BigDUSA

I would take it. When I stop in a bar for one beer. I leave 5 Baht. I generally tip 10% for good service and 15 for excellent service when I eat out in the US. When the restaurant includes a service charge. I leave no tip. When I'm in a bar and playing with the BG, I tip 100 Baht and if I get a BJ on the couch, I tip way more.

Seems like a decent place to have dinner and a few drinks. I'll stop by when I'm in town.

Enjoy your Churrascaria Dinner including 2 hours free flow Argentinean Santa Julia FuZion Chenin-Chardonnay and Tempranillo-Malbec… 999+ Baht only SAMBA TOTAL with Elisabeth & Jaciara all the way from Brazil at 20:30 and 21:30 It’s fun… it’s Action… it’s Different… It’s Brazil QUOTE

This guy has a sour attitude and is a true buzz kill.

If what you say is true? Then why isn't the A380 selling like hot cakes?

I'm all for pitching a bitch but what do you expect the Tourist Police to do?

After three long years, I find it hard to disagree with your assessment.

'Immature' technology behind 787 delay Published: 23/01/2011 at 08:08 PM BKK Post Online news: Aviation Boeing said on Sunday that the use of "immature'' technology caused delays in the delivery of its 787 Dreamliner passenjer jet, a project almost three years behind schedule. "Some of the technology was not as mature as it should have been and we put a global supply chain together without thinking through some of the consequences,'' Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said at a forum in the Saudi capital. "When you put immature technology in your supply chain and don't supply adequate oversight, you have issues and that is what we had,'' he added at the annual Global Competitiveness Forum. But he expressed confidence in the aircraft even if production is nearly three years behind schedule. "It is going to be a magnificent airplane and will be 20 percent more efficient than the airplanes it is replacing,'' he said. Boeing said last week it would delay the delivery of its first 787 unit from February to the third quarter of 2011. The postponement came after a string of technical mishaps and delays slowed the testing programme for the jets, heralded as a new generation of highly fuel-efficient, mid-sized aircraft. The company has encountered numerous difficulties in bringing the plane to market due to a new engineering strategy that uses composite materials and integrates production from several international sites. An electrical fire during a test flight in November forced an emergency landing and ground Dreamliner tests to a halt. But these resumed in December after the company said it had updated the power systems software and conducted rigorous reviews to confirm flight readiness. QUOTE

Certainly seems to have a lot of should, could, firm up order and pricing problems in this article.

There's an old saying in legal circles. You can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. It's a long way from an indictment to a conviction.

Irony is "lost" on you. Damn shame your missing a sense of humor.

The place is jammed with Asians. Every place you look there's an Asian.

March 11 till April 4.

How about posting pics of your kitchen?

Weather is still pleasant. Good time to visit. Then again I think any month is a good time to visit.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) said the first delivery of its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner would come in the third quarter of 2011, clearing up fears about the schedule after a November electrical fire on a test flight threw the timing into doubt. Boeing shares rose more than 3 percent as investors were relieved the widely expected delay was not longer. The Dreamliner is already nearly three years behind its original schedule due to glitches in the supply chain and labor problems. (For a timeline graphic on Boeing and its Dreamliner: http://r.reuters.com/cuv86r ) "We think investors widely expected a delay of this magnitude and, given the recovery in the stock price, have become comfortable that the 787 problems are not a show stopper, and will not have a meaningful impact on the positive trajectory of this aerospace upcycle," said Robert Stallard, an aerospace analyst at RBC Capital Markets. Boeing shares tumbled 9 percent in the wake of the November 9 fire, which forced an emergency landing, but they have recouped that drop. The shares were up 3.3 percent at $72.37 at midday Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange. "If Boeing can avoid further 787 issues, we think improving airline and industry fundamentals will continue to benefit the stock and potentially move its valuation higher," Stallard said. Boeing said the new delivery date reflects the impact of the November fire and the time required to produce, install and test updated software and new electrical power distribution panels in the flight test and production planes. "This revised timeline for first delivery accommodates the work we believe remains to be done to complete testing and certification of the 787," Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, said in a statement. "We've also restored some margin in the schedule to allow for any additional time that may be needed to complete certification activities," Fancher said. The first Dreamliner delivery has been delayed repeatedly due to snags in the supply chain and labor disputes. Boeing last revised the 787 delivery schedule in September because of a delay in the availability of a Rolls-Royce Group Plc (RR.L) engine needed for the final phases of flight testing. Boeing said financial forecasts and anticipated initial 787 deliveries for 2011 will be discussed after the company reports its fourth-quarter earnings on January 26. Many industry experts had long expected the delay to Japan's All Nippon Airways Co Ltd (9202.T), but opinions differed on how long it might be. "We are pleased, as it should settle some investors' fears," said Alex Hamilton, managing director of EarlyBirdCapital. "That said, they haven't done a good job of achieving the goals of the 787 schedules." Boeing currently has 847 orders for the Dreamliner, which promises a quieter and more comfortable ride for passengers. Boeing has not said how much it has invested in the Dreamliner or how much it has spent. The company offers two versions of its Dreamliner, which lists between $185.2 million and $218.1 million. Boeing receives payment for airplanes at delivery. Boeing competes for orders with European rival Airbus, an EADS (EAD.PA) component, which celebrated on Monday a surprising win in the annual orders race with the 10,000th plane sale in its 40-year history, part of a $5 billion order from Virgin America. Last-minute orders for 200 planes in December pushed Airbus past Boeing for a third year. Boeing, whose net orders were hit by cancellations in 2009, bounced back in 2010, but Airbus still managed a 52 percent market share. QUOTE

