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Cory1848
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1 hour ago, IAMHERE said:It is a paid vacation; they just won't get paid until after they return to work. Been there, done that.
It’s not that straightforward. My wife was a US federal employee during a shutdown in the 1990s; “essential personnel” still have to go to work, and she was deemed essential. And while pay is deferred only (she and everyone else got all their back pay when the shutdown ended), we had money to cover expenses in the meantime; a lot of federal workers don’t, so it can be hard on them, especially if a shutdown drags on through a couple of missed paychecks.
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4 hours ago, bendejo said:
Welcome to Thailand, boy-o. You are going to be doing a lot more of such SM postings during your SEA visit.
In the video, the American starts out speaking Thai, so he probably knows his way around. If anything, he was maybe trolling for a dishonest cabbie to get a good video.
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49 minutes ago, rumak said:
What did she do when you screamed ?? lol seriously, thanks for taking the time to tell me your experience . In my many years I have been to Ram , Ram 2, Bangkok hospital, Rajawet (hip surgery) , Sripat, McCormack (mri ) , and of course a few clinics.
No, i hardly ever get sick ! This is over an almost 30 year period. I have had good and not so good experiences... nothing horrible . But the 2 procedures i had were with very good doctors . Dr. Suthee fixed my frozen shoulder without surgery ( called manipulation) ... something very few surgeons can do . Broken hip also done very well . ( no pain like when one breaks their hip in a fall ! still, i kinda dread that big needle used for ESI ... and the area involved )
I did yelp twice, during a few moments of very brief discomfort, and it was nice having something to grip onto! But I got an initial shot of local anesthesia, which helped, and because of that I hardly felt the cortisone injection at all. I did not see the size of the needle used; I was on my side, facing away from it, and I wasn’t in the least bit interested! I really don’t enjoy getting shots of any kind, but the overall experience here was quite good.
Again, not sure how it would differ for something in the lower back. Best of luck --
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1 hour ago, rumak said:
thanks for that info ....... cost ? and recommendation for doctor if possible
Total cost of the cortisone injection was about THB 16,000. But you’ll need an MRI before that to pinpoint exactly where the problem is; not sure if you’ve had an MRI yet, but that cost about THB 13,000. If you have international insurance, both procedures can possibly be direct-paid by the insurance company (at Chiang Mai Ram), depending on what insurance company it is and pending pre-approval by the company (I have Blue Cross, which worked, but had to pay a copay of about 15%).
My issues are in the upper spine, neck area; if you’re lower back, costs of course may differ, I have no idea.
The doctor at Chiang Mai Ram who administered the injection is Dr. Prasong Khunsongkiet; he was great. You’d need to talk with someone on the first floor of the hospital (surgery desk) to arrange an initial consultation, and the injection is administered in the operating theater on the second floor. The nurse held my hand throughout the injection (about a minute), which was a nice touch ...
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I didn't read through all the responses, so sorry if I'm repeating anything. I just had a cortisone (steroid) injection yesterday morning in my neck (upper spine) for a pinched nerve that was causing pain in my right arm; arm feels better today, but it will take a few days for the full effect (if it works) to take place. Did it at Chiang Mai Ram, which has been my regular hospital for years.
Since the cortisone injection typically lasts about six months and patients go back for injections (no more than twice a year), I also intend to travel to the spinal surgery center at Bumrungrad in Bangkok to see if they have a noninvasive (laser) technique to take care of the problem once and for all. Chiang Mai Ram does have a surgical solution to my specific problem, but it's invasive (they go in through the neck). The laser procedure sounds more appealing, if available.
Hope that helps; good luck. I'd consider traveling to Bumrungrad for a longer-term solution, if you're looking for that; steroid injections are easily done at Chiang Mai Ram.
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8 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:
The film Gulliver's travels, where the word comes from, was a bit before my time , it was an old Black and White film from the 1930's , Star Wars was more my era .
Chewbacca, C3PO and R2D2 are names that I am more familial with, rather than Yahoodis from Gulliver's travels
I know nothing about the film, but Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver's Travels," on which the film must be based, was published in 1726. I guess you're not an English lit major!
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14 minutes ago, 2baht said:
OK, school's out for today, enough! Go home and do your homework!
So some people I guess have forgotten their Jonathan Swift. On the deliberate misspelling: ha ha. But while Netanyahu may be a criminal who stays in power to avoid jail, he’s far from a yahoo. Insults and word games aside, the bottom line is: Israel, Palestine, and especially Gaza all deserve far better leadership than what they have now.
