midlifecrisis

I was reading that the monsoon season is June through October with the peak in September. How much rainfall can be expected between now and June?

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The Stranger Suspense from the UK based on an American novel by Harlan Coben. I give it a B+ Available on Netflix streaming here.

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Amazing.

omg yes

What about water for hotels, restaurants, laundries and so many businesses that use a lot of water for cooking and cleaning; showers, etc? A lot of fish come from ponds I believe. Rice production. This could get very serious, not that it isn't already. How long before the water needs beyond bottled water can no longer be met? How big an area in Thailand does this affect? Is it nationwide?

The original version...a bit longer

"Reservoir Dogs" was on TV and here ya go - George Baker's "Little Green Bag"

It's reassuring to see the cement pad holding up under no traffic. They might want to move the ladder occasionaly. hehe

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A lot of American companies from burgers to pizza and a lot more. However, the last tax bill allowed American companies to repatriate foreign profit to the USA at 8% taxation. That is not a permanent arrangement. I am not sure when (or already?) this expires but when it does, money again will be held offshore and may only help stockholders and corporate overseas operations. This is not just related to US businesses in Thailand, of course.

in the name of the.....bless me father for I just saw this and laughed.

It was the root cause. 737 no stability issues. They moved the engines without other redesign (expensive). They then expected the computer program to compensate for new instability. They stiil think they can fix a bad design with a computer program fix.

That's a scary thought.

Midair fueling until then?

He dipped her. Must be a tandem pole dance.

Even here in the States I go to the malls very infrequently.

Not to mention the satellite they built for Direct TV may blow up: "There’s “a significant risk” that battery cells aboard Spaceway-1 could burst, DirecTV said in a filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeking permission to conduct an emergency operation to reduce risks of an accidental explosion. Spaceway-1, made by Boeing Co. and launched in 2005, provides backup coverage for TV viewers in Alaska. Its operations “have been terminated” and no customers were affected, the company said in the Sunday filing with the FCC. The agency granted the request." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-01-23/satellite-directv It's probably just a perception issue which they don't need as this article says the satellite is past its lifespan: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/23/boeing-built-directv-satellite-may-explode-after-damage-to-batteries.html DirecTV says satellite “Spaceway-1 suffered a major anomaly that resulted in significant and irreversible thermal damage to its batteries.” The large broadcast satellite is owned by AT&T’s DirecTV, was built by Boeing and is operated by Intelsat. The satellite is notably several years beyond its intended lifespan, as Boeing told CNBC the incident happened “beyond-contract-life operation.” DirecTV plans to discharge the satellite’s remaining fuel before takes it out of orbit, “to reduce the risk of accidental explosion.”

Is that the firm Hunter Biden is currently using?

As long as there is somebody making money and city fathers are content. I hesitate to use the term profit.

Then both. I heard Trump say it. Or else I wouldn't have mentioned his name.

Trump thinks that this Boeing problem costs the US economy a half a percentage point in GDP per year.

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When I first shipped out after training in late 1969, I took a MAC flight from Travis AFB to Hickam. These were commercial airline companies, under contract, flying military personel and dependents to duty stations. I was headed for Schofield Barracks. Many got on subsequent commercial airlines and headed for Guam, the PI etc. They call them Space-A now if I recall, for space available. In my day it was a booked flight, orders were cut. I am not sure what they use now. In Fresno, Ca. Next door to the airport is an air NG unit. The day I flew out of there the NG was sending fighter jets up using FAT runways. Watched them from the waiting area. "Fresno Yosemite International Airport (IATA: FAT, ICAO: KFAT, FAA LID:FAT), formerly known as Fresno Air Terminal, is a joint civil-military publicairport located in eastern Fresno, in Fresno County, California. It is home to Fresno Air National Guard Base and the 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) of theCalifornia Air National Guard." https://flyfresno.com/military-operations-2/ So it is correct about shared facilities. Many other and different examples.