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I've always had "top of the range cars" in NZ, but when I came here I didn't think it was necessary what with all of the crazy drivers and potholes around, so I bought a second-hand car (private sale) for my own use pottering around the place. A friend of mine came over from Oz and we went down to Rawai to have a look around and got stuck in a traffic jam on the way back and my friend noticed I was keeping an eye on the temperature gauge, and when I explained that it had overheated in the past, his answer was pretty straightforward – – – "look mate, you've always had good cars in the past, so why are you running around in this heap. Buy a new one and it will probably see you off this mortal coil, and you won't have any worries about breakdowns etc". So I went out and bought a new Suzuki Swift in 2012 and it has been a great little car and very reliable, and the Suzuki service garage here is excellent. So I will echo what others have said and encourage you to look at buying a new car. Also look at buying a car which has a service centre/garage near your home.

My question was really relating to who can legally buy it/lease it, because although the land is up for lease, as others have pointed out, it is not easy for farangs to lease it unless their wives can buy it (and the law states that if the wife does by it, then it has to be with money that she has accumulated by her own right) or if they set up a company, but then as others have pointed out they can only own 49% of it.......and so it goes on.

But who can legally buy it/own it is the problem.

That area is a potential minefield, because once the land is sold to new owners, they have no obligation to abide by the original agreement, whatever it was. There was also a similar "scam/ruse" whereby agents were telling prospective buyers that land could be bought on a 30+30+30 year lease. That was ruled illegal in a Thai court of law.

Are you?........then welcome back, you havent been missed!

OOPS....sorry to have bothered you as have just found it. Thanks all the same.

Cannot find this......where is it, please?

Well I can't complain as mine has been in use for 8 years, so would certainly buy another if necessary!!

I struggled through it and found it a strange and odd movie with more than its share of CGI , and overall would rate it as nonsense and a waste of my time. However I am sure that someone/some folks will sing its praises suggesting that it had a deeper meaning/allegory into the human condition or some such like........but for me, still a nonsense movie!!

I bought as cheapie from Big C and it is a "Kashiwa" and has been trouble free for about 8 years........gets used about 3 or 4 times a week!

Judging by what I've seen of your posts, it's you that needs a gig on Comedy Central!! You keep providing links from Fox News, and expect others to believe it, when in fact that very same organisation posted a disclaimer after it was prosecuted, and their own lawyers said, basically, "that one should not believe the news that one hears/sees on Fox News because it isn't really news, just opinions". Furthermore, there are two significantly different investigations into classified documents because in Biden's case, his attorneys promptly returned the records after discovering them. Trump meanwhile is accused of wilfully keeping the classified documents and then actively trying to obstruct justice department efforts to get them back i.e. in effect, lying about them. Actually there is a place waiting for you on Faux News, give them a call! This might help.................. Special counsel Robert Hur is set to testify before Congress on Tuesday about his investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents, speaking publicly for the first time about the probe that resulted in no charges but set off a political firestorm about the president's age and mental fitness. In a nearly 350-page report released last month, Hur said charges were not warranted against Biden for his alleged mishandling of classified materials after he left the vice presidency. But that decision was overshadowed by Hur's description of Biden as a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory. Two significantly different investigations into classified documents Trump is facing a separate investigation, led by special counsel Jack Smith, into his own alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving the presidency. Trump was indicted on more than three dozen federal criminal charges after boxes of classified materials were found at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Trump and his two co-defendants have pleaded not guilty in the case. Although the Biden and Trump cases both involve classified materials, there are significant differences between them. In Biden's case, his attorneys promptly returned the records after discovering them. Trump, meanwhile, is accused of willfully keeping the classified documents and then actively trying to obstruct Justice Department efforts to get them back. In his report, Hur pointed to what he called "several material distinctions" between the two cases. https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/03/12/special-counsel-set-testify-on-capitol-hill-about-biden-classified-documents-probe

Rest assured Bob, that my post was not specifically aimed at you, so therefore not "ad hominem" as you suggest, but to state that charges against trump, stealing from a charity for example, inciting an insurrection, and others, are an "injustice" throws some doubt on the last few words of your post, and I don't consider that to be ad hominem. Perhaps to backup your post, what injustices do you consider have been levelled against trump?

Worth a watch if only for the way the marriage was viewed by the prosecuter and the tense courtroom scenes, not to mention the role of the son and their lawyer friend. As for the ending...............

