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True, I was a bit off the mark in my posting. Everyone is different. With me, taken as a boiling water extract of the leaves, half a cup gives me mild euphoria after about 30 minutes, followed by complete pain relief for 4-5 hours. Drink more, it acts as a sedative. When I use the term broad spectrum, I mean it seems to target all the opiate receptors I have. Endone works for me less effectively, morphine is totally useless. I have no doubt kratom is addictive.

This is a good example of there are lies, damn lies and statistics. An alcohol-related road fatality means one of the participants was classed as over what legal blood alcohol limit applied, when tested in the aftermath. As any policeman will tell you, some persons involved in a collision will evade testing for as long as possible, so their liver can catch up with reducing the amount of alcohol in their bloodstream. Hyperventilating is another strategy to reduce breath alcohol. And what of people who are under the legal limit? Driving requires focus and reflexes, alcohol impairs both. That's why some people are restricted to a BAC of 0.02. Which can be reached in the first 30 minutes with just one standard drink. I'd suggest the data posted is not telling the full story.

Everything is relative, and determined by attitude. I've holidayed for a month at a time in shearer's quarters in outback Australia, it does not get much more basic than that. A shoebox room in Thailand is probably luxurious by comparison. I'd suggest people who are skint, or on meager pensions, would find there are better options than drinking in bars, with a bit of effort. Their choice if they prefer oblivion.

Your life, your choice. Maybe you will be a statistical outlier.

If you don't like the poll I commenced, start your own. Pick any subject you feel like posting.

I believe there is a "good faith" clause in most insurance policies, although it appears said clause only applies to the insured. Unless the insurer has factual evidence Kylee was intoxicated, which begs the question about the confidentiality of patient data. IMO another demonstration of what scumbags they are.

It might be kratom, which would be very effective for pain relief. Broad spectrum opioid, legal in Thailand. Addictive.

Depends on what time you are out and about. I avoid travel after the sun goes down, that's when most of the drunks and druggies are on the road.

I don't know if you remember Leo McKern in Rumpole of the Bailey. A frequently-repeated line of his was about Pommeroy's claret keeping him astonishingly regular.

I wouldn't say I am extremely fit. I play golf, swim. I have two exercise routines I do every day. I am 80 yo. I frankly don't understand boredom and loneliness. IMO that is a choice. How can I be bored, with so many threads I can respond to?

Codiphen works for me, a drowsy antihistamine. 50 mg. I don't get any hangover the next day. 100 baht for 10 at any pharmacy. Everyone is different, it's a matter of experimenting with the medications until something is effective. The OP might want to try melatonin, although it does nothing for me. More expensive.

AFAIK spirits have shelf lives of centuries. Beer certainly does, 6 months at best.

I think you may be right for quite a few expats. Back in the day when I still frequented bars, I reckon I bought far more lady drinks than I had myself. I had a scooter, and getting on it half cut never seemed like a good idea to me. Especially if I was doing takeout with a pillion passenger.

Alcohol is one of the factors in mouth, esophageal and stomach cancers. In the colon, it can induce diarrhea.

IMO if you consumed more than 4 standard drinks a day alone and every day, you would be getting into the alcoholic category. Perhaps I should have said 4 or less. Obviously, there are quite a few permutations and combinations of alcohol and other drugs, I can't explore them all in a poll. One word of caution. Paracetamol is a very common painkiller. Combined with alcohol, it can cause lethal liver damage.

I can usually find a hotel for 500 - 700 baht/ night. All I want is a big bed for myself and my GF, clean linen and towels, and effective aircon. Almost always we find it.

A post on another thread got me to thinking how many farangs here are dependent on alcohol. I am not judgmental or virtuous about this, just curious. I have seen a few people die quite badly from their prolonged consumption, and I know several others who will go out the same way. I also see the eruptions of angst which occur when it is a dry day due to a Thai holiday, and the railings against Thai liquor laws. Alcohol has been listed as a Class 1 carcinogen since 1989. Its health effects in terms of liver cirrhosis have been known for about 300 years. What do you think? Cheers.

I have been using a Philips blender ( 5 speed ) for years to make soups and smoothies. IIRC, 800 baht at PowerBuy.

IIRC the cost of the extension is not included. 2-3 minutes? I wish. Before I stopped using ATV and did my own extensions, the usual wait at Immigration was about half an hour. When it blew out to 2 hours one time, I dumped them. That was about 7 years ago, they still send me 90 day reminders by email. It's a reasonable service; however, not as stellar as you are posting.

I seem to stumble on unusual places through no design of my own. One time, I took a wrong turn going to Alpine Golf Club in Chiang Mai. The road was a dead end which ended in a clearing, under what was an earthern dam wall. There was a well in the clearing. My GF got very excited, and set me to garnering any containers available in the car. She said it was a sacred well, and the water had therapeutic properties. Later, she asked me how I knew the well was there, I said finding it was accidental. Below is Chiang Mai Erotic Gardens, a real hoot. Run by an eccentric Thai lady with a Dutch husband. Close to the Samoeng turnoff.

A member of the PTA of longstanding, your record on Trump threads is well known. I won't waste my time any further.

IMO Biden's age is irrelevant. Eisenhower and Reagan were not all that functional in their second terms. The advisers that both men had kept the engine of government ticking over. Trump's administration was shambolic, surrounding yourself with yes men and women is a guaranteed recipe for bad decisions.

A jury believed E Jean Carroll when she sued Trump for defamation, and won. IIRC $5 million. Trump is not guilty of sexual assault? Spare me the BS. Given what is in Jack Smith's indictment, only the most purblind Trump apologist could believe he is innocent. Most of the media lies are on Truth Social. Republicans are scared of Trump because he is a bully. I don't think the legal system is, as he is going to find out.

I don't know. However, if you are traveling from Suvarnabhumi airport to Don Muang, there is a free shuttle bus every hour. All one has to do is show a plane ticket leaving from Don Muang.

According to Dr. Google, boric acid is effective in poisoning termites. https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&client=ubuntu&q=termite+poisoning+methods As for dogs and cats, I would have thought the sensible thing to do is to leave the baits where they can't access them. Termites process wood ( carbohydrate ) into sugar, they would most likely appreciate the short cut.