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8 hours ago, annotator said:

Iran’s parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping channel through which around 20% of the world’s daily oil flows.

The move, which could block $1 billion in oil shipments per day, is likely to send oil prices soaring.

It will come into effect pending a final decision by Iran’s Supreme Council.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/22/world-news/iran-orders-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-putting-one-fifth-of-worlds-oil-supply-at-risk/

 

If anything good comes out of President Trump's mistake, it will be the end of the American people's support of Israel.

That sucks for China which much of its oil going through the Strait. Not much of a factor for the USA.  China will put pressure on them not close the straight and if they do probably won't last.   What oil future prices doing? Think they are up 2% - yawn...

52 minutes ago, Tug said:

Naa reality check in a national health emergency it’s the prudent thing to do no if ands or butts.no lucid responsible government would allow (Typhoid Marys) loose in the general population. That scourge killed over a million of my fellow countrymen it’s nothing to play with.

Really?  You can't actually believe this nonsense.   We can't question the government during health care emergencies and even question  if it is an emergency which Covid was not IMO?

What type of fragile person feels that governments should control our lives when they decide there is an emergency?   Reality check governments have and will do terrible things.  The liberals back a few decades were non-conformists and now they get wet over being told what to do.

7 hours ago, dinsdale said:

According to computer models. I wonder who financed this research and modeling?

I know but I do think vaccines helped.  Fauci and the like really screwed the pooch during Covid.  Constantly fibbing to protect us and telling us what to beleive.  Many on this forum thought he was the second coming and many still do.  Terrible human being.

13 minutes ago, KireB said:

Good, I smoke too much anyway. Cheapest grass in the world. 

Great attitude! Life marches on...

35 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

You're obviously one of these people that has no idea about cannabis use.

 

Oh well...

 

Should we ban alcohol too?

I am or was and quit for personal reason about a year ago.  Cannabis is fine and better imbibed with edibles that even further reduce the inconvenience other may experience.  Some really get agro over the smell of weed and it is their right.  

THe main issue  have with weed is ease of use and how prolific it has become in daily life for smokers.  Could you imagine if you replaced joints with a fifth of alchohol.  All the young crowd constantly out in public sipping at work and all around town.  Pot is IMO better than alchohol when you compare casual drinkers but many weed users have become chronic smokers and this is disturbing.  Some can do it with no consequences but people are foolish to think most don't suffer in some manner.  

Long ramble and not sure what the answer is but the "it is better than alchohol" response certainly takes a little more reflection than your response above.  BTW, alchohol is terrible for a person but I for one do enjoy it but try not to need it! Currently 1 week sober because the alchohol desire was too controlling and that always eventually causes me to take a break.

21 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

 

 

The vaccines were the reason why people stopped dying in the tens of thousands and why the economy  was able to recover so quickly. Vaccinated people were less likely to be hospitalized and were able to recover faster than the unvaccinated. The healthcare systems were  collapsing until the vaccine was introduced. 

 

 

THe vaccines probably prevented millions of deaths but not 100% sure.  We could have just locked down all old unhealthy people, diabetics, and obese while the rest of society lived a semi normal existance.  Childhood obesity skyrocketed during the lockdown and hasn't stopped climbing. Lockdowns were  terrible and weren't needed for this virus.

BTW, the global economy didn't recover quickly.  Are you from the USA? Most the world has struggled since the Covid.

6 hours ago, Lewie London said:

So here we are then, lads, watchin’ what used to be the big dog of the West, the land of bald eagles, blue jeans, and tosh about freedom, now lookin’ more like an old geezer shoutin’ at puffy clouds. After the war that ended in 1945, America was king of the hill, right? The birth of the Industrial Revolution, the middle class, space exploration, all that jazz. Now it’s just a punchline with nukes, like your drunk uncle who can’t even figure out how to scroll through TikTok videos, now tryin’ to DJ with 3 turntables at a wedding, talkin’ over the tunes and pressin’ all the wrong buttons.

