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Just checked the air quality for Bangkok: 82, which is 2.8 times WHO health guidelines, which has cost 7,900 deaths in Bangkok in 2023. I suppose one could take the attitude that the air will kill ya no matter what you do, so might as well jog....

https://www.iqair.com/th-en/thailand/bangkok

23 minutes ago, RayC said:

The majority of ex-pats are more likely to vote Tory. No doubt purely coincidental that this proposed piece of legislation is put forward prior to a General Election.

 

In any event, if an individual is out of the country for a significant period of time (imo 5 years: one parliamentary term) then the franchise should be withdrawn. Why should non-residents influence domestic policy that directly affect the day-to-day welfare of residents?

Do they still pay taxes? being a Yank, I'm partial to the "no taxation without representation" viewpoint. And let us not forget the old empire boast that "the sun never sets on the British flag"...

"Why should non-residents influence domestic policy...." I assume MPs might also vote on items involving international news. maybe take away votes of Britons who have never been out of the country...

from my own limited experience, I'd say Thais would rather give up their mamas than their phones.

Might want to screen the Russian tourists coming in. TB quite common there, esp in prisons

I'd also want to know why there is an army channel, a police channel: has NOTHING to do with what should be their primary duties, none. Same goes for "police resorts" and such

"...causing losses to the television station estimated at about 2.8 billion baht."

How is it a loss if their bogus channel wasn't supplying their content overseas? Someone stealing their stolen content?

On 10/24/2023 at 4:45 PM, Middle Aged Grouch said:

Utter rubbish. Homeopathy is amongst one of the best cures for simple little issues like a common cold or light viruses where allopathic medication does not work. If you prone the use of heavy antibiotics just for a cold, up to you, but your body will give it back to you one day. Of course, for any real infection, one needs antibiotics and of ourse vaccines are necessary for preventing major diseases, no arguing. 

 

But for most of the small little problems like light upset stomac, constipation, small sore throats or light chills, homeopathy does work, provided one hits one the correct type and the dillution that suits you. Obviously if the homeopathy does not work after a few days, one needs to consult. But you are aware that medecine is now more a business with cutbacks and commissions from big pharmas to doctors who prescribe their specific drugs, sometimes that are not necessary.

so you are saying it is great medicine when you don't need any...... there is not cure in the absurd levels of ingredients in the so called medicine. Take homeopathic meds and be cured in a week or take nothing and be cured in 7 days.

I made no mention of antibiotics & agree they are insanely overprescribed. "...the correct type and the dillution that suits you" The whole "dilution" theory is a scam of the first order. "Many homeopathic remedies come in 30X or 200C dilutions. A substance diluted to 30X contains 1 part of the substance in 10 to the 29th parts water. A very important ..." Can't get more gullible than this. One drop of something in a swimming pool amount of water is not going to matter.

At one time doing nothing (which is what those "medicines" do) was a better choice than being bled by a barber or given all sorts of nasty questionable procedures. But that was hundreds of years ago.

There has never been any scientific medical trial level proof that any of this grift works.

50 minutes ago, gargamon said:

ending GOP chaos

Now that's pretty much impossible. 

My take is that it is not an "end" but more like hitting the "pause" button.... take a breath for a minute or two and then go on with agenda of Saying the government doesn't work and then proving it by Republican actions. They really have no agenda other than demolish government. Really.

Romantic, my backside. Quite possibly the woman he stole it from received the necklace as a "romantic present". Send him to romance some other prisoner in the big house

I got a CD of hers about 20 years ago because it was great music and arrangements. Didn't know (or care) what she looked like

43 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Thailand fight you are joking !!!!!  it only took 5 hrs to subjugate thailand by the japanese

Cut Thailand some slack! It was during high season. They were busy....

Dang! Next thing ya know FedEx, DHL, post offices gonna start charging for items by weight! What? oh... wait...

20 hours ago, RayC said:

That's an interesting point. The average playing area in cricket is 50% greater than a baseball field. They may have to build new stadia?

(Bolding unintended)

 

Haven't Americans suffered enough? They already have American football, baseball and ice hockey. Why add to their torment by inflicting Aussie Rules upon them😉

funny. I'm an American, been watching Aus rules since around 2012 (Had ABC on condo cable). Yank football is devoid of action: WSJ says about 7 1/2 min of actual action. American baseball... even less. Cricket has much more action by comparison. Never got into ice hockey: too hard to see the puck on TV in the old days. No team sport close to Aus rules, in MY opinion... yours not so much, eh. Here is photo of US baseball diamond for game pkayed at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG.. they had 100,024 fans there last month for championship footy match)

2 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I see you're going with the "But But what about Trump" defense. 😄

 

Fascinating...

 

 

You probably would have attacked FDR for being in a wheelchair. WTF does "sniffing hair" have to do with governing as President? Really.

You fail to address that Congress is where spending originates in US government. President can't spend the money if Congress doesn't allocate it. President's role is to sign bills on taxation and spending into law, or veto. Pres can of course try to influence shape of bills passed, but that all depends on representatives and senators.

Go back to high school civics class and learn how government is supposed to work

What used to take all afternoon to screw up they will soon be able to derail within the blink of an eye.