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But can you cook a pizza in it? I miss a good frozen pizza, doctored up the way I like them. I see them in the import sections of some Bangkok grocery stores.

Who's The Old Guy With Dimentia NOW? We're not s'posed to talk mean about other AN members.

Bathtubs and clothes dryers and electric dish washers hiders. 3 things I don't miss at all from back home. What I do miss (occasionally) an oven.

I remember before Pepcid, when baking soda was the best treatment, but only lasted a few minutes to an hour or so. Plus, I tried all the folk remedies like raising the head of my bed, not eating after a certain hour, etc. I'm not sure I'd have made it to 67 yo without killing myself for the misery of reflux. Then, Pepcid came along. Then PPI's like Omeprazole. Even if some unknown side effect from 30+ years of those meds were to kill me tomorrow, I'd still be ahead in terms of quality (if not quantity) of life. And so far, no doctors have pointed to any side effects on me after 40+ years of H2 blockers and PPI's. Though, there are warnings on the box and on the interwebs. And, not to put too fine a point on it, even with Pepcid, taking the oath and quitting booze helped... But that's a trade-off many won't make and I don't blame them.

I take Miracid, which is a Thai made version of Omeprazole, available everywhere in Thailand and cheap. As I understand it, Nexium was created by the same folks that made Prilosec when the latter went off patent, so they could keep gouging patients when generic Omeprazole went OTC. Very little changed from Prilosec in form or function. But then, I am a skeptic. I've tried other brands of generic omeprazole in Thailand, but the Miracid has been the most reliable for me. YMMV. I've been taking reflux meds over 30 years, starting with Famotidine, then Omeprazole. Various doctors have suggested I quit, but when I push back asking how to relieve the reflux, they relent and tell me it's "probably okay". I am miserable without them. Edit: I'd add that I keep baking soda around (or sodium bicarbonate tablets) for instant relief of flare-ups. The Miracid takes a while to kick in, and I try to take the minimum. So if a Thai chef "surprises" me with a dish that's "just a little spicy", I can get instant relief.

Tragic incident all around. But an excellent cautionary tale to install a dash cam. That would prove (or disprove) that the scooter crossed in front of the driver. With my usual caveat NOT to install a dash cam if you drive like an idiot and the videos are more likely to incriminate you than exonerate you. Or at least practice pulling the SD card out and hiding it if you are in a wreck.

Other than the 4 hour holiday weekend queue for the car ferry (each way), I enjoyed Koh Chang. But I wonder if I'd have enjoyed it had I not been in my pickup with my kayak strapped to the top? I drove as far as I could drive on roads from the SE side of the island where I stayed, to the SW side of the island where my knuckles turned white from the winding road, switchbacks, and dodging drivers passing on blind curves. But I don't recall any concentration of sites to see and things to do, especially around the ferry landing. I'm wide open to the possibility there's plenty I missed, paying attention to the roads. Can anyone comment on Koh Chang as an unmotorized destination? Worth a week? A month? Edit: I guess I should add that I'm not the scooter renting type. No motorcycle license and no death wish. Though I do take a lot of local motosai taxis because they're pros and know how to ride with the flow, unlike me. But not for journeys more than a few clicks, or open road at speed.

My recent peeve (with Orbitz) is selecting a flight, clicking pay now, going through the CC process, and they come back with "that price is no longer available". Caving, I agree to pay 10% more (+/-), then they come back with "price no longer available" for several iterations, until the price is 50% or more higher. But if I close that tab and restart the process, they come back with the original price, and that's what I pay. I don't delete cookies, or anything like VPN through a different country. Overall, I like Orbitz, but that one's irritating.

Between 2020 and 2024, how many primary votes did Harris get? Bait and switch is too polite. This was a coup. Revealing which side is the real threat to democracy.

I thought critics suggested "she" may have XY chromosomes, which would have given "her" a lifelong developmental advantage, regardless of how "she's" managing her testosterone level today.

It's one thing to target a nationality. It's another to target people who are misbehaving, and they turn out to be of a specific nationality.

The economic theory goes that they can use that sweaty tourist money (and not just RMB) to invest in projects to improve water treatment, solid waste disposal and other projects that improve the quality of life for everyone in Thailand, especially the natives. But also the visitors. Of course, that would require some discipline at the trough of corruption. But I don't foresee that happening without a strong man at the helm. Edit: Which is why I don't suffer from Thaksin Derangement Syndrome. He may not be the guy to do it. But he's the only guy I've seen that's capable of enforcing that discipline. But that's another topic for another thread.

