simon43

[quote] Don’t want to shave? Mask. Hate making small talk? Mask. Want to signal that you're morally superior and scientifically enlightened? MASK. ... [/quote] You forgot other benefits: * Don't want to breath in polluted city air - mask * Don't want to swallow a fly while riding your motorcycle - mask * Don't want to breath in nasty germs when in confined space (lifts, planes etc) - mask * Don't want to make your lung illness worse - mask There are many reasons why it's beneficial to wear a mask 🙂

"Vaccine-induced polio: By the 1980s, 100% of U.S. polio cases were caused by the vaccine itself" Not true - there were some imported cases from overseas. Between 1980 - 1994, there were 133 cases of Polio caused by the vaccine, less than 9 cases per year. Between 1951-1955, before the polio vaccine was introduced, there were 15,822 cases of polio in the USA. Which do you prefer? 15,822 cases over 4 years or 133 cases over 15 years??

Better that celebratory kids are brought up in an orphanage, away from their neurotic, limelight-greedy parents. That way, they have more chance of growing up 'normal'. (Waiting for the flames....)

I did once carry a full-size silicone sex-doll across Thai borders without any problems.....

Although I supported Brexit, I think at the time of the vote, neither the general public nor government figures actually had thought through the consequences of a leave vote. Had they considered all aspects of what would be affected by a leave vote, I think the public would have voted to remain. IMHO, the reason why the UK fails or has a negative outcome for some many things is quite simple - we are too honest and we stick to the rules. Other countries pick and choose only those requirements or laws that will benefit them, and 'fudge' or simply ignore the rules that won't benefit them. The UK blindly follows each and every requirement, seemingly ignorant that other countries pick and choose. Oh for another Maggie who stood up to EEC officials and stuck to her guns for the benefit of the UK!

My condo is a useful place to store items. Most of the time, I am 500 metres from this deserted beach in south Thailand. I rent a detached house for 7k baht/month 🙂

Here's a rather scratchy image from the NOAA-15 weather satellite that I received yesterday. I'm at the yellow cross (centre) where there are no clouds overhead, but Bangkok seems to be cloudy.....

I am on the top (15th) floor of this building, so I can have access to the flat roof for my radio ham antennas. Unfortunately, all 14 floors below me sit on their balconies and smoke pot, so the smell wafts up...

Mostly great replies to my post, but I've clearly touched on a sensitive subject with a few posters lol! (I won't say who in case it sets you off...) In my Jomtien condo, most people are Russian/Eastern European, and almost all of them are pot-heads. In my country abode in south Thailand, there are very few foreigners. I'm staying there for most of my time (I can't stand the smell of cannabis smoke, so I might 'drop' the Jomtien condo soon)

Asking those who live in Thailand.... The last time that I spoke with a 'farang' was about 4 weeks ago when I said 'thank-you' to a young Russian guy who held the lift for me in my Jomtien condo building. I don't go out of my way to socialise with foreigners in Thailand because most seem to be pot-heads, 'hidden' nutters (who seem quite sociable at first, but then reveal themselves as totally mad), or those many grumpy old men who seem to be suffering from dementia. Otherwise, I seem only to interact with Thais 🙂on a daily basis. None seem to be pot-heads, the nutters are quite vocal and easily avoided, and I always get a smile from the old folk when I give them a cheery 'sawadee kap'. How about you. Do you live in a farang bubble? Or a Thai bubble for that matter?

Lol of course not. But actions have consequences. Did she really think that the owner would not report the damage?

But probably very quick

The condo damage was reported to the police on 29th April, this woman tries to fly out of Thailand on 10th May. Seems to me that she has a 'screw loose'. Should have left Thailand asap after wrecking the condo....

You're wasting your time with woke phrases like 'virtual signalling'. I'm not from that generation 🙂

[quote] As evidenced by the fact that human beings consume seed oils and sugar, which are poisons to the body, for decades and decades before the body finally breaks down. [/quote] All organisms need food energy, which is converted into ATP by cellular respiration. Food energy is sugar, glucose sugar C6H12O6 . If sugar is poison to our body, shouldn't someone inform that to every living plant and animal??

I think the sea air down here in Khanom is a little cleaner than my condo in Jomtien. I'm inclined to stay down here since I have room for my ham radio antennas 🙂

What??!! You mean that I've been hiding out for all these years for nothing? I think I need to go back and commit a 'real' crime, like parking on a double yellow line.....

