fredwiggy

Colonization and settlement from the past was in part criminal activity. This is a major reason there are so many large holdings in the US. Relatives of these rich were scamming and killing off their neighbors to increase their property size. What we have today is the result of that criminal activity. People who's relatives started out with 80 acres ended up with a million and sometimes more. This happened long before oil was mined.

I see almost daily abuse of animals here. Yesterday picking my daughter up at her school a boy was kicking a dog I was petting until I told him to stop. This is learned behavior. My own girlfriend's son, who likes cats, always has to pinch them until they squeal. I keep telling him to be nice to the cats but it hasn't yet gone through. I know he likes the cats but this is a controlling behavior, where a child feels the need to overpower a lesser creature because he feels out of control in his life, at least for now. People who intentionally mistreat animals that aren't doing anything wrong will grow up to do this to humans, if they already haven't started. Animals here aren't looked at much the same way they are back in the US, where they are part of the family and aren't mistreated except by those who are mentally ill, like this one here is doing.

I listened to him talking, and yes, it was just small talk. Where do you live, what's the weather like now, what do you do, etc. He did make an antenna about 30' high for the backyard.

I couldn't guess percentages. There are some I listen to a lot, and some I've only listened to once, and everything in between. I, like everyone else, has favorites. They are all in alphabetical order of course so I can find one when I want to listen to it.

Always wondered if Ham radio was something others still enjoyed. My dad was really into talking with others nightly from home. He actually built his own Ham radio. I remember him talking to someone in Russia once when I was a preteen.

Yes, but is hoarding what you're saying in your post? You refer to what people have as junk. If it's things they really don't need, it should be sold, especially if it's taking up space or out of control, like in hoarding. Yes, we all live and die and can't take anything with us besides memories. What people have as hobbies and interests is what makes those memories. I believe in God, and see this world as a short stop before something better. If this world was perfect, which it's nowhere near, we wouldn't need faith, looking forward to something better, without pain and sickness or loss. Some people are very rich, and have done things to hurt others or the planet, and they aren't thinking of anything but themselves and what they have, which of course they can't take with them either. Going back to those hobbies and interests,these are things we like to do which take up much of our time here, so we aren't bored all the time. I have thousands of cd's I can always go to for listening pleasure, as music is one of the biggest things in my life. I have a lot of fishing tackle and guns, along with accessories, which I use to enjoy my two favorite hobbies. It isn't junk, although it means nothing to people who aren't into fishing and hunting. Those people might be artists, who have rooms full of art material. This isn't something I can do because I wasn't gifted with that talent, but I do like looking at art. I like reading daily, and have thousands of magazines and a few books. Some have libraries of thousands of books. Like my cd collection, you can't read more than one book at a time, but it's still not junk, as they are things you have when you feel the need. We aren't here to be bored with life, as God put things here for us to enjoy. Man made a lot of things afterwards, like music and art, which we can also enjoy. God doesn't want us to get hung up on things, as yes, they aren't things we can take with us but just to pass the time until we go onto that better place. We can always leave our things to others, family, friends or donations to help those without, so again, they aren't junk. Junk is things we don't need. Garbage is what some people hoard.

When I move back, my lifestyle will be much the same as when I lived there, besides working a regular job. I will find some work, probably part time, just for extra income. Getting my daughter ready for school on weekdays, going shopping while she's there would be the weekday thing. Working out at the gym 3x a week also. Fishing on weekends, along with hunting during the season. Stopping at Starbucks, Black Rock or Dutch Bros for an iced coffee in the mornings, Iced tea during the day. Going to HEB for food shopping, and various Asian markets in the Austin and San Antonio areas to stock up on Asian supplies. Taking my daughter to a park occasionally or visiting my grown children in the area. Planting vegetables and fruit trees around the new house and yard. Planning for a hunting or fishing trip around the US or Canada .

Trumps hesitation, thinking he knew everything about Covid, caused many deaths...........I don't think there were many of the ones aged 0-49 that were considered unhealthy..............https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm

Goose stepping actually stopped in the early 90's, so that leaves speaking German.

How did you know they were Germans?

No, actually I feel compelled to explain things because you just don't get it. Those who assume like you usually don't take the time to read, nor comprehend, much of what is written, so they make those assumptions based on their lack of knowledge on a subject or their propensity to believe other's opinions they believe to be true, much like the sheep who follow their herder. Some, like yourself, attack others because someone proved them wrong before, so their agenda is to rebut anything and everything that person writes about. I never said I was an expert in everything. Like most others, I have knowledge on subjects I'm into, like music, psychology, hunting and fishing. That psychology thing helps me to spot those who act a certain way when others say things they disagree with. They just have to rebut someone's research because it doesn't match what they grew up with, even though what they learned might have been based on another person's opinion. Then when that person replies in a way that seems threatening to their massive ego, or low self esteem, they attack with insults. This doesn't help anyone on the forum but shows a severe lack of restraint and common sense, because many others can see through their actions and come to expect more of the same in the future.

