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I thought the acronym stood for Fix Or Repair Daily, which could equally apply to Bob.

I can remember when it happened to me as well. It only ended well when it was P4P.

This is what one gets for browsing porn sites.

Does she cut your toenails, and massage you when you are tired? Mine does.

Mine is ironbark, stronger than steel. Or it was, before age came along. http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/patersonab/poetry/ironbark.html

As long as the big head still rules the small head, enjoy while you can. Thailand is one of the best places for it. What, no photos?

My GF cuts my hair for me. I am not going to say I pay nothing; however, it is part of her taking care of me.

I'm OK with saw palmetto as the relaxant. Stinging nettle root etc. act in similar fashion. The objective of the finasteride is to either reduce my prostate in size, or keep it where it is. Having a TURP is something I want to put off as long as I can.

He got the nickname "Randy Andy" for a reason. Having said that, several others in the Royal Family could not keep it in their trousers either. Nothing new about this, time to move on.

Tell me about it. Finasteride I am on for BPH subtracts about 50% of my libido.

More of the Nazi deflection BS. Please explain to me how a nation Putin has called Nazi as his excuse for invading Ukraine can have a Jewish president. Zelensky is a democratically elected leader, who came to power after a popular revolution booted Putin's puppet out. Putin has progressively shut down dissent and independent media, along with poisoning opponents. Energy oligarchs in Russia appear to be awfully accident-prone at present. Which person do you think is closer to the Nazi playbook?

Fair enough, you were in the middle of it. Living as I did in Chiang Mai, there was nothing to see. Thanathorn is a good example of what happens to politicians here when they want to reform systems. The votes he was getting from the young really spooked the junta.

I'm not saying Thaksin is my hero, perish the thought. I'm recounting what northern Thais have told me.

What you are saying in effect is you prefer the bunch of crooks in Bangkok to Thaksin. That's like saying you prefer Stalin over Hitler. Every Thai I have met in northern Thailand thinks Prayut and the junta are criminals. OTOH, rural Thais think Thaksin is a hero, as he has done more to benefit them. Northern Thailand was formerly the Lanna kingdom, the divide between them and southern Thailand still exists. Tell me, when the red shirts and yellow shirts were going at each other, how did it personally affect you? Didn't make a jot or tittle of difference to me.

The OP did say his fuel is diesel.

It’s been a year like no other. The oil price went negative, airlines were grounded, some forever. A single meat market in Wuhan, specializing in exotic meats for conspicuous consumption by wealthy Chinese, generated a virus which spread like wildfire. Countries went into lockdown, some stringently, some half-heartedly. The results are there for everyone to see. Millions became employed overnight. Some countries responded with support, others opted for benign neglect. Vaccines were developed at unprecedented speed. A would-be tyrant was rejected at the polls. Most if not all of us will say goodbye and good riddance to 2020. I’m in Thailand by choice and some good luck. Two weeks later in February, and I would still be locked down in Australia, contemplating slashing my wrists. A much more enjoyable life for me here. Having said that, there are some things I miss about my home country. I miss the wind. In Thailand, it seems the wind can’t get much above a gentle zephyr. I would rug up with about four layers of clothing in winter, go down to Gunnamatta beach with an offshore wind of 50-60 km/hr, and watch 10 metre waves pound the coast. Nature at its most primeval. I miss the wineries that dot the Mornington Peninsula, where one could have a light lunch and a couple of glasses of the local product, which most of the time was very good. Apart from Thai wine quality, I don’t believe Thais know what a cellar door is, or what it’s for. I miss my 2004 Mitsubishi Magna AWD sedan, IMO one of the most underrated vehicles ever produced. Balanced like a cat on dirt roads and wet bitumen. About a third the new car price of a comparable Mercedes. My son has it now, still plugging along with 300,000 km on the odometer. I miss the golf competitions I used to play. Par, foursomes, match play, Canadian foursomes. Here, it’s just stroke and Stableford. Boring. I miss the camaraderie of the Wednesday Boys. 15 – 20 of us, some real characters and nicknames. The Poet, The Farmer, The Whippet, Pistol Pete, Triple Treat. Best net score got a two-dollar coin from every other player, with an appropriate obeisance. Some really acid sledging during play, one of the best at my expense. A day when I was spraying my tee shots all over the course, but making pars because I’m holing putts from everywhere on the greens. Our group gets to the seventeenth tee, par 3, and I’m fretting about club selection, is it a 6 or 7 iron? One of my mates says “ Why don’t you tee off with your putter? It’s the only club you’ve hit straight all day”. I miss a Gippsland eye fillet steak, medium, with a Warby Ranges Shiraz. Followed by a King Island blue brie on water crackers. I miss grilled flake and chips,with a pickled onion on the side. Flake is also known as shark to non-Australians, very sweet fish, and filling. All the best to everyone on TV over Christmas, and may 2021 be better. What do you miss?