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Yep, his book "The God Delusion" is brilliant.

So "God is mighty and it omnipotent" and that's why he let around 6 million Jews, supposedly his chosen people, perish during the World War II............. Many gods have been worshipped throughout time, and some even supposedly created the world and man, and look where that got us. As a French theologian said, "God is a man-made construct, because man wanted to believe there was a higher being/something out there who created him and the world", or words to that effect. However it is your prerogative to believe in fairy stories if it gives you some comfort.

Strange because in your other post you said; "non believers don't get to enter heaven, and go to the other place"??? And that your faith has been restored (or words to that effect). And for the record anyone can "nominate" someone/something as a god, and you will always get a few gullibles to believe – – you'll probably go and read Alice in Wonderland again just to make sure you are on the right track!

They are mainly French Arabs and they have absolutely no respect for anything to do with road laws, or for that matter anyone using the road. In fact they are a huge danger and I have nearly been wiped out on a few occasions by these idiots. I see none of them were wearing crash helmets, as they never do, so hopefully the BIB will be on the lookout for these bar-stewards and lock them up if possible.

The only thing sad about this post is that there are still some gullible folks out there who believe in heaven and "the other place"! Don't fall down any rabbit holes, however if you do, please report back on the state of play as regards Alice and the Queen.

I thought Bidens speech was great, and that is echoed in other publications around the world that I have read. You are probably right that the country is far too broken to listen to the great points in his speech, and sadly the Republicans and supporters thereof still pander after the lies and deceit of the former president, and as can easily be seen, the GOP is in one helluva mess and it is by their doing that the country is in this state.

Almost like the first scene in the movie Prometheus.........

I was going to put the laughing emoji on that post (in agreement) but it seems to have disappeared again??

They should have had one with him facing the front, and then it could be seen that he would be an ideal replacement picture for the FA Cup!

Perhaps Jesus will be next to get that treatment, and I can just imagine all of the statues/images/icons of the man Jesus being altered to see him wearing perhaps a skirt or something like that, or carrying a handbag – – whatever next, but then again as JVS has suggested, perhaps the bible as a whole should be cancelled.

So the Republicans were clapping too!

Ah, so both empty vessels then!

No bet needed on that, as my good mate here had a problem renewing his retirement extension, mainly because he had put his 800+ K in a deposit account and the immigration guy wouldn't accept it, and because my mate thought he had made a mistake with other paperwork, he tried a second time and it was refused again with some strong words from the I/O. He didn't want to lose out because he has lived here for over 15 years, so he approached an agent and she wanted to 23,000 baht for the privilege of getting him his extension. So he met her just outside of the office with the 23,000 in cash, and she took 3000 and put it in her pocket and put remaining 20,000 in an envelope with the passport on top, walked up to the immigration officer and planted it in front of him and within a short period of time it was all stamped and good. Now here's the rub.......that I/O was the same one who had refused my mate in the previous two instances. So yes, the I/Os benefit "Bigly"!!!!

Anything for a sale.......

I learned that some fairy stories last a long, long time.

Why stop now??

I never see them on my laptop/pc?????? And don't have a Smartphone.

That also happened to a friend of mine here in Phuket, and despite trying all legal avenues to remedy the fraud, whereby the lawyer had forged documents and sold the house, he got nowhere. In fact the ruling from the judge was that because he had used the "Thai nominee" route to be able to buy the Villa, he had circumvented Thai law and therefore he had no comeback.

After a visit to Japan some years ago, I came across these toilets with the spray built into the lid unit and I thought they were great. So when I got back to New Zealand I hunted around and found an importer of them and installed one in my house, and when I sold the house and left NZ some 17 years ago I uninstalled it and installed it into my ex-girlfriend's house, and as far as I know she still uses it – – a wonderful invention. It even had a seat warmer, which I never used, and a little extractor fan unit built in, so if there was an obnoxious odour accompanying the "job" it neutralised it!

Wasn't that why Weghorst was signed??

Quite right schlog, I did forget to mention these dangerous idiots, most probably because it has become the norm to see them breaking just about every rule on the road and putting people's lives in danger, so please forgive me for that error. Now a quick précis of my last escapade out: – Blue Beach Café and Restaurant – – almost full, great atmosphere and vista, nice easy-to-listen-to duo churning out the music, and of course excellent food. Bangla Road: – very crowded; New York bar full, but still bar churning out cr@p music! Seems like somewhat of an anomaly, this. A long queue stretched from Illuzion nightclub out into the road and then some. Soi Freedom – – busier than it has been for quite some while which is pleasing for the bar owners. Soi Sea Dragon – – busy and getting busier by the week. Red Hot – – simply the best band in town attracting all sorts of folk, with many dancing, and many Russians in attendance. My favourite music/band venue. A good night was had by all, but with a tinge of sadness because a very good friend (and bar owner) of mine here for some 15 years departs in just a few days for the UK, after Covid and falling patronage meant he had to close his bar, so he is now going back to try his luck and build up his bank balance. All the very best of luck to you old friend.

Watch out the Russians are coming........ well that's been happening for a while now and they seem to be a generally well-behaved bunch many with families, and the limited interaction I've had with them has been good. Watch out the Indians are coming........and in greater numbers, however again they seem to keep out of trouble and don't bother anybody. Now the worst possible scenario has happened – – the Chinese have arrived and I experienced this this morning in a small Italian café where a couple of Chinese families decided to take over one quarter of it, with four adults and four children, and as per usual they were noisy, so much so that I and a couple of friends decided to drink up and leave. As I went to pay the bill one of the Chinese males was trying to order something extra and was actually shouting at the little Thai lady behind the counter, then he had a problem with his money as he didn't want to use any 20 baht notes for some reason?? As the guy was shouting at her I rolled my eyes and she did likewise at me with a sigh, as if to say – – "I know, I know". They would have to be the rudest, most obnoxious people I have ever encountered apart from Nigerians (where I lived on and off for about a year) and have no sense of manners. I noticed this especially when I found one Chinese guy with his feet on the table in Starbucks, clipping his toenails!!!!! I just couldn't believe it. Then another day, looking outside of the window at Starbucks a Chinese woman proceeded to allow her child to take a dump on the edge of the pavement, when the toilets were mere metres away. I have absolutely no time for them and if you find me one day posting from inside the "monkey house" you will know that I have done something nasty to one of these ignorant people.

Doxazosin is not an antibiotic @JimmyJ.

Phuket certainly is expensive and I'm just waiting for confirmation of the quote I had from THE major hospital here (part of a chain) to remove a very small basal cell carcinoma, and who wanted to charge the procedure to my health insurance company, but I only have inpatient cover. The cost quoted, if paid by the insurance, was 49,000 baht and the whole procedure would have taken less than an hour and if the insurance company won't pay it, then the hospital said that we can "renegotiate the price" – – take from that what you will.

When I was a kid, we had a gas meter in the house, into which we had to put a shilling or two (maybe half a crown) in order to get the gas to flow – – is this any different??