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Any advice on a repair shop for a HiFi amp in the Nonthaburi area? Could also look at any area in NW Bangkok. Thanks in anticipation.

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Don't come to Chiang Rai, it's brass monkeys' weather.

 

Stay in Bangkok with the wimps.

 

Serious advice - don't get legless, and don't carry too much cash. 2-3K baht is all you should need for a night on the town.

2-3 k ? By the time the ladies in Stumble Inn have honed in on him he'll be bahtless by 8 PM.

I don't honestly know, How about having a 'trusted' friend in the Philippines use your debit card there once or twice a month. Set a limit and maybe that will fix the inequality that the system promotes.

Hi Negita, I'm at a similar stage as yourself. Diagnosed 14 months ago , 28 shots on the Linac, 5 shots of hormone. I suffered a major reaction to the treatment at around the 22 Linac shots which hospitalised me and since finishing the full course have been on a steady course of regaining strength and health. I would not say I have any issues that are not manageable or restricting my lifestyle however there have been and are side effects as follows:

Hormone treatment hot flushes are crazy in a hot climate and when they occur it feels like my head is boiling. I would not say it has altered my moods and certainly not led to depression. Decreased libido but not completely destroyed and I didn't put on any weight. Benefits are I am now always correct when I have a discussion with the wife.

Before diagnosis and treatment I was visiting the bathroom 3 times a night and this is still the case. It's a combination of that and age that leaves me tired in a morning. Personally I believe most of my lethargy can also be put down to age, I'm 'only' 71 but if you're active at 80 then I would take that as a bonus.

My PSA is <0.08 and I will continue with the hormone injections for another 9 months (2 years in total).  I understand once they finish my PSA may increase. Obviously staying in the UK will allow you treatment for free, however I opted to pay and have all my treatment in Thailand (Siriraj Bangkok). Although this is a public hospital the treatment and service has been excellent, and I hate to say this calm and civilised compared to some of the situations I experienced in the UK.

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

You need to watch the YouTubes with the drunk squirrel.  They are hilarious.

 

I recall a science/history channel once documenting the effects at a certain time of year where elephants consume huge amounts of fruit and it ferments inside them. The effect a few days  later is hilarious with totally out of control 1 ton beasts rolling around drunk.

Only 4,800 (ish) for full health check at Siriraj. Next to Icon Siam building. Takes most of the day and an explanation of the results the same day by doctors with very proficient English.

21 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

When she has an orgasm she makes too much noise.  I like quiet.

It annoys me when I give her an orgasm and she spits it out.

Boy cat or girl cat, just have them neutered and that will remove some of the potential problems. I bath my male cat frequently and he smells clean enough to sleep on our bed. You will never know if a problem will arise with a neighbour; if I lived next door I’d probably volunteer to look after it when you are away, but others may protest even if there’s very little reason.

I have a house with land so our cat goes out and I personally wouldn’t want to keep a cat indoors, however many people do and if that’s all the cat has known then they are probably happy watching tv, eating, sleeping and fighting with balls of wool.

Losing your cat if you have to have it removed from your property would be tough. I had to pay someone £500 to take one cat off me when I came to Thailand, that was hard but nothing compared to my last one that was run over a few months back.

I would go for it.

The UK Lotto numbers at 12 noon on the Saturday before I came out here cattle class.

Sad that a Tea Shop has to have a security guard. Regardless, brave man for acting. Fortunately it appears the two victims will recover physically, unfortunately they will probably suffer mentally for many years if not for the rest of their lives.

Sorry I can't help with specific details on a remedy. I've had similar problems maintaining a GiffGaff number, ( they cancel the number if you don't use it for 6 months). OTP's are the bane of my life, they frequently don't arrive or exceed the time limits.

Again, apologies for having no solution for you , however I can recommend downloading the bank app if they have one to your Thai phone and using that to receive OTP's. I have several and they also have the function of notifying me of any transactions within minutes or even seconds of me using the bank card.

All the above  'The Real JFK Coverup' has been examined and dissected by numerous people over the last 50+ years resulting in over 40,000 books. This short documentary reveals nothing new in terms of questions and all of the points have been analysed many times over. I have studied this subject for many years ( I was 10  at the time)  and place my conclusion firmly in the Occam's Razor box. Oswald saying he was a patsy when he's exiting the building rather than staying in the area along with all the other crowd of onlookers, then going to his lodgings to get a gun , then killing a policeman. The only way I can see that standing to reason is if Oswald was not the Oswald that was in the Texas Book Depository. 

That's two lives ruined. Makes my decision to never be out too late and my mothers advice not to talk to strangers a wise one. Hope it wasn't politics/money/a lady/ religion that caused it. RIP the Aussie.

48 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

For what it is worth, you can still get into theme parks, water parks, Disney thingies etc free or reduced rates.

Friend of mine is just into her 60's and she has just found water parks.

Now she drags her husband around Thailand to any that she can find.

I can't afford to travel to the theme parks any longer though.

I've just visited China from here in los. Uk passport can obtain 144 hour transit visa obtained on arrival in certain areas ( I visited Guangzhou ). Canadian passport holder can obtain visa free of charge on arrival for 72 hours. Apologies if that isn't long enough.

It appears from the report to the BBC that the gunman was on a roof 150 yards from the podium. In this elevated position a gun shot 'clipping' Trump's right ear would have then travelled on into the crowd of his supporters behind him. If there were a number of shots fired (as can be heard), presumably towards the podium anyone know if this is where the fatality occurred? Looking at video of the shooting the supporters immediately behind don't appear to have anyone injured.