crouchpeter
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Don't ask for anything. Go to Thai Wassadu (?), and browse the aisles.
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Travel demand fuels a boom in Asia Pacific — in hotel rates
crouchpeter replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Time to cut right down on international travel unless you're very well-off. Singapore, pre covid was $100 for a clean hotel. Got back yesterday after a month in Europe, and the Singapore hotels were $180 and $300 each. Both excellent. (Wanderlust and Owens House). The $100 hotels come with dirt, cockroaches, an old sock and ants. Disgusting! Singapore: the worlds biggest con. -
I thought healthcare in Thailand was supposed to be cheap?
crouchpeter replied to Startmeup's topic in Health and Medicine
Do you understand the word "extensive"? -
I thought healthcare in Thailand was supposed to be cheap?
crouchpeter replied to Startmeup's topic in Health and Medicine
Extensive dental work and its high cost is regarded by dentists as the penalty patients pay for a lifetime of poor oral hygiene, laziness, and not having regular check-ups. -
Thailand’s dry season officially begins on Sunday
crouchpeter replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
In the tropics there are only 2 seasons; wet (monsoon), and dry. We've just been through the "dry" season, and are about to enter the "wer" season. Of course, you can get some rain during the dry and very little rain in the wet in some areas. (eg. the Sahara Desert). Not to be confused with"wet & dry sandpaper as this reporter has done! -
Thai youth finishes 2nd in bobsleigh race in South Korea
crouchpeter replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
We're in the French Alps at the moment. I tell people that my wife is Thailand's top woman snowboarder. Then I explain that she's Thailand's ONLY woman snowboarder! -
British Police say domestic abuser may be in Thailand
crouchpeter replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Why comment when you know nothing! -
British Police say domestic abuser may be in Thailand
crouchpeter replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Only if you're accused of any "....phobia"! -
Your daughter may need help. Guarantee the chronic pain is psychosomatic, and she's addicted. And it will get worse.
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Tell us something about the cataract surgeries you've seen that went wrong. Supposed to be rare, but a bit scary.
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After blood clot, take med forever, or pause, start again?
crouchpeter replied to Shop mak's topic in Health and Medicine
In Australia it's $7 a month with a health card or pension. Otherwise, about $40/month. Real cost is almost $100/month. You can get Apaxiban in Thailand for about 3,500 baht, up to 5,000 baht, a month. An Indian generic, Apigat, is about 1,500/ month. One 6 month supply got through, but they confiscated my last lot, (no scrip), so in the end, not worth it! Better to go to Oz if you're a pensioner, and see the vascular guy, or the cardiologist, and try for 2 prescriptions; ie. 12 months supply. The savings will cover your airfare with Scoot or AirAsia! -
Thailand has rabies, the UK doesn't. Your ignorance is so typical.
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NHS guidelines don't apply to Thailand.
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Your own dogs should NEVER bite you!
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It's the 2nd biggest killer of men in Australia. Watchful waiting is for the very old. If it spreads out of the capsule, you'll probably be dead within 10 years. If you're 85 this doesn't matter. If you're 65 it could matter! And, a radical prostaectomy is major surgery. I don't know morbidity figures for different ages, but the older the worse. My advice, for what it's worth, is don't wait. Have the biopsies. Sexual impotence is better than the alternative!
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How many legs have you got? Could be vascular insufficiency. Incurable, but you can try to stop it getting worse, with good compression socks, (20-30 mm.Hg.), and elevation. Or you could even see the doctor and have ultrasounds etc.
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Thailand’s dependence on tourism means losing passport wars
crouchpeter replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The Thai passport has become much better for travel over the last 20 years. The first thing I did once I got married was to get her Australian citizenship. (Only took 2 years residence in Oz in those days.) But before we were married, it was a racist, insulting nightmare. Hassle after hassle, and usually the immigration stooges were <deleted> themselves! Now, of course, the Thai passport gives visa free entry to a lot more countries.