 

Mates, then along comes Trump, turnin’ the Oval Office into a pound shop circus tent. Bloke’s idea of diplomacy is shoutin’ “FAKE NEWS” into a mirror and chuckin’ tariffs ‘round like confetti. You got Yanks with small businesses takin’ it up the wrong ’un, while he’s bangin’ on about how China’s “desperate” for a deal. Desperate? Mate, China’s plantin’ flags on the Moon and launchin’ satellites the size of toasters, while your lot’s still tryin’ to ban books about feelings and arguin’ over who invented soy milk.

 

Some mug at the gym yesterday, all stars and stripes on his singlet and a neck like a tree stump, tells me, “Trump’s bringin’ back strength. The world respects power, mate.” Power? Bruv, the only thing the world respects right now is noise-cancelling headphones to drown out your lot. America used to build futures. Now it’s buildin’ memes and tryin’ to pass ’em off as manifestos. One geezer even tells me, “Trump’s the last real man on the planet.” I said, “If that’s your benchmark, laddie, I’d hate to see who is in second place.”

 

And now the knock-on effect’s spreadin’. Canada’s swung complete center left, Australia’s gone full tradie nationalism, and all of it traces back to Trump fartin’ populism into the global aircon. Man’s like a political norovirus at the end of a wrecking ball. One sniff of him, and even your nan’s startin’ to blame immigrants for petrol prices. So much for the land of the free. These days, America’s just exceptional at makin’ a mess and pretendin’ its art.

 

So go ahead and stick a fork in your bloody pot pies, lads. The American Empire’s not just crumblin’. It’s already packed up its dignity and moved in to its mum's basement, again.

Maybe so but you are basing this off of what other than a stupid rant. Compared to most countries America has been killing it the last 15 years. The EU and GB have been in the toilet.  

I do think Americas  leaving the rest of the developed world in the dust over the last 15 years are numbered.  Too much debt and Trump might be the final straw but maybe some of what Trump is doing will be beneficial.  WTFK...

On 5/9/2025 at 10:33 AM, Celsius said:

My knees have been feeling weak after resting for a year now. I was sent to do x ray and the doc concluded I have arthritis.

 

Weird because I have no pain, just weakness in legs after sitting or sleeping. Often the knee just has to "click" and it will be back to normal.

 

I asked ChatGPT and it said arthritis unlikely....more like crepitus. 

 

Should I trust AI or Canadian doctors? AI also mentioned arthritis misdiagnosis can mage things worse by doing incorrect exercises.

 

 

I would go to 10 specialist for giggles if I had the extra funds to blow.  You will  get 10 different opinions and then you can randomly pick one.  I have tons of experience doing the above until I realised they are just guessing most the time and are too busy to really dive into your specific issue.  I have had them tell me the craziest things.

You have been resting for a year? That is a joke right?  Start moving and improve your range of motion. Elliptical, rowing machine, walking...  People are always looking for doctors/pharmacists to fix what we are perfectly capable of resolving our self most the time.  Do you really think a doctor knows more about your body than you do?  Definitely exceptions but I rely on myself first but realise there is a time and a place for a specialist.  

On 5/9/2025 at 12:08 PM, johng said:

Remember when the locked down Pattaya ?  had to show papers to enter or leave

closed the beaches too   it was crazy    the shops could only sell food  no appliances  and for a while they even banned booze !!!!!

And the squirt gun brigade of doogooders that sprayed those not wearing masks.  I was running and got squirted by a very fat old lady that should have been home avoiding contact with people but she was clueless because nobody was allowed to state the obvious.  The odds of dying were exponentially impacted by how unhealthy you were and many  vaccine tyrants refused to discuss this obvious truth.  Strange and disgusting times.

"Worryingly, there has also been one recorded Covid-19-related death during this timeframe."

Are you serious??? This is newsworthy?  I bet the person that died was obese and diabetic.  Yawn

On 5/3/2025 at 11:11 PM, Chris Daley said:

After some shouting, I saw the woman spraying their pet dog in the face with a high powered pressure wash.  The man then came out and started beating it with a stick.  They own 5 dogs that are left out all day in the 40 degrees sun.

