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I agree Trans and I made a similar point on one of the other threads about this and I mentioned the carpet bombing of Dresden, and the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, all of which killed innocent women and children, and it was done to demoralise the armies, population and governments of the countries – – that is war and if one starts a war, one should expect the consequences.

You may believe I have a vile post-history, but that's not my view, and my request was quite innocent because I couldn't find anything about this targeted killing. I did read something about Ismail's sons being part of the Hamas terrorist organisation, or did I get that wrong? Again, nothing sinister in my request.

This is what happens in war.....innocents get killed. Start it and pay the price as has happened over countless centuries. Can you please give me a link to the event; "4 innocent children were targeted and executed intentionally" as I haven't been able to find it.

Thanks HP, and as regards the ex/gf coming to look after me, well when we parted company many years ago I made the decision to ensure that both her and her daughter (now my unofficially adopted daughter) would not want for anything. So I provided them with a small business to run, and helped with building a house for her up in Phitsanulok, and of course have supported my daughter financially for all of these years, so we have been on good terms and they have been only too pleased to be able to repay my kindness by coming down to take care of me. My daughter has moved down to Phuket and wants to stay here, so she will be close by in the future, which is a bonus. I have got to say that I'm still in a great deal of pain and just about immobile, but the back pain I can put up with, however damage to my heel is extremely painful and the room spins don't seem to be getting any better, so I'm just hoping that time will be the healer! Thanks for your concern HP, it is much appreciated.

UPDATE........ I am afraid there will be no more ventures for me out into Patong, any restaurant or indeed Bangla Road for a couple of months, mainly because the second x-ray on my lower back revealed a fractured coccyx, which was not surprising because I had been in quite extreme pain for five or six days after the accident, so as there is nothing they can do for an injury like this apart from rest, I have been prescribed a huge amount of strong painkillers and told to rest. Trying to rest is more a theory than a practicality, because no matter how many painkillers I take I am still in pain whether sitting or laying down, so sleep is fairly alien to me at the moment. I can shuffle around for a few steps, but that's about it, so until a couple of months have passed, I doubt whether I'll be posting much on this thread. Actually my Thai daughter has come down to Phuket after finishing university in Bangkok, and my ex-girlfriend, her mother, has come down as well and they are both taking care of me, what with cooking, cleaning and shopping, and I am absolutely delighted about this. One thing they have said is that this is not the Patong that they remember from days passed, because of a vast increase in traffic, of tourists, and crazy drivers – – something I have posted about here a few times, so I'm not alone. Bye for now.

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The peace talks are a farce and one reason (amongst others) why Hamas are proposing such "uneven" conditions could be based on the following; killed whilst captive?..... As part of those ceasefire talks, Hamas informed Israel on Wednesday that it could not locate 40 Israeli hostages in Gaza, who the Israelis had hoped would be released as part of a proposed first step in a deal, a senior Israeli and a senior Hamas official said. There are about 100 living hostages remaining in Gaza, according to Israeli officials.

I use a wok on my induction cooker plate and the wok does have a flat area which is sufficient for cooking the contents therein.........but as others have said, I use the little portable gas stove on my balcony when cooking anything substantial (like chilli con carne, then finish it off in the slow cooker).

Just a thought, as it was how I sold my house here................are there any Lawyers in your area who have Chinese connections one way or another?? You could approach them with your house details and see if they have any clients interested? Of course you will probably have to give them a 3% commission, as I did, but it was well worth it.

A follow up to the d-mannose/cranberry juice 'treatment" suggests that it may not be of much help according to recent research, but I can vouch for Hiprex tablets...............for me anyway!! D-Mannose Fails to Prevent Recurrent UTIs D-mannose did not reduce the proportion of women with recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), the randomized, placebo-controlled MERIT trial showed. Over the 6-month study period, 51% of women taking 2-g D-mannose powder daily had a further episode of a suspected UTI for which they contacted ambulatory care compared with 55.7% of women taking a fructose-based placebo powder (P=0.26), reported Gail Hayward, DPhil, of Oxford University in England, and colleagues in JAMA Internal Medicine. Based on the results of the trial, "D-mannose should not be recommended by GPs as a way for women presenting to primary care with recurrent UTI to avoid having more episodes," Hayward added. https://www.medpagetoday.com/urology/urology

Reminds me of a song from Journey......"Don't stop believing" because your reply shows the warped MAGA mindset to twist trump failures into a "win".

Well it has gone downhill fast since I first came here in 2004, and although I still live here, I am saddened by its decline.

