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You can't say with a straight face that the police reduce crime here. I guess a lot of guys didn't get the irony when I chose 2 of the most oft maligned uses of tax money... Cops and sidewalks. But to answer your question, if there were no cops, no justice system, no courts and no prisons, Thailand would be a quagmire and unlivable. All of those require tax money. And we live under their benefit, Thai or foreigner, whether we pay taxes or not. And I'm not talking about VAT. Even if we "don't get anything for free" (the claim I was responding to), we still get the benefits of a lot of tax spending, just in tolerable living conditions.

Be ethical and compare like for like..... why does one have to be puking at all? Only one would be a scofflaw! Just conjuring up fond memories of my college days when Mai Tai parties were the rage. Inevitably, people would drink too much (myself included) and the "red tide" would roll in. The kampus keystones would turn a blind eye to all the students puking in the front yard, but if they caught even a sniff of skunkweed, they'd search you and your car. If they found even one seed, they'd arrest you. I never thought that was fair, much less good policy. Though my drug of choice was alcohol.

Pfizer, and 2.53 years and counting. When asked by friends, I have to admit that I don't know whether the symptoms are better, or I'm just getting used to feeling like crap as my new normal. My own feeling is the latter. I can now climb a ladder, which I couldn't do for months and months because my balance was shot. But I don't risk it above changing a ceiling light bulb. No more trimming back the palm trees on the island. Left side of my face is still numb. Some days limited to by my eyes, some days the entire side.

I stand corrected. I've never seen it happen but I have no reason to doubt your anecdotes about weed driven violence. I wonder if it was pure weed, or fortified with something else?

Ever see the interview with Joe Rogan and the most elite, richest guy in the world? They needed a fan to keep the smoke away from the camera. And Rogan's no cheap Charlie. I think Rumble paid him $100 million...

When it was first disclosed that the mRNA doesn't stay local, there was some discussion that the technician doing the injection should aspirate to make sure they didn't hit a vein. I don't recall that happening when I had my 2 Pfizers. (We were queued up out the door and they were doing them fast). Does anyone know if that discussion went anywhere, or was it a red herring?

It would be interesting to see an analysis of the aggregate problems of alcohol abuse plus weed abuse. I'm sure more people are abusing weed now that it's widely available, but is that in addition to those who abused alcohol, or did weed displace some of the alcohol? Are there more (DUI + weed) driving violations than before or fewer? Is there more (alcohol + weed) fueled violence than before, or less. I neither drink, nor do weed, so I don't have a dog in the fight. But I've never seen a stoner attack someone on the street, while I've seen a lot of drunks do it. Edit: And I hate the idea of someone going to jail for lighting up a doob, while the guy next to him puking up his Mai Tai gets a free pass.

Oops. You got me there. I had my 2nd dose 2.53 years ago, not 2.75. My bad... 2 days later, half of my face went numb, I lost my sense of balance and my energy level went to garbage. Remains that way to this day. So I won't be taking a 3rd dose, thank you very much.

WaPo Disavows Its Own Poll Showing Trump Up By 10 Over Biden https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/24/washington-post-disavows-own-poll-showing-trump-up-biden/ In the immortal words of Homer Simpson: Doh!

I thought they told us that mRNA never left your arm.

I'm pretty sure it was Victory Monument BTS. Checked Bing maps and there are a wad of hospitals and a nursing school right there, so it would make sense. I'd get on Google streetview and confirm it for you, but I'm in China and Google's blocked here. In any case, it's handy information and worth a look in case you need any eclectic medical supplies in the future. But it is a lot of walking because there's lots to look at. You may want to get on Google streetview and check the area out virtually before you head over on the BTS. Look for shops with wheelchairs and oxygen bottles in the windows.

You may want to specify what city and area you're in because usually, small shops around hospitals carry machines like that. There are entire medical store neighborhoods around some of the major hospitals in Bangkok and I imagine it's similar in other cities. Nebulizers, oxygen concentrators, wheelchairs, oxygen tanks... Just about anything you may need for care at home. Edit: There was one neighborhood like that I used to go to at one of the BTS stops. I wanna say it was around Victory Monument, but my brain leaks and that may not be correct. Hopefully, that'll jog somebody's memory and they'll chime in with an answer. Amazing selection, scattered over dozens of stores. Durables and expendables you'll never find in a Boots or Fascino. (though I'm a fan of both) If you don't find one tonight, I'd suggest getting on Lazada and searching nebulizer. It'll take a few days to get in as long as you specify local delivery and not overseas.

