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Same. I had a medical event 6 years ago when a simple gall bladder removal gave me sepsis and septic shock. Prior to the event I was extremely fit doing 4 spin classes and lifting weights 3 times a week. And for the scoffers on spin classes let me tell ya dem bitches push it. 😃 3 months later having spend them on my back without eating for the entire 3 months I learned I was now diabetic type II. Since I had a physical before the event and wasn't then I am pretty sure when most of my organs shut down that caused it. I confess I am NOT very good avoiding sugar. I love cookies and donuts. I've cut way down but...... oh well. metformin and Ozympic and most mornings I'm about 105.

The chaos at both ends of the street I lived on starts at daybreak, And Villa doesn't open at 8 AM.

Hmmm wonder what time the grocers open and what time the chaos begins. Maybe some should be cautious using the idiot term. 🙄

Always funny when ignorant people expose themselves with wishful thinking. Acting as if diabetes is simply a factor of weight and is impending death or amputation. Newsflash - weight is a FACTOR not the only one. Some overweight people never have diabetes. Kinda like cholesterol numbers. Some people are fit and eat a proper diet and still have high numbers. Well some aging overweight people never have issues with blood sugar control. Also another newsflash as has been mentioned by others here. Type II diabetes (which is the one usually associated with age and weight) is a very easy to control problem. Heck they don't even need to stop eating poorly. Just take more metformin and use more Ozympic. Boom. Numbers are fine.

Pattaya just ruins the holiday. Pity they don't understand if it was organized and contained to certain areas and times it would attract MORE tourists.

Staggering the amount of hate and projection for one guy. Seriously therapy might help.

Based on the constitution a penguin can not run. No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. SInce penguins are not native to USA and since their life expectancy is less than 30 years can't happen. BTW, do you Trump haters ever have any thoughts other than how much you hate Trump? If you live in the USA mental health therapy is available at very low cost or if you are on Medicare for free to you. Cheers.

Up to you. The discussion you are questioning already had description of the problems caused by falangs in Pattaya during Song Kran. So I guess we are done. Cheers

I got the impression Europe was complaining. Am I wrong?

What has that to do with what I posted?

Was already explained in prior posts. Reading is fundamental.

This forum is weird. I mean seriously demented on many levels.

Have to wonder why the US has had to keep that much military there that long. I mean I get it at the end of WWII Russia was a serious threat and most of Europe was gasping on life support with little chance of rebuilding military power adequate to face off with Stalin. And the US Army was already there. Easy enough to stay there and prevent Stalin completing the vision Hitler had of a conquered Europe. But it's 80 years now. If there were promises made it seems they were kept and time to move on. If Europe is complaining about the US removing some troops maybe some introspection as to the decisions made that leaves them vulnerable. Or those complaining should perhaps show more appreciation that the US has kept the peace there (mostly) for a long time.

Why not visit Pattaya while it's going on and report back? Or read back several posts that describe the antics that take place there during Song Kran. Not sure repeating them will make a difference.

Not sure what has changed since the last time the entire Muslim middle east attempted to push the Jews into the sea. Except the Egyptians and Saudis have both decided it isn't worth the effort. It's actually only Iran and it's proxies that are still at it and I'd bet on Israel against Iran any day and twice on Sunday.

Whatever it is in Pattaya it isn't the same as other parts of Thailand. it is ruined by the idiot falangs. And it runs for 7 or more days.

Kind of hard to stay open when idiots walk into the restaurant and spray people and the food with water. Or when people can't come into your place without being dripping wet. But hey per you loss of business on them. 🙄

Curious why you think Israel will cease to exist without US constant support? The countries around them have tried on multiple occasions to wipe them out and failed every time. And Israel now has the bomb. They do not need the US.

Lot of restaurants have to close for a week in Pattaya. They lose business.

They are out there ALL DAY. The grocery store opens at about 10 AM and they are already on the corner.

OK and do you feel the same way about the war crimes committed by Hamas? And have they ever used fake ambulances and emergency vehicles with men wearing vests as cover for Hamas fighters before? Do their lies concern you? I do not exonerate Israel. But for armchair quarterbacks to constantly berate them when they are fighting an evil force that uses it's own people as shields and targets to use as martyrs and public opinion is sad. They are fighting an evil far worse than anything Israel has ever done. I always put it in context. Which side throws gays off roof tops? Which side allows all people to have representation in a democratically elected system (Hamas has fake elections IMO). And which side would absolutely open up in friendship if it could be assured no more attacks or invasions? Pretty clear the crazed islamists will never stop until either they kill all the Jews or are destroyed. Israel doesn't have the luxury of fighting a perfect war.

I don't agree it is like Pattaya elsewhere. Visiting areas in the Isaan district or anywhere large numbers of young drunk foreigners don't frequent and Songkran is a fun event. With respect and no one is out to nail you and knock you off a motorbike with a bucket of ice water. They restrict where and what hours the water play occurs and it is fewer days everywhere else. In Pattaya large groups of western young men (ahem) are not out celebrating a holiday. They are <deleted> trying to piss someone off as they get some kick out of it. Pattaya needs to crack down and cut back the number of days it is allowed. They also need to define specific areas of play and others NOT play. I doubt this part can be defined or enforced but it would help. And it would help of they arrested <deleted> that intentionally try to knock motorbike riders off in traffic. Songkran is a blast - for 2-3 days. I have participated in it and had fun. I lived on Soi 13 in Pattaya and took part in several years of it at the junction of Second Road. A hot spot for sure. But it gets tiring when you can't bring home groceries without some drunken lout trying to soak you and the bag of food you have. If Pattaya does nothing else it should reduce the holiday to 4 days or less. But, whatever. When I lived there my pals and I just took a golf holiday away from Pattaya. Where there were no drunken louts from foreign lands.

If it tanks sales of Chinese products wonder how the unemployed Chinese workers will feel. The thing is it works both ways.

I hope you are right.

Lets do a reality check. None of the previous presidents in the last 20 years has addressed the overspending and growing debt bomb. Until now. Each one gets an explanation and pass for why THEIR guy didn't do anything. Doge with Musk as it'd figurehead, is at least doing a hard audit to reduce the bleeding on the spending side. If the left doesn't like the WAY it is happening make suggestions. Work with them. We have also allowed ourselves to be slighted in many trade arenas because for a long time as we had an incredible advantage and it was in our interest to see others back on their feet. Those days are also over and a reset is needed to allow the USA to compete on an equal basis with the EU nations, China, SE Asia, etc. I am hopeful this tariff business is simply that. Lets all drop all tariffs and let the best man win in competition. If that isn't it then this tariff thing is above my pay grade. But it is the height of hypocrisy to point at who added to the debt bomb and trade imbalance and then complain when now there is at least an attempt at preventing a USA financial crash. I am not educated enough in economics or a student of it to know if Trump/Musk are doing a good job of it. But this issue should have both parties working together. The USA must reduce debt going forward until it is brought way down from this number.