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Whenever I purchase from Amazon. I start here. I have got into the routine now. I am only logged into my Amazon account from Thai360. I click on the Amazon link on homepage of Thai360. No need to thank. I got it. Just thought I would pass this along.

Makes Truman look all that better.

Whose little kid is that in picture?

There are nearly a kazillion hotels, guest houses, and resorts in Patong. We stayed here: P.S Hotel 157 Rat-Uthit Rd., Patong Beach, Kathu, Phuket 83150 Thailand. Tel.: (66 76) 340 184, 341 096 Fax: (66 76) 341 097 E-Mail: info@pshotel.com, reservation@pshotel.com, pshotel@hotmail.co.th The location was excellent. Short walk to almost everything. Medium price at that time. For us the service was good and the food in restaurant was good. Although we only had breakfast in hotel. Right in the heart of all activities and shortish walk to beach.

Will the pilot have a window?

"Pattaya police arrested him for “causing a public nuisance†and deported him." A public nuisance? Take a stroll down Waking Street any night - and you will see many a punter - causing a 'public nuisance'. What is the statute of limitations on this charge?

When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride Till I get to the bottom and I see you again Do you, don't you want me to love you? I'm coming down fast but I'm miles above you Tell me, tell me, tell me, come on tell me the answer You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer Helter skelter Helter skelter Helter skelter Will you, won't you want me to make you? I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer Look out! Helter skelter Helter skelter Helter skelter Look out! 'Cause here she comes When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide And I stop and I turn and I go for a ride And I get to the bottom and I see you again Well do you, don't you want me to make you? I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you Tell me, tell me, tell me your answer You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer Look out! Helter skelter Helter skelter Helter skelter Look out! Helter skelter She's coming down fast Yes she is Yes she is Coming down fast I got blisters on my fingers!

Dengue Fever? And I walked, crawled, climbed, through the jungles of Southeast Asia and visited Pattaya Thailand. Which is worse? The jungles of Southeast Asia or Pattaya Thailand? Should I worry about this also?

On another economic topic. My peers in Florida. Housing. Seems like there is a housing boom going on presently. Home prices have risen dramatically and some are selling for higher then asking price. So where is the bad economic news there?

I was against it before I was for it. Rabid flip flopper on this issue. I don't use it. I do have peers that use it. And I don't like to be around them when they do. Too goofy behavior. I'm against alcohol too. Too many lives close to ruin with this drug. But that battle has already been fought in the US of A. It's legal. It's taxed both federal and state. And with sales taxes - local in some places. I'm against tobacco too. But legal and taxed. I don't see news stories of cartels selling illegal alcohol or tobacco. Yes, some local bootleggers and some street sellers of cigarettes purchased from other states and sold on streets of states with higher state taxes. But few and far between. I'm against casino gambling. Here is an addiction that can wipe out one's financial reserves. I've seen casinos from Wisconsin to Louisiana to Arizona. So way not in every state. Take the tax money. So why not copy the Colorado model. License it, monitor it, and take the tax money.

The right wingnuts that listen to the likes of Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, and Fox News live in a slanted, biased, racist, fantasy world. Facts sometimes get in the way of their opinions. Last updated: November 3, 2014 By David Payne "Healthy third-quarter growth of 3.5% plus an upward revision of second-quarter growth confirm that economic momentum is back on track. In the fourth quarter and into 2015, growth should continue at a 3% rate. Consumer confidence has been gaining strongly. Hiring is on the rise, job openings are at a near record level, and layoffs are scarce (indicated by a very low rate of initial unemployment claims since May). Motor vehicle sales are still on an upward trend, though the really strong gains are probably over. Spending on consumer services, such as recreation, is likely to strengthen as incomes rise. Odds are health care spending will pick up as consumers and providers get used to the new rules. And spending on utilities will stabilize once energy prices stop falling. And there’s more potential for an upside surprise than a downside slide. As job growth returns and consumers feel more secure, more-robust income and spending increases may well be triggered, pushing growth over the 3% mark. Even if the momentum isn’t great enough for that to happen in 2015, it’s a good bet that it will be by 2016. At the same time, there’s a smaller risk that rising interest rates next year will have a mild depressive effect, knocking a half a percentage point or so off annual 2015 growth. If that did happen, growth would slip from the expected above-average pace of better than 3% to a simply average rate of 2.5%. For now, however, we expect that the likely increase of a half percentage point in rates won’t have much impact on GDP growth. The other downside risk -- a lengthy slowdown in Europe’s growth -- would hurt U.S. exports. But again, the impact on the broader economy would probably be minimal." Source: Kiplinger's

Checked out Trip Advisor also. Looks like a darn good enterprise. Something else to put on my bucket list. I assume that there is a discount for real good long time old friends even if you have never actually met them !