I found that about half the outlets in Thai hotels don't accept the 3 pin plugs. Even fewer accept the round pins, as opposed to the 3 flat pin style. Most outlet's I've encountered in hotels have a 2 flat pin and a 3 flat pin receptacle on one plate. Not that I suspect the OP will be using his drill in hotels, just that his home outlets may be similar. If it were me, I'd keep using the adapter. The skill level and tools required to cut it off and replace it with a 2 blade plug are pretty easy. But why risk it?

Is that from the same CDC whose new director is acknowledging they have lost the public's trust, yet doesn't specifically admit to what they've done to lose the trust. That she wants to regain... Because they've lost it. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/16/cdc-director-public-trust-00116348

And they know the new bivarient vaccine will be safe and effective, how? Never mind the possibility of long term effects. Like mine... Also just saw that the mRNA makes it into breast milk. As I recall, that just couldn't happen... Because it stays in your arm. Oops. Got that one wrong, too.

I'm still confused. If a vaccinated person can still get Covid and pass it on, isn't it just as likely she'd catch it from someone who has been vaxxed? I mean, given that the majority of the people she's likely to run into have been vaxxed... As someone who, 2.75 years later, is still suffering a life changing vaccine injury, I'm curious. Not that I plan to get the new vax. That would just be stupid, given what happened the last time. They'd have to hold a gun to my head to make me.

Yeah, but he and Jordan Peterson are doing a great job of trolling Gavin Newsom, since Newsom expressed fear that his son was getting caught up in their micro-cult: We're coming for your children@GavinNewsom We plan to turn Your boys Into men And girls Into women Within the dark Pathways Of our micro cult And that's why they both get paid big bucks... Take them too seriously and literally, or pontificate too deeply their meaning at your own risk. I just enjoy listening. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/im-really-worried-about-these-micro-cults-gavin/ https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/22/gavin-newsom-andrew-tate-joe-rogan-jordan-peterson-ai/

In your story, is Granny going to the bars unvaccinated? If vaccinations are effective, why would Granny have to worry about hanging out in the bars if she was vaccinated? And if she is unvaccinated, perhaps she should stay home. I'm confused...

The Supreme Court just came out with a ruling that selecting based on race is illegal. Biden specifically selected her on race and gender. That's not only unconstitutional. It's un-American. If I put out a job ad specifying only black women can apply, I'd be prosecuted. And rightly so.

What I love about Rogan is that he asks a question, then listens. He's one of the very few that realize that he invited his guests (and people tune in) to hear what they have to say, and not listen to himself talk.

Oh, but he did. Pontificate all you want. But Putin behaved when Trump was at the helm. Now (and under Obama), he smells weakness.

Yup. It takes months to mobilize. And Putin invaded 13 months after Biden took the reins. Plenty of time after Trump left. Are you sure you're qualified to engage in a debate about quality of life in a country that you've never set foot in?

You mean the ones that had gub'ment issued haircuts and earbuds and all wore the same khaki pants? Never would have happened had the DOJ cracked down during the summer of love and mostly peaceful city burnings. Dems even raised money to bail out the looters and burners. Not hard to imagine that emboldened bad behavior on Jan6. Don't you think it's strange that a grandmother who simply walked through a door held open by a cop got more prison time than someone who burned down a city block during the summer of love? Or that cops who restrained a drug addled criminal (Floyd) while he died with a lethal dose of fentanyl in him got sent to prison, while a capital police officer who shot an unarmed woman (Babbitt) wasn't even investigated? Don't even get me started on how Pelosi made Jan6 happen, deliberately. By refusing Trump's offer of Nat'l Guard protection. Because for her cause, Jan6 had to happen.

I'm not going to guess at motives or schedules. I'm just pointing out that Putin behaved pretty reasonably under Trump. Full stop. So, no risk of WW3 while Trump was at the helm. That alone makes his tenure better for the entire world than Obama's or Biden's.

Not the ones I knew. But they are anti-crime. Which seems to be construed as racist by lefties. I'm against criminals, so I must be against black people, (obviously because black people are criminals). And that, itself is racist. But lefties don't see it that way.