Tropposurfer

On 9/28/2023 at 1:31 PM, nikmar said:

"I love the smell of napalm  plaa raa in the morning."

The smell of victory !

On 9/28/2023 at 8:37 PM, quake said:

This could be a work around .

 

Let me guess ... the USA

Glad they caught this groomer now and not in 20 years and umpteen abused groomed kids later.

Personally I haver zero interest in defining, or imposing what I think a person can, should, or must be.

If a person wishes to be whatever they are then that is their choice.

If a child identifies as a sex other than their physical being shows then a loving and accepting attitude is preferred to one of seeing the child as disordered.

The psychiatric DSM manual has historically been suspect and controversial regarding many so-called disorders defined and listed.

The matter of hormonal and gender reassignment/affirmation surgery for children is a contentious and prickly issue, and an issue on which I once again defer to the individual family to ponder. 

The noted and quoted character in the article is just one of the newest iterations of a GOP creep who is seeking his own power not the care of others.

I loved to ride my bikes. Nearly been killed in Oz a few times with plenty of gravel rash to prove the near misses. France countryside is the safest place I still regularly ride in, by far.

When we bought, and now live part of the year here I stopped riding altogether. I ride a stationary bike at home in LOS.

I drive a large, high safety rated SUV, drive extremely carefully AND never at anything akin to long distances as the highways here are a mega death-zone.

I ended up selling my first largish SUV and bought a larger one to ensure safest driving on the island.

As for motor bikes forget it!

Grizzly end. RIP Ivan. 

I'm so far up myself that unless people either call me Sir, or Mr P........, or get down on their knees and wai me I either give them an overtly comtemptive hmm, or a good face slap.

1 hour ago, gwapofarang said:

And the distractions and puppet show continues. While the real issues are ignored and conveniently not reported. The Hegelian dialect works wonders and never fails. The media never lies, politicians always tell the truth. The left or the right have moral standing, look what they have done in the past, fill in the blank, make your argument send links to "facts".

 

Deception on both sides is abound. We are all being fooled and feed lies for a reason. One only needs to look at historical facts and the reality of today's world. Truth has always been elusive but easy to find for those willing to take the time. Find out for yourself instead of listening to scripted narratives.

 

Here's an idea, read a book they aren't banned YET. Seems questioning everything and proper research is dead. No doubt I'll be demonized and or ostracized for thinking such individual "radical" thoughts. Not asking anyone to believe me, in fact, the exact opposite. Good day all.

Yep there is, sadly, a great lacking in informed and critical thinking et large. And this could not be more obviously demonstrated in the largest faux democracy on earth.

I agree with you in your description of global 'capitalism'. We are all bred as slaves to that machine (unless you happen to be extremely rich).

Travelling to Japans outer towns and villages and making not just a physical, visual comparison of waste but the psychological experience of moving about in both environments and it seems to me such a shame to see the levels of rubbish, and disregard for their environment in LOS.

As a retired existential psychotherapist I can't help but wonder if, and to what degree, others experience what I am aware of i.e. The damage to the psyche of all those in LOS, and all the other places in the world from the trash we consume and then simply throw at our feet. 

I'm so 'handsum man' they can't resist me.

Even the hi-so androgynous Thai males in their Porsche n Lambo can't pull the lookers away from me lol ???? ???????????????? 

Nail clippers and a red hot knife to quarterize the wound ... this is what all the SAS and SEALS living incognito in LOS do don't they lol ???? 

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Dr. Lily Poncheron

You can't get better prosthetics and dentistry, and at decent prices for Lily.

US prosthetics is available but also German items here (which I have, these are superb).

Prices are insane for US stuff so don't even bother comparing to LOS as its apples and oranges.

If you're 'the goat' then why do you need anyones assistance? to find a top flight Thai gal?

22 hours ago, Hugh Cow said:

I am looking at moving my household furniture etc from Brisbane to Bangkok. I want to do door to door so I need a shipping agent to do either a full or partial container load door to door. I want a reliable company that will organise handle the shipping and paperwork. Is their any good reccommendations out there? Any experience with companies used that were good will be appreciated.

My Australian agent was Kent (big, really professional international movers). Grace Bros also do good work ... any of the bigger mobs in Oz are pretty safe and can do absolutely everything from wrapping items, to boxing, uplift, loading container, shipping, customs, and all the paperwork.

You can, as a retiree do a one-off import of your home/personal goods free of any tax, but only once.

All you need is your retirement visa to prove your status as a retiree emigre to LOS and bingo its no sweat.

I was a bit sneaky and stocked up on really expensive stuff here in LOS before I did the move. New garden equipment mowers etc, tools, car cleaning stuff, all sorts of linen and bedding, some antiques I wanted for the new house, kitchen items, wine cellar, new golf clubs, surfboards, bike, weights and other workout machinery - bike, climber, rowing machine.

Banks: Massive profits per annum, closing and reducing face to face services offshore to further increase profits at massive service quality losses.

If you have the population lulled into a trancelike state where raping them financially year in year out is 'normalised' who objects.

Add to this the State enabling such institutions because they are empowered and funded by such top-end-of-town economic giants and we the People get right-royally reamed.

2 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Correct.

The POTUS election is not determined by popular vote, unlike State and Local elections. Do ehat's your point?

Unless a State prorates electoral votes between candidates based on popular vote (and some States do), it's winner takes all based on a simple majority vote. Landslide State votes for POTUS beyond say 51% for a candidate are essentially wasted.

Not too bad a synopsis of why the American electoral system is a primer example of the antithesis of democracy in action ... total joke.