Why do you say probably German?

You forgot the majority. Those who are retired, worked all of their lives, and moved here, spending most if not all of their money in Thai economy, supporting wives, girlfriends and children, and staying out of trouble.

Physical abuse is no way to teach a child restraint. It needs to start at home, without abuse. People in Thailand are prone to use weapons because their cowardly ancestors did this to control others. It's been passed down the line and is one reason we see so many ganging up 5 against 1 and running down the street, beating the victim then kicking them while they are down. Absent fathers is one main reason this happens, and moms can't handle boys so they also resort to hitting. Hitting teaches that hitting is the answer. it's only the answer in self defense. Just 3 days ago I was picking up my daughter in from her class in Grade 1, waiting a few minutes while the teacher (Thai language) was sitting at a table facing three children. My daughter and some others were behind her at their desks. the teacher, while teaching, was carrying a long stick and was smacking the kids when they didn't answer correctly or fast enough. I knew about this illegal behavior (in schools) years ago, seeing mothers carrying sticks in village shops and the clinic, whacking their kids to keep them in line. It's a lazy approach they use instead of taking the child aside and reasoning with them. I'm waiting on the school supervisor to get back to me, because no one will hit my daughter and not pay the price. Some say spare the rod but that's nonsense. I might have ht my kids a total of 4 times in their (6) lives, and not hard but a slap on the butt. My children always respected me and others. especially elders and also animals. They made mistakes of their own because of their peers influence, but all are doing okay besides one, who lives near her mother, who's a piece of work. Feeding off the mojo. This child needs to be removed, at least for awhile, and the parents need to understand this behavior doesn't fly, ever. A teacher is hit in the US the child is removed, usually permanently.

Those companies are of course selling millions of boxes of sugar laden cereals because they know much of the general public doesn't understand or care what they eat or give their children. The kids like Frosted Flakes the parents buy them, not thinking that they are giving a child more sugar with one meal than they need all day. They also sell healthy cereals to keep the health conscious people buying. Just as McDonalds offers healthy choices but 90% of their sales are unhealthy products, it gets the health conscious parent in there to buy for themselves and the crapola for the kids.

Like I mentioned to GG, I've been into nutrition for over 50 years, and rarely eat anything that's considered junk food, including those I mentioned. You need to read labels before you eat anything, let alone cereal, and there are many healthy cereals around. If you study nutrition, you already know what the government, the sugar companies, and other food manufacturers are allowed to do, including insect parts in grain products. Cereal is not the reason Thais are getting fatter .It's again, the extra sugar in some cereals, along with the sugar laden drinks sold everywhere, the snacks they give to kids as meals, and this , along with all the daily rice, is why they are gaining so much weight. Read labels, educate, then post. Makes it a lot easier to take one seriously when they aren't following other's opinions and go by facts.

Again. I don't eat garbage. I read labels and have all my life. You can eat the healthiest way possible and still have problems. remember genetics is most of it, and I'm doing all I can to fight health problems. That list you posted has many that are the higher sugar kinds, which they might consider healthy, but I don't. I eat 7 of them, the rest I won't.

I like poached on wheat toast. Reminded me, bring back Pace salsa when I go to Texas this year.

Besides the Corn Flakes, the rest is sugar laden kid cereals I wouldn't give to my kids. Kellogg was smart because he knew what sells.

Barbara's, Post, Kellogg's, Nature's Path, Cascadian Farms.

Sorry, that was a typo, it's 115/50

Millions of grown men eat cereal, because it can be good for you, IF you read the ingredients before you buy. And where do I sign? I eat cereal all times of the day.

As I said, I rarely eat anything considered unhealthy, and haven't for over 50 years. A bit of chocolate (which isn't unhealthy if it's just a bite), pizza, spaghetti sauce (Which usually has a little sugar), some cereal (which has molasses and a tad of cane sugar), Rice a Roni (maybe a little high in sodium), and some canned and boxed soups. Trust me, I won't eat garbage. My blood pressure is usually 115/50, resting pulse 58 and blood sugar around 88. Can't escape genetics but I'm doing everything else right.

I'm guessing you don't read much of what others post. Cereal can be healthy if you look at the ingredients before you buy it. Back when you were 12, healthy didn't enter your mind. Maybe research more?

Do you ever leave the house? I see chocolate in every shop of any size, along with supermarkets , 7-11's and malls.