fredwiggy

The "dust" on grapes is Bloom, to protect the grapes against moisture loss, and like daveAustin said, has yeast which helps fermentation.

At least it wasn't brake failure this time.

I only occasionally eat them myself, preferring to buy Japanese noodles and adding some spices. I also use 1/2 a packet and no oil with the mama. The gut can take up to two years to get back to normal after H Pylori treatment of some other antibiotic use so don't feel bad.

Always been called Loong-uncle

This explains some of it, maybe get rid of the middle man............https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-do-your-prescription-drugs-cost-so-much-202401183007..

Exactly why I've taught my girls self defense and how to hurt fast, then walk away. I've trained many women in the gyms I worked at , that were victims and wanted to get stronger to protect themselves. I told them of the attitude they need to acquire, that it's not just strength but the instinct. Women will always be weaker than a strong man, and they aren't supposed to go toe to toe, but learn the vital spots, hit fast to hurt, then leave. This girl did the right thing by stopping it fast. When these types are jailed and fined, they might think twice before touching another woman. Or not, as this is a learned behavior that's ingrained from being a victim or watching a perpetrator in their own homes. I went to school and there was a bully that picked on almost everyone. He would bury cats and run over them with a mower. He married a really nice girl from school and went on to beat the crap out of her until she left. Many women end up mistreating their future partners after going through abusive relationships with cowards.

The Thai version of John Q

TOA 4 seasons and Shield are pretty good. Dulux also. My builder used some crapola that didn't last a year. Thailand has extreme weather so if you want it looking good for awhile, buy the best exterior you can get, along with a decent primer. TOA has a good line.

I was just answering spidermike but true. It was an answer why some move like she did, from the US.

Hopefully she gets some help and this doesn't happen again. She was given a second chance, and hopefully she sees it as that.

We didn't lose in Vietnam, we left. Compare the casualties. Not fulfilling what was wanted is one thing.The US is still rooting out terrorists. You actually think the US isn't doing things for a reason? It isn't that they aren't capable. If war were to happen between the US and anyone, the outcome wouldn't be good, but it would be much worse for whoever went against us. You and most everyone else don't know what they're capable of.

Some might move out, but compared to those that are moving in................https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states

A high population has many of them happening. Also being a country that backs up other countries that need help, as Americans all have relations in all other countries, which means we stand up for them when in need, and our military is the best for that reason. There are terrorists and megalomaniacs that would kill all Americans if they could, only because they're disturbed and can't fathom what freedom means, being dictators themselves. Health care is a problem that will eventually be sorted out. It can be just like Canada and the only reason it yet isn't is because of certain people not giving it the priority it needs. Look at the problems this country has, especially regarding crime, children being lost, girls looked at as slaves, corruption, trafficking of humans, intentional homicide rate, road deaths yearly, daily drownings and electrocutions, along with many other negative things, but living here is cheap, so that, along with the women, is why the majority comes and stays. If it wasn't for the women here, most would only come for the beaches and food, then leave. Most gun crimes are gang related and suicides, whereas here knives and machetes kill people daily. African nations have the greatest amount of children in poverty. 90% of children in poverty are SE Asia and Africa. The highest obesity rate is in the Pacific Islands, The US. although it's bad, ranks 10th. Worst carbon emissions is China, US second, then India. More cars, more emissions. The children in the US have a much better lifestyle than many countries, especially this one. There are many people who lived in big cities in the US and that's all they know, never or rarely venturing outside into the country areas, so have no idea what's out there. The US is raked 30th in life expectancy at birth..........https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/countries-with-the-longest-and-shortest-life-expectancies.The highest infant mortality rate is in Afghanistan. the US is 165th........https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/infant-mortality-rate/country-comparison/

She will find that her life there is much the same as in the US. Having the money, she moved to the Cotswolds, which appears to be a rural area away from the big city. She could have had the same thing in the US, along with much better weather. She moved from Beverly Hills, a place with little crime. She could have moved to the country, or rural in California. This isn't going to change the thinking of many, and even less will consider moving because of her decision. The US isn't as bad as many make it out. This is seen by how many actually move there yearly.

My daughter loves animals, and we have an assortment of dogs that have been coming to our house for 7 years. I have told her many times not to trust just any dog, as most here are running loose, and you don't know how they were treated or trained, if at all. In America, I would go up to any animals I see, looking to make a friend, petting them. In 62 years, I was bitten once, by a small dog in a yard where I was looking at a motorcycle possibly to buy. Two dogs ran after me when I crossed a rope about a foot high. One grabbed my pants and ripped it, giving me a small bite. The owner was mad at the dog but it wasn't a big deal, so I told him it's okay. The only other time I was bit was here, going to a wedding with my girlfriend here. We were leaving and a dog was by my car so I bent to pet it and it bit me on the hand, not breaking the skin. It was the person's dog in the house next to my car. They said nothing, even though it was loose in the street. The thing here, is that again, most of the dogs you see here are either wild or let free by their owners, with little or no training, and they revert to being dogs. Territorial and sometimes vicious. That they see us as just another dog has them exert their authority. That lady was in that dogs realm, and that dog will continue this unless it's dealt with properly.