Like these you mean.........LOL, the guy couldn't run an ice cream cart!!!! His mental state has been in decline for some years now and is getting worse! TRUMP HAS FILED FOR SIX BUSINESS BANKRUPTCIES and has had many failed businesses:- The Trump Taj Mahal in 1991 Trump Castle Hotel & Casino in 1992 and Trump Plaza Casino 1992 Trump Plaza Hotel 1992 Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts in 2004 Trump Entertainment Resorts in 2009 Not forgetting many other failed businesses….. Trumped!, Trump Steaks, Trump Network, GoTrump, Tour de Trump, Trump Airlines, Trump Vodka, The New Jersey Generals, Trump Mortgage, Trump: The Game, Trump Magazine, Trump Ice and not forgetting Trump University!!

Forgot to answer that, sorry...................no have never suffered from indigestion.

Thanks and I am on to eating more fruit and have salads and EV olive oil and always have, but as I was diagnosed by BUPA 40 yrs ago as having a slow digestive system, I guess it is something I have to live with, although it has been getting slower to the point of not working! The Doc at the hospital gave me some Milk of Magnesia after they discovered that I had boken my coccyx as that would impact my colon efficiency, so I have that handy, but as yet it hasn't made an impact........so I went back on to the prune juice mixed with Sorbitol, and that did the trick!! It acts as an osmotic laxative drawing water into the coln/intestines so hopefully it will be ok to use it on a regular basis/when necessary!

Thanks again, and I have eaten a whole head of raw broccoli as a salad with plenty of olive oil...........but no effect I'm afraid, then agaain maybe I am hoping for miracles happening too quickly?

I thought about applesauce as I have seen large jars of it in TOPS, so will give it a try.

You could also post the pics of the Hamas raid in October because their barbarism and cruelty was also on display......if you start a war then you must be prepared to face the consequences, and in any war there are civilian casualties, and this is no different. I hope that Israel continues its assault and wipes Hamas and its supporters off the face of the earth, and many innocents will suffer as has always been the case in wars. Hamas started it and hopefully Israel will finish it.

As this thread is a "general discussion" about the Israel/Hamas conflict, I thought I would add something which came to mind whilst I was watching the BBC news last night, where various people were discussing the number of Palestinian casualties and blaming Israel for this. It sprang to mind that this is a war started by Hamas, which is the governing party of Gaza, and who mercilessly slaughtered over 1200 innocents, as well as taking hostages. That being the case, Israel has retaliated even more mercilessly so and as Hamas fighters are inextricably intertwined with Palestinians, it's difficult to separate the two. I have mentioned before about "the casualties of war" and innocents are those very people and it also takes me back to previous wars whereby, for example, Germany invaded countries and killed between 15 and 31 million people, and in the end, the German hierarchy, both military and otherwise, were held accountable for those deaths. Hamas started this war and must bear the blame for any other deaths which occur since the first incursion and slaughter of Israelis, and to blame the Israelis for any deaths since then overlooks the fact that war was started and the Israelis want to put an end to it by eliminating Hamas, or by demanding the return of the hostages. Hamas refuses to return the hostages, so the war goes on and more people die and all because Hamas and the government of Gaza decided to wage war – – it is that simple for me, and people/organisations crying out because of the deaths of "innocent people" should remember who started it and who was responsible for it and they should bear the blame, irrespective of the body count. I sincerely hope that Israel continue what they are doing and endeavour to wipe out Hamas and the scum that they are, even if there are other casualties, which has occurred in just about every other war since time immemorial.

But then again he is a trumpie.............!!

I had a large plate of cooked spinach for dinner, and the next morning a bran fibre breakfast with strawberries and blueberries, followed by a whole papaya later in the day and a spinach dinner last night....and still no effect, however I think the swelling from my broken coccyx may be impacting on the natural flow of things, so will keep trying, as well as searching out the natural Thai remedies posted here. Many thanks for the advice.

Have had a few Colonoscopies over the years with no problem and with the last one here they used a weak sedative as they also did a gastroscopy ......both ends explored!!!

Thanks but I have never eaten apples apart from when I was a kid, so thought that the apple pectin, mixed with water or another drink might do the trick? So I have ordered some apple pectin powder/fibre and will give that a go....will also get on to eating bananas as that is one fruit that I do like. I think the BUPA barium meal tests some 40 yrs ago hit the nail on the head with regards to a "slow digestive system", however will admit that I have never been a great fruit eater, but thanks to the feedbaack here I will change my diet. Having said that I had a large spinach leaf salad the other night but no go, also a huge helping of cooked spinach yesterday, and again no go..............but will take on board the info on the posts here to see if that helps.

Tried it to no avail I'm afraid.

Yes they use a new sterile one every time. Thank you.