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Why would I bother to try to keep up? There are men and women. Anything else is a sideshow, I don't get involved. As long as they do no harm, have at it.

So you can cherry-pick one instance. Now tell me how many apartments and civilian buildings were targeted by the Americans in al-Nasiriyya. How do you know the power infrastructure there was not a critical element of the Iraqi military machine? Telling me I am wrong does not make it so. I suggest you check out the meaning of the term "begging the question." I have no idea who took out the Nordstream pipeline, and I have no interest in conspiracy theories or deflection from the topic. War is brutal and nasty. I would suggest in Ukraine, the Russians have taken those attributes to a new level of moral turpitude. An army with no honor, convicted murderers and rapists allowed into the front lines. Fact. The super yachts belong to oligarchs who support Putin, a kleptomaniac. Murderer and poisoner of any one who opposes him. If you are suggesting said oligarchs should get a free pass on their obscene wealth, gained by swindling ordinary Russians, it says a lot about your own moral compass and biases.

IMO the best Dilbert quote was " Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level , then beat you with experience." I see daily reminders of that aphorism on ASEAN.

AFAIK the US and its allies do not deliberately target civilian buildings and infrastructure in pursuit of military and political objectives. Possibly Israel, in trying to eliminate terrorists who fire rockets into Israel from the cover of civilian buildings. OTOH, the Syrian and Chechnya experiences are being repeated wholesale in Ukraine by Russia. Ukraine's hands are tied in terms of responding in kind. False equivalence.

The best bone grafts are Swiss, Chinese material is inferior. That may explain some of the price variation. In Chiang Mai, my three implants were 55,000 baht each. A quality implant takes time. Rapid implants have a failure rate of 40-50%. Good ones, less than 5%. Im my case, after allowing an extraction to heal for six weeks, the bone graft material was laid in and the implant post screwed into my jaw. Come back in 3 months. Final stage was installing the cap on the post. I had mine about 7 or 8 years ago, no problems afterwards. The

Agree if the girl/woman is 40 kg. 60 kg, no way Jose.

I am very amused by Thais wearing T-shirts which, to put it politely, have phrases which are extremely raunchy, with all kinds of sexual allusions. Do they know what the texts in English mean? I doubt it.

IMO Putin was never going to attend APEC. The risk of a coup in the Kremlin, or assassination while he is on foreign soil, is just too great. Russians are starting to understand what this war is really costing Russia.

IIRC the concept of zero was developed by the Arabs, not the Indians, before they became religious ratbags.

AFAIK nobody recovers from hepatitis in 5 or 6 days, I have had several friends that were flat on their backs for a couple of months.

IMO first step would be comprehensive blood testing, which can be done at a pathology lab for 2000 - 3000 baht. The lab will report normal ranges as well as results, so the OP can see for himself if anything is out of kilter, then seek medical advice. It may not be gout, because the first gout flare is almost always in a single joint, multiple joint flares come later. IIRC, I was prescribed indocid for my one and only gout attack about 40 years ago. A doctor diagnosing gout on the basis of BP, pulse and temperature is not one I would go back to.

As I understand it, some Indians and Arabs have a preference for anal sex. Not all of them, obviously, or their ethnic groups would become extinct. Apparently that, and skin color, is why some Thai women selling sex won't have them as clients.

I would only be trying "it" if I was never going to return to Thailand. Please post examples of people who have been extradited from other countries to face charges in that respect.

Here's a news flash, COVID is not over in quite a few countries, including Thailand. It keeps morphing into new variants. The data is saying an infected person is 70% less likely to infect others when wearing a mask, and an uninfected person is 30% less likely to become infected when wearing a mask. Anti-maskers don't like those facts, just as anti-vaxxers don't like the statistics that say vaccination reduces the risk of death or "long COVID" by an order of magnitude.

I am assuming the OP is a law-abiding citizen. AFAIK Thai jurisdiction stays within Thailand.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Within the bounds of normal courtesy. It's not rocket science.

IMO America has surveillance capability that can probably track every missile fired. The fact Biden said he did not think the missile came from Russia indicates it was probably fired by the Ukrainians defending against incoming missiles. It obviously would suit the Ukrainian book to have a NATO country hit by a Russian missile. Hiram Johnson was right when he said truth is the first casualty of war.

I remember the Polestar EV that went across the Nullarbor in Australia, accompanied by a truck with a generator on board for recharging. A good thing the diesel powering the truck and generator was recycled fish and chip oil, not nasty fossil fuel. I have no doubt EV's will eventually reign supreme in urban environments, it's a no-brainer. Having said that, I doubt there will be a charging station at Wilcannia any time soon. The auto industry has had a century to work out how to store gasoline safely in an ICE-type vehicle. Batteries are stored energy, there's a ship at the bottom of the Atlantic attesting to that fact. Myth#1 is true if the power plant supplying the charging electrons is powered by fossil fuels, because that simply transfers the pollution from the vehicle to somewhere else. Myth #1 is false if the power is coming from nuclear or renewables. The world on average is still generating 60-70% of its electricity from fossil fuels. Looking at the Thai and Australian auto markets, the biggest sales are ICE behemoths - Hiluxes and D-maxes. Not everyone is convinced of how Myth #5 is relevant. Australia actually mines more lithium than the next two countries combined. IMO the big change won't come with vehicles. When households and towns are generating their own energy from renewables, then storing it in various ways ( including batteries ) that will turn current energy production and distribution on its head.

Natural laxatives include sweet corn, okra and papaya. It is a good idea to abstain from eating anything with seeds in it ( e.g. tomato ) or whole grain breads for 3 - 4 days prior to the procedure, as they can collect in any diverticulae, and confuse the surgeon operating the camera.

Perhaps your GF should talk to the Phu Yai, he will know neighbors who want work. There is always someone looking for work and money in a rural village.

It may be cheaper to buy an inexpensive small vehicle ( 80,000 - 100,000 baht ) so the relatives have certainty of transport. Presumably there would always be a neighbor to drive it. The obvious solution is to get a taxi; however, that could get very expensive if the taxi driver has to wait around for a long time at the hospital.

A lot of Americans react to the term socialism much like they react to the taste of Vegemite. Which is ironic, given the American military has many socialist features. Australia has had socialist governments on and off for many years, without doing us any harm. In fact, they are the governments most visible in terms of major reforms, whereas conservative governments are dedicated to preservation of the status quo. The most recent conservative government in Australia was also notable for its corruption.

The spelling errors in your post do help me understand why you are a Trump supporter. It would be an interesting social experiment to measure the mean IQ of those Republicans who believe his claim he won, despite losing the popular vote by 7 million votes.

The GOP has had the backbone of a jellyfish ever since 2014, terrified of losing his endorsement. They are now reaping what they sowed. I agree Trump would destroy the GOP if opposed, he takes vindictive to a new level. Running as an independent candidate would give the Democrats a cakewalk. I see a poster is claiming God is on Trump's side, perhaps he is not aware Trump has openly mocked the religious groups supporting him. God help America if he was to get back in.

I would not expect a 50 yo missile to perform as well as one manufactured today to the same specifications. Metals corrode, propellants become unstable, polymers degrade.