 

At another house the road used to flood when it rained. The neighbor left their dog out in the flood for 3 days.  It was locked out and wading up and down the road trying not to drown.  Years of abuse.  It died later that year.

 

How about you?  Do witness animal abuse on a daily basis in your town?

The stick beating sounds excessive. Do you expect them to keep their dogs indoors with AC?  When it floods our dogs are left outside also.  They have no problem surviving.  Weird post.

Bag of 4 dropped in our yard 3 years ago.  I remember thinking the same. In the end we tried to feed them milk and tuna.  We were clueless and 2 died the first 2 nights.  The other  two survived and the wife never had cats. She fell in love with them.  One disappeared 2 months ago and surprised they lasted in the jungle that long.  

Feed it and see what happens is my recommendation.  The other cats may kill it or it survives.

20 hours ago, thesetat said:

In Thailand, the average household debt has reached a record high of 606,378 baht, up 8.4% from the previous year. This increase is primarily driven by rising living costs and slower economic growth. The average monthly debt payment is 18,787 baht, with a delinquency rate of 71.6%. So they are happy until payments are unable to be made and then they just default. 

Was that a typo - 71.6% delinquency?  7.16% seems possible.   The world just seems to add unfathomable  debt with no real consequences since the financial crisis.  I have given up trying to forecast the repercussions after being wrong for years.

4 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

 

No, that's not the case, you only think it is. Go about your business, accept that not everything in Thailand is going to meet your criteria of what is right and get on with it. With concerns like this you'll have a heart attack within weeks. Let it go man.

Agree, simply weird how some people get off deriding Thais and it is ironic in this case.  He is insulted by Thais looking down on tourists smoking weed.   He also compares two well dressed Thai business men to tourists smoking.  One stands out a little more?

BTW, he will never let it go but will just store in his noggin with all the other petty things Thais do wrong.  Whatever floats your boat I guess but seems like a pathetic life.

7 hours ago, short-Timer said:

Lol, upset, hardly. You are just full of it. In denial. Get a grip. Talk to GG. Surely he can help you. 

OK, you are quite the winner. Is life really that bad that you need to insult everyone. Relax and have some fun it really isn't that bad 🙂

On 5/3/2025 at 11:17 PM, short-Timer said:

So says Mister Modest. And if someone doesn't believe you then they can just ask you, right?
 

Post photos. Then you'll get a real review. 

On 5/3/2025 at 11:17 PM, short-Timer said:

So says Mister Modest. And if someone doesn't believe you then they can just ask you, right?
 

Post photos. Then you'll get a real review. 

No, just what I think.  I could be insincere and state that I'm a fat slob like many expats here in Thailand.  You seem upset - hmm I wonder why...

13 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Less illegals stealing US jobs. 

 

Great job Mr Trump.

 

In Don We Trust.

Maybe but I seriously doubt it impacts the latest numbers in the slightest.  Hope Trump prevails and will just sit back and watch this drama play out over the next few years. 1 month or even 3 months at this point tell us little.

8 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

The 20-year-old woman should not even be on anyone's radar at this stage of life.   

I've had some aquaintances the got off on the transactional relationships with young girls. They had no interest in a bond and were only interested in a quick fix.  Rarely were they fulfilled and happy individuals.   The type I could  hang with but would never want as a friend.  I'm sure they had friends but not my type.

20 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   You are all too old to be perving around Universities 

Can you imagine 90% of posters here including me trying to pull uni women. Hey I'm good looking and fit but closing in on 60.  I think I'll stay in my lane and there are beautiful 50+ women out there but it isn't easy to find them.  Most here just resort to quick fixes and convince themselves that feeding the addiction is satisfying.

The condo that my x now owns on the beach had a low balcony wall and loved it. I think it why people like negative edge pool with a view.  Definitely worth the risk IMO.