I fully agree with your assessment regarding "white guy scammers". They seem to be attracted to LOS. Scum of the earth.

I would hope there's another A380 order in the pipeline. Hell, Airbus needs a couple of hundred orders to reach break even. Then again Boeing is a couple of hundred orders past the break even point.

Vietnam. Without a doubt French/Vietnamese mix. Absolutely gorgeous.

Funny you should ask that question? I've been to the following: Australia New Zealand China Singapore Malaysia Indonesia Japan Taiwan Vietnam Cambodia India South Africa Egypt Israel Poland Sweden Norway Finland Russia Denmark England France Ireland Estonia Canada Mexico Bahamas Columbia Panama Chile Argentina Falkland Islands Germany How could I forget Thailand. I do get around.

Tequila Reef on soi 7 offers the brands you like.

I used the dental clinic across from Tropical Bert's on 2nd Rd and soi 6/1. Excellent work and my local Dentist thought the work was first rate and was amazed at the price.

When you find your comfort zone in a foreign country. It's easy to do the same thing over and over. Especially if your having fun with little hassle. I come back to Pattaya frequently and do the same thing.

By GEORGE TIBBITS, Associated Press George Tibbits, Associated Press – 2 hrs 33 mins ago SEATTLE – Boeing Co. on Monday resumed the flight tests of its long-delayed 787 jetliner aimed at achieving Federal Aviation Administration certification for the aircraft. Boeing halted all flight testing of the two-engine widebody jet following a Nov. 9 in-flight electrical fire in a power distribution system that forced a 787 to make an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas. The flight tests resumed in late December after Boeing came up with an interim software fix, but not the tests for FAA certification. The federal agency must certify aircraft before they can enter service, an all-important milestone Boeing must achieve before deliveries can begin on the aircraft, already three years late getting to customers. The plane involved in the FAA tests made two flights Monday from Yuma, Ariz., the second lasting about three hours as it made a series of back-and-forth loops over the southern Arizona desert. Boeing spokeswoman Lori Gunter said two other 787s also were in the air elsewhere in the country, including the aircraft that had the fire, which made its first flight since returning from Laredo to the Seattle area. Gunter told The Associated Press she could not provide details about the testing. "We just don't do that on a day-to-day basis," she said. Gunter said Boeing has four 787s in active flight tests, with the remaining two in the testing program expected to be flying again in the next week or so. She declined to say when Boeing might announce a revised delivery schedule for the plane. Japan's All Nippon Airways had been scheduled to receive the first 787 early this year before the latest setback. Last Wednesday, Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, told reporters that the company hoped to announce a delivery schedule within two weeks, but the FAA first had "to agree to the fixes we're going to put in place" and give its permission to restart certification flights. Even before last fall's fire, production problems, including those from outsourcing much of the aircraft's construction, had forced repeated delays for jet, which made its first flight in December 2009. QUOTE

Why not wish Airbus well. I hope they do well this year. If I didn't believe it. I wouldn't say it. That's the way I roll.