Odysseus123

Seems reasonable-tho' perhaps a bit overly ambitious-to me.

We will see how it pans out.

It certainly comes across as a most unpleasant experience (in the OP) so I am glad that you got thru it okay.

2 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Yeah, a topic Trump supporters can't stand.  Don't understand why though.  I guess it's like covid deniers, many who are also Trump supporters?

Yes...it is easier to comprehend if you understand that it is a "package"-not just limited to one subject.

15 minutes ago, TKDfella said:

Ha, actually mine was a snide remark at our society and the greed etc. within in it. What would we do if the inhabitants of Nibiru descended upon us and pinched all our gold to alleviate Nibiru's atmospheric problems, Ha! (just a joke)

Well....once we found that the Land of Everlasting Life (Epic of Gilgamesh) was kinda unattainable we decided that wealth was a perfectly acceptable substitute until something different comes along...

The Niburians would not stand a chance-meeting the most feral species in the galaxy would be a most unpleasant encounter...especially if they were after our gold.

20 minutes ago, youngster30uk said:

My Mum died of it on December 18th. It's her funeral in the UK today. 

count yourself lucky!

 

My condolences...

I know two who have suffered from it..and the physical impact was most severe even tho' neither was over 50..

Curiously enough it seemed (in those two cases) to leave the more elderly in the families alone.

On 1/25/2021 at 12:05 PM, TKDfella said:

Miners are brave people and it is sad to hear that others remain missing. Hasn't the world got enough Gold...I guess not.

There is never enough as Hernando Cortez once remarked to Montezuma..

10 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

t's their own fault for claiming they "did a good job" and had "good numbers" etc

Actually..they did do a good job with the initial wave and now (no surprise) it is catching up with them.

Laos and Cambodia (and Myanmar) may as well be on the dark side of the moon for reporting or comparison purposes.They always were there and there they remain. 

18 hours ago, ALLSEEINGEYE said:

Because they are followers of a doomsday cult. It is really the only way I can thin to explain it. The dear leader can never do or be wrong. The rest of the world is wrong DT must always be right. They truly believe he is the only one that can save them from the doom scenarios that he has created for them.

Intriguing suggestion...

To expand it further I would suggest that embracing the full "package" (not just ex-pres Trump)confers on the possessor feelings of grandiosity and superiority as they are way above the common herd or the "sheep" as they like to say and are in proud possession of alternative "facts" as purveyed by paleo-conservative internet sites.

But this is not an original phenomenon as right wing Christians AND American "libertarians" have been doing it for years and whilst it is something of an American phenomenon I have met plenty of Australians who espouse this form of alternate intellectual universe.

It's good to see that medical services are being prepared.Setting up Field Hospitals is a complex and expensive operation not to be undertaken on a whim.

It is functioning okay for me altho' -obviously-other folks are reporting problems.In my case it was was far more unstable before the management made the last major changes.

TVF needs to be charmed as well as berated..????

On 1/23/2021 at 10:27 AM, Ventenio said:

 

one life.   make the best out of it.  

Indeed.

Or to put it another way..."Folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.."

A.Lincoln.

It is really difficult for these tired old eyes to make out...however I shall take your word for it.

Real jackals or wild dogs-and I do not mean to question you in any way..?

Wild dogs are a real pest up on the escarpment here-they are continually using 1080 baits to control them.

Hunters take their mastiff/bulldog/bull terriers up into the bush and then (for one reason or another) leave them where they become the terrors of the wild....

On 1/23/2021 at 11:20 PM, Pilotman said:

did mine online 3 weeks ago, no issues at all.  Got immediate approval too, which is a first for me. 

What has that got to do with the OP's experience and the question that he has asked?

1 minute ago, Antonymous said:

On a related topic. Does your wife read TV and know your avatar? Mine does.

Oh my god!

Just now, Pilotman said:

Unlike some, I'm just not that interested in other peoples sex lives.  But you are right, I don't need to bother to read it, so I won't. 

Good for you!

3 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I think there are very few guy who want to be seen in public with their sexy girls - because the wife may find out...

..and cut their cojones off..

It is the astonishing level of faithlessness in Thailand that leads to the amazing level of paranoia and the violent crimes against women.

A free for all.

Well,the Thai canoodle like buck whiznets (or stoats if you prefer) and that is about it really....rabbits..ferrets..

6 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

The only light side is a certain amount of schadenfreude

It is,most certainly,very difficult days for everyone..