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What has that got to do with the title of the topic?

We have all broken rules, deliberately or inadvertently. I thought the thread was about the practicality of having a cat in a condo. Rationalizations about having one are a different kettle of fish.

You've had the snip, so a GF won't either?

Oh wow, Misogynistic Post of this thread Award goes to..............

You're quoting the Heritage Foundation, author of Project 2025? It's so rare to see someone shoot themselves in both feet simultaneously. Do they call you No-Toes?

While I don't have any objection to quiet pets, cats have a habit of squalling and screaming at each other in the wee small hours. The OP is dreaming if he thinks cat p!ss and sh!t won't smell up a 30-50 sqm condo. Cat feces carry a parasite causing toxoplasmosis, particularly dangerous with babies. Strike three, maybe?

Every drug on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ( PBS ) costs AUD 7.10, irrespective of supplier price. Australia's GDP is USD 1.7 trillion, population 26 million. American GDP USD 28.8 trillion, population 333 million. How come the USA can't afford a PBS, and we can?

Don't be selfish. That bureaucracy puts food on the table for many people, and keeps unemployment at 1%. Just smile, get the paperwork that's missing, take it back. Then go home and beat the cr@p out of some pillows.

a "loan" in Thailand is usually treated as a gift, irrespective of any assurances given about repayment. It depends on whether the friend is prepared to kiss 50,000 baht goodbye. Showy funerals are part of Thai traditions. The Thai wife is obeying custom, whether the husband was good or an a-hole is irrelevant. Up to him.

It will very probably live at the ballot box too. I would not be surprised if it had repercussions not just for Trump, but the GOP in general.

I have tried an electric scooter. IMO if you want something less safe than a bicycle, they fit the bill. The wheels are too damn small, hit any pothole or corrugation at speed and it is goodnight nurse. They are fun on smooth bitumen. For just getting around town for short distances in Chiang Rai, my Yamaha TTX is ideal. Park it anywhere. I bought it from a Brit over ten years ago for 23,000 baht, with 9000 km on the odometer. Now at 31,000, the only part needed outside regular serving was a sticking accelerator cable. Sorry, it is still ICE. I guess I'm just a dinosaur.

I know he buys golf courses to put his name on the championship boards. I know most of the golf courses he owns are shedding money like a scalded pig sheds hair. I know he's a sh!t golfer who claims he plays to a 2.8 handicap, when his golf swing says it is more like 12. I know he has a $83 million defamation judgment against him because he could not keep his mouth shut. I know he was convicted by a jury of his peers on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Saying someone knows nothing is one of the oldest debating tricks in the book. Try it on someone at your intelligence level, because you are insulting mine.

IMO the Thai government should tread very carefully. While Thais are reasonably apathetic about most government follies, this is the kind of issue that can topple governments, and start revolutions. Almost invariably, revolutions are seeded by economic hardship of one kind or another. It's a common feature of the French, American and Russian revolutions.

Trump really has pushed all your buttons, hasn't he? Did he promise you a job as well?

e-Bikes now? You really have electron fever. Be careful a positron does not bite you, if you have a PET scan. A humble Vios serves all my needs. Too old to be changing a flat tire on some of the monsters you mention. The difference between Malaysia and Thailand is remarkable in terms of vehicle emissions. They probably put people in front of firing squads for having a smoky vehicle. Nothing wrong with diesels if they are maintained properly. Unfortunately, in Thailand that appears to be the exception rather than the norm.

Fair enough reason, but I am wondering when you last saw a Muslim coming down your street with a sword, ready to behead you.

I'm not as aware of the fine detail of the American medical system as you are, thanks for the education. The only problems I have with the medical system here is the Thai penchant for prescribing every medication remotely attached to any ailment, and their lack of a centralized information system. In Australia, any GP or emergency department I go to can call up my entire medical history with a few keystrokes. I agree it is much easier to live here comfortably. I have all I need here. I knew you would not be able to resist inserting an EV reference into your post, but we all have our foibles.

How is Trump going to make things better for you, when he gives tax cuts to the already rich, and guts Medicare and Social Security to pay for it?

I'm just fascinated by your statement you are voting for Trump because the media hates him and the left is bad. Trying to get my head around the logic. In Australia, we have had leftist governments on and off since Federation. They are most likely to be the ones that get anything done for the average citizen.

IMO Kraepelin would really enjoy treating you.

This is what I don't understand about Americans, their meek acceptance of a completely dysfunctional medical apparatus. My top level private health insurance in Australia costs me AUD 3000 per year. I don't have to wait for any treatments. I have had knee arthroscopies, dual carpal tunnel operations, hiatus hernia, inguinal hernia and more cystoscopies than I can count, going back 20 years. All of which cost me a few out-of-pocket expenses. About a dozen CAT scans, free. A year ago, I was on a year's worth of medication for lymphoma. 6 months of infusion. With our PBS system, the meds cost me less than AUD 100. In the US, the same treatment would be in the USD 100,000 ball park. Our medical system was established by a nasty leftist government. Every time the conservative movement in Australia tries to mess with it, they get a bloody nose at the ballot box. In November, about 50% of voters will be lining up to cast their ballots for someone who will gut your medical system even further, so more tax cuts will be given to the already rich. Excuse me for thinking Americans are insane.

What makes you think Trump making his own decisions (sic) would be a good thing? You think he has papal infallibility? You think shagging a porn star while his wife was caring for a five-month old was a good decision? Was turning a $5 million defamation judgment into $83 million a good decision? Oligarchs? Who do you think Trump gives tax cuts to?

That ship sailed some time ago.

I know it's tough for you, but you really should type when sober.