I don't know if it's been mentioned on here before, however last night I downloaded and watched, "Anatomy of a Fall" and found it pretty good and also intriguing in its own particular way. As a result of police investigating the death of a husband, the whole relationship/marriage came under scrutiny and the French prosecutor was someone whom you wouldn't want to meet in your worst nightmare – – smart, cunning and ruthless. I played it through VLC media player because it was part in French and part in English, even with some subtitles, so that made it easier. It had good reviews, but I was disappointed with the ending overall.

Augmentin is Amoxicillin + Clavulanic Acid which is an antibiotic which can address ESBL problems and as mentioned Fosfomycin (Monurol) can also work well and only one dose needs to be taken in water, perhaps followed by another on 3 days later if necessary. Overuse of Fluoroquinolones has resulted in many bacteria being resistant to them, so is no longer recommended as a first-line option for a UTI and beside which the potential tendon/muscle problems with this particular antibiotic can be quite damaging, especially to older folk. As for Hiprex, I searched Thailand and cannot find it here so I order through Chemist Warehouse in Australia, and IMO it is brilliant.

D-mannose found in Cranberry Juice............. Research suggests that supplemented D-mannose could be a promising alternative or complementary remedy especially as a prophylaxis for recurrent UTIs. When excreted in urine, D-mannose potentially inhibits Escherichia coli, the main causative organism of UTIs, from attaching to urothelium and causing infection. Bear in mind that if one already has a UTI then this will not be of much help. So clear up the UTI with an antibiotic then take D-mannose or pure cranberry juice on a daily basis. Alternatively, Hiprex tablets taken twice daily have shown great results......buy online or from Chemists in OZ.

Plenty more where those came from..............keep looking BIB.

When I reached 76 I decided to have a CAC scan, so went along to Bangkok Phuket hospital and had one, and the result was very good, with a score of just 40 when the range can go up to more than 400! So whatever I've been doing, which is not a lot, seems to be working, however the result did give me some peace of mind. My blood pressure results are nowhere near as good as the OPs, but are good enough, although I do take doxazosin on a daily basis, so that obviously helps. Jumping around a little here, I have been taking Red Yeast Rice capsules (same effects as Lovastatin) for quite a few years now and my cholesterol levels are always within recommended levels. Just to throw another "wobbly" into the works, I recently watched a documentary on the South American gauchos and their lifestyle, and if you didn't already know, they live on the grasslands tending cattle and sheep for most of their lives, and their diets consist almost totally of meat, eating everything from the testicles to the intestines, morning, noon and night! Watching this I decided to look at their lifespan because much has been made of our western diet made up of far too much in the way of animal meat/fats, and the push for the vegan lifestyle, so I was amazed when the average lifespan of a gaucho was 76 years, around the same as males around the world – – go figure??

That is amazing as it shows just how dumb trump is........and some!!

Is that the same man who was the lead singer of the Animals, or is this another one you have found who lives in the White House?? LOL

I'm not sure whether it's because they are poorly educated and therefore gullible, as trump likes, or that they are so anti-democrats that they will post any lies that they/trump deam up. I've been posting on here since 2005 and this is the first time I've ever really considered leaving, although I do like to post on the occasional thread, but my patience has all but run out now.

I'm afraid you are wasting your time Roo, because facts mean nothing to the Maga/trumpies, and this has been proven time and time again on this site, because they have their own version of the truth, crafted to meet their leader's requirements. Of course it helps that they are of the type of people whom trump likes to have as his supporters, so I suppose it makes them gullible and easy to believe lies. Another poster quoted an old saying which was absolutely spot on with regards to the folk you/we are dealing with, namely: – "Arguing with Maga trumpies is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the bird is going to knock all of the pieces over, sh!!t on the board and strut around like it won anyway". In summary, there is absolutely no way to get these people to believe the truth, so best leave them to keep getting sucked in by the lies because there is no hope for them. For me, it is over and out on any threads dealing with the Maga trumpies because I don't want to be dragged down to their level.

I've got Dolf on ignore, so thankfully cannot see his posts, but you are answering one of his posts whereby he states that trump is truthful!!!! Now I don't know what planet this Dolf is from, but it certainly isn't earth to state that trump is truthful – – he has to be kidding, because only complete and utter idiot would state and believe that.