Pom Michael

But didn't they actually pay THB 2 billion to build the Gold Line - or was that sleight of hand money - give now and get much more later? {Don't know the real story - but read that they paid which I thought was funny..... }

Almost 10 years since the last post - but here is a duplicate from another section I just posted:- Will Tahitian Queen (TQ) rise again? Let's hope so. https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-a-local-business-Thailand https://www.pattayamail.com/featured/tahitian-queen-pattayas-oldest-bar-calls-it-quits-after-42-years-339508#:~:text=By Pattaya Mail,last time after 42 years. TL;DR VersionMy father, Woody, has been living as an expat in Thailand for over 30 years. He spent most of his time helping children in need using the motorcycle-club turned charity drive, the Jesters’ Care 4 Kids. With his good friend Bob, Woody co-owns a well-known rock & roll bar in Pattaya, and that has been their only source of income for the past several decades. The pandemic has worn down tourism and thus businesses across Thailand, and soon the bar will no longer be able to stay afloat. With another lockdown being imminent, I’m hoping to help the bar limp along until businesses can operate as usual again. JANUARY 8, 2021by Chuliporn Underwood, Organizer Hi everyone, Although the bar has been forced closed due to COVID, it is still paying rent. The Pattaya Mail article made it seem like it is closed permanently, but we still have a chance to save it! Thank you so much for donating and sharing this campaign. It means a lot to us. My dad already said he is overwhelmed by your kindness! I asked him if he could share a photo of the bar and he gave me one of him in front of the TQ back when Pattaya beach was still barely developed!

Will Tahitian Queen (TQ) rise again? Let's hope so. https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-a-local-business-Thailand https://www.pattayamail.com/featured/tahitian-queen-pattayas-oldest-bar-calls-it-quits-after-42-years-339508#:~:text=By Pattaya Mail,last time after 42 years. TL;DR VersionMy father, Woody, has been living as an expat in Thailand for over 30 years. He spent most of his time helping children in need using the motorcycle-club turned charity drive, the Jesters’ Care 4 Kids. With his good friend Bob, Woody co-owns a well-known rock & roll bar in Pattaya, and that has been their only source of income for the past several decades. The pandemic has worn down tourism and thus businesses across Thailand, and soon the bar will no longer be able to stay afloat. With another lockdown being imminent, I’m hoping to help the bar limp along until businesses can operate as usual again. JANUARY 8, 2021by Chuliporn Underwood, Organizer Hi everyone, Although the bar has been forced closed due to COVID, it is still paying rent. The Pattaya Mail article made it seem like it is closed permanently, but we still have a chance to save it! Thank you so much for donating and sharing this campaign. It means a lot to us. My dad already said he is overwhelmed by your kindness! I asked him if he could share a photo of the bar and he gave me one of him in front of the TQ back when Pattaya beach was still barely developed!

Actually, I was serious. The real story is much different than what is TripAdvisor or the BBC is implying.

What is the real story here?

Cav - you're always on the FAKE NEWS bandwagon, except when it is actually Fake News!

Mekong - that is typical in the airline industry/hotels, etc... when spelling out names. The US (actually NATO) uses the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet

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So - how many years to recover from the damage he has done already?

Boris should be getting his hydroxycholorquinine from Trump - see what a story that would be when he recovers due to it!

So - how'd that work out for the US?

Lovely Day.

I ventured out this afternoon (Saturday) - just walking the streets around Sathorn area / Suan Plu Road (old Immigration office) - and it was business as almost usual. Not a massive amount of people out, but there were plenty. Every food stall was selling food - and a few of the non food shops were selling items out of their doors. Was even able to get a COVID haircut!

I hear Bernie has some upcoming free time. Let's ask him to "volunteer" to be the COVID-19 Czar in the USA (donate his salary to match Trump). Then implement his "COVID-19 Medicare for All" social experiment using the "$1,000 per family payout" being discussed. That should give him about 300 billion dollars to work with - get that to all the government hospitals and government social sectors - money will just re-circulate as much as possible - and the US will have a great opportunity to do something productive. Anyone have Bernie's number?

Well now you have Biden trying to out "Trump" Trump - maybe this is the way to get to his base?

New policy seems to be out today/tonight - I have not seen it translated yet. It was also confirmed that healthy people returning from Covid-19 risk countries will be quarantined at specific and guarded facilities - the countries and facilities still to be announced.

Too early - let's wait for the 2 nominees.

Pardons are an ugly part of our government. But normally - most are at the end of their presidency - not all - but a majority wait until the end.

Where is the source of the pollution? Looks like a lot of burning in Thailand - click on skip tour - this should show Thailand. Have not heard too much about the fires - maybe the ones burning are more important than the rest of us. https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#z:6;c:100.9,15.6;t:adv-points;d:2020-01-25..2020-01-26;l:firms_noaa20-viirs,firms_viirs,firms_modis_a,firms_modis_t

Cav - using nonsense sources only makes your nonsense more non-nonsensical. Thomas J. Fitton (born May 30, 1968) is the president of Judicial Watch, an American conservative activist group. ... Fitton rejects the scientific consensus on climate change; under his tenure, Judicial Watch has filed lawsuits against climate scientists.

I would say that it is more like:- This whole impeachment for the Republicans has basically been: "Yes, he's (probably) guilty - but we control the Senate and this is not "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" in their (the Republicans) eyes. So why are you (the Democrats) even wasting time to do this Impeachment?" Which is why I respect what the Honorable Ms. Pelosi is doing.

Not very effective - using a partisan conservative, opinionated conspiracy advocate to push your position? Thomas J. Fitton is the president of Judicial Watch, an American conservative activist group. Fitton is prominent for criticizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election; he has claimed that the investigation is a "coup" against U.S. President Donald Trump and called for it to be shut down.[1] Fitton rejects the scientific consensus on climate change; under his tenure, Judicial Watch has filed lawsuits against climate scientists.[2][3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fitton Even better is all the FAKE claims from his organization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Watch

I was being facetious - I guess it didn't come through. Yes, The President has been Impeached. Only 3rd time it has happened in 232 years (The Constitution signed in 1787 as the start date). Speaker Pelosi has pulled an absolute dozy! I think a three week delay now due to the holidays will provide enough Twitter fodder for this thread to hit 1,500 pages (shows 1,361 on my screen now)! Enjoy the holidays! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-let-mitch-mcconnell-conduct-a-potemkin-impeachment-trial/2019/12/16/71a81b30-202f-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html

Impeached - or maybe not?

Thankfully someone is. His Friday's phone in with Fox & Friends was cringe-worthy -