Lol, I think you have me confused with someone else! I lived by the airport and patrolled in the terminal building, helping tourists find the Burger King.... Very rarely did I venture down to Patong, and that was to install a 'booster' system for the VHF licenced radios used by myself and the Thai volunteers.

I still have an overdue library book that I borrowed 55 years ago from Leicester Childrens' Library, and I'm still hiding from the British police.....

I must be one of the longest members on this forum (member #174). I remember 22 years ago when the forum was a hive of useful and interesting posts. Today, it is mostly a cesspit of trolls and AI posts, with the occasional useful/interesting post. But TBH, that's simply a reflection of 'progress' (or lack of it). I think many other forums also suffer from these problems. IMHO, social media has done a lot of damage to society, (and I speak as someone who was a pioneer in developing SMS social media channels and AI chat). Not forgetting that I am now 22 years older and certainly my own views have changed over the years (old man shouting at clouds etc!).

Lumping all vaccines into one group called 'vaccines' over-simplifies the situation. There are 'live' vaccines which contain a tiny amount of the pathogen. These trigger our immune system into producing antibodies, thus increasing our protection should we become infected with that pathogen in the future. (Note - vaccinations do not stop you contracting the illness - they simply allow your immune system to tackle it head-on before the pathogen causes serious illness symptoms). There are 'dead' vaccines which contain completely inert 'dead' pathogen, and therefore can do your body no harm, but fool the immune system into thinking that your body is being attacked by said pathogen, and therefore produce antibodies. (Actually, the immune system is a little 'stupid' - it can be tricked into thinking some harmless substances are dangerous to our body, think of food allergies etc). Then there are vaccines which contain no live or dead pathogen, but contain some man-made substance that 'looks like' the pathogen, but obviously can't infect one with the real pathogen. Some bacteria are dangerous and some bacteria are not, but all viruses are harmful to some extent - there are no good viruses. The problem with viruses is that they are physically very small, much smaller than a bacteria cell. This means - in simple terms - that if you are infected with a virus, your immune system wastes important time searching for what is making you sick - it's a virus hiding inside your cells. For this reason, vaccinations are very important to fight virus pathogens, because they forewarn your immune system of what each virus looks like (every virus has a unique pattern, I think Covid virus has a triangular 'key' shape). Therefore the Covid vaccination (live, dead or man-made) informed the immune system "Hey bro, if you ever find this pattern hiding in your cells, zap it!!". Since each virus has a different pattern shape, you need a different vaccination to protect your body against each virus. That's why you need vaccinations against common viruses such as: Chickenpox Covid Polio Measles, mumps, rubella Hepatitis Flu HPV (for females) and so on.... For a very small number of persons, the immune system may react violently against this 'foreign body' (vaccine) entering one's body. That's very sad, but the number of people adversely affected by vaccinations is statistically very small.

"It’s ruining their lives, their relationships, and what remains of their mental health." FFS, it's just a mask!! Why on earth would wearing a mask ruin your life and your fragile mental health? 🙂 I have delicate lungs. I have the best quality face-mask with removal/washable filter. I often wear my mask when outside to protect my lungs from air pollution. It works! I wear my mask always on planes to minimise the risk of inhaling something nasty from the air circulation system, (yes I know airlines claim that the recirculated air is about the cleanest on Mother Earth, but I call bollax on that claim...) Wearing a mask has not ruined my life - it has made it immeasurably better. I have also stopped talking with rabbits, so I guess my mental health has also improved... Frankly, I don't give a flying fick what people think of me for wearing a mask (TBH, not one person has ever made a negative comment or given me a dirty look).

I'm living 'somewhere' by the sea in Thailand - see photo. A 2km long beautiful sandy beach and I'm the only person on it....

Great news about eradicating Polio. However, Polio has already been all but eradicated, thanks to a very effective vaccination program. Where does it still exist? In rural Pakistan and Afghanistan, where the goat-shagging men chase away the doctors, stopping them from eradicating the kids. Therefore, I hope that Bill Gates funds a program to eradicate these men, because that will be the best way to make Polio an 'extinct' disease.....

@PPMMUU and Lorry - thanks very much for your explanations. Indeed, my exhaling ability is reduced, but the degradation has not changed in 25 years. I have never had a CT lung scan - since the doctors that I previously consulted in the UK and Thailand all stated that there was nothing wrong with my lungs and no further investigations were therefore necessary! I do keep up to date with the various vaccinations against pneumonia (13 and 23), and flu etc. Right now at Khanom Beach, my bronchitis from the smoky air in Laos some 3 weeks ago has almost disappeared and my lung mucus is minor and thin, so all good news 🙂