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3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:
I didn't ask if you were happy paying tax, I asked how much MORE you would be prepared to pay.
You do realise that the US has an astronomical debt of trillions that people's grandchildren will likely be paying interest on, don't you?
Oh good heavens, I'm not going down that rabbit hole with you. You're doing nothing but deflecting.
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4 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:
Perhaps from the safety of years and years after, but perhaps he did the only thing to prevent massive death and destruction of France, as we are seeing in Ukraine.
Some things are worth fighting for. I guess we have a difference of opinion on that.
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10 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:How much more tax do YOU want to pay to continue arming the Ukrainians. Someone has to pay and it's not the Ukrainians.
I pay taxes in the US; I am happy to pay taxes to arm the Ukrainians and will vote for people who promise to continue arming the Ukrainians using my tax dollars. Tens of millions of Americans feel the same.
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10 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:Ask the French that.
Touché. But Marshal Pétain is widely regarded as a traitor and his Vichy government a disgrace. The surname of his Norwegian equivalent, Vidkun Quisling, has entered the English language as a word meaning “a traitorous national who aids the invader of his country.” These are hardly models to emulate.
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24 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:Demographics are working against Ukraine. A possible related example would be Finland vs USSR in world war 2. The Finns put up a valiant resistance but in the end needed Germany to help them.
Ukraine is the same. They will simply run out of men faster than Russia. Particularly if they want to go on the offensive to recapture their lost territory. For their faults, Russians are very tenacious and stubborn on the defensive, as Ukraine is finding out with this years failed spring campaign. So no, they cannot regain what they had before the war unless NATO jumps in. And turning a regional conflict into a global one is a tragedy that need not happen. The risks are too great.
Military aid is useless without troops to use it, troops who are trained to use it properly. No time to train, no time to ship everything they want. Best result will be a stalemate.
Well, I think Ukrainian capacity versus Russia is greater than the Finns’ versus the USSR. The Ukrainians HAVE managed to push the Russians out of large chunks of territory (around Kharkiv and Kherson, and away from Kiev), although the current offensive seems to be very slow. Some news sources say they’re making progress; others not so much. On demographics, for sure the Ukrainians have fewer people to fight, but I don’t think their casualty figures are as high as the Russians’. And the Russian will to fight will diminish far more quickly than the Ukrainians'.
At this point, I would still bet on continuing to arm the Ukrainians as the best course ...
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9 hours ago, Hanaguma said:Well, you got that part right. It's NOT my problem. Whether or not Russia get the Donbas or a few thousand assorted square kms of territory doesn't register with me.
I honestly don't see a scenario where Ukraine comes out unscathed, all territory restored, etc. Making no attempt to bring Russia to the bargaining table is rank stupidity. Can you tell me a realistic ending that doesn't involve NATO ground/air forces getting involved yet gets victory for Ukraine? All that is happening now is prolonging the inevitable.
Ukraine can't win without other nations intervening directly, and that is a potential nightmare with huge risks and little potential gain. Or is that OK-widening the war to include NATO directly? Because that's what it's gonna take to shift the Russians.
I think the basic contention here is, you don’t believe the Ukrainians can win the war without NATO boots on the ground, and others here (myself included) think they can, provided they continue to receive military aid from the West (and more of it, and more quickly). The Ukrainians are far more motivated, and Putin is very vulnerable, especially as Russia’s staggering losses continue to mount. He can’t continue to throw hundreds of thousands of troops into battle, with tens of thousands coming home in body bags. Regardless of his grip on power in Russia, it’s not sustainable, any more than it was in Vietnam, or Afghanistan, or the nascent United States (for the British redcoats), or any other colonial war.
You think there’s a risk of escalation and “WWIII” if the war continues; I think there’s a bigger risk of “WWIII” by appeasing the aggressor. There are legitimate arguments on both sides, and history doesn’t always repeat itself, but it seems clear to me that giving Putin what he wants would be a huge mistake, and despite your saying that you have little personal interest in the conflict, the conflict would start to become very interested in you.
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14 minutes ago, jacko45k said:
Well it has only been independent since 1991...
Technically, Estonia has been independent since 1920 and was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1944 to 1991; the United States and many other countries never recognized that occupation and maintained some form of diplomatic representation with all three Baltic states throughout that period. But of course, in reality, Estonia was under the complete control of Moscow, and 1991 marked a “restoration” of independence.
The country’s PM, Kaja Kallas, has been very visible and outspoken at least in Europe and North America, particularly on the subject of Ukraine. I don’t know how one defines “global leader,” but I would rank her as one.
