GarryP

Tadalafil is prescription only in Thailand, so OTC sales without prescription are technically illegal. Could be the reason they are cagey.

Not in my neck of the woods. It is mostly harvested by hand, but with very little pre-harvest burning now. Post harvest burning is a big issue in my area though. Burning off all the dry leaves and clearing the fields. Rice stubble burning is also a major issue in my area as is mountain forest burn off.

Tommy is not far right aka racist. He left the EDL more than 10 years ago because he believed it had become too extreme. Now he is just speaking for the working class, as the vast majority of the middle and upper class could not give an eff about what is happening to them/their daughters. There are even quite a few people with some power who ignored requests for help from the girls who were groomed, saying to the effect that the girls consented so there was nothing to look into. Girls from care homes and working class communities, some as young as 10, and an extremely large number under 16. That consititutes rape. Does he grift from his "reporting"? Of course he does. It's how he makes his living. But he does continue to try to draw attention to what is happening. Something that truly needs addressing. And now Musk has jumped on the issue which has brought great attention to this matter - not a bad thing (although I do not believe Musk is doing it out of the goodness of his heart, but rather for personal benefit - whatever that is). Rees-Mogg is pretentious tw@t and I doubt that him joining Reform would increase support for that party.

However, the hospitals do follow DNR orders. So there is that.

Hopefully, I've got the genes from my dad's side of the family. I seem to suffer from everything that he does so that is probably a good sign. He's 93 and doing okay. He works in the garden for a few hours each day. He did have a serious health problem a few years ago but is over that now. His elder brother pegged it at 94 and is sister buggered off at 96 this year. His younger brother hits 90 next year and is still going strongish. I'd just like to live as long as I don't become a burden on my wife. I'm only 62 so hopefully that doesn't happen any time soon.

But an interesting thread, nonetheless.

I came here when I was 19 just over 42 years ago. I didn't think about it much at the time, but perhaps I was running away from something. Still not sure about it really. Childhood was tough but not totally unhappy - the good often comes with the bad. Got some good life lessons from my divorced parents, and wouldn't be where I am in life now if it wasn't for them. In hindsight would I still come here? To this day, I am not sure.

Prosecuted for what? Would you take in anyone without knowing the full backstory, including people you don't know well? You would be asking for trouble. Just point them in the direction of social services, and, yes, there is such a thing in Thailand.

Earlier this year when returning from the UK, my Thai passport would not work with the e-gates, despite trying several times. As a result I had to go to an immigration kiosk, where I showed my Thai passport. The officer asked whether I bought my tickets with another passport. When I replied that I did, she asked to see it. She then initialled that one (UK) and gave me back both passports. No trouble, but in future I will buy my tickets based on my Thai passport.

But he can't shake his head at the moment and that is why he is upset.

I order loads of stuff online. I've used Lazada, Shopee, Aliexpress, Ebay, Powerbuy, Thaiwatsadu, Homepro, Ikea, among many others and the only one I have ever had a problem with was Lazada. So I do not think it has anything to do with age in my case.

I must be lucky. I have never had a problem with Shopee, whereas Lazada was a pain in the bum.

Hate Lazada. Only use Shopee now.

Speak of the devil, but within 4 days of my last post, my mother-in-law came down with shingles. She was feeling unwell and had a bit of a fever when painfull sores/blisters appeared on the upper part of one of her thighs. I took her word for it and did not request to see them. She went to the local hospital and was prescribed acyclovir, but she's also doing other traditional/superstitious activities to get over it. I just keep my mouth shut about those activities. If they make her feel better/happier, who am I to judge.

Compensating for their little "Thomases" which they haven't seen in years. Gives a totally different meaning to "shooting a load".

That must be a place for kids and women as supposedly men are unable to find it!

There are numerous articles/reports/studies about the covid vaccines reactivating herpes (The National Library of Medicine (an official US gov't site), Oxford Academic and Science Direct websites among many, many others), so it would be interesting to learn whether there appears to be any correlation between the time of covid vaccination and the reactivation of herpes in the posters cases. Having said that, I have nothing against shingles vaccines, and having previously had chicken pox I will give it some thought, as it is often a very uncomfortable/painful experience which I wish to avoid.

Many, many years ago my late wife got shingles around her waist (called ngu sawat in Thai), and people said the same thing, ie. if the rash completed the circle around her waist she would die. It didn't and she didn't.

There are a lot of haters of the rural life in Thailand. I moved up to North Kalasin about 18 months ago after living and working in Bangkok for about 40 years. Very different lifestyle, but not too rural (living on the edge of a very small district town). I love the countryside up here and exploring on my MTB. However, it is certainly not for everyone. While loners (recluses) may be okay with it, it must be difficult for those who don't speak the language and have to rely on others for everything. Having a social life and a natter with other westerners can be quite difficult too as there are so few and no local watering holes to meet up where I am. Luckily for me language isn't an issue, so I have the opportunity to shoot the breeze with the locals every now and then.

No beating around the bush with that!

That's the intention. But perhaps they should have done it nearer to the next election.

I chose the model I wanted and then looked for a shop that had my size in stock. Took a bit of time and a few decision changes as not all models are available here, but I finally got what I wanted. The shop staff were very professional. I see that you are in the North. 888Bike Shop in Chiangrai have a wide range (888bike.net). Maybe worth checking out unless they are underwater at the moment. Run through their website to see if there is anything that takes your fancy. One of the biggest problems I have found is size. Many shops do not stock large frame sizes as they do not sell so well so I eneded up going down to Bangkok to buy my. However, if you don't have to long an inseam, you should be fine.

Put your crash helmet on. You're about to get a bashing.

I hate the open mouth chewing and lip smacking too, but I've learned to live with it. I just wondered, if that is the way they were taught and it is an expression of appreciation of the food, maybe they look at me and think, "Why isn't he making any noise? Isn't he enjoying the food?" Similar to the way the Chinese and Japanese slurp their noodles as an indication of appreciation to the cook.

And yet you keep coming back. If it is so bad, why keep coming back to this thread, unless you are still stuck in the boonies and wish to share your misery.