Innocent grandmother shot during violent DEA drug raid in New Hampshire “MANCHESTER, NH — During a violent surprise raid on a family-occupied apartment, federal agents opened fire on an innocent grandmother as she reached out to protect an infant. On August 27th, 2014, a Manchester (grandmother) was at home watching over her 10-year-old daughter and two of her grandchildren (ages 4 and 1.5). At approximately 7:00 p.m. that evening, the U.S Drug Enforcement Agency raided her third-story apartment to look for drug contraband. The raid produced no drugs, no arrests, and resulted in 49-year-old Lilian Alonzo [reported as Lillian Nunez] being shot by an officer. No other adults were present during the raid. “ LINK DEA shooting in Manchester apartment called accidental Agent will not face charges “The Attorney General's Office released its final report Thursday on an August shooting at a Beech Street apartment. Investigators said DEA agents were searching the apartment when an agent's gun went off, injuring Lilian Alonzo, 49, in the arm and abdomen.â€

Decades ago I worked at this facility of about 100 men and women (mostly men). Part of a larger organization of 10,000 employees. One day this 20ish age guy got all excited and angry. He received a letter from labor relations. Seems he had to take a mandatory drug test (urine). He was bullshit that someone had turned him in. He went around and asked everyone if they had turned him in. He was blaming this guy and that guy and all and each. Then (the next day) he went around and wanted to buy anyone's urine that was "clean". Later, he found out who had turned him in to labor relations. IT WAS HIS MOTHER !

Pilot error?

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Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies At 77 Tom Magliozzi's laugh boomed in NPR listeners' ears every week as he and his brother, Ray, bantered on Car Talk. Tom Magliozzi, one of public radio's most popular personalities, died on Mondayof complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 77 years old. Tom and his brother, Ray, became famous as "Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers" on the weekly NPR show Car Talk. They bantered, told jokes, laughed and sometimes even gave pretty good advice to listeners who called in with their car troubles. If there was one thing that defined Tom Magliozzi, it was his laugh. It was loud, it was constant, it was infectious. ii Tom (right) and Ray grew up great friends despite a 12-year gap between them. Both graduated from MIT before going into the car repair business. Tom (right) and Ray grew up great friends despite a 12-year gap between them. Both graduated from MIT before going into the car repair business. "His laugh is the working definition of infectious laughter," says Doug Berman, the longtime producer of Car Talk. He remembers the first time he ever encountered Magliozzi. "Before I ever met him, I heard him, and it wasn't on the air," he recalls. Berman was the news director of WBUR at the time. "I'd just hear this laughter," he says. "And then there'd be more of it, and people would sort of gather around him. He was just kind of a magnet." The Magliozzi brothers grew up in a tough neighborhood of East Cambridge, Mass., in a close-knit Italian family. Tom was 12 years older, the beloved older brother to Ray. They liked to act like they were just a couple of regular guys who happened to be mechanics, but both of them graduated from MIT. After getting out of college, Tom Magliozzi went to work as an engineer. One day he had a kind of epiphany, he told graduates when he and Ray gave the 1999 commencement address at their alma mater. He was on his way to work when he had a near-fatal accident with a tractor-trailer. He pulled off the road and decided to do something different with his life. "I quit my job," he said. "I became a bum. I spent two years sitting in Harvard Square drinking coffee. I invented the concept of the do-it-yourself auto repair shop, and I met my lovely wife." Well, he wasn't exactly a bum; he worked as a consultant and college professor, eventually getting a doctoral degree in marketing. And Tom and Ray Magliozzi did open that do-it-yourself repair shop in the early '70s. They called it Hackers Haven. Later they opened a more traditional car repair shop called the Good News Garage. LINK

I spent a few nights in Bayeux, France. Hotel Le Beyeux. Went to some restaurants there. Did meet some interesting punters there. And some locals.

I have 3 "Atomic" wall clocks. Analog. Battery operated Keep accurate time - never requires adjustment. I have no idea what technology that is used in such. BUT. Twice a year I have to get ladder and take each "Atomic" clock down and move a tiny lever on back to or from DST. Then each clock automatically adjusts itself. I'm guessing though, that each of these "Atomic" clocks has a miniature camera on face and that the NSA (or the Chinese) is constantly watching me.

There are a variety of sugar substitutes. The better diet soda use sucralose (Splenda). Not sure if Coke Zero is available in Thailand. But much better taste then Diet Coke. One uses Splenda the other does not. Diabetes is an issue for many as they age. Specially if a tad overweight.

What is the reason or guess as to why they check the petrol gauge?

November 2,2014 02:00 AM Don't forget to turn your clocks back. It's all over the world, isn't it?

I always wonder where "these guys" come up with their conclusions. I lived in a small town in North America. It was a tired dumpy old mill town. With all of the mills closed decades ago. Yet the front page of the local newspaper stated "Best Small Town to Live In" Came in number 1. The author of study never actually set foot in the town. The survey was done all by using publicly available statistics. So statistically, this was a nice town. In reality it was a dump.

Thanks. I plan to place on rear window of my automobile. Want to make sure it is appropriate.

I broke the wheel of my favorite carry on at St. Pancras station on curb getting from taxi to station. Used on most of my trips to LOS and elsewhere. Not too big, not too small. Was perfect. Now I can't find a replacement with same size and features.