perfectly healthy people w/ no other risk factors, notably those that cause the high BP in the first place. Doesn't really apply here, where our old overweight, out-of-shape posters do have the other risk factors, the diabetes, the high TG/HDL, the clogged arteries, and other aspects of metabolic syndrome. Even then, you may comfort yourself that your high BP doesn't guarantee you'll have a debilitating stroke or kidney failure (on the ANF Longevity Principle of No Ironclad Guarantee), so therefore

5 minutes ago, superal said:

So what is it with these Thai medics ?

They take into consideration that you may not have sat and rested before the check. Or you may have white coat syndrome. And most people are overweight and out of shape, so higher BP is average nowadays. I would guess that only if it's dangerously high, or too high for a procedure, will they refer you to a heart specialist. In comprehensive checkups at the best private hsps, though, they'll certainly mention it as high, if it is.

Many members here have mentioned making it a point to rest a bit before the check.

12 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

It's all BS this blood pressure thing 

That's what Tina Turner thought. How's that work out for her?

25 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Surprisingly not bad......it's useless. Said my BP was 181/ 88 this morning with a beat of 76. Omron said 124/74/50 as usual. So now I shall use the 'more reliable device' all the time

About as much use as indication when it says that you are driving at 90 kph when really you are doing 120.

Did you try it several times, making sure to get good contact? Maybe "iPhone syndrome" like "white coat syndrome?" 😉 

Try the smart watch.