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You sound like you don’t make hotel reservations ahead of time but look around for one after arrival. I used to do that in my youth when I travelled around Europe. But, these days, I just make reservations online using Bookimg.com mostly. What I might do is make online reservation for the first day or two of a month long stay to give me enough time to look for a better place after arriving. One time in the sixties, I got off a train in Amsterdam, Holland; and a tout was waiting for me on the platform. He got me a slop of a room with no windows. I was very sick (a flu); I was coughing all night—stayed in bed for about 2 days. It may have been the water I drank from the faucet on the train.

I couldn't believe it when a YouTube video claimed Pattaya's hotels are 80% empty now. But according to AI, it's true. This doesn't mean cheaper rates due to low occupancy. More likely the opposite is true--hotels have to raise rates to stay in business.

October is a good time to work out in the yard. I’ve been out trimming the shrubs the last few days, in addition to the daily grind of swimming pool maintenance. (I had a pool installed in my yard a few years ago. I didn’t realize how hard it is to maintain it.)

I believe you are right—I had the same impression.

She lacks pathos, if you ask me. For that You have to go to Chicago:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MZcPZjaCmmM?si=1d6jfvZi8VDhsgDU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> Back in late 1990's Pattaya sewage used to ooze out of the holes in the streets, especially near the intersection of South Pattaya RD and Beach RD. Things have improved quite a bit but more work is needed by looking at this video.

Ok. We will do it but, in my case, it would have to be over a Coke or something. I stopped drinking years ago.

It's good to know you are still hanging in there, Nasiadai. It's been about 10 years since I visited LOS but i am making my way back in a few months. You mentioned Soi Welcome in Jomtien -- I picked up a real beauty there one time -- I will be stopping by there. But like you, I am in my late 70's with health issue -- chronic hives in my case -- a new, very expensive drug, however, has done a great job to the extent that I can function normally now. Maybe we will bump into each other on Soi Welcome.

Blackmail would be my guess.

People question where Epstein got his money-- Russia, Israel, blackmailing rich contacts--The money trail is the way to find the source; and the US Government has the means to do this. If his money came from Russia, it follows that he is a Russia agent.

I've been using the Brave browser for privacy along with a VPN. Which is better QWant or Brave? According to AI, Brave search has a clearer edge due to its independent index and architecture,,,." It looks like Qwant uses Google and Micros0ft to get search results--not so with Brave. Also, I've been using the Ubuntu operating system for many years, so I asked DeepSeek: which is more private, Ubuntu or Windows? It said Ubuntu.

I reported the video to YouTube that it is spam. I got a response from them the next day indicating that they have taken it down. I’ve come across several of these fakes on YouTube, one with Warren Buffet even. There was one just out that claimed that Melania first had sex with Trump on Epstein’s Lolita Express.

This is a high quality fake. spreading disinformation. It's AI generated using the face of a respected lawyer.

If Trump starts a war with Iran and maybe Cuba, he may pull it off. [Tyrant Trump, Dictator for Life] Given that the US Constitution prohibits tyrants, there would be significant opposition movement.

Trump is looking for an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act and bring in federal troops to stop demonstrators. Once he has federal troops on the ground, what would it take for him to invoke the insurrection act on the Congress and the Supreme Court, and use federal troops and ICE agents to go after his political opponents? He would then be a real Facist Dictator.

As I aged, my allergies developed into CSU and CINDU (AI can tell you what they are). The drug I plan on taking is Rhapsido. Insurance will cover about 90% of the cost. I'm scheduled to see an Allergist who can get me this drug.

My heart condition is due to clogged arteries, but nothing serious. I take statins to lower my cholesterol. It’s improving the problem. My main problem is Allergies. It damned near killed me during the Pandemic with anaphylactic symptoms that I managed to will myself out of. But a new drug came out this year that can help me—a 50-50 chance it will. It retails for about $50,000 USD per year— two pills per day. Hopefully this magic pill will make me feel well enough to visit Thailand later this year. I already made reservations. There is a good chance that a change in the environment can improve the allergy problem. I have been to LOS many times but I don’t recall having allergies while there. I may have to move there for health reasons. symptoms of anaphylaxis

Trump is suspending immigrant visas to nationals from 75 countries including LOS. l hope my upcoming trip to LOS is not going to get cancelled because of this.

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I was thinking about starting a thread titled ‘Whatever Happened to Flashermac?’ But now we have this sad news. Flashermac was the poster who had the biggest presence on this board. I had lively discussions with him on this forum for many years. RIP

I was puzzled at why you would say such a thing (saddle sniffers). Now I know.

Have you been thinking in the toilet again, Mekong?

I interact with believers all the time so it's normal for me, not "amazing". Most people are NOT atheists. If you are amazed at what is normal...well, let's not go there.