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I am sure he is quite mature - from the neck down.

It's a team effort.

Apologies accepted. I didn't realise American spelling had been dumbed down that far. Have you been circumcised, or did the surgeon think the job was too big?

What are they doing, mining bitcoins?

IMO no foreigner in Thailand has to be single, unless they are completely skint.

Either the "S" or the "Z" is equally acceptable spelling.

IMO lower carbs in anything is better for digestion. It would be interesting to see how many Thais consuming sticky rice are subject to constipation. OTOH, I have no problems because my main carbs come from long beans, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.

When someone says the floor area of an apartment is 30,000 sq ft when it is really only 11,000 sq ft to inflate the property's value, it's dishonest. When the higher value is used to obtain a loan from a bank, it's fraud. Trump's legal troubles have nothing to do with weaponisation of the legal system, the mantra of his supporters. It's everything to do with the fact he's a crook. Orders of magnitude more than Nixon. BTW, the noun you butchered is spelled EPITOME.

It's not often I agree with you.

If the bread you buy in Holland is 50% less carbs, IMO it would be 50% more protein and fibre, no? There are potatoes in Australia sold as 25% less carbs. I don't know how that is done, possibly a GMO.

Oh come on. You need re-assurance from someone else to validate your choices? How insecure is that?

Depends on where you are. Chiang Rai can be significantly cooler than other parts of Thailand. I really only need to run the aircon for 3 months.

My electricity bill is 400 baht/ month, rising to 700 baht/month during the smoke season when I am running the aircon and two air purifiers.

Some people need a spacious house, I don't. They just create more maintenance work. And bigger electricity bills. You read all the time about houses being burgled. When was the last time a condo got robbed? A criminal has no idea what's behind any door. I guess I am a minimalist, I am very comfortable in my man cave.

I remember a guy who had a big BMW. His girlfriend took it for a ride in my street, lost her balance, and was too small to control the weight. All the fairings were scratched on one side. He was effing and blinding about the damage, I thought he was a damn fool for letting her ride a bike that size. I don't think the relationship lasted, he was more concerned about the bike than her.

I lived in a studio in Chiang Mai for ten years. As you say, people need to get out, not prop up a barstool every day.

What will your post be when it doesn't?

Congratulations on one of the best urine extractions I have seen posted on ASEAN for quite a while.

How the hell can anyone get bored in Thailand? So much to do every day. Dodging homicidal Thais on my scooter most days is definitely not boring. OTOH, if I stay in Australia for more than a few weeks, I am reduced to watching reruns of Justified and Game of Thrones.

That should not be a problem. I revised my Australian will about two years ago, during COVID. Done via Zoom meetings, and emails. The witness signatures of two Thai staff at my condo were acceptable. Unless the law has changed post-COVID, of course. I have burned a bridge with only one friend, a Roman Catholic. He became a climate change denier, and was denouncing Greta Thunberg as brain-washed by her parents. I asked him to explain the difference between her parents, and those parents who send their children to private Catholic schools. He stormed off, we have not spoken since. I still have about half-a-dozen good friends in Australia, we stay in touch. Sadly, several more have passed away. I miss them.

They change their occupation. There's one at a gasoline station on Highway 1, out of Chiang Rai. I suppose pumping fuel is a change from what he/she was doing previously.

My mistake, I thought polyps were not dangerous until they started bleeding. As Sheryl said, there are other cancers FBT does not detect. I've never had a polyp. I have regular colonoscopies due to family history, an uncle dying of bowel cancer. My last check in August was clear. I do have moderate diverticulitis, which does not seem to bother me. Kelloggs All-Bran and bamboo are great sources of fibre.

I would suggest a fecal blood test should be the first port of call, probably less than 1000 baht. If that is clear, why proceed to a colonoscopy unless there is a family history?

No. Closest I got was a potential assault charge, giving a neighborhood kid a kick up the bum. The kid's father wanted me charged. After I described what the kid was doing to warrant the kick, the policeman interrogating me declined to proceed, just told me not to do it again.

I am not sure whether I have empathy. I sometimes give money to people much less fortunate than me. I know I am not a narcissist. No narcissist would ever wear the clothes I do.