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You're not paying for the sex. You're paying for the peace and quiet the rest of the day.

Maybe. But you get that way after being on the receiving end for so many years, watching all the disasters that's brought on.

Lord a'mighty. They blame everything on Trump. Meanwhile, Trump spends much of his day in the company of the most qualified guy on the planet to actually do something. If it's needed.

I gave you a like on general tenor. But here, I disagree. We had quite a few excellent and productive Thai employees. The few lazy ones wouldn't be tolerated by the good ones, and they didn't last long. We did pay an excellent international salary, so we had our choice of candidates. Our IT guys (both Thai) kept herd over the interweb use from office computers and network. We also had to fill in a sheet each week for hours we'd put in- both inside and outside the office. Because we operated 24/7, a lot of hours happened outside of the business day- middle of the night callouts, etc. The Thai folks were right there with us. I do acknowledge that we had an unusually good team. Office politics were a thing, but not laziness.

If all you have is Wikipedia, it's best to just not comment. They have lost all credibility.

Anybody that falls for a $200 electric scooter advertisement is going to be sorely disappointed.

I have bad memories of some of the idiot managers I've worked for over the years that had no clue what I actually did on a daily basis. I'd rather they ask me to justify my own performance. Which I have at many points in my career in the private sector. That's a lot more fair.

To the extent that his popularity may (or may not) be slipping, I'd put it down to MSM demonization. Probably because the MSM has been getting so much dosh from the very programs that DOGE is ferreting out. That, plus they can't stand anything that Trump does. Not that I believe MSM polls, since they predicted a Harris win in 2024. If they poll their base, of course, they'll hate on Musk. And Tulsi. And Kash. And RFK, Jr. And Hegseth.

The OP didn't specify whether he is looking for a pedal bike with electric assist or an electric scooter. I've had both types in both Thailand and here in China and I'm a big fan. Though I've never had a true motorcycle style (like the DECO's) that can be ridden at speed in traffic. I'd suggest he keep in mind licensing requirements on all the different styles. Frankly, one of the reasons I click on these threads is to see if there are any updates in the rules or the enforcement of the rules. Because these threads always devolve into a pissing contest between the fans and the detractors... On that note, has there been any real change in the regs?

How much per hour was Elon getting paid for that? Can you see where we may reasonably expect hourly and salaried employees to actually put out and elucidate a product or a service in return for paying them? And if they're in a paper pushing job (not uncommon in gub'ment), that one person approving 1500 widgets last week may be a keeper and another who approved 12 identical widgets in that same timeframe may not.

The bigger difference being that I suspect she may be able to buy her way out of a Thai prison sentence. But not a Singapore execution.

I'll let you know when I have (take) the time to delve into it. Just got back from Bangkok and those trips are filled with funner stuff than fighting with my computer. I was able to download and install 1.5, but I haven't dug deep enough to notice any real differences from 1.4.1 That's probably deep in the settings menus.

I think he's been busy preparing to launch a spaceship to rescue the astronauts abandoned up there by the previous administration that refused to approve a rescue before the inauguration, just so no Trump supporters could look good.

I always read stories like this and wonder what the real situation is. Did they just uncover a massive tax dodge where 90% of the rooms aren't registered? I figure that's just as likely, based on how many prostitutes they always find on those sweeps.

As I recall from my history books, that's what Hitler tried to do. Deport the Jews by the shipload. But none of the countries would take them in. So I'd say there's a lot of white guilt behind today's situations, all over the planet.