Lacessit

Working on the principle if you can't beat them, join them. There was a CEO of BHP, Brian Gilbertson. He could solve Black-Scholes equations in his head. Scary.

4 more years for you as well, and we will see who is butt-hurt after only one. Are you rich? You had better be.

So you are sure that can't happen to you?

61% of Americans are reporting financial difficulty. 40% struggle to make ends meet month to month. Australia's gross government debt is just under $900 billion, $600 billion in American dollars. The US debt is $38 trillion. All ratings agencies - S&P, Moody's etc. have Australia on a AAA credit rating. You'll have to try harder if you want to impress me with numbers. Trump will add almost $6 trillion in his next term, which is ten times Australia's current debt.

A Federal appeals court has upheld the verdict in the $5 million E Jean Carroll defamation case. While Trump may not notice $5 million, the $83 million in the follow-up case has to sting. The usual BS about political witch hunts is coming from the Trump spokesperson, Steven Cheung. https://www.pgurus.com/us-federal-appeals-court-upholds-5-million-verdict-against-donald-trump-in-e-jean-carroll-case/

IMO that would include the MRI. Charging 150K baht for a biopsy and subsequent pathology would be daylight robbery.

I would add an independent air quality monitor to the OP's list, the meter on the air purifiers can be somewhat optimistic. Easy to buy on Lazada. Water misting does assist in reducing particle pollution, as they attach themselves to the water and are knocked out. IIRC that's why the Thai government wanted to use a fleet of helicopters with water bombs over Bangkok, although it always was a half-assed idea due to logistical problems.

They voted for Trump because Americans may never be adult enough to accept a female leader, and the billionaire bucks lined up behind Trump because they could see what was coming if Harris got in. They will have the same chaos as with Trump's first presidency, with even less accomplished. History repeats itself.

My father and mother had all their marbles when they died, genetics are on my side. Physical flaws are much more likely to do me in. If things go pear-shaped, and I doubt they will, there are at least two women who would want to care for me on the same terms. A pillow might be a blessing, eventually.

It is in their interest to keep me alive and content for as long as possible.

Different cultures IME can coexist with each quite comfortably. The problems come when one culture starts thinking it is superior to the other one. If I stuck with my home culture, I would probably be shunted off to an aged care facility, to eat dog food for the rest of my life. In the Thai culture, my GF and her relatives will take care of me. Period.

Would July -August be OK?

I distributed small cash gifts to my GF's relatives in the village, took her grandchildren out to lunch. The amount of food they can eat is impressive. That is the extent of my participation, I can't be bothered going out on New Year's Eve. Too many lunatics on the roads.

IMO George Orwell's 1984 is no longer fiction.

Leftist governments in Australia brought in Medicare for every Australian citizen. Prescriptions cost $7.50, irrespective of manufacturer price. The Age Pension is available to everyone, subject to income and asset tests. There are carer subsidies, and disability pensions. Yeah, leftists must be insane. America is so much smarter.

The author of this study has one publication- this one. The journal itself has an impressive name, that's all. Peer review by a panel of anti-vaxxers from varying backgrounds which have nothing to do with vaccines is not a peer review, it's bullsh!t. When this paper is published by The Lancet or Nature, I'll sit up and take notice. 10 minutes of my time wasted reading this tripe.

Carter was possibly too decent a person for the presidency. The job involves telling people what they want to hear, prevarication, and a bit of mongrel. Not to worry, the incumbent has all those attributes in full measure. Vindictive is a bonus. RIP.

Your post ignores the fact in democracies, mistakes are acknowledged, such as the My Lai massacre, and the downing of the Iranian passenger aircraft. Russia extends its paranoia to its own people. The personnel of the Kursk submarine which sank in August 2000 might have been saved, if Russian officials had not refused help from nearby vessels. It took 5 days for Putin, holidaying in Sochi, to authorize assistance from British and Norwegian divers. By then, it was too late. The usual deflection from a Kremlin troll.

My Thai debit card is only used for online purchases. My Australian debit card has my name on it, I use that at hotels.

I am predicting most of the promises made by politicians in any country will not come to fruition. There are so many wild cards in politics, so I am not prepared to go further.

Come on, the high horse phrase is starting to sound like a broken record. Stop coming the raw prawn.

The least you should do is buy third party insurance, for damage to other vehicles. AFAIK government insurance only covers injury and death. Let's say your NETA is parked next to a couple of Mercs or Beemers, and you have a battery fire. Unlike an ICE fire at 900 C, a battery fire is 2300 C. Unlikely to happen, the risk is 50 times less than an ICE fire. However, if it does happen, you could be up for millions of baht for damage to other vehicles.

I quit when they brought in Hamiltonian quaternions.

I have always wanted to visit Luang Prabang.