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That's not hypochondria. It would well and truly suck to walk around feeling like crap for years, blaming old age, only to find out that I have a treatable condition. Like when my Thai cardiologist tried to send me home with a clean bill of health after a stress test, only to find out that I had 100% cardiac blockage when I insisted on the next level of tests (for which I blamed Thai doctors until my brother had the same happen to him in one of the most famous heart hospitals in the US). Turns out, doctors miss a lot if you don't press them.

When the American President is discussing an agreement to not attack American ships, in the context of an America First agenda, the "American" is implied. Let the Greeks or the Liberians defend their revenue stream. I'd bet the insurance company isn't even American... Maybe Lloyd's should get the Royal Navy on the case...

And how many years did you spend doing import/export?

Yet you felt compelled to reply...

Sadly, YouTube is blocked here in China. (And I've been warned by my ISP by phone against using a VPN). I have to download Mentour Pilot on my monthly trips to Bangkok and watch them over the next 3 weeks. I'll catch up next week when I fly back to BKK.

Were they American ships? Or were they some else's responsibility?

I've contended for years (as if that matters to anyone) that they need to install cockpit video recorders now that the tech is so easily available. That would put any mystery to bed, even if it did occasionally catch pilots picking their noses.

As I understand it, Air India didn't act on the 2018 safety bulletin because it was put out as discretionary. An SAIB vs an AD. On an aside, has anyone found another source for the Preliminary Report? The Indian Gub'ment website is blocked here in China. I can't tell on which side it's blocked. I just can't access the report.

They agreed not to attack American ships and they haven't. Greek operated, Liberian flagged ships are someone else's problem. Let the Greeks or the Liberians defend them. The rest of the world are getting their wish. America is no longer the World Police under Trump. They should have thought about what they were wishing for.

A few posts above explain that there was an issue with defective (for lack of a more technical word) switches that were installed without the safety features. I wonder if the inspection they (Air India) did on their other 787s immediately after the crash was to look for defective switches? But that's just me wondering. They cleared them to fly within a day so it couldn't have been a very deep dive inspection.

Or maybe get tested instead of taking the myriad pills the doctors tend to issue to patients reporting the symptoms. I'd gladly pay, even a few thousand USD, if any hospital offered a suite of tests for tropical diseases. But they just send me home with a wad of pills.

Do you know that from statistical test results? The post you're responding to indicates 236 reported case and 34 deaths. That means there's 7 reported cases for every death. But how many people are walking around not knowing they even have it? All they know is that they're suffering life altering symptoms. How many afflicted expats in Thailand just think they're getting old? It would be interesting to see a study of test results in the general population and (perhaps) in the patients reporting symptoms on the list. Then (and only then) could we reasonably make the statement you did.

He'd have done it for 200.

Like I said. It's still early. They have months of work to do. Good info, BTW.

Team Biden would have leaked that part long ago if implicated Trump.

The difference, of course, is that auto accidents are easy to diagnose. And it's not just the deaths. It's quality of life. Thinking back to hundreds of posts in dozens of health threads where posters complained of fatigue, cough or other "fuzzy" symptoms, I can't help but wonder how many of them may be walking around with less-than-fatal cases of melioidosis. And have suffered for years.

It's still early in the process.

This is one of those diseases that worries me because it can take weeks, months, or even years for symptoms to appear. And the symptoms can be mistaken for so many other things. Then, there's the treatment, which is weeks of IV antibiotics followed by months of oral antibiotics. And probably the scariest aspect is that I don't ever recall being swabbed and tested in a manner that would identify the cause. It's always been "take this for a week and see how it works". And that's on both sides of the pond. The following comes from the US CDC website: Melioidosis has a wide range of signs and symptoms. You usually develop symptoms of melioidosis within 1 to 4 weeks after you've been exposed to it. Some cases have developed symptoms months or years after exposure. Symptoms of disseminated infection include: Fever Headache Trouble breathing Stomach or chest pain Muscle pain Confusion Seizure If you are diagnosed with melioidosis, doctors will decide how long you'll need treatment based on how bad the infection is. Treatment generally includes: Intravenous (in the vein) antibiotics from 2 to 8 weeks, followed by Oral (pills by mouth) antibiotics for 3 to 6 months It's important to complete your treatment so that the infection goes away completely. About Melioidosis | Melioidosis | CDC https://www.cdc.gov/

I've never been jealous of hookers or the guys that go that way. That would be stoopid.

No tourists were harmed in the making of this video.

Looks like the Houthis still have some of those Iranian Bidenbucks left.

It just seems that a high percentage of mass shooters, Tesla burners, and rioters are later identified as transgender. There's some theories rattling around that their meds make them unstable. Or maybe they start out unstable. It was hard to tell with the CDC and HHS throttling that data. Until now. As far as relevance, I'd like to know if they're selling drugs or treatments that make people even slightly more likely to pick up an AR15 and shoot something up or burn something down. Wouldn't you?

No. I'm smart enough to know that you can do an entire PhD program on the difference, and still not cover every aspect. You, OTOH, prefer lefty soundbites from Joy, Whoopie and Rachel. Sorry, I'm fresh out... I don't play that game any more.

Same as the difference between romance novels and hard core porn. Hard to describe, but easy to recognize. Edit: Though I think the famous expression is "I know it when I see it"

Tariffs, tariff and tariffs again More like Whine, whine and whining again. How many threads are already open screeching about the tariffs? Strange enough, when challenged by another poster for links that I recall I had posted back in April (Penguin Island), I went back and perused the ad nauseum lefty forecasts of doom and gloom on account of the tariffs. None of them have come close to coming true. In fact, quite the opposite. Job numbers are up (except federal workers and illegals), the markets are doing great, inflation's pretty tame and it costs less to fill the car. What's not to like?