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Er - golf courses are places where I can enjoy myself, hospitals are places where they hurt me.

I know several guys who have ended up either marrying their caddies, or entered into long term relationships with them. Even if I am having a bad day on the golf course, a pretty caddie can still brighten things up for me. Having been a caddie myself when I was a kid, I tip generously.

Best way to get rid of pesticides is to install an activated carbon filter.

Tap water. Cooking with water means one is boiling it, which sterilizes any nasties or suspended solids. Unless one is making soup, the water is drained off anyway.

Long term loser, more like. The Australian Grand Prix has been run at Albert Park in Victoria since 1996. Victorian taxpayers are still subsidizing it 26 years later. It's been a great long-term investment for Bernie Ecclestone, he's made billions.

The only millions I have heard about, that have to face the consequences of their blind obedience, are the Russians. If you have fact-based evidence that millions of people are being harmed by vaccines, post it. It's not surprising some information is censored, such as the Russian disinformation campaign against Astra Zeneca, which made the claim 19 nuns in Italy had died after being vaccinated. Confirmation bias ensures such BS will be eagerly embraced by people against vaccination. I've made it to age 79 with vaccinations I have accepted as science-based. Probably the only side-effect I have experienced is an increasing bewilderment with people who reject science in favor of belief, or junk science present on the search functions of YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. On social media, the confusion of quantity with quality is complete.

A better question would be, can Thailand afford to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix.

There are anti-vaxxers, and pro-vaxxers. It's just a classification to me, although I can understand why the first group would regard it as a pejorative. I don't care if people choose to reject vaccination. They are not a threat to me, and if they want to run the increased risk of death or serious debilitation, they can assume responsibility for that choice, as I have done with mine. When I got COVID, I was mildly sick for three days, runny nose and sore throat. My GF, unvaccinated, is 23 years younger than me, had a runny nose, sore throat, fever, headache and nausea. She was seriously ill for at least ten days. It made her a fervent convert to vaccination. I also have an unvaccinated friend in Chiang Rai. After getting COVID shortly after me, he had fatigue problems for several months. He still admits to problems with concentration, six months afterwards. To me, that is all the scientific proof I need that vaccines work. The problem here is that people who claim vaccines are unsafe can easily assemble data on a small proportion of deaths and severe adverse reactions after vaccination. OTOH, coming up with an experimental design that proves millions of vaccinated people did not die or become seriously incapacitated is a lot more difficult. Unvaccinated people are the control group in that situation. The data is already in said people are statistically far more likely to be occupying a bed in an ICU, or require ventilation. They are also far more likely to develop "long COVID". It's your choice if you want to reject that data.

There will always be some adverse reactions to vaccines. That's what anti-vaxxers focus on, ignoring the many lives saved by vaccines, or the prevention of serious illness. Given the literacy of your post, I think I can afford to ignore the statement I don't have a clue.

There will always be people who want to dictate to others, human nature. I wear a mask out of politeness, although having had 3 vaccinations plus a brief bout of COVID, it is probably completely unnecessary. If other people choose not to wear a mask, it's none of my business, and I'm not going to get my knickers in a twist about it.

I am quite convinced if I had not already been vaccinated when I was infected with COVID, I might not be posting now. I am in the most vulnerable age cohort. I do hope if you and yours are infected with COVID, which is almost inevitable, your immune systems can handle it successfully. Assuming you have not had it already. I find the problem with many sources is they are expressing beliefs rather than hard evidence. We all tend to select for the data we prefer to believe in, it's called confirmation bias.

I do fail to understand why people who have presumably been vaccinated against polio, typhoid, tetanus and hepatitis suddenly think COVID vaccines are a malign conspiracy of some kind. The data is in, a small chance of dying, depending on age group, and a much bigger chance ( 10-20% in Australia ) of developing "long COVID", meaning months of recovery and remediation therapy. Why gamble, when the after-effects of infection are so easily avoidable?

Proton's question is reasonable, social media is rife with charlatans making various claims. You or I could spout any BS we fancy, all that is needed is a desk, a shelf of books behind us , a teleprompter,and a sincere expression. One of the funniest I saw was some pseudo-doctor who attempted to illustrate masks did not work. He was out by a factor of 10 on the diameter of coronavirus, and did not know water vapor is a gas, not a liquid.

I've had Sinovac and AZ. After those two jabs, I had mild COVID which lasted 3 days. Then I had a Pfizer jab. For me, COVID is now on a par with flu, which I have not had for decades. So it will be an annual flu shot, and an annual COVID shot. It seems to me with each new variant the death rate and "long COVID" rate declines further, quite prepared to stand corrected on that. On that basis, three or six month boosters appear to be overkill.

If someone tells me I am ignorant and need to educate myself, without knowing anything about me, I figure it's a waste of time engaging in any further discussion. On ignore now, goodbye.

Many Christians get very upset when I prove many of their holiest days originated with pagan festivals, just as Muslims get upset when I point out Mohammed was a pedophile. I'd probably have religious extremists ( now there's a tautology ) trying to hunt me down if I was on Facebook or Twitter, so I don't bother.

If the OP is on Facebook, IMO it's a clear case of a self-inflicted wound.

The life of galvanised pipes is dependent on water quality. A high Langelier scaling index means the pipes will probably outlast you by many years. A low one, no. PVC pipes are only attacked by organics, such as kitchen oils. If you see red rust inside a galvanised pipe, it's definitely time to replace it. Rust means the cathodic protection of the zinc coating has failed.

Not just far from beaten, the Russians are being handed their a###s in Ukraine, according to a Dr. Ledwidge of the Institute for the Study of War. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-08/putin-victory-day-speech-may-have-clues-on-russia-ukraine-plan/101014774 If the EU bans Russian oil and gas, Russia will become a failed state. No income, a ruined economy, and a discredited military. All due to the overweening ambition of one person.

Shouldn't that be telling you something about the comparative value?

When one is ten, one year is 10% of your life. When one is 50 yo, it is only 2%. And so on. Time relativism, the rate at which time passes depends on your frame of reference.

Sons in Thailand are treated like gods by all the family, spoiled rotten. You don't count. Either learn to live with it, or dump the mother in favor of one who only has girls. IME the majority of teenage boys here would greatly benefit from a good kick up their backsides.

One may well ask how many narrow-minded religious bigots conservative presidents have installed on the Supreme Court as well. You may not have noticed, this is an open forum where everyone is free to express their opinions, so your suggestion to stay out of US politics will be treated with the contempt it deserves.

I've always wondered how some of the stores in Promenada stayed open, I never saw a customer in them. The upmarket brands. The restaurant next to Rimping was good value, a 3-course lunch for 120 baht IIRC. Perhaps the dumbest decision was to situate the food court on the top floor, who wants to eat a meal in a sauna? It will be interesting to see what happens to it.

I divide my time between my GF's house in the village, and a condo. She's a good woman who looks after me very well, but 2-3 days in the village is enough for me. If she were to die before me, I'd be sad. We have done a lot together. Whether I continued in the village would depend on the attitude of the rest of the family. I would be quite comfortable with walking away if that was what they wanted. I don't think I'd have to worry about finding a replacement, I can think of two women right now who would be lining up to take care of me if she died. Provided I took care of them, of course.