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14 hours ago, retarius said:
I didn't know that the Prime Minister of Estonia was a 'global leader'. I thought Estonia was a small (forgettable) Baltic nation with about 1 million people.
Estonia punches above its weight. Thanks for being so dismissive.
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2 hours ago, Hanaguma said:Not less than human, but not my problem The Ukranians dont have the manpower to run the Russians off. Would you like NATO to solve that problem too? And let's say, for the sake of argument, that Putin gets "hounded from office". Great. Now what? Who will replace him- you think it will be someone reasonable and peaceful? Surely you aren't that naive.
So, letting your chips fall would possibly lead to WW3 and a regime change to an even worse madman than Putin. Sorry, but no thanks.
You wrote, “Ukrainian land and people are not worth the life of one NATO soldier.” You also wrote, “Yes, if necessary,” to the question “I assume you also want to let Russia keep the tens of thousands of Ukrainian children it kidnapped as well.” Saying that it’s not your problem doesn’t mask the fact that you’re devaluing a whole people. Before the abolition of slavery in the US, the US government set the value of an African American at three-fifths that of a white person. I don’t know who your “one NATO soldier” is, but he must be some kind of superman.
The kind of crass appeasement you are advocating has never worked, regardless of the kind of weaponry in the stockpile. As someone else said, get your head out of the sand.
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6 minutes ago, Thorgal said:
It's not a war. It's a Special Military Operation.
Your posts here are the funniest things I've read all day -- stop, you're killing me!
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1 hour ago, J Branche said:
The US has to uphold its title for spending. It is a government run by big children not a business. If it was a business there would more focus on managing debt, improving performance, managing costs, and increasing share holder value.
A government is not a business. The latter focuses on the profit motive, the former on its civic responsibility. Sure, a government needs to be able to manage a budget, but their respective "mission statements" couldn't be more different.
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6 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:Yes, if necessary. Ukranian land and people are not worth the life of one NATO soldier, nor the risk of escalating into a wider conflict. Sorry, but that is the way it is. Russia could do that, become an international pariah, and let the chips fall where they may.
OK, so that’s where you’re coming from. A Ukrainian is less than human. How about this: we give the Ukrainians everything they need to chase the Russians off their soil, let Putin be hounded from office for his stupidity and failure, and let the chips fall where they may. I think, following this strategy, the chips may fall more favorably all around.
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24 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:Democracy can't lose because neither Russia nor Ukraine are democratic countries.
False equivalence. The current system in Russia, an increasingly tyrannical dictatorship, is not like the system in Ukraine, which may be corrupt but in the “normal” ways (the United States is deeply corrupt and undemocratic, with all that money in politics). What I find tiresome about so many Russian apologists is that they entirely discount what the Ukrainians themselves want. If Ukrainians wanted to be like Russians, they would have rolled over. What the hell do you think they’re fighting so hard for? They have seen relative prosperity in their neighbors like Romania and Poland who have joined Western institutions, and that’s what they want for themselves. And why shouldn’t they.
It’s like the old joke. After the war, officials were delineating the new border between Poland and Russia, and the initial survey had the border running straight through the middle of a farm belonging to an old woman. Not wanting to split the woman’s property between two countries, the officials decided to ask her which country she would like to belong to. “I think I will choose Poland,” she said. “The Russian winters are so hard!”
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10 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:
So I can’t even comment when I see Americans (i.e. Republicans) making stupid decisions that will affect my life as well? That’s what I meant when I said it’s everybody’s business.
No no, I meant that *my* suggestion that everyone around the world be allowed to cast actual ballots in US elections was a bit of a stretch (although a serious argument could be made for it!). Your comment that people around the world have a very big interest in the outcome of US elections is spot-on; I couldn't agree more.
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7 minutes ago, gearbox said:
So the Russian interference in the US elections was legit then?
Well, to the degree that high-level Russian leaders be allowed to cast legitimate ballots in US elections, along with all people of voting age in Sweden, Denmark, etc. But the original suggestion was obviously silly ...
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1 minute ago, Hawaiian said:
Over my dead body!
Right. As I said, I expect there would be some resistance to the idea!
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14 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:Who the Americans vote for has ramifications for the entire world, so it is in fact everyone’s business.
Absolutely. Sometimes I think the entire world should be allowed to vote in US elections, but I expect there would be some resistance to that ...
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American TikToker condemns Bangkok taxi driver for trying to rip him off
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Thanks for digging up that video of the woman who's really busy trying to make a living cooking; this guy is truly a jerk! It's long past time for him to just go back home.