Is the 7/11 tech that good that they can tell there's a burger missing between inventory cycles? I can see how she'd get docked if the cash in the till didn't match the receipts issued, but I'm not sure they'd dock her if there was a burger missing. It would probably be days or weeks before they reconcile the inventory. By then, they wouldn't know which shift to dock, much less which girl. Or do they have RFID tags hidden on all the items?

Bring your passport and buy the stored value tickets at any MRT and BTS station. If you don't go during prime times, the queue is generally minimal. I bought mine with cash, and top them up with cash. I only had to present my passport the first time. And once, post Covid when my cards hadn't been used in years. I don't recall whether they binned my expired cards or topped them up. Someone else may chime in with the expiry date if they aren't used for awhile, but I suspect it's over a year. TBH, I only use the ARL once a month in each direction, so I don't know how to buy a stored value ticket for the ARL, though I suspect it's the same. If I had a need to use the ARL more often, I'd certainly try to get a stored value card. The queues at the machines can get long during peak times. I'm told that the BTS has never offered a discount for old farts, and that the MRT discount for old farts has recently been limited to Thai passports. But it's so cheap that I haven't even looked to see of my BTS Elder card still gives me the discount since last month when I topped it up. Good luck, and enjoy!

I actually enjoy watching a good break dancer, especially on the street when I don't expect a show. But I wasn't so keen on seeing it in the Olympics. My first thought was that judging it would be too subjective and it would end up being political.

You lose the argument when you refer to Wikipedia as a reliable source. It's become a meme.

Years ago, I left an LPG canister outside and forgot about it for a year or so. Came back to find it empty, with corrosion holes in it. Fortunately, there was no buildup of gas since it was outside. Had it gone off, no amount of tightening the valve would have done the trick. The best thing to do is run away. Far away. Leave the heroics to the guys who have the training to know the dangers. I have undergone BLEVE training in several capacities over the years, and that's a situation I want no part of, especially from up close. Sometimes the safe solution is to set up a perimeter and keep everyone away. BTW, I doubt my canister would have rusted through in just a year outdoors. But it was one of those refillable ones that may have had a history before it was delivered to me. Covered up by coats of paint...

It also doesn't hurt to live in Thailand where P4P is cheap and socially accepted. Old farts back home are still spending tons of money following their's around. With much diminished returns...

Title is the question. Unfortunately, most social media is blocked here, so it's tough for me to see any videos. The stills I could find don't tell much of a story. https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-breaking-a3101ed263a9368bb33627931f5102f3 https://www.foxsports.com.au/olympics/paris-2024-olympics-breakdancing-debut-breaking-australia-raygun-rachael-gunn-news-snoop-dogg/news-story/e3a9b89547c49458d0c5fef0668ebb33

I certainly don't advocate it, but had my member been lopped off at an early age, it would have saved me probably millions of dollars I spent chasing women. And catching one. That one was the most expensive. It pains me to consider all the accomplishments I missed, spending all that time, money and energy following my winkie around my whole life.

Many fell on hard times as a result of the Orwellian reaction to Covid.

Plus, hundreds of millions of active users, and he rattles off 8 who have been kicked off for what look to me like legitimate TxC violations... How many conservatives were banned before Elon bought it? Gizmodo says they can identify 12,000 accounts that were reinstated after Elon bought Twitter, and that was in 2022. They also suggest his target is to reinstate 62,000. It would be interesting to see a 2024 update. How does that compare with 8? https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-12000-banned-accounts-restored-data-1849848764

Eight months for an 8 day mission? I hope they packed extra toilet paper.

One positive.... They're a great market for Thai made goods. I see them every month, packing and repacking their stuffed luggage at the departure ticket gates and queued up at the VAT refund desks. They probably aren't bringing Chinese made goodies back to China.

On an aside, do Thai owners generally carry enough insurance to cover a 10 million baht home? (Assuming the foreign occupants were renters...) And in any case, will they go after the renters to recover the damages? I'm asking as a prospective renter... Will I want to get insurance to cover my liability? Back home, we'd suspect cooking meth, or bean burrito night. Sadly, the news cycle will probably be onto other things when they finish the investigation.