Moonlover

It sounds like you had a great start to life. That was, of course good fortune on your part. I wasn't quite so lucky, but overall it's worked out ok and I've certainly made up for it in many ways. But I do believe that we should all continue the momentum into our later years. In fact, it's probably more important. Living a long life is of no value unless it's a healthy and fulfilling one. Take care. 😉

Well it seems that 4 people agreed with my post so I'm quite comfortable with that. Have a nice day.

Well, yes to a degree. But I do not believe that it is just down to 'good fortune'. I actively engage in my own health through exercise, diet and what one might call 'right attitude'. It's stood me in good stead for a long time now.

I've never had a flu jab nor (to the best of my knowledge) have I had flu. And I'm still alive, fit and well at 79 years. I So just what conclusion does one draw?

Try Reuters: 'BANGKOK, March 29 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed over 1,000 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years'. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-death-toll-nears-700-international-aid-starts-arrive-2025-03-29/

I do not believe that indulging in pure uninformed speculation has any merit whatsoever.

Don't ask me @sharot724, ask the O/P. He's the one who reported that egg prices are falling.

No it isn't ASAIK. Chicken farmers in the US had to cull millions of birds due to avian flu, hence the shortage of eggs and a subsequent price rise. The US has been casting around to find countries that have a surplus of eggs that they can buy up. Sounds as they're succeeding. https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/03/28/us-egg-shortage-is-europe-ready-to-help-despite-tariff-tensions#:~:text=Imports of liquid%2C frozen and,a decline of nearly 10%.

No surprises there then.

No it could not. To suffer devastation on this scale, the country or region needs to be close to the epicentre of the quake. There are no tectonic fault lines running through Thailand that could cause such a quake. 'Thailand sits on the Eurasian tectonic plate, which is flanked by the Indo-Australian and Pacific plates. While the country is located in a region that is relatively safe from earthquakes'. http://www.cicc.chula.ac.th/eng/2012-04-26-04-23-32/111-likelihood-of-earthquakes-in-thailand.html

Thank you @This Guy. Someone who speaks a bit of common sense at last.

So what's the problem @thesetat?

Apologies. I should have said Palestine (consisting of Gaza and the West Bank, formally known by some as Judea) is recognized as a state by 147 members of the UN. Full membership is, of course blocked by the US veto.

Yes, Judea is its biblical name, but no one refers to it by that name now. It's now recognized by the UN as part of Palestine.

You're confusing Islam with an indigenous population of Arabs who were there long before Mohammed came along. Islam is just a convenient excuse.

Yes I'm aware of that and the fact that they lived, peacefully alongside the indigenous Arabs for thousands of years up until the creation of Israel. The same Israel that then went on the rampage and stole Arab lands and ejected them from their homeland. And they continue to do so in the West Bank.

And I've no doubt that it has been said before that the German people voted for Hitler and there was only one known attempt to remove him.

'The Palestinian people are Arabs who live—and have lived throughout history—in a certain geographical region in the Middle East. Generally, Palestine is used to refer to the geographic region spanning from the Mediterranean Sea in the east to the Jordan River in the west'. It is the Israelis/Jews who are the infiltrators. https://www.pcrf.net/information-you-should-know/who-are-the-palestinians.html#:~:text=The Palestinian people are Arabs,Jordan River in the west.

I don't think Hamas has ever enjoyed popular support. They have ruled Gaza with an iron fist backed up with AK47s.

Fixed overheads are always a critical factor in running any business, but restaurants have the additional burden of having to stock up on perishable supplies, whether the customers come or not. If there are no customers that's money down the drain that can never be recovered. The over simplistic 'Lowering prices' is in IMO a 'no brain' response.

What 'law' are you referring to? I haven't read anywhere that says that we must file a return if we do not owe any tax. Thais certainly don't and we are governed by the same rules. I also have 'peace of mind'. I know that I do not owe TRD any money and can prove it should I be called on to do so. So I'll not bother to waste my time or theirs.

At least they are not toting AK47s and yelling "Allah Akba'.

Headline reader only I assume.

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Is the sky falling again? I hadn't noticed. 😉