Patts

5 hours ago, WaveHunter said:

Just go to any blood lab and have a "total testosterone blood test.  It is about 1500 THB.  If your number are low (like under say 500 ng/dL) or you just want advice from an MD irregardless of what they are, go and talk with ANY doctor for advice.  No need to see a specialist, and you definitely want to stay away from those specialized TRT clinics.  They will simply rip you off.  Any good GP can advise you, and if you show up with the blood test results in hand that's the best.

Terrible advice. You need way more than just Total T to be able to make a decisions about whether TRT is required and more importantly if it's safe for the individual. Total T, Free T, SHBG, PSA, E2, Prolactin and also general bloods to check kidney function, White and Red blood cells and Haemoglobin should be required to give a full picture.  

Most doctors know jack about TRT and the knowledge they do have is normally outdated. Even endocrinologist (at least in the UK) lack even basic TRT knowledge.

33 minutes ago, nchuckle said:

My scheduled BA return flight to Thailand 7 September was cancelled by BA about 10 days ago. Unless BA don’t cancel your flight within 2 weeks of departure they are liable for delay compensation €600. They know they’re not flying . I did not want a cash value voucher nor can I feasibly rebook without knowing when borders will open but wished to retain the return flight element. After a 45 minute queue on the phone I explained the situation,they were very understanding and gave me up until February 2021 to rebook. Do not take a voucher if you haven’t started your journey. They are legally obliged to refund you and if they prevaricate contact your credit card company who will refund you because they are jointly and severally liable under section 75 of the consumer credit act. 

Thanks for replying, that's very helpful. 

I'm getting nowhere trying to contact TravelUp so will try British Airways directly to see if they have cancelled my flights......

Just checked, BA showing Flights cancelled

I was due to fly on the 1st Sept. Been calling Booking.com and British Airways to try to sort refunds but they are saying that Thailand is only offically closed to international Tourism until 31st August and it may reopen on the 1st September. I told them that the latest I had seen from T.A.T stated it may not reopen until at least 2021 but after I looked at official government sites there is no recent updates and currently the ban is only until the end of this month.

Any ideas? 

3 hours ago, Tagged said:

Bitcoin could go higher the next few months, since gold starting to pass all time high but still alot more to gain if the Real world depression comes. Bitcoin, is gambling if you see it as a long time investment. Gold Bars is much safer for long time investment like 10 - 15 years. Gold will reach a new all time high in that period. 

 

 

https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin

No guarantee that Gold will ever reach a new high. Buying when Gold is so close to the previous high set in 1980 is certainly not advisable because if you buy so close to the top you could be siting on a loss for decades. The last time gold hit an all time high of $2257 it retraced over the following 2 decades down to $400 so you could lose over 75% of your investment. Here we are 40 years later and gold has still not achieved that same high since. 

3 hours ago, Paiman said:

 

Disagree, plenty of people with money. Not trusting the markets, the big plunge is still to come. With current handling of covid, the economic future does not look bright. ( e. g. Egyptian soldier ) 

 

Several banks have upped their gold target partially beyond 3000 US$. The future will show. Personally I am with silver at the moment.

 

Land. Depends on location and can be slow if you want to sell. Can not be in your name.

 

Consumer behavior is shifting towards online shopping, there are some companies I would invest in stocks long term but not sure how to do that with money in Thailand.

You can disagree all you want but what I have said is factually correct. Gold was hovering around $1200 in March, it's now at $2000 and it's all time high of $2257 was set in 1980. If one was to invest in Gold they should have done so in March when you could be sure of a 80% profit, now the price is close to an all time high there is little room for growth left and as the price climbs further a big risk of being spiked by by at the top.  most analysts forecasts are between 2000 - 2300 with Goldman Sachs targeting $2,300.

I advised the OP holds the money until the recession really kicks in or the US bubble bursts assuming there is a "big plunge" that may not happen although there are second wave fears there could a vaccine released any time from October that could send the markets climbing. The US elections could be another trigger to send markets into free fall.   

On 8/18/2020 at 5:21 AM, Rancid said:

I would expect that even if the Russian vaccine proves relatively effective with minimal side effects it will never be used by western nations. Too much money to be spun into Big pharma at stake, not to mention the substantial kickbacks that will later flow. 

How does that work when Oxford Uni/Astra Zeneca are making and providing their vaccine for cost price, e.g zero profit. I believe they are only charging $3 a dose. 

11 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

yes, everybody HAS to be forcefully vaccinated for a disease that killed 58 old & chronic sick people

You talk nonsense. 

Out of the 58 that have died in Thailand, 16 (approximately 33%) were under 50 years old which in my book is far from "old", 5 were under 40. Many of those had no underlaying health issues. Some were classified as having Diabetes or being Obese but I certainly would class these as "Chronic Sick People" because most people with these conditions live a normal life expectancy 

CCP at it again. 

Unfortunately, in recent years Amazon has just become an outlet for Chinese Sellers. 90%+ of people/companies selling through "Fulfilled By Amazon" are based in Chinese. Most of the product reviews are bought or written by company employees and most of the products have Fake CE or FCC certification. Do not trust anything bought off Amazon as being genuine unless it is from trusted international brand.  

