Lacessit

It is certainly undesirable for anyone who owns property in a low-lying coastal region. Check out how insurance companies are hiking their premiums in response to that, or in areas of Australia vulnerable to bushfires. Climate change is not a matter of belief. It is evidence-based science governed by the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, which no-one has ever succeeded in disproving. I was one of the first people in Australia to put solar panels on the roof of my house, so I put my money where my mouth is. Nowadays, the fossil-fuelled power companies are faced with gold-plated assets and a shrinking market. The technologies are there to convert renewable energy into transportable fuel, retarded by lobby groups and venal politicians. Market forces will win out eventually. Science does not care what you believe.

There's a number of ailments that are part and parcel of getting old. My PET scan recently showed I had gallstones, a very minor collapse of lung alveoli, and coronary calcification. I'll start worrying about them if they cause pain, or otherwise affect my quality of life. Business as usual otherwise.

As I understand it, the subject has been removed from some syllabi as too difficult. I doubt a biology major would get exposed to it. Possibly it's allied to the touchy-feely mindset of rewarding students for participation. Back in my day, one either passed the end of year exam, or they didn't.

Ah, the "natural cycle " argument, which ignores the evidence climate change today is caused by anthropomorphic emissions of carbon dioxide.

Climate change is not dogma. It is evidence-based science responding to the First and Second Law of Thermodynamics. Even among scientists, thermodynamics is limited to a smaller amount of students. You are posting the classic diversions of a climate denier. Look over there at plastic waste, or Siberia will become inhabitable. Carbon dioxide as plant food is another. The main concern of informed scientists is the "Butterfly Effect " first referred to by the German novelist Schiller a few centuries ago. An insignificant change causing a hugely destructive event thousands of kilometres away. In the case of climate change, albedo and clathrates are the potential triggers of the butterfly effect. Pro tip: Don't buy real estate in Bangkok. One metre above sea level is not my idea of a safety margin.

You need to make a will. Immigration will not accept another person on the account.

The public health system in Australia is a train wreck. My daughter-in-law has been waiting 6 months for an initial consultation for a bung knee with a specialist, she may be waiting another year for the actual surgery. I have top level private health cover in Australia. I had a PET scan within two weeks of landing, free of charge. In Thailand, the cheapest quote I could find was USD 15,000. Your opinions are way off the mark.

Short answer, yes. Until I no longer have quality of life. I am 79, and far from disabled. Ask my girlfriend.

Lack of consideration for others is an attribute of many. Is it such a burden to wear a mask for an hour when someone else requests it, because they are concerned you are a plague carrier? Whether the plane has filtered air is irrelevant, the pathway between your exhalations and a person sitting next to you is what's at issue. Do you speak sufficient Thai to explain you are not infectious? Unbelievably selfish.

Unfortunately, there are too many people who do not comprehend if Ukraine falls, it's the end of national sovereignty and a rules-based order. Putin will not stop there, he wants to go all the way back to the Cold War borders. He has repeatedly said so. Trump has long admired Putin, and wants the same powers. Be careful what you wish for.

Several dozen people is what most people would call far from being a rally, although no doubt Trump in his usual fashion would inflate that number to thousands. IMO it's an indication some of his fanbase has evaporated.

None of the above. Boiled water, safest form there is short of distilled.

US politics determine the value of the USD, and hence the value of the AUD. The US maintains top secret bases in Australia, at Pine Gap and North-West Cape. A US Marine base in Darwin. Financially, the USA is the biggest foreign investor in Australia. We buy most of our military equipment from the US. Our population is 26 million. Our nearest neighbor, Indonesia, has a population of 281 million. Why wouldn't we be interested?

The fault may not necessarily be hardware. I had a laptop with some version of Windows that got thoroughly skunked by a virus. The technician ( in Australia ) told me I was better off buying a new laptop, than attempting to replace the hard drive and motherboard.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-01/chatgpt-ai-chatbot-blocked-itay-over-privacy-concerns/102175640

I am not sure if it is working or not. Two urologists independently have told me I have an obstructive prostate; however, I am peeing OK, and have done for two years since I commenced the medication. I will be consulting my urologist in Australia about the feasibility of a TURP so I can cease taking finasteride, because I do find the side effect of reduction in libido very annoying.

Valley Forge, Washington's winter quarters. Soldiers sleeping on wooden planks. Dealey Plaza, Dallas, where Kennedy was assassinated. The hair on the back of my neck was at attention, 20 years after the event. Pine Valley Golf Club, rated the #1 golf course in the world for decades. The Alamo in San Antonio. Bourbon Street, New Orleans. Yosemite National Park. Fisherman's Wharf, San .Francisco. Central Park, New York. As a non-American, I would say the celebration of its history by the nation is impressive.

Agree, there are some very cute and shapely ones in Thailand.

Film with Gerard Butler as the hero/anti-hero, and Jamie Foxx as a prosecutor.

That might be Dr. Morgan who has a practice over in Hang Dong. I never attended there; however, there was a lot of favorable word of mouth going around.

Overbrook Hospital in Chiang Rai. I don't get a doctor of choice there, I just get shunted to whatever doctor is on duty. If it is a specific requirement such as a manual prostate check, a specialist. I have had the same experiences of doctors not asking for my medication or patient history at Rajavej Hospital in Chiang Mai, so I don't think it is just me.

Obviously, not many posters have seen the film.

No. I am a Law Abiding Citizen.

12 years here. The difference may be due to our relative locations.

Could be anything in the absence of a thorough analysis by a pathology lab. Bacterial, viral, fungal. Cellulitis? https://skinsight.com/skin-conditions/cellulitis/ If it is not responding to antibiotics, it may be a resistant strain. I had cellulitis once in Thailand, infusion antibiotics were needed to finally resolve it.