4 hours ago, Deli said:

May the victim rest in peace.

Shame to the parents who used her to pay for their expenses and for the siblings' education, it's the parents duty to take care of this.

What a stupid comment. It's perfectly normal in Thai and certain other asian cultures for sons/daughters to go off to work and send money to support their family or younger siblings.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Anutin also mentioned that a couple of Thai institutions were working with Oxford University and pharmaceutical companies in the United Kingdom to develop a vaccine.

Surely Anutin doesn't want help from the dirty non-showering farang. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The victims claimed that they had been talked into investing in the business by friends and acquaintances, who maintained that it was legal and certified overseas

LOL, come on that old chestnut. 

I'd bet money that a Chinese gang are behind this "scam" 

6 hours ago, Logosone said:

Lol, sorry, but that's a funny and rather pathetic attempt to discredit the documented scientific advice from the Netherland's Outbreak Management Team scientists who advise the government.

 

Play the ball, not the man, dimitri. Look at the evidence, don't try to discredit some of the world's top selling newspapers. If you have issues with the dailymail just look at any other news source which carries exactly the same info, for example:

 

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/07/dutch-stand-firm-no-nationwide-requirement-to-wear-face-masks/

 

Or maybe the actual dutch national institute for public health? From their actual website:

 

Face masks not needed in private life

 

https://www.rivm.nl/en/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/face-masks-and-gloves

 

Still having problems trusting what the Daily Mail reported, dimitri?

You link an article as evidence to support your agenda when the first paragraph of the article states:

"The Netherlands has no plans to make non-medical face masks compulsory because there is no scientific evidence to prove they work, government officials said on Wednesday." 

That's a statement not a fact and there is now considerable evidence that when FFP2 or N95 masks are worn correctly can help to stop the spread of COVID through exhaled/inhaled virus carrying droplets, although there is still some conflicting information there is no concrete proof that masks don't work. 

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-07-08-oxford-covid-19-study-face-masks-and-coverings-work-act-now

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/06/stanford-scientists-contribute-to-who-mask-guidelines.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/face-masks-really-do-matter-the-scientific-evidence-is-growing-11595083298

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Speeding accounted for 75% of accidents followed by 9% cutting in front suddenly, and 6% microsleep. 

 

The top three locations for accidents were 66% on straight roads, 14% at bends and 6% on bridges.

Crashes were not due to lack to driving test standards,  lack of driving licence or drink driving. 

16 hours ago, yeahbutif said:

I thought it looked clear that.. the bike in front slowed up and the witness. Bike lost control.behind.but why?.,it.looked like a  bike on the opposite side. Shot him as you could see a flash in vidio..

LOL oh christ another one who's been watching too many Hollywood Blockbusters ????????

3 hours ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

Used a shotgun myself first time out I hit a Pheasant mid flight going pretty fast as well no prob yea some recoil but manageable.
It could also have been rubber shot used to knock him off the bike.

 

 

Totally different kettle of fish. Doing pheasant shooting you are stationary tracking a moving target with the gun and you would have had two hands on the gun. This is simply incomparable to the shooter and the victim travelling at 50+kmh in opposite directions with the shooter controlling a motorbike and firing with one hand. 

9 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

You are hilarious excuse me I don't use the F word lol anyway Shot Gun would have DONE IT no need to aim much probably take them both out as well.

Still Post-mortem should clear that up.

 A Buck shot round could potentially hit the target and be lethal but doing so why riding a motorbike, aiming and firing a shotgun that has a huge recoil, I don't think it's possible especially not one handed 

13 minutes ago, bunnydrops said:

https://www.phrases.org.uk/famous-last-words/john-sedgwick.html

LOL. 

A man standing still, being shot by a stationary sniper is a completely different to two vehicles, moving at speed in opposite directions with the shooter trying to control a motorbike and only using a hand gun. 

Being jabbed with poison before getting on the bike is probably more realistic LOL

19 hours ago, englishoak said:

Bike on the left in front of car shoots him, theres a clear muzzle flash then the target bike wobbles slightly  for a  few meters before a body falls off and dosnt move again ( possibly the pillion ? ) whilst the bike goes off into the central reservation... The only thing im not sure of is if there was another on the bike than went with it into the central reservation ( poss rider ).... Either way both bodies didnt move again which is unusual and there was definitely a muzzle flash from the bike on the left just before . The bike was doing approx 50kmh on a clear road in good weather at night with good lights. People dont just fall off bikes dead. If it was a hit that killed 2 it must have been a powerful gun and a good shot.

 

BTW the main witnesses name was released and made known to the public only a few days ago once the charges were dropped.

 

 

 

 

 

You are Hilarious. I agree people don't just fall off bikes, dead but what you are claiming to be a muzzle flash is just a reflection off the side mirror,. You honestly think that someone on a bike with a hand gun moving in the opposite direction to another bike at least 20 metres away with both bikes travelling at 50kmh could even come close yo getting a shot on target? 

You guys have been watching too many movies. virtually impossible to get a shot on target, let alone for a single shot to be fatal.